¹Non intravit eunuchus, attritis vel amputatis testiculis et abscisso veretro, ecclesiam Domini.“A eunuch, one whose testicles have been debilitated or cut off, or whose penis has been cut off, shall not enter into the church of the Lord.

¹Non intravit eunuchus, attritis vel amputatis testiculis et abscisso veretro, ecclesiam Domini.“A eunuch, one whose testicles have been debilitated or cut off, or whose penis has been cut off, shall not enter into the church of the Lord.

²Non ingredietur mamzer,The offspring of a harlot,hoc est,that is,de scorto natus,one born of a prostitute,in ecclesiam Domini,shall not enter into the church of the Lord,usque ad decimam generationem.until the tenth generation.

²Non ingredietur mamzer,The offspring of a harlot,hoc est,that is,de scorto natus,one born of a prostitute,in ecclesiam Domini,shall not enter into the church of the Lord,usque ad decimam generationem.until the tenth generation.

³Ammonites et Moabites etiam post decimam generationem non intrabunt ecclesiam Domini in æternum:The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation, shall not enter into the church of the Lord forever,

³Ammonites et Moabites etiam post decimam generationem non intrabunt ecclesiam Domini in æternum:The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation, shall not enter into the church of the Lord forever,

⁴quia noluerunt vobis occurrere cum pane et aqua in via quando egressi estis de Ægypto:because they were not willing to meet you with bread and water along the way, when you had departed from Egypt,et quia conduxerunt contra te Balaam filium Beor de Mesopotamia Syriæ,and because they hired against you Balaam, the son of Beor, from Mesopotamia in Syria,ut malediceret tibi:in order to curse you.

⁴quia noluerunt vobis occurrere cum pane et aqua in via quando egressi estis de Ægypto:because they were not willing to meet you with bread and water along the way, when you had departed from Egypt,et quia conduxerunt contra te Balaam filium Beor de Mesopotamia Syriæ,and because they hired against you Balaam, the son of Beor, from Mesopotamia in Syria,ut malediceret tibi:in order to curse you.

⁵et noluit Dominus Deus tuus audire Balaam,But the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam,vertitque maledictionem ejus in benedictionem tuam,and he turned his cursing into your blessing,eo quod diligeret te.because he loves you.

⁵et noluit Dominus Deus tuus audire Balaam,But the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam,vertitque maledictionem ejus in benedictionem tuam,and he turned his cursing into your blessing,eo quod diligeret te.because he loves you.

⁶Non facies cum eis pacem,You shall not make peace with them,nec quæras eis bona cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ in sempiternum.nor shall you seek their prosperity, throughout all the days of your life forever.

⁶Non facies cum eis pacem,You shall not make peace with them,nec quæras eis bona cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ in sempiternum.nor shall you seek their prosperity, throughout all the days of your life forever.

⁷Non abominaberis Idumæum,You shall not abhor anyone from Idumea,quia frater tuus est:for he is your brother,nec Ægyptium,nor the Egyptian,quia advena fuisti in terra ejus.for you were a new arrival in his land.

⁷Non abominaberis Idumæum,You shall not abhor anyone from Idumea,quia frater tuus est:for he is your brother,nec Ægyptium,nor the Egyptian,quia advena fuisti in terra ejus.for you were a new arrival in his land.

⁸Qui nati fuerint ex eis,Those who have been born of them,tertia generatione intrabunt in ecclesiam Domini.in the third generation, shall enter into the church of the Lord.

⁸Qui nati fuerint ex eis,Those who have been born of them,tertia generatione intrabunt in ecclesiam Domini.in the third generation, shall enter into the church of the Lord.

⁹Quando egressus fueris adversus hostes tuos in pugnam,When you have gone out to war against your enemies,custodies te ab omni re mala.you shall keep yourself from everything that is evil.

⁹Quando egressus fueris adversus hostes tuos in pugnam,When you have gone out to war against your enemies,custodies te ab omni re mala.you shall keep yourself from everything that is evil.

¹⁰Si fuerit inter vos homo, qui nocturno pollutus sit somnio,If there is a man among you who has been defiled by a dream in the night,egredietur extra castra,he shall depart from the camp.

¹⁰Si fuerit inter vos homo, qui nocturno pollutus sit somnio,If there is a man among you who has been defiled by a dream in the night,egredietur extra castra,he shall depart from the camp.

¹¹et non revertetur, priusquam ad vesperam lavetur aqua:And he shall not return before the evening, after he has washed with water,et post solis occasum regredietur in castra.and then, after the sun sets, he shall return to the camp.

¹¹et non revertetur, priusquam ad vesperam lavetur aqua:And he shall not return before the evening, after he has washed with water,et post solis occasum regredietur in castra.and then, after the sun sets, he shall return to the camp.

¹²Habebis locum extra castra, ad quem egrediaris ad requisita naturæ,You shall have a place beyond the camp to which you may go for the necessities of nature,

¹²Habebis locum extra castra, ad quem egrediaris ad requisita naturæ,You shall have a place beyond the camp to which you may go for the necessities of nature,

¹³gerens paxillum in balteo:carrying a small shovel at your belt.cumque sederis,And when you would sit down,fodies per circuitum,you shall dig around, and then,et egesta humo operieswith the soil that was dug up, you shall cover

¹³gerens paxillum in balteo:carrying a small shovel at your belt.cumque sederis,And when you would sit down,fodies per circuitum,you shall dig around, and then,et egesta humo operieswith the soil that was dug up, you shall cover

¹⁴quo revelatus es: Dominus enim Deus tuus ambulat in medio castrorum,that from which you were relieved. For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp,ut eruat te,in order to rescue you,et tradat tibi inimicos tuos:and to deliver your enemies to you.et sint castra tua sancta,And so, let your camp be holy,et nihil in eis appareat fœditatis,and let nothing filthy appear within it,ne derelinquat te.lest he abandon you.

¹⁴quo revelatus es: Dominus enim Deus tuus ambulat in medio castrorum,that from which you were relieved. For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp,ut eruat te,in order to rescue you,et tradat tibi inimicos tuos:and to deliver your enemies to you.et sint castra tua sancta,And so, let your camp be holy,et nihil in eis appareat fœditatis,and let nothing filthy appear within it,ne derelinquat te.lest he abandon you.

¹⁵Non trades servum domino suo, qui ad te confugerit.You shall not deliver a servant who has fled to you to his master.

¹⁵Non trades servum domino suo, qui ad te confugerit.You shall not deliver a servant who has fled to you to his master.

¹⁶Habitabit tecum in loco, qui ei placuerit,He shall live with you in a place that pleases him,et in una urbium tuarum requiescet:and he shall rest in one of your cities.ne contristes eum.You shall not grieve him.

¹⁶Habitabit tecum in loco, qui ei placuerit,He shall live with you in a place that pleases him,et in una urbium tuarum requiescet:and he shall rest in one of your cities.ne contristes eum.You shall not grieve him.

¹⁷Non erit meretrix de filiabus Israël,There shall be no prostitutes among the daughters of Israel,nec scortator de filiis Israël.nor anyone among the sons of Israel who visits a prostitute.

¹⁷Non erit meretrix de filiabus Israël,There shall be no prostitutes among the daughters of Israel,nec scortator de filiis Israël.nor anyone among the sons of Israel who visits a prostitute.

¹⁸Non offeres mercedem prostibuli,You shall not offer money from a prostitute,nec pretium canis in domo Domini Dei tui,nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord your God,quidquid illud est quod voveris:no matter what you may have vowed.quia abominatio est utrumque apud Dominum Deum tuum.For both of these are an abomination with the Lord your God.

¹⁸Non offeres mercedem prostibuli,You shall not offer money from a prostitute,nec pretium canis in domo Domini Dei tui,nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord your God,quidquid illud est quod voveris:no matter what you may have vowed.quia abominatio est utrumque apud Dominum Deum tuum.For both of these are an abomination with the Lord your God.

¹⁹Non fœnerabis fratri tuo ad usuram pecuniam,You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all,nec fruges, nec quamlibet aliam rem:to your brother at interest,

¹⁹Non fœnerabis fratri tuo ad usuram pecuniam,You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all,nec fruges, nec quamlibet aliam rem:to your brother at interest,

²⁰sed alieno.but only to a foreigner.Fratri autem tuo absque usura id quo indiget, commodabis:For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest,ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni opere tuo in terra,so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter so as to possess it.

²⁰sed alieno.but only to a foreigner.Fratri autem tuo absque usura id quo indiget, commodabis:For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest,ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni opere tuo in terra,so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter so as to possess it.

²¹Cum votum voveris Domino Deo tuo,When you have made a vow to the Lord your God,non tardabis reddere:you shall not be late in paying it.quia requiret illud Dominus Deus tuus,For the Lord your God demands it.et si moratus fueris,And if you delay,reputabitur tibi in peccatum.it shall be imputed to you as a sin.

²¹Cum votum voveris Domino Deo tuo,When you have made a vow to the Lord your God,non tardabis reddere:you shall not be late in paying it.quia requiret illud Dominus Deus tuus,For the Lord your God demands it.et si moratus fueris,And if you delay,reputabitur tibi in peccatum.it shall be imputed to you as a sin.

²²Si nolueris polliceri,If you are not willing to make a promise,absque peccato eris.then it shall be without sin.

²²Si nolueris polliceri,If you are not willing to make a promise,absque peccato eris.then it shall be without sin.

²³Quod autem semel egressum est de labiis tuis,But as soon as it has departed from your lips,observabis, et facies sicut promisisti Domino Deo tuo, et propria voluntate et ore tuo locutus es.you shall observe and do just as you have promised to the Lord your God and just as you have spoken by your own free will and with your own mouth.

²³Quod autem semel egressum est de labiis tuis,But as soon as it has departed from your lips,observabis, et facies sicut promisisti Domino Deo tuo, et propria voluntate et ore tuo locutus es.you shall observe and do just as you have promised to the Lord your God and just as you have spoken by your own free will and with your own mouth.

²⁴Ingressus vineam proximi tui,Upon entering your neighbor’s vineyard,comede uvas, quantum tibi placuerit:you may eat as many grapes as you please.foras autem ne efferas tecum.But you may not carry any out with you.

²⁴Ingressus vineam proximi tui,Upon entering your neighbor’s vineyard,comede uvas, quantum tibi placuerit:you may eat as many grapes as you please.foras autem ne efferas tecum.But you may not carry any out with you.

²⁵Si intraveris in segetem amici tui,If you enter into your friend’s grain field,franges spicas,you may break off the ears,et manu conteres:and rub them in your hand,falce autem non metes.but you may not reap them with a sickle.”

²⁵Si intraveris in segetem amici tui,If you enter into your friend’s grain field,franges spicas,you may break off the ears,et manu conteres:and rub them in your hand,falce autem non metes.but you may not reap them with a sickle.”