Leviticus, 18

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

2. "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: I am Yahweh, your God.

3. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

3. You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you used to live, nor shall you do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not follow their practices.

4. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

4. My practices instead you will follow, and you will carry out my ordinances; I am Yahweh your God.

5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

5. Keep my practices and ordinances, for whoever keeps them finds life; I am Yahweh.

6. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.

6. None of you shall have sexual intercourse with a blood relative; I am Yahweh.

7. The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

7. Do not have intercourse with your father or your mother; she is your mother, don't have intercourse with her.

8. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.

8. Do not have intercourse with your father's wife: Respect your father.

9. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

9. Do not have intercourse with your sister or your stepsister, whether born in the same house or elsewhere.

10. The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.

10. Do not have intercourse with your granddaughter; that would dishonor you.

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

11. Do not have intercourse with a half sister; she, too, is your sister.

12. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.

12. Do not have intercourse with an aunt, whether she is your father's sister

13. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.

13. or your mother's sister.

14. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she [is] thine aunt.

14. Do not have intercourse with your uncle's wife; she, too, is your aunt.

15. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

15. Do not have intercourse with your daughter-in-law

16. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it [is] thy brother's nakedness.

16. or with your brother's wife.

17. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

17. Do not have intercourse with both a woman and her daughter or her granddaughter; they are blood relatives; that is wickedness.

18. Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].

18. While your wife is living, do not take her sister as a wife so that you make her jealous.

19. Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

19. Do not have intercourse with a woman during her monthly period.

20. Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

20. Do not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife and defile yourself with her.

21. And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

21. Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech and do not profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.

22. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.

22. Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; it is an abomination.

23. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.

23. Also do not have sexual relations with an animal; that is infamous.

24. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

24. Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways for this is how the nations I am driving out before you, became defiled.

25. And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

25. As the land was defiled I came to punish it, and it has vomited out its inhabitants.

26. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit [any] of these abominations; [neither] any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

26. You shall keep my practices and ordinances, and you shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native nor the alien living among you.

27. (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

27. Recall the people who did all these things before you in these lands and became defiled.

28. That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that [were] before you.

28. If you defile the land it will vomit you out as it did the nations before you.

29. For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.

29. The one who does any of these abominations shall be cut off from his people.

30. Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that [ye] commit not [any one] of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

30. Keep my laws and do not follow any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves by them; I am Yahweh, your God."