Exodus 20

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Then God spoke al these words. He said,	1 Then God delivered all these commandments:
2 'I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.	2 "I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
3 'You shal have no other gods to rival me.	3 You shall not have other gods besides 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 You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath 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 you shall not bow down before them or worship them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers' wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation;
6 but I act with faithful love towards thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.	6 but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation, on the children of those who 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 "You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain.
8 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.	8 "Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
9 For six days you shal labour and do al your work,	9 Six days you may labor and do all your work,
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 the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God. No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien who lives with you.
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 In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
12 'Honour your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land that Yahweh your God isgiving you.	12 "Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you.
13 'You shal not kil .	13 "You shall not kill.
14 'You shal not commit adultery.	14 "You shall not commit adultery.
15 'You shal not steal.	15 "You shall not steal.
16 'You shal not give false evidence against your neighbour.	16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs to him."
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 When the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the mountain smoking, they all feared and trembled. So they took up a position much farther away
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 and said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we shall 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 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid, for God has come to you only to test you and put his fear upon you, lest you should sin."
21 So the people kept their distance while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.	21 Still the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the cloud where God was.
22 Yahweh said to Moses, 'Tel the Israelites this, "You have seen for yourselves how I have spoken toyou from heaven.	22 The LORD told Moses, "Thus shall you speak to the Israelites: You have seen for yourselves 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 Do not make anything to rank with me; neither gods of silver nor gods of gold shall you make for yourselves.
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 "An altar of earth you shall make for me, and upon it you shall sacrifice your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In whatever place I choose for the remembrance of my name I will come to you and bless you.
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 If you make an altar of stone for me, do not build it of cut stone, for by putting a tool to it you desecrate it.
26 You must not go up to my altar by steps, in case you expose your nakedness on them." '	26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, on which you must not be indecently uncovered.