Números 35
1 E falou o SENHOR a Moisés nos campos de Moabe, junto ao Jordão de Jericó, dizendo:
Yahweh told this to Moses/me [while the Israeli people were] on the plain in the Moab region near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho:
2 Manda aos filhos de Israel, que deem aos levitas da possessão de sua herança cidades em que habitem: Também dareis aos levitas campos de essas cidades ao redor delas.
“Tell the Israeli people that from the land that they will receive, they must give to the descendants of Levi some cities in which they can live. They must also give them some land around these cities.
3 E terão eles as cidades para habitar, e os campos delas serão para seus animais, e para seus gados, e para todos seus animais.
Those will be for the descendants of Levi to live in, and around the cities will be land for their cattle and flocks of sheep and goats and other animals.
4 E os campos das cidades que dareis aos levitas, serão mil côvados ao redor, desde o muro da cidade para fora.
“The land that you give them for their animals must extend out for (1,500 feet/450 meters) from the walls of the cities.
5 Logo medireis fora da cidade à parte do oriente dois mil côvados, e à parte do sul dois mil côvados, e à parte do ocidente dois mil côvados, e à parte do norte dois mil côvados, e a cidade em meio: isto terão pelos campos das cidades.
Also measure (3,000 feet/900 meters) in each direction out from the walls of each city. That additional land will be land for their animals outside the walls of the cities.”
6 E das cidades que dareis aos levitas, seis cidades serão de refúgio, as quais dareis para que o homicida se acolha ali: e também destas dareis quarenta e duas cidades.
“Six of the cities that you give to the descendants of Levi will be cities to which people [can run] to be safe. If someone [accidentally] kills someone else, the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities to be safe.
7 Todas as cidades que dareis aos levitas serão quarenta e oito cidades; elas com seus campos.
You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
8 E as cidades que deres da herança dos filhos de Israel, do que muito tomareis muito, e do que pouco tomareis pouco: cada um dará de suas cidades aos levitas segundo a possessão que herdará.
The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.”
9 E falou o SENHOR a Moisés, dizendo:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
10 Fala aos filhos de Israel, e dize-lhes: Quando houverdes passado o Jordão à terra de Canaã,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
11 Assinalareis para vós cidades, tereis cidades de refúgio, para onde fuja o homicida que ferir a algum de morte por acidente.
you must choose some cities to which people can run to be safe/protected. If someone kills another person (accidentally/without planning to do that), the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities and be safe.
12 E vos serão aquelas cidades por refúgio do parente, e não morrerá o homicida até que esteja a juízo diante da congregação.
One of the relatives of the person who was killed may think he must avenge his relative’s death [by killing the murderer]. But in that city, the killer will be safe [because the people in that city would kill those relatives if they tried to get revenge there]. The man who killed someone accidentally [must] be put on trial in a court.
13 Das cidades, pois, que dareis, tereis seis cidades de refúgio.
You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
14 Três cidades dareis desta parte do Jordão, e três cidades dareis na terra de Canaã; as quais serão cidades de refúgio.
There must be three of those cities on the east side of the Jordan [River] and three that will be [on the west side], in the Canaan region.
15 Estas seis cidades serão para refúgio aos filhos de Israel, e ao peregrino, e ao que morar entre eles, para que fuja ali qualquer um que ferir de morte a outro por acidente.
Those six cities will be cities where Israeli people may run to and be safe, and where foreigners and other people who are living among you can also run to and be safe. Any of those people who accidentally kills someone may run to one of those cities [and be safe/protected there].
16 E se com instrumento de ferro o ferir e morrer, homicida é; o homicida morrerá:
“But [you must consider that] anyone who kills another person with an iron weapon or with a big rock or with a piece of wood, is a murderer, and the one who killed the other person must be executed.
17 E se com pedra da mão, de que podia morrer, o ferir, e morrer, homicida é; o homicida morrerá.
18 E se com instrumento de madeira da mão, de que podia morrer, o ferir, e morrer, homicida é; o homicida morrerá.
19 O parente do morto, ele matará ao homicida: quando o encontrar, ele lhe matará.
A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
20 E se por ódio o empurrou, ou lançou sobre ele alguma coisa por ciladas, e morre;
If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
21 Ou por inimizade o feriu com sua mão, e morreu: o feridor morrerá; é homicida; o parente do morto matará ao homicida, quando o encontrar.
or hits that person with his hand/fist and causes that person to die, if he did it because he hated that person, then you must consider that he is a murderer, and must be executed. A relative of the person who was killed must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
22 Mas se casualmente o empurrou sem inimizades, ou lançou sobre ele qualquer instrumento sem más intenções,
“But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
23 Ou bem, sem vê-lo, fez cair sobre ele alguma pedra, de que possa morrer, e morrer, e ele não era seu inimigo, nem procurava seu mal;
Or he might drop a rock on someone that he did not see. If the one who does that does not plan to hurt anyone and does not hate the person that was killed,
24 Então a congregação julgará entre o feridor e o parente do morto conforme estas leis:
the people of that city must decide whether the relative of the dead person [has the right to get revenge], or whether the one who killed the other person [truly did it (accidentally/without planning to do it)].
25 E a congregação livrará ao homicida da mão do parente do morto, e a congregação o fará voltar à seu cidade de refúgio, à qual se havia acolhido; e morará nela até que morra o sumo sacerdote, o qual foi ungido com o azeite santo.
[If they decide that the killer planned to kill the other person, they must not allow him to stay in their city. But if they decide that it was done accidentally], they must protect the killer from being killed by the dead person’s relative. They must send the killer to one of the cities where he will be safe/protected, and allow him to stay there until the Supreme Priest dies. [After that, the killer may go back to his home, because the dead person’s relative no longer has the right to get revenge].
26 E se o homicida sair fora do termo de sua cidade de refúgio, à qual se refugiou,
“But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
27 E o parente do morto lhe achar fora do termo da cidade de sua acolhida, e o parente do morto ao homicida matar, não se lhe culpará por isso:
If he goes outside the city, and if a relative of the dead person finds him, that relative is permitted to kill that person, [and people will not consider that the relative is guilty of murder.]
28 Pois em sua cidade de refúgio deverá aquele habitar até que morra o sumo sacerdote: e depois que morrer o sumo sacerdote, o homicida voltará à terra de sua possessão.
The killer must stay in that city where he will be safe/protected until the Supreme Priest dies. [He will be safe from revenge after that, because the death of the Supreme Priest will be considered to be a sacrifice to atone for that murder]. After that, the killer may return to his home.
29 E estas coisas vos serão por ordenança de regulamento por vossas gerações, em todas as vossas habitações.
“You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
30 Qualquer um que ferir a alguém, por dito de testemunhas, morrerá o homicida: mas uma só testemunha não fará fé contra alguma pessoa para que morra.
“If someone [is accused of] killing another person, the one who is accused may be executed only if there are people who saw him do it. There must be more than one witness; no one is permitted to be executed if there was only one (witness/person who saw him do it).
31 E não tomareis preço pela vida do homicida; porque está condenado a morte: mas inevitavelmente morrerá.
“If there is a murderer who truly should be executed, do not [spare his life by] accepting (a ransom/money for him not to be killed). He must be executed.
32 Nem tampouco tomareis preço do que fugiu à sua cidade de refúgio, para que volte a viver em sua terra, até que morra o sacerdote.
“If someone has run to a city where he will be safe/protected, do not allow him to give you money in order that you will permit him to return to his home before the Supreme Priest dies.
33 E não contaminareis a terra onde estiverdes: porque este sangue profanará a terra: e a terra não será expiada do sangue que foi derramado nela, a não ser pelo sangue do que a derramou.
“You must execute people who truly murder others. If you did not do that, you would be causing the people who live in the land to become unacceptable to me. Anyone who deliberately kills an innocent person must be executed.
34 Não contamineis, pois, a terra onde habitais, em meio da qual eu habito; porque eu o SENHOR habito em meio dos filhos de Israel.
I am Yahweh, and I live among you Israelis, so do not spoil/pollute the land by allowing people to murder others without being punished.”
