Exodus 20

1 God spoke all these words, saying,

And God said 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 took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

3 Do not have other gods before me.

You are to have no other gods but me.

4 "Do 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 are not to make an image or picture of anything in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth:

5 you must 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, and upon the children's children, on the third and on the fourth [generation] of those who hate me,

You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

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

And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

7 "Do not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

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

Keep in memory the Sabbath and let it be a holy day.

9 Six days you may labor, and do all your work,

On six days do all your work:

10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You must 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 that day you are to do no work, you or your son or your daughter, your man-servant or your woman-servant, your cattle or the man from a strange country who is living among you:

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 seventh day, and made it holy.

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.

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

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

13 "Do not commit adultery.

Do not put anyone to death without cause.

14 "Do not murder.

Do not be false to the married relation.

15 "Do not steal.

Do not take the property of another.

16 "Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

17 "Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do 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."

Let not your desire be turned to your neighbour's house, or his wife or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is his.

18 And all the people saw the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, and the people were afraid and trembled and kept their distance.

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

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

And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

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 won't sin."

And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.

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

And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud 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.

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You yourselves have seen that my voice has come to you from heaven

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

Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.

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.

Make for me an altar of earth, offering on it your burned offerings and your peace-offerings, your sheep and your oxen: in every place where I have put the memory of my name, I will come to you and give you my blessing.

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.

And if you make me an altar of stone do not make it of cut stones: for the touch of an instrument will make it unclean.

26 Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'

And do not go up by steps to my altar, for fear that your bodies may be seen uncovered.