5 Mosebog 18
1 Præsterne, Leviterne, hele Levi Stamme skal ikke have Del eller Arv med Israel; de skulle æde Herrens Ildofre og hans Arv.
“The priests and the Levites, and all who are from the same tribe, shall have no portion or inheritance with the rest of Israel. For they shall eat the sacrifices of the Lord and his oblations.
2 Og han skal ikke have Arv iblandt sine Brødre; Herren, han er hans Arv, ligesom han har talet til ham.
And they shall receive nothing else from the possession of their brothers. For the Lord himself is their inheritance, just as he said to them.
3 Men dette skal være Præsternes Rettighed af Folket, af dem, som ofre Ofret, enten Okse eller Lam, at man skal give Præsten Boven og Kæverne og Kallunet.
This shall be the recompense for the priests from the people, and from those who offer victims, whether they will immolate an ox or a sheep. They shall give to the priest the shoulder and the breast,
4 Det første af dit Korn, din nye Vin og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Faar skal du give ham;
the first-fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and a portion of the wool from the shearing of the sheep.
5 thi Herren din Gud har udvalgt ham af alle dine Stammer til at staa og tjene i Herrens Navn, ham og hans Sønner alle Dage.
For the Lord your God himself has chosen him out of all your tribes, so that he may stand and minister to the name of the Lord, him and his sons, forever.
6 Og naar en Levit kommer fra en af dine Porte i hele Israel, hvor han opholder sig, og han kommer efter sin Sjæls fulde Lyst til det Sted, hvilket Herren skal udvælge,
If a Levite departs from one of the cities, throughout all of Israel, in which he lives, and if he wills and desires to go to the place which the Lord will choose,
7 og han tjener i Herren sin Guds Navn, ligesom alle hans Brødre, Leviterne, som staa der for Herrens Ansigt:
he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as do all his brothers, the Levites, who will be standing at that time in the sight of the Lord.
8 Da skulle de nyde lige Del, foruden hvad han ejer af solgt Gods fra Fædrene.
He shall receive the same portion of food as the rest also receive, besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers.
9 Naar du kommer til det Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig, da skal du ikke lære at gøre efter disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.
When you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, be careful that you are not willing to imitate the abominations of those nations.
10 Der skal ikke findes hos dig nogen, som lader sin Søn eller sin Datter gaa igennem Ilden, nogen som omgaas med Spaadom eller er en Dagvælger, eller som agter paa Fugleskrig eller er en Troldkarl,
Do not let there be found among you one who would purify his son or daughter by leading them through fire, nor one who consults seers, nor one who observes dreams or omens. Do not let there be found among you one who practices the occult,
11 eller som omgaas med Manen, eller som adspørger en Spaamand eller er en Tegnsudlægger, eller som gør Spørgsmaal til de døde.
nor one who uses spells, nor one who consults demonic spirits, nor a diviner, nor one who seeks the truth from the dead.
12 Thi hver, som gør disse Ting, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld fordriver Herren din Gud dem fra sit Ansigt.
For the Lord abominates all these things. And, because of these wicked ways, he will destroy them at your arrival.
13 Du skal være fuldkommen for Herren din Gud.
You shall be perfect and without blemish with the Lord your God.
14 Thi disse Hedninger, som du skal fordrive, de have hørt efter Dagvælgere og Spaamænd; men sligt har Herren din Gud ikke tilstedet dig.
These nations, whose land you shall possess, they listen to soothsayers and diviners. But you have been otherwise instructed by the Lord your God.
15 En Profet af din Midte, af dine Brødre, ligesom mig, skal Herren din Gud oprejse dig; ham skulle I høre;
The Lord your God will raise up for you a PROPHET from your nation and from your brothers, similar to me. You shall listen to him,
16 aldeles som du begærede af Herren din Gud ved Horeb paa Forsamlingens Dag og sagde: Jeg kan ikke blive ved at høre Herren min Guds Røst og ikke ydermere se denne store Ild, at jeg ikke skal dø.
just as you petitioned of the Lord your God at Horeb, when the assembly was gathered together, and you said: ‘Let me no longer hear the voice of the Lord my God, and let me no longer see this very great fire, lest I die.’
17 Da sagde Herren til mig: De have talet vel i det, de have talet.
And the Lord said to me: ‘They have spoken all these things well.
18 Jeg vil oprejse dem en Profet midt ud af deres Brødre, ligesom du er; og jeg vil lægge mine Ord i hans Mund, og han skal tale til dem alt det, som jeg vil befale ham.
I will raise up a prophet for them, from the midst of their brothers, similar to you. And I will place my words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all the things that I will instruct him.
19 Og det skal ske, at den, som ikke vil høre paa mine Ord, som han skal tale i mit Navn, af ham skal jeg kræve det.
But against anyone who is not willing to listen to his words, which he will speak in my name, I will stand forth as the avenger.
20 Men den Profet, som formaster sig til at tale et Ord i mit Navn, som jeg ikke har befalet ham at tale, eller den, som taler i andre Guders Navn, den Profet skal dø.
But if a prophet, having been corrupted by arrogance, chooses to speak, in my name, things which I did not instruct him to say, or to speak in the name of foreign gods, he shall be put to death.
21 Og om du siger i dit Hjerte, hvorledes kunne vi kende det Ord, som Herren ikke har talet:
But if, in silent thought, you respond: “How will I be able to recognize a word which the Lord has not spoken?”
22 Naar Profeten taler i Herrens Navn, og det Ord sker ikke, og det kommer ikke: Da er det et Ord, som Herren ikke har talet; den Profet har talet det i Formastelse, du skal ikke grue for ham.
you shall have this sign. If whatever that prophet predicts in the name of the Lord does not happen, then the Lord has not spoken it. Instead, the prophet has formed it through the swelling of his own mind. And for this reason, you shall not fear him.’”
