1 T hen God spoke all these words, saying,

God spoke all these words, saying,

2 “ I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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

3 “ You shall have no other gods before Me.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

4 “ You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image 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 Y ou shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

6 b ut showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

7 “ You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

“You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

8 “ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 S ix days you shall labor and do all your work,

You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

10 b ut the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

11 F or in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.

12 “ Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

13 “ You shall not murder.

“You shall not murder.

14 “ You shall not commit adultery.

“You shall not commit adultery.

15 “ You shall not steal.

“You shall not steal.

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

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “ You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

18 A ll the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.

All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

19 T hen they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.”

They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”

20 M oses said to the people, “ Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin.”

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”

21 S o the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

22 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

Yahweh said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

23 Y ou shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.

You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.

24 Y ou shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall 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.

You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.

25 I f you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it.

If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

26 A nd you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’

You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’