5 Mose 18

1 Asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Lewifoɔ, nokorɛm Lewi abusuakuo nyinaa nni kyɛfa ne agyapadeɛ biara wɔ Israel ɔman mu te sɛ mmusuakuo a aka no. Mmom, asɔfoɔ no ne Lewifoɔ no bɛdi ogya afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma Awurade no bi sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.

The Levitical priests, in fact the whole tribe of Levi, will not have a share in the land allotment with the other Israelites. They are to eat from the food offerings presented to the Lord—that is what they are entitled to receive.

2 Israelfoɔ mu deɛ, wɔrennya agyapadeɛ biara sɛ wɔn ankasa kyɛfa. Awurade ankasa bɛyɛ wɔn kyɛfa sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ wɔn bɔ no ara.

While they don't own land among the other tribes, the Lord takes care of them, as he promised.

3 Yei ne kyɛfa a asɔfoɔ no bɛnya afiri anantwie ne odwan a nnipa no de bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ no mu: nʼabati, nʼapantan ne nʼayamdeɛ.

The priests' share of a sacrifice of a bull or a sheep that is brought by the people is as follows. The priests are to be given the shoulder, the jaw, and the insides.

4 Afei, momma wɔn mo aburookan mu adeɛ, nsã foforɔ ne ngo ne nwi a ɛdi ɛkan a wɔtwitwa firi odwan ho.

You are to provide them with the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the first wool sheared from your flock.

5 Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ayi Lewifoɔ afiri mo mmusuakuo nyinaa mu sɛ wɔnnyina, nsom daa wɔ Awurade din mu.

For the Lord your God has chosen Levi and his descendants from all your tribes to stand before him and serve in his name forever.

6 Sɛ Lewini bi pɛ na ɔfiri mo nkuro no mu biara a ɔte so mu wɔ Israel kɔ baabi a Awurade ayi a,

If a Levite is convinced he should move from any Israelite town and goes to the place the Lord will choose,

7 ɔtumi som wɔ Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn, din mu te sɛ deɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ Lewifoɔ a wɔsom wɔ hɔ wɔ Awurade anim no yɛ no ara.

then he shall be allowed to serve in the name of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there in service before the Lord.

8 Sɛ mpo wanya sika bi afiri abusua agyapadeɛ bi tɔn mu a, wɔde ne kyɛfa a ɛwɔ afɔrebɔdeɛ no mu sɛ Lewini no bɛma no sɛ asɛdeɛ.

They will all receive the same food allowances, despite him having received money from the sale of his father's property.

9 Sɛ monya duru asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no so a, monhwɛ yie na moansua amanaman a ɛwɔ hɔ no amanneɛ a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ.

Once you enter the country the Lord your God is giving you, don't copy the offensive ways of the nations there.

10 Mommma wɔnnhunu sɛ mo mu bi de ne babarima anaa ne babaa abɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ. Na mommma mo nnipa no nnyɛ akɔmfoɔ a wɔhyɛ abosom nkɔm, abayifoɔ ne abisakorɔfoɔ, ne ntafowayifoɔ

There should be no one who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or fortune-telling, uses magic or sorcery,

11 ne nkaberɛkyerefoɔ ne asamanfrɛfoɔ, adutofoɔ a ɔbisa afunu.

practices witchcraft, visits a medium or spiritist, or communicates with the dead. Anyone does such things offends the Lord.

12 Obiara a ɔyɛ saa adeɛ yi bi no yɛ Awurade akyiwadeɛ na saa akyiwadeɛ yi enti, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛpamo saa aman no afiri mo anim.

It's because of these offensive things that the Lord your God is driving out the nations before you.

13 Na wɔmmfa so bi nto mo so wɔ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, anim.

You are to be innocent of such things in the presence of the Lord your God.

14 Aman a morekɔtu wɔn yi tie wɔn a wɔpɛ abayisɛm ne nkɔmhyɛsɛm. Nanso mo deɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, mma mo kwan sɛ monyɛ saa.

Even though these nations, whose land you will occupy, listen to magicians and fortune-tellers, the Lord your God forbids you to do so.

15 Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛyi odiyifoɔ a ɔte sɛ me afiri mo Israelfoɔ yi ara mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ ɔsetie ma no.

The Lord your God will send you a prophet like me from your people. You must listen to him.

16 Saa na mo ankasa mobisaa Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ɛberɛ a mohyiaa wɔ Horeb no. Mosrɛɛ sɛ mompɛ sɛ mote Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, nne anaa mohunu egyadɛreɛ bio, ɛfiri sɛ, mosuro sɛ anhwɛ a, mobɛwuwu.

Remember what you told the Lord your God at Horeb when you were all assembled there. You said, “Please don't let us go on hearing the Lord our God speak to us, or see this terrifying fire anymore! Otherwise we're going to die!”

17 Na Awurade buaa sɛ, “Mɛyɛ wɔn abisadeɛ ama wɔn.

Then the Lord told me, “They are right in what they're saying.

18 Mɛda odiyifoɔ te sɛ wo adi afiri wɔn nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ mu. Mɛkyerɛ saa odiyifoɔ no asɛm a mɛhyɛ no sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ nnipa no, na ɔbɛka akyerɛ wɔn.

I'm going to send them a prophet like you from their people. I will give him my messages, and he will tell them everything I order him to say.

19 Obiara a wantie asɛm a odiyifoɔ no bɛka wɔ me din mu no, mʼankasa me ne ɔsoɔdenfoɔ no bɛdi.

I will deal with anyone who does not listen to my message that the prophet speaks in my name.

20 Na odiyifoɔ biara a ɔnam onyame foforɔ bi so ka asɛm anaa ɔdi atorɔ wɔ me din mu no bɛwu.”

However, if any prophet claims to be delivering a message in my name that I have not ordered him to give, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be executed.”

21 Mobɛbisa mo ho sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛahunu sɛ adiyisɛm no firi Awurade anaasɛ ɛmfiri no?”

You may be wondering, “How can we be sure that a message hasn't come from the Lord?”

22 Sɛ odiyifoɔ no hyɛ nkɔm wɔ Awurade din mu na amma mu a, na ɛnyɛ Awurade na ɔde asɛm no maeɛ. Na ɛkyerɛ sɛ, saa odiyifoɔ no ara kaa ɔno ankasa nʼasɛm bi kwa enti ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsuro no.

When a prophet speaks in the Lord's name and what he says doesn't happen or come true, then that is a not a message from the Lord. The prophet has spoken with contempt for the Lord. Don't be intimidated by him.