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God's 10 special commands

Moses called all the Israelites to come together. He said to them:

Listen, Israelites, to the rules and commands that I am teaching to you today. Learn them. Be careful to obey them. The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Sinai. He did not make this agreement with our ancestors. He made it with all of us who are alive here today. The Lord spoke clearly to you from the middle of the fire on the mountain. (At that time, I stood between the Lord and you. I repeated the Lord's message to you. You were afraid of the fire, so you did not go up the mountain.)

God said this:

‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt, the country where you were slaves.

You must not have any other gods except me.

You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea. You must not bend down your head to any idol or worship it. I am the Lord your God and I want you to belong to me alone. I will punish children because of the bad things that their fathers have done. I will also punish their grandchildren and their children too. That is how I will punish everyone who hates me. 10 But I will truly love all those who love me. They are the people who obey my laws. I will continue to love them and their families for ever.

11 You must not speak the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. The Lord will punish anyone who speaks his name in a wrong way.

12 Always make the Sabbath day a special day for God, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 You have six days every week to do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a Sabbath day. It is special for the Lord your God. You must not do any work on that day. Your son and your daughter must not work on that day. Your servants, male or female, must not work on that day. Your ox or your donkey or any of your animals must not work on that day, nor any foreign person who lives among you. Then your servants can rest in the same way as you rest. 15 You must remember that you were slaves in Egypt. But I, the Lord your God, brought you out by my powerful authority. So the Lord your God has told you to make the Sabbath day a special day.

16 Always respect your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you. And you will be happy.

17 You must not murder anyone.

18 You must not have sex with another person's wife or husband.

19 You must not take another person's things for yourself.

20 You must not say false things against your neighbour.

21 You must not want to take your neighbour's wife for yourself. You must not want his house or his land, or his servants, male or female. You must not want his ox or his donkey or anything else that belongs to your neighbour.’

22 These are the commands that the Lord spoke to you. You were all there together at the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the middle of a great fire. There was a cloud and it was very dark. He gave only those commands. Then he wrote them on two flat stones and he gave them to me.

23 The mountain was burning with fire and you heard God's voice speak from the darkness. Then the leaders and older men of your tribes came to speak to me. 24 They said, ‘The Lord our God has shown us how great and how powerful he is. We have heard his voice from the middle of the fire. We have learned this: People can continue to live, even after God has spoken to them. 25 But now we think that this great fire will kill us. We do not want to die! If we continue to hear the voice of the Lord our God, we will surely die. 26 The God who lives for ever has spoken to us from the middle of the fire. Has anyone ever heard him speak like that and then continued to live? 27 We ask you to go near to the Lord our God. Listen to everything that he says. Then you should tell us what he says to you. We will listen carefully and we will obey him.’

28 The Lord heard what you said to me. He said to me, ‘I have heard what these people have said to you. What they said is right. 29 I really want them to respect me with fear. I want them to obey my commands in the future! If they do that, everything will be well for them and for their descendants for ever. 30 Now tell them to return to their tents. 31 But you should stay here with me. I will tell you all the commands, rules and laws that you must teach to the people. Then they can obey them in the land that I will give them to live in.’

32 So you must be careful to do everything that the Lord your God has commanded you to do. You must not refuse to obey any of his laws. 33 Live in the way that he has commanded you. If you do that, you will be happy in the land where you are going. You will live for a long time in the land that will be your home.

Ang Napulo ka Sugo(A)

Ginpatipon ni Moises ang tanan nga Israelinhon kag ginsilingan, “Mga Israelinhon, pamatii ninyo ang mga sugo kag mga pagsulundan nga ginahatag ko sa inyo subong. Tun-i ninyo ini kag sundon gid. Ang Ginoo nga aton Dios naghimo sang kasugtanan sa aton sa Bukid sang Sinai.[a] Wala niya ini ginhimo sa aton mga katigulangan kundi sa aton tanan nga buhi subong. Didto sa bukid naghambal ang Ginoo sa inyo halin sa kalayo nga daw sa nagaatubangay lang kamo. Nagatindog ako sa tunga ninyo kag sang Ginoo sadto nga tion sa paghambal sa inyo sang mensahi sang Ginoo, kay nahadlok kamo sa kalayo kag indi kamo magsaka sa bukid. Nagsiling ang Ginoo,

“ ‘Ako ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios nga nagpaguwa sa inyo sa Egipto nga sa diin kamo gin-ulipon.

“ ‘Indi kamo magsimba sa iban nga dios magluwas sa akon.

“ ‘Indi kamo maghimo sang mga dios-dios sa dagway sang bisan ano nga ara sa langit ukon sa duta ukon sa tubig. Indi gid ninyo ini pag-alagaron kag simbahon, kay ako, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios, indi gid gusto nga may ginasimba kamo nga iban. Ginasilutan ko ang mga nakasala sa akon pati ang ila mga kaliwat hasta sa ikatatlo kag ikaapat nga henerasyon nga nagasikway sa akon. 10 Pero ginapakita ko ang akon kaayo sa madamo gid nga mga henerasyon nga nagahigugma sa akon kag nagatuman sang akon mga sugo.

11 “ ‘Indi ninyo paggamita ang akon ngalan sa wala sing pulos kay ako, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios, magasilot sa kay bisan sin-o nga maggamit sang akon ngalan sa wala sing pulos.

12 “ ‘Tumana ninyo ang akon mga ginapahimo sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, kag himua ninyo ini nga pinasahi nga adlaw para sa akon, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios, suno sa ginmando ko sa inyo. 13 Mag-obra kamo sa sulod sang anom ka adlaw, 14 pero ang ikapito nga adlaw amo ang Adlaw nga Inugpahuway nga inyo painon para sa akon, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios. Indi kamo mag-obra sa sina nga adlaw pati ang inyo mga anak, mga ulipon, mga baka, mga asno, kag iban pa ninyo nga kasapatan, kag ang mga indi Israelinhon nga nagaestar sa inyo mga banwa. Sa sini nga paagi makapahuway man ang inyo mga ulipon pareho sa inyo. 15 Dumduma ninyo nga mga ulipon man kamo sadto sa Egipto, kag ako, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios, nagpaguwa sa inyo didto paagi sa akon puwerte nga gahom. Gani ako, ang Ginoo nga inyo Dios, nagmando sa inyo nga tumanon ninyo ang akon mga ginapahimo sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway.

16 “ ‘Tahura ang inyo amay kag iloy, suno sa ginmando ko sa inyo, agod magkabuhi kamo sing malawig kag mangin maayo ang inyo kahimtangan sa duta nga ginahatag ko sa inyo.

17 “ ‘Indi kamo magpatay.

18 “ ‘Indi kamo magpanginbabayi ukon magpanginlalaki.

19 “ ‘Indi kamo magpangawat.

20 “ ‘Indi kamo magsaksi sing butig kontra sa inyo isigkatawo.

21 “ ‘Indi kamo magkaibog sa asawa sang inyo isigkatawo, ukon sa iya balay, duta, mga ulipon, mga baka ukon asno, ukon sa bisan ano nga ara sa iya.’

22 “Amo ina ang mga sugo sang Ginoo sa inyo tanan nga nagtipon didto sa bukid. Sang naghambal siya sa makusog nga tingog halin sa tunga sang kalayo nga napalibutan sang madamol nga panganod, ginhatag niya ini nga mga sugo kag wala na siya sang iban pa nga ginhambal. Ginsulat niya ini sa duha ka malapad nga bato kag ginhatag sa akon.

23 “Sang nabatian ninyo ang tingog halin sa kadudulman samtang nagadabadaba ang bukid, nagpalapit sa akon ang tanan nga pangulo sang inyo mga tribo kag ang inyo mga manugdumala, 24 kag nagsiling sila, ‘Ginpakita sa aton sang Ginoo nga aton Dios ang iya gamhanan nga presensya kag kadungganan, kag nabatian naton ang iya tingog halin sa kalayo. Nakita naton subong nga adlaw nga puwede mabuhi ang tawo bisan naghambal ang Dios sa iya. 25 Pero indi namon pag-ibutang sa peligro ang amon kabuhi. Kay kon mabatian namon liwat ang tingog sang Ginoo nga aton Dios, sigurado nga lamunon gid kami sang gamhanan nga kalayo. 26 May ara bala sang tawo nga nabuhi pa pagkatapos nga nabatian niya ang tingog sang buhi nga Dios halin sa kalayo pareho sa aton nabatian? 27 Ikaw na lang ang magpalapit sa Ginoo nga aton Dios, kag pamatii ang tanan nga isiling niya. Dayon isugid mo na lang sa amon ang tanan nga ginsiling niya, kay pamatian namon ini kag tumanon.’

28 “Nabatian sang Ginoo ang inyo ginsiling sang nagpakighambal kamo sa akon, kag nagsiling siya sa akon, ‘Nabatian ko kon ano ang ginsiling sang sini nga mga tawo sa imo, kag maayo ang tanan nila nga ginsiling. 29 Kabay pa nga magtahod sila permi sa akon kag magtuman sa akon mga sugo agod mangin maayo ang kahimtangan nila kag sang ila mga kaliwat hasta san-o. 30 Lakat kag hambala sila nga magbalik sila sa ila mga tolda. 31 Pero magpabilin ka diri sa akon agod ihatag ko sa imo ang tanan nga sugo kag pagsulundan nga itudlo mo sa ila nga ila sundon didto sa duta nga ginahatag ko sa ila nga ila panag-iyahan.’

32 “Gani tumana gid ninyo sing maayo ang ginmando sang Ginoo nga inyo Dios sa inyo. Indi ninyo paglapasa ang bisan isa sa iya mga sugo. 33 Magkabuhi kamo suno sa ginsugo sang Ginoo nga inyo Dios sa inyo agod magkabuhi kamo sing malawig kag magmauswagon didto sa duta nga inyo panag-iyahan.

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Bukid sang Sinai: sa Hebreo, Horeb.

And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,

(I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

17 Thou shalt not kill.

18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

19 Neither shalt thou steal.

20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

22 These words the Lord 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 in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

24 And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed 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 talk with man, and he liveth.

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

26 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 Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord 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 O that there were such an 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, Get you into your tents again.

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

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

33 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord 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.