4 Mosebog 35
1 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses paa Moabs Sletter ved Jordan over for Jeriko og sagde:
And the Lord also spoke these things to Moses in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho:
2 byd Israeliterne, at de af de Besiddelser, de faar i Arv, skal give Leviterne nogle Byer at bo i; I skal ogsaa give Leviterne Græsmarker rundt om disse Byer,
“Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may give to the Levites, from their possessions,
3 Disse Byer skal de have at bo i, og deres Græsmarker skal de have til deres Kvæg, deres Hjorde og andre Dyr.
cities as dwelling places, with their surrounding suburbs, so that they may lodge in the towns, and so that the suburbs may be for cattle and beasts of burden.
4 Græsmarkerne om Byerne, som I skal give Leviterne, skal strække sig 1000 Alen fra Bymuren ud til alle Sider;
The suburbs shall extend from the outer walls of the cities, all around, for the space of one thousand steps.
5 og uden for Byen skal I til Østside opmaale 2000 Alen, til Sydside 2000, til Vestside 2000 og til Nordside 2000, med Byen i Midten. Det skal tilfalde dem som Græsgange til Byerne.
Facing the east, there shall be two thousand cubits, and facing the south, similarly, there shall be two thousand cubits. Toward the sea, also, which looks out toward the west, there shall be the same measure, and the northern region shall be bounded by equal limits. And the cities shall be in the center, and the suburbs shall be outside.
6 Hvad de Byer angaar, som I skal give Leviterne, saa skal I give dem de seks Tilflugtsbyer, som Manddrabere kan ty ind i, og desuden to og fyrretyve Byer.
Now, from the towns which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for the assistance of fugitives, so that he who has shed blood may flee to them. And, aside from these, there shall be forty-two other towns,
7 De Byer, I skal give Leviterne, bliver saaledes i alt otte og fyrretyve Byer med tilhørende Græsmarker.
that is, all together forty-eight with their suburbs.
8 Og af de Byer, I skal give dem af Israeliternes Besiddelser, skal I lade de større Stammer give flere, de mindre færre; hver Stamme skal give Leviterne saa mange af sine Byer, som svarer til den Arvelod, der tildeles den.
And concerning these cities, which shall be given from the possessions of the sons of Israel: from those who have more, more shall be taken, and from those who have less, less shall be taken. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the measure of their inheritance.”
9 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
The Lord said to Moses:
10 Tal til Israeliterne og sig til dem: Naar I kommer over Jordan til Kana'ans Land,
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 skal I udse eder nogle Byer, I kan have som Tilflugtsbyer, saa at en Manddraber, der begaar et Drab af Vanvare, kan ty derhen.
discern which cities ought to be for the protection of fugitives who have shed blood unwillingly.
12 I disse Byer skal I have Ret til at søge Tilflugt for Blodhævneren, for at ikke Manddraberen skal dø, før han er blevet stillet for Menighedens Domstol.
And when a fugitive is in these, the kinsman of the deceased shall not be able to kill him, until he stands in the sight of the multitude and his case is judged.
13 Det skal være seks Byer, I skal afstaa til Tilflugtsbyer;
Then, among those cities which are separated for relief to fugitives,
14 de tre skal I afstaa hinsides Jordan og de tre andre i Kana'ans Land; de skal være Tilflugtsbyer.
three shall be across the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan,
15 Israeliterne, de fremmede og de indvandrede iblandt dem skal have Ret til at søge Tilflugt i de seks Byer, saa at enhver, der begaar et Drab af Vanvare, kan ty derhen.
as much for the sons of Israel as for newcomers and sojourners, so that anyone who has shed blood unwillingly may flee to these places.
16 Men slaar han ham ihjel med et Jernredskab, saa er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
If anyone will have struck someone with iron, and he who was struck will have died, then he shall be guilty of homicide, and he himself shall die.
17 og slaar han ham ihjel med en Sten, som han har i Haanden, og som kan slaa en Mand ihjel, saa er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
If he will have thrown a stone, and he who has been struck lies dead, then he shall be punished similarly.
18 og slaar han ham ihjel med et Træredskab, som han har i Haanden, og som kan slaa en Mand ihjel, saa er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden.
If he who has been struck with wood passes away, he shall be avenged by the blood of the one who struck him.
19 Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen; naar han træffer ham, skal han dræbe ham.
The close relative of the deceased shall put to death the murderer; as soon as he apprehends him, he shall put him to death.
20 Og støder han til ham af Had eller kaster noget paa ham i ond Hensigt, saa han dør deraf,
If, out of hatred, anyone assaults a man, or throws anything at him with ill intent,
21 eller slaar han ham med Haanden i Fjendskab, saa han dør deraf, skal Drabsmanden lide Døden, thi han er en Manddraber; Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen, naar han træffer ham.
or, while being his enemy, strikes him with his hand, and so he has died, the attacker shall be guilty of murder. The kinsman of the deceased, as soon as he finds him, shall cut his throat.
22 Støder han derimod til ham af Vanvare, ikke i Fjendskab, eller kaster han et Redskab paa ham, uden at det er i ond Hensigt,
But if by chance, and without hatred
23 eller rammer han ham uden at se ham med en Sten, som kan slaa en Mand ihjel, saa han dør deraf, og han ikke er hans Uven eller har pønset paa ondt imod ham,
or animosity, he will have done any of these things,
24 saa skal Menigheden dømme Drabsmanden og Blodhævneren imellem paa Grundlag af disse Lovbud;
and this has been proven in the hearing of the people, and the questions have been aired, between the one who struck and the close relative,
25 og Menigheden skal værne Manddraberen mod Blodhævneren, og Menigheden skal føre ham tilbage til hans Tilflugtsby, hvorhen han var tyet, og der skal han blive boende, indtil den med hellig Olie salvede Ypperstepræst dør.
then the innocent one shall be freed from the hand of the revenger, and he shall be returned by this judgment into the city to which he had fled, and he shall stay there until the high priest, who has been anointed with the holy oil, dies.
26 Men hvis Manddraberen for lader sin Tilflugtsbys Omraade, hvorhen han er tyet,
If the one who has killed has been found beyond the limits of the cities which have been assigned to the exiled,
27 og Blodhævneren træffer ham uden for hans Tilflugtsbys Omraade, saa kan Blodhævneren dræbe Manddraberen uden at paadrage sig Blodskyld;
and he has been struck by him who is avenging blood, he who killed him shall not be harmed.
28 thi han skal blive i sin Tilflugtsby indtil Ypperstepræstens Død; først efter Ypperstepræstens Død kan Manddraberen vende tilbage til den Jord, han ejer.
For the fugitive ought to have resided in the city, until the death of the high priest. Then, after he is dead, the one who has killed shall be returned to his own land.
29 Det skal være eder en retsgyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt, hvor I end bor.
These things shall be a perpetual ordinance in all your habitations.
30 Naar nogen slaar et Menneske ihjel, maa man kun dræbe Manddraberen efter flere Vidners Udsagn. Et enkelt Vidnes Udsagn er ikke nok til en Dødsdom.
The punishment of a murderer shall be based upon testimony; but no one shall be condemned upon the testimony of only one person.
31 I maa ikke tage mod Sonebøde for en Manddraber, naar han har forbrudt sit Liv; han skal lide Døden,
You shall not accept money from him who is guilty of blood, and he shall be put to death promptly.
32 Heller ikke maa I tage mod Sonebøde, saaledes at den, der er tyet til sin Tilflugtsby, før Ypperstepræstens Død kan vende tilbage og bosætte sig i Landet.
Exiles and fugitives, prior to the death of the high priest, are by no means able to be returned to their own cities.
33 Vanhelliger ikke det Land, I er i, thi Blodet vanhelliger Landet, og Landet faar kun Soning for det Blod, der er udgydt deri, ved dens Blod, der har udgydt det.
Do not pollute the land of your habitation, so as to stain it with the blood of the innocent; neither is it able to be expiated in any way other than by the blood of him who has shed the blood of another.
34 Gør ikke det Land urent, I er bosat i, og i hvis Midte jeg bor; thi jeg HERREN bor midt iblandt Israels Børn.
And so shall your possession be cleansed, while I myself am abiding with you. For I am the Lord, who lives among the sons of Israel.”
