Deuteronomy 19
1 'When Jehovah thy God doth cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and thou hast succeeded them, and dwelt in their cities, and in their houses,
“Lè SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, koupe retire nasyon yo, pou bannou tè pa yo a, pou nou deplase yo pou nou vin rete nan vil yo ak nan kay yo,
2 three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
“Nou va mete akote twa vil pou nou menm nan mitan peyi nou an, ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, bannou pou posede a.
3 Thou dost prepare for thee the way, and hast divided into three parts the border of thy land which Jehovah thy God doth cause thee to inherit, and it hath been for the fleeing thither of every man-slayer.
Nou va prepare wout pou nou menm, e divize an twa pati teritwa a peyi ke SENYÈ a va bannou kòm posesyon an, jis pou nenpòt moun ki touye moun kapab sove ale ladann.
4 'And this [is] the matter of the man-slayer who fleeth thither, and hath lived: He who smiteth his neighbour unknowingly, and is not hating him heretofore,
“Men sa se kondisyon ka a moun ki kapab sove ale rive la pou viv: Lè li vin touye zanmi li san entansyon eksprè, san ke li pa t rayi li avan——
5 even he who cometh in with his neighbour into a forest to hew wood, and his hand hath driven with an axe to cut the tree, and the iron hath slipped from the wood, and hath met his neighbour, and he hath died — he doth flee unto one of these cities, and hath lived,
tankou lè yon nonm antre nan forè avèk zanmi li pou koupe bwa, epi men li voye rach la pou koupe bwa a, fè tèt fè a vin pati pou l frape zanmi li an, e li mouri—-li kapab sove ale nan youn nan vil sa yo pou viv.
6 lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him — the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;
Otreman, vanjè san an ta petèt kouri dèyè sila ki touye moun nan, epi nan chalè kòlè li, rakontre l akoz distans lan twòp, e pran lavi li, malgre li pa t merite mouri, akoz ke li pa t rayi li avan.
7 therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Three cities thou dost separate to thee.
Pou sa, mwen kòmande nou, e di: ‘Nou va mete apa twa vil pou nou menm.’
8 'And if Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn to thy fathers, and hath given to thee all the land which He hath spoken to give to thy fathers —
“Si SENYÈ, Bondye nou an, fè teritwa nou an vin pi gran, jan li te sèmante a zansèt nou yo pou bannou tout tè ke li te pwomèt pou bay zansèt nou yo;
9 when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days — then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three;
epi si nou fè atansyon pou swiv tout kòmandman sa ke mwen kòmande nou jodi a yo, pou renmen SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e mache nan vwa pa Li pou tout tan—-alò, nou va ogmante anplis twa vil ankò pou nou menm.
10 and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee — an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.
Jis pou san inosan pa vèse nan mitan teritwa nou an, ke SENYÈ a bannou kòm eritaj la, e pou koupabilite san an pa vin rete sou nou.
11 'And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him — the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,
“Men si vin gen yon nonm ki rayi vwazen li, li kouche an kachèt pou li, li leve kont li pou frape li jiskaske li vin mouri, e li sove ale rive nan youn nan vil sa yo,
12 then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;
alò, ansyen nan vil li yo va voye pran li soti la. Konsa, yo va livre li nan men vanjè san an, pou li kapab mouri.
13 thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
Nou pa pou gen pitye pou li, men nou gen pou fè netwayaj san inosan an soti an Israël pou sa kapab ale byen pou nou.
14 'Thou dost not remove a border of thy neighbour, which they of former times have made, in thine inheritance, which thou dost inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
“Nou pa pou deplase lizyè tè vwazen nou, ke zansèt yo te etabli kòm eritaj nou ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ap bannou pou posede.
15 'One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.
“Yon sèl temwen pa kapab leve kont yon moun sou koz nenpòt inikite oswa peche ke li te fè. Sou temwayaj a de oswa twa temwen, yo kapab konfime yon ka.
16 'When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
“Si yon temwen malveyan leve kont yon nonm pou akize li kòm malfektè,
17 then have both the men who have the strife stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who are in those days,
alò, tou de moun ki gen dispit yo, va kanpe devan SENYÈ a, devan prèt avèk jij ki ofisye nan jou sa yo.
18 and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness [is] a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:
“Jij yo va fè ankèt konplè; epi si temwayaj la se yon fo temwayaj, e li te fè fo temwayaj kont frè l,
19 'Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst,
alò, nou va fè li menm bagay ke li t ap fè rive a frè li a. Konsa, nou va netwaye mechanste fèt pami pèp nou an.
20 and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;
Lòt yo va tande, vin gen krentif, e yo p ap janm fè ankò yon bagay mechan konsa pami nou.
21 and thine eye doth not pity — life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Konsa, zye nou p ap gen pitye: vi pou vi, zye pou zye, dan pou dan, men pou men, pye pou pye.
