Exodus 20
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1And the Lord spoke all these words:
1God spoke all these words, saying,
2I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
3“You shall have no other gods before me.
4Thou 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.
4“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5Thou 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:
5you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
6And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
6and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7Thou 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.
7“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.
8Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.
8“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
9You shall labor six days, and do all your work,
10But 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.
10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;
11For 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.
11for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
12“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
13Thou shalt not kill.
13“You shall not murder.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
14“You shall not commit adultery.
15Thou shalt not steal.
15“You shall not steal.
16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17Thou 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.
17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
18And 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,
18All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.
19Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
19They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
20And 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.
20Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
21And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.
21The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.
22And 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.
22The LORD said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.
23You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
24You 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.
24You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
25And 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.
25If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.
26Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.
26You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
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