Numbers 35
1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
耶和華在摩押平原－約旦河邊、耶利哥對面曉諭摩西說：
2 "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.
「你吩咐以色列人，要從所得為業的地中把些城給利未人居住，也要把這城四圍的郊野給利未人。
3 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.
這城邑要歸他們居住，城邑的郊野可以牧養他們的牛羊和各樣的牲畜，又可以安置他們的財物。
4 "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.
你們給利未人的郊野，要從城根起，四圍往外量一千肘。
5 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.
另外東量二千肘，南量二千肘，西量二千肘，北量二千肘，為邊界，城在當中；這要歸他們作城邑的郊野。
6 "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.
你們給利未人的城邑，其中當有六座逃城，使誤殺人的可以逃到那裏。此外還要給他們四十二座城。
7 All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their suburbs.
你們要給利未人的城，共有四十八座，連城帶郊野都要給他們。
8 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."
以色列人所得的地業從中要把些城邑給利未 人；人多的就多給，人少的就少給；各支派要按所承受為業之地把城邑給利未人。」
9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說：
10 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
「你吩咐以色列人說：你們過約旦河，進了迦南地，
11 then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
就要分出幾座城，為你們作逃城，使誤殺人的可以逃到那裏。
12 The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
這些城可以作逃避報仇人的城，使誤殺人的不至於死，等他站在會眾面前聽審判。
13 The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
你們所分出來的城，要作六座逃城。
14 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.
在約旦河東要分出三座城，在迦南地也要分出三座城，都作逃城。
15 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.
這六座城要給以色列人和他們中間的外人，並寄居的，作為逃城，使誤殺人的都可以逃到那裏。
16 "'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.
「倘若人用鐵器打人，以致打死，他就是故殺人的；故殺人的必被治死。
17 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.
若用可以打死人的石頭打死了人，他就是故殺人的；故殺人的必被治死。
18 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.
若用可以打死人的木器打死了人，他就是故殺人的；故殺人的必被治死。
19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
報血仇的必親自殺那故殺人的，一遇見就殺他。
20 If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
人若因怨恨把人推倒，或是埋伏往人身上扔物，以致於死，
21 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.
或是因仇恨用手打人，以致於死，那打人的必被治死。他是故殺人的；報血仇的一遇見就殺他。
22 "'But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
「倘若人沒有仇恨，忽然將人推倒，或是沒有埋伏把物扔在人身上，
23 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;
或是沒有看見的時候用可以打死人的石頭扔在人身上，以致於死，本來與他無仇，也無意害他。
24 then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
會眾就要照典章，在打死人的和報血仇的中間審判。
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, where he was fled: and he shall dwell in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
會眾要救這誤殺人的脫離報血仇人的手，也要使他歸入逃城。他要住在其中，直等到受聖膏的大祭司死了。
26 "'But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,
但誤殺人的，無論甚麼時候，若出了逃城的境外，
27 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,
報血仇的在逃城境外遇見他，將他殺了，報血仇的就沒有流血之罪。
28 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.
因為誤殺人的該住在逃城裏，等到大祭司死了。大祭司死了以後，誤殺人的才可以回到他所得為業之地。
29 "'These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
這在你們一切的住處，要作你們世世代代的律例典章。
30 "'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.
「無論誰故殺人，要憑幾個見證人的口把那故殺人的殺了，只是不可憑一個見證的口叫人死。
31 "'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.
故殺人、犯死罪的，你們不可收贖價代替他的命；他必被治死。
32 "'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.
那逃到逃城的人，你們不可為他收贖價，使他在大祭司未死以先再來住在本地。
33 "'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.
這樣，你們就不污穢所住之地，因為血是污穢地的；若有在地上流人血的，非流那殺人者的血，那地就不得潔淨。
34 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.'"
你們不可玷污所住之地，就是我住在其中之地，因為我－耶和華住在以色列人中間。」
