Leviticus 19

The Lord said to Moses,

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

«قُلْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: كُونُوا قِدِّيسِينَ لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ قُدُّوسٌ.

“‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

لِيُوَقِّرْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ أُمَّهُ وَأَبَاهُ، وَرَاعُوا سُبُوتِي. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

“‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

وَلا تَتَحَوَّلُوا لِعِبَادَةِ الأَوْثَانِ، وَلا تَصُوغُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ آلِهَةً مَسْبُوكَةً، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

“‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

وَمَتَى ذَبَحْتُمْ ذَبِيحَةَ سَلامٍ لِلرَّبِّ فَلْتَكُنْ ذَبِيحَةَ رِضًى.

It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.

تَأْكُلُونَهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ وَالثَّانِي مِنْ تَقْرِيبِهَا، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ تُحْرِقُونَ مَا تَبَقَّى مِنْهَا بِالنَّارِ.

If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.

أَمَّا الأَكْلُ مِنْهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ فَذَلِكَ نَجَاسَةٌ مُنْكَرَةٌ.

Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.

وَالآكِلُ مِنْهَا يُعَاقَبُ بِذَنْبِهِ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَنَّسَ قُدْسَ الرَّبِّ فَتُسْتَأْصَلُ تِلْكَ النَّفْسُ مِنْ بَيْنِ شَعْبِهَا.

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

وَعِنْدَمَا تَحْصُدُ مَحْصُولَ حَقْلِكَ لَا تَحْصُدْ زَوَايَاهُ وَلا تَلْتَقِطْ مَا يَتَنَاثَرُ مِنْ حَصِيدِكَ.

Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.

لَا تَرْجِعْ لِتَجْمَعَ بَقَايَا عَنَاقِيدِ كَرْمِكَ، وَلا تَلْتَقِطْ مَا يَنْفَرِطُ مِنْهَا، بَلِ اتْرُكْهُ لِلْمِسْكِينِ وَلِعَابِرِي السَّبِيلِ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

“‘Do not steal.

“‘Do not lie.

“‘Do not deceive one another.

لَا تَسْرِقْ، وَلا تَكْذِبْ، وَلا تَغْدُرْ بِصَاحِبِكَ،

“‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

لَا تَحْلِفْ بِاسْمِي كَاذِباً، فَتُدَنِّسَ اسْمَ إِلَهِكَ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

لَا تَظْلِمْ قَرِيبَكَ، وَلا تَسْلُبْ وَلا تُرْجِئْ دَفْعَ أُجْرَةِ أَجِيرِكَ إِلَى الْغَدِ.

“‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.

لَا تَشْتُمِ الأَصَمَّ، وَلا تَضَعْ عَثْرَةً فِي طَرِيقِ الأَعْمَى، بَلِ اتَّقِ إِلَهَكَ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

لَا تَظْلِمُوا فِي الْقَضَاءِ، وَلا تَتَحَيَّزُوا لِمِسْكِينٍ وَلا تُحَابُوا عَظِيماً. احْكُمْ لِقَرِيبِكَ بِالْعَدْلِ.

“‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

لَا تَسْعَ فِي الْوِشَايَةِ بَيْنَ شَعْبِكَ، وَلا تَرْتَكِبْ مَا يُعَرِّضُ حَيَاةَ جَارِكَ لِلْخَطَرِ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.

لَا تُبْغِضْ أَخَاكَ فِي قَلْبِكَ، بَلْ إِنْذَاراً تُنْذِرُهُ لِئَلّا تَكُونَ شَرِيكاً فِي ذَنْبِهِ.

“‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

لَا تَنْتَقِمْ وَلا تَحْقِدْ عَلَى أَحَدِ أَبْنَاءِ شَعْبِكَ، وَلَكِنْ تُحِبُّ قَرِيبَكَ كَمَا تُحِبُّ نَفْسَكَ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Keep my decrees.

“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.

“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.

“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.

أَطِيعُوا شَرَائِعِي. لَا تُزَاوِجْ بَهَائِمَكَ مِنْ جِنْسَيْنِ، وَلا تَزْرَعْ حَقْلَكَ مِنْ صِنْفَيْنِ، وَلا تَلْبَسْ ثَوْباً مَنْسُوجاً مِنْ مَادَّتَيْنِ مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ.

“‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.^[a] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

إِنْ عَاشَرَ رَجُلٌ أَمَةً مَخْطُوبَةً لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَدِ افْتُدِيَتْ أَوْ أُعْتِقَتْ فَلْيُؤَدَّبَا، وَلا يُقْتَلا، لأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ مَعْتُوقَةً.

The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord.

وَلْيَأْتِ الرَّجُلُ بِكَبْشٍ إِلَى الرَّبِّ ذَبِيحَةَ إِثْمٍ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ،

With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven.

فَيُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ الْكَاهِنُ بِكَبْشِ الإِثْمِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ مِنْ أَجْلِ خَطِيئَتِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا، فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُ الرَّبُّ خَطِيئَتَهُ.

“‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.^[b] For three years you are to consider it forbidden^[c]; it must not be eaten.

وَمَتَى دَخَلْتُمْ دِيَارَ كَنْعَانَ، وَغَرَسْتُمْ أَشْجَاراً ذَاتَ أَثْمَارٍ تُؤْكَلُ فَاحْسِبُوا مَحْصُولَ سَنَوَاتِهَا الثَّلاثِ الأُولَى مُحَرَّماً، وَتَكُونُ مَحْظُورَةً عَلَيْكُمْ فَلا تَأْكُلُوا مِنْهَا،

In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.

أَمَّا ثَمَرُ السَّنَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَيَكُونُ كُلُّهُ مُخَصَّصاً لِتَمْجِيدِ الرَّبِّ،

But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ ثَمَرِهَا، لِتَزْدَادَ لَكُمْ غَلَّتُهَا، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ.

“‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.

“‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.

لَا تَأْكُلُوا لَحْماً بِدَمِهِ، وَلا تُمَارِسُوا الْعِرَافَةَ وَالْعِيَافَةَ.

“‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

لَا تَحْلِقُوا رُؤُوسَكُمْ حَلْقاً مُسْتَدِيراً، وَلا تُقَلِّمْ جَانِبَيْ لِحْيَتِكَ.

“‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

لَا تَجْرَحُوا أَجْسَامَكُمْ حُزْناً عَلَى مَيْتٍ، وَلا تَرْسِمْ وَشْماً عَلَيْهِ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.

لَا تُدَنِّسِ ابْنَتَكَ فَتَبْذُلَهَا لِلْفُجُورِ، لِئَلّا تَزْنِيَ الأَرْضُ وَتَمْتَلِئَ بِالرَّذِيلَةِ.

“‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

رَاعُوا شَرَائِعَ سُبُوتِي، وَأَجِلُّوا مَقْدِسِي، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

لَا تَضِلُّوا وَرَاءَ مُسْتَحْضِرِي الأَرْوَاحِ، وَلا تَطْلُبُوا التَّوَابِعَ، فَتَتَنَجَّسُوا بِهِمْ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.

قِفْ فِي حَضْرَةِ كِبَارِ السِّنِّ، وَوَقِّرِ الشُّيُوخَ، وَاتَّقِ إِلَهَكَ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.

إِذَا أَقَامَ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ غَرِيبٌ فَلا تَظْلِمُوهُ،

The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

وَلْيَكُنْ لَكُمُ الْغَرِيبُ الْمُقِيمُ عِنْدَكُمْ كَالْمُوَاطِنِ. تُحِبُّهُ كَمَا تُحِبُّ نَفْسَكَ، لأَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ غُرَبَاءَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

“‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

لَا تَجُورُوا فِي الْقَضَاءِ، وَلا تَغُشُّوا فِي الْقِيَاسِ أَوِ الْوَزْنِ أَوِ الْكَيْلِ،

Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah^[d] and an honest hin.^[e] I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

بَلِ اسْتَخْدِمُوا مَوَازِينَ عَادِلَةً وَعِيَارَاتٍ عَادِلَةً وَمَكَايِيلَ عَادِلَةً، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمُ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ.

“‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’”

فَاحْفَظُوا جَمِيعَ فَرَائِضِي وَأَحْكَامِي وَاعْمَلُوا بِها، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ».