Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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

'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I [am] Jehovah your God;

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.

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

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

'My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I [am] Jehovah your God;

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

and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.

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

'None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I [am] Jehovah.

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.

'The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she [is] thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy 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 thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost 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 thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] thy 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 thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she [is] a relation of thy father.

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

'The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she [is] thy 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.

'The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she [is] thine 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.

'The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she [is] thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it [is] thy 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.

'The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take 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 a woman unto another thou dost not take, 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 unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

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

'And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness 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 of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.

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

'And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].

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 with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it [is].

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.

'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations 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 upon it, and the land vomiteth 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 ye — ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not [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 all these abominations have the men of the land done who [are] before you, 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 doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath 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 any one who doth [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 ye have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] Jehovah your God.'