^{1 Ref} And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.

^{2 Ref} Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

^{3 Ref} Jehovah made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

^{4 Ref} Jehovah spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,

^{5 Ref} (I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

^{6 Ref} I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

^{7 Ref} Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

^{8 Ref} Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, `nor' any likeness `of anything' that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

^{9 Ref} thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;

^{10 Ref} and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

^{11 Ref} Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

^{12 Ref} Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.

^{13 Ref} Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

^{14 Ref} but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: `in it' thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.

^{15 Ref} And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

^{16 Ref} Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

^{17 Ref} Thou shalt not kill.

^{18 Ref} Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

^{19 Ref} Neither shalt thou steal.

^{20 Ref} Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

^{21 Ref} Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor's.

^{22 Ref} These words Jehovah spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

^{23 Ref} And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

^{24 Ref} and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth.

^{25 Ref} Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.

^{26 Ref} For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

^{27 Ref} Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

^{28 Ref} And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

^{29 Ref} Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

³⁰ Go say to them, Return ye to your tents.

^{31 Ref} But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

^{32 Ref} Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

^{33 Ref} Ye shall walk in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

^{1 Ref} And Moses sent for all Israel, and said to them, Give ear, O Israel, to the laws and the decisions which I give you today, and give attention to them so that you may keep and do them.

^{2 Ref} The Lord our God made an agreement with us in Horeb.

^{3 Ref} The Lord did not make this agreement with our fathers but with us, who are all living and present here today.

^{4 Ref} The word of the Lord came to you face to face on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire,

^{5 Ref} (I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,

^{6 Ref} I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

^{7 Ref} You are to have no other gods but me.

^{8 Ref} You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth:

^{9 Ref} You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

^{10 Ref} And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

^{11 Ref} You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.

^{12 Ref} Keep the Sabbath day as a holy day, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God.

^{13 Ref} On six days do all your work:

^{14 Ref} But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on that day do no work, you or your son or your daughter, or your man-servant or your woman-servant, or your ox or your ass or any of your cattle, or the man from a strange country who is living among you; so that your man-servant and your woman-servant may have rest as well as you.

^{15 Ref} And keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God took you out of that land by his strong hand and his stretched-out arm: for this reason the Lord has given you orders to keep the Sabbath day.

^{16 Ref} Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

^{17 Ref} Do not put anyone to death without cause.

^{18 Ref} Do not be false to the married relation.

^{19 Ref} Do not take the property of another.

^{20 Ref} Do not give false witness against your neighbour;

^{21 Ref} Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's.

^{22 Ref} These words the Lord said to all of you together on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire, out of the cloud and the dark, with a great voice: and he said no more; he put them in writing on the two stones of the law and gave them to me.

^{23 Ref} And after hearing the voice which came out of the dark while the mountain was burning with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your chiefs came to me,

^{24 Ref} And said, The Lord has let us see his glory and his power, and his voice has come to us out of the fire: today we have seen that a man may go on living even after hearing the voice of God.

^{25 Ref} Why then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.

^{26 Ref} For what man is there in all the earth, who, hearing the voice of the living God as we have, out of the heart of the fire, has been kept from death?

^{27 Ref} Do you go near: and after hearing everything which the Lord our God has to say, give us an account of all he has said to you, and we will give ear, and do it.

^{28 Ref} Then the Lord, hearing your words to me, said to me, The words which this people have said to you have come to my ears: what they have said is well said.

^{29 Ref} If only they had such a heart in them at all times, so that they might go in fear of me and keep my orders and that it might be well for them and for their children for ever!

³⁰ Now say to them, Go back to your tents.

^{31 Ref} But as for you, keep your place here by me, and I will give you all the orders and the laws and the decisions which you are to make clear to them, so that they may do them in the land which I am giving them for their heritage.

^{32 Ref} Take care, then, to do whatever the Lord your God has given you orders to do; let there be no turning away to the right hand or to the left.

^{33 Ref} Go on walking in the way ordered for you by the Lord your God, so that life may be yours and it may be well for you, and your days may be long in the land of your heritage.