< Leviticus 19 >
1 The Lord spak to Moises, and seide,
locutus est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
2 Speke thou to al the cumpenye of the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, Be ye hooli, for Y am hooli, youre Lord God.
loquere ad omnem coetum filiorum Israhel et dices ad eos sancti estote quia ego sanctus sum Dominus Deus vester
3 Ech man drede his fadir and his modir. Kepe ye my sabatis; Y am youre Lord God.
unusquisque matrem et patrem suum timeat sabbata mea custodite ego Dominus Deus vester
4 Nyle ye be turned to ydols, nether ye schulen make to you yotun goddis; Y am youre Lord God.
nolite converti ad idola nec deos conflatiles faciatis vobis ego Dominus Deus vester
5 If ye offren a sacrifice of pesible thingis to the Lord, that it be quemeful,
si immolaveritis hostiam pacificorum Domino ut sit placabilis
6 ye schulen ete it in that day, in which it is offrid, and in the tother dai; sotheli what euer thing is residue in to the thridde dai, ye schulen brenne in fier.
eo die quo fuerit immolata comedetis eam et die altero quicquid autem residuum fuerit in diem tertium igne conburetis
7 If ony man etith therof aftir twei daes, he schal be vnhooli, and gilti of vnfeithfulnes `ether wickidnesse; and he schal bere his wickidnesse,
si quis post biduum comederit ex ea profanus erit et impietatis reus
8 for he defoulide the hooli thing of the Lord, and his soule schal perische fro his puple.
portabit iniquitatem suam quia sanctum Domini polluit et peribit anima illa de populo suo
9 Whanne thou schalt repe the fruytis of thi lond, thou schalt not kitte `til to the ground the corn of the lond, nether thou schalt gadere the eeris of corn that ben left;
cum messueris segetes terrae tuae non tondebis usque ad solum superficiem terrae nec remanentes spicas colliges
10 nethir in thi vyner thou schalt gadere reysyns and greynes fallynge doun, but thou schalt leeue to be gaderid of pore men and pilgryms; Y am youre Lord God.
neque in vinea tua racemos et grana decidentia congregabis sed pauperibus et peregrinis carpenda dimittes ego Dominus Deus vester
11 Ye schulen not do thefte. Ye schulen not lye, and no man disseyue his neiybour.
non facietis furtum non mentiemini nec decipiet unusquisque proximum suum
12 Thou schalt not forswere in my name, nethir thou schalt defoule the name of thi God; Y am the Lord.
non peierabis in nomine meo nec pollues nomen Dei tui ego Dominus
13 Thou schalt not make fals chalenge to thi neiybore, nethir thou schalt oppresse hym bi violence. The werk of thin hirid man schal not dwelle at thee til the morewtid.
non facies calumniam proximo tuo nec vi opprimes eum non morabitur opus mercennarii apud te usque mane
14 Thou schalt not curse a deef man, nether thou schalt sette an hurtyng bifor a blynd man; but thou schalt drede thi Lord God, for Y am the Lord.
non maledices surdo nec coram caeco pones offendiculum sed timebis Deum tuum quia ego sum Dominus
15 Thou schalt not do that, that is wickid, nether thou schalt deme vniustli; biholde thou not the persoone of a pore man, nethir onoure thou the face of a myyti man; deme thou iustli to thi neiybore.
non facies quod iniquum est nec iniuste iudicabis nec consideres personam pauperis nec honores vultum potentis iuste iudica proximo tuo
16 Thou schalt not be a sclaunderere, nether a priuey bacbitere in the puplis; thou schalt not stonde ayens the blood of thi neiybore; Y am the Lord.
non eris criminator et susurro in populis non stabis contra sanguinem proximi tui ego Dominus
17 Thou schalt not hate thi brothir in thin herte, but repreue hym opynly, lest thou haue synne on hym.
ne oderis fratrem tuum in corde tuo sed publice argue eum ne habeas super illo peccatum
18 Thou schalt not seke veniaunce, nether thou schalt be myndeful of the wrong of thi cyteseyns; thou schalt loue thi freend as thi silf; Y am the Lord.
non quaeres ultionem nec memor eris iniuriae civium tuorum diliges amicum tuum sicut temet ipsum ego Dominus
19 Kepe ye my lawis. Thou schalt not make thi beestis to gendre with the lyuynge beestis of another kynde. Thou schalt not sowe the feeld with dyuerse sede. Thou schalt not be clothid in a cloth, which is wouun of twei thingis.
leges meas custodite iumenta tua non facies coire cum alterius generis animantibus agrum non seres diverso semine veste quae ex duobus texta est non indueris
20 If a man slepith with a womman by fleischly knowyng of seed, which womman is an `hand maide, ye, a noble womman of kyn, and netheles is not ayenbouyt bi prijs, nethir rewardid with fredom, bothe schulen be betun, and thei schulen not die, for sche was not fre.
homo si dormierit cum muliere coitu seminis quae sit ancilla etiam nubilis et tamen pretio non redempta nec libertate donata vapulabunt ambo et non morientur quia non fuit libera
21 Sotheli the man for his trespas schal offre a ram to the Lord, at the dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng;
pro delicto autem suo offeret Domino ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii arietem
22 and the preest schal preye for hym, and for his trespas, bifor the Lord; and the Lord schal be merciful to hym, and the synne schal be foryouun.
orabitque pro eo sacerdos et pro delicto eius coram Domino et repropitiabitur ei dimitteturque peccatum
23 Whanne ye han entrid in to the lond of biheest, and han plauntid therynne appil trees, ye schulen do awei the firste flouris; the applis whiche tho trees bryngen forth, schulen be vncleene to you, nethir ye schulen ete of tho.
quando ingressi fueritis terram et plantaveritis in ea ligna pomifera auferetis praeputia eorum poma quae germinant inmunda erunt vobis nec edetis ex eis
24 Forsothe in the fourthe yeer al the fruyt of tho trees schal be `halewid preiseful to the Lord;
quarto anno omnis fructus eorum sanctificabitur laudabilis Domino
25 forsothe in the fifthe yeer ye schulen ete fruytis, and schulen gadere applis, whiche tho trees bryngen forth; Y am youre Lord God.
quinto autem anno comedetis fructus congregantes poma quae proferunt ego Dominus Deus vester
26 Ye schulen not ete fleisch with blood. Ye schulen not make veyn diuynyng, nether ye schulen kepe dremes;
non comedetis cum sanguine non augurabimini nec observabitis somnia
27 nether ye schulen clippe the heer in round, nether ye schulen schaue the beerd;
neque in rotundum adtondebitis comam nec radatis barbam
28 and on deed men ye schulen not kitte youre fleischis, nether ye schulen make to you ony fyguris, ether markis in youre fleisch; Y am the Lord.
et super mortuo non incidetis carnem vestram neque figuras aliquas et stigmata facietis vobis ego Dominus
29 Sette thou not thi douytir to do leccherie for hire, and the lond be defoulid, and be fillid with synne.
ne prostituas filiam tuam et contaminetur terra et impleatur piaculo
30 Kepe ye my sabatis, and drede ye my seyntuarie; Y `am the Lord.
sabbata mea custodite et sanctuarium meum metuite ego Dominus
31 Bowe ye not to astronomyers, nether axe ye ony thing of fals dyuynours, that ye be defoulid bi hem; Y am youre Lord God.
ne declinetis ad magos nec ab ariolis aliquid sciscitemini ut polluamini per eos ego Dominus Deus vester
32 Rise thou bifor an hoor heed, and onoure thou the persoone of an eld man, and drede thou thi Lord God; Y am the Lord.
coram cano capite consurge et honora personam senis et time Deum tuum ego sum Dominus
33 If a comelyng enhabitith in youre lond, and dwellith among you, dispise ye not hym,
si habitaverit advena in terra vestra et moratus fuerit inter vos ne exprobretis ei
34 but be he among you as a man borun in the lond; and ye schulen loue hym as you silf, for also ye weren comelyngis in the lond of Egipt; Y am youre Lord God.
sed sit inter vos quasi indigena et diligetis eum quasi vosmet ipsos fuistis enim et vos advenae in terra Aegypti ego Dominus Deus vester
35 Nyle ye do ony wickid thing in doom, in reule, in weiyte, and in mesure; the balance be iust,
nolite facere iniquum aliquid in iudicio in regula in pondere in mensura
36 and the weiytis be euene, the buschel be iust, and the sextarie be euene; Y am youre Lord God, that ladde you out of the lond of Egipt.
statera iusta et aequa sint pondera iustus modius aequusque sextarius ego Dominus Deus vester qui eduxi vos de terra Aegypti
37 Kepe ye alle myn heestis, and alle domes, and do ye tho; Y am the Lord.
custodite omnia praecepta mea et universa iudicia et facite ea ego Dominus