The Share of the Priests
1 “The priestly tribe of Levi is not to receive any share of land in Israel; instead, they are to live on the offerings and other sacrifices given to the Lord. 2 They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the Lord's priests, as the Lord has promised.
3 “Whenever cattle or sheep are sacrificed, the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jaw, and the stomach. 4 They are to receive the first share of the grain, wine, olive oil, and wool. 5 The Lord chose from all your tribes the tribe of Levi to serve him as priests forever.
6 “Any Levite who wants to may come from any town in Israel to the one place of worship 7 and may serve there as a priest of the Lord his God, like the other Levites who are serving there. 8 He is to receive the same amount of food as the other priests, and he may keep whatever his family sends him.
Warning against Pagan Practices
9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, don't follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there. 10 Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells 11 or charms, and don't let them consult the spirits of the dead. 12 The Lord your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance. 13 Be completely faithful to the Lord.”
The Promise to Send a Prophet
14 Then Moses said, “In the land you are about to occupy, people follow the advice of those who practice divination and look for omens, but the Lord your God does not allow you to do this. 15 Instead, he will send you a prophet like me from among your own people, and you are to obey him.
16 “On the day that you were gathered at Mount Sinai, you begged not to hear the Lord speak again or to see his fiery presence any more, because you were afraid you would die. 17 So the Lord said to me, ‘They have made a wise request. 18 I will send them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will tell him what to say, and he will tell the people everything I command. 19 He will speak in my name, and I will punish anyone who refuses to obey him. 20 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in my name when I did not command him to do so, he must die for it, and so must any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods.’
21 “You may wonder how you can tell when a prophet's message does not come from the Lord. 22 If a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord and what he says does not come true, then it is not the Lord's message. That prophet has spoken on his own authority, and you are not to fear him.
Priesteru un levītu daļa
1 Lai levītiem priesteriem un visai Levī ciltij nav daļas un mantojuma kopā ar visiem pārējiem Israēlā – tie lai ēd Kunga dedzināmos upurus, viņa mantojumu! 2 Lai tiem nav mantojuma kopā ar viņu brāļiem – Kungs ir viņu mantojums, kā viņš tiem zvērējis!
3 Šī ir priesteru tiesa no tautas, no tiem, kas upurē kādu upuri – vērsi vai aunu. No tā tiem jādod priesterim plecs, abi žokļa kauli un kuņģis! 4 Dod tam ik pirmo no savas labības, no vīna, no eļļas un pirmo cirpumu no savām avīm! 5 Jo viņus Kungs, tavs Dievs, ir izvēlējies no visām tavām ciltīm, lai tie stātos un kalpotu Kunga vārdā, Levī un viņa dēli uz mūžiem! 6 Ja kāds levīts jebkur Israēlā gribēs atstāt savu mājvietu un dosies uz vietu, ko Kungs izvēlējies, 7 tad lai viņš kalpo Kunga, sava Dieva, vārdā tāpat kā visi viņa brāļi levīti, kas jau tur stājušies Kunga priekšā. 8 Lai tiem tiek vienādas ēdiena daļas, neskaitot to, ko viņš pārdevis no sava tēva īpašuma.
Bērnu upurēšana, spiritisms, maģija
9 Kad tu nonāksi zemē, ko Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dod, tad nemācies atdarināt to tautu preteklības. 10 Lai starp jums neatrodas neviens, kas sadedzina savu dēlu vai meitu ugunī vai kas pareģo, zīlē, bur, pesteļo, 11 vārdo, izsauc garus, ir zintnieks vai mirušo iztaujātājs, – 12 Kungam ir pretīgi visi, kas tā dara! Šo preteklību dēļ Kungs, tavs Dievs, viņus ir padzinis tavā priekšā. 13 Esi nevainojams Kungam, savam Dievam! 14 Jo šīs tautas, ko tu padzīsi, klausa zīlniekus un pareģus, bet tev Kungs, tavs Dievs, nav tā ļāvis!
Pravietis kā Mozus
15 Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos tādu pravieti kā es – no pašu ļaudīm, no taviem brāļiem, klausiet viņu! 16 Gluži kā tu prasīji Kungam, savam Dievam, pie Horeba sapulces dienā: lai man vairs nav jādzird Kunga, mana Dieva, balss, lai vairs nav jāredz šī lielā uguns, ka es nemirstu! 17 Un Kungs man teica: pareizi viņi saka! 18 No viņu brāļiem es tiem iecelšu tādu pravieti kā tu, es likšu tam mutē savus vārdus, un tas viņiem teiks visu, ko es viņam pavēlēšu! 19 Kurš neklausīs manas runas, ko tas viņiem teiks manā vārdā, tam es pats atprasīšu! 20 Bet pravietis, kurš uzdrīkstēsies runāt manā vārdā ko tādu, ko es viņam neesmu pavēlējis runāt, vai kas runās citu dievu vārdā, – tāds pravietis lai mirst! 21 Un, kad tu savā sirdī teiksi: kā lai mēs pazīstam to, ko Kungs nav runājis? – 22 ja kāds pravietis būs runājis Kunga vārdā un tā nebūs noticis, tad Kungs to nav sacījis! Šis pravietis to ir sacījis augstprātībā – nebīstieties viņu!
