Unlawful Sexual Relations
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. 4You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.
6“ ‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
7“ ‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.
9“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
10“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
13“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
14“ ‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
15“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.
16“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
17“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18“ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
19“ ‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
20“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
21“ ‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
22“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
23“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
24“ ‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29“ ‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
Forbud imod seksuelle perversiteter
1-2Herren befalede Moses at sige til Israels folk: „Jeg er Herren, jeres Gud! 3Derfor må I ikke opføre jer som egypterne, I engang boede iblandt, eller som kana’anæerne, der bor i det land, jeg vil føre jer ind i. I må ikke lade jer påvirke af deres livsførelse. 4I skal adlyde mine love og forskrifter, for jeg er Herren, jeres Gud. 5Den, der overholder alle disse love, vil få livet derved. Jeg er Herren!
6Ingen af jer må have seksuelt samvær med en nær slægtning, siger jeg, Herren. 7-8Det vil sige: Du må ikke have seksuelt samvær med din mor eller din stedmor. Derved vanærer du din far. 9-11Du må ikke have seksuelt samvær med din søster eller halvsøster, hvad enten din halvsøster er en datter af din far eller din mor, og hvad enten hun er opvokset sammen med dig eller et andet sted. Du må ikke have seksuelt samvær med dit barnebarn, hvad enten hun er datter af din søn eller af din datter. Hun er jo dit eget kød og blod. 12-14Det samme gælder din faster, din moster og din farbrors kone. De er nære slægtninge, og du må ikke have noget seksuelt forhold til nogen af dem.
15-16Du må heller ikke stå i seksuelt forhold til din søns kone eller din brors kone. 17Du må ikke gifte dig med både en mor og hendes datter eller barnebarn. De er nære slægtninge, og du begår en stor synd ved at have et seksuelt forhold til dem begge. 18Du må heller ikke gifte dig med to søstre og have et seksuelt forhold til dem begge. Først efter din kones død, kan du gifte dig med hendes søster.
19Du må ikke have seksuelt samvær med en kvinde under hendes menstruation. 20Du må ikke gøre dig selv uren ved at have et seksuelt forhold til en anden mands kone.
21Du må ikke overgive nogen af dine børn til dyrkelsen af afguden Molok, for derved krænker du Herren, din Gud.
22En mand må ikke have seksuelt samvær med en mand, som hvis det var en kvinde—det er en afskyelighed. 23En mand må ikke gøre sig uren ved at have seksuel omgang med et dyr. En kvinde må heller ikke hengive sig seksuelt til et dyr—det er perverst og afskyeligt.
24Pas på ikke at gøre jer selv urene ved nogen af disse ting. De folkeslag, jeg driver bort foran jer, gør den slags ting. 25Hele Kana’ans land er fuld af den slags perversiteter, og derfor vil jeg straffe befolkningen og landet selv skal spytte dem ud. 26I skal omhyggeligt adlyde alle mine love og forskrifter, så I ikke gør jer skyldige i nogen af de her afskyelige handlinger. Og mine love gælder både for de indfødte israelitter og de fremmede iblandt jer.
27De her afskyelige handlinger er længe blevet praktiseret af befolkningen i det land, jeg vil føre jer ind i, og derfor er landet blevet urent. 28Følg under ingen omstændigheder deres skræmmende eksempel, for hvis I gør det, vil landet også spytte jer ud, nøjagtig som det snart vil spytte de nuværende indbyggere ud. 29Enhver, som gør sådan noget, skal dø. 30Sørg derfor for at adlyde mine love, så I ikke optager nogen af den slags afskyelige skikke iblandt jer. Nej, gør jer ikke urene ved at handle som indbyggerne i det land, jeg vil føre jer ind i, for jeg er Herren, jeres Gud.”
