Exodus 20
1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
And God spoke all these words:
2 I [am] the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 Thou shalt not make to thee 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:
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
6 And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations 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 shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath-day, and hallowed it.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
12 Honor 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 mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
You shall not murder.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
You shall not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
You shall not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbor's.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
19 And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20 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 ye sin not.
“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God [was].
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 And the LORD said to Moses, Thus thou shalt say to the children of Israel; Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make to you gods of gold.
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make to me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thy oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come to thee, and I will bless thee.
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou [shalt] lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps to my altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
