Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests, who are Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, will have no portion nor inheritance with Israel; they must eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire as their inheritance.
Præsterne, Leviterne, hele Levi Stamme skal ikke have Del eller Arv med Israel; de skulle æde Herrens Ildofre og hans Arv.
2 They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.
Og han skal ikke have Arv iblandt sine Brødre; Herren, han er hans Arv, ligesom han har talet til ham.
3 This is the share given to the priests, given to them from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it be an oxen or a sheep: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
Men dette skal være Præsternes Rettighed af Folket, af dem, som ofre Ofret, enten Okse eller Lam, at man skal give Præsten Boven og Kæverne og Kallunet.
4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you must give him.
Det første af dit Korn, din nye Vin og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Faar skal du give ham;
5 For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to serve in the name of Yahweh, him and his sons forever.
thi Herren din Gud har udvalgt ham af alle dine Stammer til at staa og tjene i Herrens Navn, ham og hans Sønner alle Dage.
6 If a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel from where he is living, and desires with all his soul to come to the place Yahweh will choose,
Og naar en Levit kommer fra en af dine Porte i hele Israel, hvor han opholder sig, og han kommer efter sin Sjæls fulde Lyst til det Sted, hvilket Herren skal udvælge,
7 then he must serve in the name of Yahweh his God as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.
og han tjener i Herren sin Guds Navn, ligesom alle hans Brødre, Leviterne, som staa der for Herrens Ansigt:
8 They must have similar portions to eat, besides of what comes of the sale of his family's inheritance.
Da skulle de nyde lige Del, foruden hvad han ejer af solgt Gods fra Fædrene.
9 When you have come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must not learn to observe the abominations of those nations.
Naar du kommer til det Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig, da skal du ikke lære at gøre efter disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.
10 There must not be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or his daughter in the fire, anyone who uses divination or tells fortunes, or reads signs found in a cup, or engages in witchcraft,
Der skal ikke findes hos dig nogen, som lader sin Søn eller sin Datter gaa igennem Ilden, nogen som omgaas med Spaadom eller er en Dagvælger, eller som agter paa Fugleskrig eller er en Troldkarl,
11 any charmer, anyone who conjurs up spirits, or one who casts spells, or who talks with spirits of the dead.
eller som omgaas med Manen, eller som adspørger en Spaamand eller er en Tegnsudlægger, eller som gør Spørgsmaal til de døde.
12 For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh; it is because of these abominations that Yahweh your God is driving them out from before you.
Thi hver, som gør disse Ting, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld fordriver Herren din Gud dem fra sit Ansigt.
13 You must be blameless before Yahweh your God.
Du skal være fuldkommen for Herren din Gud.
14 For these nations that you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery and divination; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do so.
Thi disse Hedninger, som du skal fordrive, de have hørt efter Dagvælgere og Spaamænd; men sligt har Herren din Gud ikke tilstedet dig.
15 Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet from among you, one of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him.
En Profet af din Midte, af dine Brødre, ligesom mig, skal Herren din Gud oprejse dig; ham skulle I høre;
16 This is what you asked from Yahweh your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear again the voice of Yahweh our God, nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.'
aldeles som du begærede af Herren din Gud ved Horeb paa Forsamlingens Dag og sagde: Jeg kan ikke blive ved at høre Herren min Guds Røst og ikke ydermere se denne store Ild, at jeg ikke skal dø.
17 Yahweh said to me, 'What they have said is good.
Da sagde Herren til mig: De have talet vel i det, de have talet.
18 I will raise up a prophet for them from among their brothers, just like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him.
Jeg vil oprejse dem en Profet midt ud af deres Brødre, ligesom du er; og jeg vil lægge mine Ord i hans Mund, og han skal tale til dem alt det, som jeg vil befale ham.
19 It will happen that if anyone does not listen to the words of mine that he speaks in my name, I will require it of him.
Og det skal ske, at den, som ikke vil høre paa mine Ord, som han skal tale i mit Navn, af ham skal jeg kræve det.
20 But the prophet who speaks a word arrogantly in my name, a word that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that very prophet must die.'
Men den Profet, som formaster sig til at tale et Ord i mit Navn, som jeg ikke har befalet ham at tale, eller den, som taler i andre Guders Navn, den Profet skal dø.
21 This is what you must say in your heart: 'How will we recognize a message that Yahweh has not spoken?'
Og om du siger i dit Hjerte, hvorledes kunne vi kende det Ord, som Herren ikke har talet:
22 You will recognize a message that Yahweh has spoken when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh. If that thing does not occur nor happen, then that is something that Yahweh has not spoken and the prophet has spoken it arrogantly, and you must not be afraid of him.
Naar Profeten taler i Herrens Navn, og det Ord sker ikke, og det kommer ikke: Da er det et Ord, som Herren ikke har talet; den Profet har talet det i Formastelse, du skal ikke grue for ham.
