Deuteronomy 5:12 - Easy To Read Version “You must keep the Sabbath [28] a special day like the Lord your God commanded. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. American Standard Version (1901) Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee. Common English Bible Keep the Sabbath day and treat it as holy, exactly as the LORD your God commanded: Catholic Public Domain Version Observe the day of the Sabbath, so that you may sanctify it, just as the Lord your God has instructed you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. |
In those days in Judah, I saw people working on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [85]} day. I saw people pressing grapes to make wine. I saw people bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys. I saw people carrying grapes, figs, and all kinds of things in the city. They were bringing all these things into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them about this. I told them they must not sell food on the Sabbath day.
Moses told them, “This is what the Lord said would happen. It happened because tomorrow is the Sabbath, the special day of rest to honor the Lord. You can cook all the food you need to cook for today. But save the rest of this food for tomorrow morning.”
“Tell the people of Israel this: ‘You must follow the rules about my special days of rest. You must do this because they will be a sign between you and me for all generations. This will show you that I, the Lord, have made you my special people.
There are six other days in the week for working. But the seventh day is a very special day of rest. That is the special day to honor the Lord. Any person who works during the Sabbath must be killed.
Some people that are not Jews will join themselves to the Lord. They will do this so they can serve him and love the Lord’s name. They will join themselves to the Lord to become his servants. They will keep the Sabbath {\cf2\super [438]} \{as a special day of worship\} and they will continue to closely follow my Agreement (Law).
That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath. {\cf2\super [447]} And that will happen when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord’s special day. You should honor that special day by not doing and saying those things you do every other day.
Don’t bring a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work on that day. You must make the Sabbath day a holy day. I gave this same command to your ancestors. {\cf2\super [143]}
Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, {\cf2\super [37]} “The Sabbath day {\cf2\super [38]} was made to help people. People were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath day.