1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

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

2 C ommand the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

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

3 A nd the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

سَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ المُدُنُ لَهُمْ لِلسَّكَنِ، وَالمَراعِي لِماشِيَتِهِمْ وَجَمِيعِ الحَيواناتِ الَّتِي يَملِكُونَها.

4 A nd the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

سَتَمتَدُّ مَراعِي اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ سُورِ المَدِينَةِ مَسافَةَ ألْفِ ذِراعٍ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ.

5 A nd ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

قِيسُوا 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.

6 A nd among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

«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.

7 S o all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

فَسَيَكُونُ مَجْمُوعُ المُدُنِ الَّتِي يأخُذُونَها ثَمانٍ وَأربَعِينَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَراعِيها.

8 A nd the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

خُذُوا 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

9 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

10 S peak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

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

11 T hen ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

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

12 A nd they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

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

13 A nd of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

فَالمُدُنُ الَّتِي تَخْتارُونَها سَتَكُونُ مُدُنَ لُجُوءٍ لَكُمْ.

14 Y e shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

اخْتارُوا ثَلاثَ مُدُنٍ شَرقَ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ، وَثَلاثَ مُدُنٍ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ، لِتَكُونَ مُدُنَ لُجُوءٍ.

15 T hese six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

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

16 A nd if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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

17 A nd if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

وَإنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِحَجَرٍ بِيَدِهِ مِمّا سَبَّبَ مَوتَهُ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ يُعتَبَرُ قاتِلاً وَيَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ.

18 O r if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

وَإنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِأداةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ بِيَدِهِ مِمّا سَبَّبَ مَوتَهُ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ يُعتَبَرُ قاتِلاً وَيَنْبَغِي قَتلُهُ.

19 T he revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

الَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ هُوَ يَقْتُلُ القاتِلَ. عِنْدَما يَلْتَقِيانِ، فَالَّذي يَثأرُ لِلدَّمِ يُنَفِّذُ حُكْمَ الإعْدامِ.

20 B ut if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

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

21 O r in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

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

22 B ut if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

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

23 O r with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

أوْ أسقَطَ حَجَراً بِغَيرِ قَصدٍ، فَسَقَطَ عَلَيهِ فَماتَ، وَلَيسَ بَينَهُما عَداوَةٌ، وَلَمْ يَقصَدِ الأذَى،

24 T hen the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

سَيَحُكُمُ الشَّعبُ بَينَ القاتِلِ وَالَّذي يَثأرُ لِدَمِ القَتِيلِ بِحَسَبِ هَذِهِ القَواعِدِ.

25 A nd the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

وَيَكُونُ 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.

26 B ut if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

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

27 A nd the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

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

28 B ecause he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

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

29 S o these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

هَذِهِ هِيَ أحكامُ الشَّرِيعَةِ لَكُمْ مِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً، حَيثُما كَنتُمْ تَقيمُونَ.

30 W hoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

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

31 M oreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

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

32 A nd ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

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

33 S o ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

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

34 D efile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.

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