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Deuteronomy 18
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 18
New King James Version
The Portion of the Priests and Levites
18 “The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have [a]no part nor (A)inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and His portion. 2 Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He said to them.
3 “And this shall be the priest’s (B)due[b] from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it is bull or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. 4 (C)The firstfruits of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him. 5 For (D)the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes (E)to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever.
6 “So if a Levite comes from any of your [c]gates, from where he (F)dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind (G)to the place which the Lord chooses, 7 then he may serve in the name of the Lord his God (H)as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord. 8 They shall have equal (I)portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance.
Avoid Wicked Customs
9 “When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, (J)you shall not learn to follow the [d]abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter (K)pass[e] through the fire, (L)or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 (M)or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or (N)one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are [f]an abomination to the Lord, and (O)because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. 13 You shall be [g]blameless before the Lord your God. 14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not [h]appointed such for you.
A New Prophet Like Moses
15 (P)“The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, 16 according to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb (Q)in the day of the assembly, saying, (R)‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’
17 “And the Lord said to me: (S)‘What they have spoken is good. 18 (T)I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and (U)will put My words in His mouth, (V)and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 (W)And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. 20 But (X)the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or (Y)who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ 21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— 22 (Z)when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, (AA)if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it (AB)presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 18:1 no portion
- Deuteronomy 18:3 right
- Deuteronomy 18:6 towns
- Deuteronomy 18:9 detestable acts
- Deuteronomy 18:10 Be burned as an offering to an idol
- Deuteronomy 18:12 detestable
- Deuteronomy 18:13 Lit. perfect
- Deuteronomy 18:14 allowed you to do so
5 Mosebok 18
Svenska Folkbibeln
5 Mosebok 18
Svenska Folkbibeln
Prästers och leviters rättigheter
18 De levitiska prästerna, hela Levi stam, skall inte ha någon lott eller arvedel tillsammans med Israel. Av Herrens eldsoffer och hans arvedel skall de äta. 2 De skall inte ha någon arvedel bland sina bröder. Herren är deras arvedel, som han har lovat dem. 3 Och detta är vad prästerna har rätt att få av folket, av dem som offrar ett slaktoffer, vare sig av nötboskap eller av småboskap: Man skall ge prästen bogen, käkstyckena och magen. 4 Det första av din säd, ditt vin och din olja och det första av dina fårs ull skall du ge honom. 5 Ty honom har Herren, din Gud, utvalt bland alla dina stammar, för att han och hans söner alltid skall stå och göra tjänst i Herrens namn.
6 Om en levit kommer från någon av dina städer i Israel där han uppehåller sig, så må han om han så önskar komma till den plats som Herren utväljer 7 och där göra tjänst i Herrens, sin Guds, namn, liksom alla hans bröder, leviterna, som står där inför Herrens ansikte. 8 De skall alla ha lika mycket till underhåll, utan hänsyn till vad någon kan äga genom försäljning av fädernearv.
Avskyvärda seder
9 När du kommer in i det land som Herren, din Gud, ger dig, skall du inte lära dig att handla enligt dessa folks vedervärdiga seder. 10 Hos dig får inte någon finnas som låter sin son eller dotter gå genom eld eller befattar sig med spådom, teckentydning, svartkonst eller häxeri, 11 ingen som utövar besvärjelsekonster, ingen andebesvärjare, ingen som bedriver trolldom och ingen som söker råd hos de döda. 12 Ty avskyvärd för Herren är var och en som gör sådant, och för sådana vedervärdigheters skull fördriver Herren, din Gud, dem för dig. 13 Du skall vara fullkomlig inför Herren, din Gud. 14 Dessa hednafolk som du skall fördriva lyssnar till dem som utövar teckentydning och spådom, men Herren, din Gud, har inte tillåtit dig något sådant.
Löftet om Profeten
15 Herren, din Gud, skall låta uppstå åt dig en profet bland ditt folk, av dina bröder, en som är lik mig. Honom skall ni lyssna till. 16 Det skall bli alldeles som du begärde av Herren, din Gud, vid Horeb den dag då ni var samlade där och du sade: "Låt mig inte mer höra Herrens, min Guds, röst och låt mig slippa att längre se denna stora eld, annars kommer jag att dö." 17 Herren sade då till mig: "De har rätt i vad de säger. 18 En profet skall jag låta uppstå åt dem bland deras bröder, en som är lik dig, och jag skall lägga mina ord i hans mun, och han skall tala till dem allt vad jag befaller honom. 19 Och om någon inte lyssnar till mina ord, de ord han talar i mitt namn, skall jag själv utkräva det av honom. 20 Men den profet som är så förmäten att han talar i mitt namn vad jag inte har befallt honom tala, eller som talar i andra gudars namn, den profeten skall dö.
21 Och om du tänker i ditt hjärta: Hur skall vi känna igen det ord som Herren inte har talat? 22 så vet: När profeten talar i Herrens namn och det han säger inte sker och inte går i uppfyllelse, då är detta något som Herren inte har talat. I sin förmätenhet har profeten talat. Du skall inte vara rädd för honom."
Deuteronomy 18
New International Version
Deuteronomy 18
New International Version
Offerings for Priests and Levites
18 The Levitical(A) priests—indeed, the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings(B) presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance.(C) 2 They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance,(D) as he promised them.(E)
3 This is the share due the priests(F) from the people who sacrifice a bull(G) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(H) 4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(I) 5 for the Lord your God has chosen them(J) and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister(K) in the Lord’s name always.(L)
6 If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,(M) 7 he may minister in the name(N) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. 8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(O)
Occult Practices
9 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate(P) the detestable ways(Q) of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(R) who practices divination(S) or sorcery,(T) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(U) 11 or casts spells,(V) or who is a medium or spiritist(W) or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.(X) 13 You must be blameless(Y) before the Lord your God.(Z)
The Prophet
14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination.(AA) But as for you, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do so. 15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites.(AB) You must listen to him. 16 For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.”(AC)
17 The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet(AD) like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words(AE) in his mouth.(AF) He will tell them everything I command him.(AG) 19 I myself will call to account(AH) anyone who does not listen(AI) to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.(AJ) 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods,(AK) is to be put to death.”(AL)
21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true,(AM) that is a message the Lord has not spoken.(AN) That prophet has spoken presumptuously,(AO) so do not be alarmed.
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