Ponovljeni zakon 19
1 Kad Jahve, Bog tvoj, istrijebi narode čiju zemlju tebi daje te kad ih istjeraš i nastaniš se u njihovim gradovima i domovima,
When Jehovah thy God hath cut off the nations whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses,
2 u zemlji koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje u baštinu, odvoji tri grada.
thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
3 Načini put onamo, a onda područje zemlje koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje u baštinu podijeli natroje, tako da svaki ubojica može onamo uteći.
Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the territory of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee thither.
4 Ovo je slučaj u kojemu ubojica može onamo pobjeći i spasiti svoj život: kad tko ubije svoga bližnjega nehotice, a da ga prije nije mrzio;
And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee thither that he may live: he that smiteth his neighbour unwittingly, whom he hated not previously;
5 primjerice, kad ode sa svojim bližnjim u šumu da siječe drva, zamahne sjekirom u ruci da obori drvo, gvožđe odleti s držalice i pogodi njegova druga te on pogine: takav ubojica neka uteče u jedan od tih gradova i spasit će život.
as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;
6 Inače bi krvni osvetnik, progoneći u svom bijesu ubojicu - kad bi put bio predug - mogao gonjenoga stići i pogubiti ga, iako taj nije zaslužio smrt budući da ubijenoga nije otprije mrzio.
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.
7 Stoga ti nalažem: tri grada odvoji!
Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thyself.
8 A kad Jahve, Bog tvoj, proširi tvoje područje, kao što se zakleo ocima tvojim, i dadne ti svu zemlju koju je obećao tvojim ocima,
And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers
9 budeš li držao i vršio sve ove zapovijedi što ti ih danas nalažem i ljubio Jahvu, Boga svoga, te hodio njegovim putovima sve vrijeme - onda ovim gradovima dodaj još tri grada:
(if thou keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in his ways continually), then shalt thou add three cities more for thyself to these three,
10 tako se neće prolijevati nedužna krv u tvojoj zemlji koju ti Jahve daje u baštinu i nećeš se krvlju okaljati.
that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood come not upon thee.
11 Ali ako tko mrzi svoga bližnjega i vreba ga, skoči na nj i ubije ga, a zatim pobjegne u jedan od tih gradova,
But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,
12 onda neka starješine onoga grada izvedu ubojicu i predaju ga u ruke krvnom osvetniku da ga pogubi.
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 Neka ga oko tvoje ne sažaljuje! Tako ćeš u Izraelu iskorijeniti prolijevanje nedužne krvi i bit ćeš sretan.
Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
14 Nemoj pomicati susjedova međaša kojim su stari razmeđašili tvoj posjed što ćeš ga naslijediti u zemlji koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje u baštinu.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have fixed in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
15 Neka ne ustaje jedan jedini svjedok protiv čovjeka ni za koju krivnju i ni za kakav zločin. Kakav god bio prekršaj, neka presuda počiva na iskazu dvojice ili trojice svjedoka.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
16 Ako kakav krivi svjedok ustane protiv koga optužujući ga za pobunu,
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
17 onda obojica koja se parbe neka stupe pred Jahvu, pred svećenika i suce koji budu vršili službu u to vrijeme.
then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
18 Neka suci provedu temeljitu istragu. Bude li se pokazalo da je svjedok lažan i da je lažno svjedočio protiv svoga brata,
and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
19 učinite mu onako kako je on kanio svome bratu. Iskorijeni zlo iz svoje sredine!
then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
20 Drugi će, kad o tome čuju, pobojati se te više neće činiti takva zla u tvojoj sredini.
And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
21 Neka ti se oko ne sažaljuje! Život za život; oko za oko; zub za zub; ruka za ruku; noga za nogu.
And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
