Deuteronomy 5 ~ Deuteronomy 5

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1 A nd Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, `Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears to-day, and ye have learned them, and have observed to do them.

And Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances that I speak in your ears this day, and learn them, and keep them to do them.

2 J ehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb;

Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

3 n ot with our fathers hath Jehovah made this covenant, but with us; we -- these -- here to-day -- all of us alive.

Not with our fathers did Jehovah make this covenant, but with us, us, those here alive all of us this day.

4 F ace to face hath Jehovah spoken with you, in the mount, out of the midst of the fire;

Face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire Jehovah spoke with you

5 I am standing between Jehovah and you, at that time, to declare to you the word of Jehovah, for ye have been afraid from the presence of the fire, and ye have not gone up into the mount; saying:

(I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to declare to you the word of Jehovah; for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up to the mountain), saying,

6 ` I Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.

I am Jehovah thy God who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

7 ` Thou hast no other gods in My presence.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

8 ` Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which in the heavens above, and which in the earth beneath, and which in the waters under the earth;

Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

9 t hou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third, and on a fourth, to those hating Me;

thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, and upon the third and upon the fourth of them that hate me,

10 a nd doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.

and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

11 ` Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.

Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.

12 ` Observe the day of the sabbath -- to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

Keep the sabbath day to hallow it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee.

13 s ix days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

14 a nd the seventh day a sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy sojourner who within thy gates; so that thy man-servant, and thy handmaid doth rest like thyself;

but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy bondman, nor thy handmaid, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner that is within thy gates; that thy bondman and thy handmaid may rest as well as thou.

15 a nd thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God is bringing thee out thence by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm; therefore hath Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the day of the sabbath.

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence with a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm; therefore Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee to observe the sabbath day.

16 ` Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may be well with thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

17 ` Thou dost not murder.

Thou shalt not kill.

18 ` Thou dost not commit adultery.

Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

19 ` Thou dost not steal.

Neither shalt thou steal.

20 ` Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour -- a false testimony.

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

21 ` Thou dost not desire thy neighbour's wife; nor dost thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, and his man-servant, and his handmaid, his ox, and his ass, and anything which thy neighbour's.

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

22 ` These words hath Jehovah spoken unto all your assembly, in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness -- a great voice; and He hath not added, and He writeth them on two tables of stone, and giveth them unto me.

These words Jehovah spoke to all your congregation on the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the obscurity, with a great voice, and he added no more; and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me.

23 ` And it cometh to pass as ye hear the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and of the mountain burning with fire, that ye come near unto me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders,

And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, and the mountain burned with fire, that ye came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

24 a nd say, Lo, Jehovah our God hath shewed us His honour, and His greatness; and His voice we have heard out of the midst of the fire; this day we have seen that God doth speak with man -- and he hath lived.

and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God has shewn us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God talks with man, and he lives.

25 ` And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire -- if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more -- then we have died.

And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.

26 F or who of all flesh he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us -- and doth live?

For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we, and has lived?

27 D raw near thou, and hear all that which Jehovah our God saith, and thou, thou dost speak unto us all that which Jehovah our God speaketh unto thee, and we have hearkened, and done it.

Come thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God will say; and speak thou to us all that Jehovah our God will speak to thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

28 ` And Jehovah heareth the voice of your words, in your speaking unto me, and Jehovah saith unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken unto thee; they have done well all that they have spoken.

And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke to me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people that have spoken to thee: they have well spoken all that they have spoken.

29 O that their heart had been thus to them, to fear Me, and to keep My commands all the days, that it may be well with them, and with their sons -- to the age!

Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments continually, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever!

30 ` Go, say to them, Turn back for yourselves, to your tents;

Go, say unto them, Get you into your tents again.

31 a nd thou here stand thou with Me, and let Me speak unto thee all the command, and the statutes, and the judgments which thou dost teach them, and they have done in the land which I am giving to them to possess it.

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

32 ` And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside -- right or left;

Take heed then to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: turn not aside to the right hand or to the left.

33 i n all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you ye walk, so that ye live, and well with you, and ye have prolonged days in the land which ye possess.

In all the way that Jehovah your God hath commanded you shall ye walk, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.