Leviticus 18

1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

2 Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them I [am] Yahweh God your.

“Speak to the Israeli people and tell them [that I, Yahweh, say this] this: I am Yahweh, your God.

3 According to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Egypt which you dwelt in it not you will do and according to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Canaan where I [am] about to bring you there towards not you will do and in statutes their not you will walk.

[So you must do what I want you to do]; you must not do the things that the people in Egypt, where you lived previously, do; and you must not do what is done by the people in Canaan, the land to which I am taking you. Do not imitate their behavior.

4 Judgments my you will do and statutes my you will keep by walking in them I [am] Yahweh God your.

You must obey all of my laws [DOU], because it is I, Yahweh your God, [who am commanding those laws].

5 And you will keep statutes my and judgments my which he will do them humankind and he will live by them I [am] Yahweh.

If you obey all my laws and decrees, you will continue to remain alive [for a long time]. I, Yahweh, [am the one who is promising that to you]. [These are some of my laws]:

6 A man a man to any relative of flesh his not you will draw near to uncover nakedness I [am] Yahweh.

“Do not have sex with any of your close relatives. It is I, Yahweh, [who am commanding that].

7 [the] nakedness of Father your and [the] nakedness of mother your not you will uncover [is] mother your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

“Do not disgrace your father by having sex with your mother [DOU].

8 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Father your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of father your it.

“Do not have sex with any of your father’s [other] wives, because that would disgrace your father.

9 [the] nakedness of Sister your [the] daughter of father your or [the] daughter of mother your one born of house or one born outside not you will uncover nakedness their.

“Do not have sex with your sister or your stepsister; it does not matter whether she was born in your house or somewhere else.

10 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of Son your or [the] daughter of daughter your not you will uncover nakedness their for [are] own nakedness your they.

“Do not have sex with your granddaughter, because that would disgrace you.

11 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of [the] wife of Father your one born of father your [is] sister your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

“Do not have sex with your half-sister, because she is your sister.

12 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Father your not you will uncover [is] a relative of father your she.

“Do not have sex with your father’s sister, because she is your father’s close relative.

13 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Mother your not you will uncover for [is] a relative of mother your she.

“Do not have sex with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

14 [the] nakedness of [the] brother of Father your not you will uncover to wife his not you will draw near [is] aunt your she.

“Do not disgrace your (uncle/father’s brother) by having sex with his wife, because she is your aunt.

15 [the] nakedness of Daughter-in-law your not you will uncover [is] [the] wife of son your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

“Do not have sex with [DOU] your daughter-in-law, because she is your son’s wife.

16 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Brother your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of brother your it.

“Do not have sex with your brother’s wife, because that would disgrace your brother.

17 [the] nakedness of A woman and daughter her not you will uncover [the] daughter of son her and [the] daughter of daughter her not you will take to uncover nakedness her [are] relative[s] they [is] wickedness it

“Do not have sex with the daughter or granddaughter of any woman whom you have previously had sex with; they are [her] (OR, [your]) close relatives. Having sex with any of them would be a wicked thing to do.

18 and a woman to sister her not you will take to make [her] a rival wife to uncover nakedness her with her in life her.

“While your wife is still living, do not marry your wife’s sister and have sex with her.

19 And to a woman in [the] menstruous impurity of uncleanness her not you will draw near to uncover nakedness her.

“Do not have sex with any woman while she is having her monthly menstrual period.

20 And to [the] wife of fellow citizen your not you will give copulation your for seed to be unclean by her.

“Do not (defile yourself/make yourself unacceptable to me) by having sex with someone else’s wife.

21 And any of offspring your not you will give to make pass to Molech and not you will profane [the] name of God your I [am] Yahweh.

“Do not give any of your children to be burned to be a sacrifice to the god Molech, because that would show that you do not revere me [MTY], Yahweh, your God.

22 And a male not you will lie with [the] lyings of a woman [is] an abomination it.

“No man should have sex with another man; that is detestable.

23 And in any animal not you will give copulation your to be unclean by it and a woman not she will stand before an animal to stretch out with it [is] confusion it.

“No one, man or woman, should (defile himself/cause himself to become unacceptable to me) by having sex with an animal; that is a perverse act.

24 May not you defile yourselves by all these [things] for by all these [things] they have made themselves unclean the nations which I [am] about to send away from before you.

“Do not (defile yourselves/cause yourselves to become unacceptable to me) in any of those ways, because doing those things is how the people of the nations that I expelled as you advanced became (unacceptable to me/defiled).

25 And it became unclean the land and I visited iniquity its on it and it vomited up the land inhabitants its.

They even caused the land to become defiled, so I punished them for their sins, and [it was as though] the land vomited out the people who lived there.

26 And you will keep you statutes my and judgments my and not you will do any of all the abominations these the native-born and the sojourner who sojourns in midst of you.

You must all obey my laws and decrees. That includes you people who were born here and the foreigners who live among you.

27 For all the abominations these they did [the] people of the land who [were] before you and it became unclean the land.

All those detestable things were done by the people who lived in this land before you came here, and they caused the land to become defiled.

28 And not it will vomit up the land you when make unclean you it just as it vomited up the nation which [was] before you.

So if you defile the land, I will get rid of [MET] you like I got rid of the people of those nations that were here before you came.

29 For every [one] who he will do any of all the abominations these and they will be cut off the persons who do [them] from among people their.

“You must not allow people who do any of those detestable things to associate with you who are my people.

30 And you will keep duty my to not to do any of [the] customs of the abominations which they have been done before you and not you will make yourselves unclean by them I [am] Yahweh God your.

Obey everything that I command you to do, and do not defile yourselves by practicing any of the detestable customs that were practiced [by the people who were there] before you came. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one who is commanding these things].”