Chūāijíjì 31

1 Yēhéhuá xiǎoyù Móxī shuō ,

2 Kàn nǎ , Yóudà zhīpaì zhōng , Hùĕr de sūnzi , Wūlì de érzi Bǐsāliè , wǒ yǐjing tí tāde míng zhào tā .

3 Wǒ yĕ yǐ wǒde líng chōngmǎn le tā , shǐ tā yǒu zhìhuì , yǒu cōngming , yǒu zhīshi , néng zuò gèyàng de gōng ,

4 Néng xiǎng chū qiǎo gōng , yòng jīn , yín , tóng zhìzào gè wù ,

5 Yòu néng kè bǎoshí , kĕyǐ xiāngqiàn , néng diāokè mùtou , néng zuò gèyàng de gōng .

6 Wǒ fèn paì dàn zhīpaì zhōng , Yàxīsāmā de érzi Yàhélìyàbó yǔ tā tóng gōng . fán xīnli yǒu zhìhuì de , wǒ gèng shǐ tāmen yǒu zhìhuì , néng zuò wǒ yīqiè suǒ fēnfu de ,

7 Jiù shì huì mù hé fǎ jǔ , bìng qí shàng de shī ēn zuò , yǔ huì mù zhōng yīqiè de qìjù ,

8 Zhuōzi hé zhuōzi de qìjù , jīng jīn de dēngtái hé dēngtái de yīqiè qìjù bìng xiāngtán ,

9 Fánjì tán hé tán de yīqiè qìjù , bìng xǐzhuó pén yǔ pén zuò ,

10 Jīng gōngzuò de lǐfú , hé jìsī Yàlún bìng tā érzi yòng yǐ gòng jìsī zhífèn de shèng yì ,

11 Gào yóu hé wéi shèng suǒ yòng xīnxiāng de xiāngliào . tāmen dōu yào zhào wǒ yīqiè suǒ fēnfu de qù zuò .

12 Yēhéhuá xiǎoyù Móxī shuō ,

13 Nǐ yào fēnfu Yǐsèliè rén shuō , nǐmen wù yào shǒu wǒde ānxīrì , yīnwei zhè shì nǐ wǒ zhī jiàn shì shìdaì daì de zhèngjù , shǐ nǐmen zhīdào wǒ Yēhéhuá shì jiào nǐmen chéngwéi shèng de .

14 Suǒyǐ nǐmen yào shǒu ānxīrì , yǐwéi shèng rì . fán gānfàn zhè rì de , bìyào bǎ tā zhìsǐ , fán zaì zhè rì zuò gōng de , bì cóng mín zhōng jiǎnchú .

15 Liù rì yào zuò gōng , dàn dì qī rì shì ānxī shèng rì , shì xiàng Yēhéhuá shǒu wéi shèng de . fán zaì ānxīrì zuò gōng de , bìyào bǎ tā zhìsǐ .

16 Gùcǐ , Yǐsèliè rén yào shì shìdaì daì shǒu ānxīrì wéi yǒngyuǎn de yuē .

17 Zhè shì wǒ hé Yǐsèliè rén yǒngyuǎn de zhèngjù , yīnwei liù rì zhī neì Yēhéhuá zào tiāndì , dì qī rì biàn ānxī shūchàng .

18 Yēhéhuá zaì Xīnǎi shān hé Móxī shuō wán le huà , jiù bǎ liǎng kuaì fǎ bǎn jiāo gĕi tā , shì shén yòng zhítou xiè de shí bǎn .

Chūāijíjì 31 Commentary

Chapter 31

Bezaleel and Aholiab are appointed and qualified for the work of the tabernacle. (1-11) The observance of the sabbath. (12-17) Moses receives the tables of the law. (18)

Verses 1-11 The Israelites, who had been masons and bricklayers in Egypt, were not qualified for curious workmanship; but the Spirit who gave the apostles utterance in divers tongues, miraculously gave Bezaleel and Aholiab the skill that was wanting. The honour which comes from God, is always attended with a work to be done; to be employed for God is high honour. Those whom God calls to any service, he will find or make fit for it. The Lord gives different gifts to different persons; let each mind his proper work, diligently remembering that whatever wisdom any one possesses, the Lord put it in the heart, to do his commandments.

Verses 12-17 Orders were now given that a tabernacle should be set up for the service of God. But they must not think that the nature of the work, and the haste that was required, would justify them in working at it on sabbath days. The Hebrew word /shabath/ signifies rest, or ceasing from labour. The thing signified by the sabbath is that rest in glory which remains for the people of God; therefore the moral obligation of the sabbath must continue, till time is swallowed up in eternity.

Verse 18 The law was written in tables of stone, to show how lasting it is: to denote likewise the hardness of our hearts; one might more easily write on stone, than write any thing good on our corrupt natural hearts. It was written with the finger of God; by his will and power. God only can write his law in the heart: he gives a heart of flesh; then, by his Spirit, which is the ( 2 Corinthians. 3:3 )

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 31

In this chapter an account is given of the persons whom God had chosen, and qualified for the work of building the tabernacle, and all things relating to it, and for the direction and oversight thereof, Ex 31:1-6 and an enumeration is made of the several things that were to be wrought, some in one way, some in another, Ex 31:7-11 the law of the sabbath is repeated, and the violation of it made death, Ex 31:12-17 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that at the close of the above orders, two tables of stone, with the law written upon them by the finger of God, were given to Moses, Ex 31:18.