Números 35
1 Yavé habló a Moisés frente a Jericó en las llanuras de Moab, junto al Jordán:
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 Ordena a los hijos de Israel que de su herencia en propiedad, den a los levitas ciudades en las cuales puedan vivir, y las tierras de pastos de las ciudades en torno a ellas.
“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 Las ciudades les servirán de morada y las tierras de pastos serán para su ganado, sus animales domésticos y todas sus bestias.
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 Las tierras de pastos de las ciudades que darán a los levitas desde el muro de la ciudad hacia fuera, serán de 450 metros alrededor.
“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 Medirán 900 metros fuera de la ciudad por el límite oriental, por el límite sur, por el límite occidental y por la parte norte. La ciudad quedará en el centro. Esto será de ellos como tierras de pastos para las ciudades.
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 De las ciudades que den a los levitas, seis ciudades serán de refugio, las cuales darán para que se refugie allá el homicida. Además de ellas, les darán 42 ciudades.
“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 Darán 48 ciudades con sus tierras de pastos a los levitas.
You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
8 En cuanto a las ciudades que les darán de la posesión de los hijos de Israel [a los levitas], tomarán más [ciudades] de [la tribu] que tenga más, y menos de la que tenga menos. Cada uno cederá de sus ciudades a los levitas en proporción a la propiedad que heredó.
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 Luego Yavé habló a Moisés:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
10 Habla a los hijos de Israel: Cuando pasen el Jordán hacia la tierra de Canaán,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
11 escogerán ciudades que servirán de asilo para ustedes, adonde el homicida que mate a alguno sin intención pueda refugiarse.
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 Tales ciudades les servirán de refugio frente al vengador, y así el homicida no morirá antes de presentarse a juicio ante la asamblea.
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 Así, pues, de las ciudades que darán, tendrán seis ciudades de refugio.
You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
14 Establecerán tres ciudades de refugio a este lado del Jordán y otras tres ciudades en la tierra de Canaán.
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 ciudades serán para refugio a los hijos de Israel, al extranjero y al que resida entre ustedes, para que se refugie allí todo el que mate a otro sin intención.
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 Pero si lo golpea con instrumento de hierro y muere, es homicida y morirá.
“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 Si lo golpea con una piedra en la mano, con la cual pueda matar, y muere, es homicida. El homicida morirá.
18 Si lo golpea con un instrumento de madera en la mano, que pueda matar, y muere, es homicida y morirá.
19 El vengador de la sangre, él mismo matará al homicida. En el momento cuando lo encuentre, lo matará.
A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
20 Si por odio lo empuja, o lanza algo contra él deliberadamente, y muere,
If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
21 o si por enemistad lo golpea con la mano y muere, el agresor morirá. Es homicida. El vengador de la sangre matará al asesino cuando lo encuentre.
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 Pero si casualmente, sin enemistad, lo empuja o lanza sobre él cualquier objeto sin premeditación,
“But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
23 o sin verlo hace caer sobre él alguna piedra que lo mate, y muere, sin ser su enemigo ni procuran su 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 entonces la asamblea juzgará entre el que hirió, el herido y el vengador de la sangre según estas Leyes.
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 Así la asamblea librará al homicida de la mano del vengador de la sangre, y la asamblea hará que vuelva a su ciudad de refugio donde se refugió. Allí vivirá hasta la muerte del sumo sacerdote que fue ungido con el aceite del Santuario.
[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 Pero si el homicida sale fuera del límite de su ciudad de refugio donde se refugió,
“But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
27 y el vengador de la sangre lo encuentra fuera del límite de su ciudad de refugio, y el vengador de la sangre mata al homicida, aquél no será culpable de sangre,
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 porque el homicida debió vivir en su ciudad de refugio hasta la muerte del sumo sacerdote. Solo después de la muerte del sumo sacerdote, el homicida podrá regresar a la tierra de su posesión.
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 Estas cosas les servirán de estatuto legal en sus generaciones, en todo lugar donde vivan.
“You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
30 Cualquiera que mate a alguno, morirá por el testimonio de testigos, pero el testimonio de un solo testigo no bastará para que muera una persona.
“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 No aceptarán rescate por la vida del homicida, porque está condenado a muerte. Ciertamente morirá.
“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 Tampoco aceptarán rescate del que se asiló en su ciudad de refugio para que vuelva a vivir en su tierra antes de la muerte del 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 No profanarán la tierra en la cual están, porque la sangre profana la tierra. La tierra no tendrá sacrificio que apacigua por la sangre que fue derramada en ella, excepto con la sangre del que la derramó.
“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 No contaminarán la tierra donde ustedes viven, en medio de la cual Yo moro, porque Yo, Yavé, moro en medio de los hijos 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.”
