Leviticus 11

1 And the Lord spak to Moises and Aaron, and seide,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

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 unto the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth:

3 ye schulen ete `al thing among beestis that hath a clee departid, and chewith code;

any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do 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.

'Only, this ye do not eat — of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof — the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing — it [is] unclean to you;

5 A cirogrille, which chewith code, and departith not the clee, is vnclene; and an hare,

and the rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not — unclean it [is] to you;

6 for also he chewith code, but departith not the clee;

and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided — unclean it [is] to you;

7 and a swiyn, that chewith not code, thouy he departith the clee.

and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up — unclean it [is] to you.

8 Ye schulen not ete the fleischis of these, nether ye schulen touche the deed bodies, for tho ben vnclene to you.

'Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come — unclean they [are] to you.

9 Also these thingis ben that ben gendrid in watris, and is leueful to ete;

'This ye do eat of all which [are] in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do 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 any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which [is] in the waters — an abomination they [are] to you;

11 ye schulen not ete the fleischis of tho, and ye schulen eschewe the bodies deed bi hem silf.

yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate.

12 Alle thingis in watris that han not fynnes and scalis, schulen be pollutid,

'Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters — an abomination it [is] 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 ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they [are]: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

14 and al of `rauyns kynde bi his licnesse;

and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

15 a strucioun,

every raven after its kind,

16 and nyyt crowe, a lare, and an hauke bi his kinde;

and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

17 an owle, and dippere, and ibis;

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

18 a swan and cormoraunt, and a pellican;

and the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

19 a fawcun, a iay bi his kynde; a leepwynke, and a reremows.

and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

20 Al thing of foulis that goith on foure feet, schal be abhomynable to you;

'Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four — an abomination it [is] 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;

'Only — this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

22 as is a bruke in his kynde, and acatus, and opymacus, and a locuste, alle bi her kynde.

these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;

23 Forsothe what euer thing of briddis hath foure feet oneli, it schal be abhomynable to you;

and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet — an abomination it [is] 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 ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is 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 anyone who is lifting up [aught] of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been 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.

even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up — unclean they [are] to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

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 any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four — unclean they [are] to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the 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 who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening — unclean they [are] 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 this [is] to you the unclean among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,

30 mygal, camelion, and stellio, and lacerta, and a maldewerp.

and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, 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] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the 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 anything on which any one of them falleth, in their death, is unclean, of any vessel of wood or garment or skin or sack, any vessel in which work is done is brought into water, and hath been unclean till the evening, then it hath been 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 any earthen vessel, into the midst of which [any] one of them falleth, all that [is] in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

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;

'Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh [such] water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any [such] vessel is 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 anything on which [any] of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they [are], yea, unclean they are 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 — a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;

37 If it fallith on seed, it schal not defoule the seed;

and when [any] of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown — it [is] 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.

and when water is put on the seed, and [any] of its carcase hath fallen on it — unclean it [is] 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 when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;

40 ethir berith, schal waische his clothis, and schal be vnclene `til to euentid.

and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening.

41 Al thing that crepith on erthe, schal be abhomynable, nether schal be takun in to mete.

'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not 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.

any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth — ye do not eat them, for they [are] an abomination;

43 Nyle ye defoule youre soulis, nether touche ye ony thing of tho, lest ye ben vnclene;

ye do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do ye make yourselves unclean with them, so that ye have been unclean thereby.

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] Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on 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] Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I [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] a law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature which is moving in the waters, and of every creature which is teeming 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 make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'