Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: I [am] your God YHWH;

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.

you do not do according to the work of the land of Egypt in which you have dwelt, and you do not do according to the work of the land of Canaan to where I am bringing you in, and you do not walk in their statutes.

4 Mine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

You do My judgments and you keep My statutes, to walk in them; I [am] your God YHWH.

5 And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

And you have kept My statutes and My judgments which man does and lives in them; I [am] YHWH.

6 No one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.

None of you draws near to any relation of his flesh to uncover nakedness; I [am] YHWH.

7 The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother, she [is] your mother; you do not uncover her nakedness.

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of the wife of your father; it [is] the nakedness of your father.

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

The nakedness of your sister, daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, born at home or born outside—you do not uncover their nakedness.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter — their nakedness shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy nakedness.

The nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter—you do not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] your nakedness.

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

The nakedness of a daughter of your father’s wife, begotten of your father, she [is] your sister—you do not uncover her nakedness.

12 The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near relation.

You do not uncover the nakedness of a sister of your father; she [is] a relation of your father.

13 The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she [is] your mother’s relation.

14 The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother; you do not draw near to his wife; she [is] your aunt.

15 The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she [is] your son’s wife; you do not uncover her nakedness.

16 The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it [is] your brother’s nakedness.

17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor do you take her son’s daughter and her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.

18 And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

And you do not take a woman [in addition] to her sister, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

19 And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

And you do not draw near to a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.

And you do not give your seed [from] intercourse to the wife of your fellow, to become unclean with her.

21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

And you do not give from your seed to pass over to the Molech, nor do you defile the Name of your God; I [am] YHWH.

22 And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.

And you do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it [is] an abomination.

23 And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.

And you do not commit your intercourse with any beast, to become unclean with it; and a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it; it [is] perversion.

24 Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.

Do not defile yourselves with all these, for with all these the nations have been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

25 And the land hath become unclean; and I visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants.

and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity on it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

26 But ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of all these abominations: the home-born, and the stranger that sojourneth among you;

And you have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not do [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath been made unclean);

for the men of the land who [are] before you have done all these abominations and the land is defiled,

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

and the land does not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation which [is] before you;

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

for anyone who does [any] of all these abominations—even the persons who are doing [so]—have been cut off from the midst of their people;

30 And ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not [any] of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.

and you have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and you do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] your God YHWH.”