Liber Deuteronomii, 5

1. Vocavitque Moyses omnem Israelem et dixit ad eos: “Audi, Israel, praecepta atque iudicia, quae ego loquor in auribus vestris hodie; discite ea et opere complete.

1. And Moses summoned all Israel, and said to them, "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your hearing this day, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

2. Dominus Deus noster pepigit nobiscum foedus in Horeb.

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

3. Non cum patribus nostris iniit pactum hoc sed nobiscum, qui in praesentiarum hic sumus, omnibus nobis, qui vivimus.

3. Not with our fathers did the LORD make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive this day.

4. Facie ad faciem locutus est vobis in monte de medio ignis;

4. The LORD spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire,

5. ego sequester et medius fui inter Dominum et vos in tempore illo, ut annuntiarem vobis verba eius; timuistis enim ignem et non ascendistis in montem. Et ait:

5. while I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said:

6. “Ego Dominus Deus tuus, qui eduxi te de terra Aegypti, de domo servitutis.

6. "`I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

7. Non habebis deos alienos in conspectu meo.

7. "`You shall have no other gods before me.

8. Non facies tibi sculptile nec similitudinem omnium, quae in caelo sunt desuper et quae in terra deorsum et quae versantur in aquis sub terra.

8. "`You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

9. Non adorabis ea et non coles: Ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, Deus aemulator, reddens iniquitatem patrum super filios in tertiam et quartam generationem his, qui oderunt me,

9. 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 fourth generation of those who hate me,

10. et faciens misericordiam in multa milia diligentibus me et custodientibus praecepta mea.

10. but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11. Non usurpabis nomen Domini Dei tui frustra, quia non erit impunitus, qui super re vana nomen eius assumpserit.

11. "`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.

12. Observa diem sabbati, ut sanctifices eum, sicut praecepit tibi Dominus Deus tuus.

12. "`Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you.

13. Sex diebus operaberis et facies omnia opera tua.

13. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work;

14. Septimus dies sabbatum est Domino Deo tuo. Non facies in eo quidquam operis tu et filius tuus et filia, servus et ancilla et bos et asinus et omne iumentum tuum et peregrinus tuus, qui est intra portas tuas, ut requiescat servus tuus et ancilla tua sicut et tu.

14. 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, or your manservant, or your maidservant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you.

15. Memento quod et ipse servieris in Aegypto, et eduxerit te inde Dominus Deus tuus in manu forti et brachio extento: idcirco praecepit tibi, ut observares diem sabbati.

15. You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.

16. Honora patrem tuum et matrem, sicut praecepit tibi Dominus Deus tuus, ut longo vivas tempore et bene sit tibi in terra, quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi.

16. "`Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you; that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you, in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

17. Non occides.

17. "`You shall not kill.

18. Neque moechaberis.

18. "`Neither shall you commit adultery.

19. Furtumque non facies.

19. "`Neither shall you steal.

20. Nec loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.

20. "`Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

21. Nec concupisces uxorem proximi tui. Nec desiderabis domum proximi tui, non agrum, non servum, non ancillam, non bovem, non asinum et universa, quae illius sunt”.

21. "`Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.'

22. Haec verba locutus est Dominus ad omnem multitudinem vestram in monte, de medio ignis et nubis et caliginis voce magna nihil addens amplius; et scripsit ea in duabus tabulis lapideis, quas tradidit mihi.

22. "These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them to me.

23. Vos autem, postquam audistis vocem de medio tenebrarum et montem ardere vidistis, accessistis ad me omnes principes tribuum et maiores natu

23. And when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

24. atque dixistis: “Ecce ostendit nobis Dominus Deus noster maiestatem et magnitudinem suam; vocem eius audivimus de medio ignis et probavimus hodie quod, loquente Deo cum homine, vixerit homo.

24. and you said, `Behold, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire; we have this day seen God speak with man and man still live.

25. Nunc autem cur moriemur, et devorabit nos ignis hic maximus? Si enim audierimus ultra vocem Domini Dei nostri, moriemur.

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, we shall die.

26. Quid est omnis caro, ut audiat vocem Dei viventis, qui de medio ignis loquitur, sicut nos audivimus, et possit vivere?

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

27. Tu magis accede et audi cuncta, quae dixerit Dominus Deus noster, et tu loqueris ad nos cuncta, quae dixerit Dominus Deus noster tibi, et nos audientes faciemus ea”.

27. Go near, and hear all that the LORD our God will say; and speak to us all that the LORD our God will speak to you; and we will hear and do it.'

28. Quod cum audisset Dominus, ait ad me: “Audivi vocem verborum populi huius, quae locuti sunt tibi: bene omnia sunt locuti.

28. "And the LORD heard your words, when you spoke to me; and the LORD said to me, `I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you; they have rightly said all that they have spoken.

29. Quis det talem eos habere mentem, ut timeant me et custodiant universa mandata mea in omni tempore, ut bene sit eis et filiis eorum in sempiternum?

29. Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their children for ever!

30. Vade et dic eis: Revertimini in tentoria vestra.

30. Go and say to them, "Return to your tents."

31. Tu vero, hic sta mecum, et loquar tibi omnia mandata et praecepta atque iudicia, quae docebis eos, ut faciant ea in terra, quam dabo illis in possessionem”.

31. But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandment and the statutes and the ordinances which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess.'

32. Custodite igitur et facite, quae praecepit Dominus Deus vester vobis; non declinabitis neque ad dexteram neque ad sinistram,

32. You shall be careful to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

33. sed per totam viam, quam praecepit Dominus Deus vester, ambulabitis, ut vivatis, et bene sit vobis, et protelentur dies in terra possessionis vestrae.

33. You shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land which you shall possess.