5 Mojzes 19
1 Kadar je Gospod, tvoj Bog, iztrebil narode, katerih deželo ti daje Gospod, tvoj Bog in jih naslediš, prebivaš v njihovih mestih in v njihovih hišah,
When Jehovah thy God hath cut off the nations whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses,
2 si boš v sredi svoje dežele, ki ti jo Gospod, tvoj Bog, daje v last, oddvojil tri mesta.
thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
3 Pripravil si boš pot in na tri dele razdelil pokrajine svoje dežele, ki ti jo daje Gospod, tvoj Bog, da jo podeduješ, da lahko vsak ubijalec pobegne tja.
Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the territory of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee thither.
4 In to je primer ubijalca, ki bo pobegnil tja, da bo lahko živel: ›Kdorkoli nevede ubije svojega bližnjega, ki ga v preteklem času ni sovražil,
And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee thither that he may live: he that smiteth his neighbour unwittingly, whom he hated not previously;
5 kot ko gre mož s svojim bližnjim v gozd, da sekata les in njegova roka zamahne udarec s sekiro, da poseka drevo in glava zdrsne iz toporišča in pade na njegovega bližnjega, da ta umre, bo pobegnil v eno izmed teh mest in živel,
as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;
6 da ne bi krvni maščevalec zasledoval ubijalca, medtem ko je njegovo srce vroče in ga dohitel, ker je dolga pot in ga ubil medtem ko ta ni bil vreden smrti, ker ga v preteklem času ni sovražil.
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.
7 Zato ti zapovedujem, rekoč: ›Zase si boš oddvojil tri mesta.‹
Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thyself.
8 Če Gospod, tvoj Bog, poveča tvojo pokrajino, kakor je prisegel tvojim očetom in ti da vso deželo, ki jo je obljubil dati tvojim očetom;
And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers
9 če boš ohranjal vse te zapovedi, ki ti jih ta dan zapovedujem, da jih izvršuješ, da ljubiš Gospoda, svojega Boga in da vedno hodiš po njegovih poteh, potem si boš poleg teh treh dodal še tri mesta,
(if thou keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in his ways continually), then shalt thou add three cities more for thyself to these three,
10 da nedolžna kri ne bo prelita v tvoji deželi, ki ti jo daje v dediščino Gospod, tvoj Bog in bi bila tako na tebi kri.
that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood come not upon thee.
11 Toda če katerikoli mož sovraži svojega bližnjega in nanj preži v zasedi in se dvigne zoper njega in ga smrtno udari, da ta umre in pobegne v eno izmed teh mest,
But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,
12 potem bodo starešine njegovega mesta poslali in ga dobili od tam in ga izročili v roko krvnega maščevalca, da bo ta lahko umrl.
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 Tvoje oko se ga ne bo usmililo, temveč boš iz Izraela odstranil krivdo nedolžne krvi, da bo lahko dobro s teboj.
Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
14 Ne boš odstranil mejnika svojega bližnjega, ki so ga od starih časov postavili v tvojo dediščino, ki jo boš podedoval v deželi, ki ti jo Gospod, tvoj Bog, daje v last.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have fixed in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
15 Ena priča se ne bo dvignila zoper človeka zaradi katerekoli krivičnosti ali zaradi kateregakoli greha, s katerimkoli grehom je grešil. Zadeva se bo potrdila pri ustih dveh prič ali pri ustih treh prič.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
16 Če kriva priča vstane zoper kateregakoli, da priča zoper njega to, kar je napačno,
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
17 potem bosta oba človeka, med katerima je polemika, stala pred Gospodom, pred duhovniki in sodniki, ki bodo v tistih dneh
then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
18 in sodniki bodo naredili marljivo zasliševanje. Glej, če je priča kriva priča in je lažno pričevala zoper svojega brata,
and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
19 potem mu boste storili kakor je sam mislil storiti svojemu bratu. Tako boste izmed sebe iztrebili zlo.
then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
20 Tisti, ki preostanejo, bodo slišali in se bali in odslej med vami ne bodo več zagrešili nobenega takšnega zla.
And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
21 Tvoje oko se ne bo usmililo, temveč bo življenje šlo za življenje, oko za oko, zob za zob, roka za roko, stopalo za stopalo.
And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
