1 O Senhor disse a Moisés:

2 "Eis que chamei por seu nome Beseleel, filho de Uri, filho de Hur, da tribo de Judá.

3 Eu o enchi do espírito divino para lhe dar sabedoria, inteligência e habilidade para toda sorte de obras:

4 invenções, trabalho de ouro, de prata, de bronze,

5 gravuras em pedras de engastes, trabalho em madeira e para executar toda sorte de obras.

6 Associei-lhe Ooliab, filho de Aquisamec, da tribo de Dã. E dou a sabedoria ao coração de todos os homens inteligentes, a fim de que executem tudo o que te ordenei;

7 a tenda de reunião, a arca da aliança, a tampa que a recobre e todos os móveis da tenda;

8 a mesa e todos os seus acessórios, o candelabro de ouro puro e todos os seus acessórios, o altar dos perfumes,

9 o altar dos holocaustos, e todos os seus utensílios, a bacia com seu pedestal;

10 as vestes litúrgicas, os ornamentos sagrados para o sacerdote Aarão, as vestes de seus filhos para as funções sacerdotais;

11 o óleo de unção e o incenso perfumado para o santuário. Eles se conformarão em tudo às ordens que te dei."

12 O Senhor disse a Moisés:

13 "Dize aos israelitas: observareis os meus sábados, porque este é um sinal perpétuo entre mim e vós, para que saibais que eu sou o Senhor, que vos santifico.

14 Guardareis o sábado, pois ele vos deve ser sagrado. Aquele que o violar será morto; quem fizer naquele dia uma obra qualquer será cortado do meio do seu povo.

15 Trabalhar-se-á durante seis dias, mas o sétimo dia será um dia de repouso completo consagrado ao Senhor. Se alguém trabalhar no dia de sábado será punido de morte.

16 Os israelitas guardarão o sábado, celebrando-o de idade em idade com um pacto perpétuo.

17 Este será um sinal perpétuo entre mim e os israelitas, porque o Senhor fez o céu e a terra em seis dias e no sétimo dia ele cessou de trabalhar e descansou."

18 Tendo o Senhor acabado de falar a Moisés sobre o monte Sinai, entregou-lhe as duas tábuas do testemunho, tábuas de pedra, escritas com o dedo de Deus.

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship, 4 to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, 5 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship. 6 Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you: 7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent, 8 the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense, 9 the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base, 10 the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office— 11 the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do."

12 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 13 "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death. 16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’"

18 When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.