Numbers 35

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses to the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

١ ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُقَابِلَ أَرِيحَا

2 Give orders to the children of Israel, and they shall give to the Levites cities to dwell in from the lot of their possession, and they shall give to the Levites the suburbs of the cities round about them.

٢ «أَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يُعْطُوا اللّاوِيِّينَ مِمَّا يَرِثُونَ مُدُناً يَسْكُنُونَهَا، وَمَا حَوْلَهَا مِنْ مَرَاعٍ

3 And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.

٣ فَتَكُونُ الْمُدُنُ لإِقَامَتِهِمْ فِيهَا، وَأَرَاضِيهَا الْمُحِيطَةُ مَرَاعِيَ لِبَهَائِمِهِمْ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ وَسَائِرِ حَيَوَانَاتِهِمْ.

4 And the suburbs of the cities which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outwards two thousand cubits round about.

٤ وَتَمْتَدُّ أَرْضُ الْمَرَاعِي الَّتِي تُعْطُونَهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ سُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الْخَارِجِ، أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) فِي كُلِّ اتِّجَاهٍ.

5 And you shall measure outside 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 your city shall be in the midst of this, and the suburbs of the cities [as described].

٥ فَقِيسُوا مِنْ خَارِجِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي الْجَانِبِ الشَّرْقِيِّ أَلْفَيْ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ أَلْفِ مِتْرٍ). وَفِي الْجَانِبِ الْجَنُوبِيِّ أَلْفَيْ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ أَلْفِ مِتْرٍ). وَفِي الْجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ أَلْفَيْ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ أَلْفِ مِتْرٍ)، وَفِي الْجَانِبِ الشِّمَالِيِّ أَلْفَيْ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ أَلْفِ مِتْرٍ)، وَتَكُونُ الْمَدِينَةُ فِي الْوَسَطِ.

6 And you shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which you shall give for the slayer to flee there, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.

٦ وَتُعْطُونَ اللّاوِيِّينَ سِتَّ مُدُنٍ لِلْمَلْجَأِ يَهْرُبُ إِلَيْهَا الْقَاتِلُ، وَأَيْضاً اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ مَدِينَةً.

7 You shall give to the Levites in all forty-eight cities, them and their suburbs.

٧ وَهَكَذَا تَكُونُ جُمْلَةُ الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي تُعْطُونَهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ ثَمَانِيَ وَأَرْبَعِينَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا.

8 And as for the cities which you shall give out of the possession of the children of Israel, from those [that have] much [you shall give] much, and from those that have less you shall give less: they shall give of their cities to the Levites each one according to his inheritance which they shall inherit.

٨ وَالْمُدُنُ الَّتِي تُعْطُونَهَا لِلّاوِيِّينَ مِمَّا يَمْلِكُهُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ، تُعْطُونَهَا بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ مِيرَاثِ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ: خُذُوا مُدُناً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ عَدَداً أَكْبَرَ، وَخُذُوا مُدُناً أَقَلَّ مِنَ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ الْقَلِيلَ، فَيُعْطِيَ كُلُّ سِبْطٍ مِنْ مُدُنِهِ بِمَا يَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ مِيرَاثِهِ».

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

٩ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

10 Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, You are to cross over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.

١٠ «أَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ لابُدَّ عَابِرُونَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ،

11 And you shall appoint to yourselves cities: they shall be to you cities of refuge for the slayer to flee to, every one who has killed another unintentionally.

١١ فَعَيِّنُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مُدُناً تَكُونُ مَلْجَأً لَكُمْ يَلُوذُ بِها مَنْ يَقْتُلُ أَحَداً عَنْ غَيْرِ عَمْدٍ،

12 And the cities shall be to you places of refuge from the avenger of blood, and the slayer shall not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

١٢ فَتَكُونَ لَكُمُ الْمُدُنُ مَلْجَأً يَلُوذُ بِها الْقَاتِلُ مِنْ وَلِيِّ الْقَتِيلِ، لِئَلّا يَمُوتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ الْقَضَاءِ.

13 And the cities which you shall assign, [even] the six cities, shall be places of refuge for you.

١٣ أَمَّا الْمُدُنُ الَّتِي تُعَيِّنُونَهَا لِتَكُونَ لَكُمْ مَلاجِئَ فَهِيَ سِتُّ مُدُنٍ:

14 You shall assign three cities on the other side of Jordan, and you shall assign three cities in the land of Chanaan.

١٤ ثَلاثٌ مِنْهَا فِي شَرْقِيِّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَثَلاثٌ أُخْرَى فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَجَمِيعُهَا تَكُونُ مُدُنَ مَلْجَإٍ،

15 It shall be a place of refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for him that sojourns among you; these cities shall be for a place of refuge, for every one to flee there who has killed a man unintentionally.

١٥ يَلُوذُ بِها كُلُّ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً عَنْ غَيْرِ عَمْدٍ، سَوَاءٌ كَانَ الْقَاتِلُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمْ مِنَ الْغُرَبَاءِ أَوِ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنُ السِّتُّ لِلْمَلْجَإِ.

16 And if he should strike him with an iron instrument, and the man should die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

١٦ إِنْ ضَرَبَ أَحَدٌ إِنْسَاناً بِأَدَاةٍ حَدِيدِيَّةٍ وَمَاتَ الْمَضْرُوبُ فَهُوَ قَاتِلٌ، وَالْقَاتِلُ يُقْتَلُ.

17 And if he should strike him with a stone [thrown] from his hand, whereby a man may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

١٧ وَإِنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِحَجَرٍ فِي يَدِهِ أَدَّى إِلَى مَوْتِهِ فَهُوَ قَاتِلٌ، وَالْقَاتِلُ يُقْتَلُ.

18 And if he should strike him with an instrument of wood from his hand, whereby he may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

١٨ أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ بِقِطْعَةِ خَشَبٍ قَاتِلَةٍ فَهُوَ قَاتِلٌ، وَالْقَاتِلُ يُقْتَلُ.

19 The avenger of blood himself shall kill the murderer: whenever he shall meet him he shall kill him.

١٩ وَمِنْ حَقِّ وَلِيِّ الدَّمِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ الْقَاتِلَ إِذَا صَادَفَهُ.

20 And if he should thrust him through enmity, or cast any thing upon him from an ambuscade, and the man should die,

٢٠ إِنْ دَفَعَ أَحَدٌ شَخْصاً مِنْ فَرْطِ كَرَاهِيَّتِهِ لَهُ أَوْ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ شَيْئاً عَمْداً أَفْضَى إِلَى مَوْتِهِ،

21 or if he have struck him with his hand through anger, and the man should die, let the man that struck him be put to death by all means, he is a murderer: let the murderer by all means be put to death: the avenger of blood shall kill the murderer when he meets him.

٢١ أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ بِيَدِهِ بِفِعْلِ عَدَاوَتِهِ لَهُ فَمَاتَ، فَالضَّارِبُ يُقْتَلُ لأَنَّهُ قَاتِلٌ. وَمِنْ حَقِّ وَلِيِّ الدَّمِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ الْقَاتِلَ إِذَا صَادَفَهُ.

22 But if he should thrust him suddenly, not through enmity, or cast any thing upon him, not from an ambuscade,

٢٢ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ دَفَعَ أَحَدٌ شَخْصاً، لَا يَكِنُّ لَهُ عَدَاوَةً، أَوْ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ أَدَاةً مَا مِنْ غَيْرِ عَمْدٍ،

23 or [strike him] with any stone, whereby a man may die, unawares, and it should fall upon him, and he should die, but he was not his enemy, nor sought to hurt him;

٢٣ أَوْ أَسْقَطَ عَلَيْهِ حَجَراً قَاتِلاً مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَرَاهُ، فَمَاتَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُضْمِرُ لَهُ عَدَاوَةً أَوْ يَسْعَى إِلَى أَذِيَّتِهِ،

24 then the assembly shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood, according to these judgments.

٢٤ يَفْصِلُ آنَئِذٍ الْقَضَاءُ بَيْنَ الْقَاتِلِ وَطَالِبِ الثَّأْرِ، بِمُقْتَضَى هَذِهِ الأَحْكَامِ.

25 And the congregation shall rescue the slayer from the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he fled for refuge; and he shall dwell there till the death of the high-priest, whom they anointed with the holy oil.

٢٥ وَتُنْقِذُ الْجَمَاعَةُ الْقَاتِلَ مِنْ يَدِ وَلِيِّ الدَّمِ، وَتَرُدُّهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ الْمَلْجَإِ الَّتِي لاذَ بِها، فَيُقِيمُ فِيهَا إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ الْمَمْسُوحُ بِالدُّهْنِ الْمُقَدَّسِ.

26 But if the slayer should in any wise go out beyond the bounds of the city whither he fled for refuge,

٢٦ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ تَخَطَّى الْقَاتِلُ حُدُودَ مَدِينَةِ مَلْجَئِهِ الَّتِي لاذَ بِها،

27 and the avenger of blood should find him without the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill the slayer, he is not guilty.

٢٧ وَالْتَقَاهُ وَلِيُّ الدَّمِ خَارِجَ حُدُودِ مَدِينَةِ مَلْجَئِهِ وَقَتَلَهُ، فَلا يُطَالَبُ بِدَمِهِ.

28 For he ought to have remained in the city of refuge till the high-priest died; and after the death of the high-priest the slayer shall return to the land of his possession.

٢٨ لأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَظَلَّ مُقِيماً فِي مَدِينَةِ مَلْجَئِهِ إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَبَعْدَهَا يَرْجِعُ الْقَاتِلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِيرَاثِهِ.

29 And these things shall be to you for an ordinance of judgment throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

٢٩ فَتَكُونُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ فَرِيضَةَ قَضَاءٍ، جِيلاً بَعْدَ جِيلٍ، حَيْثُ تُقِيمُونَ.

30 Whoever kills a man, you shall kill the murderer on the testimony of witnesses; and one witness shall not testify against a soul that he should die.

٣٠ كُلُّ مَنْ يَقْتُلُ نَفْساً يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَوْتِ بِشَهَادَةِ شُهُودٍ، وَلَكِنْ لَا يُحْكَمُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ بِالْمَوْتِ بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَطْ.

31 And you shall not accept ransoms for life from a murderer who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.

٣١ لَا تَقْبَلُوا فِدْيَةً عَنْ نَفْسِ الْقَاتِلِ الَّذِي وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ بِالْمَوْتِ، بَلْ يَجِبُ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ.

32 You shall not accept a ransom [to excuse] his fleeing to the city of refuge, so that he should again dwell in the land, until the death of the high-priest.

٣٢ وَلا تَقْبَلُوا فِدْيَةً مِنَ الْقَاتِلِ غَيْرِ الْمُتَعَمِّدِ الَّذِي لاذَ بِمَدِينَةِ مَلْجَئِهِ لِيَرْجِعَ لِلإِقَامَةِ فِي أَرْضِهِ قَبْلَ وَفَاةِ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ.

33 So shall you not pollute with murder the land in which you dwell; for this blood pollutes the land, and the land shall not be purged from the blood shed upon it, but by the blood of him that shed it.

٣٣ لَا تُدَنِّسُوا الأَرْضَ الَّتِي أَنْتُمْ فِيهَا، لأَنَّ سَفْكَ الدَّمِ يُدَنِّسُ الأَرْضَ، وَلا يُكَفَّرُ عَنِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي سُفِكَ عَلَيْهَا الدَّمُ إِلا بِدَمِ السَّافِكِ.

34 And you shall not defile the land whereon you dwell, on which I dwell in the midst of you; for I am the Lord dwelling in the midst of the children of Israel.

٣٤ لَا تُنَجِّسُوا الأَرْضَ الَّتِي أَنْتُمْ مُقِيمُونَ فِيهَا وَحَيْثُ أَنَا سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِهَا، لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».