Joshua 20
1 Then Yahweh said to Joshua,
At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Josue, na sinasabi,
2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'Appoint the cities of refuge of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses.
Magsalita ka sa mga anak ni Israel, na sabihin mo, Italaga ninyo sa inyo ang mga bayang ampunan, na aking sinalita sa inyo sa pamamagitan ni Moises:
3 Do this so that one who unintentionally kills a person can go there. These cities will be a place of refuge from anyone who seeks to avenge the blood of a person who was killed.
Upang matakasan ng nakamatay, na nakapatay sa sinoman na hindi sinasadya at hindi kusa: at magiging ampunan ninyo laban sa manghihiganti sa dugo.
4 He will run to one of those cities and will stand at the entrance of the city gate, and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they will take him into the city and give him a place for him to live among them.
At siya'y tatakas sa isa sa mga bayang yaon, at tatayo sa pasukan ng pintuan ng bayan, at magsasaysay sa mga pakinig ng mga matanda sa bayang yaon; at kanilang kukunin siya sa bayan na ipagsasama nila, at bibigyan nila siya ng isang dako, upang siya'y tumahan sa gitna nila.
5 If one of them comes to try to avenge the blood of the person who was killed, then the people of the city must not hand the one who killed him over to the authorities. They must not do this because he killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he had no hatred toward him in the past.
At kung siya'y habulin ng manghihiganti sa dugo, hindi nga nila ibibigay ang nakamatay sa kaniyang kamay; sapagka't kaniyang napatay ang kaniyang kapuwa na hindi sinasadya, at hindi niya kinapootan nang una.
6 He must stay in that city until he has stood before the assembly for judgment, until the death of the one who was serving as high priest in those days. Then the one who had accidentally killed the person may return to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled.'”
At siya'y tatahan sa bayang yaon, hanggang sa siya'y tumayo sa harap ng kapisanan upang hatulan, hanggang sa pagkamatay ng pangulong saserdote, na nalalagay sa mga araw na yaon: kung magkagayo'y uuwi ang nakamatay, at paroroon sa kaniyang sariling bayan, at sa kaniyang sariling bahay, hanggang sa pinagmulan niyang bayan na tinakasan.
7 So the Israelites selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (the same as Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
At kanilang ibinukod ang Cedes sa Galilea sa lupaing maburol ng Nepthali, at ang Sichem sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, at ang Chiriath-arba (na siyang Hebron) sa lupaing maburol ng Juda.
8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau from the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth Gilead, from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
At sa dako roon ng Jordan sa Jerico na dakong silanganan, ay kaniyang itinalaga ang Beser sa ilang sa kapatagan, mula sa lipi ni Ruben, at ang Ramoth sa Galaad na mula sa lipi ni Gad, at ang Gaulon sa Basan na mula sa lipi ni Manases.
9 These were the cities selected for all the people of Israel and for the foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who killed a person unintentionally could run to them for safety. This person would not die by the hand of the one who wanted to avenge the blood that was shed, until the accused person would first stand before the assembly.
Ito ang mga itinalagang bayan sa lahat ng mga anak ni Israel, at sa taga ibang lupa na tumatahan sa gitna nila, na sinomang makamatay ng sinomang tao, na hindi sinasadya, ay makatakas doon, at huwag mapatay ng kamay ng manghihiganti sa dugo, hanggang hindi nahaharap sa kapisanan.
