Then God spoke
all
these
words
, saying
,
" aI am the LORD your God
, bwho
brought
you out of the land
of Egypt
, out of the house
of 1slavery
.
" aYou shall have no
other
bgods
1before
Me.
" aYou shall not make for yourself 1an idol
, or any
likeness
of what
is in heaven
above
or on the earth
beneath
or in the water
under
the earth
.
" aYou shall not worship them or serve
them; for I, the LORD
your God
, am a bjealous
God
, cvisiting
the iniquity
of the fathers
on the children
, on the third
and the fourth
generations of those who hate
Me,
but showing lovingkindness
to athousands
, to those who love
Me and keep
My commandments
.
" aYou shall not take the name
of the LORD
your God
in vain
, for the LORD
will not 1leave
him unpunished
who
takes
His name
in vain
.
"Remember athe sabbath
day
, to keep
it holy
.
" aSix days
you shall labor
and do
all
your work
,
but the seventh day
is a sabbath
of the LORD
your God
; in it ayou 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
1stays with you.
" aFor 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
.
" aHonor your father
and your mother
, that your bdays
may be prolonged
in the land
which
the LORD
your God
gives
you.
" aYou shall not murder.
" aYou shall not commit adultery
.
" aYou shall not steal.
" aYou shall not bear false
witness
against your bneighbor
.
" aYou shall not covet your neighbor's
house
; byou 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
."
aAll the people
perceived
the 1thunder
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
.
aThen they said to Moses
, "Speak
1to us yourself
and we will listen
; but let not God
speak
1to us, or
we will die
."
Moses said
to the people
, " aDo not be afraid
; for God
has come
in order
bto test
you, and in order
that cthe fear
of Him may 1remain
with you, so that you may not sin
."
So the people stood
at a distance
, while Moses
approached
athe thick
cloud
where
God
was.
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Thus
you shall say
to the sons
of Israel
, `You yourselves
have seen
that aI have spoken
1to you from heaven
.
` aYou shall not make other gods besides
Me; bgods
of silver
or gods
of gold
, you shall not make
for yourselves
.
`You shall make aan altar
of earth
for Me, and you shall sacrifice
on it your bburnt
offerings
and your cpeace
offerings
, dyour sheep
and your oxen
; in every
place
ewhere
I cause My name
to be remembered
, I will come
to you and bless
you.
`If you make
an altar
of stone
for Me, ayou shall not build
it of cut
stones
, for if you wield
your tool
on it, you will profane
it.
`And you shall not go up by steps
to My altar
, so
that ayour nakedness
will not be exposed
on it.'