Leviticus 18

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.

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

3 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

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.

4 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

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

5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

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

6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

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

7 You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

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

8 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.

8 عَوْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا عَوْرَةُ أَبِيكَ.

9 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

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

10 You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.

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

11 You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

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

12 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

12 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا قَرِيبَةُ أَبِيكَ.

13 You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

13 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِ أُمِّكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا قَرِيبَةُ أُمِّكَ.

14 You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.

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

15 You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.

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

16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.

16 عَوْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَخِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهَا عَوْرَةُ أَخِيكَ.

17 You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

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

18 You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

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

19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

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

20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

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

21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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

22 You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

22 وَلَا تُضَاجِعْ ذَكَرًا مُضَاجَعَةَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ. إِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ.

23 You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

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

24 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

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

25 Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

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

26 But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

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

27 For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

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

28 So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

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

29 Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

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

30 You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”

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