Exodus, 20

1. And God spake all these words, saying,

1. God spoke all these words.

2. I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

2. He said, "I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

3. Do not have other gods before me.

4. Thou shalt not make unto 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:

4. Do not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven, or on the earth beneath, or 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 unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

5. you shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God; for the sin of the fathers, when they rebel against me, I punish the sons, the grandsons and the great-grandsons;

6. And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

6. but I show steadfast love until the thousandth generation for those who love me and 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.

7. Do not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who takes his name in vain.

8. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

8. Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.

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

9. For six days you will labor and do 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 manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:

10. but the seventh day is a sabbath for Yahweh your God. Do not work that day, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter nor your servants, men or women, nor your animals, nor the stranger who is staying with you.

11. For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

11. For in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day he rested; that is why Yahweh has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

12. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

12. Honor your father and your mother that you may have a long life in the land that Yahweh has given you.

13. Thou shalt not kill.

13. Do not kill.

14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

14. Do not commit adultery.

15. Thou shalt not steal.

15. Do not steal.

16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

16. Do not give false witness against your neighbor.

17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.

17. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, or his servant, man or woman, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is his."

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.

18. In the meantime, all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning and heard the blast of the trumpet and saw the mountain smoking. They trembled with fear and kept at a distance.

19. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

19. Then they said to Moses, "You yourself speak to us and we shall listen. But do not have God speak to us, lest we die."

20. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

20. Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that the fear of God may be with you, and that you may not sin again."

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

21. So the people kept at a distance while Moses went forward to the cloud where God was.

22. And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

22. Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from the heavens.

23. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

23. Do not make any gods of silver or gold to stand beside me.

24. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

24. For me you are to make an altar of earth, and on it you will sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where you come to remember my name, 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 lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

25. If you build an altar of stone, do not make it of cut stones, for you will defile it by using tools on it.

26. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

26. And you will not ascend my altar on steps lest you expose your nakedness on it.