Deuteronomy 18

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.

Svećenici Levijevci - sve pleme Levijevo - neka nemaju udjela ni baštine s Izraelom; neka žive od žrtava paljenih Jahvi i od njegove baštine.

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

Neka, dakle, nemaju baštine među svojom braćom: Jahve je njihova baština, kako im je i rekao.

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.

Ovo neka bude svećenička pristojba od naroda - od onih koji žrtve prinose, bilo to goveče ili što od sitne stoke: svećeniku treba dati pleće, vilice i želudac.

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.

Davaj mu i prvine od svoga žita, od svoga vina, od svoga ulja i prvine od vune svojih ovaca,

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.

jer je njega odabrao Jahve, Bog tvoj, od svih tvojih plemena; njega i njegove sinove, da zauvijek stoje pred Jahvom, Bogom tvojim, te da obavljaju službu i blagoslivljaju u ime Jahve.

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;

Ako bi koji levit što boravi u nekom tvome gradu, bilo gdje u Izraelu, svom dušom zaželio da dođe u mjesto što ga Jahve odabere,

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.

može tu službovati u ime Jahve, Boga svoga, kao i druga njegova braća Levijevci koji stoje ondje pred Jahvom.

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

Neka jede jednak dio kao i drugi, bez obzira na prodanu očevinu.

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.

Kad uđeš u zemlju koju ti daje Jahve, Bog tvoj, nemoj se priučavati na odvratne čine onih naroda.

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,

Neka se kod tebe ne nađe nitko tko bi kroz oganj gonio svoga sina ili svoju kćer; tko bi se bavio gatanjem, čaranjem, vračanjem i čarobnjaštvom;

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

nitko tko bi bajao, zazivao duhove i duše predaka ili se obraćao na pokojnike.

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.

Jer tko god takvo što čini gadi se Jahvi; zbog takvih odvratnosti njih i goni ispred tebe Jahve, Bog tvoj.

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

Budi posve vjeran Jahvi, Bogu svome.

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.

Narodi koje ćeš naskoro otjerati s posjeda slušaju vračare i gatare, ali tebi to Jahve, Bog tvoj, ne dopušta.

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;

Proroka kao što sam ja, iz tvoje sredine, od tvoje braće, podignut će ti Jahve, Bog tvoj: njega slušajte!

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.

Posve onako kako si i tražio od Jahve, Boga svoga, na Horebu, na dan zbora, kada si govorio: 'Neću više da slušam glas Jahve, Boga svoga, niti želim više gledati taj silni oganj da ne poginem!'

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

Nato mi reče Jahve: 'Pravo su rekli.

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.

Podignut ću im proroka između njihove braće, kao što si ti. Stavit ću svoje riječi u njegova usta da im kaže sve što mu zapovjedim.

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.

A ne bude li tko poslušao mojih riječi što ih prorok bude govorio u moje ime, taj će odgovarati preda mnom.

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.

A prorok koji bi se usuđivao govoriti što u moje ime što ja ne budem zapovjedio da govori i koji bi govorio u ime drugih bogova, takav prorok neka se pogubi.'

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

Možda ćeš reći u svome srcu: 'Kako ćemo raspoznati riječ koju Jahve nije izrekao?'

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.

Kad prorok govori u ime Jahve pa to ne bude i riječ se ne ispuni, onda je to riječ koje Jahve nije kazao. U drskosti je taj prorok govorio. Nemoj od njega strahovati.