Leviticus 11
1 And the Lord spak to Moises and Aaron, and seide,
And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2 Seie ye to the sones of Israel, Kepe ye alle thingis whiche Y wroot to you, that Y be youre God. These ben the beestis, whiche ye schulen ete, of alle lyuynge beestis of erthe;
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 ye schulen ete `al thing among beestis that hath a clee departid, and chewith code;
Whatever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4 sotheli what euer thing chewith code, and hath a clee, but departith not it, as a camel and othere beestis doon, ye schulen not ete it, and ye schulen arette among vnclene thingis.
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean to you.
5 A cirogrille, which chewith code, and departith not the clee, is vnclene; and an hare,
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean to you.
6 for also he chewith code, but departith not the clee;
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean to you.
7 and a swiyn, that chewith not code, thouy he departith the clee.
And the swine, though he divideth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8 Ye schulen not ete the fleischis of these, nether ye schulen touche the deed bodies, for tho ben vnclene to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 Also these thingis ben that ben gendrid in watris, and is leueful to ete;
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 ye schulen ete al thing that hath fynnes and scalis, as wel in the see, as in floodis and stondynge watris; sotheli what euer thing of tho that ben moued and lyuen in watris, hath not fynnes and scalis, schal be abhominable, and wlatsum to you;
And all that have not fins nor scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living creature which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination to you:
11 ye schulen not ete the fleischis of tho, and ye schulen eschewe the bodies deed bi hem silf.
They shall be even an abomination to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Alle thingis in watris that han not fynnes and scalis, schulen be pollutid,
Whatever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you.
13 These thingis ben of foulis whiche ye schulen not ete, and schulen be eschewid of you; an egle, and a grippe, aliete, and a kyte, and a vultur by his kynde;
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14 and al of `rauyns kynde bi his licnesse;
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 a strucioun,
Every raven after his kind;
16 and nyyt crowe, a lare, and an hauke bi his kinde;
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17 an owle, and dippere, and ibis;
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 a swan and cormoraunt, and a pellican;
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19 a fawcun, a iay bi his kynde; a leepwynke, and a reremows.
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 Al thing of foulis that goith on foure feet, schal be abhomynable to you;
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination to you.
21 sotheli what euer thing goith on foure feet, but hath lengere hipis bihynde, bi whiche it skippith on the erthe, ye schulen ete;
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon the earth;
22 as is a bruke in his kynde, and acatus, and opymacus, and a locuste, alle bi her kynde.
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
23 Forsothe what euer thing of briddis hath foure feet oneli, it schal be abhomynable to you;
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination to you.
24 and who euer touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid, and `schal be vnclene `til to euentid;
And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the evening.
25 and if it is nede, that he bere ony deed thing of these, he schal waische his clothis, and he schal be vnclene til to the goyng doun of the sunne.
And whoever beareth any of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
26 Sotheli ech beeste that hath a clee, but departith not it, nether chewith code, schal be vnclene; and what euer thing touchith it, schal be defoulid.
The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean to you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27 That that goith on hondis, of alle beestis that gon on foure feet, schal be vnclene; he, that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid `til to euentid;
And whatever goeth upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean to you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the evening.
28 and he, that berith siche deed bodies, schal waische hise clothis, and he schal be vnclene `til to euentid; for alle these thingis ben vnclene to you.
And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: they are unclean to you.
29 Also these thingis schulen be arettid among defoulid thingis, of these that ben moued on erthe; a wesele, and mows, and a cocodrille, `alle bi her kynde;
These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,
30 mygal, camelion, and stellio, and lacerta, and a maldewerp.
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 Alle these ben vnclene; he that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be vnclene `til to euentid;
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
32 and that thing schal be defoulid, on which ony thing of her bodies deed bi hem silf fallith, as wel a vessel of tree, and a cloth, as skynnes `and heiris; and in what euer thing werk is maad, it schal be dippid in watir, and tho thingis schulen be defoulid `til to euentid, and so aftirward tho schulen be clensid.
And upon whatever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, in which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; so it shall be cleansed.
33 Sotheli a vessel of erthe, in which ony thing of these fallith with ynne, schal be defoulid, and therfor it schal be brokun.
And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falleth, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34 Ech mete, which ye schulen ete, schal be vnclene, if water is sched thereon; and ech fletynge thing, which is drunkun of ech vessel, `where ynne vnclene thingis bifelden, schal be vnclene;
Of all food which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 and what euer thing of siche deed bodies bi hem silf felde theronne, it schal be vnclene, whether furneisis, ethir vessels of thre feet, tho schulen be destried, and schulen be vnclene.
And every thing on which any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether an oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
36 Sotheli wellis and cisternes, and al the congregacioun of watris, schal be clene. He that touchith her bodi deed bi it silf, schal be defoulid.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37 If it fallith on seed, it schal not defoule the seed;
And if any part of their carcase shall fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 sotheli if ony man schedith seed with watir, and aftirward the watir is touchid with deed bodies bi hem silf, it schal be defoulid anoon.
But if any water shall be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase shall fall on it, it shall be unclean to you.
39 If a beeste is deed, which it is leueful to you to ete, he that touchith the deed bodi therof schal be vnclene `til to euentid; and he that etith therof ony thing,
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcase shall be unclean until the evening.
40 ethir berith, schal waische his clothis, and schal be vnclene `til to euentid.
And he that eateth of its carcase shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: he also that beareth its carcase shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
41 Al thing that crepith on erthe, schal be abhomynable, nether schal be takun in to mete.
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42 `What euer thing goith on the brest and foure feet, and hath many feet, ethir drawun bi the erthe, ye schulen not ete, for it is abhomynable.
Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon all four, or whatever hath many feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 Nyle ye defoule youre soulis, nether touche ye ony thing of tho, lest ye ben vnclene;
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled by them.
44 for Y am youre Lord God; be ye hooli, for Y am hooli. Defoule ye not youre soulis in ech crepynge `beeste which is moued on erthe; for Y am the Lord,
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45 that ladde you out of the lond of Egipt, that Y schulde be to you in to God; ye schulen be hooli, for Y am hooli.
For I am the LORD that bringeth you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This is the lawe of lyuynge beestes, and of foulis, and of ech lyuynge soule which is moued in watir, and crepith in erthe;
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47 that ye knowe differences of clene thing and vnclene, and that ye wite what ye schulen ete, and what ye owen forsake.
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
