Deuteronomy 18
1 “There is not for the priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—a portion and inheritance with Israel; they eat fire-offerings of YHWH, even His inheritance,
肋未人司祭即全肋未支派，在以色列中沒有分子和產業，他們靠獻與上主的火祭祭品，和他們應得的一分維持生活。
2 and he has no inheritance in the midst of his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.
他在兄弟中間沒有產業；照上主向他所說的，上主自己要作他們的產業。
3 And this is the priest’s right from the people, from those sacrificing a sacrifice, whether ox or sheep, he has even given to the priest the leg, and the two cheeks, and the stomach;
這是司祭由人民應得的一份，就是宰殺牛羊作祭獻的人，應將前腿、兩腮和胃臟給司祭；
4 you give to him the first of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your flock;
初收的五穀、酒、油和初剪的羊毛，亦應給他，
5 for your God YHWH has fixed on him, out of all your tribes, to stand to serve in the Name of YHWH—him and his sons continually.
因為上主你的天主由各支派中揀選了他，叫他和他的子孫，時時以上主的名義服役供職。
6 And when the Levite comes from one of your cities, out of all Israel where he has sojourned, and has come with all the desire of his soul to the place which YHWH chooses,
如果一個住在以色列境內任何城鎮的肋未人，離開了本地，一心一意地要到上主所選的地方去，
7 then he has ministered in the Name of his God YHWH like all his brothers, the Levites, who are standing there before YHWH.
他可因上主的名義供職，如同在那裏侍立於上主面前的肋未弟兄們一樣，
8 They eat portion like portion, apart from his sold things from the fathers.
分享同樣的口糧，不必變賣祖產。
9 When you are coming into the land which your God YHWH is giving to you, you do not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.
幾時你進入了上主你的天主賜給你的土地，不要仿傚那些異民做可憎惡的事。
10 There is not found in you one causing his son and his daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer,
在你中間，不可容許人使自己的兒子或女兒經過火，也不可容許人占卜、算卦、行妖術或魔術；
11 and a charmer, and one inquiring from a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking to the dead.
或念咒、問鬼、算命和求問死者；
12 For everyone doing these [is] an abomination [to] YHWH, and because of these abominations your God YHWH is dispossessing them from your presence.
因為凡做這些事的人，都是上主所憎惡的；其實就是為了這些可憎惡的事，上主你的天主纔把他們由你面前趕走。
13 You must be perfect with your God YHWH,
你應一心一意屬於上主你的天主。
14 for these nations whom you are possessing listen to observers of clouds and to diviners; but you—your God YHWH has not permitted you so.
你要趕走的這些民族，聽信了算卦和占卜的人；但上主你的天主為你卻不是這樣安排；
15 Your God YHWH raises up for you a Prophet like me out of your midst, out of your brothers—you must listen to Him,
上主你的天主，要由你中間，由你兄弟中，為你興起一位像我一樣的先知，你們應聽信他。
16 according to all that you asked from your God YHWH in Horeb, in the day of the assembly, saying, Do not let me add to hear the voice of my God YHWH, and do not let me see this great fire anymore, and I do not die;
正如你在曷勒布集會之日，求上主你的天主說：「惟願我再不聽見上主我的天主的聲音，再不看見這烈火，免得我死亡。」
17 and YHWH says to me, They have done well [in] what they have spoken;
上主遂對我說：「他們說得有理，
18 I raise up for them a Prophet like you out of the midst of their brothers, and I have given My words in His mouth, and He has spoken to them all that which I command Him;
我要由他們的兄弟中，給他們興起一位像你一樣的先知，我要將我的話放在他口中，他要向他們講述我所吩咐他的一切。
19 and it has been [that] the man who does not listen to My words which He speaks in My Name, I require [it] of him.
若有人不聽信他因我的名所說的話，我要親自同他算賬。
20 Only, the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My Name, which I have not commanded him to speak, and who speaks in the name of other gods, indeed, that prophet has died.
但是，若一位先知擅敢因我的名說我沒有吩咐他說的話，或因其他神的名說話，這位先知應該處死。」
21 And when you say in your heart, How do we know the word which YHWH has not spoken?
也許你心裏想：「我們怎能知道上主未曾說過這話﹖」
22 That which the prophet speaks in the Name of YHWH, and the thing is not, and does not come—it [is] the word which YHWH has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it in presumption; you are not afraid of him.”
幾時一位先知因上主之名說話，若他的話不實現，不應驗，這話就不是上主說的，是先知擅自說的，你不用怕他。
