Exodus 20

1 And God spake all these words saying: —

And the Lord 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, who 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 beside 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 yourself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters 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 to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord your God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,

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

and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands [of them], and on them that 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 your God will not acquit him 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 you shall labor, and shall perform 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 on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall do no work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your servant nor your maidservant, your ox nor your ass, nor any cattle of your, nor the stranger that sojourns with you.

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 the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh 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 it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the good land, which the Lord your God gives to you.

13 Thou shalt not commit murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

You shall not kill.

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 wife; you shall not covet your neighbor's house; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to your neighbor.

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 perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared 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 said to Moses, Speak you to us, and let not God speak to 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 says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, 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 went into the 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 shall you say to the house of Jacob, and you shall report it to the children of Israel, You have seen that I have spoken to 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 to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make to yourselves.

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.

You shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it you shall sacrifice your whole burnt offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to you and 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 to me an altar of stones, you shall not build them hewn [stones]; for you have lifted up your tool upon them, and they are defiled.

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

You shall not go up to my altar by steps, that you may not uncover your nakedness upon it.