¹And the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ²“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. ³And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. ⁴Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. ⁵And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ⁶He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ⁷And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ⁸If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ⁹Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. ¹⁰Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ¹¹And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ¹²The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. ¹³‘And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. ¹⁴On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the Lᴏʀᴅ, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. ¹⁵Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lᴏʀᴅ because of his discharge. ¹⁶‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. ¹⁷And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. ¹⁸Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ¹⁹‘If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. ²⁰Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. ²¹Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ²²And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ²³If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. ²⁴And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. ²⁵‘If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean. ²⁶Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. ²⁷Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. ²⁸‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. ²⁹And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. ³⁰Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lᴏʀᴅ for the discharge of her uncleanness. ³¹‘Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them. ³²This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, ³³and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.’ ”

¹To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lᴏʀᴅ, who spoke to the Lᴏʀᴅ the words of this song on the day that the Lᴏʀᴅ delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I will love You, O Lᴏʀᴅ, my strength. ²The Lᴏʀᴅ is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ³I will call upon the Lᴏʀᴅ, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. ⁴The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. ⁵The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. ⁶In my distress I called upon the Lᴏʀᴅ, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. ⁷Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. ⁸Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. ⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. ¹⁰And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. ¹¹He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies. ¹²From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. ¹³The Lᴏʀᴅ thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. ¹⁴He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. ¹⁵Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lᴏʀᴅ, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. ¹⁶He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. ¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. ¹⁸They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lᴏʀᴅ was my support. ¹⁹He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. ²⁰The Lᴏʀᴅ rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. ²¹For I have kept the ways of the Lᴏʀᴅ, And have not wickedly departed from my God. ²²For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. ²³I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. ²⁴Therefore the Lᴏʀᴅ has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. ²⁵With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; ²⁶With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. ²⁷For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks. ²⁸For You will light my lamp; The Lᴏʀᴅ my God will enlighten my darkness. ²⁹For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. ³⁰As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lᴏʀᴅ is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. ³¹For who is God, except the Lᴏʀᴅ? And who is a rock, except our God? ³²It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. ³³He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. ³⁴He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. ³⁵You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. ³⁶You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. ³⁷I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. ³⁸I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. ³⁹For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. ⁴⁰You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. ⁴¹They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the Lᴏʀᴅ, but He did not answer them. ⁴²Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets. ⁴³You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. ⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me. ⁴⁵The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. ⁴⁶The Lᴏʀᴅ lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. ⁴⁷It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; ⁴⁸He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. ⁴⁹Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lᴏʀᴅ, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. ⁵⁰Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.

¹He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. ²When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. ³Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth. ⁴The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it. ⁵A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet. ⁶By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. ⁷The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge. ⁸Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath. ⁹If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace. ¹⁰The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, But the upright seek his well-being. ¹¹A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. ¹²If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked. ¹³The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lᴏʀᴅ gives light to the eyes of both. ¹⁴The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever. ¹⁵The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. ¹⁶When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall. ¹⁷Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul. ¹⁸Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law. ¹⁹A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond. ²⁰Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. ²¹He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end. ²²An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression. ²³A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. ²⁴Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing. ²⁵The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lᴏʀᴅ shall be safe. ²⁶Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lᴏʀᴅ. ²⁷An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

¹Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, ²and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. ³But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. ⁴And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. ⁵Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. ⁶But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; ⁸nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, ⁹not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us. ¹⁰For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. ¹¹For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. ¹²Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. ¹³But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. ¹⁴And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. ¹⁵Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. ¹⁶Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. ¹⁷The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. ¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.