Leviticus 11
1 And the Lord spak to Moises and Aaron, and seide,
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 Seie ye to the sones of Israel, Kepe ye alle thingis whiche Y wroot to you, that Y be youre God. These ben the beestis, whiche ye schulen ete, of alle lyuynge beestis of erthe;
Speak you to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.
3 ye schulen ete `al thing among beestis that hath a clee departid, and chewith code;
Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud amongst beasts, these you shall eat.
4 sotheli what euer thing chewith code, and hath a clee, but departith not it, as a camel and othere beestis doon, ye schulen not ete it, and ye schulen arette among vnclene thingis.
But of these you shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
5 A cirogrille, which chewith code, and departith not the clee, is vnclene; and an hare,
And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
6 for also he chewith code, but departith not the clee;
And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
7 and a swiyn, that chewith not code, thouy he departith the clee.
And the swine, because this [animal] divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
8 Ye schulen not ete the fleischis of these, nether ye schulen touche the deed bodies, for tho ben vnclene to you.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.
9 Also these thingis ben that ben gendrid in watris, and is leueful to ete;
And these [are] what you shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these you shall eat.
10 ye schulen ete al thing that hath fynnes and scalis, as wel in the see, as in floodis and stondynge watris; sotheli what euer thing of tho that ben moued and lyuen in watris, hath not fynnes and scalis, schal be abhominable, and wlatsum to you;
And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you.
11 ye schulen not ete the fleischis of tho, and ye schulen eschewe the bodies deed bi hem silf.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall abhor their carcases.
12 Alle thingis in watris that han not fynnes and scalis, schulen be pollutid,
And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.
13 These thingis ben of foulis whiche ye schulen not ete, and schulen be eschewid of you; an egle, and a grippe, aliete, and a kyte, and a vultur by his kynde;
And these are the things which you shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.
14 and al of `rauyns kynde bi his licnesse;
And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it;
15 a strucioun,
and the sparrow, and the owl, and the cormorant, and the like to it:
16 and nyyt crowe, a lare, and an hauke bi his kinde;
and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,
17 an owle, and dippere, and ibis;
and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,
18 a swan and cormoraunt, and a pellican;
and the red-bill, and the pelican, and swan,
19 a fawcun, a iay bi his kynde; a leepwynke, and a reremows.
and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat.
20 Al thing of foulis that goith on foure feet, schal be abhomynable to you;
And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you.
21 sotheli what euer thing goith on foure feet, but hath lengere hipis bihynde, bi whiche it skippith on the erthe, ye schulen ete;
But these you shall eat of the creeping winged animals, which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth.
22 as is a bruke in his kynde, and acatus, and opymacus, and a locuste, alle bi her kynde.
And these of them you shall eat: the caterpillar and his like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and the locust and his like.
23 Forsothe what euer thing of briddis hath foure feet oneli, it schal be abhomynable to you;
Every creeping thing from amongst the birds, which has four feet, is an abomination to you.
24 and who euer touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid, and `schal be vnclene `til to euentid;
And by these you shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.
25 and if it is nede, that he bere ony deed thing of these, he schal waische his clothis, and he schal be vnclene til to the goyng doun of the sunne.
And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.
26 Sotheli ech beeste that hath a clee, but departith not it, nether chewith code, schal be vnclene; and what euer thing touchith it, schal be defoulid.
And whichever amongst the beasts divides the hoof and makes claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
27 That that goith on hondis, of alle beestis that gon on foure feet, schal be vnclene; he, that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid `til to euentid;
And every one amongst all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
28 and he, that berith siche deed bodies, schal waische hise clothis, and he schal be vnclene `til to euentid; for alle these thingis ben vnclene to you.
And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.
29 Also these thingis schulen be arettid among defoulid thingis, of these that ben moued on erthe; a wesele, and mows, and a cocodrille, `alle bi her kynde;
And these [are] unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,
30 mygal, camelion, and stellio, and lacerta, and a maldewerp.
the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.
31 Alle these ben vnclene; he that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be vnclene `til to euentid;
These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
32 and that thing schal be defoulid, on which ony thing of her bodies deed bi hem silf fallith, as wel a vessel of tree, and a cloth, as skynnes `and heiris; and in what euer thing werk is maad, it schal be dippid in watir, and tho thingis schulen be defoulid `til to euentid, and so aftirward tho schulen be clensid.
And on whatever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and [then] it shall be clean.
33 Sotheli a vessel of erthe, in which ony thing of these fallith with ynne, schal be defoulid, and therfor it schal be brokun.
And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.
34 Ech mete, which ye schulen ete, schal be vnclene, if water is sched thereon; and ech fletynge thing, which is drunkun of ech vessel, `where ynne vnclene thingis bifelden, schal be vnclene;
And all food that is eaten, on which water shall come [from such a vessel], shall be unclean; and every beverage which is drunk in any [such] vessel, shall be unclean.
35 and what euer thing of siche deed bodies bi hem silf felde theronne, it schal be vnclene, whether furneisis, ethir vessels of thre feet, tho schulen be destried, and schulen be vnclene.
And every thing on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.
36 Sotheli wellis and cisternes, and al the congregacioun of watris, schal be clene. He that touchith her bodi deed bi it silf, schal be defoulid.
Only [if the water be] of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean.
37 If it fallith on seed, it schal not defoule the seed;
And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.
38 sotheli if ony man schedith seed with watir, and aftirward the watir is touchid with deed bodies bi hem silf, it schal be defoulid anoon.
But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.
39 If a beeste is deed, which it is leueful to you to ete, he that touchith the deed bodi therof schal be vnclene `til to euentid; and he that etith therof ony thing,
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
40 ethir berith, schal waische his clothis, and schal be vnclene `til to euentid.
And he that eats of their carcases shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcases shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.
41 Al thing that crepith on erthe, schal be abhomynable, nether schal be takun in to mete.
And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.
42 `What euer thing goith on the brest and foure feet, and hath many feet, ethir drawun bi the erthe, ye schulen not ete, for it is abhomynable.
And every [animal] that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four [feet] continually, which abounds with feet amongst all the reptiles creeping upon the earth—you shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you.
43 Nyle ye defoule youre soulis, nether touche ye ony thing of tho, lest ye ben vnclene;
And you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and you shall not be polluted with them, and you shall not be unclean by them.
44 for Y am youre Lord God; be ye hooli, for Y am hooli. Defoule ye not youre soulis in ech crepynge `beeste which is moued on erthe; for Y am the Lord,
For I am the Lord your God; and you shall be sanctified, and you shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth.
45 that ladde you out of the lond of Egipt, that Y schulde be to you in to God; ye schulen be hooli, for Y am hooli.
For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; and you shall be holy, for I the Lord am holy.
46 This is the lawe of lyuynge beestes, and of foulis, and of ech lyuynge soule which is moued in watir, and crepith in erthe;
This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth;
47 that ye knowe differences of clene thing and vnclene, and that ye wite what ye schulen ete, and what ye owen forsake.
to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.
