5 Mosebog 18

1 Levitpræsterne, hele Levis Stamme, skal ikke have arvelod og Del sammen med det øvrige Israel, men leve af HERRENS Ildofre og af det, der tilfalder ham.

“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 Han maa ikke eje nogen Arvelod blandt sine Brødre; HERREN er hans Arvelod, som han lovede 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 Og dette skal være den Ret, Præsterne har Krav paa hos Folket, hos dem, der slagter Ofre, være sig Okser eller Smaakvæg: Han skal give Præsten Boven, Kæberne 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 Most 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 ham har HERREN din Gud udvalgt blandt alle dine Stammer, saa at han og hans Sønner altid skal gøre Præstetjeneste i HERRENS Navn.

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 Naar en Levit inden dine Porte et steds i Israel, hvor han har haft sit Ophold, kommer til det Sted, HERREN udvælger — det staar ham frit for at komme, hvis han vil —

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 maa han gøre Præstetjeneste i HERREN sin Guds Navn, lige saa vel som alle hans Brødre, de andre Leviter, der staar for HERRENS Aasyn der.

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 De skal nyde samme Ret, fraregnet hvad enhver er kommet til ved Salg af sin Fædrenearv.

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 ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, maa du ikke lære at efterligne 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 maa ingen findes hos dig, som lader sin Søn eller Datter gaa igennem Ilden, ingen, som driver Spaadomskunst, tager Varsler, er Sandsiger eller øver Trolddom,

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 ingen, som foretager Besværgelse eller gør Spørgsmaal til Genfærd og Sandsigeraander og henvender sig 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 enhver, der gør sligt, er HERREN vederstyggelig, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld er det, at HERREN din Gud driver dem bort foran dig.

For the Lord abominates all these things. And, because of these wicked ways, he will destroy them at your arrival.

13 Ustraffelig skal du være for HERREN din Gud.

You shall be perfect and without blemish with the Lord your God.

14 Thi disse Folk, som du skal drive bort, hører paa dem, der tager Varsler og driver Spaadomskunst; men sligt har HERREN din Gud ikke tilladt 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 HERREN din Gud vil lade en Profet som mig fremstaa af din Midte, af dine Brødre; ham skal I høre paa.

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 Saaledes udbad du dig det jo af HERREN din Gud ved Horeb, den Dag I var forsamlede, da du sagde: »Lad mig ikke mere høre HERREN min Guds Røst og se denne vældige 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 har talt rettelig!

And the Lord said to me: ‘They have spoken all these things well.

18 Jeg vil lade en Profet som dig fremstaa for dem af deres Brødre og lægge mine Ord i hans Mund, og han skal sige dem alt, hvad jeg byder 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 enhver, der ikke vil høre mine Ord, som han taler i mit Navn, ham vil jeg kræve til Regnskab.

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, der formaster sig til at tale noget i mit Navn, som jeg ikke har paalagt ham at tale, eller taler i en anden Guds 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 hvis du tænker ved dig selv: »Hvorledes skal vi kende det Ord, HERREN ikke har talt?«

But if, in silent thought, you respond: “How will I be able to recognize a word which the Lord has not spoken?”

22 saa vid: Hvad en Profet taler i HERRENS Navn, uden at det sker og indtræffer, det er noget, HERREN ikke har talt. I Formastelighed har Profeten udtalt det, og du skal ikke være bange 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.’”