Leviticus 18
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: I am the Lord your God.
Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —I—Yahweh, am your God: —
3 You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you, nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:
4 You shall do my judgments, and shall observe my precepts, and shall walk in them. I am the Lord your God.
My regulations, shall ye do, And, my statutes, shall ye observe to walk therein, —I—Yahweh, am your God.
5 Keep my laws and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. I am the Lord.
Therefore shall ye observe my statutes, and my regulations, Which if the son of earth shall do them, Then shall he live in them, —I, am Yahweh.
6 No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.
No person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame, —I, am Yahweh.
7 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
The shame of thy father, even the shame of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover, —thy mother, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
8 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
The shame of thy father’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s shame, it is.
9 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother, whether born at home or abroad.
The shame of thy sister daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born abroad, thou shalt not uncover their shame.
10 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or thy daughter’s daughter: because it is thy own nakedness.
The shame of the daughter of thy son or the daughter of thy daughter, thou shalt not uncover their shame, —for, thine own shame, they are.
11 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, whom she bore to thy father, and who is thy sister.
The shame of the daughter of thy father’s wife, born to thy father, she being, thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: because she is the flesh of thy father.
The shame of thy father’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s near of kin, she is.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: because she is thy mother’s flesh.
The shame of thy mother’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —for, thy mother’s near of kin, she is.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.
The shame of thy father’s brother, shalt thou not uncover unto his wife, shalt thou not approach, thine aunt, she is.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son’s wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.
The shame of thy daughter-in-law, shalt thou not uncover, —thy son’s wife, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: because it is the nakedness of thy brother.
The shame of thy brother’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —the shame of thy brother, it is.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.
The shame of a woman, and of her daughter, shalt thou not uncover, —neither the daughter of her son nor the daughter of her daughter, shalt thou take, to uncover her shame, near of kin, they are, wickedness, it is.
18 Thou shalt not take thy wife’s sister for a harlot, to rival her, neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.
And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, —to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is living.
19 Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers, neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.
And unto a woman during her removal for uncleanness, shalt thou not approach, to uncover her shame.
20 Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife, nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, —to commit uncleanness with her.
21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
And none of thy seed, shalt thou deliver up, to cause to pass through to Molech, —that thou profane not the name of thy God, I, am Yahweh.
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, because it is an abomination.
And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, —an abomination, it is.
23 Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.
And of no beast, shalt thou have carnal knowledge to commit uncleanness therewith, —neither shall a woman present herself to a beast to couch down thereto, —confusion, it is.
24 Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,
Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things, —For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you.
25 And with which the land is defiled: the abominations of which I will visit, that it may vomit out its inhabitants.
Therefore hath the land become unclean, and I have visited the iniquity thereof upon it, —and the land hath vomited her inhabitants.
26 Keep ye my ordinances and my judgments, and do not any of these abominations: neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you.
Ye, therefore, shall observe my statutes and my regulations, and have nothing to do with any of these abominations, —whether the home-born, or the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst;
27 For all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land have done, that; were before you, and have defiled it.
For all these abominations, have the men of the land done, who were before you; And so the land hath become unclean:
28 Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
So shall the land not vomit you, through your making it unclean, —as it vomited the nation which was before you.
29 Every soul that shall commit any of these abominations, shall perish from the midst of his people.
For whosoever shall have anything to do with any of these abominations, the persons who have, shall be cut off, out of the midst of their people.
30 Keep my commandments. Do not the things which they have done, that have been before you, and be not defiled therein. I am the Lord your God.
Therefore shall ye keep my charge, So that ye may have nothing to do with any of the abominable statutes with which they have had to do before you, So shall ye not make yourselves unclean thereby, —I—Yahweh, am your God.
