1 A nd the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.

The Lord said to Moses, “Cut two pieces of stone like the first ones. And I will write on the stones the words that were on the first stones which you broke.

2 A nd be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

So be ready in the morning. Come up in the morning to Mount Sinai. And stand before Me on the top of the mountain.

3 A nd no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

No one is to come up with you. Do not let anyone be seen on the whole mountain. Even the sheep and the cattle may not eat in front of the mountain.”

4 A nd he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.

So Moses cut two pieces of stone like the first ones. Then he got up early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord told him. And he took the two pieces of stone in his hand.

5 A nd the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

The Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with Moses as he called upon the name of the Lord.

6 A nd the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Then the Lord passed by in front of him, saying, “The Lord, the Lord God, with loving-pity and loving-favor, slow to anger, filled with loving-kindness and truth,

7 k eeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

keeping loving-kindness for thousands, forgiving wrong-doing and sin. But He will not let the guilty go without being punished. He brings the sin of fathers down upon the children, even the great-grandchildren.”

8 A nd Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Moses was quick to put his face to the ground and worship.

9 A nd he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

And Moses said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in Your eyes, I pray, let the Lord go with us, even if the people are strong-willed. Forgive our wrong-doing and our sin. And take us for Your own.” The Agreement Made Alive Again

10 A nd he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Then God said, “See, I am going to make an agreement. I will do powerful works in front of all your people which have never been done on earth among any nation. All the people with whom you live will see the work of the Lord. For what I am going to do with you will fill people with fear.

11 O bserve thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

Be sure to do what I am telling you this day. See, I am going to drive out of your way the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

12 T ake heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

Take care to make no agreement with the people of the land where you are going. It would be a trap to you.

13 b ut ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

Instead you are to tear down their altars, break their objects of worship, and cut down their false gods.

14 f or thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

For you must not worship any other god. For the Lord, Whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

15 l est thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

So do not make an agreement with the people of the land. Or when they follow their desire with their gods and give gifts to their gods, they would ask you to eat of their gift used in worship.

16 a nd thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

And you would marry your sons to their daughters who follow their gods. And they would lead your sons to follow their gods also.

17 T hou shalt make thee no molten gods.

Do not make any gods for yourself.

18 T he feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

“Keep the special supper of bread without yeast. Eat bread without yeast for seven days as I told you, at the time set aside for it in the month of Abib. For you came out of Egypt in the month of Abib.

19 A ll that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

Every first-born belongs to Me, and all your male animals, the first-born from cattle and sheep.

20 B ut the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

But the life of a first-born donkey should be paid for with the blood of a lamb. If you do not pay for its life, you should break its neck. Pay for the life of all your first-born sons with the blood of a lamb. No one is to come before Me without a gift.

21 S ix days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

“Work six days, but rest on the seventh day. Rest even during plowing time and gathering time.

22 A nd thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.

Have the special supper of weeks at the first gathering of grain. Have the special supper of gathering time at the end of the year.

23 T hrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

Three times a year all your males are to come before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

24 F or I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.

For I will drive nations out of your way and give you more land. No man will desire to have your land when you go to show yourselves before the Lord your God.

25 T hou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

“Do not give the blood of My gift together with bread made with yeast. Do not leave any of the gift of the special supper of the Passover until morning.

26 T he first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

Bring the first of the first-fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God. Do not boil the meat of a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

27 A nd the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

The Lord said to Moses, “Write these words. For by these words I have made an agreement with you and with Israel.”

28 A nd he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the stones the words of the agreement, the Ten Great Laws. Moses Goes Down from Mount Sinai

29 A nd it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two stone writings in his hand. He did not know that the skin of his face was shining because of his speaking with the Lord.

30 A nd when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

When Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, they saw that the skin of his face was shining. They were afraid to come near him.

31 A nd Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.

But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the people returned to him. And Moses spoke to them.

32 A nd afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

After this all the people of Israel came near. Moses told them to do all the Lord had said to him on Mount Sinai.

33 A nd till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

When Moses had finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a piece of cloth.

34 B ut when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

But whenever Moses went before the Lord to speak with Him, he would take off the face covering until he came out. Then he would tell the people of Israel what the Lord had said for them to do.

35 A nd the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

The people of Israel saw that the skin of Moses’ face shone. So Moses would put the covering over his face again until he went in to speak with the Lord.