4 Mosebog 35

1 Og Herren talede til Mose paa Moabiternes slette Marker, ved Jordanen over for Jeriko, og sagde:

And YHWH speaks to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

2 Byd Israels Børn, at de give Leviterne af deres Ejendoms Arv Stæder at bo udi; dertil skulle I give Leviterne Mark til Stæderne trindt omkring dem.

“Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites cities to inhabit from the inheritance of their possession; you also give [the] outskirt around them, of the cities, to the Levites.

3 Og de skulle have Stæderne til at bo udi, og deres Marker skulle være for deres Kvæg og for deres Gods og for alle deres Dyr.

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

4 Og Stædernes Marker, som I skulle give Leviterne, skulle være fra Stadsmuren og udefter tusinde Alen trindt omkring.

And the outskirts of the cities which you give to the Levites [are], from the wall of the city and outside, one thousand cubits around.

5 Saa skulle I maale uden for Staden, den østre Side to Tusinde Alen, og den søndre Side to Tusinde Alen, og den vestre Side to Tusinde Alen, og den nordre Side to Tusinde Alen, og Staden skal være i Midten; dette skal være dem Stædernes Marker.

And you 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 [is] in the midst; this is the outskirts of the cities to them.

6 Og af Stæderne, som I skulle give Leviterne, skulle seks være Tilflugtsstæder, som I skulle give, at en Manddraber kan fly derhen; og foruden dem skulle I give dem to og fyrretyve Stæder.

And the cities which you give to the Levites [are] the six cities of refuge, which you give for the fleeing there of the manslayer, and besides them you give forty-two cities;

7 Alle Stæderne, som I skulle give Leviterne, skulle være otte og fyrretyve Stæder, de og deres Marker.

all the cities which you give to the Levites [are] forty-eight cities, them and their outskirts.

8 Og hvad de Stæder angaar, som I skulle give af Israels Børns Ejendom, da skulle I tage flere fra den, som har mange, og tage færre fra den, som har faa; hver efter sin Arvs Beskaffenhed, som de skulle arve, skal give Leviterne af sine Stæder.

And the cities which you give [are] from the possession of the sons of Israel; from the many you multiply, and from the few you diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, gives to the Levites from his cities.”

9 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

10 Tal til Israels Børn, og du skal sige til dem: Naar I komme over Jordanen ind i Kanaans Land,

“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,

11 da skulle I udvælge eder Stæder, som skulle være Tilflugtsstæder for eder, at en Manddraber, som slaar en Person ihjel af en Forseelse, kan fly derhen.

and have prepared cities for yourselves—they are cities of refuge to you—then a manslayer, striking a person through ignorance, has fled there,

12 Og de skulle være eder Stæder til en Tilflugt for Blodhævneren, at Manddraberen ikke skal dø, førend han har staaet for Menighedens Ansigt, for Dommen.

and the cities have been for a refuge to you from the redeemer, and the manslayer does not die until his standing before the congregation for judgment.

13 Og de Stæder, som I skulle afgive, skulle være seks Tilflugtsstæder for eder.

As for the cities which you give, six [are] cities of refuge to you;

14 De tre Stæder skulle I give paa denne Side Jordanen, og de tre Stæder skulle I give i Kanaans Land; de skulle være Tilflugtsstæder.

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

15 For Israels Børn og for den fremmede og for den, som er Gæst midt iblandt dem, skulle disse seks Stæder være til en Tilflugt, at hver den, som slaar en Person ihjel af en Forseelse, kan fly derhen.

For sons of Israel, and for a sojourner, and for a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing there of anyone striking a person through ignorance.

16 Men dersom en slaar en anden med et Stykke Jern, saa han dør, han er en Manddraber; den Manddraber skal dødes.

And if he has struck him with an instrument of iron, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

17 Og dersom han slaar ham med en Sten i Haand, hvormed nogen kan dræbes, og han dør, da er han en Manddraber; den Manddraber skal dødes.

And if he has struck him with a stone [in] the hand, with which he could die, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

18 Eller han slaar ham med et Stykke Træ i Haand, hvormed nogen kan dræbes, og han dør, da er han en Manddraber; den Manddraber skal dødes.

Or [if] he has struck him with a wooden instrument [in] the hand, with which he could die, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

19 Blodhævneren, han maa dræbe Manddraberen; naar han møder ham, maa han dræbe ham.

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

20 Og dersom en af Had giver en anden et Stød, eller kaster noget paa ham med frit Forsæt, saa at han dør,

And if he pushes him in hatred, or has cast [anything] at him by lying in wait, and he dies,

21 eller han slaar ham af Fjendskab med sin Haand, saa at han dør, da skal den, som slog, dødes, han er en Manddraber; Blodhævneren maa dræbe Manddraberen, naar han møder ham.

or he has struck him with his hand in enmity, and he dies, the striker is certainly put to death; he [is] a murderer; the redeemer of blood puts the murderer to death in his coming against him.

22 Men dersom han giver ham et Stød i en Hast, uden Fjendskab, eller kaster nogen Ting paa ham uden frit Forsæt,

And if, in an instant, without enmity, he has pushed him, or has cast any instrument at him without lying in wait,

23 eller det sker med en Sten, hvormed man kan dræbes, og han ikke saa ham, da han lod den falde paa ham, saa han døde, og han var ikke hans Fjende og søgte ikke hans Ulykke:

or with any stone with which he could die, without seeing, indeed, causes [it] to fall on him, and he dies, and he [is] not his enemy, nor seeking his evil,

24 Da skulle de i Menigheden dømme imellem den, som slog, og imellem Blodhævneren efter disse Love.

then the congregation has judged between the striker and the redeemer of blood by these judgments.

25 Og de i Menigheden skulle udfri Manddraberen af Blodhævnerens Haand, og de i Menigheden skulle lade ham komme tilbage til hans Tilflugtsstad, som han flyede til; og han skal blive der, indtil Ypperstepræsten, som man har salvet med den hellige Olie, dør.

And the congregation has delivered the manslayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the congregation has caused him to return to the city of his refuge, to where he has fled, and he has dwelt in it until the death of the chief priest who has been anointed with the holy oil.

26 Men om Manddraberen gaar uden for den Tilflugtsstads Markeskel, som han flyede til,

And if the manslayer indeed goes out [from] the border of the city of his refuge to where he flees,

27 og Blodhævneren finder ham uden for hans Tilflugtsstads Markeskel, og Blodhævneren slaar Manddraberen ihjel, da har hin ingen Blodskyld.

and the redeemer of blood has found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood has slain the manslayer, blood [is] not [reckoned] to him;

28 Thi han skulde være bleven i sin Tilflugtsstad, indtil Ypperstepræsten døde; men efter Ypperstepræstens Død maa Manddraberen vende tilbage til sit Ejendoms Land.

for he dwells in the city of his refuge until the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest the manslayer turns back to the city of his possession.

29 Og dette skal være eder en beskikket Ret hos eders Efterkommere i alle eders Boliger.

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

30 Naar nogen ihjelslaar en Person, da skal man efter Vidners Mund slaa denne Manddraber ihjel; men eet Vidne skal ikke vidne imod en Person i Livssag.

Whoever strikes a person, by the mouth of witnesses [one] slays the murderer; and one witness does not testify against a person to cause [him] to die.

31 Og I skulle ikke tage Sonepenge for en Manddrabers Person, naar han er skyldig til at dø; thi han skal dødes.

And you take no atonement for the life of a murderer who [is] condemned to die, for he is certainly put to death;

32 Og I skulle ingen Sonepenge tage for at lade nogen fly til sin Tilflugtsstad eller at lade nogen komme tilbage at bo i Landet, førend Præsten dør.

and you take no atonement for him [who had] to flee to the city of his refuge, to return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

33 Og I skulle ikke besmitte Landet, som I bo udi; thi Blodet besmitter Landet; og for Landet kan ikke ske Forsoning for det Blod, som udøses deri, uden ved hans Blod, som udøste det.

And you do not profane the land which you [are] in, for blood profanes the land; as for the land, it is not pardoned for blood which is shed in it except by the blood of him who sheds it;

34 Og du skal ikke gøre Landet urent, hvilket I bo udi, hvilket jeg bor midt udi; thi jeg Herren bor midt iblandt Israels Børn.

and you do not defile the land in which you are dwelling, in the midst of which I dwell, for I, YHWH, dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel.”