1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

2 S ay to all the assembly of the Israelites, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

“Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

3 E ach of you shall give due respect to his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths holy. I the Lord am your God.

Every one of you must have respect for his mother and his father. And keep My Days of Rest. I am the Lord your God.

4 D o not turn to idols and things of nought or make for yourselves molten gods. I the Lord am your God.

Do not turn to false gods or make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

5 A nd when you offer a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

‘When you give the Lord a peace gift, give it so you will be pleasing Him.

6 I t shall be eaten the same day you offer it and on the day following; and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.

It will be eaten the same day you give it, and the next day. But what is left until the third day will be burned with fire.

7 I f it is eaten at all the third day, it is loathsome; it will not be accepted.

If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is a sin. It will not be received.

8 B ut everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, for he has profaned a holy thing of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Every one who eats it will carry his guilt. For he has made the holy thing of the Lord sinful. That person will not be among God’s people.

9 A nd when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very corners, neither shall you gather the fallen ears or gleanings of your harvest.

‘When you pick the food of your land at gathering time, do not pick all the way to the corners of your field. And do not gather the food left on the ground there after you have picked.

10 A nd you shall not glean your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather its fallen grapes; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

Do not gather what is left among your vines, or gather the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for those in need and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

11 Y ou shall not steal, or deal falsely, or lie one to another.

‘Do not steal. Be honest in what you do. Do not lie to one another.

12 A nd you shall not swear by My name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Do not lie when you make a promise in My name, and so put the name of your God to shame. I am the Lord.

13 Y ou shall not defraud or oppress your neighbor or rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until morning.

‘Do not make it hard for your neighbor or rob him. You should not keep the pay of a man who works for you until the next morning.

14 Y ou shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the Lord.

Do not say bad things against a man who cannot hear. Do not put something in the way of a man who cannot see. But fear your God. I am the Lord.

15 Y ou shall do no injustice in judging a case; you shall not be partial to the poor or show a preference for the mighty, but in righteousness and according to the merits of the case judge your neighbor.

‘Be fair in how you judge. Do not show favor to the poor or to the great. Be fair in how you judge your neighbor.

16 Y ou shall not go up and down as a dispenser of gossip and scandal among your people, nor shall you endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.

Do not go around saying things that hurt your people. Do not do things against the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.

17 Y ou shall not hate your brother in your heart; but you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.

‘In your heart do not hate someone from your own country. You may speak sharp words to your neighbor, but do not sin because of him.

18 Y ou shall not take revenge or bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Do not hurt someone who has hurt you. Do not keep on hating the sons of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

19 Y ou shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your domestic animals breed with a different kind; you shall not sow your field with mixed seed, neither wear a garment of linen mixed with wool.

‘Keep My Laws. Do not let your cattle have young by a different kind. Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing made of two kinds of cloth.

20 A nd if a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave betrothed to a husband and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free;

If a man lies with a woman who is a servant, promised to another man, but has not been paid for or made free, they must be punished. But they will not be put to death, because she was not free.

21 B ut he shall bring his guilt or trespass offering to the Lord to the door of the Tent of Meeting, a ram for a guilt or trespass offering.

He will bring his guilt gift to the Lord at the door of the meeting tent. A ram will be used for the guilt gift before the Lord.

22 T he priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt or trespass offering before the Lord for his sin, and he shall be forgiven for committing the sin.

With it the religious leader will go through the worship of washing to take away the man’s sin, and he will be forgiven for the sin he has done.

23 A nd when you come into the land and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count the fruit of them as inedible and forbidden to you for three years; it shall not be eaten.

‘When you come into the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, think of their fruit as being something you should not touch. You should not touch it for three years. It must not be eaten.

24 I n the fourth year all their fruit shall be holy for giving praise to the Lord.

But in the fourth year all their fruit will be holy, a gift of praise to the Lord.

25 B ut in the fifth year you may eat of the fruit, that their produce may enrich you; I am the Lord your God.

In the fifth year you may eat of their fruit, so they may give more food for you. I am the Lord your God.

26 Y ou shall not eat anything with the blood; neither shall you use magic, omens, or witchcraft.

‘Do not eat anything with the blood in it. Do not tell the future or do witchcraft.

27 Y ou shall not round the corners of the hair of your heads nor trim the corners of your beard.

Do not cut the hair on the side of your head or face.

28 Y ou shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead nor print or tattoo any marks upon you; I am the Lord.

Do not make any cuts on your body for the dead. Do not burn any pictures that will stay on your body. I am the Lord.

29 D o not profane your daughter by causing her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry and become full of wickedness.

‘Do not put your daughter to shame by making her sell the use of her body. Or the land will become full of shame and sin.

30 Y ou shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Keep My Days of Rest and honor My holy place. I am the Lord.

31 T urn not to those who have familiar spirits or to wizards; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

‘Do not ask what you should do from those who speak with bad spirits or talk to the dead. Do not find them or you will be unclean. I am the Lord your God.

32 Y ou shall rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man and fear your God. I am the Lord.

‘Show respect to the person with white hair. Honor an older person and you will honor your God. I am the Lord.

33 A nd if a stranger dwells temporarily with you in your land, you shall not suppress and mistreat him.

‘If a stranger lives with you in your land, do not do wrong to him.

34 B ut the stranger who dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

You should act toward the stranger who lives among you as you would toward one born among you. Love him as you love yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

35 Y ou shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.

‘Do not lie about the weight or price of anything.

36 Y ou shall have accurate and just balances, just weights, just ephah and hin measures. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Always tell the truth about it. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 Y ou shall observe all My statutes and ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.

Keep all My Laws and do all that I tell you. I am the Lord.’”