出谷紀 Exodus Chapter 20
1天主訓示以下這一切話說: 1And the Lord spoke all these words:
2「我是上主你的天主,是我領你出了埃及地、奴隸之所。 2I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3除我之外,你不可有別的神。 3Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
4不可為你製造任何彷彿天上、或地上、或地下水中之物的雕像。 4Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth.
5不可叩拜這些像,也不可敬奉,因為我,上主,你的天主是忌邪的天主;凡惱恨我的,我要追討他們的罪,從父親直到兒子,甚至三代四代的子孫。 5Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:
6愛慕我和遵守我誡命的,我要對他們施仁慈,直到他們的千代子孫。 6And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7凡不可妄呼上主你天主的名;因為凡妄呼他名的人,上主決不讓他們免受懲罰。 7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain.
8應記住安息日,守為聖日。 8Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.
9六天應該勞作,作你一切的事; 9Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
10但第七天是為恭敬上主你的天主當守的安息日;你自己、連你的兒女、你的僕婢、你的牲口,以及在你中間居住的外方人,都不可作任何工作。 10But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is within thy gates.
11因為上主在六天內造了天地、海洋和其中一切,但第七天休息了,因此上主祝福了安息日,也定為聖日。 11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.
12應孝敬你的父親和你的母親,好使你在上主你的天主賜給你的地方,延年益壽。 12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
13不可殺人。 13Thou shalt not kill.
14不可姦淫。 14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15不可偷盜。 15Thou shalt not steal.
16不可作假見證,害你的近人。 16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17不可貪你近人的房舍。不可貪戀你近人的妻子、僕人、婢女、牛驢及你近人的一切。 17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
18眾百姓看見打雷、打閃、吹角、冒煙的山,都戰兢害怕,遠遠站著, 18And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking: and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,
19對梅瑟說:「你同我們說話罷!我們定要聽從,不要天主同我們說話,免得我們死亡。」 19Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
20梅瑟回答百姓說:「不要害怕!因為天主降臨是為試探你們,使你們在他面前常懷敬畏之情,不致犯罪。」 20And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.
21百姓遠遠站著,梅瑟卻走近天主所在的濃雲中。 21And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.
22上主向梅瑟說:「你這樣訓示以色列子民說:你們親自見過我從天上同你們說了話。 22And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
23為此,你們決不可製造金銀神像,同我放在一起;你們萬不可做。 23You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.
24你應用土為我築一祭壇,在上面祭獻你的全燔祭與和平祭,以及你的牛羊;凡在我叫你稱頌我名的地方,我必到你那裡祝福你。 24You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee.
25你若用石頭為我築一祭壇,不可用打成方塊的石頭建築,因為在石頭上動用了你的刀鑿,就把石頭褻瀆了。 25And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled.
26你不可沿著台階登我的祭壇,免得暴露你的裸體。 26Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.



20:1
「这一切话」是指天主所要颁布的十诫或「十句话」(34:28)。十诫,是盟约的基本法律,所命所警戒的,全是属於宗教和伦理的事。为此,其效力和价值也是永恒普遍的,超乎时间和空间的。十诫是基於自然法则,但人的私欲和罪恶,很容易使这自然法则由人的良知上抹煞;因而天主隆重地颁布了十诫,令人遵守,好获得永生。众先知的活动和宣讲,皆以十诫为依据;耶稣以自己的权威不但确定了十诫,而且还使之圆满无缺(玛5:17-46; 15:3-6; 19:17-21等)。申5:6-21也记载了十诫,只是文词略有差异而已。

20:3
3节亦可译作:「不可将别的神与我列在一起」。按数位教父、犹太人、加耳文和誓反教派(路得教派除外),都将4节视为第二诫,但从圣奥斯定以後,天主教会和路得教派都将4-6节视作第一诫。

20:8-11
守安息日的法律是来自天主(创1:1-2:4),令人停止工作,去崇拜天主。按圣经的记载,安息日所禁止的工作是:耕种、收割(出34:21),收集玛纳(出16:26),烤煮(出16:23),生火(出35:3),打柴(户15:32),负重(耶17:21),榨酒(厄下13:15),作生意(亚8:5;厄下13:15)。

20:17
圣教会和路得教派将17节分做第九、第十诫。犹太人和其他誓反教派只将17节前句视为第十诫。

20:18-21
关於18-21节,参阅希12:18-21。

20:22-26
本段是建 祭坛的法律。应注意的是:百姓可以在天主特别显示德能的地方,建 祭坛,此法律日後已有所修正(申12:5-19;肋17:3-9)。