Deotoronomia 18
1 Ny Levita mpisorona, dia ny firenen’ i Levy rehetra, tsy mba hanana anjara na lova eo amin’ ny Isiraely; ny fanatitra atao amin’ ny afo ho an’ i Jehovah sy ny anjaran’ i Jehovah no ho fihinany.
The priests, the Levites, even the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; the burnt-offerings of the Lord [are] their inheritance, they shall eat them.
2 Fa tsy hanan-dova eo amin’ ny rahalahiny izy; Jehovah no lovany, araka izay nolazainy taminy.
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself [is] his portion, as he said to him.
3 Ary izao no ho anjaran’ ny mpisorona avy amin’ ny olona, dia avy amin’ izay mamono zavatra hatao fanatitra, na omby, na ondry, na osy: dia homeny ho an’ ny mpisorona ny sorony sy ny takolany roa ary ny vavoniny;
And this [is] the due of the priests in the things coming from the people from those who offer sacrifices, whether it be a calf or a sheep; and thou shalt give the shoulder to the priest, and the cheeks, and the great intestine:
4 ary ny voaloham-bokatry ny varinao koa sy ny ranom-boalobokao sy ny diloilonao ary ny voalohan’ ny volon’ ondrinao no homenao azy.
and the first-fruits of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil; and thou shalt give to him the first-fruits of the fleeces of thy sheep:
5 Fa izy sy ny taranany no nofidin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao tamin’ ny firenenao rehetra hitsangana hanao fanompoam-pivavahana mandrakizay amin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah.
because the Lord has chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand before the Lord thy God, to minister and bless in his name, himself and his sons among the children of Israel.
6 Ary raha misy Levita miala amin’ ny tanànanao anankiray, izay nivahiniany, amin’ ny Isiraely rehetra, ka mandeha araka ny fanirian’ ny fony ho any amin’ ny tany izay hofidin’ i Jehovah,
And if a Levite come from one of the cities of all the children of Israel, where he himself dwells, accordingly as his mind desires, to the place which he shall have chosen,
7 ka manao fanompoam-pivavahana amin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah Andriamaniny, tahaka ny Levita rahalahiny rehetra, izay mitsangana eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah,
he shall minister to the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites, who stand there present before the Lord thy God.
8 dia anjara mitovy amin’ ny an’ ireo ihany no ho fihinany, na dia misy aza izay vidin’ ny azony tamin-drainy.
He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the sale of his hereditary property.
9 REHEFA tonga any amin’ ny tany izay omen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao ianao, dia aza mianatra hanao araka ny fahavetavetana ataon’ ireo firenena ireo.
And when thou shalt have entered into the land which the Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.
10 Aoka tsy hisy eo aminao izay mampandeha ny zananilahy na ny zananivavy hamaky ny afo, na mpanao fankatovana, na mpanandro, na mpanao sikidy, na mpanana ody,
There shall not be found in thee one who purges his son or his daughter with fire, one who uses divination, who deals with omens, and augury,
11 na manao ho masim-bava, na mpanadina amin’ ny manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra, na mpanao hatsarana, na mpanontany amin’ ny maty.
a sorcerer employing incantation, one who has in him a divining spirit, and observer of signs, questioning the dead.
12 Fa fahavetavetana eo imason’ i Jehovah izay rehetra manao izany zavatra izany, ary izany fahavetavetana izany no androahan’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao azy eo anoloanao.
For every one that does these things is an abomination to the Lord thy God; for because of these abominations the Lord will destroy them from before thy face.
13 Aoka ho tanteraka amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ianao.
Thou shalt be perfect before the Lord thy God.
14 Fa ireo firenena izay efa horoahinao ireo dia mihaino ny mpanandro sy ny mpanao fankatovana; fa ianao kosa tsy navelan’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao hanao izany.
For all these nations whose [land] thou shalt inherit, they will listen to omens and divinations; but the Lord thy God has not permitted thee so [to do].
15 Mpaminany avy eo aminao, dia avy amin’ ny rahalahinao, tahaka ahy, no hatsangan’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ho anao; izy no hohenoinareo;
The Lord thy God shall raise up to thee a prophet of thy brethren, like me; him shall ye hear:
16 araka izay rehetra nangatahinao tamin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao tao Horeba tamin’ ny andro nivoriana hoe: Aoka tsy hihaino ny feon’ i Jehovah Andriamanitro intsony aho, ary aoka tsy hahita izany afo lehibe izany intsony aho, fandrao maty.
according to all things which thou didst desire of the Lord thy God in Choreb in the day of the assembly, saying, We will not again hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and we will not any more see this great fire, and [so] we shall not die.
17 Dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Tsara ny teny izay nolazainy.
And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
18 Mpaminany no hatsangako ho azy avy amin’ ny rahalahiny, tahaka anao, ka hataoko ao am-bavany ny teniko, ary holazainy aminy izay rehetra handidiako azy.
I will raise up to them a prophet of their brethren, like thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them as I shall command him.
19 Ary izay rehetra tsy mihaino ny teniko, izay holazainy amin’ ny anarako, dia Izaho no hitsara azy.
And whatever man shall not hearken to whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him.
20 Fa ny mpaminany izay sahy hilaza teny amin’ ny anarako, nefa tsy nasaiko nolazainy, na izay miteny amin’ ny anaran’ andriamani-kafa, dia hatao maty.
But the prophet whosoever shall impiously speak in my name a word which I have not commanded him to speak, and whosoever shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.
21 Ary raha hoy ianao anakampo: Hataontsika ahoana no fahafantatra ny teny izay tsy nolazain’ i Jehovah?
But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?
22 Raha miteny amin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah ny mpaminany, ka tsy efa ny zavatra, na tsy tanteraka, dia teny izay tsy nolazain’ i Jehovah izany: tamin’ ny fahasahisahiana no nilazan’ ny mpaminany izany, koa aza matahotra azy.
Whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in the name of the Lord, and they shall not come true, and not come to pass, this [is] the thing which the Lord has not spoken; that prophet has spoken wickedly: ye shall not spare him.
