Leviticus 18

1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them I [am] Yahweh God your.

“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'I am Yahweh your God.

3 According to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Egypt which you dwelt in it not you will do and according to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Canaan where I [am] about to bring you there towards not you will do and in statutes their not you will walk.

You must not do the things that the people do in Egypt, where you lived previously. You must not do the things that the people do in Canaan, the land to which I am taking you. Do not follow their customs.

4 Judgments my you will do and statutes my you will keep by walking in them I [am] Yahweh God your.

My laws are what you must do, and my commandments are what you must keep, so that you walk in them, because I am Yahweh your God.

5 And you will keep statutes my and judgments my which he will do them humankind and he will live by them I [am] Yahweh.

Therefore you must keep my decrees and my laws. If a person obeys them, he will live because of them. I am Yahweh.

6 A man a man to any relative of flesh his not you will draw near to uncover nakedness I [am] Yahweh.

No one must sleep with any close relative to uncover his nakedness. I am Yahweh.

7 [the] nakedness of Father your and [the] nakedness of mother your not you will uncover [is] mother your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

Do not dishonor your father by sleeping with your mother. She is your mother! You must not dishonor her.

8 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Father your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of father your it.

Do not sleep with any of your father's wives; you must not dishonor your father like that.

9 [the] nakedness of Sister your [the] daughter of father your or [the] daughter of mother your one born of house or one born outside not you will uncover nakedness their.

Do not sleep with any sister of yours, whether she is the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether she was raised at your home or distant from you. You must not sleep with your sisters.

10 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of Son your or [the] daughter of daughter your not you will uncover nakedness their for [are] own nakedness your they.

Do not sleep with your son's daughter or with your daughter's daughter. That would be your own shame.

11 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of [the] wife of Father your one born of father your [is] sister your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

Do not sleep with your father's wife's daughter, who was born of your father. She is your sister, and you must not sleep with her.

12 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Father your not you will uncover [is] a relative of father your she.

Do not sleep with your father's sister. She is a close relative to your father.

13 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Mother your not you will uncover for [is] a relative of mother your she.

Do not sleep with your mother's sister. She is a close relative to your mother.

14 [the] nakedness of [the] brother of Father your not you will uncover to wife his not you will draw near [is] aunt your she.

Do not dishonor the brother of your father by sleeping with his wife. Do not go near her for that purpose; she is your aunt.

15 [the] nakedness of Daughter-in-law your not you will uncover [is] [the] wife of son your she not you will uncover nakedness her.

Do not sleep with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; do not sleep with her.

16 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Brother your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of brother your it.

Do not sleep with your brother's wife; do not dishonor him in this way.

17 [the] nakedness of A woman and daughter her not you will uncover [the] daughter of son her and [the] daughter of daughter her not you will take to uncover nakedness her [are] relative[s] they [is] wickedness it

Do not sleep with a woman and her daughter, or with her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter. They are close relatives to her, and sleeping with them would be wicked.

18 and a woman to sister her not you will take to make [her] a rival wife to uncover nakedness her with her in life her.

You must not marry your wife's sister as a second wife and sleep with her while your first wife is alive.

19 And to a woman in [the] menstruous impurity of uncleanness her not you will draw near to uncover nakedness her.

Do not sleep with a woman during her menstruation. She is unclean during that time.

20 And to [the] wife of fellow citizen your not you will give copulation your for seed to be unclean by her.

Do not sleep with your neighbor's wife and defile yourself with her in this way.

21 And any of offspring your not you will give to make pass to Molech and not you will profane [the] name of God your I [am] Yahweh.

You must not give any of your children to put them into the fire, so that you sacrifice them to Molech, because you must not profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

22 And a male not you will lie with [the] lyings of a woman [is] an abomination it.

Do not sleep with other men as with a woman. This would be wicked.

23 And in any animal not you will give copulation your to be unclean by it and a woman not she will stand before an animal to stretch out with it [is] confusion it.

Do not sleep with any animal and defile yourself with it. No woman must consider sleeping with any animal. This would be perversion.

24 May not you defile yourselves by all these [things] for by all these [things] they have made themselves unclean the nations which I [am] about to send away from before you.

Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for in all these ways the nations are defiled, the nations that I will drive out from before you.

25 And it became unclean the land and I visited iniquity its on it and it vomited up the land inhabitants its.

The land became defiled, so I punished their sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.

26 And you will keep you statutes my and judgments my and not you will do any of all the abominations these the native-born and the sojourner who sojourns in midst of you.

You, therefore, must keep my commandments and decrees, and you must not do any of these detestable things, neither the native-born Israelite nor the foreigner who lives among you.

27 For all the abominations these they did [the] people of the land who [were] before you and it became unclean the land.

For this is the wickedness that the people in the land have committed, those who lived here before you, and now the land is defiled.

28 And not it will vomit up the land you when make unclean you it just as it vomited up the nation which [was] before you.

Therefore be careful so that the land does not vomit you up also after you have defiled it, as it vomited out the people who were before you.

29 For every [one] who he will do any of all the abominations these and they will be cut off the persons who do [them] from among people their.

Whoever does any of these detestable things, the persons who do such things will be cut off from among their people.

30 And you will keep duty my to not to do any of [the] customs of the abominations which they have been done before you and not you will make yourselves unclean by them I [am] Yahweh God your.

Therefore you must keep my command not to practice any of these detestable customs which were practiced here before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am Yahweh your God.'”