4 Mosebog 35
1 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses på Moabs Sletter ved Jordan over for Jeriko og sagde:
The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
2 byd Israelitterne, at de af de Besiddelser, de får i Arv, skal give Leviterne nogle Byer at bo i; I skal også give Leviterne Græsmarker rundt om disse Byer,
"Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and you shall give suburbs for the cities around them to the Levites.
3 Disse Byer skal de have at bo i, og deres Græsmarker skal de have til deres Kvæg, deres Hjorde og andre Dyr.
The cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their livestock, and for their substance, and for all their animals.
4 Græsmarkerne om Byerne, som I skal give Leviterne, skal strække sig 1000 Alen fra Bymuren ud til alle Sider;
"The suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand seven hundred twenty-two feet six inches around it.
5 og uden for Byen skal I til Østside opmåle 2000 Alen, til Sydside 2000, til Vestside 2000 og til Nordside 2000, med Byen i Midten. Det skal tilfalde dem som Græsgange til Byerne.
You shall measure outside of the city for the east side three thousand four hundred forty-five feet, and for the south side three thousand four hundred forty-five feet, and for the west side three thousand four hundred forty-five feet, and for the north side three thousand four hundred forty-five feet, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6 Hvad de Byer angår, som I skal give Leviterne, så skal I give dem de seks Tilflugtsbyer, som Manddrabere kan ty ind i, og desuden to og fyrretyve Byer.
"The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.
7 De Byer, I skal give Leviterne, bliver således i alt otte og fyrretyve Byer med tilhørende Græsmarker.
All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their suburbs.
8 Og af de Byer, I skal give dem af Israelitternes Besiddelser, skal I lade de større Stammer give flere, de mindre færre; hver Stamme skal give Leviterne så mange af sine Byer, som svarer til den Arvelod, der tildeles den.
Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many; and from the few you shall take few: everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give of his cities to the Levites."
9 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
10 Tal til Israelitterne og sig til dem: Når I kommer over Jordan til Kana'ans Land,
"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 skal I udse eder nogle Byer, I kan have som Tilflugtsbyer, så at en Manddraber, der begår et Drab af Vanvare, kan ty derhen.
then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
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.
The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
13 Det skal være seks Byer, I skal afstå til Tilflugtsbyer;
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
14 de tre skal I afstå hinsides Jordan og de tre andre i Kana'ans Land; de skal være Tilflugtsbyer.
You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
15 Israelitterne, de fremmede og de indvandrede iblandt dem skal have Ret til at søge Tilflugt i de seks Byer, så at enhver, der begår et Drab af Vanvare, kan ty derhen.
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
16 Men slår han ham ihjel med et Jernredskab, så er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
"'But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 og slår han ham ihjel med en Sten, som han har i Hånden, og som kan slå en Mand ihjel, så er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 og slår han ham ihjel med et Træredskab, som han har i Hånden, og som kan slå en Mand ihjel, så er han en Manddraber, og Måddraberen skal lide Døden.
Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen; når han træffer ham, skal han dræbe ham.
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
20 Og støder han til ham af Had eller kaster noget på ham i ond Hensigt, så han dør deraf,
If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
21 eller slår han ham med Hånden i Fjendskab, så han dør deraf, skal drabsmanden lide Døden, thi han er en Manddraber; Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen, når han træffer ham.
or in enmity struck him with his hand, so that he died; he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer, the murderer must surely be put to death; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
22 Støder han derimod til ham af Vanvare, ikke i Fjendskab, eller kaster han et Redskab på ham, uden at det er i ond Hensigt,
"'But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
23 eller rammer han ham uden at se ham med en Sten, som kan slå en Mand ihjel, så han dør deraf, og han ikke er hans Uven eller har pønset på ondt imod ham,
or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
24 så skal Menigheden dømme Drabsmanden og Blodhævneren imellem på Grundlag af disse Lovbud;
then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
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.
and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
26 Men hvis Manddraberen for lader sin Tilflugtsbys Område, hvorhen han er tyet,
"'But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,
27 og Blodhævneren træffer ham uden for hans Tilflugtsbys Område, så kan Blodhævneren dræbe Manddraberen uden at pådrage sig Blodskyld;
and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,
28 thi han skal blive i sin Tilflugtsby indtil Ypperstepræstens Død; først efter Ypperstepræstens Død kan Manddraberen vende tilbage til den Jord, han ejer.
because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
29 Det skal være eder en retsgyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt, hvor I end bor.
"'These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30 Når nogen slår et Menneske ihjel, må man kun dræbe Manddraberen efter flere Vidners Udsagn. Et enkelt Vidnes Udsagn er ikke nok til en Dødsdom.
"'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
31 I må ikke tage mod Sonebøde for en Manddraber, når han har forbrudt sit Liv; han skal lide Døden,
"'Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
32 Heller ikke må I tage mod Sonebøde, således at den, der er tyet til sin Tilflugtsby, før Ypperstepræstens Død kan vende tilbage og bosætte sig i Landet.
"'You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 Vanhelliger ikke det Land, I er i, thi Blodet vanhelliger Landet, og Landet får kun Soning for det Blod, der er udgydt deri, ved dens Blod, der har udgydt det.
"'So you shall not pollute the land in which you are: for blood, it pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.
34 Gør ikke det Land urent, I er bosat i, og i hvis Midte jeg bor; thi jeg HERREN bor midt iblandt Israels Børn.
You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, the LORD, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'"
