Exodus 20
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
God spoke all these words:
2 I am the LORD thy God, which 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 none other gods before me.
You must have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor [the likeness of] any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water 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 unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon 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 take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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 keep it holy.
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 a sabbath unto the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, 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 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.
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 long upon the land which the LORD 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 do no murder.
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 covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing 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 lightnings, and the voice 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 they said unto 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 unto 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 unto the thick darkness where God was.
So the people stood far off, and Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 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.
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 [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
You will not make for yourselves other gods alongside me, gods of silver or gods of gold.
24 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 record my name I will come unto thee and I will 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 stones: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted 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.'”
