Numbers 35
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses på Moabs Sletter ved Jordan over for Jeriko og sagde:
2 'Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and open land round about the cities shall ye give unto the Levites.
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,
3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
Disse Byer skal de have at bo i, og deres Græsmarker skal de have til deres Kvæg, deres Hjorde og andre Dyr.
4 And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
Græsmarkerne om Byerne, som I skal give Leviterne, skal strække sig 1000 Alen fra Bymuren ud til alle Sider;
5 And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the open land about the cities.
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.
6 And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee thither; and beside them ye shall give forty and two cities.
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.
7 All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with the open land about them.
De Byer, I skal give Leviterne, bliver således i alt otte og fyrretyve Byer med tilhørende Græsmarker.
8 And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many, and from the few ye shall take few; each tribe according to its inheritance which it inheriteth shall give of its cities unto the Levites.'
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.
9 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
10 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Tal til Israelitterne og sig til dem: Når I kommer over Jordan til Kana'ans Land,
11 then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
skal I udse eder nogle Byer, I kan have som Tilflugtsbyer, så at en Manddraber, der begår et Drab af Vanvare, kan ty derhen.
12 And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
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.
13 And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.
Det skal være seks Byer, I skal afstå til Tilflugtsbyer;
14 Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
de tre skal I afstå hinsides Jordan og de tre andre i Kana'ans Land; de skal være Tilflugtsbyer.
15 For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the settler among them, shall these six cities be for refuge, that every one that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
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.
16 But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Men slår han ham ihjel med et Jernredskab, så er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
17 And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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;
18 Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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.
19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen; når han træffer ham, skal han dræbe ham.
20 And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him any thing, lying in wait, so that he died;
Og støder han til ham af Had eller kaster noget på ham i ond Hensigt, så han dør deraf,
21 or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death: he is a murderer; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meeteth him.
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.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
Støder han derimod til ham af Vanvare, ikke i Fjendskab, eller kaster han et Redskab på ham, uden at det er i ond Hensigt,
23 or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
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,
24 then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
så skal Menigheden dømme Drabsmanden og Blodhævneren imellem på Grundlag af disse Lovbud;
25 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, whither he was fled; and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
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.
26 But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;
Men hvis Manddraberen for lader sin Tilflugtsbys Område, hvorhen han er tyet,
27 and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him;
og Blodhævneren træffer ham uden for hans Tilflugtsbys Område, så kan Blodhævneren dræbe Manddraberen uden at pådrage sig Blodskyld;
28 because he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest; but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return into the land of his possession.
thi han skal blive i sin Tilflugtsby indtil Ypperstepræstens Død; først efter Ypperstepræstens Død kan Manddraberen vende tilbage til den Jord, han ejer.
29 And these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Det skal være eder en retsgyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt, hvor I end bor.
30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
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.
31 Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
I må ikke tage mod Sonebøde for en Manddraber, når han har forbrudt sit Liv; han skal lide Døden,
32 And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
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.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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.
34 And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'
Gør ikke det Land urent, I er bosat i, og i hvis Midte jeg bor; thi jeg HERREN bor midt iblandt Israels Børn.
