Chapter 35

¹And all the multitude of the children of Israel being gathered together, he said to them: These are the things which the Lord hath commanded to be done. ²Six days you shall do work: the seventh day shall be holy unto you, the sabbath, and the rest of the Lord: he that shall do any work on it, shall be put to death. ³You shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations on the sabbath day. ⁴And Moses said to all the assembly of the children of Israel: This is the word the Lord hath commanded, saying: ⁵Set aside with you firstfuits to the Lord. Let every one that is willing and hath a ready heart, offer them to the Lord: gold, and silver, and brass, ⁶Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, goats' hair, ⁷And rams' skins dyed red, and violet coloured skins, setim wood, ⁸And oil to maintain lights, and to make ointment, and most sweet incense. ⁹Onyx stones, and precious stones, for the adorning of the ephod and the rational. ¹⁰Whosoever of you is wise, let him come, and make that which the Lord hath commanded: ¹¹To wit, the tabernacle and the roof thereof, and the cover, the rings, and the board work with the oars, the pillars, and the sockets: ¹²The ark and the staves, the propitiatory, and the veil that is drawn before it: ¹³The table with the bars and the vessels, and the loaves of proposition: ¹⁴The candlestick to bear up the lights, the vessels thereof and the lamps, and the oil for the nourishing of fires: ¹⁵The altar of incense, and the bars, and the oil of unction and the incense of spices: the hanging at the door of the tabernacle: ¹⁶The altar of holocaust, and its grate of brass, with the bars and vessels thereof: the laver and its foot: ¹⁷The curtains of the court with the pillars and the sockets, the hanging in the doors of the entry, ¹⁸The pins of the tabernacle and of the court with their little cords: ¹⁹The vestments that are to be used in the ministry of the sanctuary, the vesture of Aaron the high priest, and of his sons, to do the office of priesthood to me. ²⁰And all the multitude of the children of Israel going out from the presence of Moses, ²¹Offered firstfruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to make the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatsoever was necessary to the service, and to the holy vestments, ²²Both men and women gave bracelets and earrings, rings and tablets: every vessel of gold was set aside to be offered to the Lord. ²³If any man had violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, fine linen and goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, and violet coloured skins, ²⁴Metal of silver and brass, they offered it to the Lord, and setim wood for divers uses. ²⁵The skilful women also gave such things as they had spun, violet, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, ²⁶And goats' hair, giving all of their own accord. ²⁷But the princes offered onyx stone, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational, ²⁸And spices and oil for the lights, and for the preparing of ointment, and to make the incense of most sweet savour. ²⁹All both men and women with devout mind offered gifts, that the works might be done which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. All the children of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord. ³⁰And Moses said to the children of Israel: Behold the Lord hath called by name Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda. ³¹And hath filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding and knowledge and all learning. ³²To devise and to work in gold and silver and brass, ³³And in engraving stones, and in carpenters' work. Whatsoever can be devised artificially, ³⁴He hath given in his heart: Ooliab also the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan: ³⁵Both of them hath he instructed with wisdom, to do carpenters' work and tapestry, and embroidery in blue and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and to weave all things, and to invent all new things.