1 Then 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 slaves.
3 You shall have no other gods before me.
4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image, nor any likeness of anything in the heavens above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, who brings the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but who shows steadfast love to thousands 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 unpunished anyone who takes his name in vain.
8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but 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 your daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor the sojourner who lives within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything in them, and he rested on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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.
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
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, nor his male or female servant, nor his ox or his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor."
18 All the people were witnessing the thunderclaps and the lightning, the sound of the ram's horn and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.
19 They said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die."
20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to put you to the test, so that the fear of him may be before you and keep you from sinning."
21 The people stayed at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 The LORD said to Moses, "This is what you are to say to the children of Israel: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken with you from the heavens.
23 You shall not make anything to set beside me: gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.
24 Make for me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25 If you make me an altar of stones, do not build it of cut stones, for if you use your tool on it, you will profane it.
26 And you shall not go up to my altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.'