Deteronòm 18
1 “Prèt Levit yo, tout tribi Lévi a, pa pou gen pati oswa eritaj avèk Israël. Yo va manje ofrann pa dife SENYÈ a ki se pati pa Li.
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.
2 Yo pa pou gen eritaj pami Izrayelit parèy yo. SENYÈ a se eritaj pa yo, jan Li te pwomèt yo a.
They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.
3 “Men sa va dwa prèt yo ke moun yo dwe fè, ki soti nan sila ki ofri an sakrifis yo, kit yon bèf, oswa yon mouton; ladann, yo va bay prèt la zepòl la avèk de machwè yo, ak tout vant lan.
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.
4 Nou va ba li premye fwi a sereyal yo, diven nèf nou, lwil nou, ak premye lenn mouton nou yo.
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.
5 Paske SENYÈ a te chwazi li ak fis li yo pami tout tribi nou yo pou kanpe e sèvi nan non SENYÈ a jis pou tout tan.
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.
6 “Alò, si yon Levit sòti nan youn nan vil nou yo atravè tout Israël kote li rete a, e li vini nenpòt lè li vle kote ke SENYÈ a chwazi a,
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,
7 alò, li va sèvi nan non SENYÈ a, Bondye li a, tankou tout Levit parèy li yo ki kanpe la devan SENYÈ a.
then he must serve in the name of Yahweh his God as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.
8 Li dwe gen pòsyon egal nan benefis pa yo a, menmlè li te resevwa nan kòb vant posesyon fanmi an.
They must have similar portions to eat, besides of what comes of the sale of his family's inheritance.
9 “Lè nou antre nan tè ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an bannou an, nou p ap aprann imite bagay abominab a nasyon sa yo.
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.
10 Pa kite yo jwenn okenn pami nou ki sakrifye fis yo oswa fi yo nan dife, youn pami nou ki pratike divinasyon ak maji, ki fè entèpretasyon sign, oswa youn pami nou ki fè wanga,
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,
11 ni youn pami nou ki fè cham, k ap prale nan tab tounant, moun k ap rele lespri yo vin parèt, ni youn pami nou ki rele mò yo monte.
any charmer, anyone who conjurs up spirits, or one who casts spells, or who talks with spirits of the dead.
12 Paske nenpòt moun ki fè bagay sa yo abominab a SENYÈ a. Akoz bagay abominab sa yo, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, va chase yo sòti devan nou.
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.
13 “Fòk nou san fot devan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
You must be blameless before Yahweh your God.
14 “Paske nasyon sa yo ke nou va deplase yo, koute konsèy a sila ki pratike maji ak sila ki fè divinasyon yo; men pou nou, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pa t pèmèt ke nou fè sa.
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.
15 SENYÈ Bondye nou an, va fè leve nan mitan nou yon pwofèt tankou mwen, pami Izrayelit parèy nou yo, nou va koute li.
Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet from among you, one of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him.
16 Paske se sa nou te mande SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, nan mòn Horeb nan jou asanble a, e nou te di: ‘Annou pa tande ankò vwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, annou pa wè gran dife sa a ankò, oswa nou va mouri.’
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.'
17 “SENYÈ a te di mwen: ‘Yo te pale byen.
Yahweh said to me, 'What they have said is good.
18 “‘Mwen va fè leve yon pwofèt soti nan mitan Izrayelit parèy yo tankou ou, Mwen va mete pawòl Mwen nan bouch li, e li va pale avèk yo tout sa ke Mwen kòmande li.
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.
19 Li va vin rive ke nenpòt moun ki pa koute pawòl Mwen yo ke li va pale nan non Mwen, Mwen Menm, Mwen va egzije sa de li menm.
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.
20 Men pwofèt ki pale yon mo avèk awogans nan non Mwen, mo Mwen pa t kòmande li pale, oswa ke li pale nan non a lòt dye yo, pwofèt sila a va mouri.’
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.'
21 “Nou kapab di nan kè nou: ‘Kijan nou va konnen pawòl ke SENYÈ a pa t pale?’
This is what you must say in your heart: 'How will we recognize a message that Yahweh has not spoken?'
22 Lè yon pwofèt pale nan non SENYÈ a, si bagay la pa fèt, oswa pa rive vrè, se bagay sa ke SENYÈ a pa t pale a. Pwofèt la te pale li avèk awogans. Nou pa pou pè li.
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.
