20:1 And the Lord spoke all these words,
saying:
20:2 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of bondage.
20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods beside me.
20:4 Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything,
whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth
beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.
20:5 Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord thy
God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children,
to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
20:6 and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands [of them], and on
them that keep my commandments.
20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord
thy God will not acquit him that takes his name in vain.
20:8 Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.
20:9 Six days thou shalt labour, and shalt perform all thy work.
20:10 But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; on it thou
shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy servant nor thy
maidservant, thine ox nor thine ass, nor any cattle of thine, nor the
stranger that sojourns with thee.
20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the sea
and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord
blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and
that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the Lord thy God gives to
thee.
20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife; thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox,
nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to thy neighbour.
20:18 And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the
voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and all the people feared
and stood afar off,
20:19 and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest
we die.
20:20 And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to
try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.
20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where
God was.
20:22 And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob,
and thou shalt report it to the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have
spoken to you from heaven.
20:23 Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye
shall not make to yourselves.
20:24 Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice
your whole burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and
your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to
thee and bless thee.
20:25 And if thou wilt make to me an altar of stones, thou shalt not build
them hewn [stones]; for thou hast lifted up thy tool upon them, and they are
defiled.
20:26 Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not
uncover thy nakedness upon it. |
20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
20:4 Thou 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.
20:5 Thou 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;
20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my
commandments.
20:7 Thou 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.
20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
20:9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:
20:10 But 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:
20:11 For 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.
20:12 Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the
land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor
his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
20:18 And 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.
20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but
let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20:20 And 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.
20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick
darkness where God was.
20:22 And 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.
20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto
you gods of gold.
20:24 An 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.
20:25 And 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.
20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness
be not discovered thereon. |