Deuteronomy 18

«لاَ يَكُونُ لِلْكَهَنَةِ اللاَّوِيِّينَ، كُلِّ سِبْطِ لاَوِي، قِسْمٌ وَلاَ نَصِيبٌ مَعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. يَأْكُلُونَ وَقَائِدَ الرَّبِّ وَنَصِيبَهُ.

The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

فَلاَ يَكُونُ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ فِي وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِهِ. الرَّبُّ هُوَ نَصِيبُهُ كَمَا قَالَ لَهُ.

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

«وَهذَا يَكُونُ حَقُّ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ، مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَذْبَحُونَ الذَّبَائِحَ بَقَرًا كَانَتْ أَوْ غَنَمًا. يُعْطُونَ الْكَاهِنَ السَّاعِدَ وَالْفَكَّيْنِ وَالْكِرْشَ.

And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

وَتُعْطِيهِ أَوَّلَ حِنْطَتِكَ وَخَمْرِكَ وَزَيْتِكَ، وَأَوَّلَ جَزَازِ غَنَمِكَ.

The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلهَكَ قَدِ اخْتَارَهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِكَ لِكَيْ يَقِفَ وَيَخْدِمَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ، هُوَ وَبَنُوهُ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

«وَإِذَا جَاءَ لاَوِيٌّ مِنْ أَحَدِ أَبْوَابِكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَيْثُ هُوَ مُتَغَرِّبٌ، وَجَاءَ بِكُلِّ رَغْبَةِ نَفْسِهِ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ،

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

وَخَدَمَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ مِثْلَ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَتِهِ اللاَّوِيِّينَ الْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَاكَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ،

Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.

يَأْكُلُونَ أَقْسَامًا مُتَسَاوِيَةً، عَدَا مَا يَبِيعُهُ عَنْ آبَائِهِ.

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

«مَتَى دَخَلْتَ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ، لاَ تَتَعَلَّمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مِثْلَ رِجْسِ أُولئِكَ الأُمَمِ.

When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

لاَ يُوجَدْ فِيكَ مَنْ يُجِيزُ ابْنَهُ أَوِ ابْنَتَهُ فِي النَّارِ، وَلاَ مَنْ يَعْرُفُ عِرَافَةً، وَلاَ عَائِفٌ وَلاَ مُتَفَائِلٌ وَلاَ سَاحِرٌ،

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

وَلاَ مَنْ يَرْقِي رُقْيَةً، وَلاَ مَنْ يَسْأَلُ جَانًّا أَوْ تَابِعَةً، وَلاَ مَنْ يَسْتَشِيرُ الْمَوْتَى.

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ذلِكَ مَكْرُوهٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ. وَبِسَبَبِ هذِهِ الأَرْجَاسِ، الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ طَارِدُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكَ.

For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

تَكُونُ كَامِلاً لَدَى الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ.

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

إِنَّ هؤُلاَءِ الأُمَمَ الَّذِينَ تَخْلُفُهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ لِلْعَائِفِينَ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ. وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ هكَذَا.

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

«يُقِيمُ لَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ نَبِيًّا مِنْ وَسَطِكَ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكَ مِثْلِي. لَهُ تَسْمَعُونَ.

The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا طَلَبْتَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ فِي حُورِيبَ يَوْمَ الاجْتِمَاعِ قَائِلاً: لاَ أَعُودُ أَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِي وَلاَ أَرَى هذِهِ النَّارَ الْعَظِيمَةَ أَيْضًا لِئَلاَّ أَمُوتَ.

According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

قَالَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ أَحْسَنُوا فِي مَا تَكَلَّمُوا.

And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

أُقِيمُ لَهُمْ نَبِيًّا مِنْ وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِهِمْ مِثْلَكَ، وَأَجْعَلُ كَلاَمِي فِي فَمِهِ، فَيُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا أُوصِيهِ بِهِ.

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

وَيَكُونُ أَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ الَّذِي لاَ يَسْمَعُ لِكَلاَمِي الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِاسْمِي أَنَا أُطَالِبُهُ.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

وَأَمَّا النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يُطْغِي، فَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِاسْمِي كَلاَمًا لَمْ أُوصِهِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ، أَوِ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِاسْمِ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، فَيَمُوتُ ذلِكَ النَّبِيُّ.

But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

وَإِنْ قُلْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ: كَيْفَ نَعْرِفُ الْكَلاَمَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ الرَّبُّ؟

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

فَمَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ وَلَمْ يَصِرْ، فَهُوَ الْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ الرَّبُّ، بَلْ بِطُغْيَانٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ، فَلاَ تَخَفْ مِنْهُ.

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.