1. Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!
2. “The lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.
3. The lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today.
4. At the mountain the lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire.
5. I stood as an intermediary between you and the lord, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:
6. “I am the lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
7. “You must not have any other god but me.
8. “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
9. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
10. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
11. “You must not misuse the name of the lord your God. The lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
12. “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the lord your God has commanded you.