Deteronòm 18
1 Prèt yo, fanmi Levi yo, ki vle di tout gason ki nan branch fanmi Levi a, p'ap gen anyen ki rele yo pa yo nan byen eritaj moun pèp Izrayèl yo. Y'a viv ak manje pèp la va ofri bay Seyè a ak tou sa pèp la va mete apa pou Seyè a.
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.
2 Moun fanmi Levi yo p'ap gen anyen nan byen ki pou tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo. Se Seyè a ki pòsyon pa yo jan li te di yo sa.
But any inheritance shall he not have among his brethren: the Lord is his inheritance, as he hath spoken unto him.
3 Lè yon moun nan pèp la vin ofri yon bèf osinon yon kabrit, oswa yon mouton pou yo touye pou Seyè a, men pòsyon ki va rete pou prèt fanmi Levi a. Men pòsyon y'a ba li: jigo a, machwè yo ak gradoub la.
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.
4 N'a ba li tou premye grenn n'a rekòlte nan jaden ble nou yo, premye diven ak premye lwil n'a fè, ansanm ak premye lenn mouton n'a wete sou mouton nou yo.
The first-fruit of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
5 Paske se yo menm ak pitit gason yo Seyè a te chwazi nan mitan tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo pou sèvi l' prèt pou tout tan.
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.
6 Lè yon moun fanmi Levi ki rete nan yonn nan lavil nou yo, nenpòt kote nan peyi Izrayèl la, santi li ta renmen ale kote Seyè a te chwazi pou yo fè sèvis pou li a,
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:
7 lè li rive, si li fè travay yon prèt nan non Seyè a, Bondye li a, tankou tout lòt frè moun fanmi Levi parèy li yo ki te toujou la ap sèvi devan Seyè a,
Then can he minister in the name of the Lord his God, like all his brethren the Levites, who stand there before the Lord.
8 l'a resevwa menm kantite manje ak lòt yo, san yo pa bezwen konsidere sa li resevwa deja nan byen papa l'.
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
9 Lè n'a fin antre nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va ban nou an, pa lage kò nou nan fè menm vye bagay moun lòt nasyon yo ap fè.
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.
10 Piga pesonn nan nou pran pitit gason osinon pitit fi li pou li boule nan dife pou zidòl. Piga gen pesonn nan mitan nou k'ap fè divinò, k'ap etidye zetwal nan syèl la pou konnen sa ki gen pou rive, k'ap pran pwen, k'ap fè maji.
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.
11 Piga gen nan mitan nou moun k'ap sèvi ak cham, moun ki pral nan tab tounant, k'ap vizite moun ki konn tire kat, ak moun k'ap rele mò pou pale ak yo.
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or who inquireth of the dead.
12 Paske Seyè a pa vle wè moun k'ap fè bagay sa yo. Epitou, se paske moun lòt nasyon yo t'ap fè tout vye bagay sa yo kifè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, te mete yo deyò pou nou ka pran plas yo.
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.
13 Piga nou janm fè sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pa vle nou fè.
Perfect shalt thou be with the Lord thy God.
14 Bann nasyon nou pral mete deyò nan peyi a, se moun ki te renmen koute sa divinò ak moun k'ap etidye zetwal yo ap di yo. Men nou menm, Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pa penmèt nou fè bagay konsa.
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.
15 Moyiz di pèp la konsa: -Seyè a, Bondye nou an, gen pou l' voye yon pwofèt ban nou tankou l' te voye m' lan. Se va yonn nan nou, yon moun pèp Izrayèl parèy nou. Se pou nou koute tou sa l'a di nou.
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:
16 Se sa menm nou te mande Seyè a, Bondye nou an, lè nou tout te reyini sou mòn Orèb la. Nou t'ap di nou pa vle tande vwa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ni nou pa ta renmen wè gwo flanm dife sa a ankò pou nou pa mouri.
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.
17 Lè sa a, Seyè a di mwen konsa: Sa yo di a, se vre wi.
And the Lord said unto me, They have done well in what they have spoken.
18 M'a chwazi yonn nan yo pou pwofèt, m'a voye l' ba yo tankou mwen te voye ou la. M'a mete pawòl mwen nan bouch li. Epi l'a di pèp la tou sa m'a ba li lòd di yo.
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.
19 Si yon moun pa koute sa pwofèt la ap di yo nan non mwen, se avè m' menm l'ap an afè. Se mwen menm menm la gen pou l' rann kont.
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.
20 Konsa tou, si yon pwofèt ta penmèt li louvri bouch li pou l' pale nan non mwen pou l' di sa mwen pa di l' di, oswa pou l' ta pale nan non lòt bondye, se pou yo touye l' pou sa l' fè a.
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.
21 Koulye a nou dwe ap di nan kè nou: Ki jan pou nou fè konnen si sa pwofèt la ap di a se pa pawòl ki soti nan Bondye?
And if thou shouldst say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
22 Enben, si pwofèt la di l'ap pale nan non Seyè a, epi sa li di a pa rive vre, lè sa a, n'a konnen Seyè a pa t' janm di l' di pawòl konsa. Se lògèy ki te pouse pwofèt la di sa l' di a. Nou pa bezwen pè l'.
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.
