Leviticus 18

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

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

Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.

3 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.

You may not do those things which were done in the land of Egypt where you were living; and you may not do those things which are done in the land of Canaan where I am taking you, or be guided in your behaviour by their rules.

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

But you are to be guided by my decisions and keep my rules, and be guided by them: I am the Lord your God.

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

So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.

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

You may not have sex connection with anyone who is a near relation: I am the Lord.

7 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.

You may not have sex relations with your father or your mother: she is your mother, you may not take her.

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

And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.

9 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.

You may not take your sister, the daughter of your father or of your mother, wherever her birth took place, among you or in another country.

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

You may not have sex relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for they are part of yourself;

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

Or your father's wife's daughter, the child of your father, for she is your sister.

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

You may not have sex connection with your father's sister, for she is your father's near relation.

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

You may not have sex connection with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's near relation.

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

You may not have sex relations with the wife of your father's brother, for she is of your family;

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

Or with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife, and you may not take her.

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

You may not have sex relations with your brother's wife, for she is your brother's.

17 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.

You may not take as wife a woman and her daughter, or her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, for they are of one family: it is an act of shame.

18 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.

And you may not take as wife a woman and at the same time her sister, to be in competition with her in her life-time.

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

And you may not go near a woman or have sex relations with her when she is unclean, at her regular time.

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

And you may not have sex relations with your neighbour's wife, making yourself unclean with her.

21 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.

And you may not make any of your children go through the fire as an offering to Molech, and you may not put shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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

You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.

23 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.

And you may not have sex relations with a beast, making yourself unclean with it; and a woman may not give herself to a beast: it is an unnatural act.

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

Do not make yourself unclean in any of these ways; for so have those nations whom I am driving out from before you made themselves unclean:

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

And the land itself has become unclean; so that I have sent on it the reward of its wrongdoing, and the land itself puts out those who are living in it.

26 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,

So then keep my rules and my decisions, and do not do any of these disgusting things, those of you who are Israelites by birth, or any others who are living with you:

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

(For all these disgusting things were done by the men of this country who were there before you, and the land has been made unclean by them; )

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

So that the land may not put you out from it, when you make it unclean, as it put out the nations which were there before you.

29 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;

For all those who do any of these disgusting things will be cut off from among their people.

30 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.”

So then, keep my orders, so that you may not do any of these disgusting things which were done before you, or make yourselves unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.