Exodus 20
1 'And God speaketh all these words, saying,
God spoke all these words:
2 I [am] Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.
“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
You must have no other gods before me.
4 'Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which [is] in the heavens above, or which [is] in the earth beneath, or which [is] in the waters under the earth.
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.
5 Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third [generation], and on the fourth, of those hating Me,
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.
6 and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.
But I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 'Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.
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.
8 'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;
Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart to me.
9 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
You must labor and do all your work for six days.
10 and the seventh day [is] a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thy cattle, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, —
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.
11 for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.
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.
12 'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.
13 'Thou dost not murder.
You must not murder anyone.
14 'Thou dost not commit adultery.
You must not commit adultery.
15 'Thou dost not steal.
You must not steal from anyone.
16 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
You must not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 'Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which [is] thy neighbour's.'
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.”
18 And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,
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.
19 and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
They said to Moses, “Speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20 And Moses saith unto the people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces — that ye sin not.'
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.”
21 And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].
So the people stood far off, and Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye — ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you;
Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you must tell the Israelites: 'You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.
You will not make for yourselves other gods alongside me, gods of silver or gods of gold.
24 'An altar of earth thou dost make for Me, and thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy flock and thy herd; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee.
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.
25 'And if an altar of stones thou dost make to Me, thou dost not build them of hewn work; when thy tool thou hast waved over it, then thou dost pollute it;
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.
26 neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it.
You must not go up to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed.'”
