Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel: their food and their heritage will be the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Præsterne, Leviterne, hele Levi Stamme skal ikke have Del eller Arv med Israel; de skulle æde Herrens Ildofre og hans Arv.
2 And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to them.
Og han skal ikke have Arv iblandt sine Brødre; Herren, han er hans Arv, ligesom han har talet til ham.
3 And this is to be the priests' right: those who make an offering of a sheep or an ox are to give to the priest the top part of the leg and the two sides of the head and the stomach.
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.
4 And in addition you are to give him the first of your grain and wine and oil, and the first wool cut from your sheep.
Det første af dit Korn, din nye Vin og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Faar skal du give ham;
5 For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.
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.
6 And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to the place marked out by the Lord;
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,
7 Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God, with all his brothers the Levites who are there before the Lord.
og han tjener i Herren sin Guds Navn, ligesom alle hans Brødre, Leviterne, som staa der for Herrens Ansigt:
8 His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.
Da skulle de nyde lige Del, foruden hvad han ejer af solgt Gods fra Fædrene.
9 When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.
Naar du kommer til det Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig, da skal du ikke lære at gøre efter disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.
10 Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,
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,
11 Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.
eller som omgaas med Manen, eller som adspørger en Spaamand eller er en Tegnsudlægger, eller som gør Spørgsmaal til de døde.
12 For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
Thi hver, som gør disse Ting, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld fordriver Herren din Gud dem fra sit Ansigt.
13 You are to be upright in heart before the Lord your God.
Du skal være fuldkommen for Herren din Gud.
14 For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using secret arts: but the Lord your God will not let you do so.
Thi disse Hedninger, som du skal fordrive, de have hørt efter Dagvælgere og Spaamænd; men sligt har Herren din Gud ikke tilstedet dig.
15 The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him;
En Profet af din Midte, af dine Brødre, ligesom mig, skal Herren din Gud oprejse dig; ham skulle I høre;
16 In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me.
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.
17 Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
Da sagde Herren til mig: De have talet vel i det, de have talet.
18 I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.
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.
19 And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.
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.
20 But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death.
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.
21 And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
Og om du siger i dit Hjerte, hvorledes kunne vi kende det Ord, som Herren ikke har talet:
22 When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.
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.
