Chūāijíjì 35

1 Móxī zhāo jù Yǐsèliè quánhuì zhòng , duì tāmen shuō , zhè shì Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de huà , jiào nǐmen zhào zhe xíng ,

2 Liù rì yào zuò gōng , dì qī rì nǎi wéi shèng rì , dàng xiàng Yēhéhuá shǒu wéi ānxī shèng rì . fán zhè rì zhī neì zuò gōng de , bì bǎ tā zhìsǐ .

3 Dàng ānxīrì , bùkĕ zaì nǐmen yīqiè de zhù chǔ shēng huǒ .

4 Móxī duì Yǐsèliè quánhuì zhòng shuō , Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de shì zhèyàng ,

5 Nǐmen zhōngjiān yào ná lǐwù xiàn gĕi Yēhéhuá , fán lèyì xiàn de kĕyǐ ná Yēhéhuá de lǐwù lái , jiù shì jīn , yín , tóng ,

6 Lán sè , zǐse , zhūhóngsē xiàn , xì má , shānyáng maó ,

7 Rǎn hóng de gōng yángpí , hǎigǒu pí , zàojiá mù ,

8 Diǎn dēng de yóu , bìng zuò gāo yóu hé xiāng de xiāngliào ,

9 Hóngmǎnǎo yǔ bié yàng de bǎoshí , kĕyǐ xiāngqiàn zaì Yǐfúdé hé xiōngpái shàng .

10 Nǐmen zhōngjiān fán xīnli yǒu zhìhuì de dōu yào lái zuò Yēhéhuá yīqiè suǒ fēnfu de ,

11 Jiù shì zhàngmù hé zhàngmù de zhàopéng , bìng zhàngmù de gaì , gōuzǐ , bǎn , shuān , zhùzi , daì mǎo de zuò ,

12 Jǔ hé jǔ de gàng , shī ēn zuò hé zhēyǎn jǔ de mànzǐ ,

13 Zhuōzi hé zhuōzi de gàng yǔ zhuōzi de yīqiè qìjù , bìng chénshèbǐng ,

14 Dēngtái hé dēngtái de qìjù , dēng zhǎn bìng diǎn dēng de yóu ,

15 Xiāngtán hé tán de gàng , gāo yóu hé xīnxiāng de xiāngliào , bìng zhàngmù ménkǒu de liánzi ,

16 Fánjì tán hé tán de tóng wǎng , tán de gàng bìng tán de yīqiè qìjù , xǐzhuó pén hé pén zuò ,

17 Yuànzi de wéizi hé wéizi de zhùzi , daì mǎo de zuò hé yuànzi de ménlián ,

18 Zhàngmù de juézi bìng yuànzi de juézi , hé zhè liǎng chǔ de shéngzi ,

19 Jīng gōngzuò de lǐfú hé jìsī Yàlún bìng tā érzi zaì shèng suǒ yòng yǐ gòng jìsī zhífèn de shèng yì .

20 Yǐsèliè quánhuì zhòng cōng Móxī miànqián tuì qù .

21 Fán xīnli shòu gǎn hé gānxīn lèyì de dōu ná Yēhéhuá de lǐwù lái , yòng yǐ zuò huì mù hé qízhōng yīqiè de shǐyòng , yòu yòng yǐ zuò shèng yì .

22 Fán xīnli lèyì xiàn lǐwù de , lián nán daì nǚ , gè jiàng jīnqì , jiù shì xiōng qián shēn , ĕr huán ( huò zuò bí huán ) , dá yìn de jièzhi , hé shǒu chuàn daì lái xiàn gĕi Yēhéhuá .

23 Fán yǒu lán sè , zǐse , zhūhóngsē xiàn , xì má , shānyáng maó , rǎn hóng de gōng yángpí , hǎigǒu pí de , dōu ná lái ,

24 Fán xiàn yínzi hé tóng gĕi Yēhéhuá wèi lǐwù de dōu ná le lái , fán yǒu zàojiá mù kè zuò shénme shǐyòng de yĕ ná le lái .

25 Fán xīn zhōng yǒu zhìhuì de fùnǚ qéng shǒu fǎng xiàn , bǎ suǒ fǎng de lán sè , zǐse , zhūhóngsē xiàn , hé xì má dōu ná le lái .

26 Fán yǒu zhìhuì , xīnli shòu gǎn de fùnǚ jiù fǎng shānyáng maó .

27 Zhòng guān zhǎng bǎ hóngmǎnǎo hé bié yàng de bǎoshí , kĕyǐ xiāngqiàn zaì Yǐfúdé yǔ xiōngpái shàng de , dōu ná le lái ,

28 Yòu ná xiāngliào zuò xiāng , ná yóu diǎn dēng , zuò gào yóu .

29 Yǐsèliè rén , wúlùn nánnǚ , fán gānxīn lèyì xiàn lǐwù gĕi Yēhéhuá de , dōu jiàng lǐwù ná lái , zuò Yēhéhuá jiè Móxī suǒ fēnfu de yīqiè gōng .

30 Móxī duì Yǐsèliè rén shuō , Yóudà zhīpaì zhōng , Hùĕr de sūnzi , Wūlì de érzi Bǐsāliè , Yēhéhuá yǐjing tí tāde míng zhào tā ,

31 Yòu yǐ shén de líng chōngmǎn le tā , shǐ tā yǒu zhìhuì , cōngming , zhīshi , néng zuò gèyàng de gōng ,

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

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

34 Yēhéhuá yòu shǐ tā , hé dàn zhīpaì zhōng Yàxīsāmā de érzi Yàhélìyàbó , xīnli líng míng , néng jiàodǎo rén .

35 Yēhéhuá shǐ tāmende xīn mǎn yǒu zhìhuì , néng zuò gèyàng de gōng , wúlùn shì diāokè de gōng , qiǎo jiàng de gōng , yòng lán sè , zǐse , zhūhóngsē xiàn , hé xì má , xiùhuā de gōng , bìng jī jiàng de gōng , tāmen dōu néng zuò , yĕ néng xiǎng chū qí qiǎo de gōng .

Chūāijíjì 35 Commentary

Chapter 35

The sabbath to be observed. (1-3) The free gifts for the tabernacle. (4-19) The readiness of the people in general. (20-29) Bezaleel and Aholiab called to the work. (30-35)

Verses 1-3 The mild and easy yoke of Christ has made our sabbath duties more delightful, and our sabbath restraints less irksome, than those of the Jews; but we are the more guilty by neglecting them. Surely God's wisdom in giving us the sabbath, with all the mercy of its purposes, are sinfully disregarded. Is it nothing to pour contempt upon the blessed day, which a bounteous God has given to us for our growth in grace with the church below, and to prepare us for happiness with the church above?

Verses 4-19 The tabernacle was to be dedicated to the honour of God, and used in his service; and therefore what was brought for it, was an offering to the Lord. The rule is, Whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring. All that were skilful must work. God dispenses his gifts; and as every man hath received, so he ( 1 Peter. 4:10 ) materials to work on; those that were skilful, must serve the tabernacle with their skill: as they needed one another, so the ( 1 Corinthians. 12:7-21 )

Verses 20-29 Without a willing mind, costly offerings would be abhorred; with it, the smallest will be accepted. Our hearts are willing, when we cheerfully assist in promoting the cause of God. Those who are diligent and contented in employments considered mean, are as much accepted of God as those engaged in splendid services. The women who spun the goats' hair were wise-hearted, because they did it heartily to the Lord. Thus the labourer, mechanic, or servant who attends to his work in the faith and fear of God, may be as wise, for his place, as the most useful minister, and he equally accepted of the Lord. Our wisdom and duty consist in giving God the glory and use of our talents, be they many or few.

Verses 30-35 Here is the Divine appointment of the master-workmen, that there might be no strife for the office, and that all who were employed in the work might take direction from, and give account to them. Those whom God called by name to his service, he filled with the Spirit of God. Skill, even in worldly employments, is God's gift, and comes from above. But many are ready enough in cutting out work for other people, and can tell what this man or that man should do; but the burdens they bind on others, they themselves will not touch with one of their fingers. Such will fall under the character of slothful servants. These men were not only to devise and to work themselves, but they were to teach others. Those that rule should teach; and those to whom God has given knowledge, should be willing to make it known for the benefit of others.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 35

This chapter begins with a renewal of the command of the sabbath, Ex 35:1-3 and contains an order for a freewill offering to be brought for the service of the sanctuary, and specifies the things to be brought, and for what uses, Ex 35:4-19 to which there was a ready compliance, and men and women, princes and the common people, everyone according to what they had in possession, brought and offered it freely, Ex 35:20-29 and for their encouragement, that their offering would not be in vain, they were informed there were two persons divinely inspired, to do, and teach to be done, all manner of work for the tabernacle, towards which they had made such a liberal and plentiful contribution, Ex 35:30-35.