Deuteronomy 5
Living Bible
5 Moses continued speaking to the people of Israel and said, “Listen carefully now to all these laws God has given you; learn them, and be sure to obey them!
2-3 “The Lord our God made a contract with you at Mount Horeb—not with your ancestors, but with you who are here alive today. 4 He spoke with you face to face from the center of the fire, there at the mountain. 5 I stood as an intermediary between you and Jehovah, for you were afraid of the fire and did not go up to him on the mountain. He spoke to me and I passed on his laws to you. This is what he said:
6 “‘I am Jehovah your God who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
7 “‘Never worship any god but me.
8 “‘Never make idols; don’t worship images, whether of birds, animals, or fish. 9-10 You shall not bow down to any images nor worship them in any way, for I am the Lord your God. I am a jealous God, and I will bring the curse of a father’s sins upon even the third and fourth generation of the children of those who hate me; but I will show kindness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “‘You must never use my name to make a vow you don’t intend to keep.[a] I will not overlook that.
12 “‘Keep the Sabbath day holy. This is my command. 13 Work the other six days, 14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God; no work shall be done that day by you or by any of your household—your sons, daughters, servants, oxen, donkeys, or cattle; even foreigners living among you must obey this law. Everybody must rest as you do. 15 Why should you keep the Sabbath? It is because you were slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out with a great display of miracles.
16 “‘Honor your father and mother (remember, this is a commandment of the Lord your God); if you do so, you shall have a long, prosperous life in the land he is giving you.
17 “‘You must not murder.
18 “‘You must not commit adultery.
19 “‘You must not steal.
20 “‘You must not tell lies.
21 “‘You must not burn with desire for another man’s wife, nor envy him for his home, land, servants, oxen, donkeys, nor anything else he owns.’
22 “The Lord has given these laws to each one of you from the heart of the fire, surrounded by the clouds and thick darkness that engulfed Mount Sinai. Those were the only commandments he gave you at that time,[b] and he wrote them out on two stone tablets and gave them to me. 23 But when you heard the loud voice from the darkness and saw the terrible fire at the top of the mountain, all your tribal leaders came to me 24 and pleaded, ‘Today the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness; we have even heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Now we know that a man may speak to God and not die; 25 but we will surely die if he speaks to us again. This awesome fire will consume us. 26-27 What man can hear, as we have, the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire, and live? You go and listen to all that God says, then come and tell us, and we will listen and obey.’
28 “And the Lord agreed to your request and said to me, ‘I have heard what the people have said to you, and I agree. 29 Oh, that they would always have such a heart for me, wanting to obey my commandments. Then all would go well with them in the future, and with their children throughout all generations! 30 Go and tell them to return to their tents. 31 Then you come back and stand here beside me, and I will give you all my commandments, and you shall teach them to the people; and they will obey them in the land I am giving to them.’”
32 So Moses told the people, “You must obey all the commandments of the Lord your God, following his directions in every detail, going the whole way he has laid out for you; 33 only then will you live long and prosperous lives in the land you are to enter and possess.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:11 You must never use my name to make a vow you don’t intend to keep, literally, “You must not utter the name of the Lord your God to misuse it.”
- Deuteronomy 5:22 Those were the only commandments he gave you at that time, literally, “And he added no more.”
申命记 5
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
神在何烈山上與以色列人立約
5 摩西把以色列人都召了來，對他們說：“以色列人哪，我今日講給你們聽的律例和典章，你們要聽從，要學習，要謹慎遵行。 2 耶和華我們的 神在何烈山與我們立了約。 3 這約，耶和華不是與我們的列祖立的，而是與我們今日在這裡還活著的人立的。 4 耶和華在山上，從火中，面對面的與你們說話。 5 那時，我站在耶和華和你們中間，要把耶和華的話告訴你們；你們因為懼怕那火，所以沒有上到山上來，耶和華說：
重述十誡(A)
6 “‘我是耶和華你的 神，曾經把你從埃及地，從為奴之家領出來。
7 “‘除我以外，你不可有別的神。
8 “‘你不可為自己做偶像，也不可做天上、地下和地底下水中各物的形象。 9 不可跪拜它們，也不可事奉它們，因為我耶和華你們的 神是忌邪的 神；恨惡我的，我必追討他們的罪，從父親到兒子，直到三四代。 10 愛我和遵守我誡命的，我必向他們施慈愛，直到千代。
11 “‘不可妄稱耶和華你 神的名，因為妄稱耶和華的名的，耶和華必不以他為無罪。
12 “‘要遵守安息日為聖日，照著耶和華你 神吩咐你的。 13 六日要勞碌，作你一切工作。 14 但第七日是屬於耶和華你 神的安息日；這一日，你和你的兒女、僕婢、牛驢和一切牲畜，以及你城裡的寄居者，不可作任何的工，好使你的僕婢可以和你一樣享受安息。 15 你要記住：你在埃及地作過奴僕；耶和華你的 神用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂，把你從那裡領出來，因此耶和華你的 神吩咐你要守安息日。
16 “‘要孝敬父母，照著耶和華你的 神吩咐你的，使你可以得享長壽，也使你在耶和華你的 神賜給你的地上，得享福樂。
17 “‘不可殺人。
18 “‘不可姦淫。
19 “‘不可偷盜。
20 “‘不可作假證供陷害你的鄰舍。
21 “‘不可貪愛你鄰舍的妻子；不可貪圖你鄰舍的房屋、田地、僕婢、牛驢和你鄰舍的任何東西。’
人民懼怕，摩西作中保(B)
22 “這些話就是耶和華在山上，從火中、密雲中、幽暗裡，大聲對你們全體會眾所說的，並沒有加添甚麼；他把這些話寫在兩塊石版上，交給了我。 23 那時山上被火燒著，你們聽見有聲音從黑暗中發出來的時候，你們各支派的首領和你們的長老，都走到我這裡來， 24 說：‘看哪，耶和華我們的 神把他的榮耀和偉大顯給我們看，我們又聽見他從火中發出來的聲音；今日我們看見了 神與人說話，而人還能活著。 25 現在這大火快要吞滅我們了，我們為甚麼要冒死呢？如果我們再聽見耶和華我們 神的聲音，我們就必死亡。 26 因為有血肉生命的人，有誰像我們一樣，聽見永活的 神從火中說話的聲音，還能活著呢？ 27 現在求你走前去，聽聽耶和華我們的 神要說的一切話；然後你要把耶和華我們的 神對你所說的一切話，都告訴我們；我們就必聽從，也必遵行。’
28 “你們對我說話的時候，耶和華聽見了你們說話的聲音；耶和華就對我說：‘這人民對你所說的話，我都聽見了；他們所說的都很好。 29 但願他們常常存著這樣的心，敬畏我，遵守我的一切誡命，使他們和他們的子孫永享福樂。 30 你去對他們說：“你們回到自己的帳棚裡去吧。” 31 至於你，你要站在我這裡；我要把一切誡命、律例、典章，都告訴你；你要教導他們，使他們在我賜給他們作產業的地上遵行。’ 32 所以，你們要照著耶和華你們的 神吩咐你們的，謹守遵行，不可偏離左右。 33 你們要走在耶和華你們的 神吩咐你們走的路上，使你們可以活著，可以享福，並且使你在將要佔領為業的地上，可以長久居住。”
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