Na Helu 35

1 OLELO mai la o Iehova ia Mose ma na papu o Moaba, ma Ioredane o Ieriko, i mai la,

Yahweh spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,

2 E kauoha aku oe i na mamo a Iseraela, e haawi aku lakou i kekahi aina o lakou e ili ana, no na Levi, i na kulanakauhale e noho ai; a e haawi hoi no na Levi i na kula o na kulanakauhale a puni.

“Command the people of Israel to give some of their own shares of land to the Levites. They must give them cities to live in and pastureland surrounding those cities.

3 A no lakou na kulanakauhale e noho ai iloko; a o na kula a puni, no ka lakou holoholona ia, no ko lakou waiwai, a no ko lakou mau mea ola a pau.

The Levites will have these cities to live in. The pastureland will be for their cattle, their flocks, and all their animals.

4 A o na kula o na kulanakauhale a oukou e haawi aku ai no na Levi, mai ka papohaku o ke kulanakauhale mawaho aku, i hookahi tausani na kubita.

The pasturelands around the cities that you will give to the Levites must extend from the city walls for one thousand cubits in every direction.

5 A e ana oukou mai waho aku o ke kulanakauhale ma ka aoao hikina, i elua tausani kubita, a ma ka aoao hema i elua tausani kubita, a ma ka aoao komohana i elua tausani kubita, a ma ka aoao akau i elua tausani kubita; a mawaena konu ko kulanakauhale: oia no ia lakou na kela o na kulanakauhale.

You must measure two thousand cubits from outside the city on the east side, and two thousand cubits to the south side, two thousand cubits to the west side, and two thousand cubits to the north side. This will be the pasturelands for their cities. The cities will be in the center.

6 A no na kulanakauhale a oukou e haawi aku ai no na Levi, he aono mau kulanakauhale e lilo i mau puuhonua, kahi a oukou e haawi ai no ka pepehi kanaka, e holo ai ia ilaila; a e haawi hou aku oukou i na kulanakauhale keu he kanaha kumamalua.

Six of the cities that you will give to Levites must serve as cities of refuge. You must provide these as places to which a person who has killed someone can flee. Also provide forty-two other cities.

7 O na kulanakauhale a pau a oukou e haawi aku ai no na Levi, he kanahakumamawalu: o lakou a me na kula o lakou.

The cities that you give to the Levites will total forty-eight. You must give their pasturelands with them.

8 A o na kulanakauhale a oukou e haawi aku ai, noloko mai ia o ka aina o na mamo a Iseraela; noloko mai o ka mea nui, e hoonui aku oukou, a noloko mai o ka mea uuku, e houuku iho no oukou: o kela mea keia mea ke haawi i kekahi mau kulanakauhale ona no na Levi, e like me ka aina e ili mai ana nona.

The larger tribes of the people of Israel, the tribes that have more land, must provide more cities. The smaller tribes will provide fewer cities. Each tribe must provide for the Levites according to the share that it has received.”

9 Olelo mai la o Iehova ia Mose, i mai la,

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

10 E olelo aku oe i na mamo a Iseraela, e i aku ia lakou, Aia hiki aku oukou ma kela aoao o Ioredane iloko o ka aina o Kanaana;

“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 Alaila, e hoolilo oukou i na kulanakauhalo, i kulanakauhale puuhonua no oukou, i holo aku ai ka mea pepehi kanaka ilaila, ka mea pepehi naaupo i ke kanaka.

then you must choose cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, a place to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

12 A e lilo lakou i mau kulanakauhale puuhonua no oukou, mai ka mea hoopai aku; i make ole ai ka mea pepehi kanaka, a ku ia imua o ke anainakauaka no ka hookolokolo ana.

These cities must be your refuge from the avenger, so that the accused man will not be killed without first standing trial before the community.

13 No keia mau kulanakauhale a oukou o haawi aku ai, e lilo na mea eono i mau puuhonua no oukou.

You must choose six cities as cities of refuge.

14 E haawi aku oukou i ekolu mau kulanakauhale ma keia aoao o Ioredane, a me na kulanakauhale ekolu ka oukou e haawi aku ai ma ka aina o Kanaana, i mau kulanakauhale puuhonua.

You must provide three cities beyond the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan. They will be cities of refuge.

15 O keia mau kulanakauhale eono, he mau puuhonua ia no na mamo a Iseraela, a no ke kanaka e, a no ka malihini iwaena o lakou; i holo aku ai ilaila ka mea pepehi naaupo i kekahi kanaka.

For the people of Israel, for the foreigners, for anyone living among you, these six cities will serve as a refuge to which anyone who kills someone unintentionally can flee.

16 Ina e pepehi aku oia ia ia me ka mea hao, a make ia, he pepehi kanaka oia; he oiaio no, e make ka pepehi kanaka.

But if an accused man has struck his victim with an instrument of iron, and if his victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death.

17 Ina hoi e pepehi aku oia ia ia me ka pohaku nouia, ka mea e make ai ia, a ua make no kela, he pepehi kanaka oia; he oiaio no, e make ka pepehi kanaka.

If an accused man has struck his victim with a stone in his hand that might kill the victim, and if his victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death.

18 Ina hoi o pepehi kela ia ia me ka laau ma ka lima, i mea e make ai oia, a ua make no ia, hepepehi kanaka no kela: he oiaio no, e make ka pepehi kanaka.

If an accused man has struck his victim with a wooden weapon that might kill the victim, and if the victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death.

19 Na ka mea hoopai koko, nana no e pepehi aku i ka mea pepehi kanaka: i kona wa e halawai aku ai me ia, nana no ia o pepehi.

The avenger of blood may put the murderer to death. When he meets him, the avenger of blood must put him to death.

20 Ina paha e hookulai iho kekahi ia ia me ka inaina, a e hoolei aku paha i kekahi mea maluna ona me ka hoohalua nona, a make no ia;

If he strikes another in hatred or throws something at him, while hiding to ambush him, so that the victim dies,

21 A ina e pepehi aku kona lima ia ia me ka inaina, a make ia; o ka mea pepehi aku, he oiaio no, e make no ia: no ka mea, he pepehi kanaka oia: na ka mea hoopai koko, nana no e pepehi i ua pepehi kanaka la, i kona halawai ana me ia.

or if he strikes him down in hatred with his hand so that the victim dies, then the accused who struck him must surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood may put the murderer to death when he meets him.

22 Aka, ina e pepehi wale aku ia me ka inaina ole, a ua hoolei aku paha i kekahi mea maluna ona, me ka hoohalua ole;

But if an accused man suddenly hits a victim without premeditated hate or throws something that hits the victim without lying in wait

23 A i ka pohaku paha e make ai ke kanaka, me ka ike ole aku, hoolei aku maluna ona, a make ia; aole no ia o kona enemi, aole hoi ia i manao e hana ino aku ia ia:

or if he throws a stone that could kill a victim without seeing the victim, then the accused was not the victim's enemy; he was not trying to hurt the victim. But this is what to do if the victim dies anyway.

24 Alaila, e hookolokolo ke anainakanaka mawaena o ka mea pepohi a me ka mea hoopai koko, e like me keia mau kanawai:

In that case, the community must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood on the basis of these rules.

25 A na ke anainakanaka no e hoopakele i ka pepehi kanaka mailoko ae o ka lima o ka mea hoopai koko, a na ke anainakanaka ia e hoihoi aku i ka puuhonua i kahi e holo aku ai oia: a malaila ia e noho ai a make ke kahuna nui, ka mea i poniia i ka aila laa.

The community must rescue the accused from the power of the avenger of blood. The community must return the accused to the city of refuge to which he had originally fled. He must live there until the death of the current high priest, the one who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 Aka, ina e puka aku ka pepehi kanaka i kekahi manawa mawaho o na palena o ke kulanakauhalo o kona puuhonua, kahi ana i holo ai;

But if the accused man at any time goes beyond the border of the city of refuge to which he fled,

27 A loaa oia i ka hoopai koko mawaho o ka palena o ke kulanakauhale o kona puuhonua, a pepehi ka hoopai koko i ua pepehi kanaka la, aole e pili kona koko ia ia;

and if the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and if he kills the accused man, the avenger of blood will not be guilty of murder.

28 No ka mea, o kona pono no e noho iloko o ke kulanakauhale o kona puuhonua, a hiki i ka make ana o ke kahuna nui: aka, mahope iho o ka make ana o ke kahuna nui, e hoi hou no ka pepehi kanaka i ka aina o kona noho ana.

This is because the accused man should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. After the death of the high priest, the accused may return to the land where he has his own property.

29 A e lilo keia mau mea no oukou i kanawai hoopono no ko oukou mau hanauna ma na wahi a pau a oukou e noho ai.

These laws must be statutes for you through all your people's generations in all the places where you live.

30 O ka mea pepehi i kekahi kanaka, e make no ia ma ka waha o na mea hoike: aole no e make ke kanaka ma ka mea hoike hookahi wale no.

Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be killed, as testified to by the words of witnesses. But one witness' word alone may not cause any person to be put to death.

31 Eia hoi kekahi, aole oukou e lawe i uku panai no ke ola o ka mea pepehi kanaka, o ka mea i hewa e make ai: aka, e oiaio no, e make ua kanaka la.

Also, you must not accept ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of murder. He must certainly be put to death.

32 Aole hoi oukou e lawe i uku panai, no ka mea i holo aku i ke kulanakauhale o kona puuhonua, i hoi hou aku ai ia e noho i ka aina, a hiki i ka make ana o ke kahuna.

You must not accept ransom for the one who has fled to a city of refuge. You must not in this way allow him to reside on his own property until the high priest dies.

33 Pela oukou e hoohaumia ole ai i ka aina a oukou e noho ai: no ka mea, o ke koko, oia ke hoohaumia i ka aina; aole e hiki ke huikalaia ka aina i ke koko i hookaheia maloko, aia wale no ma ke koko o ka mea nana ia i hookahe.

Do not pollute in this way the land where you live, because blood from murder pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land when blood has been shed on it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

34 Nolaila, mai hoohaumia oukou i ka aina a oukou e noho ai, kahi hoi a'u e noho ai; no ka mea, owau o Iehova e noho nei iwaena o ka poe mamo a Iseraela.

So you must not defile the land in which you live because I am living in it. I, Yahweh, live among the people of Israel.'”