Mose 5 18
1 “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.
The priests and the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his portion.
2 Womehiã domenyinu o, elabena Yehowa nye woƒe domenyinu! Esia nye ŋugbe si Yehowa do na wo!
They shall have no inheritance amongst their brothers. The LORD is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
3 Ele be woatsɔ nyitsu kple alẽ ɖe sia ɖe si woatsɔ vɛ na vɔsasa la ƒe abɔ, glã kple dɔgbo na nunɔlawo.
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, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
4 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,
You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.
5 elabena Yehowa, wò Mawu la tia Levitɔwo tso to bubuawo dome be woawɔ subɔsubɔdɔwo na Yehowa tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the LORD’s name, him and his sons forever.
6 “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,
If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose,
7 ate ŋu asubɔ le Yehowa, Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ me abe nɔvia Levitɔ bubuawo katã siwo subɔna le afi ma le Yehowa ŋkume ene.
then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.
8 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.”
They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.
9 “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.
When you have come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.
10 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,
There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who tells fortunes, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
11 busudoamela, adzetɔ, nukala kple ŋɔliyɔla o.
or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 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.
For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. Because of these abominations, the LORD your God drives them out from before you.
13 Ele be nàzɔ ale be fɔɖiɖi aɖeke manɔ wò zɔzɔme ŋu le Yehowa, wò Mawu la ŋkume o.”
You shall be blameless with the LORD your God.
14 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.
For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practise sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.
15 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,
The LORD your God will raise up to you a prophet from amongst you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
16 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.
This is according to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again the LORD my God’s voice, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.”
17 Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Enyo; mawɔ wo biabia dzi na wo.
The LORD said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken.
18 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.
I will raise them up a prophet from amongst their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
19 Nye ŋutɔ mahe to na ame sia ame si maɖo toe, awɔ nye nya si wòagblɔ nɛ la dzi o.
It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
20 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.”
But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.”
21 Ne èbia be, “Aleke míawɔ hafi anya ne nyagblɔɖi la tso Yehowa gbɔ loo alo metso egbɔ o?”
You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
22 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.
When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
