1 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. 2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. 4 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, 5 (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,
6 ¶ I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 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: 9 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.
Desmit baušļi
(2Moz 20:1–17)1 Mozus sasauca visu Israēlu un teica: “Israēl, klausies likumus un tiesas, ko es šodien jums pavēstu, mācieties tos un rūpīgi pildiet! 2 Kungs, mūsu Dievs, slēdza ar mums derību Horebā. 3 Ne ar mūsu tēviem Kungs slēdza šo derību, bet gan ar mums. Tie esam mēs – šeit šodien, mēs visi esam dzīvi! 4 Aci pret aci Kungs ar jums kalnā runāja no uguns vidus! 5 Tolaik es stāvēju starp Kungu un jums, lai stāstītu jums, ko Kungs teiks, jo jūs bijāties no uguns un nekāpāt kalnā. Viņš sacīja:
6 es esmu Kungs, tavs Dievs, kas tevi izveda no Ēģiptes zemes, no vergu nama! 7 Lai tev nav citu dievu manā priekšā!
8 Netaisi sev tēlus un atveidus nedz no tā, kas debesīs augšā, nedz no tā, kas lejā uz zemes un kas apakšā ūdeņos. 9 Nezemojies tiem un nekalpo tiem, jo es, Kungs, tavs Dievs, esmu greizsirdīgs Dievs, kas piemeklē tēvu vainas pie bērniem līdz trešajam un ceturtajam augumam – pie tiem, kas mani nīst. 10 Bet es daru žēlastību tūkstošiem – tiem, kas mani mīl, un tiem, kas tur manus baušļus.
11 Nelieto Kunga, sava Dieva, vārdu velti, jo Kungs neatstās nesodītu to, kurš velti lieto viņa vārdu!
12 Turi sabata dienu, svētī to, kā Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev pavēlējis. 13 Sešas dienas strādā un dari visus savus darbus, 14 bet septītā diena ir sabats Kungam, tavam Dievam, tad nedari nekādu darbu – ne tu, ne tavs dēls, ne tava meita, ne tavs vergs, ne tava verdzene, ne tavs vērsis, ne tavs ēzelis, ne tavs lops, ne svešinieks, kas mīt tavos vārtos, – tas tādēļ, lai tavs vergs un verdzene atpūstos tāpat kā tu! 15 Atceries, ka tu biji vergs Ēģiptes zemē un ka Kungs, tavs Dievs, izveda tevi no turienes ar stipru roku un izstieptu elkoni, un tādēļ Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev pavēlējis ievērot sabatu.
16 Godā savu tēvu un māti, kā Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev pavēlējis, lai tavas dienas būtu ilgas un lai tev būtu labi tajā zemē, ko Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dod!
17 Nenokauj!
18 Un nepārkāp laulību!
19 Un nezodz!
20 Un nedod pret savu tuvāko melīgu liecību!
21 Neiekāro sava tuvākā sievu un nekāro sava tuvākā namu, lauku, vergu, verdzeni, vērsi vai ēzeli – neko, kas ir tavam tuvākajam!
Mozus – vidutājs starp Dievu un tautu
(2Moz 20:18–21)22 Šos vārdus Kungs skaļā balsī runāja uz visu jūsu pulku kalnā no uguns vidus, no mākoņa un miglas un nepiebilda vairāk neko, un rakstīja tos uz divām akmens plāksnēm, un deva tās man.
23 Kad jūs bijāt dzirdējuši balsi, kas nāca no tumsas, un kalns dega ugunī, tad jūs nācāt pie manis – visi jūsu cilšu galvenie un vecajie. 24 Jūs teicāt: tiešām Kungs, mūsu Dievs, mums ir parādījis savu godību un lielumu, un šodien mēs esam dzirdējuši no uguns viņa balsi, mēs redzējām, kā Dievs runāja uz cilvēkiem, un palikām dzīvi! 25 Kāpēc mums tagad mirt?! Jo šī lielā uguns mūs aprīs – ja mēs vēl reizi dzirdēsim Kunga, mūsu Dieva, balsi, mēs mirsim! 26 Kura dzīva radība gan ir dzirdējusi dzīvā Dieva balsi runājam no uguns un palikusi dzīva kā mēs?! 27 Ej turp un klausies visu, ko teiks Kungs, mūsu Dievs, un tad stāsti mums visu, ko Kungs, mūsu Dievs, tev būs teicis, un mēs klausīsimies un to darīsim!
28 Un Kungs dzirdēja jūsu vārdus, ko jūs man bijāt teikuši, un Kungs sacīja: es dzirdēju, ko šī tauta teica, kad tie runāja ar tevi, – pareizi viņi runājuši! 29 Kaut nu tiem vienmēr būtu šāds prāts, ka tie bītos manis un vienmēr turētu manus baušļus – tad būtu labi gan viņiem, gan viņu dēliem un meitām. 30 Ej un saki tiem: dodieties atpakaļ uz savām teltīm! 31 Bet tu paliec šeit pie manis, un es teikšu tev visus baušļus, likumus un tiesas, kas tev viņiem jāmāca, lai tie pildītu tos tajā zemē, ko es dodu tiem iemantot. 32 Piesargieties, dariet, kā Kungs, jūsu Dievs, jums pavēlējis, nenogriezieties ne pa labi, ne pa kreisi. 33 Visu ceļu, ko Kungs, jūsu Dievs, jums pavēlējis, staigājiet tā, ka paliekat dzīvi, lai jums ir labi un jums ir ilgas dienas tajā zemē, ko iemantosiet.
