Deuteronomy 18
1 The Priests of the Leuites, and all the tribe of Leui shall haue no part nor inheritace with Israel, but shall eate the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.
Svećenici Levijevci - sve pleme Levijevo - neka nemaju udjela ni baštine s Izraelom; neka žive od žrtava paljenih Jahvi i od njegove baštine.
2 Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.
Neka, dakle, nemaju baštine među svojom braćom: Jahve je njihova baština, kako im je i rekao.
3 And this shalbe the Priests duetie of the people, that they, which offer sacrifice, whether it be bullocke or sheepe, shall giue vnto the Priest the shoulder, and the two cheekes, and the mawe.
Ovo neka bude svećenička pristojba od naroda - od onih koji žrtve prinose, bilo to goveče ili što od sitne stoke: svećeniku treba dati pleće, vilice i želudac.
4 The first fruites also of thy corne, of thy wine, and of thine oyle, and the first of the fleece of thy sheepe shalt thou giue him.
Davaj mu i prvine od svoga žita, od svoga vina, od svoga ulja i prvine od vune svojih ovaca,
5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stande and minister in the Name of the Lord, him, and his sonnes for euer.
jer je njega odabrao Jahve, Bog tvoj, od svih tvojih plemena; njega i njegove sinove, da zauvijek stoje pred Jahvom, Bogom tvojim, te da obavljaju službu i blagoslivljaju u ime Jahve.
6 Also when a Leuite shall come out of any of thy cities of all Israel, where hee remained, and come with all the desire of his heart vnto the place, which the Lord shall chuse,
Ako bi koji levit što boravi u nekom tvome gradu, bilo gdje u Izraelu, svom dušom zaželio da dođe u mjesto što ga Jahve odabere,
7 He shall then minister in the Name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Leuites, which remaine there before the Lord.
može tu službovati u ime Jahve, Boga svoga, kao i druga njegova braća Levijevci koji stoje ondje pred Jahvom.
8 They shall haue like portions to eat beside that which commeth of his sale of his patrimonie.
Neka jede jednak dio kao i drugi, bez obzira na prodanu očevinu.
9 When thou shalt come into ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not learne to do after ye abominations of those nations.
Kad uđeš u zemlju koju ti daje Jahve, Bog tvoj, nemoj se priučavati na odvratne čine onih naroda.
10 Let none be founde among you that maketh his sonne or his daughter to goe thorough the fire, or that vseth witchcraft, or a regarder of times, or a marker of the flying of foules, or a sorcerer,
Neka se kod tebe ne nađe nitko tko bi kroz oganj gonio svoga sina ili svoju kćer; tko bi se bavio gatanjem, čaranjem, vračanjem i čarobnjaštvom;
11 Or a charmer, or that counselleth with spirits, or a soothsaier, or that asketh counsel at ye dead.
nitko tko bi bajao, zazivao duhove i duše predaka ili se obraćao na pokojnike.
12 For all that doe such things are abomination vnto the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doeth cast them out before thee.
Jer tko god takvo što čini gadi se Jahvi; zbog takvih odvratnosti njih i goni ispred tebe Jahve, Bog tvoj.
13 Thou shalt be vpright therefore with the Lord thy God.
Budi posve vjeran Jahvi, Bogu svome.
14 For these nations which thou shalt possesse, hearken vnto those that regarde the times, and vnto sorcerers: as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffred thee so.
Narodi koje ćeš naskoro otjerati s posjeda slušaju vračare i gatare, ali tebi to Jahve, Bog tvoj, ne dopušta.
15 The Lord thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet like vnto me, from among you, euen of thy brethren: vnto him ye shall hearken,
Proroka kao što sam ja, iz tvoje sredine, od tvoje braće, podignut će ti Jahve, Bog tvoj: njega slušajte!
16 According to al that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, in the day of the assemblie, when thou saidest, Let me heare the voice of my Lord God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I die not.
Posve onako kako si i tražio od Jahve, Boga svoga, na Horebu, na dan zbora, kada si govorio: 'Neću više da slušam glas Jahve, Boga svoga, niti želim više gledati taj silni oganj da ne poginem!'
17 And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.
Nato mi reče Jahve: 'Pravo su rekli.
18 I will raise them vp a Prophet from among their brethren like vnto thee, and will put my woordes in his mouth, and he shall speake vnto them all that I shall commaund him.
Podignut ću im proroka između njihove braće, kao što si ti. Stavit ću svoje riječi u njegova usta da im kaže sve što mu zapovjedim.
19 And whosoeuer will not hearken vnto my wordes, which he shall speake in my Name, I will require it of him.
A ne bude li tko poslušao mojih riječi što ih prorok bude govorio u moje ime, taj će odgovarati preda mnom.
20 But the prophet that shall presume to speake a worde in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that speaketh in the name of other gods, euen the same prophet shall die.
A prorok koji bi se usuđivao govoriti što u moje ime što ja ne budem zapovjedio da govori i koji bi govorio u ime drugih bogova, takav prorok neka se pogubi.'
21 And if thou thinke in thine heart, Howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lord hath not spoken?
Možda ćeš reći u svome srcu: 'Kako ćemo raspoznati riječ koju Jahve nije izrekao?'
22 When a prophet speaketh in the Name of the Lord, if the thing follow not nor come to passe, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not therefore be afraid of him.
Kad prorok govori u ime Jahve pa to ne bude i riječ se ne ispuni, onda je to riječ koje Jahve nije kazao. U drskosti je taj prorok govorio. Nemoj od njega strahovati.
