1 « لَنْ تَكُونَ لِلَكَهَنَةِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ وَكُلِّ قَبِيلَةِ لاوِي حِصَّةٌ مِنَ الأرْضِ مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. إنَّما سَيَأكُلُونَ مِنْ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ وَحِصَّتِهِ.

The priests the Levites, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire and his portion.

2 و َلَنْ يَرِثُوا فِي وَسَطِ إخْوَتِكُمْ، لِأنَّ اللهَ هُوَ نَفسَهُ سَيَكُونُ نَصِيبَهُمْ كَما وَعَدَهُمْ.

They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

3 « وَهَذا هُوَ ما يَحِقُّ لِلكَهَنَةِ مِنَ الذَّبائِحِ الَّتِي يُقَدِّمُها الشَّعبُ، ثَوراً كانَتْ أمْ خَرُوفاً. اعْطُوا الكاهِنَ الكَتِفَ وَالفَكَّ وَالمَعِدَةَ.

This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.

4 ك َما تُعطُونَهُ أوَّلَ قَمحِكُمْ وَنَبيذِكُمْ وَزَيتِكُمْ، وَأوَّلَ الصُّوفِ الَّذِي تَجُزُّونَهُ مِنْ غَنَمِكُمْ.

The first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.

5 ل ِأنَّ إلَهَكُمْ قَدِ اختارَ لاوِي وَنَسلَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَبائِلِكُمْ لِيَخدِمُوا اللهَ كَكَهَنَةٍ، مُعلِنِينَ البَرَكَةَ بِاسْمِهِ كُلَّ الوَقتِ.

For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in Yahweh’s name, him and his sons for ever.

6 « وَإنْ تَرَكَ أحَدُ اللّاوِيِّينَ إحْدَى مُدُنِكُمْ فِي أيِّ مَكانٍ يَعِيشُ فِيهِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَأتَى باخْتِيارِهِ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي سَيَختارُهُ اللهُ ،

If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he lives as a foreigner, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose;

7 ف َإنَّهُ يُمكِنُهُ أنْ يَخدِمَ بِاسْمِ إلَهِهِ كَإخوَتِهِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ الآخَرِينَ الواقِفِينَ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

then he shall minister in the name of Yahweh his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.

8 و َسَتَكُونُ لَهُمْ حِصَصٌ مُتَساوِيَةٌ مِنَ الطَّعامِ بِالإضافَةِ إلَى ما يَحْصُلٌونَ عَلَيهِ مِنْ مِيرَاثِ آبائِهِمْ. اختِلافُ إسْرائِيلَ عَنِ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى

They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.

9 « وَمَتَى أتَيتُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي سَيُعطِيها إلَهُكُمْ لَكُمْ، لا تُقَلِّدُوا المُمارَساتِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ الَّتِي تُمارِسُها تِلكَ الأُمَمُ.

When you have come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.

10 ل ا تُقَدِّمُوا أبْناءَكُمْ وَبَناتِكُمْ فِي النّارِ عَلَى مَذابِحِكُمْ. وَلا تَسمَحُوا لِأحَدٍ بِمُمارَسَةِ العِرافَةِ أوِ الوَساطَةِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ، أوِ النَّظَرِ إلَى العَلاماتِ لِلإخبارِ بِالغَيبِ. لا تَسمَحُوا لِأحَدٍ باستَخدامِ السِّحرِ،

There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

11 أ وْ بِالسَّيطَرَةِ عَلَى الآخَرِينَ باستِخدامِهِ. لا تَسمَحُوا لِأحَدٍ باستِشارَةِ الأشباحِ وَالأرواحِ، أوْ بِمُحاوَلَةِ الاتِّصالِ بِالمَوتَى.

or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

12 ل ِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَفعَلُ هَذا مَمْقُوتٌ عِندَ اللهِ. وَبِسَبَبِ هَذِهِ المُمارَساتِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ وَالكَرِيهَةِ، فَإنَّ إلَهَكُمْ سَيَطرُدُ تِلكَ الأُمَمَ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh. Because of these abominations, Yahweh your God drives them out from before you.

13 ف َكُونُوا أُمَناءَ لإلَهِكُمْ بِالكامِلِ.

You shall be perfect with Yahweh your God.

14 ه َذِهِ الأُمَمُ الَّتِي سَتَطرُدُونَها تَستَمِعُ إلَى العَرّافِينَ وَالمُشَعْوِذِينَ، أمّا أنْتُمْ، فَلا يَسْمَحُ لَكُمْ إلَهَكُمْ بِذَلِكَ. نَبِيُّ اللهِ وَالأنبِياءُ الكَذَبَة

For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you so to do.

15 « لَكِنْ سَيُقِيمُ لَكُمْ إلَهُكُمْ نَبِيُّاً مِثلِي مِنْ بَينِ شَعبِكُمْ، فَأصْغُوا إلَى ذَلِكَ النَبيِّ.

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

16 ف َهَذا ما طَلَبتُمُوهُ مِنْ إلَهِكُمْ فِي جَبَلِ حُورِيبَ، فِي اليَومِ الَّذِي اجتَمَعْتُمْ فِيهِ هُناكَ، إذْ قُلْتُمْ: ‹لا نُريدُ أنْ نَسمَعَ المَزيدَ مِنْ صَوتِ إلَهِنا ، أوْ نُواجِهَ المَزيدَ مِنْ هَذِهِ النّارِ، وَإلّا فَإنَّنا سَنَمُوتُ!›

This is according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again Yahweh my God’s voice, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.”

17 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِي: ‹إنَّهُمْ مُحِقُّونَ فِي ما يَقُولُونَهُ.

Yahweh said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken.

18 ل ِهَذا سَأُقِيمُ لَهُمْ نَبِيّاً مِثلَكَ مِنْ بَينِ شَعبِهِمْ. وَسَأُخبِرُهُ بِما يَقُولُهُ. وَهُوَ سَيُخبِرُهُمْ بِما أُوصِيهِ أنا بِهِ.

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

19 ف َكُلُّ مّنْ لا يُصغِي إلَى الكَلامِ الَّذِي سَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ بِاسمِي، فَإنِّي أنا سَأُعاقِبُهُ.› كَشفُ النَّبي الكاذب

It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

20 « وَأمّا النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يَتَجَرَّأُ أنْ يَدَّعِي أنَّهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِاسمِي وَلَمْ أُوصِهِ بِشَيءٍ، أوْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِاسْمِ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، فَيَنبَغِي أنْ يَمُوتَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ.

But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.”

21 و َإنْ قُلْتُمْ: ‹كَيفَ سَنَعرِفُ الرِّسالَةَ الَّتِي لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ اللهُ بِها لِلنَّبِيِّ؟›

You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?”

22 ف َإنَّهُ حِينَ يَدَّعِي نَبِيٌّ أنَّهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ مِنَ اللهِ ، وَلَكِنْ ما تَنَبَّأ بِهِ لَمْ يَحدُثْ وَلَمْ يَتَحَقَّقْ، فَإنَّ تِلكَ الرِّسالَةَ لَيسَتْ مِنَ اللهِ ، بَلْ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ مِنْ ذاتِهِ، فَلا تَخافُوا مِنْهُ.

When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.