Deuteronomy 18

1 The Priests of the Leuites, and all the tribe of Leui shall haue no part nor inheritace with Israel, but shall eate the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.

「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。

2 Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.

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。

3 And this shalbe the Priests duetie of the people, that they, which offer sacrifice, whether it be bullocke or sheepe, shall giue vnto the Priest the shoulder, and the two cheekes, and the mawe.

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。

4 The first fruites also of thy corne, of thy wine, and of thine oyle, and the first of the fleece of thy sheepe shalt thou giue him.

初收的五穀、新酒和油，並初剪的羊毛，也要給他；

5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stande and minister in the Name of the Lord, him, and his sonnes for euer.

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。

6 Also when a Leuite shall come out of any of thy cities of all Israel, where hee remained, and come with all the desire of his heart vnto the place, which the Lord shall chuse,

「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，

7 He shall then minister in the Name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Leuites, which remaine there before the Lord.

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。

8 They shall haue like portions to eat beside that which commeth of his sale of his patrimonie.

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。」

9 When thou shalt come into ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not learne to do after ye abominations of those nations.

「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。

10 Let none be founde among you that maketh his sonne or his daughter to goe thorough the fire, or that vseth witchcraft, or a regarder of times, or a marker of the flying of foules, or a sorcerer,

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、

11 Or a charmer, or that counselleth with spirits, or a soothsaier, or that asketh counsel at ye dead.

用迷術的、交鬼的、行巫術的、過陰的。

12 For all that doe such things are abomination vnto the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doeth cast them out before thee.

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。

13 Thou shalt be vpright therefore with the Lord thy God.

你要在耶和華－你的上帝面前作完全人。」

14 For these nations which thou shalt possesse, hearken vnto those that regarde the times, and vnto sorcerers: as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffred thee so.

「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。

15 The Lord thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet like vnto me, from among you, euen of thy brethren: vnto him ye shall hearken,

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。

16 According to al that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, in the day of the assemblie, when thou saidest, Let me heare the voice of my Lord God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I die not.

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。』

17 And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.

耶和華就對我說：『他們所說的是。

18 I will raise them vp a Prophet from among their brethren like vnto thee, and will put my woordes in his mouth, and he shall speake vnto them all that I shall commaund him.

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。

19 And whosoeuer will not hearken vnto my wordes, which he shall speake in my Name, I will require it of him.

誰不聽他奉我名所說的話，我必討誰的罪。

20 But the prophet that shall presume to speake a worde in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that speaketh in the name of other gods, euen the same prophet shall die.

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。』

21 And if thou thinke in thine heart, Howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lord hath not spoken?

你心裏若說：『耶和華所未曾吩咐的話，我們怎能知道呢？』

22 When a prophet speaketh in the Name of the Lord, if the thing follow not nor come to passe, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not therefore be afraid of him.

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。」