1 و َتَكَلَّمَ اللهُ إلَى مُوسَى فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ بِقُربِ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ، فِي الجِهَةِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ مُقابِلَ أرِيحا فَقالَ:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, Jericho, saying,

2 « أوصِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِأنْ يُخَصِّصُوا لِلّاوِيِّينَ مُدُناً لِيَسكُنُوا فِيها مِنَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي أخَذُوها، وَمَراعِيَ حَولَ مُدُنِهِمْ.

`Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to inhabit; also a suburb for the cities round about them ye do give to the Levites.

3 س َتَكُونُ هَذِهِ المُدُنُ لَهُمْ لِلسَّكَنِ، وَالمَراعِي لِماشِيَتِهِمْ وَجَمِيعِ الحَيواناتِ الَّتِي يَملِكُونَها.

And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

4 س َتَمتَدُّ مَراعِي اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ سُورِ المَدِينَةِ مَسافَةَ ألْفِ ذِراعٍ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ.

`And the suburbs of the cities which ye give to the Levites, from the wall of the city and without, a thousand cubits round about.

5 ق ِيسُوا خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ ألفِي ذِراعٍ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ: ألفِي ذِراعٍ مِنَ الجِهَةِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ، وَألفِي ذِراعٍ مِنَ الجِهَةِ الجَنُوبِيَّةِ، ألفِي ذِراعٍ مِنَ الجِهَةِ الغَربِيَّةِ، وَألفِي ذِراعٍ مِنَ الجِهَةِ الشَّمالِيَّةِ. فَتَكُونُ المَدِينَةُ فِي الوَسَطِ، وَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ المساحاتُ الإضافِيّةُ مِراعِيَ لِمُدُنِ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

And ye have measured from the outside of the city, the east quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the north quarter, two thousand by the cubit; and the city in the midst; this is to them the suburbs of the cities.

6 « وَمِنْ ضِمنِ المُدُنِ الَّتِي سَتُعطُونَها لِلّاوِيِّينَ، سَتَكُونُ هُناكَ سِتُّ مُدُنٍ لِلُّجُوءِ، يَهرُبَ إلَيها كُلُّ مَنْ يَقتُلُ شَخصاً آخَرَ بِغَيرِ قَصدٍ. وَبِالإضافَةِ إلَى هَذِهِ المُدُنِ السِّتِّ، أعطُوا اللّاوِيِّينَ اثنَتَيْنِ وَأربَعِينَ مَدِينَةً أُخْرَى.

`And the cities which ye give to the Levites the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities;

7 ف َسَيَكُونُ مَجْمُوعُ المُدُنِ الَّتِي يأخُذُونَها ثَمانٍ وَأربَعِينَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَراعِيها.

all the cities which ye give to the Levites forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs.

8 خ ُذُوا لِلّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ أرْضِ قَبائِلِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ عَدَداً مِنَ المُدُنِ يَتَناسَبُ مَعَ حَجمِ كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ. فَتُعْطِي كُلَّ قَبِيلَةٍ مِنْ مُدُنِها لِلّاوِيِّينَ، بِحَسَبِ مَساحَةِ حِصَّتِها مِنَ الأرْضِ.» مُدُنُ اللُّجوء

And the cities which ye give of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

9 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

10 « قُلْ لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ: حِينَ تَعبُرُونَ نَهرَ الأُردُنِّ إلَى أرْضِ كَنعانَ،

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,

11 ا خْتارُوا مُدُناً لِتَكُونَ مُدُناً لِلُجُوءِ. فَمَنْ يَقتُلُ شَخْصاً بِغَيرِ قَصدٍ، يُمكِنُهُ الهُرُوبُ إلَى إحدَى هَذِهِ المُدُنِ.

and have prepared to yourselves cities -- cities of refuge they are to you -- then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,

12 ف َسَتَكُونُ مُدُناً يَلجأُ إلَيها القَاتِلُ مِنْ قَرِيبِ القَتِيلِ الَّذِي يُريدُ الأخذُ بِالثَّأرِ. وَهَكَذا لا يُقتَلُ القاتِلُ إلَى أنْ يَقِفَ أمامَ الشَّعبِ لِلمُحاكَمَةِ.

and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment.

13 ف َالمُدُنُ الَّتِي تَخْتارُونَها سَتَكُونُ مُدُنَ لُجُوءٍ لَكُمْ.

`As to the cities which ye give -- six cities of refuge to you;

14 ا خْتارُوا ثَلاثَ مُدُنٍ شَرقَ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ، وَثَلاثَ مُدُنٍ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ، لِتَكُونَ مُدُنَ لُجُوءٍ.

the three of the cities ye give beyond the Jordan, and the three of the cities ye give in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge they are.

15 ت َكُونُ هَذِهِ المُدُنُ السِّتُّ لِلُجُوءِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ وَالغُرَباءِ السّاكِنِينَ بَينَهُمْ. فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَقتُلُ شَخصاً بِغَيرِ قَصْدٍ، يَهْرُبُ إلَيها.

To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares.

16 « فَإنْ ضَرَبَ شَخصٌ شَخصاً آخَرَ بِأداةٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَماتَ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ يُعتَبَرُ قاتِلاً وَيَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ.

`And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

17 و َإنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِحَجَرٍ بِيَدِهِ مِمّا سَبَّبَ مَوتَهُ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ يُعتَبَرُ قاتِلاً وَيَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ.

`And if with a stone the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

18 و َإنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِأداةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ بِيَدِهِ مِمّا سَبَّبَ مَوتَهُ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ يُعتَبَرُ قاتِلاً وَيَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ.

`Or with a wooden instrument the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

19 ا لَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ هُوَ يَقْتُلُ القاتِلَ. عِنْدَما يَلْتَقِيانِ، فَالَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ يُنَفِّذُ حُكْمَ الإعْدامِ.

`The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

20 « وَكَذَلِكَ إنْ دَفَعَهُ بِسَبِبِ كُرْهِهِ لَهُ، أوْ ألقَى شَيئاً عَلَيهِ عَنْ قَصْدٍ فَماتَ،

`And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast at him by lying in wait, and he dieth;

21 أ وْ إنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِيدِهِ بِسَبِبِ كُرْهِهِ لَهُ، فَماتَ، فَحِينَئِذٍ، يَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ لأنَّهُ قاتِلٌ. وَالَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ فَقَطْ، هُوَ يَقْتُلُ القاتِلَ عِنْدَما يَلْتَقِيانِ.

or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him.

22 « وَلَكِنْ إنْ دَفَعَهُ بِغَيرِ قَصدٍ وَمِنْ دُونِ كُرْهٍ، أوْ ألقَى شَيئاً عَلَيهِ بِغَيرِ قَصْدٍ،

`And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;

23 أ وْ أسقَطَ حَجَراً بِغَيرِ قَصدٍ، فَسَقَطَ عَلَيهِ فَماتَ، وَلَيسَ بَينَهُما عَداوَةٌ، وَلَمْ يَقصَدِ الأذَى،

or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he not his enemy, nor seeking his evil;

24 س َيَحُكُمُ الشَّعبُ بَينَ القاتِلِ وَالَّذي يَثأرُ لِدَمِ القَتِيلِ بِحَسَبِ هَذِهِ القَواعِدِ.

then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments.

25 و َيَكُونُ عَلَى الشَّعبِ أنْ يَحمِيَ القاتِلَ مِنْ قَريبِ القَتِيلِ الَّذي يَثأرُ لِدَمِهِ. فَيُعيدُونَهُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ اللُّجُوءِ الَّتِي هَرَبَ إلَيها. فَيَسكُنُ هُناكَ إلَى أنْ يَمُوتَ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنةِ الَّذِي مُسِحَ بِالزَّيتِ المُقَدَّسِ.

`And the company have delivered the man-slayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the company have caused him to turn back unto the city of his refuge, whither he hath fled, and he hath dwelt in it till the death of the chief priest, who hath been anointed with the holy oil.

26 « لَكِنْ إنْ تَرَكَ القاتِلُ حُدُودَ مَدِينَةِ اللُّجُوءِ الَّتِي هَرَبَ إلَيها،

`And if the man-slayer at all go out the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

27 و َوَجَدَهُ الَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ خارِجَ مَدِينَةِ اللُّجُوءِ، فَيُمْكِنُ لِلَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ أنْ يَقتُلَ القاتِلَ. وَلا يُحْسَبُ مُذنِباً بِجِرِيمَةِ قتلٍ.

and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

28 ل أنْ عَلَى القاتِلِ أنْ يَبقَى فِي مَدِينَةِ اللُّجُوءِ إلَى مَوتِ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ. وَبَعْدَ مَوتِ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ يُمكِنُ لِلقاتِلِ أنْ يَعُودَ إلَى أرْضِهِ.

for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession.

29 ه َذِهِ هِيَ أحكامُ الشَّرِيعَةِ لَكُمْ مِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً، حَيثُما كَنتُمْ تَقيمُونَ.

`And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings:

30 « إنْ قَتَلَ أحَدُهُمْ شَخصاً، فَإنَّهُ يُقتَلُ بِشَهادَةِ شُهُودٍ. لَكِنْ لا يَجُوزُ قَتلُ أحَدٍ بِشَهادَةِ شاهِدٍ واحِدٍ.

whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die.

31 « لا تَقبَلُوا فِدْيَةً عَنْ حَياةِ القاتِلِ المَحكُومِ عَلَيهِ بِالمَوْتِ، لأنَّهُ يَنبَغِي أنْ يُقتَلَ.

`And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death;

32 « لا تَقبَلُوا فِدْيةً مِنَ الشَّخصِ الَّذِي هَرَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ لُجُوءٍ لِكَي يَعُودَ وَيَسْكُنَ فِي الأرْضِ حَيثُما يَشاءُ. بَلْ يَبقَى هُناكَ إلَى مَوتِ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ.

and ye take no atonement for him to flee unto the city of his refuge, to turn back to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

33 ف َلا تُفسِدُوا الأرْضَ الَّتِي تَعيشُونَ عَلَيها، فَلا فِديَةَ لِتَحْريرِ الأرْضِ مِنْ جَرِيمَةِ القَتلِ الُمرتَكَبَةِ فِيها، إلّا مَوتُ القاتِلِ.

`And ye profane not the land which ye in, for blood profaneth the land; as to the land, it is not pardoned for blood which is shed in it except by the blood of him who sheddeth it;

34 ف َلا تُنَجِّسُوا الأرْضَ الَّتِي تُقيمُونَ فِيها، وَالَّتِي أنا أيضاً أسكُنْ فِي وَسَطِها. إنِّي أنا اللهُ السَّاكِنُ وَسَطَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ.»

and ye defile not the land in which ye are dwelling, in the midst of which I do tabernacle, for I Jehovah do tabernacle in the midst of the sons of Israel.'