MosesמֹשֶׁהcalledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלallכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶםHear,שְׁמַעIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe statutesאֶת הַחֻקִּיםand the rulesוְאֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam speakingדֹּבֵרin your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶםtoday;הַיּוֹםlearnוּלְמַדְתֶּםthemאֹתָםand be carefulוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםto carry them out.לַעֲשֹׂתָם
YHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּmadeכָּרַתa covenantבְּרִיתwith usעִמָּנוּat Horeb.בְּחֹרֵב
Notלֹאwith our fathersאֶת אֲבֹתֵינוּdid YHWHיְהוָהmakeכָּרַתthisהַזֹּאתcovenant,אֶת הַבְּרִיתbutכִּיwith us,אִתָּנוּwe,אֲנַחְנוּthese who are hereאֵלֶּה פֹהtoday,הַיּוֹםall of usכֻּלָּנוּalive.חַיִּים
Faceפָּנִיםto faceבְּפָנִיםYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרwith youעִמָּכֶםon the mountainבָּהָרfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fire.הָאֵשׁ
Iאָנֹכִיwas standingעֹמֵדbetweenבֵּיןYHWHיְהוָהand youוּבֵינֵיכֶםat that timeבָּעֵת הַהִואto declareלְהַגִּידto youלָכֶםthe wordאֶת דְּבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיyou were afraidיְרֵאתֶםbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe fireהָאֵשׁand did notוְלֹאgo upעֲלִיתֶםthe mountain.בָּהָרHe said:לֵאמֹר
“Iאָנֹכִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָwhoאֲשֶׁרbrought you outהוֹצֵאתִיךָof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםout of the houseמִבֵּיתof slaves.עֲבָדִים
You shall not haveלֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםbefore me.עַל פָּנָיַ
You shall notלֹאmakeתַעֲשֶׂהfor yourselfלְךָa carved image,פֶסֶלanyכָּלform of anythingתְּמוּנָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַיִםabove,מִמַּעַלor thatוַאֲשֶׁרis on the earthבָּאָרֶץbelow,מִתָּחַתor thatוַאֲשֶׁרis in the watersבַּמַּיִםunderמִתַּחַתthe earth.לָאָרֶץ
You shall notלֹאbow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto themלָהֶםorוְלֹאserve them,תָעָבְדֵםforכִּיI,אָנֹכִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָam a jealousקַנָּאEl,אֵלcalling to accountפֹּקֵדthe iniquityעֲוֺןof fathersאָבוֹתuponעַלchildren,בָּנִיםand uponוְעַלthe thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁיםand uponוְעַלthe fourth generationרִבֵּעִיםof those who hate me,לְשֹׂנְאָי
butוְshowingעֹשֶׂהloyal loveחֶסֶדto thousands,לַאֲלָפִיםto those who love meלְאֹהֲבַיand keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵיmy commandments.מִצְוֺתָי
You shall notלֹאtakeתִשָּׂאthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָin vain,לַשָּׁוְאforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill notלֹאleave unpunishedיְנַקֶּהthe one whoאֵת אֲשֶׁרtakesיִשָּׂאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹin vain.לַשָּׁוְא
Keepשָׁמוֹרthe dayאֶת יוֹםof the Sabbathהַשַׁבָּתto make it holy,לְקַדְּשׁוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas commanded you.צִוְּךָ
Sixשֵׁשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםyou shall workתַּעֲבֹדand doוְעָשִׂיתָallכָּלyour work,מְלַאכְתֶּךָ
but the seventhוְ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיוֹםis a Sabbathשַׁבָּתto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָYou shall notלֹאdoתַעֲשֶׂהanyכָלwork,מְלָאכָהyou,אַתָּהor your son,וּבִנְךָor your daughter,וּבִתֶּךָor your male slave,וְעַבְדְּךָor your female slave,וַאֲמָתֶךָor your ox,וְשׁוֹרְךָor your donkey,וַחֲמֹרְךָor anyוְכָלof your livestock,בְּהֶמְתֶּךָor your resident alienוְגֵרְךָwhoאֲשֶׁרis within your gates,בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָso thatלְמַעַןyour male slaveעַבְדְּךָand your female slaveוַאֲמָתְךָmay restיָנוּחַlike you.כָּמוֹךָ
Rememberוְזָכַרְתָּthatכִּיyou wereהָיִיתָa slaveעֶבֶדin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand that YHWHוַ יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָbrought you outיֹּצִאֲךָfrom thereמִשָּׁםwith a strongחֲזָקָהhandבְּיָדand with an outstretchedנְטוּיָהarm;וּבִזְרֹעַthereforeעַל כֵּןYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas commanded youצִוְּךָto celebrateלַעֲשׂוֹתthe dayאֶת יוֹםof the Sabbath.הַשַׁבָּת
Honorכַּבֵּדyour fatherאֶת אָבִיךָand your mother,וְאֶת אִמֶּךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas commanded you,צִוְּךָso thatלְמַעַןyour daysיָמֶיךָmay be longיַאֲרִיכֻןand so thatוּלְמַעַןit may go wellיִיטַבwith youלָךְonעַלthe landהָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyou.לָךְ
You shall notלֹאmurder.תִּרְצָח
Norוְלֹאshall you commit adultery.תִּנְאָף
Norוְלֹאshall you steal.תִּגְנֹב
Norוְלֹאshall you giveתַעֲנֶהvainשָׁוְאtestimonyעֵדagainst your neighbor.בְרֵעֲךָ
Norוְלֹאshall you covetתַחְמֹדyour neighbor’sרֵעֶךָwife;אֵשֶׁתnorוְלֹאshall you desireתִתְאַוֶּהyour neighbor’sרֵעֶךָhouse,בֵּיתhis field,שָׂדֵהוּor his male slave,וְעַבְדּוֹor his female slave,וַאֲמָתוֹhis ox,שׁוֹרוֹor his donkey,וַחֲמֹרוֹor anythingוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרbelongs to your neighbor.”לְרֵעֶךָ
Theseהָאֵלֶּהwordsאֶת הַדְּבָרִיםYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרtoאֶלallכָּלyour assemblyקְהַלְכֶםon the mountainבָּהָרfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fire,הָאֵשׁthe cloud,הֶעָנָןand the thick cloud,וְהָעֲרָפֶלwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלand he did notוְלֹאadd more.יָסָףAnd he wrote themוַיִּכְתְּבֵםonעַלtwoשְׁנֵיtabletsלֻחֹתof stoneאֲבָנִיםand gave themוַיִּתְּנֵםto me.אֵלָי
Whenוַיְהִי כְּyou heardשָׁמְעֲכֶםthe voiceאֶת הַקּוֹלfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the darkness,הַחֹשֶׁךְwhile the mountainוְהָהָרwas burningבֹּעֵרwith fire,בָּאֵשׁyou came nearוַתִּקְרְבוּןto me,אֵלַיallכָּלthe headsרָאשֵׁיof your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶםand your elders,וְזִקְנֵיכֶם
and you said,וַתֹּאמְרוּ“Look,הֵןYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּhas shown usהֶרְאָנוּhis gloryאֶת כְּבֹדוֹand his greatness,וְאֶת גָּדְלוֹand we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּhis voiceוְאֶת קֹלוֹfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fire.הָאֵשׁThisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםwe have seenרָאִינוּthatכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםspeaksיְדַבֵּרwith a human being,אֶת הָאָדָםand he lives.וָחָי
And now,וְעַתָּהwhyלָמָּהshould we die?נָמוּתForכִּיthisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדֹלָהfireהָאֵשׁwill consume us.תֹאכְלֵנוּIfאִםweאֲנַחְנוּcontinueיֹסְפִיםto hearלִשְׁמֹעַthe voiceאֶת קוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּany more,עוֹדwe will die.וָמָתְנוּ
Forכִּיwhoמִיof allכָלfleshבָּשָׂרis there thatאֲשֶׁרhas heardשָׁמַעthe voiceקוֹלof the livingחַיִּיםElohimאֱלֹהִיםspeakingמְדַבֵּרfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fire,הָאֵשׁas we have,כָּמֹנוּand lived?וַיֶּחִי
You go nearקְרַב אַתָּהand hearוּשֲׁמָעallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּwill say;יֹאמַרand youוְאַתְּwill speakתְּדַבֵּרto usאֵלֵינוּallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּspeaksיְדַבֵּרto you,אֵלֶיךָand we will hearוְשָׁמַעְנוּand do it.”וְעָשִׂינוּ
YHWHיְהוָהheardוַיִּשְׁמַעthe voiceאֶת קוֹלof your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶםwhen you spokeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶםto me,אֵלָיand YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthe voiceאֶת קוֹלof the wordsדִּבְרֵיof thisהַזֶּהpeople,הָעָםwhichאֲשֶׁרthey have spokenדִּבְּרוּto you.אֵלֶיךָThey have done wellהֵיטִיבוּin allכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthey have spoken.דִּבֵּרוּ
If onlyמִי יִתֵּןthey hadוְהָיָה לָהֶםthisזֶהheart of theirsלְבָבָםto fearלְיִרְאָהmeאֹתִיand to keepוְלִשְׁמֹרallאֶת כָּלmy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַיallכָּלthe days,הַיָּמִיםso thatלְמַעַןit might go wellיִיטַבwith themלָהֶםand with their childrenוְלִבְנֵיהֶםforever!לְעֹלָם
Go,לֵךְsayאֱמֹרto them,לָהֶם‘Returnשׁוּבוּ לָכֶםto your tents.’לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם
But you,וְאַתָּהstandעֲמֹדhereפֹּהwith me,עִמָּדִיand I will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָהto youאֵלֶיךָthe wholeאֵת כָּלcommandment,הַמִּצְוָהthe statutesוְהַחֻקִּיםand the rulesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall teach them,תְּלַמְּדֵםso that they may carry them outוְעָשׂוּin the landבָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam givingנֹתֵןthemלָהֶםto take possession of it.”לְרִשְׁתָּהּ
Be carefulוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםto doלַעֲשׂוֹתasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםhas commandedצִוָּהyou;אֶתְכֶםdo notלֹאturn asideתָסֻרוּto the rightיָמִיןor to the left.וּשְׂמֹאל
In allבְּכָלthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםhas commandedצִוָּהyouאֶתְכֶםyou shall walk,תֵּלֵכוּso thatלְמַעַןyou may liveתִּחְיוּןand it may go wellוְטוֹבwith you,לָכֶםand you may prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתֶּםyour daysיָמִיםin the landבָּאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou will take possession of.תִּירָשׁוּן