Exodus 20

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Then God spoke al these words. He said,	1 And the Lord spoke all these words:
2 'I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.	2 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 'You shal have no other gods to rival me.	3 Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
4 'You shal not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven above or on earthbeneath or in the waters under the earth.	4 Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth.
5 'You shal not bow down to them or serve them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God and Ipunish a parent's fault in the children, the grandchildren, and the great-grandchildren among those who hate me;	5 Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:
6 but I act with faithful love towards thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.	6 And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 'You shal not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh wil not leave unpunished anyonewho misuses his name.	7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain.
8 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.	8 Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.
9 For six days you shal labour and do al your work,	9 Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God. You shal do no work that day, neither younor your son nor your daughter nor your servants, men or women, nor your animals nor the alien living with you.	10 But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is within thy gates.
11 For in six days Yahweh made the heavens, earth and sea and al that these contain, but on theseventh day he rested; that is why Yahweh has blessed the Sabbath day and made it sacred.	11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.
12 'Honour your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land that Yahweh your God isgiving you.	12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
13 'You shal not kil .	13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 'You shal not commit adultery.	14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 'You shal not steal.	15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 'You shal not give false evidence against your neighbour.	16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 'You shal not set your heart on your neighbour's house. You shal not set your heart on yourneighbour's spouse, or servant, man or woman, or ox, or donkey, or any of your neighbour's possessions.'	17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
18 Seeing the thunder pealing, the lightning flashing, the trumpet blasting and the mountain smoking,the people were al terrified and kept their distance.	18 And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking: and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,
19 'Speak to us yourself,' they said to Moses, 'and we wil obey; but do not let God speak to us, or weshall die.'	19 Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
20 Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid; God has come to test you, so that your fear of him, beingalways in your mind, may keep you from sinning.'	20 And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.
21 So the people kept their distance while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.	21 And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.
22 Yahweh said to Moses, 'Tel the Israelites this, "You have seen for yourselves how I have spoken toyou from heaven.	22 And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
23 You must not make gods of silver to rival me, nor must you make yourselves gods of gold.	23 You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.
24 "You must make me an altar of earth on which to sacrifice your burnt offerings and communionsacrifices, your sheep and cattle. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I shal come to you andbless you.	24 You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee.
25 If you make me an altar of stone, do not build it of dressed stones; for if you use a chisel on it, youwil profane it.	25 And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled.
26 You must not go up to my altar by steps, in case you expose your nakedness on them." '	26 Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.