Deuteronomy 5
Complete Jewish Bible
5 (A: iv, S: iii) Then Moshe called to all Isra’el and said to them, “Listen, Isra’el, to the laws and rulings which I am announcing in your hearing today, so that you will learn them and take care to obey them. 2 Adonai our God made a covenant with us at Horev. 3 Adonai did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us — with us, who are all of us here alive today. 4 Adonai spoke with you face to face from the fire on the mountain. 5 At that time I stood between Adonai and you in order to tell you what Adonai was saying; because, on account of the fire, you were afraid and wouldn’t go up onto the mountain. He said,
א 6 “‘I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.
ב 7 “‘You are to have no other gods before me. 8 You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline — 9 you are not to bow down to them or serve them; for I, Adonai your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents, also the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but displaying grace to the thousandth generation of those who love me and obey my mitzvot.
ג 11 “‘You are not to misuse the name of Adonai your God, because Adonai will not leave unpunished someone who misuses his name.
ד 12 “‘Observe the day of Shabbat, to set it apart as holy, as Adonai your God ordered you to do. 13 You have six days to labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Shabbat for Adonai your God. On it you are not to do any kind of work — not you, your son or your daughter, not your male or female slave, not your ox, your donkey or any of your other livestock, and not the foreigner staying with you inside the gates to your property — so that your male and female servants can rest just as you do. 15 You are to remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Adonai your God brought you out from there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore Adonai your God has ordered you to keep the day of Shabbat.
ה 16 “‘Honor your father and mother, as Adonai your God ordered you to do, so that you will live long and have things go well with you in the land Adonai your God is giving you.
ו 17 “‘Do not murder.
ז (18) “‘Do not commit adultery.
ח (19) “‘Do not steal.
ט (20) “‘Do not give false evidence against your neighbor.
י 18 (21) “‘Do not covet your neighbor’s wife; do not covet your neighbor’s house, his field, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’
(A: v, S: iv) 19 (22) “These words Adonai spoke to your entire gathering at the mountain from fire, cloud and thick mist, in a loud voice; then it ceased. But he wrote them on two stone tablets, which he gave to me. 20 (23) When you heard the voice coming out of the darkness, as the mountain blazed with fire, you came to me, all the heads of your tribes and your leaders, 21 (24) and said, ‘Here, Adonai our God has shown us his glory and his greatness! We have heard his voice coming from the fire, and we have seen today that God does speak with human beings, and they stay alive. 22 (25) But why should we keep risking death? This great fire will consume us! If we hear the voice of Adonai our God any more, we will die! 23 (26) For who is there of all humanity that has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and stayed alive? 24 (27) You, go near; and hear everything Adonai our God says. Then you will tell us everything Adonai our God says to you; and we will listen to it and do it.’
25 (28) “Adonai heard what you were saying when you spoke to me, and Adonai said to me, ‘I have heard what this people has said when speaking to you, and everything they have said is good. 26 (29) Oh, how I wish their hearts would stay like this always, that they would fear me and obey all my mitzvot; so that it would go well with them and their children forever. 27 (30) Go, tell them to return to their tents. 28 (31) But you, stand here by me; and I will tell you all the mitzvot, laws and rulings which you are to teach them, so that they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.’
29 (32) “Therefore you are to be careful to do as Adonai your God has ordered you; you are not to deviate either to the right or the left. 30 (33) You are to follow the entire way which Adonai your God has ordered you; so that you will live, things will go well with you, and you will live long in the land you are about to possess.
5 Mosebog 5
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5 Moses kaldte hele Israels folk sammen og sagde til dem: „Lyt nu omhyggeligt til de love, Gud har givet jer, så I lærer dem og adlyder dem.
2 Ved Horebs bjerg sluttede Herren, vores Gud, en pagt, 3 ikke kun med vores fædre, men med alle os, som lever i dag. 4 I hørte selv Herren tale til jer fra ilden på bjerget. 5 Ved den lejlighed var det mig, der var mellemmand mellem Herren og jer, så jeg kunne videredegive hans ord til jer. I var jo bange for ilden, og det var ikke jer, der gik op på bjerget. Han sagde:
6 ‚Jeg er Herren, jeres Gud, som reddede jer fra slaveriet i Egypten.
7 Du må ikke tilbede andre end mig.
8 Du må ikke lave afgudsbilleder af nogen art ud fra det, du ser i himmelrummet, på landjorden eller i havet. 9 Du må ikke bøje dig for et afgudsbillede eller tilbede det, for jeg er Herren, din Gud, og jeg vil ikke dele din hengivenhed med nogen anden gud. Jeg undlader ikke at straffe dem, der hader mig, så det kan mærkes indtil tredje eller fjerde slægtled. 10 Men jeg er også den, der er trofast gennem tusind generationer. Jeg gør godt mod dem, der elsker mig og holder mine befalinger.
11 Du må ikke misbruge Herren, din Guds, navn. Jeg straffer den, der misbruger mit navn.
12 Du skal holde hviledagen hellig, sådan som Herren, din Gud, har befalet. 13 Du har seks dage om ugen til at udføre dit arbejde og dine daglige gøremål, 14 men den syvende dag er en hviledag, som er indviet til Herren, din Gud. Den dag må du ikke udføre nogen form for arbejde. Det gælder også dine sønner, dine døtre, dine slaver, dine okser, æsler og andre husdyr, og eventuelle fremmede, som bor hos dig. På den dag skal dine slaver have mulighed for at hvile ud ligesom dig. 15 Husk på, at dine forfædre var slaver i Egypten, indtil jeg greb ind og førte dem ud med magt og vælde. Derfor befaler jeg, at du holder hviledagen hellig.
16 Du skal ære din far og din mor, sådan som Herren, din Gud, har befalet dig, så du kan få et langt og godt liv i det land, jeg vil give dig.
17 Du må ikke begå drab.
18 Du må ikke bryde ægteskabet.
19 Du må ikke stjæle.
20 Du må ikke anklage nogen på falsk grundlag.
21 Du må ikke begære andre menneskers ægtefælle, hus, ejendom, slaver, husdyr eller andet, der tilhører dem.’
22 Herren gav de her befalinger til hele folket, da han talte til dem fra ilden på bjerget, som var omgivet af mørke og sorte skyer. Det var de eneste bud, han dengang gav folket, og han skrev dem på to stentavler og gav tavlerne til mig. 23 Men da de hørte hans stemme og så ilden på bjergets top, kom deres ledere 24 og bønfaldt mig: ‚I dag har Herren, vores Gud, vist os sin herlighed og storhed, så vi endog med egne ører har hørt hans stemme fra ilden, og vi har erfaret, at det er muligt at høre Guds røst, uden at man dør af det. 25 Men vi er bange for, at den vældige ild vil fortære os, hvis Herren bliver ved med at tale til os på den måde. 26 Trods alt er det aldrig tidligere sket, at nogen overlevede at komme så tæt på den levende Gud. 27 Derfor skal du, Moses, fremover tale med Gud alene og bagefter fortælle os, hvad han sagde, så vi kan handle derefter.’
28 Herren hørte jeres bøn og sagde til mig: ‚Jeg har hørt, hvad folket har sagt, og det er rigtigt af dem at være forsigtige. 29 Gid de må bevare denne ærefrygt for mig, så de altid af hjertet ønsker at adlyde mine befalinger. Da vil det gå dem og deres efterkommere godt i al fremtid. 30 Gå nu ned og sig til dem, at de skal vende hjem til deres telte. 31 Når du kommer tilbage til mig, vil jeg give dig de love, du skal lære dem, for at de kan overholde dem i det land, jeg giver dem.’ ”
32 Derpå sagde Moses til folket, som nu opholdt sig på Moabs sletter: „I skal følge Herren, jeres Guds, befalinger til punkt og prikke og ikke på nogen måde gå på kompromis med dem. 33 Gør I det, vil I få et langt og godt liv i det land, I snart skal ind og tage i besiddelse.
Deuteronomy 5
New King James Version
The Ten Commandments Reviewed(A)
5 And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. 2 (B)The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The Lord (C)did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. 4 (D)The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. 5 (E)I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for (F)you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:
6 (G)‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage.
7 (H)‘You shall have no other gods [b]before Me.
8 (I)‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—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 you shall not (J)bow[c] down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, [d]visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10 (K)but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and [e]keep My commandments.
11 (L)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him [f]guiltless who takes His name in vain.
12 (M)‘Observe the Sabbath day, to [g]keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 (N)Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the (O)Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 (P)And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there (Q)by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 (R)‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, (S)that your days may be long, and that it may be well with (T)you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
17 (U)‘You shall not murder.
18 (V)‘You shall not commit adultery.
19 (W)‘You shall not steal.
20 (X)‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 (Y)‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’
22 “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And (Z)He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
The People Afraid of God’s Presence(AA)
23 (AB)“So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders. 24 And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and (AC)we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he (AD)still lives. 25 Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; (AE)if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. 26 (AF)For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27 You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and (AG)tell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.’
28 “Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. (AH)They are right in all that they have spoken. 29 (AI)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and (AJ)always keep all My commandments, (AK)that it might be well with them and with their children forever! 30 Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.” 31 But as for you, stand here by Me, (AL)and I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.’
32 “Therefore you shall [h]be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; (AM)you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 You shall walk in (AN)all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live (AO)and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:6 slavery
- Deuteronomy 5:7 besides
- Deuteronomy 5:9 worship them
- Deuteronomy 5:9 punishing
- Deuteronomy 5:10 observe
- Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent
- Deuteronomy 5:12 sanctify it
- Deuteronomy 5:32 observe
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