¹ And Jehovah spoke to^▵ Moses, saying,

² Speak to^▵ the sons of Israel, and say to^▵ them, I^◦ am Jehovah your God.

³ According·​·to what·​·is·​·done in the land of Egypt, in which^◦ you dwelt, you shall not do; and according·​·to what·​·is·​·done in the land of Canaan, whither I^◦ bring you, you shall not do: neither shall you walk^◦ in their statutes.

⁴ You shall do My judgments, and keep My statutes, to walk^◦ in them; I^◦ am Jehovah your God.

⁵ And you shall keep My statutes, and My judgments; which man shall do, that he may live in them: I^◦ am Jehovah.

⁶ A man^◦, a man^◦, shall not come·​·near to^▵ any kin of his flesh, to reveal their nakedness; I^◦ am Jehovah.

⁷ The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not reveal; she^◦ is thy mother; thou shalt not reveal her nakedness.

⁸ The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not reveal; it^◦ is thy father’s nakedness.

⁹ The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether she be born inside, or born outside, thou shalt not reveal their nakedness.

¹⁰ The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not reveal; for theirs^◦ is thine own nakedness.

¹¹ The nakedness of the daughter of the wife of thy father, born of thy father, she^◦ is thy sister, thou shalt not reveal her nakedness.

¹² Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of the sister of thy father; she^◦ is thy father’s kin.

¹³ Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of the sister of thy mother; for she^◦ is the kin of thy mother.

¹⁴ Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of the brother of thy father, thou shalt not come·​·near to^▵ his wife; she^◦ is thine aunt.

¹⁵ Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law; she^◦ is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not reveal her nakedness.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of thy brother’s wife; it^◦ is thy brother’s nakedness.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not reveal the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to reveal her nakedness; for they^◦ are her near kinswomen; it^◦ is a crime.

¹⁸ And thou shalt not take a woman in addition to^▵ her sister, to be·​·an·​·adversary, to reveal her nakedness by^◦ her, in her life time.

¹⁹ And to^▵ a woman in isolation for her uncleanness thou shalt not come·​·near to reveal her nakedness.

²⁰ And to^▵ the wife of thy fellow·​·man thou shalt not give thy lying·​·down for seed, to defile thyself with her.

²¹ And thou shalt not allow^◦ of thy seed to pass·​·through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God; I^◦ am Jehovah.

²² And thou shalt not lie with^◦ a male, as thou wouldest lie with a woman; it^◦ is abomination.

²³ And thou shalt not allow^◦ thyself to lie with any beast to defile thyself with it; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie·​·down^▵ with it: it^◦ is confusion.

²⁴ Defile not yourselves in all of these; for in all these the nations are defiled which I^◦ sent·​·out from before you:

²⁵ and the land is defiled; and I visit her iniquity upon her, and the land herself vomits·​·out those who dwell in her.

²⁶ And you^◦ shall keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native born nor the sojourner sojourning in your midst;

²⁷ for all these abominations have the men^◦ of the land done who were before you, and the land was defiled;

²⁸ lest the land vomit· you ·out, when you defile her, as^◦ it vomited·​·out the nations that were before you.

²⁹ For all who do any of these abominations, and the souls doing them shall be cut·​·off from among their people.

³⁰ And you shall keep My charge, to do not^▵ any one of the abominable statutes, which were done before you, and defile not yourselves with them; I^◦ am Jehovah your God.

¹ Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.

² The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.

³ Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

⁴ The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.

⁵ Don't trust in a neighbor. Don't put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

⁶ For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

⁷ But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

⁸ Don't rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.

⁹ I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light. I will see his righteousness.

¹⁰ Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, where is Yahweh your God? Then my enemy will see me and will cover her shame. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.

¹¹ A day to build your walls-- In that day, he will extend your boundary.

¹² In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.

¹³ Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

¹⁴ Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest, in the midst of fertile pasture land, let them feed; in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

¹⁵ "As in the days of your coming forth out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things."

¹⁶ The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

¹⁷ They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, and will be afraid because of you.

¹⁸ Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn't retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

¹⁹ He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

²⁰ You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.