2 Mosebog 20
1 Gud talede alle disse Ord og sagde:
God spoke all these words, saying,
2 Jeg er HERREN din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset.
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Du maa ikke have andre Guder end mig.
Do not have other gods before me.
4 Du maa ikke gøre dig noget udskaaret Billede eller noget Afbillede af det, som er oppe i Himmelen eller nede paa Jorden eller i Vandet under Jorden;
"Do not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 du maa ikke tilbede eller dyrke det, thi jeg HERREN din Gud er en nidkær Gud, der indtil tredje og fjerde Led straffer Fædres Brøde paa Børn af dem, som hader mig,
you must not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and upon the children's children, on the third and on the fourth [generation] of those who hate me,
6 men i tusind Led viser Miskundhed mod dem, der elsker mig og holder mine Bud!
and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 Du maa ikke misbruge HERREN din Guds Navn, thi HERREN lader ikke den ustraffet, der misbruger hans Navn!
"Do not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
8 Kom Hviledagen i Hu, saa du holder den hellig!
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 I seks Dage skal du arbejde og gøre al din Gerning,
Six days you may labor, and do all your work,
10 men den syvende Dag skal være Hviledag for HERREN din Gud; da maa du intet Arbejde udføre, hverken du selv, din Søn eller Datter, din Træl eller Trælkvinde, dit Kvæg eller den fremmede inden dine Porte.
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You must not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;
11 Thi i seks Dage gjorde HERREN Himmelen, Jorden og Havet med alt, hvad der er i dem, og paa den syvende Dag hvilede han; derfor har HERREN velsignet Hviledagen og helliget den.
for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.
12 Ær din Fader og din Moder, for at du kan faa et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig!
"Honor your father and your mother, that it may be well with you, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
13 Du maa ikke slaa ihjel!
"Do not commit adultery.
14 Du maa ikke bedrive Hor!
"Do not murder.
15 Du maa ikke stjæle!
"Do not steal.
16 Du maa ikke sige falsk Vidnesbyrd imod din Næste!
"Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 Du maa ikke begære din Næstes Hus! Du maa ikke begære din Næstes Hustru, hans Træl eller Trælkvinde, hans Okse eller Æsel eller noget, der hører din Næste til!
"Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
18 Men da hele Folket fornam Tordenen, Lynene og Stødene i Hornene og saa det rygende Bjerg forfærdedes Folket og holdt sig skælvende i Frastand;
And all the people saw the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, and the people were afraid and trembled and kept their distance.
19 og de sagde til Moses: »Tal du med os, saa vil vi lytte til; men lad ikke Gud tale med os, at vi ikke skal dø!«
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
20 Men Moses svarede Folket: »Frygt ikke, thi Gud er kommet for at prøve eder, og for at I kan lære at frygte for ham, saa I ikke synder.«
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."
21 Da holdt Folket sig i Frastand medens Moses nærmede sig Mulmet, hvori Gud var.
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
22 HERREN sagde da til Moses: Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: I har selv set, at jeg har talet med eder fra Himmelen!
The LORD said to Moses, "This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 I maa ikke gøre eder Guder ved Siden af mig; Guder af Sølv eller Guld maa I ikke gøre eder!
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
24 Du skal bygge mig et Alter af Jord, og paa det skal du ofre dine Brændofre og Takofre, dit Smaakvæg og dit Hornkvæg; paa ethvert Sted, hvor jeg lader mit Navn ihukomme, vil jeg komme til dig og velsigne dig.
You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
25 Men hvis du opfører mig Altre af Sten, maa du ikke bygge dem af tilhugne Sten, thi naar du svinger dit Værktøj derover, vanhelliger du dem.
If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.
26 Du maa ikke stige op til mit Alter ad Trin, for at ikke din Blusel skal blottes over det.
Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'
