|
Exodus Chapter 20
1 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods
before Me. 3 Thou shalt not make unto thee
a graven image, nor any manner of
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; 4
thou shalt not bow down unto 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; 5 and showing mercy unto the
thousandth generation of them that love Me
and keep My commandments. 6 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.
7 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it
holy. 8 Six days shalt thou labour, and do
all thy work; 9 but the seventh day is a
sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou
shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates; 10 for in six days the LORD
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all
that in them is, and rested on the seventh
day; wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it. 11 Honour
thy father and thy mother, that thy days
may be long upon the land which the LORD
thy God giveth thee. 12 Thou shalt not
murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbour. 13
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
house; thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor
his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass,
nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
14 And all the people perceived the
thunderings, and the lightnings, and the
voice of the horn, and the mountain
smoking; and when the people saw it, they
trembled, and stood afar off. 15 And they
said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and
we will hear; but let not God speak with
us, lest we die.' 16 And Moses said unto
the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to
prove you, and that His fear may be before
you, that ye sin not.' 17 And the people
stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto
the thick darkness where God was. 18 And
the LORD said unto Moses: Thus thou shalt
say unto the children of Israel: Ye
yourselves have seen that I have talked
with you from heaven. 19 Ye shall not make
with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold,
ye shall not make unto you. 20 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 every place where I cause My name
to be mentioned I will come unto thee and
bless thee. 21 And if thou make Me an
altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of
hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool
upon it, thou hast profaned it. 22 Neither
shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar,
that thy nakedness be not uncovered
thereon.
|
