¹ Sveštenici, Leviti i sve pleme Levijevo da nemaju deo ni nasledstvo s ostalim sinovima Izrailjevim; neka jedu ognjene žrtve Gospodnje i njegovo nasledstvo.

² Nasledstvo, dakle, da nemaju među braćom svojom: Gospod je nasledstvo njihovo, kao što im je kazao.

³ Ali ovo pripada sveštenicima od naroda, od onih koji prinesu žrtvu, bilo vola ili jagnje: da se daje svešteniku pleće i obe vilice i želudac.

⁴ Prvine od žita svog, od vina svog i od ulja svog, i prvine od vune s ovaca svojih podaj mu.

⁵ Jer njega izabra Gospod Bog tvoj između svih plemena tvojih da stoji i služi u ime Gospodnje on i sinovi njegovi doveka.

⁶ I kad dođe koji Levit iz kog god mesta tvog iz svega Izrailja, gde nastava, kad dođe po želji duše svoje u mesto koje izabere Gospod,

⁷ Neka služi u ime Gospoda Boga svog kao i druga braća, njegova Leviti, koji onde stoje pred Gospodom.

⁸ Neka jedu jednak deo, osim onog što bi koje prodao u porodici otaca svojih.

⁹ Kad uđeš u zemlju koju ti Gospod Bog tvoj daje, ne uči se činiti gadna dela onih naroda.

¹⁰ Neka se ne nađe u tebe koji bi vodio sina svog ili kćer svoju kroz oganj, ni vračar, ni koji gata po zvezdama, ni koji gata po pticama, ni uročnik,

¹¹ Ni bajač, ni koji se dogovara sa zlim duhovima, ni opsenar ni koji pita mrtve.

¹² Jer je gad pred Gospodom ko god tako čini, i za takve gadove tera te narode Gospod Bog tvoj ispred tebe.

¹³ Drži se sasvim Gospoda Boga svog.

¹⁴ Jer ti narodi koje ćeš naslediti, slušaju gatare i vračare; a tebi to ne dopušta Gospod Bog tvoj.

¹⁵ Proroka isred tebe, između braće tvoje, kao što sam ja, podignuće ti Gospod Bog tvoj; njega slušajte,

¹⁶ Po svemu što si iskao od Gospoda Boga svog na Horivu na dan sabora svog govoreći: Da više ne čujem glas Gospoda Boga svog i da više ne gledam oganj taj veliki, da ne poginem.

¹⁷ Zato mi reče Gospod: Dobro rekoše šta rekoše.

¹⁸ Proroka ću im podignuti između braće njihove, kao što si ti, i metnuću reči svoje u usta njegova, i kazivaće im sve što mu zapovedim.

¹⁹ A ko god ne bi poslušao reči moje, koje će govoriti u moje ime, od toga ću ja tražiti.

²⁰ Ali prorok koji bi se usudio govoriti šta u moje ime što mu ja ne zapovedim da govori, ili koji bi govorio u ime drugih bogova, takav prorok da se pogubi.

²¹ Ako li kažeš u srcu svom: Kako ćemo poznati reč koje nije Gospod rekao?

²² Šta bi prorok rekao u ime Gospodnje, pa se ne zbude i ne navrši se, to je reč koje nije rekao Gospod; nego je iz oholosti rekao onaj prorok, ne boj ga se.

¹ It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

² I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don't know, or whether out of the body, I don't know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

³ I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don't know; God knows),

⁴ how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁵ On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

⁶ For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

⁷ By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

⁸ Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

⁹ He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹¹ I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

¹² Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

¹³ For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

¹⁴ Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

¹⁵ I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

¹⁶ But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

¹⁷ Did I take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?

¹⁸ I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn't we walk in the same spirit? Didn't we walk in the same steps?

¹⁹ Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

²⁰ For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

²¹ that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.