Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Deuteronomy 5:11-19 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. Do not misuse my name. I am the Lord your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

12. Show respect for the Sabbath Day—it belongs to me.

13. You have six days when you can do your work,

14. but the seventh day of the week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your oxen or donkeys or any other animal, not even those foreigners who live in your towns. And don't make your slaves do any work.

15. This special day of rest will remind you that I reached out my mighty arm and rescued you from slavery in Egypt.

16. Respect your father and mother, and you will live a long and successful life in the land I am giving you.

17. Do not murder.

18. Be faithful in marriage.

19. Do not steal.