Exodus 20
1 Locutusque est Dominus cunctos sermones hos:
God spoke all the following words:
2 Ego sum Dominus Deus tuus, qui eduxi te de Terra Aegypti, de domo servitutis.
“I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.
3 Non habebis deos alienos coram me.
You must not have any other gods except me.
4 Non facies tibi sculptile, neque omnem similitudinem quae est in caelo desuper, et quae in terra deorsum, nec eorum quae sunt in aquis sub terra.
You must not make for yourself any kind of idol, whether in the form of anything in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters below.
5 Non adorabis ea, neque coles: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zelotes, visitans iniquitatem patrum in filios, in tertiam et quartam generationem eorum qui oderunt me:
You must not bow down before them or worship them; for I am the Lord your God and I am passionately exclusive. I lay the consequences of the sin of those who hate me on their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons;
6 et faciens misericordiam in millia his qui diligunt me, et custodiunt praecepta mea.
but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.
7 Non assumes nomen Domini Dei tui in vanum. nec enim habebit insontem Dominus eum qui assumpserit nomen Domini Dei sui frustra.
You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgive anyone who uses his name in a wrong way.
8 Memento ut diem sabbati sanctifices.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
9 Sex diebus operaberis, et facies omnia opera tua.
You have six days to work and earn your living,
10 Septimo autem die sabbatum Domini Dei tui est: non facies omne opus in eo, tu, et filius tuus et filia tua, servus tuus et ancilla tua, iumentum tuum, et advena qui est intra portas tuas.
but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God. On this day you must not do any work—not you, not your son or daughter, not your male slave or female slave or livestock, and not the foreigner who is staying with you.
11 Sex enim diebus fecit Dominus caelum et terram, et mare, et omnia quae in eis sunt, et requievit in die septimo, idcirco benedixit Dominus diei sabbati, et sanctificavit eum.
For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days, and then rested on the seventh day. That's why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 Honora patrem tuum et matrem tuam, ut sis longaevus super terram, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi.
Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 Non occides.
You must not murder.
14 Non moechaberis.
You must not commit adultery.
15 Non furtum facies.
You must not steal.
16 Non loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.
You must not give false evidence against others.
17 Non concupisces domum proximi tui: nec desiderabis uxorem eius, non servum, non ancillam, non bovem, non asinum, nec omnia quae illius sunt.
You must not desire to have anyone else's house. You must not desire to have their wife, or their male slave or female slave, or their ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to them.”
18 Cunctus autem populus videbat voces et lampades, et sonitum buccinae, montemque fumantem: et perterriti ac pavore concussi, steterunt procul,
When all the people heard the thunder and the sound of the trumpet, and saw the lightning and the smoke from the mountain, they trembled with fear and stood a long way off.
19 dicentes Moysi: Loquere tu nobis, et audiemus: non loquatur nobis Dominus, ne forte moriamur.
“You speak to us, and we'll listen,” they said to Moses. “But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die.”
20 Et ait Moyses ad populum: Nolite timere: ut enim probaret vos venit Deus, et ut terror illius esset in vobis, et non peccaretis.
Moses told them, “Do not be afraid, for God has only come to test you. He wants you to be in awe of him so that you don't sin.”
21 Stetitque populus de longe. Moyses autem accessit ad caliginem in qua erat Deus.
The people stood a long way off as Moses went over to the thick, dark cloud where God was.
22 Dixit praeterea Dominus ad Moysen: Haec dices filiis Israel: Vos vidistis quod de caelo locutus sim vobis.
The Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘You saw for yourselves that I spoke with you from heaven.
23 Non facietis deos argenteos, nec deos aureos facietis vobis.
You must not make any idols of silver or gold to worship in addition to me.
24 Altare de terra facietis mihi, et offeretis super eo holocausta et pacifica vestra, oves vestras et boves in omni loco in quo memoria fuerit nominis mei: veniam ad te, et benedicam tibi.
Make me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle. Wherever I decide to be worshiped, I will come to you and bless you.
25 Quod si altare lapideum feceris mihi, non aedificabis illud de sectis lapidibus: si enim levaveris cultrum super eum, polluetur.
Now if you make an altar out of stones for me, you must not build it with cut stones, because if you use a chisel to cut the stone, you make it unholy.
26 Non ascendes per gradus ad altare meum, ne reveletur turpitudo tua.
Also, you must not go up to my altar using steps, so your private parts are not seen.’”
