Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests the Levites, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.
“Ɖo ŋku edzi be womana domenyinu nunɔlawo kple Levitɔ bubuawo abe Israelvi bubuawo ene o. Le esia ta la, ele be woatsɔ vɔsa siwo wotsɔ va Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui dzi la kple nunana bubu siwo amewo atsɔ vɛ na Yehowa la akpɔ wo dzii.
2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
Womehiã domenyinu o, elabena Yehowa nye woƒe domenyinu! Esia nye ŋugbe si Yehowa do na wo!
3 This shall be the priests' due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Ele be woatsɔ nyitsu kple alẽ ɖe sia ɖe si woatsɔ vɛ na vɔsasa la ƒe abɔ, glã kple dɔgbo na nunɔlawo.
4 The first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.
Kpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, nunɔlawo axɔ nuku siwo wotsɔ vɛ hena akpedada na Yehowa. Nu siawoe nye bli yeye, wain yeye, ami kple fu si woko le lãwo ŋuti,
5 For Jehovah your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.
elabena Yehowa, wò Mawu la tia Levitɔwo tso to bubuawo dome be woawɔ subɔsubɔdɔwo na Yehowa tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.
6 If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he lives as a foreigner, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Jehovah shall choose;
“Ne Levitɔ aɖe tso miaƒe du aɖe me le Israel ƒe akpa sia akpa, afi si wòle koŋ, eye wòyi teƒe si Yehowa tia la nyateƒe me la,
7 then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.
ate ŋu asubɔ le Yehowa, Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ me abe nɔvia Levitɔ bubuawo katã siwo subɔna le afi ma le Yehowa ŋkume ene.
8 They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
Ele be woatsɔ vɔsanuwo kple nunana bubuawo nɛ, abe nu si dze be woatsɔ nɛ la ene, eye menye ne nu siawo le ehiãm la ko o.”
9 When you have come into the land which Jehovah your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
“Ne èva ɖo Ŋugbedodonyigba Yehowa wò Mawu la le na wò ge dzi la, ele be nàkpɔ nyuie be dukɔ siwo le anyigba la dzi fifia la ƒe kɔnyinyi vlowo magblẽ kɔ ɖo na mi o.
10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who practices divination, or tells fortunes, or interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
Le kpɔɖeŋu me, ne Israelvi aɖe atsɔ via ana be woatɔ dzoe abe vɔsa na anyigba ma dzi tɔwo ƒe mawuwo ene la, ele be woawui. Mele be Israelvi aɖeke nanye bokɔnɔ, goloɖola, zidoedola, dzosala,
11 or who casts spells, or consults a medium or a familiar spirit, or inquires of the dead.
busudoamela, adzetɔ, nukala kple ŋɔliyɔla o.
12 For whoever does these things is an abomination to Jehovah. And because of these abominations Jehovah your God is driving them out from before you.
Ame sia ame si awɔ nu siawo la anye ŋunyɔnu na Yehowa, eye esi wònye dukɔ mawo wɔa nu siawo tae Yehowa, wò Mawu la aɖe wo ɖa.
13 You shall be blameless before Jehovah your God.
Ele be nàzɔ ale be fɔɖiɖi aɖeke manɔ wò zɔzɔme ŋu le Yehowa, wò Mawu la ŋkume o.”
14 For these nations, that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, Jehovah your God has not allowed you so to do.
Dukɔ siwo katã ƒe teƒe nàxɔ la ɖoa to goloɖolawo kple bokɔnɔwo, ke Yehowa, wò Mawu la maɖe mɔ na wò ya be nàwɔ nu mawo o.
15 Jehovah your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
Yehowa wò Mawu ŋutɔ aɖo nyagblɔɖila tɔxɛ aɖe ɖe mia dome, tso mia nɔviwo Israelviwo dome abe nye ene. Ele be nàɖo to ame sia,
16 This is according to all that you desired of Jehovah your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, "Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die."
elabena nu siae wò ŋutɔ nèbia Yehowa wò Mawu le Horeb to la dzi. Èɖe kuku le toa te le afi ma be, màgase Yehowa ƒe ŋɔdzigbe la azɔ loo alo agakpɔ dzo dziŋɔ ma le to la dzi be yeaku o.
17 Jehovah said to me, "They have well said that which they have spoken.
Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Enyo; mawɔ wo biabia dzi na wo.
18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
Maɖo nyagblɔɖila aɖe na mi tso mia dome wòanye Israelvi abe wò ene. Magblɔ nu si wòagblɔ la nɛ, eye eyae anye nye nyasela kple nyagblɔla na ameawo.
19 It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will call him to account.
Nye ŋutɔ mahe to na ame sia ame si maɖo toe, awɔ nye nya si wòagblɔ nɛ la dzi o.
20 But the prophet, who shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die."
Ke nyagblɔɖila si ada alakpa be yeƒe nya tso gbɔnye la aku. Nenema ke nyagblɔɖila ɖe sia ɖe si agblɔ be yeƒe nya tso mawu bubuwo gbɔ la, aku.”
21 If you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which Jehovah has not spoken?"
Ne èbia be, “Aleke míawɔ hafi anya ne nyagblɔɖi la tso Yehowa gbɔ loo alo metso egbɔ o?”
22 When a prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah, if the thing doesn't follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Jehovah has not spoken: the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.
Nenye be nya si wògblɔ ɖi la meva eme o la, ekema menye Yehowae gblɔ nya la nɛ o, eya ŋutɔe kpae. Migaɖo to eƒe nya aɖeke o.
