申命記 19
1 「耶和華－你上帝將列國之民剪除的時候，耶和華－你上帝也將他們的地賜給你，你接着住他們的城邑並他們的房屋，
When the Lord thy God shall roote out the nations, whose lande the Lord thy God giueth thee, and thou shalt possesse them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,
2 就要在耶和華－你上帝所賜你為業的地上分定三座城。
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the middes of thy lande which the Lord thy God giueth thee to possesse it.
3 要將耶和華－你上帝使你承受為業的地分為三段；又要預備道路，使誤殺人的，都可以逃到那裏去。
Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and deuide the coastes of the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to inherite, into three parts, that euery manslayer may flee thither.
4 「誤殺人的逃到那裏可以存活，定例乃是這樣：凡素無仇恨，無心殺了人的，
This also is ye cause wherfore the manslayer shall flee thither, and liue: who so killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and hated him not in time passed:
5 就如人與鄰舍同入樹林砍伐樹木，手拿斧子一砍，本想砍下樹木，不料，斧頭脫了把，飛落在鄰舍身上，以致於死，這人逃到那些城的一座城，就可以存活，
As hee that goeth vnto the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand striketh with the axe to cut downe the tree, if the head slip from the helue, and hit his neighbour that he dieth, the same shall flee vnto one of the cities, and liue,
6 免得報血仇的，心中火熱追趕他，因路遠就追上，將他殺死；其實他不該死，因為他與被殺的素無仇恨。
Least the auenger of the blood follow after the manslayer, while his heart is chafed, and ouertake him, because the way is long, and slaie him, although he be not worthy of death, because he hated him not in time passed.
7 所以我吩咐你說，要分定三座城。
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt appoint out three cities for thee.
8 耶和華－你上帝若照他向你列祖所起的誓擴張你的境界，將所應許賜你列祖的地全然給你，
And when the Lord thy God enlargeth thy coastes (as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers) and giueth thee all the lande which he promised to giue vnto thy fathers,
9 你若謹守遵行我今日所吩咐的這一切誡命，愛耶和華－你的上帝，常常遵行他的道，就要在這三座城之外，再添三座城，
(If thou keepe all these commandements to doe them, which I commaund thee this day: to wit, that thou loue the Lord thy God, and walke in his waies for euer) then shalt thou adde three cities moe for thee besides those three,
10 免得無辜之人的血流在耶和華－你上帝所賜你為業的地上，流血的罪就歸於你。
That innocent bloude be not shed within thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to inherite, lest bloud be vpon thee.
11 「若有人恨他的鄰舍，埋伏着起來擊殺他，以致於死，便逃到這些城的一座城，
But if a man hate his neighbour, and lay waite for him, and rise against him, and smite any man that he die, and flee vnto any of these cities,
12 本城的長老就要打發人去，從那裏帶出他來，交在報血仇的手中，將他治死。
Then the Elders of his citie shall send and set him thence, and deliuer him into the hands of the auenger of the blood, that he may die.
13 你眼不可顧惜他，卻要從以色列中除掉流無辜血的罪，使你可以得福。」
Thine eye shall not spare him, but thou shalt put away the crie of innocent blood from Israel, that it may goe well with thee.
14 「在耶和華－你上帝所賜你承受為業之地，不可挪移你鄰舍的地界，那是先人所定的。」
Thou shalt not remooue thy neighbours marke, which they of olde time haue set in thine inheritance, that thou shalt inherite in the lande, which ye Lord thy God giueth thee to possesse it.
15 「人無論犯甚麼罪，作甚麼惡，不可憑一個人的口作見證，總要憑兩三個人的口作見證才可定案。
One witnes shall not rise against a man for any trespasse, or for any sinne, or for any fault that hee offendeth in, but at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be stablished.
16 若有凶惡的見證人起來，見證某人作惡，
If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,
17 這兩個爭訟的人就要站在耶和華面前，和當時的祭司，並審判官面前，
Then both the men which striue together, shall stand before ye Lord, euen before the Priests and the Iudges, which shall be in those daies,
18 審判官要細細地查究，若見證人果然是作假見證的，以假見證陷害弟兄，
And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be found false, and hath giuen false witnes against his brother,
19 你們就要待他如同他想要待的弟兄。這樣，就把那惡從你們中間除掉。
Then shall yee doe vnto him as hee had thought to doe vnto his brother: so thou shalt take euil away forth of the middes of thee.
20 別人聽見都要害怕，就不敢在你們中間再行這樣的惡了。
And the rest shall heare this, and feare, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickednes among you.
21 你眼不可顧惜，要以命償命，以眼還眼，以牙還牙，以手還手，以腳還腳。」
Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.
