Deuteronomy 19
1 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,
“Lè SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, koupe retire nasyon yo, pou bannou tè pa yo a, pou nou deplase yo pou nou vin rete nan vil yo ak nan kay yo,
2 thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
“Nou va mete akote twa vil pou nou menm nan mitan peyi nou an, ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, bannou pou posede a.
3 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.
Nou va prepare wout pou nou menm, e divize an twa pati teritwa a peyi ke SENYÈ a va bannou kòm posesyon an, jis pou nenpòt moun ki touye moun kapab sove ale ladann.
4 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;
“Men sa se kondisyon ka a moun ki kapab sove ale rive la pou viv: Lè li vin touye zanmi li san entansyon eksprè, san ke li pa t rayi li avan——
5 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;
tankou lè yon nonm antre nan forè avèk zanmi li pou koupe bwa, epi men li voye rach la pou koupe bwa a, fè tèt fè a vin pati pou l frape zanmi li an, e li mouri—-li kapab sove ale nan youn nan vil sa yo pou viv.
6 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.
Otreman, vanjè san an ta petèt kouri dèyè sila ki touye moun nan, epi nan chalè kòlè li, rakontre l akoz distans lan twòp, e pran lavi li, malgre li pa t merite mouri, akoz ke li pa t rayi li avan.
7 Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thyself.
Pou sa, mwen kòmande nou, e di: ‘Nou va mete apa twa vil pou nou menm.’
8 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
“Si SENYÈ, Bondye nou an, fè teritwa nou an vin pi gran, jan li te sèmante a zansèt nou yo pou bannou tout tè ke li te pwomèt pou bay zansèt nou yo;
9 (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,
epi si nou fè atansyon pou swiv tout kòmandman sa ke mwen kòmande nou jodi a yo, pou renmen SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e mache nan vwa pa Li pou tout tan—-alò, nou va ogmante anplis twa vil ankò pou nou menm.
10 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.
Jis pou san inosan pa vèse nan mitan teritwa nou an, ke SENYÈ a bannou kòm eritaj la, e pou koupabilite san an pa vin rete sou nou.
11 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,
“Men si vin gen yon nonm ki rayi vwazen li, li kouche an kachèt pou li, li leve kont li pou frape li jiskaske li vin mouri, e li sove ale rive nan youn nan vil sa yo,
12 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.
alò, ansyen nan vil li yo va voye pran li soti la. Konsa, yo va livre li nan men vanjè san an, pou li kapab mouri.
13 Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
Nou pa pou gen pitye pou li, men nou gen pou fè netwayaj san inosan an soti an Israël pou sa kapab ale byen pou nou.
14 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.
“Nou pa pou deplase lizyè tè vwazen nou, ke zansèt yo te etabli kòm eritaj nou ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ap bannou pou posede.
15 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.
“Yon sèl temwen pa kapab leve kont yon moun sou koz nenpòt inikite oswa peche ke li te fè. Sou temwayaj a de oswa twa temwen, yo kapab konfime yon ka.
16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
“Si yon temwen malveyan leve kont yon nonm pou akize li kòm malfektè,
17 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;
alò, tou de moun ki gen dispit yo, va kanpe devan SENYÈ a, devan prèt avèk jij ki ofisye nan jou sa yo.
18 and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
“Jij yo va fè ankèt konplè; epi si temwayaj la se yon fo temwayaj, e li te fè fo temwayaj kont frè l,
19 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.
alò, nou va fè li menm bagay ke li t ap fè rive a frè li a. Konsa, nou va netwaye mechanste fèt pami pèp nou an.
20 And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
Lòt yo va tande, vin gen krentif, e yo p ap janm fè ankò yon bagay mechan konsa pami nou.
21 And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Konsa, zye nou p ap gen pitye: vi pou vi, zye pou zye, dan pou dan, men pou men, pye pou pye.
