Deuteronomy, 5

1. And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

1. Moses gathered the whole of Israel and said to them: "Listen, Israel, to the laws and norms which I teach you this day. Learn them and be careful to put them into practice.

2. The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

2. Yahweh, our God, made a covenant with us in Horeb, and his covenant

3. The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, [even] us, who [are] all of us here alive this day.

3. was not only with our fathers, but with us as well who are all alive here today.

4. The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,

4. Yahweh spoke with us face to face from the midst of the fire in the mountain.

5. (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

5. And I stood between Yahweh and you to transmit his word to you, since you could not go up the mountain for fear of the great fire. These were his words:

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

6. I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of slavery.

7. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

7. Do not have other gods before me.

8. Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth:

8. Do not have idols, do not make any figure of things in the heaven or here below on the earth, or in the waters under the earth.

9. Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto 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,

9. Do not kneel before them or worship them, because I, Yahweh, am your God, a jealous God who punishes the children until the third and fourth generation for the wickedness of their fathers who hate me.

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

10. But I am merciful to the thousandth generation to those who love me and obey my commandments.

11. 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.

11. Do not take the name of Yahweh, your God, in vain because Yahweh will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain.

12. Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

12. Take care to keep holy the sabbath day, as Yahweh, your God, commands you.

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

13. You have six days to work and do your tasks.

14. 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, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

14. But the seventh day is the Day of Rest in honor of Yahweh, your God. Do not do any work, you or your child, or your servant, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your animals. Neither will the foreigner who lives in your land work. Your servant will rest just like you.

15. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

15. Remember that you were once enslaved in the land of Egypt from where Yahweh, your God, brought you out with his powerful hand and outstretched arm. For that reason, Yahweh, your God, commands you to observe the sabbath.

16. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

16. Honor your father and your mother as Yahweh, your God, has commanded, and you will live long and it will be well with you in the land which Yahweh, your God, gives you.

17. Thou shalt not kill.

17. Do not kill.

18. Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

18. Do not commit adultery.

19. Neither shalt thou steal.

19. Do not steal.

20. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

20. Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

21. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour's.

21. Do not desire the wife of your neighbor. Do not covet the house of your neighbor, or his field, or his servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is his.

22. These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

22. These are the words of Yahweh said to the whole assembly on the mountain when he spoke from the midst of the fire and the thick cloud. He said only this and he wrote these words on the two slabs of stone which he gave to me.

23. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, [even] all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

23. You heard that voice in the midst of darkness, while the mountain was becoming resplendent. Then all the heads of the tribes together with the elders gathered around me

24. And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

24. and said: 'See, Yahweh, our God, has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire. We now know that the word of Yahweh is life for man.

25. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

25. We are, nevertheless, going to die devoured by this terrible fire if we keep listening to the voice of Yahweh, our God.

26. For who [is there of] all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we [have], and lived?

26. What man can remain alive after listening to the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as he has now done for us?

27. Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear [it], and do [it].

27. Better that you go nearer to hear all the things that Yahweh, our God, will say to you. Then tell these to us that we may put them into practice.'

28. And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

28. Yahweh heard your words and said to me, "I have heard what this people said and they have spoken well.

29. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

29. May they always have the same spirit, fear me and observe all my precepts that all may go well with you and with your children for all time.

30. Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.

30. Rise up and tell them to return to their tents in the fields.

31. But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do [them] in the land which I give them to possess it.

31. But as for you, remain here with me that I may teach you all the commandments, precepts and laws which you have to teach that they may put them into practice in the land that I will give them as a possession."

32. Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

32. Observe and carry out the things that Yahweh has commanded us. Do not turn aside from them either to the right or to the left.

33. Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well with you, and [that] ye may prolong [your] days in the land which ye shall possess.

33. Follow all the way which Yahweh has marked out for you, and you will live and be happy and you will live long in the land you are going to conquer.