Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.

3 Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.

You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

4 Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.

You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.

Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

6 None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.

None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

7 The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,

You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

8 the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.

You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.

You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.

You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

12 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.

You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

13 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

14 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.

You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.

15 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.

16 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.

You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.

17 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.

You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

18 And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

19 And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

20 And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

21 And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.

You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

22 Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.

You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

23 And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.

You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

24 Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,

Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

25 and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

26 Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,

But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),

For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

28 that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

29 For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

30 Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.

You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”