Deuteronomy, 18

1. 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.

1. The Levite priests, the whole tribe of Levi, will have no share or inheritance as the rest of the children of Israel have, but they shall live on the burnt offerings in honor of Yahweh, and on what is consecrated to him.

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

2. The Levite shall have no share in the inheritance received by his brother because Yahweh is his inheritance as he has promised.

3. 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.

3. This will be the right of the priests from what is offered, whether ox or sheep: to the priest shall be given the shoulder, the jaws and the stomach.

4. 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.

4. You shall also give him the firstfruits of your wheat, your wine and your oil, as well as the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,

5. 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.

5. for Yahweh chose him from among all the tribes to be the servant of his Name, he and his children forever.

6. 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;

6. If a Levite comes from one of the cities of the territory of Israel where he resides, and he wishes to enter into the place chosen by Yahweh,

7. 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.

7. he shall officiate in the Name of Yahweh, his God, like all his Levite brothers who stand there with him in the presence of Yahweh.

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

8. He shall eat the same portion, regardless of what he has obtained from the sale of his family goods.

9. 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.

9. When you have entered into the land which Yahweh, your God, gives you, do not imitate the evil deeds of those people.

10. 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,

10. You must not have in your midst anyone who makes his child pass through the fire, or one who practices divination, or anyone who consults the stars, who is a sorcerer,

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

11. or one who practices enchantments or who consults the spirits, no diviner or one who asks questions of the dead.

12. 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.

12. For Yahweh abhors those who do these things, and it is precisely for this reason that he drives them away before you.

13. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

13. You must be blameless for Yahweh, your God.

14. 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].

14. Those people that you are to drive away listened to sorcerers and diviners, but Yahweh, your God, has provided you with something different.

15. 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;

15. He will raise up for you a prophet like myself from among the people, from your brothers, to whom you shall listen.

16. 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.

16. Remember that in Horeb, on the day of the Assembly, you said: "I am afraid to die and I do not want to hear the voice of Yahweh again or see again that great fire."

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

17. So Yahweh said to me: "They have spoken well.

18. 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.

18. I shall raise up a prophet from their midst, one of their brothers, who will be like you. I will put my words into his mouth and he will tell them all that I command.

19. 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.

19. If someone does not listen to my words when the prophet speaks on my behalf, I myself will call him to account for it.

20. 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.

20. But any prophet who says in my name anything that I did not command, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die."

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

21. You will perhaps ask: "How are we going to know that a word does not come from Yahweh?"

22. 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.

22. If any prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh and if that which he says does not happen, you shall know that the word does not come from Yahweh. The prophet has spoken to boast and you shall not pay any attention to him.