| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Then God spoke all these words, saying, | 1And God spoke all these words: |
| 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. | 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. |
| 3"You shall have no other gods before Me. | 3"You shall have no other gods before me. |
| 4"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. | 4"You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. |
| 5"You shall not worship them or 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 the fourth generations of those who hate Me, | 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, |
| 6but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. | 6but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. |
| 7"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. | 7"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. |
| 8"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. | 8"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. |
| 9"Six days you shall labor and do all your work, | 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work, |
| 10but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you 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 stays with you. | 10but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. |
| 11"For 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. | 11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. |
| 12"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. | 12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. |
| 13"You shall not murder. | 13"You shall not murder. |
| 14"You shall not commit adultery. | 14"You shall not commit adultery. |
| 15"You shall not steal. | 15"You shall not steal. |
| 16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. | 16"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. |
| 17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you 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." | 17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." |
| 18All the people perceived the thunder 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. | 18When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance |
| 19Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die." | 19and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die." |
| 20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin." | 20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning." |
| 21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. | 21The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. |
| 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. | 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites this: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: |
| 23You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | 23Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. |
| 24'You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. | 24"'Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you. |
| 25'If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. | 25If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. |
| 26'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.' | 26And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.' |
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