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 where you were servants.

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

3 “ Have no gods other than Me.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

4 “ Do not make for yourselves a god to look like anything that is in heaven above or on the earth below or in the waters 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 “ Do not worship them or work for them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I punish the children, even the great-grandchildren, for the sins of their fathers 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 I show loving-kindness to thousands of those who love Me and keep My Laws.

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

7 “ Do not use the name of the Lord your God in a false way. For the Lord will punish the one who uses His name in a false way.

“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 Day of Rest, to keep it holy.

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 S ix days you will do all your work.

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

10 B ut the seventh day is a Day of Rest to the Lord your God. You, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, your cattle, or the traveler who stays with you, must not do any work on this day.

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, the earth, the sea and all that is in them. And He rested on the seventh day. So the Lord gave honor to the Day of Rest 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, so your life may be long in the land 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 “ Do not kill other people.

“You shall not murder.

14 “ Do not do sex sins.

“You shall not commit adultery.

15 “ Do not steal.

“You shall not steal.

16 “ Do not tell a lie about your neighbor.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “ Do not have a desire for your neighbor’s house. Do not have a desire for his wife or his male servant, his female servant, or his bull 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 heard and saw the thunder and lightning, the sound of the horn, and the mountain smoking. And when the people saw it, they shook with fear and stood far away.

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 hey said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen. But do not let 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. God has come to test you, so you may have enough fear of Him to keep you from sinning.”

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 T he people stood far away, while Moses came near to the 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, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves 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 D o not make any gods other than Me. Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.

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

24 M ake an altar of earth for Me, and on it give your burnt and peace gifts in worship, your sheep and cattle. In every place where My name is to be remembered, I will come to you and bring good to 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, do not build it of cut stones. For if you use an object to cut it, it will be unclean.

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 do not go up on steps to My altar, so no part of your body may be seen without being covered.’

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