Piektā Mozus 19
1 Kad Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, izdeldēs tās tautas, kuru zemi Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos, un tu tās iemantosi un dzīvosi viņu pilsētās un viņu namos.
After the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he's giving you, and after you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,
2 Tad trīs pilsētas tev būs atšķirt savā zemē, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos iemantot.
then you are to choose three sanctuary towns in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
3 Sataisi ceļu uz turieni, un iedali trīs daļās savas zemes robežas, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev liks iemantot, ka uz turieni var bēgt ikviens, kas kādu nokāvis.
You are build roads to these towns. Divide the country the Lord is giving you into three sections. This way anyone who kills someone else can easily run to these towns for protection.
4 Un tā lai notiek ar to, kas kādu nokāvis: kas uz turieni bēgs, tas dzīvos, ja savu tuvāko netīši nositis un ar to iepriekš nav bijis ienaidā.
This is what is to happen when a person accidentally kills someone else without meaning to, and runs to one of these sanctuary towns to save their life.
5 Ja kas ar savu tuvāko mežā ietu, malku cirst, un viņš paceltu savu roku ar cirvi, malku cirst, un cirvis nomuktu no kāta un aizķertu viņa tuvāko, ka tas mirtu, tas lai bēg uz vienu no šīm pilsētām, ka paliek dzīvs,
For example, if a man goes to cut wood in the forest with his friend and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the head flies off the handle and hits and kills his friend, he may run to one of these towns to save his life.
6 Lai asiņu atriebējs nedzenās pakaļ nokāvējam, kad viņa sirds iekarsusi, un to nepanāk, kad tas ceļš būtu tālu, un viņam neņem dzīvību, jebšu viņš nāvi nav pelnījis, jo viņš ar to iepriekš nebija ienaidā.
Otherwise the avenger in his anger might chase after the man and catch up with him and kill him, if it's a long distance. The man would be killed even though he didn't deserve to die, because he hadn't meant to cause any harm.
7 Tāpēc es tev pavēlu un saku: tev būs sev atšķirt trīs pilsētas.
This is the reason why I'm giving this order to choose three sanctuary towns.
8 Un kad Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, izplatīs tavas robežas, kā Viņš taviem tēviem ir zvērējis, un tev dos visu zemi, ko Viņš solījis dot taviem tēviem,
Should the Lord your God expand your territory, as he promised your forefathers, and give you all the land he said he would,
9 (Kad tu visu šo likumu turēsi, un darīsi, ko es tev šodien pavēlu, ka tu mīļo To Kungu, savu Dievu, un visu mūžu staigā Viņa ceļos): tad tev vēl sev būs pielikt trīs pilsētas pie šīm trim;
and if you are careful to keep all these commandments I'm giving you today, loving the Lord your God and always following his ways, then you are to choose three additional three sanctuary towns.
10 Lai nenoziedzīgas asinis netop izlietas tavā zemē, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos par īpašumu, un lai nepaliek asins vainas uz tevis.
In this way the blood of innocent people won't not be shed in the country the Lord your God is giving you to own and you won't be responsible for the death of innocent people who aren't guilty of losing their lives.
11 Bet ja kāds būs, kas savu tuvāko ienīst un uz viņu glūn un pret viņu ceļas un viņu sit, ka mirst, un bēg uz vienu no šīm pilsētām,
On the other hand, if a man hates someone, hides in wait, and attacks and kills them, and then the killer runs to one of the sanctuary towns,
12 Tad viņa pilsētas vecajiem būs sūtīt un viņu no turienes paņemt, un nodot asiņu atriebējam rokā, lai mirst.
the elders of his home town must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger to be killed.
13 Lai tava acs viņu nežēlo, bet tev būs atņemt tā nenoziedzīgā asinis no Israēla, lai tev labi klājās. -
Show him no mercy. You are to eliminate from Israel the guilt of shedding the blood of the innocent, and then all will be well.
14 Tev nebūs pārcelt sava tuvākā ežas (robežas), ko tie tēvi likuši tavā daļā, ko tu iemantosi tai zemē, ko tev Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, dos iemantot.
Don't move your neighbor's boundary marker. It was placed there by your ancestors to mark the land allotment you will receive in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
15 Vienam vienīgam lieciniekam nebūs celties pret nevienu par kādu noziegumu jeb par kādu grēku, ko tas būtu darījis; uz divu vai treju liecinieku vārda lai tā lieta pastāv.
The evidence given by a single witness is not enough to prove a sin or a crime against someone, never mind what offense they are alleged to have committed. The facts must be confirmed by the evidence given by two or three witnesses.
16 Kad blēdīgs liecinieks ceļas pret kādu, pret viņu apliecināt pārkāpumu,
If someone falsely accuses another person of a crime,
17 Tad tiem diviem vīriem, kam tā ķilda, būs stāties Tā Kunga priekšā, priekš tiem priesteriem un tiem soģiem, kas to brīdi būs,
both those involved must come to be judged in the presence of the Lord by the priests and judges who are then in office.
18 Un tiem soģiem būs labi izvaicāt, un redzi, ja tas liecinieks ir viltīgs liecinieks un devis nepatiesu liecību pret savu brāli,
The judges shall conduct a full investigation, and if the accuser proves to be a liar who has made false accusations
19 Tad jums būs viņam darīt, itin kā viņš nodomāja darīt savam brālim, un tev to ļaunumu no sevis būs izdeldēt,
then you must punish the accuser in the same way they wanted to punish their victim. You must eliminate this evil from among you.
20 Lai tie citi to dzird un bīstas, un vairs nedara tādu ļaunu darbu tavā vidū.
Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you. Then everyone else will hear about it and be afraid, and won't ever do anything so evil.
21 Tad nu lai tava acs nežēlo: dzīvība pret dzīvību, acs pret aci, zobs pret zobu, roka pret roku, kāja pret kāju.
Don't show any mercy. The rule is life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
