Exodus 20

1 And the Lord spoke all these words, saying:

God spoke all these words, saying,

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 bondage.

3 You shall have no other gods beside me.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

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.

“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:

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,

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,

6 and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands [of them], and on them that keep my commandments.

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

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.

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

8 Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days you shall labour, and shall perform all your work.

You shall labour six days, and do all your work,

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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

13 You shall not commit adultery.

“You shall not murder.

14 You shall not steal.

“You shall not commit adultery.

15 You shall not kill.

“You shall not steal.

16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

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.

“You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour’s.”

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,

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

19 and said to Moses, Speak you to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.

They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”

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.

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”

21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was.

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

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.

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 You shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make to yourselves.

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

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.

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 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.

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 You shall not go up to my altar by steps, that you may not uncover your nakedness upon it.

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