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1. Then God spoke all these words:
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1. And God H430 spoke H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 words H1697 , saying H559 ,
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2. "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves.
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2. I H595 am the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , which H834 have brought thee out H3318 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , out of the house H4480 H1004 of bondage H5650 .
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3. "You must not have any other gods except me.
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3. Thou shalt have H1961 no H3808 other H312 gods H430 before H5921 H6440 me.
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4. "You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the water below the land.
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4. Thou shalt not H3808 make H6213 unto thee any graven image H6459 , or any H3605 likeness H8544 of any thing that H834 is in heaven H8064 above H4480 H4605 , or that H834 is in the earth H776 beneath H4480 H8478 , or that H834 is in the water H4325 under H4480 H8478 the earth H776 :
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5. You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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5. Thou shalt not H3808 bow down thyself H7812 to them, nor H3808 serve H5647 them: for H3588 I H595 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 am a jealous H7067 God H410 , visiting H6485 the iniquity H5771 of the fathers H1 upon H5921 the children H1121 unto H5921 the third H8029 and fourth H7256 generation of them that hate H8130 me;
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6. But I show kindness to thousands who love me and obey my commands.
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6. And showing H6213 mercy H2617 unto thousands H505 of them that love H157 me , and keep H8104 my commandments H4687 .
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7. "You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly; the Lord will punish anyone who misuses his name.
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7. Thou shalt not H3808 take H5375 H853 the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 in vain H7723 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 will not H3808 hold him guiltless H5352 H853 that H834 taketh H5375 H853 his name H8034 in vain H7723 .
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8. "Remember to keep the Sabbath holy.
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8. Remember H2142 the H853 sabbath H7676 day H3117 , to keep it holy H6942 .
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9. Work and get everything done during six days each week,
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9. Six H8337 days H3117 shalt thou labor H5647 , and do H6213 all H3605 thy work H4399 :
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10. but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your animals, or the foreigners living in your cities.
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10. But the seventh H7637 day H3117 is the sabbath H7676 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 : in it thou shalt not H3808 do H6213 any H3605 work H4399 , thou H859 , nor thy son H1121 , nor thy daughter H1323 , thy manservant H5650 , nor thy maidservant H519 , nor thy cattle H929 , nor thy stranger H1616 that H834 is within thy gates H8179 :
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11. The reason is that in six days the Lord made everything -- the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. On the seventh day he rested. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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11. For H3588 in six H8337 days H3117 the LORD H3068 made H6213 H853 heaven H8064 and earth H776 , H853 the sea H3220 , and all H3605 that H834 in them is , and rested H5117 the seventh H7637 day H3117 : wherefore H5921 H3651 the LORD H3068 blessed H1288 the H853 sabbath H7676 day H3117 , and hallowed H6942 it.
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12. "Honor your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.
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12. Honor H3513 H853 thy father H1 and thy mother H517 : that H4616 thy days H3117 may be long H748 upon H5921 the land H127 which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee.
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13. "You must not murder anyone.
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13. Thou shalt not H3808 kill H7523 .
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14. "You must not be guilty of adultery.
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14. Thou shalt not H3808 commit adultery H5003 .
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15. "You must not steal.
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15. Thou shalt not H3808 steal H1589 .
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16. "You must not tell lies about your neighbor.
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16. Thou shalt not H3808 bear H6030 false H8267 witness H5707 against thy neighbor H7453 .
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17. "You must not want to take your neighbor's house. You must not want his wife or his male or female slaves, or his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
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17. Thou shalt not H3808 covet H2530 thy neighbor H7453 's house H1004 , thou shalt not H3808 covet H2530 thy neighbor H7453 's wife H802 , nor his manservant H5650 , nor his maidservant H519 , nor his ox H7794 , nor his ass H2543 , nor any thing H3605 that H834 is thy neighbor H7453 's.
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18. When the people heard the thunder and the trumpet, and when they saw the lightning and the smoke rising from the mountain, they shook with fear and stood far away from the mountain.
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18. And all H3605 the people H5971 saw H7200 H853 the thunderings H6963 , and the lightnings H3940 , and the noise H6963 of the trumpet H7782 , and the mountain H2022 smoking H6226 : and when the people H5971 saw H7200 it , they removed H5128 , and stood H5975 afar off H4480 H7350 .
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19. Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we will die."
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19. And they said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Speak H1696 thou H859 with H5973 us , and we will hear H8085 : but let not H408 God H430 speak H1696 with H5973 us, lest H6435 we die H4191 .
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20. Then Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid, because God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so you will not sin."
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20. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , Fear H3372 not H408 : for H3588 God H430 is come H935 to H5668 prove H5254 you , and that H5668 his fear H3374 may be H1961 before H5921 your faces H6440 , that ye sin H2398 not H1115 .
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21. The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
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21. And the people H5971 stood H5975 afar off H4480 H7350 , and Moses H4872 drew near H5066 unto H413 the thick darkness H6205 where H834 H8033 God H430 was .
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22. Then the Lord told Moses to say these things to the Israelites: "You yourselves have seen that I talked with you from heaven.
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22. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Thus H3541 thou shalt say H559 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , Ye H859 have seen H7200 that H3588 I have talked H1696 with H5973 you from H4480 heaven H8064 .
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23. You must not use gold or silver to make idols for yourselves; do not worship these gods in addition to me.
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23. Ye shall not H3808 make H6213 with H854 me gods H430 of silver H3701 , neither H3808 shall ye make H6213 unto you gods H430 of gold H2091 .
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24. "Make an altar of dirt for me, and sacrifice on it your whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and your cattle. Worship me in every place that I choose, and I will come and bless you.
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24. An altar H4196 of earth H127 thou shalt make H6213 unto me , and shalt sacrifice H2076 thereon H5921 H853 thy burnt offerings H5930 , and thy peace offerings H8002 , H853 thy sheep H6629 , and thine oxen H1241 : in all H3605 places H4725 where H834 I record H2142 H853 my name H8034 I will come H935 unto H413 thee , and I will bless H1288 thee.
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25. If you use stones to make an altar for me, don't use stones that you have shaped with tools. When you use any tools on them, you make them unsuitable for use in worship.
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25. And if H518 thou wilt make H6213 me an altar H4196 of stone H68 , thou shalt not H3808 build H1129 it of hewn stone H1496 : for H3588 if thou lift up H5130 thy tool H2719 upon H5921 it , thou hast polluted H2490 it.
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26. And you must not go up to my altar on steps, or people will be able to see under your clothes."
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26. Neither H3808 shalt thou go up H5927 by steps H4609 unto H5921 mine altar H4196 , that H834 thy nakedness H6172 be not H3808 discovered H1540 thereon H5921 .
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