1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 4And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: 5Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
6¶ And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
7¶ Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. 8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
9¶ For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 17And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.20.18 discovered: Heb. made naked 19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.20.19 uncovereth: Heb. hath made naked 20And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.20.21 an…: Heb. a separation
22¶ Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. 25Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.20.25 creepeth: or, moveth 26And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
27¶ A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
Straffen for afgudsdyrkelse og andre synder
1-2Herren befalede Moses at give Israels folk følgende instrukser:
„Enhver indfødt israelit eller fremmed iblandt jer, som overgiver sit barn til dyrkelsen af afguden Molok, skal stenes til døde af sine landsmænd. 3En sådan person vil jeg selv kæmpe imod og sørge for, at han bliver udryddet, for han har gjort min helligdom uren og krænket mit hellige navn. 4Hvis hans landsmænd ser igennem fingre med hans synd og nægter at slå ham ihjel, 5vil jeg selv sørge for at udrydde ham og alle andre af mit folk, der dyrker Molok.
6Jeg vil kæmpe imod enhver, som søger kontakt med de døde og henvender sig til sandsigere i stedet for at søge hjælp hos mig. De skal fuldstændig udryddes. 7Stræb efter hellighed, for jeg er Herren, jeres Gud. 8I skal adlyde alle mine bud, for jeg er Herren, som gør jer hellige.
9Enhver, som forbander sin far eller mor, skal lide døden.
10Hvis en mand begår ægteskabsbrud med en anden mands kone, skal både manden og kvinden dømmes til døden. 11Og hvis en mand har samleje med sin fars kone, har han krænket sin far og skal lide døden sammen med kvinden. 12Hvis en mand har samleje med sin svigerdatter, skal de begge lide døden, for de har begået en skammelig handling og må bære straffen derfor. 13Hvis en mand har seksuelt samvær med en anden mand, som en mand har det med en kvinde, skal de begge straffes med døden, for det er en afskyelig handling, som de begge har ansvaret for. 14Hvis en mand har samleje med både en mor og hendes datter, har de begået en afskyelig forbrydelse. Alle tre skal brændes, for den slags skammelige handlinger må ikke finde sted iblandt jer.
15Hvis en mand har samleje med et dyr, skal han henrettes og dyret slås ihjel. 16Det samme gælder, hvis en kvinde har samleje med et dyr: Hun fortjener dødsstraf for sin synd.
17Hvis en mand har samleje med sin søster, hvad enten hun er en datter af hans far eller mor, har han begået en skammelig handling, og begge skal henrettes offentligt. En sådan mand må bære straffen for sin synd. 18Hvis en mand har samleje med en kvinde under hendes menstruation, skal de begge dø, for manden har blottet hendes blods kilde, og hun har tilladt ham at gøre det.
19Seksuelt samvær mellem en mand og hans faster eller moster er forbudt, for de er nære slægtninge. Derfor skal de bære deres straf. 20Hvis en mand har samleje med sin farbrors kone, har han krænket sin farbror. Både han og kvinden må bære deres straf og dø uden børn. 21Hvis en mand har samleje med sin brors20,21 Så længe broderen endnu er i live. Jf. 5.Mos. 25,5. kone, er det en uren handling. Han har krænket sin bror, og både han og kvinden skal dø uden børn.
22I skal overholde alle mine love og forskrifter, så det land, jeg vil føre jer ind i, ikke skal spytte jer ud igen. 23I må ikke gøre som de folkeslag, jeg driver bort foran jer. De begår alle den slags handlinger, jeg her har advaret jer imod. Derfor afskyr jeg dem 24og har lovet jer, at I skal få deres land i eje. Det er et land, som flyder med mælk og honning. Jeg er Herren, jeres Gud, og jeg har udskilt jer fra de andre folkeslag.
25Derfor skal I skelne imellem de dyr og fugle, jeg har givet jer tilladelse til at spise, og dem, som jeg har forbudt jer at spise. I må ikke gøre jer selv til genstand for min afsky ved at spise fugle eller dyr, som jeg har forbudt jer at spise. 26I skal være hellige i mine øjne, for jeg, Herren, er hellig, og jeg har udskilt jer fra de øvrige folkeslag, så I kan være mit folk.
27Hvis en mand eller en kvinde har en dødemaners ånd i sig eller en spådomsånd, skal de stenes til døde.”
