Deuteronomy 18
1 “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.
Los sacerdotes levitas, toda la tribu de Leví, no tendrán parte ni herencia con (el resto de) Israel; se han de sustentar de los sacrificios de combustión ofrecidos a Yahvé y de la herencia de Él.
2 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.
No tendrán herencia entre sus hermanos. Su herencia es Yahvé, como Él se lo tiene dicho.
3 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,
He aquí lo que los sacerdotes tienen derecho de tomar del pueblo, de parte de los que ofrecen un sacrificio, sea un buey o una oveja: se dará al sacerdote la espaldilla, las dos quijadas y el cuajar.
4 the first-fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and a portion of the wool from the shearing of the sheep.
Le darás también las primicias de tu trigo, de tu vino y de tu aceite, con las primicias del esquileo de tus ovejas.
5 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.
Porque Yahvé, tu Dios, le ha elegido de entre todas tus tribus, para estar delante de Él y prestar servicio en nombre de Yahvé, él y sus hijos para siempre.
6 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,
Si un levita llevado por el deseo de su alma sale de alguna de tus ciudades de todo Israel, donde mora, y va al lugar escogido por Yahvé,
7 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.
prestará servicio en nombre de Yahvé, su Dios, como todos sus hermanos levitas que allí están delante de Yahvé.
8 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.
Comerá igual porción que los otros, aparte del producto de la venta de sus bienes patrimoniales.
9 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.
Cuando hubieres entrado en la tierra que Yahvé tu Dios va a darte, no aprenderás a imitar las abominaciones de esos pueblos.
10 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,
No se halle en medio de ti quien haga pasar a su hijo o a su hija por el fuego; ni quien practique la adivinación o el sortilegio, ni quien sea agorero, o mago,
11 nor one who uses spells, nor one who consults demonic spirits, nor a diviner, nor one who seeks the truth from the dead.
o encantador; ni quien consulte a espíritus y adivinos, o pregunte a los muertos.
12 For the Lord abominates all these things. And, because of these wicked ways, he will destroy them at your arrival.
Porque todo aquel que hace estas cosas es abominable ante Yahvé, tu Dios; y a causa de estas abominaciones Yahvé, tu Dios, los va a arrojar delante de ti.
13 You shall be perfect and without blemish with the Lord your God.
Sé escrupuloso en el cumplimiento de la Ley de Yahvé, tu Dios.
14 These nations, whose land you shall possess, they listen to soothsayers and diviners. But you have been otherwise instructed by the Lord your God.
Porque estos pueblos que tú vas a desposeer escuchan a agoreros y adivinos, pero a ti te lo ha prohibido Yahvé, tu Dios.
15 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,
Yahvé, tu Dios, te suscitará un Profeta de en medio de ti, de entre tus hermanos como yo; a él escucharéis.
16 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.’
Precisamente como tú pediste a Yahvé, tu Dios, en el Horeb, en el día de la asamblea, diciendo: ‘No oiga yo otra vez la voz de Yahvé, mi Dios, ni vea más este gran fuego, para que no muera.’
17 And the Lord said to me: ‘They have spoken all these things well.
Entonces me contestó Yahvé: ‘Tienen razón en lo que han dicho.
18 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.
Les suscitaré un profeta de en medio de sus hermanos, semejante a ti; y pondré mis palabras en su boca, y él les hablará todo cuanto Yo le mandare.
19 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.
Y si alguno no escuchare mis palabras que él dirá en mi nombre, Yo le pediré cuenta de ello.
20 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.
Pero el profeta que en su presunción dijere en mi nombre lo que Yo no le he mandado decir, o en mi nombre hablare de otros dioses, ese profeta morirá.’
21 But if, in silent thought, you respond: “How will I be able to recognize a word which the Lord has not spoken?”
Y si preguntas en tu corazón: ‘¿Cómo podemos conocer la palabra que no ha hablado Yahvé?’ (Sábete que)
22 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.’”
si un profeta habla en nombre de Yahvé, y no se cumple la palabra, ni se realiza, es palabra que no ha hablado Yahvé; en su presunción habló el tal profeta; no le temas.
