Exodus 20

1 God spoke all these words, saying,

And God spoke all these words:

2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3 “You shall have no other gods before me.

You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 “You shall 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:

You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

5 you shall 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, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6 and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

9 You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall 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;

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

11 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 Sabbath day, and made it holy.

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.

You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not commit adultery.

15 “You shall not steal.

You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall 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.”

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18 All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

19 They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

20 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 will not sin.”

“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

21 The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

22 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.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

23 You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.

You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

24 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.

You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

25 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.

Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’

And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’