1 Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!
2 “The lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.
3 The lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today.
4 At the mountain the lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire.
5 I stood as an intermediary between you and the lord, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:
6 “I am the lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
7 “You must not have any other god but me.