Exodus 20
1 And the Lord spak alle these wordis, Y am thi Lord God,
And God spoke all these words:
2 that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt, fro the hous of seruage.
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 Thou schalt not haue alien goddis bifore me.
You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 Thou schalt not make to thee a grauun ymage, nethir ony licnesse of thing which is in heuene aboue, and which is in erthe bynethe, nether of tho thingis, that ben in watris vndur erthe; thou schalt not `herie tho,
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 nether `thou schalt worschipe; for Y am thi Lord God, a stronge gelouse louyere; and Y visite the wickidnesse of fadris in to the thridde and the fourthe generacioun of hem that haten 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 Y do mercy in to `a thousynde, to hem that louen me, and kepen myn heestis.
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 Thou schalt not take in veyn the name of thi Lord God, for the Lord schal not haue hym giltles, that takith in veyn the name of his Lord God.
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 Haue thou mynde, that thou halowe the `dai of the sabat;
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 in sixe daies thou schalt worche and schalt do alle thi werkis;
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 forsothe in the seuenthe day is the sabat of thi Lord God; thou schalt not do ony werk, thou, and thi sone, and thi douytir, and thi seruaunt, and thin handmaide, thi werk beeste, and the comelyng which is withynne thi yatis;
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 sixe dayes God made heuene and erthe, the see, and alle thingis that ben in tho, and restide in the seuenthe dai; herfor the Lord blesside the `dai of the sabat, and halewide 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 Onoure thi fadir and thi moder, that thou be long lyuyng on the lond, which thi Lord God schal yyue to 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 schalt not sle.
You shall not murder.
14 Thou schalt `do no letcherie.
You shall not commit adultery.
15 Thou schalt `do no theft.
You shall not steal.
16 Thou schalt not speke fals witnessyng ayens thi neiybore.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 Thou schalt not coueyte `the hous of thi neiybore, nether thou schalt desyre his wijf, not seruaunt, not handmaide, not oxe, not asse, nether alle thingis that ben hise.
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 Forsothe al the puple herde voices, and siy laumpis, and the sowne of a clarioun, and the hil smokynge; and thei weren afeerd, and schakun with inward drede, and stoden afer,
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 seiden to Moises, Speke thou to vs, and we schulen here; the Lord speke not to vs, lest perauenture we dien.
“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 Moises seide to the puple, Nyle ye drede, for God cam to proue you, and that his drede schulde be in you, and that ye schulden not do synne.
“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 puple stood afer; forsothe Moises neiyede to the derknesse, wherynne God was.
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 And the Lord seide ferthermore to Moises, Thou schalt seie these thingis to the sones of Israel, Ye seiyen that fro heuene Y spak to you;
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 schulen not make goddis of silver, nethir ye schulen make to you goddis of gold.
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
24 Ye schulen make an auter of erthe to me, and ye schulen offre theronne youre brent sacrifices, and pesible sacrifices, youre scheep, and oxun, in ech place in which the mynde of my name schal be; Y schal come to thee, and Y schal blesse 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 That if thou schalt make an auter of stoon to me, thou schalt not bilde it of stoonys hewun; for if thou schalt reise thi knyif theronne, it schal be `polluted, ether defoulid.
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 Thou schalt not stye bi grees to myn auter, lest thi filthe be schewid.
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
