1 Os sacerdotes levitas e toda a tribo de Levi não terão parte nem herança em Israel; das ofertas queimadas ao Senhor e daquilo que lhes é devido comerão. 2 Pelo que não terão herança no meio de seus irmãos; o Senhor é a sua herança, como lhes tem dito. 3 Será este, pois, o direito devido aos sacerdotes, da parte do povo, dos que oferecerem sacrifício, seja gado ou rebanho: que darão ao sacerdote a espádua, e as queixadas, e o bucho. 4 Dar-lhe-ás as primícias do teu cereal, do teu vinho e do teu azeite e as primícias da tosquia das tuas ovelhas. 5 Porque o Senhor, teu Deus, o escolheu de entre todas as tuas tribos para ministrar em o nome do Senhor, ele e seus filhos, todos os dias. 6 Quando vier um levita de alguma das tuas cidades de todo o Israel, onde ele habita, e vier com todo o desejo da sua alma ao lugar que o Senhor escolheu, 7 e ministrar em o nome do Senhor, seu Deus, como também todos os seus irmãos, os levitas, que assistem ali perante o Senhor, 8 porção igual à deles terá para comer, além das vendas do seu patrimônio.

9 Quando entrares na terra que o Senhor, teu Deus, te der, não aprenderás a fazer conforme as abominações daqueles povos. 10 Não se achará entre ti quem faça passar pelo fogo o seu filho ou a sua filha, nem adivinhador, nem prognosticador, nem agoureiro, nem feiticeiro; 11 nem encantador, nem necromante, nem mágico, nem quem consulte os mortos; 12 pois todo aquele que faz tal coisa é abominação ao Senhor; e por estas abominações o Senhor, teu Deus, os lança de diante de ti. 13 Perfeito serás para com o Senhor, teu Deus. 14 Porque estas nações que hás de possuir ouvem os prognosticadores e os adivinhadores; porém a ti o Senhor, teu Deus, não permitiu tal coisa.

15 O Senhor, teu Deus, te suscitará um profeta do meio de ti, de teus irmãos, semelhante a mim; a ele ouvirás, 16 segundo tudo o que pediste ao Senhor, teu Deus, em Horebe, quando reunido o povo: Não ouvirei mais a voz do Senhor, meu Deus, nem mais verei este grande fogo, para que não morra. 17 Então, o Senhor me disse: Falaram bem aquilo que disseram. 18 Suscitar-lhes-ei um profeta do meio de seus irmãos, semelhante a ti, em cuja boca porei as minhas palavras, e ele lhes falará tudo o que eu lhe ordenar. 19 De todo aquele que não ouvir as minhas palavras, que ele falar em meu nome, disso lhe pedirei contas.

20 Porém o profeta que presumir de falar alguma palavra em meu nome, que eu lhe não mandei falar, ou o que falar em nome de outros deuses, esse profeta será morto. 21 Se disseres no teu coração: Como conhecerei a palavra que o Senhor não falou? 22 Sabe que, quando esse profeta falar em nome do Senhor, e a palavra dele se não cumprir, nem suceder, como profetizou, esta é palavra que o Senhor não disse; com soberba, a falou o tal profeta; não tenhas temor dele.

1 The priests the Levites, even all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance. 2 And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them. 3 And this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4 The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5 For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose; 7 then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah. 8 They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

9 When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, 11 or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God. 14 For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

15 Jehovah 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 Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I 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, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? 22 when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.

1 The Levitical priests —indeed, the whole tribe of Levi —are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the LORD, for that is their inheritance.

2 They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.

3 This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.

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,

5 for the LORD your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name always.

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,

7 he may minister in the name 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.

9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,

11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist 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.

13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. 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. 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."

17 The LORD said to me: "What they say is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

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, is to be put to death."

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, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.