Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I [am] Jehovah your God;

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: I [am] your God YHWH;

3 according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.

you do not do according to the work of the land of Egypt in which you have dwelt, and you do not do according to the work of the land of Canaan to where I am bringing you in, and you do not walk in their statutes.

4 'My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I [am] Jehovah your God;

You do My judgments and you keep My statutes, to walk in them; I [am] your God YHWH.

5 and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.

And you have kept My statutes and My judgments which man does and lives in them; I [am] YHWH.

6 'None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I [am] Jehovah.

None of you draws near to any relation of his flesh to uncover nakedness; I [am] YHWH.

7 'The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she [is] thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother, she [is] your mother; you do not uncover her nakedness.

8 'The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy father.

You do not uncover the nakedness of the wife of your father; it [is] the nakedness of your father.

9 'The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.

The nakedness of your sister, daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, born at home or born outside—you do not uncover their nakedness.

10 'The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] thy nakedness.

The nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter—you do not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] your nakedness.

11 'The nakedness of a daughter of thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

The nakedness of a daughter of your father’s wife, begotten of your father, she [is] your sister—you do not uncover her nakedness.

12 'The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she [is] a relation of thy father.

You do not uncover the nakedness of a sister of your father; she [is] a relation of your father.

13 'The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she [is] thy mother's relation.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she [is] your mother’s relation.

14 'The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she [is] thine aunt.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother; you do not draw near to his wife; she [is] your aunt.

15 'The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she [is] thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she [is] your son’s wife; you do not uncover her nakedness.

16 'The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it [is] thy brother's nakedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it [is] your brother’s nakedness.

17 'The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.

You do not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor do you take her son’s daughter and her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.

18 'And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

And you do not take a woman [in addition] to her sister, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

19 'And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

And you do not draw near to a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

20 'And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.

And you do not give your seed [from] intercourse to the wife of your fellow, to become unclean with her.

21 'And of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.

And you do not give from your seed to pass over to the Molech, nor do you defile the Name of your God; I [am] YHWH.

22 'And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].

And you do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it [is] an abomination.

23 'And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it [is].

And you do not commit your intercourse with any beast, to become unclean with it; and a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it; it [is] perversion.

24 'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

Do not defile yourselves with all these, for with all these the nations have been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

25 and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants:

and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity on it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

26 and ye — ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

And you have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not do [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done who [are] before you, and the land is defiled),

for the men of the land who [are] before you have done all these abominations and the land is defiled,

28 and the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which [is] before you;

and the land does not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation which [is] before you;

29 for any one who doth [any] of all these abominations — even the persons who are doing [so], have been cut off from the midst of their people;

for anyone who does [any] of all these abominations—even the persons who are doing [so]—have been cut off from the midst of their people;

30 and ye have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] Jehovah your God.'

and you have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and you do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] your God YHWH.”