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.
15. Don’t forget that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. The Lord your God brought you out of Egypt with his great power and made you free. That is why the Lord your God commands you to always make the Sabbath a special day.
16. ‘You must honor your father and your mother. The Lord your God has commanded you to do this. If you follow this command, you will live a long time, and everything will go well for you in the land that the Lord your God gives you.
17. ‘You must not murder anyone.
18. ‘You must not commit the sin of adultery.
19. ‘You must not steal.
20. ‘You must not tell lies about other people.
21. ‘You must not want another man’s wife. You must not want his house, his fields, his men and women servants, his cattle, or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person.’”