The ten commandments are repeated and explained. 23. With commemoration of their dread and fear, when they heard the voice from the cloud, and saw the mountain burn.The tenne commandments are repeted and explaned. 23. With commemoration of their dread and feare, when they heard the voice from the cloude, and saw the mountaine burne.
And Moyses called all Israel, and said to them: Hear Israel the ceremonies and judgements, which I speak in your ears this day: learn them, and fulfil them in in deed, in practice, not employment or a job · Vulgate: opere.ANd Moyses called al Israel, and said to them: Heare Israel the ceremonies & iudgementes, which I speake in your eares this day: lerne them, and fulfil them in worke.Vocavitque Moyses omnem Israëlem, et dixit ad eum : Audi, Israël, cæremonias atque judicia, quæ ego loquor in auribus vestris hodie : discite ea, et opere complete.
2The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.The Lord our God made a couenant with vs in Horeb.Dominus Deus noster pepigit nobiscum fœdus in Horeb.
3Not with our fathers did he make the covenant, but with us at this present, and do live.Not with our fathers did he make the couenant, but with vs at this present, and doe liue.Non cum patribus nostris iniit pactum, sed nobiscum qui in præsentiarum sumus, et vivimus.
4Face to face did he speak to us in the mount out of the midst of the fire.Face to face did he speake to vs in the mount out of the middes of the fyre.Facie ad faciem locutus est nobis in monte de medio ignis.
5I was a go-between, intermediary, surety, not a judge who decides a dispute · Vulgate: sequester and mediator betwixt our Lord and you at that time, to shew you his words, for you feared the fire, and went not up into the mount, and he said:I was arbiter and mediatour betwixt our Lord and you at that time, to shew you his wordes, for you feared the fire, and went not vp into the mount, and he said:Ego sequester et medius fui inter Dominum et vos in tempore illo, ut annuntiarem vobis verba ejus : timuistis enim ignem, et non ascendistis in montem. Et ait :
6I the Lord thy God, that brought thee out of the Land of Egypt out of the house of servitude.I the Lord thy God, that brought thee out of the Land of Ægypt out of the house of seruitude.Ego Dominus Deus tuus, qui eduxi te de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis.
7Thou shalt not have strange gods in my sight.Thou shalt not haue strange goddes in my sight.Non habebis deos alienos in conspectu meo.
8Thou shalt not make to thee a thing carved, sculptured · Vulgate: sculptile, nor the a likeness or figure (here, a graven idol), not a rhetorical comparison or simile · Vulgate: similitudinem of all things, that are in heaven above, and that are in the earth beneath, and that abide in the waters under the earth.Thou shalt not make to thee a thing grauen, nor the similitude of al thinges, that are in heauen aboue, and that are in the earth beneath, and that abide in the waters vnder the earth.Non facies tibi sculptile, nec similitudinem omnium, quæ in cælo sunt desuper, et quæ in terra deorsum, et quæ versantur in aquis sub terra.
9Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serve them. For I am the Lord thy God, a zealous to vindicate his own honour, not envious or suspicious · Vulgate: æmulator God, rendering the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serue them. For I am the Lord thy God, a Iealouse God, rendering the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children vnto the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,Non adorabis ea, et non coles. Ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus : Deus æmulator, reddens iniquitatem patrum super filios in tertiam et quartam generationem his qui oderunt me :
10and doing mercy upon many thousands to them that love me, and keep my precepts.and doing mercie vpon manie thousandes to them that loue me, and keepe my preceptes.et faciens misericordiam in multa millia diligentibus me, et custodientibus præcepta mea.
11Thou shalt not take up, lay hold of, use (here in vain, wrongfully), not seize sovereign power · Vulgate: usurpabis the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing.Thou shalt not vsurpe the name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for he shal not be vnpunished that taketh his name vpon a vaine thing.Non usurpabis nomen Domini Dei tui frustra : quia non erit impunitus qui super re vana nomen ejus assumpserit.
12Observe the day of the Sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.Obserue the day of the Sabbath, to sanctifie it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.Observa diem sabbati, ut sanctifices eum, sicut præcepit tibi Dominus Deus tuus.
13Six days shalt thou work, and shalt do all thy works.Six dayes shalt thou worke, and shalt doe al thy workes.Sex diebus operaberis, et facies omnia opera tua.
14The seventh is the day of the Sabbath, that is, the rest of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not do any work therein, thou, and thy son and daughter, man servant and woman servant, and ox, and ass, and all thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy man servant may rest, and thy woman servant, even as thyself.The seuenth is the day of the Sabbath, that is, the rest of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not doe any worke therin, thou, and thy sonne and daughter, man seruant and woman seruant, and oxe, and asse, and al thy cattel, and the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy man seruant may rest, and thy woman seruant, euen as thy selfe.Septimus dies sabbati est, id est, requies Domini Dei tui. Non facies in eo quidquam operis tu, et filius tuus, et filia, servus et ancilla, et bos, et asinus, et omne jumentum tuum, et peregrinus qui est intra portas tuas : ut requiescat servus tuus, et ancilla tua, sicut et tu.
15Remember that thou also didst serve in Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence in a strong hand, and stretched out arm. Therefore hath he commanded thee that thou shouldst observe the Sabbath.Remember that thou also didst serue in Ægypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence in a strong hand, and stretched out arme. Therfore hath he commanded thee that thou shouldest obserue the Sabbath.Memento quod et ipse servieris in Ægypto, et eduxerit te inde Dominus Deus tuus in manu forti, et brachio extento. Idcirco præcepit tibi ut observares diem sabbati.
16Honour thy father and mother, as our Lord thy God hath commanded thee, that thou mayst live a long time, and it may be well with thee in the Land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.Honour thy father and mother, as our Lord thy God hath commanded thee, that thou mayst liue a long time, and it may be wel with thee in the Land, which the Lord thy God wil geue thee.Honora patrem tuum et matrem, sicut præcepit tibi Dominus Deus tuus, ut longo vivas tempore, et bene sit tibi in terra, quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi.
17Thou shalt not murder.Thou shalt not murder.Non occides,
18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.Neither shalt thou commit adouterie.neque mœchaberis,
19And thou shalt not steal.And thou shalt not steale.furtumque non facies :
20Neither shalt thou speak against thy neighbour false testimony.Neither shalt thou speake against thy neighbour false testimonie.nec loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.
21Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife: Nor house, nor field, nor man servant, nor woman servant, nor ox, nor ass, and all things that are his.Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife: Nor house, nor field, nor man seruant, nor woman seruant, nor oxe, nor asse, and al thinges that are his.Non concupisces uxorem proximi tui : non domum, non agrum, non servum, non ancillam, non bovem, non asinum, et universa quæ illius sunt.
22These words spake our Lord to all your multitude in the mount, out of the midst of the fire and the cloud, and the darkness, with a loud voice, adding nothing more: and he wrote them in the two tables of stone, which he delivered unto me.These wordes spake our Lord to al your multitude in the mount, out of the middes of the fire and the cloude, and the darkenes, with a loude voice, adding nothing more: and he wrote them in the two tables of stone, which he deliuered vnto me.Hæc verba locutus est Dominus ad omnem multitudinem vestram in monte de medio ignis et nubis, et caliginis, voce magna, nihil addens amplius : et scripsit ea in duabus tabulis lapideis, quas tradidit mihi.
23And you after you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and saw the mount burn, came to me all the princes of the tribes and the elders, and you said:And you after you heard the voice out of the middes of the darkenes, and saw the mount burne, came to me al the princes of the tribes and the elders, and you said:Vos autem postquam audistis vocem de medio tenebrarum, et montem ardere vidistis, accessistis ad me omnes principes tribuum et majores natu, atque dixistis :
24Behold the Lord our God hath shewed us his majesty and greatness, for we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire, and have found by experience, learned firsthand, not demonstrated to others · Vulgate: probavimus this day that God speaking with man, man hath lived.Behold the Lord our God hath shewed vs his maiestie and greatnes, for we haue heard his voice out of the middes of the fire, and haue proued this day that God speaking with man, man hath liued.Ecce ostendit nobis Dominus Deus noster majestatem et magnitudinem suam : vocem ejus audivimus de medio ignis, et probavimus hodie, quod loquente Deo cum homine, vixerit homo.
25Why shall we die therefore, and this exceeding great fire devour us? For if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die.Why shal we die therefore, and this exceeding great fire deuoure vs? For if we heare the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shal die.Cur ergo moriemur, et devorabit nos ignis hic maximus ? si enim audierimus ultra vocem Domini Dei nostri, moriemur.
26What is all flesh, that it should hear the voice of the living God, who speaketh out of the midst of the fire as we have heard, and may live?What is al flesh, that it should heare the voice of the liuing God, who speaketh out of the middes of the fire as we haue heard, and may liue?Quid est omnis caro, ut audiat vocem Dei viventis, qui de medio ignis loquitur sicut nos audivimus, et possit vivere ?
27Approach thou rather: and hear all things that the Lord our God shall say to thee: and thou shalt speak to us, and we hearing will do them.Approche thou rather: and heare al thinges that the Lord our God shal say to thee: and thou shalt speake to vs, and we hearing wil doe them.Tu magis accede : et audi cuncta quæ dixerit Dominus Deus noster tibi : loquerisque ad nos, et nos audientes faciemus ea.
28Which when our Lord had heard, he said to me: I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they spake to thee: they have spoken all things well.Which when our Lord had heard, he said to me: I haue heard the voice of the wordes of this people, which they spake to thee: they haue spoken al thinges wel.Quod cum audisset Dominus, ait ad me : Audivi vocem verborum populi hujus quæ locuti sunt tibi : bene omnia sunt locuti.
29Who shall give them to have such a mind, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments at all time, that it may be well with them and with their children for ever?Who shal geue them to haue such a minde, that they would feare me, and keepe al my commandementes at al time, that it may be wel with them and with their children for euer?Quis det talem eos habere mentem, ut timeant me, et custodiant universa mandata mea in omni tempore, ut bene sit eis et filiis eorum in sempiternum ?
30Go and say to them: Return into your tents.Goe and say to them: Returne into your tentes.Vade et dic eis : Revertimini in tentoria vestra.
31But thou stand here with me, and I will speak to thee all my commandments, and ceremonies and judgements: which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the Land, which I will give them in possession.But thou stand here with me, and I wil speake to thee al my commandementes, and ceremonies and iudgementes: which thou shalt teach them, that they may doe them in the Land, which I wil geue them in possession.Tu vero hic sta mecum, et loquar tibi omnia mandata mea, et cæremonias atque judicia : quæ docebis eos, ut faciant ea in terra, quam dabo illis in possessionem.
32Keep therefore and do the things which our Lord God hath commanded you: you shall not decline neither to the right hand, nor to the left:Keepe therfore and doe the things which our Lord God hath commanded you: you shal not decline neither to the right hand, nor to the left:Custodite igitur et facite quæ præcepit Dominus Deus vobis : non declinabitis neque ad dexteram, neque ad sinistram :
33but the way that the Lord your God hath commanded shall you walk, that you may live, and it may be well with you, and your days may be prolonged in the land of your possession.but the way that the Lord your God hath commanded shal you walke, that you may liue, and it may be wel with you, and your daies may be prolonged in the land of your possession.sed per viam, quam præcepit Dominus Deus vester, ambulabitis, ut vivatis, et bene sit vobis, et protelentur dies in terra possessionis vestræ.
Annotations
8Thou shalt not make. If our adversaries would quietly consider the coherence of the holy text, they might easily see, that this prohibition of making, and worshipping the similitude of any creature, pertaineth to the former sentence: (Images of Idols forbid, but not of other things.) Thou shalt not have strange gods: more particularly forbidding either to make Idols, or to worship such as others make: and that with commination, because our Lord is a jealous God, and will not suffer his honour to be given to any creature. But other Images were made in the old Testament, by God's commandment, and likewise Images of Christ and his Saints are lawful and profitable among Christians, as before is noted. Exod. 20.