Exodus 20

1 God spoke all these words, saying,

And God spoke all these words, saying:

2 "I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Do not have other gods before me.

Thou shalt have no other gods before 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:

Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of 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;

5 you must not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Jehovah 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,

thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy 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;

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

and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

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

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

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

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Jehovah 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 unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;

11 for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.

for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

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

Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

13 "Do not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not murder.

14 "Do not murder.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 "Do not steal.

Thou shalt not steal.

16 "Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 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."

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

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 perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

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 unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

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 unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.'

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

And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

22 Jehovah 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 unto Moses: Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

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

Ye shall not make with Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.

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.

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee.

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 thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.

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

Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.