Exodus, 20

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

1. And God spoke 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 your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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

3. "You shall 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. "You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything 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. you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

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

6. but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who 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. "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes 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 you shall labor, and do all your 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 a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your 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 is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore 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. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

13. 'You shall not kill.

13. "You shall not kill.

14. 'You shall not commit adultery.

14. "You shall not commit adultery.

15. 'You shall not steal.

15. "You shall not steal.

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

16. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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. "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor'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. Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they 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 said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to 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 to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to prove you, and that the fear of him may be before your eyes, that you may not sin."

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

21. And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to 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 to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: `You have seen for yourselves 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. You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves 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 you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.

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 you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones; for if you wield your tool upon it you profane it.

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

26. And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.'