Exodus 20

1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

And the Lord spoke all these words, saying:

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 bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

You shall have no other gods beside 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 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 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, 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 And showing mercy to thousands of them that 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 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 your God will not acquit him that takes his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy.

Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:

Six days you shall labour, and shall perform 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 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 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 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 Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Honour 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 kill.

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 bear false witness against thy neighbor.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

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 neighbour's wife; you shall not covet your neighbour'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 neighbour.

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.

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 to 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 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.

And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be amongst you, that you sin not.

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

And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the 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.

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 with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make to you gods of gold.

You shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make to yourselves.

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 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 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.

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 to my altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

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