Deteronòm 19
1 Moyiz di yo ankò: -Lè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va fin detwi nasyon sa yo pou l' ban nou peyi ki te pou yo a, lè n'a fin pran tout peyi a nan men yo pou nou rete nan lavil yo ak nan lakay yo,
When Jehovah thy God hath cut off the nations whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses,
2 n'a chwazi twa lavil nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, te ban nou pou nou rete a, n'a mete yo apa.
thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
3 N'a kenbe wout ki mennen nan lavil sa yo an bon eta. N'a divize teritwa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, te ban nou pou nou rete a an twa zòn ak yon lavil nan chak zòn. Konsa, nenpòt moun ki ta rive touye yon lòt ka kouri al kache nan yonn nan lavil sa yo pou sove lavi l'.
Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the territory of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee thither.
4 Men nan ki sikonstans yon moun ka kouri al kache nan yonn nan lavil sa yo pou sove lavi l': Se lè yon moun touye yon frè parèy li san li pa fè espre, san li pa janm gen anyen avè l'.
And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee thither that he may live: he that smiteth his neighbour unwittingly, whom he hated not previously;
5 Konsa, si de moun al nan bwa ansanm pou koupe bwa epi yonn ladan yo fè sa li leve rach li pou l' koupe yon bwa epi rach la chape soti nan manch lan, l' al frape zanmi l' lan, li touye l' frèt, yon nonm konsa gen dwa kouri al kache nan yonn nan lavil sa yo pou l' ka sove lavi l'.
as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;
6 Si te gen yon sèl lavil konsa, distans la ta ka twò long. Lè sa a, moun ki reskonsab pou tire revanj moun yo touye a, si l'ap kouri dèyè moun ki te fè krim lan, li ta ka rapouswiv li. Nan kè cho li, li ta ka ba l' yon kou, li touye l'. Lè sa a, li ta touye yon inonsan, paske nonm lan pa t' fè espre, li pa t' janm gen anyen nan kè l' kont moun li touye a.
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.
7 Se poutèt sa mwen mande nou pou nou mete twa lavil konsa apa espre pou sa.
Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thyself.
8 Konsa tou, lè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va fè peyi nou an vin pi gran jan li te pwomèt zansèt nou yo, lè l'a ban nou tout peyi li te pwomèt l'ap bay zansèt nou yo,
And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers
9 n'a chwazi twa lòt lavil, n'a mete sou sa nou genyen deja yo. Men, pa bliye, l'ap ban nou peyi a, se pou nou toujou swiv tout lòd m'ap ban nou jòdi a, se pou nou toujou renmen Seyè a Bondye nou an, pou nou swiv chemen li mete devan nou an.
(if thou keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in his ways continually), then shalt thou add three cities more for thyself to these three,
10 Se konsa, nou p'ap kite yo touye moun ki inonsan nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, te ban nou pou rele nou pa nou. Si nou kite sa rive, n'a peye pou sa nou fè a.
that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood come not upon thee.
11 Men, si yon moun rayi yon lòt, epi li pran veye l' jouk li tonbe sou li, li ba l' kou jouk li touye l', epi apre sa, li kouri al kache nan yonn nan lavil sa yo,
But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,
12 lè sa a, chèf fanmi ki reskonsab lavil kote li rete a va voye chache l' epi y'a lage l' nan men fanmi pre moun ki mouri a pou yo touye l'.
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 N'a san pitye pou li, n'a wete moun k'ap mache touye inonsan nan peyi Izrayèl la. Se konsa tout bagay va mache byen pou nou.
Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
14 Nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pral ban nou pou nou rete a, pa janm deplase bòn tè moun pèp Izrayèl parèy nou. Kite yo kote zansèt nou yo te plante yo a.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have fixed in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
15 Depozisyon yon sèl temwen pa kont pou moutre si yon moun fè yon krim, osinon yon bagay mal tout bon nan nenpòt akizasyon yo ta ka fè sou do li. Fòk gen de osinon twa temwen ki pou fè depozisyon kont li pou akizasyon an ka kenbe.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
16 Lè yon fo temwen kanpe pou l' akize yon moun pou yon krim li pa fè,
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
17 de moun ki nan pwose yo va prezante ansanm devan lòtèl Seyè a, devan prèt yo ak jij yo ki desèvis lè sa a.
then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
18 Jij yo va egzaminen ka a. Y'a mennen yon bon ankèt jan yo dwe fè l' la. Si yo jwenn se manti temwen an ap bay, se akize l'ap akize yon moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li pou yon bagay li pa janm fè,
and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
19 n'a fè l' sibi chatiman li te vle pou moun li akize a. Se konsa n'a wete mechanste sa a ki te nan mitan nou.
then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
20 Lè lòt moun yo va konn sa, y'a pè, yo p'ap rekonmanse fè move bagay konsa ankò nan mitan nou.
And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
21 Se pou nou san pitye pou moun konsa. Se pou nou fè yo peye lavi pou lavi, yon je pou yon je, yon dan pou yon dan, yon men pou yon men, yon pye pou yon pye.
And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
