Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests, the Levites, even the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; the burnt offerings of the Lord [are] their inheritance, they shall eat them.
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.
2 And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself [is] his portion, as he said to him.
Han maa ikke eje nogen Arvelod blandt sine Brødre; HERREN er hans Arvelod, som han lovede ham.
3 And this [is] the due of the priests in the things coming from the people from those who offer sacrifices, whether it be a calf or a sheep; and you shall give the shoulder to the priest, and the cheeks, and the great intestine:
Og dette skal være den Ret, Præsterne har Krav paa hos Folket, hos dem, der slagter Ofre, være sig Okser eller Smaakvæg: Han skal give Præsten Boven, Kæberne og Kallunet.
4 and the first fruits of your corn, and of your wine, and of your oil; and you shall give to him the first fruits of the fleeces of your sheep:
Det første af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie og den første Uld af dine Faar skal du give ham.
5 because the Lord has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand before the Lord your God, to minister and bless in his name, himself and his sons among the children of Israel.
Thi ham har HERREN din Gud udvalgt blandt alle dine Stammer, saa at han og hans Sønner altid skal gøre Præstetjeneste i HERRENS Navn.
6 And if a Levite come from one of the cities of all the children of Israel, where he himself dwells, accordingly as his mind desires, to the place which he shall have chosen,
Naar en Levit inden dine Porte et steds i Israel, hvor han har haft sit Ophold, kommer til det Sted, HERREN udvælger — det staar ham frit for at komme, hvis han vil —
7 he shall minister to the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites, who stand there present before the Lord your God.
maa han gøre Præstetjeneste i HERREN sin Guds Navn, lige saa vel som alle hans Brødre, de andre Leviter, der staar for HERRENS Aasyn der.
8 He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the sale of his hereditary property.
De skal nyde samme Ret, fraregnet hvad enhver er kommet til ved Salg af sin Fædrenearv.
9 And when you shall have entered into the land which the Lord your God gives you, you shall not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.
Naar du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, maa du ikke lære at efterligne disse Folks Vederstyggeligheder.
10 There shall not be found in you one who purges his son or his daughter with fire, one who uses divination, who deals with omens, and augury,
Der maa ingen findes hos dig, som lader sin Søn eller Datter gaa igennem Ilden, ingen, som driver Spaadomskunst, tager Varsler, er Sandsiger eller øver Trolddom,
11 a sorcerer employing incantation, one who has in him a divining spirit, and observer of signs, questioning the dead.
ingen, som foretager Besværgelse eller gør Spørgsmaal til Genfærd og Sandsigeraander og henvender sig til de døde;
12 For every one that does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God; for because of these abominations the Lord will destroy them from before your face.
thi enhver, der gør sligt, er HERREN vederstyggelig, og for disse Vederstyggeligheders Skyld er det, at HERREN din Gud driver dem bort foran dig.
13 You shall be perfect before the Lord your God.
Ustraffelig skal du være for HERREN din Gud.
14 For all these nations whose [land] you shall inherit, they will listen to omens and divinations; but the Lord your God has not permitted you so [to do].
Thi disse Folk, som du skal drive bort, hører paa dem, der tager Varsler og driver Spaadomskunst; men sligt har HERREN din Gud ikke tilladt dig.
15 The Lord your God shall raise up to you a prophet of your brethren, like me; him shall you hear:
HERREN din Gud vil lade en Profet som mig fremstaa af din Midte, af dine Brødre; ham skal I høre paa.
16 according to all things which you did desire of the Lord your God in Choreb in the day of the assembly, saying, We will not again hear the voice of the Lord your God, and we will not any more see this great fire, and [so] we shall not die.
Saaledes 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!«
17 And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to you.
Da sagde HERREN til mig: »De har talt rettelig!
18 I will raise up to them a prophet of their brethren, like you; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them as I shall command him.
Jeg vil lade en Profet som dig fremstaa for dem af deres Brødre og lægge mine Ord i hans Mund, og han skal sige dem alt, hvad jeg byder ham!
19 And whatever man shall not listen to whatever words that prophet shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him.
Og enhver, der ikke vil høre mine Ord, som han taler i mit Navn, ham vil jeg kræve til Regnskab.
20 But the prophet whoever shall impiously speak in my name a word which I have not commanded him to speak, and whoever shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.
Men den Profet, der formaster sig til at tale noget i mit Navn, som jeg ikke har paalagt ham at tale, eller taler i en anden Guds Navn, den Profet skal dø!«
21 But if you shall say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?
Og hvis du tænker ved dig selv: »Hvorledes skal vi kende det Ord, HERREN ikke har talt?«
22 Whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in the name of the Lord, and they shall not come true, and not come to pass, this [is] the thing which the Lord has not spoken; that prophet has spoken wickedly: you shall not spare him.
saa 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!
