Deteronòm 19
1 “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,
Whanne thi Lord God hath distried the folkis, whose lond he schal yyue to thee, and thou hast weldid it, and hast dwellid in the citees and housis therof;
2 “Nou va mete akote twa vil pou nou menm nan mitan peyi nou an, ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, bannou pou posede a.
thou schalt departe thre citees to thee `in the myddis of the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee into possessioun.
3 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.
Thou schalt make redi diligentli the weye, and thou schalt departe euenly in to thre partis al the prouynce of thi lond, that he that is exilid for mansleyng, haue `of nyy whidur he may ascape.
4 “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——
This schal be the lawe of a mansleere fleynge, whos lijf schal be kept. If a man smytith vnwityngli his neiybore, and which is preuyd to haue not had ony hatered ayens hym yistirdai and the thridde dai agoon,
5 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.
but to haue go sympli with hym in to the wode to hewe doun trees, and in the fellyng doun of trees the axe fleeth fro the hond, and the yrun slidith fro the helue, and smytith, and sleeth his freend; this man schal flee to oon of the forseid citees, and schal lyue;
6 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.
lest perauenture the next kynesman of hym, whos blood is sched out, be prickid with sorewe, and `pursue, and take hym, if the weie is lengere, and smyte `the lijf of hym which is not gilti of deeth; for it is schewid that he hadde not ony hatered bifore ayens hym that is slayn.
7 Pou sa, mwen kòmande nou, e di: ‘Nou va mete apa twa vil pou nou menm.’
Therfor Y comaunde to thee, that thou departe thre citees of euene space bitwixe hem silf.
8 “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;
Forsothe whanne thi Lord God hath alargid thi termes, as he swoor to thi fadris, and hath youe to thee al the lond which he bihiyte to hem; if netheles thou kepist hise comaundementis,
9 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.
and doist tho thingis whiche Y comaunde to thee to day, that thou loue thi Lord God, and go in hise weies in al tyme, thou schalt adde to thee thre othere citees, and thou schalt double the noumbre of the forseid citees,
10 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.
that gilteles blood be not sched out in the myddis of the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee to haue in possessioun, lest thou be gilti of blood.
11 “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,
Forsothe if ony man hatith his neiybore, and settith aspies, `ether tresouns, to his lijf, and risith, and smytith him, and he is deed, and he fleeth to oon of the forseid citees,
12 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.
the eldere men of that citee schulen sende, and `thei schulen take hym fro the place of refuyt; and thei schulen bitake hym in to the hond of the nexte kynesman of hym, whos blood is sched out,
13 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.
and he schal die, and thou schalt not haue mercy on hym; and thou schalt do awey gilti blood fro Israel, that it be wel to thee.
14 “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.
Thou schalt not take, and turne ouer the termes of thi neiybore, which the formere men settiden in thi possessioun, which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee in the lond, `which lond thou schalt take `to be weldid.
15 “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.
O witnesse schal not stonde ayens ony man, what euer thing it is of synne and of wickidnesse; but ech word schal stonde in the mouth of tweyne ethir of thre witnessis.
16 “Si yon temwen malveyan leve kont yon nonm pou akize li kòm malfektè,
If a fals witnesse stondith ayens a man, and accusith hym of brekyng of the lawe, bothe,
17 alò, tou de moun ki gen dispit yo, va kanpe devan SENYÈ a, devan prèt avèk jij ki ofisye nan jou sa yo.
of whiche the cause is, schulen stonde bifor the Lord, in the siyt of preestis, and of iugis, that ben in tho daies.
18 “Jij yo va fè ankèt konplè; epi si temwayaj la se yon fo temwayaj, e li te fè fo temwayaj kont frè l,
And whanne thei sekynge moost diligentli han founde that the fals witnesse seide a leesyng ayens his brothir,
19 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.
thei schulen yelde to hym, as he thouyte to do to his brother; and thou schalt do awey yuel fro the myddis of thee, that othere men here,
20 Lòt yo va tande, vin gen krentif, e yo p ap janm fè ankò yon bagay mechan konsa pami nou.
and haue drede, and be no more hardi to do siche thingis.
21 Konsa, zye nou p ap gen pitye: vi pou vi, zye pou zye, dan pou dan, men pou men, pye pou pye.
Thou schalt not haue mercy on hym, but thou schalt axe lijf for lijf, iye for iye, tooth for tooth, hond for hond, foot for foot.
