Exodus Chapter 20
So God was like, “Yo, pay attention, I’m about to drop some wisdom.”
And God spake all these words, saying,
I’m the Lord, your God, who scooped you up from Egypt, away from that whole bondage vibe.
I {am} the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}
No cap, don’t have any other gods chilling before me.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Don’t be crafting any idols or images of anything up there in heaven, on the ground, or in the waters below.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness {of any thing} that {is} in heaven above, or that {is} in the earth beneath, or that {is} in the water under the earth:
Don’t bow down or serve them, because I’m a jealous God, and I’ll bring the drama of the fam on the kids for generations if they don’t vibe with me.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God {am} a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth {generation} of them that hate me;
But I’ll show crazy mercy to thousands who truly love me and keep it a hundred with my commandments.
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Don’t be throwing the Lord's name around in a sus way; He won’t tolerate that.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember to keep the Sabbath day lit and set apart.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Grind for six days, then handle all your business.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But on the seventh day, it’s the Lord's chill day: no work for you, your fam, or your crew.
But the seventh day {is} the sabbath of the LORD thy God: {in it} thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that {is} within thy gates:
In six days, the Lord crafted the whole universe, the sea, and everything in it, then took a chill day: that’s why the Lord blessed the Sabbath and made it special.
For {in} six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them {is}, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Show major respect to your parents so you can stay alive in the land God’s giving you, no cap.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
No cap, don’t take a life.
Thou shalt not kill.
For real, don’t cheat on your partner.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Straight up, don’t swipe anything that’s not yours.
Thou shalt not steal.
Don’t be spreading lies about your neighbor, that’s hella sus.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Don’t be envious of your neighbor’s crib, their partner, or anything they own, periodt.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that {is} thy neighbour's.
Everyone peeped the thunder, lightning, and heard the trumpet sound, and the mountain was all smoky: they were shook and kept their distance.
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw {it}, they removed, and stood afar off.
They said to Moses, "You talk to us, and we’ll listen, but don’t let God hit us up, or we might drop dead."
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Moses was like, "Chill out, fam: God just wants to put you to the test so you stay real and don’t sin."
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
The crew kept their distance, while Moses vibed closer to the thick darkness where God was chilling.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God {was}.
The Lord told Moses, "Yo, tell the Israel fam, you’ve seen me chat with you from the heavens."
And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Don’t be making those silver or gold gods; that’s hella sus.
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
You gotta build me an altar out of dirt and bring your burnt offerings and peace offerings, like sheep and oxen: wherever I put my name, I’ll pull up and bless you, no cap.
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
If you craft me a stone altar, keep it simple, no fancy cuts: if you use tools, you just messed it up.
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. {build...: Heb. build them with hewing}
Also, don’t climb steps to my altar, or else your nakedness might get revealed, fr.
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.