Leviticus 20

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.

2 «وَتَقُولُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِنَ ٱلْغُرَبَاءِ ٱلنَّازِلِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَعْطَى مِنْ زَرْعِهِ لِمُولَكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ. يَرْجُمُهُ شَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ.

3 And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.

3 وَأَجْعَلُ أَنَا وَجْهِي ضِدَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَأَقْطَعُهُ مِنْ شَعْبِهِ، لِأَنَّهُ أَعْطَى مِنْ زَرْعِهِ لِمُولَكَ لِكَيْ يُنَجِّسَ مَقْدِسِي، وَيُدَنِّسَ ٱسْمِيَ ٱلْقُدُّوسَ.

4 And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

4 وَإِنْ غَمَّضَ شَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَعْيُنَهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ عِنْدَمَا يُعْطِي مِنْ زَرْعِهِ لِمُولَكَ، فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ،

5 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.

5 فَإِنِّي أَضَعُ وَجْهِي ضِدَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَضِدَّ عَشِيرَتِهِ، وَأَقْطَعُهُ وَجَمِيعَ ٱلْفَاجِرِينَ وَرَاءَهُ، بِٱلزِّنَى وَرَاءَ مُولَكَ مِنْ شَعْبِهِمْ.

6 Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.

6 وَٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلَّتِي تَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى ٱلْجَانِّ، وَإِلَى ٱلتَّوَابِعِ لِتَزْنِيَ وَرَاءَهُمْ، أَجْعَلُ وَجْهِي ضِدَّ تِلْكَ ٱلنَّفْسِ وَأَقْطَعُهَا مِنْ شَعْبِهَا.

7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

7 فَتَتَقَدَّسُونَ وَتَكُونُونَ قِدِّيسِينَ، لِأَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

8 And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

8 وَتَحْفَظُونَ فَرَائِضِي وَتَعْمَلُونَهَا. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ مُقَدِّسُكُمْ.

9 If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

9 «كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ. قَدْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ. دَمُهُ عَلَيْهِ.

10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

10 وَإِذَا زَنَى رَجُلٌ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ، فَإِذَا زَنَى مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةِ قَرِيبِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ ٱلزَّانِي وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ.

11 If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

11 وَإِذَا ٱضْطَجَعَ رَجُلٌ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةِ أَبِيهِ، فَقَدْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ أَبِيهِ. إِنَّهُمَا يُقْتَلَانِ كِلَاهُمَا. دَمُهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا.

12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.

12 وَإِذَا ٱضْطَجَعَ رَجُلٌ مَعَ كَنَّتِهِ، فَإِنَّهُمَا يُقْتَلَانِ كِلَاهُمَا. قَدْ فَعَلَا فَاحِشَةً. دَمُهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا.

13 If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

13 وَإِذَا ٱضْطَجَعَ رَجُلٌ مَعَ ذَكَرٍ ٱضْطِجَاعَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ، فَقَدْ فَعَلَا كِلَاهُمَا رِجْسًا. إِنَّهُمَا يُقْتَلَانِ. دَمُهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا.

14 If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

14 وَإِذَا ٱتَّخَذَ رَجُلٌ ٱمْرَأَةً وَأُمَّهَا فَذَلِكَ رَذِيلَةٌ. بِٱلنَّارِ يُحْرِقُونَهُ وَإِيَّاهُمَا، لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونَ رَذِيلَةٌ بَيْنَكُمْ.

15 If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

15 وَإِذَا جَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مَضْجَعَهُ مَعَ بَهِيمَةٍ، فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ، وَٱلْبَهِيمَةُ تُمِيتُونَهَا.

16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

16 وَإِذَا ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ إِلَى بَهِيمَةٍ لِنِزَائِهَا، تُمِيتُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ وَٱلْبَهِيمَةَ. إِنَّهُمَا يُقْتَلَانِ. دَمُهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا.

17 If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

17 وَإِذَا أَخَذَ رَجُلٌ أُخْتَهُ بِنْتَ أَبِيهِ أَوْ بِنْتَ أُمِّهِ، وَرَأَى عَوْرَتَهَا وَرَأَتْ هِيَ عَوْرَتَهُ، فَذَلِكَ عَارٌ. يُقْطَعَانِ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِ بَنِي شَعْبِهِمَا. قَدْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِهِ. يَحْمِلُ ذَنْبَهُ.

18 If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.

18 وَإِذَا ٱضْطَجَعَ رَجُلٌ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ طَامِثٍ وَكَشَفَ عَوْرَتَهَا، عَرَّى يَنْبُوعَهَا وَكَشَفَتْ هِيَ يَنْبُوعَ دَمِهَا، يُقْطَعَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مِنْ شَعِبْهِمَا.

19 You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

19 عَوْرَةَ أُخْتِ أُمِّكَ، أَوْ أُخْتِ أَبِيكَ لَا تَكْشِفْ. إِنَّهُ قَدْ عَرَّى قَرِيبَتَهُ. يَحْمِلَانِ ذَنْبَهُمَا.

20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

20 وَإِذَا ٱضْطَجَعَ رَجُلٌ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَةِ عَمِّهِ فَقَدْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ عَمِّهِ. يَحْمِلَانِ ذَنْبَهُمَا. يَمُوتَانِ عَقِيمَيْنِ.

21 If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

21 وَإِذَا أَخَذَ رَجُلٌ ٱمْرَأَةَ أَخِيهِ، فَذَلِكَ نَجَاسَةٌ. قَدْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ. يَكُونَانِ عَقِيمَيْنِ.

22 You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

22 «فَتَحْفَظُونَ جَمِيعَ فَرَائِضِي وَجَمِيعَ أَحْكَامِي، وَتَعْمَلُونَهَا لِكَيْ لَا تَقْذِفَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلَّتِي أَنَا آتٍ بِكُمْ إِلَيْهَا لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهَا.

23 You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

23 وَلَا تَسْلُكُونَ فِي رُسُومِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنَا طَارِدُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ. لِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ فَعَلُوا كُلَّ هَذِهِ، فَكَرِهْتُهُمْ.

24 But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

24 وَقُلْتُ لَكُمْ: تَرِثُونَ أَنْتُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ، وَأَنَا أُعْطِيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا لِتَرِثُوهَا، أَرْضًا تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلًا. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي مَيَّزَكُمْ مِنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ.

25 You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

25 فَتُمَيِّزُونَ بَيْنَ ٱلْبَهَائِمِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ وَٱلنَّجِسَةِ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلطُّيُورِ ٱلنَّجِسَةِ وَٱلطَّاهِرَةِ. فَلَا تُدَنِّسُوا نُفُوسَكُمْ بِٱلْبَهَائِمِ وَٱلطُّيُورِ، وَلَا بِكُلِّ مَا يَدِبُّ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِمَّا مَيَّزْتُهُ لَكُمْ لِيَكُونَ نَجِسًا.

26 You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

26 وَتَكُونُونَ لِي قِدِّيسِينَ لِأَنِّي قُدُّوسٌ أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ، وَقَدْ مَيَّزْتُكُمْ مِنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ لِتَكُونُوا لِي.

27 A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”

27 «وَإِذَا كَانَ فِي رَجُلٍ أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ جَانٌّ أَوْ تَابِعَةٌ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ. بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ يَرْجُمُونَهُ. دَمُهُ عَلَيْهِ».