2. The Lord our God made an agreement with us at Mount Horeb.
3. The Lord did not make this agreement with our ancestors, but with us—yes, with all of us who are alive here today.
4. The Lord spoke with you face to face at that mountain. He spoke to you from the fire.
5. But you were afraid of the fire. And you did not go up the mountain. So I stood between you and the Lord to tell you what the Lord said. He said,
6. ‘I am the Lord your God. I am the one who freed you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
7. ‘You must not worship any other gods except me.
8. ‘You must not make any idols. Don’t make any statues or pictures of anything up in the sky or of anything on the earth or of anything down in the water.
9. Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind, because I am the Lord your God. I hate for my people to worship other gods. People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish them, and their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.
10. But I will be very kind to people who love me and obey my commands. I will be kind to their families for thousands of generations!
11. ‘You must not use the name of the Lord your God to make empty promises. If you do, the Lord will not let you go unpunished.
12. ‘You must keep the Sabbath a special day like the Lord your God commanded.
13. Work six days a week and do your job,
14. but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no one should work—not you, your sons and daughters, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cattle, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just as you do.