Exodus 20

1 And the Lord spak alle these wordis, Y am thi Lord God,

God spoke all these words, saying,

2 that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt, fro the hous of seruage.

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou schalt not haue alien goddis bifore me.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

4 Thou schalt not make to thee a grauun ymage, nethir ony licnesse of thing which is in heuene aboue, and which is in erthe bynethe, nether of tho thingis, that ben in watris vndur erthe; thou schalt not `herie tho,

“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

5 nether `thou schalt worschipe; for Y am thi Lord God, a stronge gelouse louyere; and Y visite the wickidnesse of fadris in to the thridde and the fourthe generacioun of hem that haten me,

you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

6 and Y do mercy in to `a thousynde, to hem that louen me, and kepen myn heestis.

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

7 Thou schalt not take in veyn the name of thi Lord God, for the Lord schal not haue hym giltles, that takith in veyn the name of his Lord God.

“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

8 Haue thou mynde, that thou halowe the `dai of the sabat;

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 in sixe daies thou schalt worche and schalt do alle thi werkis;

You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

10 forsothe in the seuenthe day is the sabat of thi Lord God; thou schalt not do ony werk, thou, and thi sone, and thi douytir, and thi seruaunt, and thin handmaide, thi werk beeste, and the comelyng which is withynne thi yatis;

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

11 for in sixe dayes God made heuene and erthe, the see, and alle thingis that ben in tho, and restide in the seuenthe dai; herfor the Lord blesside the `dai of the sabat, and halewide it.

for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.

12 Onoure thi fadir and thi moder, that thou be long lyuyng on the lond, which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee.

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

13 Thou schalt not sle.

“You shall not murder.

14 Thou schalt `do no letcherie.

“You shall not commit adultery.

15 Thou schalt `do no theft.

“You shall not steal.

16 Thou schalt not speke fals witnessyng ayens thi neiybore.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 Thou schalt not coueyte `the hous of thi neiybore, nether thou schalt desyre his wijf, not seruaunt, not handmaide, not oxe, not asse, nether alle thingis that ben hise.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

18 Forsothe al the puple herde voices, and siy laumpis, and the sowne of a clarioun, and the hil smokynge; and thei weren afeerd, and schakun with inward drede, and stoden afer,

All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

19 and seiden to Moises, Speke thou to vs, and we schulen here; the Lord speke not to vs, lest perauenture we dien.

They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

20 And Moises seide to the puple, Nyle ye drede, for God cam to proue you, and that his drede schulde be in you, and that ye schulden not do synne.

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you will not sin.”

21 And the puple stood afer; forsothe Moises neiyede to the derknesse, wherynne God was.

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

22 And the Lord seide ferthermore to Moises, Thou schalt seie these thingis to the sones of Israel, Ye seiyen that fro heuene Y spak to you;

The LORD said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

23 ye schulen not make goddis of silver, nethir ye schulen make to you goddis of gold.

You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.

24 Ye schulen make an auter of erthe to me, and ye schulen offre theronne youre brent sacrifices, and pesible sacrifices, youre scheep, and oxun, in ech place in which the mynde of my name schal be; Y schal come to thee, and Y schal blesse thee.

You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.

25 That if thou schalt make an auter of stoon to me, thou schalt not bilde it of stoonys hewun; for if thou schalt reise thi knyif theronne, it schal be `polluted, ether defoulid.

If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

26 Thou schalt not stye bi grees to myn auter, lest thi filthe be schewid.

You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’