5 Mosebog 18

1 Levitpræsterne, hele Levis Stamme, skal ikke have arvelod og Del sammen med det øvrige Israel, men leve af HERRENs Ildofre og af det, der tilfalder ham.

“There is not for the priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—a portion and inheritance with Israel; they eat fire-offerings of YHWH, even His inheritance,

2 Han må ikke eje nogen Arvelod blandt sine Brødre; HERREN er hans Arvelod, som han lovede ham.

and he has no inheritance in the midst of his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.

3 Og dette skal være den Ret, Præsterne har Krav på hos Folket, hos dem, der slagter Ofre, være sig Okser eller Småkvæg: Han skal give Præsten Boven, Kæberne og Kaljunet.

And this is the priest’s right from the people, from those sacrificing a sacrifice, whether ox or sheep, he has even given to the priest the leg, and the two cheeks, and the stomach;

4 Det første af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Får skal du give ham.

you give to him the first of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your flock;

5 Thi ham har HERREN din Gud udvalgt blandt alle dine Stammer, så at han og hans Sønner altid skal gøre Præstetjeneste i HERRENs Navn.

for your God YHWH has fixed on him, out of all your tribes, to stand to serve in the Name of YHWH—him and his sons continually.

6 Når en Levit inden dine Porte et steds i Israel, hvor han har haft sit Ophold, kommer til det Sted, HERREN udvælger det står ham frit for at komme, hvis han vil

And when the Levite comes from one of your cities, out of all Israel where he has sojourned, and has come with all the desire of his soul to the place which YHWH chooses,

7 må han gøre Præstetjeneste i HERREN sin Guds Navn, lige så vel som alle hans Brødre, de andre Leviter, der står for HERRENs Åsyn der.

then he has ministered in the Name of his God YHWH like all his brothers, the Levites, who are standing there before YHWH.

8 De skal nyde samme Ret, fraregnet hvad enhver er kommet til ved Salg af sin Fædrenearv.

They eat portion like portion, apart from his sold things from the fathers.

9 Når du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, må du ikke lære at efterligne disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.

When you are coming into the land which your God YHWH is giving to you, you do not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.

10 Der må ingen findes hos dig, som lader sin Søn eller datter gå igennem. Ilden, ingen, som driver Spådomskunst, tager Varsler, er Sandsiger eller øver Trolddom,

There is not found in you one causing his son and his daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer,

11 ingen, som foretager Besværgelse eller gør Spørgsmål til Genfærd og Sandsigerånder og henvender sig til de døde;

and a charmer, and one inquiring from a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking to the dead.

12 thi enhver, der gør sligt, er HERREN vederstyggelig, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld er det, at HERREN din Gud driver dem bort foran dig.

For everyone doing these [is] an abomination [to] YHWH, and because of these abominations your God YHWH is dispossessing them from your presence.

13 Ustraffelig skal du være for HERREN din Gud.

You must be perfect with your God YHWH,

14 Thi disse Folk, som du skal drive bort, hører på dem, der tager Varsler og driver Spådomskunst; men sligt har HERREN din Gud ikke tilladt dig.

for these nations whom you are possessing listen to observers of clouds and to diviners; but you—your God YHWH has not permitted you so.

15 HERREN din Gud vil lade en Profet som mig fremstå af din Midte, af dine Brødre; ham skal I høre på.

Your God YHWH raises up for you a Prophet like me out of your midst, out of your brothers—you must listen to Him,

16 Således udbad du dig det jo af HERREN din Gud ved Horeb, den Dag I var forsamlede, da du sagde: "Lad mig ikke mere høre HERREN min Guds Røst og se denne vældige Ild, at jeg ikke skal dø!"

according to all that you asked from your God YHWH in Horeb, in the day of the assembly, saying, Do not let me add to hear the voice of my God YHWH, and do not let me see this great fire anymore, and I do not die;

17 Da sagde HERREN til mig: "De har talt rettelig!

and YHWH says to me, They have done well [in] what they have spoken;

18 Jeg vil lade en Profet som dig fremstå for dem af deres Brødre og lægge mine Ord i hans Mund, og han skal sige dem alt, hvad jeg byder ham!

I raise up for them a Prophet like you out of the midst of their brothers, and I have given My words in His mouth, and He has spoken to them all that which I command Him;

19 Og enhver, der ikke vil høre mine Ord, som han taler i mit Navn, ham vil jeg kræve til Regnskab.

and it has been [that] the man who does not listen to My words which He speaks in My Name, I require [it] of him.

20 Men den Profet, der formaster sig til at tale noget i mit Navn, som jeg ikke har pålagt ham at tale, eller taler i en anden Guds Navn, den Profet skal dø!"

Only, the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My Name, which I have not commanded him to speak, and who speaks in the name of other gods, indeed, that prophet has died.

21 Og hvis du tænker ved dig selv: "Hvorledes skal vi kende det Ord, HERREN ikke har talt?"

And when you say in your heart, How do we know the word which YHWH has not spoken?

22 så vid: Hvad en Profet taler i HERRENs Navn, uden at det sker og indtræffer, det er noget, HERREN ikke har talt. I Formastelighed har Profeten udtalt det, og du skal ikke være bange for ham!

That which the prophet speaks in the Name of YHWH, and the thing is not, and does not come—it [is] the word which YHWH has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it in presumption; you are not afraid of him.”