< 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 and Levites, and all that are of the same tribe, shall have no part nor inheritance with the rest of Israel, because they shall eat the sacrifices of the Lord, and his oblations,
2 Fa tsy hanan-dova eo amin’ ny rahalahiny izy; Jehovah no lovany, araka izay nolazainy taminy.
And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.
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;
This shall be the priest’s due from the people, and from them that offer victims: whether they sacrifice an ox, or a sheep, they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the breast:
4 ary ny voaloham-bokatry ny varinao koa sy ny ranom-boalobokao sy ny diloilonao ary ny voalohan’ ny volon’ ondrinao no homenao azy.
The firstfruits also of corn, of wine, and of oil, and a part of the wool from the shearing of their 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.
For the Lord thy God hath chosen him of all thy tribes, to stand and to minister to the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.
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,
If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose,
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 in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, that shall stand at that time before the Lord.
8 dia anjara mitovy amin’ ny an’ ireo ihany no ho fihinany, na dia misy aza izay vidin’ ny azony tamin-drainy.
He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers.
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.
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee, beware lest thou have a mind to imitate 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,
Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to pass through the fire: or that consulteth soothsayers, or observeth dreams and omens, neither let there be any wizard,
11 na manao ho masim-bava, na mpanadina amin’ ny manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra, na mpanao hatsarana, na mpanontany amin’ ny maty.
Nor charmer, nor any one that consulteth pythonic spirits, or fortune tellers, or that seeketh the truth from 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 the Lord abhorreth all these things, and for these abominations he will destroy them at thy coming.
13 Aoka ho tanteraka amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ianao.
Thou shalt be perfect, and without spot 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.
These nations, whose land thou shalt possess, hearken to soothsayers and diviners: but thou art otherwise instructed by the Lord thy God.
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 will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt 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.
As thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the assembly was gathered together, and saidst: Let me not hear any more the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see any more this exceeding great fire, lest I die.
17 Dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Tsara ny teny izay nolazainy.
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well.
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 them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
19 Ary izay rehetra tsy mihaino ny teniko, izay holazainy amin’ ny anarako, dia Izaho no hitsara azy.
And he that will not hear his words, which he shall speak in my name, I will be the revenger.
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, who being corrupted with pride, shall speak in my name things that I did not command him to say, or in the name of strange gods, shall be slain.
21 Ary raha hoy ianao anakampo: Hataontsika ahoana no fahafantatra ny teny izay tsy nolazain’ i Jehovah?
And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath 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.
Thou shalt have this sign: Whatsoever that same prophet foretelleth in the name of the Lord, and it cometh not to pass: that thing the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath forged it by the pride of his mind: and therefore thou shalt not fear him.