Deuteronomy 18

1 The priests and Levites, and all that are of the same tribe, shall have no part nor inheritance with the rest of Israel, because they shall eat the sacrifices of the Lord, and his oblations,

١ لَا يَرِثُ الْكَهَنَةُ اللّاوِيُّونَ وَلا أَحَدٌ مِنْ سِبْطِ لاوِي مِلْكاً أَو نَصِيباً مَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ مُحْرَقَاتِ الرَّبِّ وَنَصِيبِهِ.

2 And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

٢ لَا يَرِثُونَ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِمْ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ نَصِيبُهُمْ كَمَا وَعَدَهُمْ.

3 This shall be the priest’s due from the people, and from them that offer victims: whether they sacrifice an ox, or a sheep, they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the breast:

٣ وَهَذَا هُوَ حَقُّ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الَّتِي يُقَرِّبُهَا الشَّعْبُ بَقَراً كَانَتْ أَمْ غَنَماً: يُقَدِّمُ الشَّعْبُ لِلْكَاهِنِ السَّاعِدَ وَالْفَكَّيْنِ وَالْكِرْشَ،

4 The firstfruits also of corn, of wine, and of oil, and a part of the wool from the shearing of their sheep.

٤ كَمَا تُعْطُونَهُ أَوَّلَ حَصَادِ قَمْحِكُمْ وَخَمْرِكُمْ وَزَيْتِكُمْ، وَأَوَّلَ جَزَازِ غَنَمِكُمْ،

5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen him of all thy tribes, to stand and to minister to the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.

٥ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمُ اخْتَارَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِكُمْ لِيَقُومَ بِالْخِدْمَةِ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ، هُوَ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

6 If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose,

٦ وَإذَا أَقْبَلَ لاوِيٌّ مِنْ إِحْدَى مُدُنِكُمْ مِنْ أَيِّ مَكَانٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَيْثُ هُوَ مُتَغَرِّبٌ، لِيَمْكُثَ بِرَغْبَةٍ قَلْبِيَّةٍ صَادِقَةٍ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ،

7 He shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, that shall stand at that time before the Lord.

٧ فَإِنَّ مِنْ حَقِّهِ أَنْ يَخْدُمَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ كَبَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِهِ اللّاوِيِّينَ الْمَاثِلِينَ هُنَاكَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

8 He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers.

٨ وَمِنْ حَقِّهِ أَيْضاً أَنْ يَنَالَ نَصِيباً مُتَسَاوِياً مِنَ التَّقْدِمَاتِ، عَلاوَةً عَلَى مَا يَكُونُ قَدْ حَصَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْعِ مَا وَرِثَهُ عَنْ آبَائِهِ.

9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee, beware lest thou have a mind to imitate the abominations of those nations.

٩ وَمَتَى دَخَلْتُمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي يُوَرِّثُكُمْ إِيَّاهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ، فَلا تَتَعَلَّمُوا مُمَارَسَةَ رَجَاسَاتِ تِلْكَ الأُمَمِ الْمُقِيمَةِ هُنَاكَ.

10 Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to pass through the fire: or that consulteth soothsayers, or observeth dreams and omens, neither let there be any wizard,

١٠ وَلا يَكُنْ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ يُجِيزُ ابْنَهُ أَو ابْنَتَهُ فِي النَّارِ، وَلا يَتَعَاطَى الْعِرَافَةَ وَلا الْعِيَافَةَ وَلا مُمَارَسَةَ الْفَأْلِ أَوِ السِّحْرِ،

11 Nor charmer, nor any one that consulteth pythonic spirits, or fortune tellers, or that seeketh the truth from the dead.

١١ وَلا مَنْ يَرْقِي رُقْيَةً أَوْ يُشَاوِرُ جَانّاً أَوْ وَسِيطاً، أَوْ يَسْتَحْضِرُ أَرْوَاحَ الْمَوْتَى لِيُسَائِلَهُمْ،

12 For the Lord abhorreth all these things, and for these abominations he will destroy them at thy coming.

١٢ لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَتَعَاطَى ذَلِكَ مَكْرُوهٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ. فَبِسَبَبِ هَذِهِ الأَرْجَاسِ عَزَمَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ عَلَى طَرْدِ هَذِهِ الأُمَمِ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ،

13 Thou shalt be perfect, and without spot before the Lord thy God.

١٣ فَكُونُوا كَامِلِينَ لَدَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ.

14 These nations, whose land thou shalt possess, hearken to soothsayers and diviners: but thou art otherwise instructed by the Lord thy God.

١٤ إِنَّ تِلْكَ الأُمَمَ الَّتِي أَنْتُمْ تَسْتَأْصِلُونَهَا تُصَدِّقُ مُمَارَسَةَ الْمُشَعْوِذِينَ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ يَحْظُرُ عَلَيْكُمْ ذَلِكَ.

15 The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear:

١٥ سَيُقِيمُ الرَّبُّ فِيكُمْ نَبِيًّا مِثْلِي مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لَهُ تَسْمَعُونَ،

16 As thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the assembly was gathered together, and saidst: Let me not hear any more the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see any more this exceeding great fire, lest I die.

١٦ فَقَدِ اسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ مَا طَلَبْتُمْ مِنْهُ فِي حُورِيبَ فِي يَوْمِ الاجْتِمَاعِ عِنْدَمَا قُلْتُمْ: لَا نَعُودُ نَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا، وَلا نَرَى النَّارَ الْعَظِيمَةَ أَيْضاً لِئَلّا نَمُوتَ

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

١٧ فَقَالَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ: لَقَدْ أَصَابُوا فِي مَا تَكَلَّمُوا.

18 I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

١٨ لِهَذَا أُقِيمُ لَهُمْ نَبِيًّا مِنْ بَيْنِ إِخْوَتِهِمْ مِثْلَكَ، وَأَضَعُ كَلامِي فِي فَمِهِ، فَيُخَاطِبُهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا آمُرُهُ بِهِ.

19 And he that will not hear his words, which he shall speak in my name, I will be the revenger.

١٩ فَيَكُونُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَعْصَى كَلامِي الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِاسْمِي، فَأَنَا أُحَاسِبُهُ.

20 But the prophet, who being corrupted with pride, shall speak in my name things that I did not command him to say, or in the name of strange gods, shall be slain.

٢٠ وَأَمَّا النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يَتَجَبَّرُ فَيَنْطِقُ بِاسْمِي بِمَا لَمْ آمُرْهُ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ، أَوْ يَتَنَبَّأُ بِاسمِ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، فَإِنَّهُ حَتْماً يَمُوتُ.

21 And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken?

٢١ وَإِنْ سَأَلْتُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ: كَيْفَ نُمَيِّزُ الْكَلامَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَصْدُرْ عَنِ الرَّبِّ؟

22 Thou shalt have this sign: Whatsoever that same prophet foretelleth in the name of the Lord, and it cometh not to pass: that thing the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath forged it by the pride of his mind: and therefore thou shalt not fear him.

٢٢ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَتَنَبَّأُ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ وَلا يَتَحَقَّقُ يَكُونُ ادِّعَاءً مِنْهُ لَمْ يَنْطِقْ بِهِ الرَّبُّ، بَلْ بِطُغْيَانٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ فَلا تَخَفْ مِنْهُ.