4 Mosebog 35
1 Og Herren talede til Mose paa Moabiternes slette Marker, ved Jordanen over for Jeriko, og sagde:
And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by 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 children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give [also] to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them.
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 they shall have the cities to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, 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 suburbs of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits on all sides.
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 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.
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 among the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7 Alle Stæderne, som I skulle give Leviterne, skulle være otte og fyrretyve Stæder, de og deres Marker.
[So] all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [shall be] forty and eight cities: them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
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 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 to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
And the LORD spoke 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 children of Israel, and say to them, When ye have passed over Jordan into 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.
Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.
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 they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the man-slayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
13 Og de Stæder, som I skulle afgive, skulle være seks Tilflugtsstæder for eder.
And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.
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.
Ye shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be 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.
These 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.
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 shall smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be 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 shall smite him by throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be 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 shall smite him with a hand-weapon of wood, with which he may die, and he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 Blodhævneren, han maa dræbe Manddraberen; naar han møder ham, maa han dræbe ham.
The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20 Og dersom en af Had giver en anden et Stød, eller kaster noget paa ham med frit Forsæt, saa at han dør,
But if he shall thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying in wait, that he die.
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 in enmity shall smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
22 Men dersom han giver ham et Stød i en Hast, uden Fjendskab, eller kaster nogen Ting paa ham uden frit Forsæt,
But if he shall thrust him suddenly without enmity, or shall have cast upon him any thing without laying 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, by which a man may die, seeing [him] not, and shall cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24 Da skulle de i Menigheden dømme imellem den, som slog, og imellem Blodhævneren efter disse Love.
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to 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 shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he had fled: and he shall abide in it to the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
26 Men om Manddraberen gaar uden for den Tilflugtsstads Markeskel, som han flyede til,
But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he had fled;
27 og Blodhævneren finder ham uden for hans Tilflugtsstads Markeskel, og Blodhævneren slaar Manddraberen ihjel, da har hin ingen Blodskyld.
And the avenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood shall kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
28 Thi han skulde være bleven i sin Tilflugtsstad, indtil Ypperstepræsten døde; men efter Ypperstepræstens Død maa Manddraberen vende tilbage til sit Ejendoms Land.
Because 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.
29 Og dette skal være eder en beskikket Ret hos eders Efterkommere i alle eders Boliger.
So these [things] shall be 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 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.
31 Og I skulle ikke tage Sonepenge for en Manddrabers Person, naar han er skyldig til at dø; thi han skal dødes.
Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely 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 ye shall take no satisfaction for him that hath fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again 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.
So ye shall not pollute the land in which ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him that shed 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.
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, in which I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
