10 Here are things you must not do. Don't sacrifice your children in the fire to other gods. Don't practice any kind of evil magic at all. Don't use magic to try to explain the meaning of warnings in the sky or of any other signs. Don't take part in worshiping evil powers.
11 Don't put a spell on anyone. Don't get messages from those who have died. Don't talk to the spirits of the dead. Don't get advice from the dead.
12 The Lord your God hates it when anyone does those things. The nations that are in the land he's giving you practice the things he hates. So he will drive out those nations to make room for you.
13 You must be without blame in the sight of the Lord your God.
14 You will take over the nations that are in the land the Lord is giving you. They listen to those who practice all kinds of evil magic. But you belong to the Lord your God. He says you must not do those things.
15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to him.
16 At Mount Horeb you asked the Lord your God for a prophet. You asked him on the day you gathered together. You said, "We don't want to hear the voice of the Lord our God. We don't want to see this great fire anymore. If we do, we'll die."