| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1And God spoke all these words: | 1Then God gave the people all these instructions : |
| 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. | 2“I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. |
| 3"You shall have no other gods before me. | 3“You must not have any other god but me. |
| 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. | 4“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. |
| 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, | 5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. |
| 6but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. | 6But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. |
| 7"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. | 7“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. |
| 8"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. | 8“Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. |
| 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work, | 9You have six days each week for your ordinary work, |
| 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. | 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. |
| 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. | 11For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. |
| 12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. | 12“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. |
| 13"You shall not murder. | 13“You must not murder. |
| 14"You shall not commit adultery. | 14“You must not commit adultery. |
| 15"You shall not steal. | 15“You must not steal. |
| 16"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. | 16“You must not testify falsely against 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." | 17“You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.” |
| 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 | 18When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear. |
| 19and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die." | 19And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!” |
| 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." | 20“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!” |
| 21The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. | 21As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was. Proper Use of Altars |
| 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites this: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: | 22And the LORD said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. |
| 23Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. | 23Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me. |
| 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. | 24“Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. |
| 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. | 25If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. |
| 26And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.' | 26And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness. |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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