Exodus 20

1 And God spake all these words saying: —

And God spoke all these words, saying,

2 I, am Yahweh thy God, —who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants: —

I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt not have other gods besides me.

You shall have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above, —or that is in the earth beneath, —or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

You shall not make to 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.

5 thou shalt not bow thyself down to them nor be led to serve them—For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, unto three [generations] and, unto four, of them that hate me;

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 on the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 but shewing lovingkindness unto thousands [of generations], —of them who love me, and keep my commandments.

And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name for falsehood.

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.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to hallow it:

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

Six days shall you labor, and do all your work:

10 but, the seventh day, is a sabbath unto Yahweh thy God, —thou shalt do no work, thou nor thy son nor thy daughter nor thy servant, nor thy handmaid, nor thy beast, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates,

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:

11 For, in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, [and] the sea—and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day, —for this cause, Yahweh blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.

For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: why the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father, and thy mother, —that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.

Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you.

13 Thou shalt not commit murder.

You shall not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

You shall not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

You shall not steal.

16 Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 Thou shalt not covet, thy neighbour’s house, —thou shalt not covet, thy neighbour’s wife nor his servant nor his handmaid nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything which belongeth unto thy neighbour.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor’s.

18 And, all the people, were witnessing the voices and the torches, and the sound of the horn, and the mountain smoking, —so then the people were struck with awe and shrank back, and stood afar off.

And all the people saw the thunder, and the lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar 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.

And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

20 And Moses said unto the people—Do not fear, for to the end he may prove you, hath God come, —and to the end the reverence of him may be upon your faces that ye sin not.

And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that you sin not.

21 So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

22 Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Thus, shalt thou say, unto the sons of Israel, —Ye yourselves, have seen that out of the heavens, have I spoken with you.

And the LORD said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

23 Ye shall not make [aught] beside me, —neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves.

You shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall you make to you gods of gold.

24 An altar of earth, shalt thou make to me, then shalt thou offer thereupon thine ascending-sacrifices and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. In every place where I may mention my name, will I come in unto thee and will bless thee.

An altar of earth you shall make to 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 to you, and I will bless you.

25 But if, an altar of stones, thou wilt make to me, thou shalt not build them hewn, —for as soon as thou hast lifted, thy sharp tool, thereupon, thou hast profaned it;

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 on it, you have polluted it.

26 neither shalt thou go up, by steps unto mine altar, —lest by any means thy shame be discovered thereupon.

Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not discovered thereon.