Numbers 35
1 And YHWH spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near 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 ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
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 the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, 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 suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach 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 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.
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 among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add 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 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
De Byer, I skal give Leviterne, bliver således i alt otte og fyrretyve Byer med tilhørende Græsmarker.
8 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 unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
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 YHWH spake unto Moses, saying,
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over 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 slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
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 they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in 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 of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
Det skal være seks Byer, I skal afstå til Tilflugtsbyer;
14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which 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 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.
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 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, 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 smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, 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 smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, 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 revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Blodhævneren skal dræbe Manddraberen; når han træffer ham, skal han dræbe ham.
20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
Og støder han til ham af Had eller kaster noget på ham i ond Hensigt, så han dør deraf,
21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, 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 have cast upon him any thing without laying of 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, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and 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 slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
så skal Menigheden dømme Drabsmanden og Blodhævneren imellem på Grundlag af disse Lovbud;
25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which 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 slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
Men hvis Manddraberen for lader sin Tilflugtsbys Område, hvorhen han er tyet,
27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
og Blodhævneren træffer ham uden for hans Tilflugtsbys Område, så kan Blodhævneren dræbe Manddraberen uden at pådrage sig Blodskyld;
28 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.
thi han skal blive i sin Tilflugtsby indtil Ypperstepræstens Død; først efter Ypperstepræstens Død kan Manddraberen vende tilbage til den Jord, han ejer.
29 So 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 put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to 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 satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely 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 satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his 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 defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of 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 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I YHWH dwell among 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.
