Deuteronomii 19
1 Cum disperdiderit Dominus Deus tuus gentes, quarum tibi traditurus est terram, et possederis eam, habitaverisque in urbibus eius et in aedibus:
'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,
2 tres civitates separabis tibi in medio Terrae, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi in possessionem,
three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
3 sternens diligenter viam: et in tres aequaliter partes totam Terrae tuae provinciam divides: ut habeat e vicino qui propter homicidium profugus est, quo possit evadere.
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.
4 Haec erit lex homicidae fugientis, cuius vita servanda est: Qui percusserit proximum suum nesciens, et qui heri et nudiustertius nullum contra eum odium habuisse comprobatur:
'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,
5 sed abiisse cum eo simpliciter in silvam ad ligna caedenda, et in succisione lignorum securis fugerit manu, ferrumque lapsum de manubrio amicum eius percusserit, et occiderit: hic ad unam supradictarum urbium confugiet, et vivet:
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,
6 ne forsitan proximus eius, cuius effusus est sanguis, dolore stimulatus, persequatur, et apprehendat eum si longior via fuerit, et percutiat animam eius, qui non est reus mortis: quia nullum contra eum, qui occisus est, odium prius habuisse monstratur.
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;
7 Idcirco praecipio tibi, ut tres civitates aequalis inter se spatii dividas.
therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Three cities thou dost separate to thee.
8 Cum autem dilataverit Dominus Deus tuus terminos tuos, sicut iuravit patribus tuis, et dederit tibi cunctam Terram, quam eis pollicitus est
'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 —
9 (si tamen custodieris mandata eius, et feceris quae hodie praecipio tibi, ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum, et ambules in viis eius omni tempore) addes tibi tres alias civitates, et supradictarum trium urbium numerum duplicabis:
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;
10 ut non effundatur sanguis innoxius in medio Terrae, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi possidendam, ne sis sanguinis reus.
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.
11 Si quis autem odio habens proximum suum, insidiatus fuerit vitae eius, surgensque percusserit illum, et mortuus fuerit, fugeritque ad unam de supradictis urbibus,
'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,
12 mittent seniores civitatis illius, et arripient eum de loco effugii, tradentque in manu proximi, cuius sanguis effusus est, et morietur.
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;
13 Non miseraberis eius, et auferes innoxium sanguinem de Israel, ut bene sit tibi.
thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
14 Non assumes, et transferes terminos proximi tui, quos fixerunt priores in possessione tua, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi in Terra, quam acceperis possidendam.
'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.
15 Non stabit testis unus contra aliquem, quidquid illud peccati, et facinoris fuerit: sed in ore duorum aut trium testium stabit omne verbum.
'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.
16 Si steterit testis mendax contra hominem, accusans eum praevaricationis,
'When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
17 stabunt ambo, quorum causa est, ante Dominum in conspectu sacerdotum et iudicum qui fuerint in diebus illis.
then have both the men who have the strife stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who are in those days,
18 Cumque diligentissime perscrutantes, invenerint falsum testem dixisse contra fratrem suum mendacium:
and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness [is] a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:
19 reddent ei sicut fratri suo facere cogitavit, et auferes malum de medio tui:
'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,
20 ut audientes ceteri timorem habeant, et nequaquam talia audeant facere.
and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;
21 Non misereberis eius, sed animam pro anima, oculum pro oculo, dentem pro dente, manum pro manu, pedem pro pede exiges.
and thine eye doth not pity — life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
