Exodus 20
1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
Gud talede alle disse Ord og sagde:
2 I am the LORD your God, which have 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 before me.
Du maa ikke have andre Guder end mig.
4 You shall not make unto you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water 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 yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of 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 showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and 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 will not hold him guiltless 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 shall you labour, and do all your work:
I seks Dage skal du arbejde og gøre al din Gerning,
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates:
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 heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath 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 your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives 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 kill.
Du maa ikke slaa ihjel!
14 You shall not commit adultery.
Du maa ikke bedrive Hor!
15 You shall not steal.
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 house, you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbour's.
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 saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood far 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 they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with 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 said unto the people, Fear not: for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that all of 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 far off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Da holdt Folket sig i Frastand medens Moses nærmede sig Mulmet, hvori Gud var.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus you shall say unto the children of Israel, All of you have seen that I have talked with 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 All of you shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall all of you make unto you gods of gold.
I maa ikke gøre eder Guder ved Siden af mig; Guder af Sølv eller Guld maa I ikke gøre eder!
24 An altar of earth you shall make unto me, and shall sacrifice thereon your burnt offerings, and your peace offerings, your sheep, and your oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto you, and I will 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 me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone: for if you lift up your tool upon it, you have polluted it.
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 Neither shall you go up by steps unto mine altar, that your nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Du maa ikke stige op til mit Alter ad Trin, for at ikke din Blusel skal blottes over det.
