Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: the fire-offerings of the Lord, and his inheritance shall they consume.
Svećenici Levijevci - sve pleme Levijevo - neka nemaju udjela ni baštine s Izraelom; neka žive od žrtava paljenih Jahvi i od njegove baštine.
2 But any inheritance shall he not have among his brethren: the Lord is his inheritance, as he hath spoken unto him.
Neka, dakle, nemaju baštine među svojom braćom: Jahve je njihova baština, kako im je i rekao.
3 And this shall be the priests' due from the people, from them that slay an animal, whether it be ox or lamb: then shall each one give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
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-fruit of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
Davaj mu i prvine od svoga žita, od svoga vina, od svoga ulja i prvine od vune svojih ovaca,
5 For him the Lord thy God hath chosen out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, he and his sons all the days.
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 And if the Levite come from any one of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the longing of his soul unto the place which the Lord will choose:
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 Then can he minister in the name of the Lord his God, like all his brethren the Levites, who stand 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 have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Neka jede jednak dio kao i drugi, bez obzira na prodanu očevinu.
9 When thou comest into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Kad uđeš u zemlju koju ti daje Jahve, Bog tvoj, nemoj se priučavati na odvratne čine onih naroda.
10 There shall not be found among thee any one who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who useth divination, one who is an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a conjurer.
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 a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or who inquireth of the dead.
nitko tko bi bajao, zazivao duhove i duše predaka ili se obraćao na pokojnike.
12 For an abomination unto the Lord are all that do these things; and on account of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Jer tko god takvo što čini gadi se Jahvi; zbog takvih odvratnosti njih i goni ispred tebe Jahve, Bog tvoj.
13 Perfect shalt thou be with the Lord thy God.
Budi posve vjeran Jahvi, Bogu svome.
14 For these nations, which thou art about to dispossess, hearken unto observers of times, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not assigned the like unto thee.
Narodi koje ćeš naskoro otjerati s posjeda slušaju vračare i gatare, ali tebi to Jahve, Bog tvoj, ne dopušta.
15 A prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me, will the Lord thy God raise up unto thee; unto him shall ye hearken:
Proroka kao što sam ja, iz tvoje sredine, od tvoje braće, podignut će ti Jahve, Bog tvoj: njega slušajte!
16 According to all that thou didst desire of the Lord thy God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, I wish no more to hear the voice of the Lord my God, and this great fire I wish not to see again, 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 said unto me, They have done well in what they have spoken.
Nato mi reče Jahve: 'Pravo su rekli.
18 A prophet will I raise up unto them from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I may command 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 it shall come to pass, that if there be a man who will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I myself 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, who may presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who may speak in the name of other Gods even that 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 shouldst say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
Možda ćeš reći u svome srcu: 'Kako ćemo raspoznati riječ koju Jahve nije izrekao?'
22 That which the prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, and the thing do not happen and come not to pass— this is the word which the Lord hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; thou shalt not 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.
