Exodus 20
1 And the Lord spoke all these words, saying:
Gud talede alle disse Ord og sagde:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Jeg er HERREN din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset.
3 You shall have no other gods beside me.
Du maa ikke have andre Guder end mig.
4 You shall not make to yourself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.
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;
5 You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord your God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
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,
6 and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands [of them], and on them that keep my commandments.
men i tusind Led viser Miskundhed mod dem, der elsker mig og holder mine Bud!
7 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord your God will not acquit him that takes his name in vain.
Du maa ikke misbruge HERREN din Guds Navn, thi HERREN lader ikke den ustraffet, der misbruger hans Navn!
8 Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.
Kom Hviledagen i Hu, saa du holder den hellig!
9 Six days you shall labour, and shall perform all your work.
I seks Dage skal du arbejde og gøre al din Gerning,
10 But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall do no work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your servant nor your maidservant, your ox nor your ass, nor any cattle of your, nor the stranger that sojourns with you.
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.
11 For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
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.
12 Honour your father and your mother, that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the good land, which the Lord your God gives to you.
Ær din Fader og din Moder, for at du kan faa et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig!
13 You shall not commit adultery.
Du maa ikke slaa ihjel!
14 You shall not steal.
Du maa ikke bedrive Hor!
15 You shall not kill.
Du maa ikke stjæle!
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
Du maa ikke sige falsk Vidnesbyrd imod din Næste!
17 You shall not covet your neighbour's wife; you shall not covet your neighbour's house; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to your neighbour.
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!
18 And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared and stood afar off,
Men da hele Folket fornam Tordenen, Lynene og Stødene i Hornene og saa det rygende Bjerg forfærdedes Folket og holdt sig skælvende i Frastand;
19 and said to Moses, Speak you to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.
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!«
20 And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be amongst you, that you sin not.
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.«
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was.
Da holdt Folket sig i Frastand medens Moses nærmede sig Mulmet, hvori Gud var.
22 And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob, and you shall report it to the children of Israel, You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
HERREN sagde da til Moses: Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: I har selv set, at jeg har talet med eder fra Himmelen!
23 You shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make to yourselves.
I maa ikke gøre eder Guder ved Siden af mig; Guder af Sølv eller Guld maa I ikke gøre eder!
24 You shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it you shall sacrifice your whole burnt offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to you and bless you.
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.
25 And if you will make to me an altar of stones, you shall not build them hewn [stones]; for you have lifted up your tool upon them, and they are defiled.
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.
26 You shall not go up to my altar by steps, that you may not uncover your nakedness upon it.
Du maa ikke stige op til mit Alter ad Trin, for at ikke din Blusel skal blottes over det.
