Brojevi 35
1 Još reèe Gospod Mojsiju u polju Moavskom na Jordanu prema Jerihonu govoreæi:
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 Zapovjedi sinovima Izrailjevijem neka dadu od našljedstva svojega Levitima gradove, gdje æe živjeti; i podgraða oko gradova podajte im,
“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 Da u gradovima žive, a u podgraðima njihovijem da im stoji stoka i imanje njihovo i sve životinje njihove.
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 A podgraða koja date Levitima neka budu na tisuæu lakata daleko od zidova gradskih unaokolo.
“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 Zato izmjerite iza svakoga grada na istok dvije tisuæe lakata, i na jug dvije tisuæe lakata, i na zapad dvije tisuæe lakata, i na sjever dvije tisuæe lakata, tako da grad bude u srijedi. Tolika neka budu podgraða njihova.
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 A od gradova koje date Levitima odvojte šest gradova za utoèište, da onamo uteèe ko bi koga ubio; i osim njih podajte im èetrdeset i dva grada.
“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 Svega gradova, koje æete dati Levitima da bude èetrdeset i osam gradova, svaki sa svojim podgraðem.
You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
8 A tijeh gradova što æete dati od našljedstva sinova Izrailjevijeh, od onijeh koji imaju više podajte više, a od onijeh koji imaju manje podajte manje; svaki prema našljedstvu koje æe imati neka da od svojih gradova Levitima.
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 Još reèe Gospod Mojsiju govoreæi:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
10 Reci sinovima Izrailjevijem i kaži im: kad prijeðete preko Jordana u zemlju Hanansku,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
11 Od gradova koji vam dopadnu odvojte gradove za utoèište da u njih uteèe krvnik koji ubije koga nehotice.
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 I ti æe vam gradovi biti utoèišta od osvetnika, da ne pogine krvnik dokle ne stane na sud pred zbor.
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 I tako od tijeh gradova koje date šest gradova biæe vam utoèišta.
You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
14 Tri taka grada podajte s ovu stranu Jordana, a tri grada podajte u zemlji Hananskoj, ti gradovi neka budu utoèišta.
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 Sinovima Izrailjevijem i došljaku i strancu, koji se bavi meðu njima, neka tijeh šest gradova budu utoèišta, da uteèe u njih ko god ubije koga nehotice.
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 Ali ako gvožðem udari koga, te onaj umre, krvnik je, neka se pogubi taki krvnik.
“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 I ako kamenom iz ruke, od kojega može èovjek poginuti, udari koga, te onaj umre, krvnik je, neka se pogubi taki krvnik.
18 Ili ako drvetom iz ruke, od kojega može èovjek poginuti, udari koga, te onaj umre, krvnik je, neka se pogubi taki krvnik.
19 Osvetnik neka pogubi krvnika; kad ga udesi, neka ga pogubi.
A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
20 Ako ga iz mržnje turi, ili se baci èim na nj navalice, te onaj umre,
If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
21 Ili ako ga iz neprijateljstva udari rukom, te onaj umre, neka se pogubi taki ubojica, krvnik je; osvetnik neka pogubi toga krvnika kad ga udesi.
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 Ako li ga nehotice turi bez neprijateljstva, ili se baci na nj èim nehotice,
“But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
23 Ili kamenom od kojega može èovjek poginuti, ako se baci na nj nehotice, te onaj umre, a nije mu neprijatelj, niti mu traži zla,
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 Tada da sudi zbor izmeðu ubojice i osvetnika po ovom zakonu.
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 I zbor neka izbavi krvnika iz ruke osvetnikove i vrati ga u utoèište njegovo, kuda je utekao, i ondje neka ostane dokle ne umre poglavar sveštenièki, koji je pomazan svetim uljem.
[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 Ako krvnik kako god izide preko meðe svojega utoèišta, u koje je utekao,
“But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
27 I naðe ga osvetnik preko meðe utoèišta njegova, ako krvnika ubije osvetnik, neæe biti kriv za krv.
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 Jer u utoèištu svojem valja da stoji dokle ne umre poglavar sveštenièki; pa kad umre poglavar sveštenièki, onda treba da se vrati krvnik u zemlju našljedstva svojega.
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 Ovo da vam je uredba za suðenje od koljena do koljena po svijem stanovima vašim.
“You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
30 Ko bi htio pogubiti èovjeka, po svjedocima neka pogubi krvnika; ali jedan svjedok ne može svjedoèiti da se ko pogubi.
“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 Ne uzimajte otkupa za krvnika, koji zasluži smrt, nego neka se pogubi.
“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 Ni od onoga ne uzimajte otkupa koji uteèe u utoèište, da bi se vratio da živi u svojoj zemlji prije nego umre sveštenik;
“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 Da ne biste skvrnili zemlju u kojoj ste, jer krv ona skvrni zemlju, a zemlja se ne može oèistiti od krvi koja se prolije na njoj drukèije nego krvlju onoga koji je prolije.
“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 Zato ne skvrnite zemlje u kojoj nastavate i u kojoj ja nastavam, jer ja Gospod nastavam usred sinova Izrailjevijeh.
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.”
