Exodus, 20

1. Then God spoke all these words. He said,

1. And God spake all these words, saying,

2. 'I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.

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

3. 'You shall have no other gods to rival me.

3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4. 'You shall not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters under the earth.

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:

5. 'You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God and I punish a parent's fault in the children, the grandchildren, and the great-grandchildren among those who hate me;

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;

6. but I act with faithful love towards thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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

7. 'You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.

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.

8. 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

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

9. For six days you shall labour and do all your work,

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

10. but the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God. You shall do no work that day, neither you nor your son nor your daughter nor your servants, men or women, nor your animals nor the alien living with you.

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:

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

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.

12. 'Honour your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.

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

13. 'You shall not kill.

13. Thou shalt not kill.

14. 'You shall not commit adultery.

14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15. 'You shall not steal.

15. Thou shalt not steal.

16. 'You shall not give false evidence against your neighbour.

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

17. 'You shall not set your heart on your neighbour's house. You shall not set your heart on your neighbour's spouse, or servant, man or woman, or ox, or donkey, or any of your neighbour's possessions.'

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.

18. Seeing the thunder pealing, the lightning flashing, the trumpet blasting and the mountain smoking, the people were all terrified and kept their distance.

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.

19. 'Speak to us yourself,' they said to Moses, 'and we will obey; but do not let God speak to us, or we shall die.'

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

20. Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid; God has come to test you, so that your fear of him, being always in your mind, may keep you from sinning.'

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.

21. So the people kept their distance while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.

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

22. Yahweh said to Moses, 'Tell the Israelites this, "You have seen for yourselves how I have spoken to you from heaven.

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.

23. You must not make gods of silver to rival me, nor must you make yourselves gods of gold.

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

24. "You must make me an altar of earth on which to sacrifice your burnt offerings and communion sacrifices, your sheep and cattle. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I shall come to you and bless you.

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.

25. If you make me an altar of stone, do not build it of dressed stones; for if you use a chisel on it, you will profane it.

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.

26. You must not go up to my altar by steps, in case you expose your nakedness on them." '

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