German bilingual graded story
Mose und die Zehn Gebote
Moses and the Ten Commandments in German
4 levels: A0–B1 Natural German audio12–14 minGerman + English bilingual support
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The Israelites gather at the foot of Mount Sinai while thunder, lightning, smoke and the sound of a trumpet cover the mountain. Moses climbs toward God as the people wait below in fear. God then gives the commandments that will define the people’s responsibilities toward God and one another, including laws against murder, theft, adultery and false testimony. Moses and the Ten Commandments is a foundational Bible story about law, morality, worship and covenant. Its central commandments have had an enormous influence on religious belief, ethical thought and legal traditions throughout the world.
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Mose und die Zehn Gebote · Scene 1Im dritten Monat nach dem Auszug von den Kindern Israel aus Ägypten kommen sie in die Wüste Sinai. Sie gehen von Rephidim weg. Dann kommen sie in die Wüste Sinai. Dort bleiben sie. Israel lagert vor dem Berg. Mose geht auf den Berg zu Gott. Yahweh ruft ihm vom Berg zu: „So sollst du zum Haus Jakob sagen und zu den Kindern Israel sprechen: ‚Ihr habt gesehen, was ich mit Ägypten gemacht habe. Ich habe euch getragen wie auf Flügeln von einem Adler. Ich habe euch zu mir gebracht. Wenn ihr auf meine Stimme hört und meinen Bund haltet, dann seid ihr unter allen Völkern mein besonderes Volk. Denn die ganze Erde gehört mir. Und ihr sollt für mich ein Königreich von Priestern und ein heiliges Volk sein.‘ Das sollst du zu den Kindern Israel sagen.“
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