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.
Neither the priests the Levites [nor] any of the tribe of Levi, shall have either portion or inheritance with Israel, —the altar-flames of Yahweh and his inheritance, shall they eat.
2 Han maa ikke eje nogen Arvelod blandt sine Brødre; HERREN er hans Arvelod, som han lovede ham.
But inheritance, shall he not have, in the midst of his brethren, —Yahweh, is his inheritance, as he spake unto him.
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, therefore shall be the due of the priests from the people from them who offer the sacrifice whether ox or lamb, —there shall be given unto the priest, the shoulder and the two cheeks and the maw:
4 Det første af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Faar skal du give ham.
the firstfruit of thy corn thy new wine and thine oil and the first of the fleece of thy flock, shalt thou give unto him.
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 of him, hath Yahweh thy God made choice out of all thy tribes, —to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh of him and his sons all the days.
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 —
And when the Levite shall come in out of any of thy gates out of any part of Israel, where he is sojourning, —yea shall come in with all the desire of his soul, into the place which Yahweh shall 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.
then may he minister in the name of Yahweh his God, —like any of his brethren the Levites who are standing there before Yahweh.
8 De skal nyde samme Ret, fraregnet hvad enhver er kommet til ved Salg af sin Fædrenearv.
Portion for portion, shall they eat, —apart from his possessions upon his patrimony.
9 Naar du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, maa du ikke lære at efterligne disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.
When thou art coming into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominable doings 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,
There shall not be found in thy midst—One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire, —Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments Or who muttereth incantations;
11 ingen, som foretager Besværgelse eller gør Spørgsmaal til Genfærd og Sandsigeraander og henvender sig til de døde;
Or who bindeth with spells, —Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto 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, an abomination unto Yahweh, is everyone who doeth these things, —and on account of these abominations, is Yahweh thy God dispossessing them from before thee.
13 Ustraffelig skal du være for HERREN din Gud.
Blameless, shalt thou be with, Yahweh thy 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.
for, these nations whom thou art dispossessing, unto them who use hidden arts and unto diviners, do hearken, but as for thee, not so, doth Yahweh thy God suffer thee.
15 HERREN din Gud vil lade en Profet som mig fremstaa af din Midte, af dine Brødre; ham skal I høre paa.
A prophet out of thy midst of thy brethren like unto me, will Yahweh thy God, raise up unto thee—unto him, shall ye hearken:
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!«
according to all which thou didst ask of Yahweh thy God, in Horeb, in the day of the convocation saying, —Let me no further hearken unto the voice of Yahweh my God, and this great fire, let me not see any more lest I die.
17 Da sagde HERREN til mig: »De har talt rettelig!
And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
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!
A prophet, will I raise up unto them, out of the midst of their brethren, like unto thee, —and I will put my words in his mouth, so shall he speak unto them whatsoever I shall command him.
19 Og enhver, der ikke vil høre mine Ord, som han taler i mit Navn, ham vil jeg kræve til Regnskab.
And it shall come to pass, that, the man who will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I, myself will require it of him.
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!«
Howbeit the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in my name which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.
21 Og hvis du tænker ved dig selv: »Hvorledes skal vi kende det Ord, HERREN ikke har talt?«
And, when thou shalt say in thy heart, —In what manner shall we know the word which Yahweh hath 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!
When the prophet shall speak in the name of Yahweh and the word shall not come to pass, neither shall come in, that, is the word which Yahweh, hath not spoken, —presumptuously, hath the prophet spoken it, thou shall not be in dread of him.
