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. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
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. 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. 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.
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; 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. 8 They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
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. 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, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 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. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy 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 .
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; 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. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 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. 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. 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. 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 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.
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!
