Deuteronomy 18
1 The priests and the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his portion.
肋未人司祭即全肋未支派，在以色列中沒有分子和產業，他們靠獻與上主的火祭祭品，和他們應得的一分維持生活。
2 They shall have no inheritance amongst their brothers. The LORD is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
他在兄弟中間沒有產業；照上主向他所說的，上主自己要作他們的產業。
3 This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
這是司祭由人民應得的一份，就是宰殺牛羊作祭獻的人，應將前腿、兩腮和胃臟給司祭；
4 You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.
初收的五穀、酒、油和初剪的羊毛，亦應給他，
5 For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the LORD’s name, him and his sons forever.
因為上主你的天主由各支派中揀選了他，叫他和他的子孫，時時以上主的名義服役供職。
6 If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose,
如果一個住在以色列境內任何城鎮的肋未人，離開了本地，一心一意地要到上主所選的地方去，
7 then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.
他可因上主的名義供職，如同在那裏侍立於上主面前的肋未弟兄們一樣，
8 They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.
分享同樣的口糧，不必變賣祖產。
9 When you have come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.
幾時你進入了上主你的天主賜給你的土地，不要仿傚那些異民做可憎惡的事。
10 There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who tells fortunes, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
在你中間，不可容許人使自己的兒子或女兒經過火，也不可容許人占卜、算卦、行妖術或魔術；
11 or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
或念咒、問鬼、算命和求問死者；
12 For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. Because of these abominations, the LORD your God drives them out from before you.
因為凡做這些事的人，都是上主所憎惡的；其實就是為了這些可憎惡的事，上主你的天主纔把他們由你面前趕走。
13 You shall be blameless with the LORD your God.
你應一心一意屬於上主你的天主。
14 For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practise sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.
你要趕走的這些民族，聽信了算卦和占卜的人；但上主你的天主為你卻不是這樣安排；
15 The LORD your God will raise up to you a prophet from amongst you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
上主你的天主，要由你中間，由你兄弟中，為你興起一位像我一樣的先知，你們應聽信他。
16 This is according to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again the LORD my God’s voice, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.”
正如你在曷勒布集會之日，求上主你的天主說：「惟願我再不聽見上主我的天主的聲音，再不看見這烈火，免得我死亡。」
17 The LORD said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken.
上主遂對我說：「他們說得有理，
18 I will raise them up a prophet from amongst their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
我要由他們的兄弟中，給他們興起一位像你一樣的先知，我要將我的話放在他口中，他要向他們講述我所吩咐他的一切。
19 It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
若有人不聽信他因我的名所說的話，我要親自同他算賬。
20 But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.”
但是，若一位先知擅敢因我的名說我沒有吩咐他說的話，或因其他神的名說話，這位先知應該處死。」
21 You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
也許你心裏想：「我們怎能知道上主未曾說過這話﹖」
22 When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
幾時一位先知因上主之名說話，若他的話不實現，不應驗，這話就不是上主說的，是先知擅自說的，你不用怕他。
