申命記 18
1 「祭司利未人和利未全支派必在以色列中無分無業；他們所吃用的就是獻給耶和華的火祭和一切所捐的。
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 他們在弟兄中必沒有產業；耶和華是他們的產業，正如耶和華所應許他們的。
They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.
3 祭司從百姓所當得的分乃是這樣：凡獻牛或羊為祭的，要把前腿和兩腮並脾胃給祭司。
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 初收的五穀、新酒和油，並初剪的羊毛，也要給他；
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 因為耶和華－你的上帝從你各支派中將他揀選出來，使他和他子孫永遠奉耶和華的名侍立，事奉。
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 「利未人無論寄居在以色列中的哪一座城，若從那裏出來，一心願意到耶和華所選擇的地方，
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 就要奉耶和華－他上帝的名事奉，像他眾弟兄利未人侍立在耶和華面前事奉一樣。
then he must serve in the name of Yahweh his God as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.
8 除了他賣祖父產業所得的以外，還要得一分祭物與他們同吃。」
They must have similar portions to eat, besides of what comes of the sale of his family's inheritance.
9 「你到了耶和華－你上帝所賜之地，那些國民所行可憎惡的事，你不可學着行。
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 你們中間不可有人使兒女經火，也不可有占卜的、觀兆的、用法術的、行邪術的、
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 用迷術的、交鬼的、行巫術的、過陰的。
any charmer, anyone who conjurs up spirits, or one who casts spells, or who talks with spirits of the dead.
12 凡行這些事的都為耶和華所憎惡；因那些國民行這可憎惡的事，所以耶和華－你的上帝將他們從你面前趕出。
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 你要在耶和華－你的上帝面前作完全人。」
You must be blameless before Yahweh your God.
14 「因你所要趕出的那些國民都聽信觀兆的和占卜的，至於你，耶和華－你的上帝從來不許你這樣行。
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 耶和華－你的上帝要從你們弟兄中間給你興起一位先知，像我，你們要聽從他。
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 正如你在何烈山大會的日子求耶和華－你上帝一切的話，說：『求你不再叫我聽見耶和華－我上帝的聲音，也不再叫我看見這大火，免得我死亡。』
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 耶和華就對我說：『他們所說的是。
Yahweh said to me, 'What they have said is good.
18 我必在他們弟兄中間給他們興起一位先知，像你。我要將當說的話傳給他；他要將我一切所吩咐的都傳給他們。
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 誰不聽他奉我名所說的話，我必討誰的罪。
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 若有先知擅敢託我的名說我所未曾吩咐他說的話，或是奉別神的名說話，那先知就必治死。』
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 你心裏若說：『耶和華所未曾吩咐的話，我們怎能知道呢？』
This is what you must say in your heart: 'How will we recognize a message that Yahweh has not spoken?'
22 先知託耶和華的名說話，所說的若不成就，也無效驗，這就是耶和華所未曾吩咐的，是那先知擅自說的，你不要怕他。」
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.
