Leviticus 19

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I YHWH your God am holy.

3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

"'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am YHWH your God.

4 Turn ye not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

"'Do not turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am YHWH your God.

5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

"'When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to YHWH, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the next day: and if any thing shall remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

7 And if it shall be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of YHWH, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am YHWH your God.

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

"'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

"'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am YHWH.

13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

"'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

"'You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am YHWH.

15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

"'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life of your neighbor. I am YHWH.

17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not allow sin upon him.

"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am YHWH.

19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle breed with another kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mixed seed: neither shall a garment of linen and woollen woven together come upon thee.

"'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon you a garment made of two kinds of material.

20 And whoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a slave, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

"'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

21 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

He shall bring his trespass offering to YHWH, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before YHWH for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count its fruit as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised to you: it shall not be eaten of.

"'When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years shall they be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD with.

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to YHWH.

25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the LORD your God.

In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am YHWH your God.

26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

"'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you practice divination, nor practice sorcery.

27 Ye shall not shave around the sides of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

"'You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

"'You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am YHWH.

29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be an harlot; lest the land should fall to harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.

"'Do not profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

"'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am YHWH.

31 Regard not them that have mediums, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

"'Do not turn to spirits of the dead, and do not inquire of familiar spirits, to be defiled by them. I am YHWH your God.

32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am YHWH.

33 And if a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.

"'If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be to you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am YHWH your God.

35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in length, in weight, or in volume.

"'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am YHWH.'"