Numbers 35
1 Yahweh told this to Moses/me [while the Israeli people were] on the plain in the Moab region near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho:
E falou o Senhor a Moisés nas campinas dos moabitas, junto ao Jordão de Jericó, dizendo:
2 “Tell the Israeli people that from the land that they will receive, they must give to the descendants of Levi some cities in which they can live. They must also give them some land around these cities.
Dá ordem aos filhos de Israel que, da herança da sua possessão, dêem cidades aos levitas, em que habitem: e também aos levitas dareis arrabaldes ao redor delas.
3 Those will be for the descendants of Levi to live in, and around the cities will be land for their cattle and flocks of sheep and goats and other animals.
E terão estas cidades para habita-las: porém os seus arrabaldes serão para as suas bestas, e para a sua fazenda, e para todos os seus animais.
4 “The land that you give them for their animals must extend out for (1,500 feet/450 meters) from the walls of the cities.
E os arrabaldes das cidades que dareis aos levitas, desde o muro da cidade e para fora, serão de mil côvados em redor.
5 Also measure (3,000 feet/900 meters) in each direction out from the walls of each city. That additional land will be land for their animals outside the walls of the cities.”
E de fora da cidade, da banda do oriente, medireis dois mil côvados, e da banda do sul dois mil côvados, e da banda do ocidente dois mil côvados, e da banda do norte dois mil côvados, e a cidade no meio: isto terão por arrabaldes das cidades.
6 “Six of the cities that you give to the descendants of Levi will be cities to which people [can run] to be safe. If someone [accidentally] kills someone else, the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities to be safe.
Das cidades pois que dareis aos levitas haverá seis cidades de refúgio, as quais dareis para que o homicida ali se acolha: e, além destas, lhes dareis quarenta e duas cidades.
7 You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
Todas as cidades que dareis aos levitas serão quarenta e oito cidades, juntamente com os seus arrabaldes.
8 The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.”
E as cidades que derdes da herança dos filhos de Israel, do que tiver muito tomareis muito, e do que tiver pouco tomareis pouco: cada um dará das suas cidades aos levitas, segundo a sua herança que herdar.
9 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
Falou mais o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo:
10 “Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
Fala aos filhos de Israel, e dize-lhes: Quando passardes o Jordão à terra de Canaan,
11 you must choose some cities to which people can run to be safe/protected. If someone kills another person (accidentally/without planning to do that), the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities and be safe.
Fazei com que vos estejam à mão cidades que vos sirvam de cidades de refúgio, para que ali se acolha o homicida que ferir a alguma alma por erro.
12 One of the relatives of the person who was killed may think he must avenge his relative’s death [by killing the murderer]. But in that city, the killer will be safe [because the people in that city would kill those relatives if they tried to get revenge there]. The man who killed someone accidentally [must] be put on trial in a court.
E estas cidades vos serão por refúgio do vingador do sangue: para que o homicida não morra, até que esteja perante a congregação no juízo.
13 You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
E das cidades que derdes haverá seis cidades de refúgio para vós.
14 There must be three of those cities on the east side of the Jordan [River] and three that will be [on the west side], in the Canaan region.
Três destas cidades dareis de aquém do Jordão, e três destas cidades dareis na terra de Canaan: cidades de refúgio serão.
15 Those six cities will be cities where Israeli people may run to and be safe, and where foreigners and other people who are living among you can also run to and be safe. Any of those people who accidentally kills someone may run to one of those cities [and be safe/protected there].
Serão por refúgio estas seis cidades para os filhos de Israel, e para o estrangeiro, e para o que se hospedar no meio deles, para que ali se acolha aquele que ferir a alguma alma por erro.
16 “But [you must consider that] anyone who kills another person with an iron weapon or with a big rock or with a piece of wood, is a murderer, and the one who killed the other person must be executed.
Porém, se a ferir com instrumento de ferro, e morrer, homicida é: certamente o homicida morrerá.
Ou, se lhe atirar uma pedrada, de que possa morrer, e ela morrer, homicida é: certamente o homicida morrerá.
Ou, se a ferir com instrumento de pau que tiver na mão, de que possa morrer, e ela morrer, homicida é: certamente morrerá o homicida.
19 A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
O vingador do sangue matará o homicida: encontrando-o, mata-lo-á.
20 If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
Se também a empurrar com ódio, ou com intento lançar contra ela alguma coisa, e morrer;
21 or hits that person with his hand/fist and causes that person to die, if he did it because he hated that person, then you must consider that he is a murderer, and must be executed. A relative of the person who was killed must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
Ou por inimizade a ferir com a sua mão, e morrer, certamente morrerá o feridor; homicida é: o vingador do sangue, encontrando o homicida, o matará.
22 “But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
Porém, se a empurrar de improviso, sem inimizade, ou contra ela lançar algum instrumento sem desígnio;
23 Or he might drop a rock on someone that he did not see. If the one who does that does not plan to hurt anyone and does not hate the person that was killed,
Ou, sobre ela fizer cair alguma pedra sem o ver, de que possa morrer, e ela morrer, e ele não era seu inimigo nem procurava o seu mal;
24 the people of that city must decide whether the relative of the dead person [has the right to get revenge], or whether the one who killed the other person [truly did it (accidentally/without planning to do it)].
Então a congregação julgará entre o feridor e entre o vingador do sangue, segundo estas leis.
25 [If they decide that the killer planned to kill the other person, they must not allow him to stay in their city. But if they decide that it was done accidentally], they must protect the killer from being killed by the dead person’s relative. They must send the killer to one of the cities where he will be safe/protected, and allow him to stay there until the Supreme Priest dies. [After that, the killer may go back to his home, because the dead person’s relative no longer has the right to get revenge].
E a congregação livrará o homicida da mão do vingador do sangue, e a congregação o fará voltar à cidade do seu refúgio, onde se tinha acolhido: e ali ficará até à morte do sumo sacerdote, a quem ungiram com o santo óleo.
26 “But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
Porém, se de alguma maneira o homicida sair dos termos da cidade do seu refúgio, onde se tinha acolhido,
27 If he goes outside the city, and if a relative of the dead person finds him, that relative is permitted to kill that person, [and people will not consider that the relative is guilty of murder.]
E o vingador do sangue o achar fora dos termos da cidade do seu refúgio, se o vingador do sangue matar o homicida, não será culpado do sangue.
28 The killer must stay in that city where he will be safe/protected until the Supreme Priest dies. [He will be safe from revenge after that, because the death of the Supreme Priest will be considered to be a sacrifice to atone for that murder]. After that, the killer may return to his home.
Pois deve ficar na cidade do seu refúgio, até à morte do sumo sacerdote: mas, depois da morte do sumo sacerdote, o homicida voltará à terra da sua possessão.
29 “You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
E estas coisas vos serão por estatuto de direito a vossas gerações, em todas as vossas habitações.
30 “If someone [is accused of] killing another person, the one who is accused may be executed only if there are people who saw him do it. There must be more than one witness; no one is permitted to be executed if there was only one (witness/person who saw him do it).
Todo aquele que ferir a alguma pessoa, conforme ao dito das testemunhas, matarão o homicida: mas uma só testemunha não testemunhará contra algum, para que morra.
31 “If there is a murderer who truly should be executed, do not [spare his life by] accepting (a ransom/money for him not to be killed). He must be executed.
E não tomareis expiação pela vida o homicida, que culpado está de morte: antes certamente morrerá.
32 “If someone has run to a city where he will be safe/protected, do not allow him to give you money in order that you will permit him to return to his home before the Supreme Priest dies.
Também não tomareis expiação por aquele que se acolher à cidade do seu refúgio, para tornar a habitar na terra, até a morte do sumo sacerdote.
33 “You must execute people who truly murder others. If you did not do that, you would be causing the people who live in the land to become unacceptable to me. Anyone who deliberately kills an innocent person must be executed.
Assim não profanareis a terra em que estais; porque o sangue faz profanar a terra: e nenhuma expiação se fará pela terra por causa do sangue que se derramar nela, senão com o sangue daquele que o derramou.
34 I am Yahweh, and I live among you Israelis, so do not spoil/pollute the land by allowing people to murder others without being punished.”
Não contaminareis pois a terra na qual vós habitareis, no meio da qual eu habitarei: pois eu, o Senhor, habito no meio dos filhos de Israel.
