1 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises and Aaron, and seide, BSB BSB: The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 WYC Seie ye to the sones of Israel, Kepe ye alle thingis whiche Y wroot to you, that Y be youre God. These ben the beestis, whiche ye schulen ete, of alle lyuynge beestis of erthe; BSB BSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 WYC ye schulen ete `al thing among beestis that hath a clee departid, and chewith code; BSB BSB: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 WYC sotheli what euer thing chewith code, and hath a clee, but departith not it, as a camel and othere beestis doon, ye schulen not ete it, and ye schulen arette among vnclene thingis. BSB BSB: But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
5 WYC A cirogrille, which chewith code, and departith not the clee, is vnclene; and an hare, BSB BSB: The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 WYC for also he chewith code, but departith not the clee; BSB BSB: The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
8 WYC Ye schulen not ete the fleischis of these, nether ye schulen touche the deed bodies, for tho ben vnclene to you. BSB BSB: You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 WYC Also these thingis ben that ben gendrid in watris, and is leueful to ete; BSB BSB: Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
10 WYC ye schulen ete al thing that hath fynnes and scalis, as wel in the see, as in floodis and stondynge watris; sotheli what euer thing of tho that ben moued and lyuen in watris, hath not fynnes and scalis, schal be abhominable, and wlatsum to you; BSB BSB: But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
11 WYC ye schulen not ete the fleischis of tho, and ye schulen eschewe the bodies deed bi hem silf. BSB BSB: They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 WYC Alle thingis in watris that han not fynnes and scalis, schulen be pollutid, BSB BSB: Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 WYC These thingis ben of foulis whiche ye schulen not ete, and schulen be eschewid of you; an egle, and a grippe, aliete, and a kyte, and a vultur by his kynde; BSB BSB: Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
14 WYC and al of `rauyns kynde bi his licnesse; BSB BSB: the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 WYC a strucioun, BSB BSB: any kind of raven,
16 WYC and nyyt crowe, a lare, and an hauke bi his kinde; BSB BSB: the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 WYC an owle, and dippere, and ibis; BSB BSB: the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 WYC a swan and cormoraunt, and a pellican; BSB BSB: the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 WYC a fawcun, a iay bi his kynde; a leepwynke, and a reremows. BSB BSB: the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 WYC Al thing of foulis that goith on foure feet, schal be abhomynable to you; BSB BSB: All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 WYC sotheli what euer thing goith on foure feet, but hath lengere hipis bihynde, bi whiche it skippith on the erthe, ye schulen ete; BSB BSB: However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
22 WYC as is a bruke in his kynde, and acatus, and opymacus, and a locuste, alle bi her kynde. BSB BSB: Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 WYC Forsothe what euer thing of briddis hath foure feet oneli, it schal be abhomynable to you; BSB BSB: All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 WYC and who euer touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid, and `schal be vnclene `til to euentid; BSB BSB: These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 WYC and if it is nede, that he bere ony deed thing of these, he schal waische his clothis, and he schal be vnclene til to the goyng doun of the sunne. BSB BSB: and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
26 WYC Sotheli ech beeste that hath a clee, but departith not it, nether chewith code, schal be vnclene; and what euer thing touchith it, schal be defoulid. BSB BSB: Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
27 WYC That that goith on hondis, of alle beestis that gon on foure feet, schal be vnclene; he, that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be defoulid `til to euentid; BSB BSB: All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
28 WYC and he, that berith siche deed bodies, schal waische hise clothis, and he schal be vnclene `til to euentid; for alle these thingis ben vnclene to you. BSB BSB: and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
29 WYC Also these thingis schulen be arettid among defoulid thingis, of these that ben moued on erthe; a wesele, and mows, and a cocodrille, `alle bi her kynde; BSB BSB: The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
30 WYC mygal, camelion, and stellio, and lacerta, and a maldewerp. BSB BSB: the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 WYC Alle these ben vnclene; he that touchith her bodies deed bi hem silf, schal be vnclene `til to euentid; BSB BSB: These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
32 WYC and that thing schal be defoulid, on which ony thing of her bodies deed bi hem silf fallith, as wel a vessel of tree, and a cloth, as skynnes `and heiris; and in what euer thing werk is maad, it schal be dippid in watir, and tho thingis schulen be defoulid `til to euentid, and so aftirward tho schulen be clensid. BSB BSB: When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
33 WYC Sotheli a vessel of erthe, in which ony thing of these fallith with ynne, schal be defoulid, and therfor it schal be brokun. BSB BSB: If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
34 WYC Ech mete, which ye schulen ete, schal be vnclene, if water is sched thereon; and ech fletynge thing, which is drunkun of ech vessel, `where ynne vnclene thingis bifelden, schal be vnclene; BSB BSB: Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
35 WYC and what euer thing of siche deed bodies bi hem silf felde theronne, it schal be vnclene, whether furneisis, ethir vessels of thre feet, tho schulen be destried, and schulen be vnclene. BSB BSB: Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
36 WYC Sotheli wellis and cisternes, and al the congregacioun of watris, schal be clene. He that touchith her bodi deed bi it silf, schal be defoulid. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
37 WYC If it fallith on seed, it schal not defoule the seed; BSB BSB: If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 WYC sotheli if ony man schedith seed with watir, and aftirward the watir is touchid with deed bodies bi hem silf, it schal be defoulid anoon. BSB BSB: but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 WYC If a beeste is deed, which it is leueful to you to ete, he that touchith the deed bodi therof schal be vnclene `til to euentid; and he that etith therof ony thing, BSB BSB: If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 WYC ethir berith, schal waische his clothis, and schal be vnclene `til to euentid. BSB BSB: Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
41 WYC Al thing that crepith on erthe, schal be abhomynable, nether schal be takun in to mete. BSB BSB: Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
42 WYC `What euer thing goith on the brest and foure feet, and hath many feet, ethir drawun bi the erthe, ye schulen not ete, for it is abhomynable. BSB BSB: Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
43 WYC Nyle ye defoule youre soulis, nether touche ye ony thing of tho, lest ye ben vnclene; BSB BSB: Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
44 WYC for Y am youre Lord God; be ye hooli, for Y am hooli. Defoule ye not youre soulis in ech crepynge `beeste which is moued on erthe; for Y am the Lord, BSB BSB: For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
45 WYC that ladde you out of the lond of Egipt, that Y schulde be to you in to God; ye schulen be hooli, for Y am hooli. BSB BSB: For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
46 WYC This is the lawe of lyuynge beestes, and of foulis, and of ech lyuynge soule which is moued in watir, and crepith in erthe; BSB BSB: This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
47 WYC that ye knowe differences of clene thing and vnclene, and that ye wite what ye schulen ete, and what ye owen forsake. BSB BSB: You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”