< Exodus 20 >

1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
God spoke all these words:
2 I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
You must have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:
You must not make for yourself a carved figure nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water below.
5 thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God. I punish the ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the descendants, to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me.
6 and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
But I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.
You must not take the name of Yahweh your God, in vain, for I will not hold guiltless anyone who takes my name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.
Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart to me.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;
You must labor and do all your work for six days.
10 but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
But the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God. On it you must not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or the foreigner who is within your gates.
11 For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
For in six days Yahweh made the heavens and earth, the sea, and everything that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
You must not murder anyone.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
You must not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
You must not steal from anyone.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
You must not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.
You must not covet your neighbor's house; you must not covet your neighbor's wife, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw [it], they trembled, and stood afar off,
All the people saw the thundering and the lightning, and heard the voice of the trumpet, and saw the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood far off.
19 and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
They said to Moses, “Speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20 And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you so that the honor of him may be in you, and so that you do not sin.”
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.
So the people stood far off, and Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.
Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you must tell the Israelites: 'You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.
You will not make for yourselves other gods alongside me, gods of silver or gods of gold.
24 An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.
You must make an earthen altar for me, and you must sacrifice on it your burnt offerings, fellowship offerings, sheep, and oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.
25 And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy sharp tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.
If you make me an altar of stone, you must not build it of cut stones, for if you use your tools on it, you will have defiled it.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
You must not go up to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed.'”

< Exodus 20 >