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Os dez mandamentos

(Êx 20.1-17)

Moisés continuou a falar ao povo de Israel e disse-lhes: Ouçam agora cuidadosamente todas estas leis que Deus vos deu. Retenham-nas e nunca deixem de as cumprir! O Senhor, nosso Deus, fez uma aliança connosco no monte Horebe. Reparem bem que não foi com os vossos pais que essa aliança foi estabelecida, mas connosco, os que estamos vivos agora. Falou convosco face a face no meio do fogo lá na montanha. Eu fui intermediário entre vocês e o Senhor, para vos anunciar a palavra do Senhor, porque vocês estavam aterrorizados com todo aquele braseiro e não subiram o monte. Foi isto o que ele disse:

“Eu sou o Senhor, o teu Deus, que te libertou da escravidão do Egito.

Não prestes culto a outros deuses senão a mim.

Não faças imagens nem esculturas de ídolos: seja do que for que viva no céu, na Terra ou nos mares. Não te inclines perante elas, nem lhes prestes adoração. Porque eu sou o Senhor, teu Deus. Não admito partilhar o culto com outros deuses e castigo a maldade dos que me desprezam, até à terceira e quarta geração. 10 Mas dispenso o meu amor sobre milhares dos que me amam e me obedecem.

11 Não faças uso do nome do Senhor, teu Deus, de uma forma irreverente. Não escaparás ao castigo se o fizeres.

12 Respeita o dia de sábado como um dia santo, conforme o Senhor, teu Deus, te ordenou. 13 Durante seis dias trabalharás, e neles realizarás toda a tua obra. 14 Mas o sétimo dia é o sábado do Senhor teu Deus. Nesse dia não farás qualquer trabalho; nem os teus filhos, nem os teus servos, nem o teu boi ou burro ou qualquer dos teus animais, nem os estrangeiros que vivem contigo, para que os teus servos repousem como tu. 15 Não te esqueças que foste escravo no Egito, donde o Senhor, teu Deus, te tirou com o seu poderoso e forte braço. E assim te ordenou que guardasses o sábado.

16 Honra o teu pai e a tua mãe, como o Senhor, teu Deus, te ordenou, para que tenhas uma longa vida na terra que o Senhor, teu Deus, te dá e tudo te vá bem.

17 Não mates.

18 Não adulteres.

19 Não roubes.

20 Não profiras uma falsa acusação contra outra pessoa.

21 Não cobices a mulher do teu próximo. Não cobices a casa do teu próximo, nem o seu campo, nem o seu servo ou a serva, o gado e os animais de carga, ou qualquer outra coisa que lhe pertença.”

O povo teme ouvir a voz de Deus

(Êx 20.18-21; Dt 18.15-16)

22 São estas as palavras que vos dirigiu o Senhor desde o interior do fogo, com grande voz, rodeado pelas nuvens e pela espessa escuridão que envolvia o Sinai. Foram estes os únicos mandamentos que vos deu nessa altura; escreveu-os em duas placas de pedra que me entregou.

23 Contudo, quando ouviram a forte voz vinda da escuridão, e viram todo aquele terrível fogo ardendo no cimo da montanha, todos os chefes das vossas tribos e os vossos anciãos se chegaram junto a mim, 24 rogando: “Hoje vimos a glória e a grandeza do Senhor, nosso Deus, e ouvimos a sua voz saindo do meio do fogo. Sabemos agora que Deus pode falar ao homem, sem que este tenha de morrer. 25 Contudo, morreremos certamente se voltar a falar connosco, porque este fogo tremendo acabará por nos consumir. 26 Qual é o ser humano que pode ouvir, como nós ouvimos, a voz do próprio Deus vivo, falando-nos do interior das labaredas e continuar com a viver? 27 Vai tu, escuta tudo o que o Senhor, nosso Deus, te disser e vem depois comunicá-lo a nós. Prestaremos atenção e obedeceremos a tudo.”

28 O Senhor aceitou o vosso requerimento e disse-me: “Ouvi o que o povo te disse e estou de acordo. 29 Quem dera tivessem sempre um coração inclinado para mim, desejoso de obedecer aos meus mandamentos! Tudo iria bem para eles no futuro, e para os seus descendentes, por todas as gerações vindouras!

30 Vai então e diz-lhes que voltem para as tendas. 31 Tu, porém, ficarás junto de mim, enquanto te der todos os meus mandamentos, os quais ensinarás ao povo, para que os cumpram na terra que lhes der.”

32 Por isso, deverão obedecer a todos os mandamentos do Senhor, vosso Deus, seguindo as suas diretivas em cada detalhe; 33 seguindo decididamente no caminho que vos traça, sem se desviarem nem para um lado nem para o outro. Só assim terão uma vida longa e próspera na terra que vão possuir.

The Ten Commandments(A)

Moses summoned all Israel and said:

Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws(B) I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. The Lord our God made a covenant(C) with us at Horeb.(D) It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant, but with us,(E) with all of us who are alive here today.(F) The Lord spoke(G) to you face to face(H) out of the fire(I) on the mountain. (At that time I stood between(J) the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid(K) of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt,(L) out of the land of slavery.(M)

“You shall have no other gods before[b] me.

“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.(N) You 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(O) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(P) 10 but showing love to a thousand(Q) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.(R)

11 “You shall not misuse the name(S) of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(T)

12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,(U) as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day(V) 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,(W) nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.(X) 15 Remember that you were slaves(Y) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand(Z) and an outstretched arm.(AA) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

16 “Honor your father(AB) and your mother,(AC) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long(AD) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

17 “You shall not murder.(AE)

18 “You shall not commit adultery.(AF)

19 “You shall not steal.(AG)

20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.(AH)

21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(AI)

22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness;(AJ) and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets(AK) and gave them to me.

23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders(AL) came to me. 24 And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us(AM) his glory and his majesty,(AN) and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.(AO) 25 But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.(AP) 26 For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?(AQ) 27 Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says.(AR) Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you. We will listen and obey.”(AS)

28 The Lord heard you when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, “I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good.(AT) 29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me(AU) and keep all my commands(AV) always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!(AW)

30 “Go, tell them to return to their tents. 31 But you stay here(AX) with me so that I may give you all the commands, decrees and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.”

32 So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you;(AY) do not turn aside to the right or to the left.(AZ) 33 Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you,(BA) so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days(BB) in the land that you will possess.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:3 Or not only with our parents
  2. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides

The Ten Commandments

And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them. (A)The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. (B)Not with our fathers did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. The Lord spoke with you (C)face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire, (D)while I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord. For (E)you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said:

(F)“‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“‘You shall have no other gods before[a] me.

“‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to (G)thousands[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but (H)the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, (I)that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (J)You shall remember that you were a slave[c] in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (K)with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, (L)that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

17 (M)“‘You shall not murder.[d]

18 (N)“‘And you shall not commit adultery.

19 “‘And you shall not steal.

20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

21 “‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’

22 “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly (O)at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And (P)he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. 23 And (Q)as soon as you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders. 24 And you said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and (R)greatness, and (S)we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man (T)still live. 25 Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. (U)If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die. 26 (V)For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have, and has still lived? 27 Go near and hear all that the Lord our God will say, and (W)speak to us all that the Lord our God will speak to you, and we will hear and do it.’

28 “And the Lord heard your words, when you spoke to me. And the Lord said to me, ‘I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. (X)They are right in all that they have spoken. 29 (Y)Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, (Z)that it might go well with them and with their descendants[e] forever! 30 Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.” 31 But you, stand here by me, and (AA)I will tell you the whole commandment and the statutes and the rules that you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land that I am giving them to possess.’ 32 You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. (AB)You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 (AC)You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and (AD)that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
  2. Deuteronomy 5:10 Or to the thousandth generation
  3. Deuteronomy 5:15 Or servant
  4. Deuteronomy 5:17 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
  5. Deuteronomy 5:29 Or sons