1 A nd God spake all these words, saying,

Then God spoke all these words:

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

I am the Lord your God, Who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 T hou shalt have no other gods before me.

You shall have no other gods before or besides Me.

4 T hou 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.

You shall not make yourself any graven image or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

5 T hou 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;

You shall not bow down yourself 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,

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

But showing mercy and steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 T hou 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.

You shall not use or repeat the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

8 R emember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (withdrawn from common employment and dedicated to God).

9 S ix days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10 B ut 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:

But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, your daughter, your manservant, your maidservant, your domestic animals, or the sojourner within your gates.

11 F or 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.

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

12 H onour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land the Lord your God gives you.

13 T hou shalt not kill.

You shall not commit murder.

14 T hou shalt not commit adultery.

You shall not commit adultery.

15 T hou shalt not steal.

You shall not steal.

16 T hou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

You shall not witness falsely against your neighbor.

17 T hou 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.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.

18 A nd 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.

Now all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the noise of the trumpet and the smoking mountain, and as looked they trembled with fear and fell back and stood afar off.

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

And they said to Moses, You speak to us and we will listen, but let not God speak to us, lest we die.

20 A nd 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.

And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God has come to prove you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin.

21 A nd the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

And the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

22 A nd 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.

And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shall you say to the Israelites, You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven.

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

You shall not make with Me; gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.

24 A n 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.

An altar of earth you shall make to Me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name and cause it to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.

25 A nd 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.

And if you will make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone, for if you lift up a tool upon it you have polluted it.

26 N either shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

Neither shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness be not exposed upon it.