Exodus 20
1 'And God speaketh all these words, saying,
God spoke all these words, saying,
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 bondage.
3 'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
“You shall 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 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 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 shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh 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 and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.
and showing loving kindness 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 shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.
8 'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
You shall labor six days, and do all your work,
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 to Yahweh 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 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 heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
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, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
13 'Thou dost not murder.
“You shall not murder.
14 'Thou dost not commit adultery.
“You shall not commit adultery.
15 'Thou dost not steal.
“You shall not steal.
16 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
“You shall 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 shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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 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 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 with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we 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, “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 And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to 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 shall tell the children of Israel: ‘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 shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
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 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 '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 shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.
26 neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it.
You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
