Sabbath regulations
1Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, ‘These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do: 2for six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death. 3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.’
Materials for the tabernacle
4Moses said to the whole Israelite community, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded: 5from what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of:
‘gold, silver and bronze;
6blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen;
goat hair;
7ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather35:7 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verse 23;
acacia wood;
8olive oil for the light;
spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
9and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10‘All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:
11‘the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
12the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
13the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
14the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
15the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils;
the bronze basin with its stand;
17the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
18the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
19the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary – both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.’
20Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewellery of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or other durable leather brought them. 24Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun – blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. 29All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.
Bezalel and Oholiab
30Then Moses said to the Israelites, ‘See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills – 32to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers – all of them skilled workers and designers.
Homeda Ho Mmara
1Afei, Mose frɛɛ Israelmma nyinaa ne wɔn yɛɛ nhyiamu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Eyi ne Awurade mmara a ɛsɛ sɛ mudi so. 2Monyɛ adwuma nnansia. Na da a ɛto so ason no de, momfa nhome; ɛyɛ da kronkron a ɛsɛ sɛ mode som Awurade. Obiara a ɔbɛyɛ adwuma biara saa da no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no. 3Da no, ogya mpo, monnsɔ bi ano wɔ mo afi mu.”
4Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa se, “Nsɛm a Awurade ahyɛ sɛ monyɛ ni: 5Obiara a ɔpɛ no mfa saa afɔrebɔde yi mu biara mmrɛ Awurade:
“Sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, kɔbere mfrafrae;
6ntama a wɔde asaawa tuntum, bibiri ne koogyan ayɛ ne
abirekyi nwi,
7odwennini nwoma a wɔahyɛ no aduru kɔkɔɔ ne abirekyi nwoma a wɔahyɛ,
ɔkanto dua;
8ngo a wɔde begu akanea no mu, ɔhyew nnuhuam a wɔde bɛyɛ ɔsrango ne;
ɔhyew aduhuam;
9abo a ɛte sɛ apopobibiri ne abo a wɔde bɛhyehyɛ asɔfotade no ne nʼadɛbo no mu.
10“Mo a mowɔ nimdeɛ wɔ biribiyɛ ho no, mo nyinaa mommra na monyɛ nea Awurade aka no nyinaa te sɛ:
11“Ahyiae Ntamadan no so ntama ne ne nkataso, nkɔtɔkoro, mpuran nnua a esisi mu, adum ne nnyinaso;
12Apam Adaka no ne nnua a esisi ho; Mpata agua ntwamtam a ɛkata kronkronbea hɔ,
13ɔpon ne nnua a wɔde soa ne ɛho nneɛma nyinaa, Ɔkyerɛ Brodo;
14akanea nnua ne nʼakanea ne ngo;
15aduhuam afɔremuka ne nnua a wɔde bɛsoa; ɔsrango ne aduhuam a eyi hua pa,
nsɛnanim a wɔde bɛsɛn Ahyiae Ntamadan no pon ano;
16kɔbere Afɔremuka a wɔde bɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre, kɔbere ntwitae ne nnua a wɔde bɛsoa ho nneɛma,
ne nea wɔhoro mu nneɛma ne ne ntaamu,
17adiwo hɔ no ntwamtam, adum ne ne nnyinaso, ntama a wɔde bɛkata adiwo hɔ kwan ano,
18Ahyiae Ntamadan no adiwo hɔ nnua ne ne ntampehama,
19asɔfotade a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɔsɔfo no bɛhyɛ asɔre wɔ kronkronbea hɔ ne Aaron ntade kronkron a sɛ ne mmabarima no yɛ asɔfodwuma a, wɔbɛhyɛ bi.”
20Na Israelmma nyinaa fii Mose anim, 21na wɔn a Onyankopɔn honhom kaa wɔn koma no de wɔn akyɛde a wɔde besi Ahyiae Ntamadan no ne ɛho nneɛma ne nea wɔde bɛpam atade kronkron no bae. 22Mmea ne mmarima a asɛm no kaa wɔn koma no nyinaa bae. Wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ, agude, nsonkaa, nkaa, kɔnmuade ne sika adwinne bebree brɛɛ Awurade. 23Wɔn a wɔwɔ ntama pa, kuntu a ɛyɛ tuntum, bibiri, abirekyi nwoma a wɔahyɛ, odwennini nwoma a wɔahyɛ no kɔkɔɔ anaa aboa nwoma a ɛyɛ fɛ nso de bae. 24Afoforo nso de dwetɛ ne kɔbere brɛɛ Awurade sɛ wɔn akyɛde. Ebinom de ɔkanto nnua nso bae. 25Mmea no bi a wonim adepam yiye no too asaawa tuntum, bibiri ne koogyan de yɛɛ ntama a ɛyɛ fɛ de brɛɛ Awurade. 26Afoforo nso de anigye nam wɔn dom akyɛde so de abirekyi nwi yɛɛ ntama. 27Mpanyimfo a wodi wɔn anim no de abo a ɛte sɛ apopobibiri bae sɛ wɔmfa nyɛ asɔfotade no ne nʼadɛbo. 28Wɔde nnuhuam ne ngo a wɔde begu akanea mu ne nea wɔde bɛfra ɔsrango no ne nnuhuam no ama adi mu no nso bae. 29Eyi di ho adanse sɛ Israel mmarima ne mmea a na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔboa dwumadi a Awurade nam Mose so de hyɛɛ wɔn nsa no fi wɔn pɛ mu de wɔn akyɛde brɛɛ no.
30Mose ka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no se, “Awurade ayi Besaleel, Uri ba a ɔyɛ Hur a ofi Yuda abusua mu nena 31no sɛ ɔno Onyankopɔn Honhom ahyɛ no ma. Wama no nyansa, tumi ne adwene a ɔde besi Ahyiae Ntamadan no ayɛ biribiara a ɛwɔ mu. 32Obetumi adi adwinni afi sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, ne kɔbere mu. 33Obetumi adi abo adwinni na obetumi asen nnua nso; nokware mu, ɔwɔ ɔdom akyɛde bebree. 34Na Onyankopɔn ama ɔno ne Oholiab a ɔyɛ Ahisamak a ofi Dan abusuakuw mu babarima ɔdom akyɛde a wɔnam so kyerɛ afoforo ade. 35Onyankopɔn ama wɔn baanu akyɛde sononko sɛ adwumfo, duadwumfo, adenwenfo a wotumi nwen nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ gu ntama pa a ɛyɛ tuntum, bibiri ne koogyan mu. Wonim saa adwinne yi nyinaa di ma ɛboro so.
