Numbers 35

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

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

2 Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give [also] to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them.

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

3 And they shall have the cities to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

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

4 And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits on all sides.

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

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.

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 among the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

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

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.

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

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 to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

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 say to them, When ye have passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

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

11 Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.

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

12 And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the man-slayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

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

13 And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.

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

14 Ye shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge.

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

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.

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 shall smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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

17 And if he shall smite him by throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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

18 Or [if] he shall smite him with a hand-weapon of wood, with which he may die, and he shall die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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

19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

١٩ وَمِنْ حَقِّ وَلِيِّ الدَّمِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ الْقَاتِلَ إِذَا صَادَفَهُ.

20 But if he shall thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying in wait, that he die.

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

21 Or in enmity shall smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth 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 shall thrust him suddenly without enmity, or shall have cast upon him any thing without laying in wait,

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

23 Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing [him] not, and shall cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

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

24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer 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 deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he had fled: and he shall abide in it to the death of the high priest, who was 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 shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he had fled;

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

27 And the avenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood shall kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

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

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.

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

29 So these [things] shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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

30 Whoever 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.

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

31 Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

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

32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that hath fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

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

33 So ye shall not pollute the land in which ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in 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 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, in which I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among 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».