اَللَّاوِيِّينَ 18

١ 1 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

٢ 2 «كَلِّمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.

٣ 3 مِثْلَ عَمَلِ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ ٱلَّتِي سَكَنْتُمْ فِيهَا لَا تَعْمَلُوا، وَمِثْلَ عَمَلِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ ٱلَّتِي أَنَا آتٍ بِكُمْ إِلَيْهَا لَا تَعْمَلُوا، وَحَسَبَ فَرَائِضِهِمْ لَا تَسْلُكُوا.

Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.

٤ 4 أَحْكَامِي تَعْمَلُونَ، وَفَرَائِضِي تَحْفَظُونَ لِتَسْلُكُوا فِيهَا. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.

٥ 5 فَتَحْفَظُونَ فَرَائِضِي وَأَحْكَامِي، ٱلَّتِي إِذَا فَعَلَهَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ يَحْيَا بِهَا. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ.

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.

٦ 6 «لَا يَقْتَرِبْ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى قَرِيبِ جَسَدِهِ لِيَكْشِفَ ٱلْعَوْرَةَ. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ.

None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.

٧ 7 عَوْرَةَ أَبِيكَ وَعَوْرَةَ أُمِّكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا أُمُّكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ عَوْرَتَهَا.

The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,

٨ 8 عَوْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا عَوْرَةُ أَبِيكَ.

the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.

٩ 9 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِكَ بِنْتِ أَبِيكَ أَوْ بِنْتِ أُمِّكَ، ٱلْمَوْلُودَةِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ أَوِ ٱلْمَوْلُودَةِ خَارِجًا، لَا تَكْشِفْ عَوْرَتَهَا.

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.

١٠ 10 عَوْرَةَ ٱبْنَةِ ٱبْنِكَ، أَوِ ٱبْنَةِ بِنْتِكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ عَوْرَتَهَا. إِنَّهَا عَوْرَتُكَ.

The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.

١١ 11 عَوْرَةَ بِنْتِ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَبِيكَ ٱلْمَوْلُودَةِ مِنْ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ عَوْرَتَهَا. إِنَّهَا أُخْتُكَ.

The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

١٢ 12 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا قَرِيبَةُ أَبِيكَ.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.

١٣ 13 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِ أُمِّكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا قَرِيبَةُ أُمِّكَ.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

١٤ 14 عَوْرَةَ أَخِي أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِلَى ٱمْرَأَتِهِ لَا تَقْتَرِبْ. إِنَّهَا عَمَّتُكَ.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.

١٥ 15 عَوْرَةَ كَنَّتِكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا ٱمْرَأَةُ ٱبْنِكَ. لَا تَكْشِفْ عَوْرَتَهَا.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

١٦ 16 عَوْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَخِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا عَوْرَةُ أَخِيكَ.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.

١٧ 17 عَوْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ وَبِنْتِهَا لَا تَكْشِفْ. وَلَا تَأْخُذِ ٱبْنَةَ ٱبْنِهَا، أَوِ ٱبْنَةَ بِنْتِهَا لِتَكْشِفَ عَوْرَتَهَا. إِنَّهُمَا قَرِيبَتَاهَا. إِنَّهُ رَذِيلَةٌ.

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.

١٨ 18 وَلَا تَأْخُذِ ٱمْرَأَةً عَلَى أُخْتِهَا لِلضِّرِّ لِتَكْشِفَ عَوْرَتَهَا مَعَهَا فِي حَيَاتِهَا.

And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

١٩ 19 «وَلَا تَقْتَرِبْ إِلَى ٱمْرَأَةٍ فِي نَجَاسَةِ طَمْثِهَا لِتَكْشِفَ عَوْرَتَهَا.

And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

٢٠ 20 وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةِ صَاحِبِكَ مَضْجَعَكَ لِزَرْعٍ، فَتَتَنَجَّسَ بِهَا.

And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

٢١ 21 وَلَا تُعْطِ مِنْ زَرْعِكَ لِلْإِجَازَةِ لِمُولَكَ لِئَلَّا تُدَنِّسَ ٱسْمَ إِلَهِكَ. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ.

And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.

٢٢ 22 وَلَا تُضَاجِعْ ذَكَرًا مُضَاجَعَةَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ. إِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ.

Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.

٢٣ 23 وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ بَهِيمَةٍ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَتَنَجَّسَ بِهَا. وَلَا تَقِفِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ أَمَامَ بَهِيمَةٍ لِنِزَائِهَا. إِنَّهُ فَاحِشَةٌ.

And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.

٢٤ 24 «بِكُلِّ هَذِهِ لَا تَتَنَجَّسُوا، لِأَنَّهُ بِكُلِّ هَذِهِ قَدْ تَنَجَّسَ ٱلشُّعُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنَا طَارِدُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ

Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,

٢٥ 25 فَتَنَجَّسَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ. فَأَجْتَزِي ذَنْبَهَا مِنْهَا، فَتَقْذِفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ سُكَّانَهَا.

and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

٢٦ 26 لَكِنْ تَحْفَظُونَ أَنْتُمْ فَرَائِضِي وَأَحْكَامِي، وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ شَيْئًا مِنْ جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّجَسَاتِ، لَا ٱلْوَطَنِيُّ وَلَا ٱلْغَرِيبُ ٱلنَّازِلُ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ،

Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّجَسَاتِ قَدْ عَمِلَهَا أَهْلُ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَتَنَجَّسَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ.

(for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),

٢٨ 28 فَلَا تَقْذِفُكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِتَنْجِيسِكُمْ إِيَّاهَا كَمَا قَذَفَتِ ٱلشُّعُوبَ ٱلَّتِي قَبْلَكُمْ.

that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

٢٩ 29 بَلْ كُلُّ مَنْ عَمِلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّجَسَاتِ تُقْطَعُ ٱلْأَنْفُسُ ٱلَّتِي تَعْمَلُهَا مِنْ شَعْبِهَا.

For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

٣٠ 30 فَتَحْفَظُونَ شَعَائِرِي لِكَيْ لَا تَعْمَلُوا شَيْئًا مِنَ ٱلرُّسُومِ ٱلرَّجِسَةِ ٱلَّتِي عُمِلَتْ قَبْلَكُمْ وَلَا تَتَنَجَّسُوا بِهَا. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ».

Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.