Exodus 20

1 God spoke all these words:

God spoke all these words, saying,

2 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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

3 You must have no other gods before me.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

4 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.

“You shall 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:

5 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.

you shall 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, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

6 But I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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

7 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.

“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

8 Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart to me.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 You must labor and do all your work for six days.

You shall labour six days, and do all your work,

10 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.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall 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;

11 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.

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 Sabbath day, and made it holy.

12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.

“Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

13 You must not murder anyone.

“You shall not murder.

14 You must not commit adultery.

“You shall not commit adultery.

15 You must not steal from anyone.

“You shall not steal.

16 You must not give false testimony against your neighbor.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

17 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.”

“You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour’s.”

18 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.

All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

19 They said to Moses, “Speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”

20 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.”

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”

21 So the people stood far off, and Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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

22 Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you must tell the Israelites: 'You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

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.

23 You will not make for yourselves other gods alongside me, gods of silver or gods of gold.

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

24 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.

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.

25 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.

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.

26 You must not go up to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed.'”

You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’