Leviticus 18

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —I—Yahweh, am your God: —

Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: I am the Lord 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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:

You shall not act according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you have lived; nor shall you behave according to the habit of the region of Canaan, into which I will lead you; neither shall you walk in their ordinances.

4 My regulations, shall ye do, And, my statutes, shall ye observe to walk therein, —I—Yahweh, am your God.

You shall accomplish my judgments, and you shall observe my precepts, and you shall walk in them. I am the Lord your God.

5 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.

Keep my laws and judgments; when a man does these, he shall live by them. I am the Lord.

6 No person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame, —I, am Yahweh.

No man shall approach her who is a close blood-relative to him, so as to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.

7 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.

You shall not expose the nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

8 The shame of thy father’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s shame, it is.

You shall not expose the nakedness of your father’s wife; for it is the nakedness of your father.

9 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.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, whether from father or from mother, whether she was born at home or abroad.

10 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.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or your daughter’s daughter; for it is your own nakedness.

11 The shame of the daughter of thy father’s wife, born to thy father, she being, thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her shame.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, whom she bore to your father, and who is your sister.

12 The shame of thy father’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s near of kin, she is.

You shall not expose the nakedness of your father’s sister; for she is the flesh of your father.

13 The shame of thy mother’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —for, thy mother’s near of kin, she is.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, because she is the flesh of your mother.

14 The shame of thy father’s brother, shalt thou not uncover unto his wife, shalt thou not approach, thine aunt, she is.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, nor shall you approach his wife, who is joined to you by affinity.

15 The shame of thy daughter-in-law, shalt thou not uncover, —thy son’s wife, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law, for she is your son’s wife; neither shall you expose her dishonor.

16 The shame of thy brother’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —the shame of thy brother, it is.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; for it is the nakedness of your brother.

17 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.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your wife and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, so as to uncover her dishonor; for they are her flesh, and such sexual intercourse is incest.

18 And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, —to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is living.

You shall not take your wife’s sister as a rival mistress; nor shall you uncover her nakedness, while your wife is still living.

19 And unto a woman during her removal for uncleanness, shalt thou not approach, to uncover her shame.

You shall not approach a woman who is undergoing menstruation, nor shall you uncover her foulness.

20 And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, —to commit uncleanness with her.

You shall not have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, nor shall you be defiled by the mingling of seed.

21 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.

You shall not give some of your seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor to pollute the name of your God. I am the Lord.

22 And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, —an abomination, it is.

You shall not commit sexual acts with a male, in place of sexual intercourse with a female, for this is an abomination.

23 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.

You shall not commit sexual acts with any animal, nor shall you be defiled by it. A woman shall not lie down with a beast, nor commit sexual acts with it; for this is wickedness.

24 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.

Do not pollute yourselves with any of these things, by which all of the nations, which I will cast out in your sight, have been contaminated

25 Therefore hath the land become unclean, and I have visited the iniquity thereof upon it, —and the land hath vomited her inhabitants.

and by which the land has been polluted. I will visit the wickedness of the land, so that it may vomit out its inhabitants.

26 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;

Keep my ordinances and judgments, and do not do any of these abominations: the native born, as well as the settler, who sojourns among you.

27 For all these abominations, have the men of the land done, who were before you; And so the land hath become unclean:

For all these detestable things were done by the inhabitants of the land who were here before you, and they have polluted it.

28 So shall the land not vomit you, through your making it unclean, —as it vomited the nation which was before you.

Therefore, beware, lest in a similar manner, it may vomit you out as well, if you do these same things, just as it vomited out the people who were before you.

29 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.

Every soul who shall commit any of these abominations shall perish from the midst of his people.

30 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.

Keep my commandments. Do not be willing to do the things which have been done by those who were before you, and do not be polluted by these things. I am the Lord your God.