Números 35
1 Y habló Jehová a Moisés en los campos de Moab junto al Jordán de Jericó, diciendo:
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 a los hijos de Israel, que den a los Levitas de la posesión de su heredad ciudades en que habiten; y los ejidos de las ciudades daréis a los Levitas al derredor de 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 Y las ciudades tendrán para habitar ellos; y los ejidos de ellas serán para sus animales, y para sus ganados, y para 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 Y los ejidos de las ciudades, que daréis a los Levitas, estarán mil codos al derredor desde el muro de la ciudad para fuera:
“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 Luego mediréis fuera de la ciudad a la parte del oriente dos mil codos, y a la parte del mediodía dos mil codos, y a la parte del occidente dos mil codos, y a la parte del norte dos mil codos; y la ciudad en medio: esto tendrán por los ejidos de 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 Y de las ciudades que daréis a los Levitas, seis ciudades serán de acogimiento, las cuales daréis para que el homicida se acoja allá: y allende de estas daréis cuarenta y dos 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 Todas las ciudades que daréis a los Levitas serán cuarenta y ocho ciudades, ellas y sus ejidos.
You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
8 Y las ciudades que diéreis de la heredad de los hijos de Israel, del mucho tomaréis mucho, y del poco tomaréis poco: cada uno dará de sus ciudades a los Levitas según la posesión que heredará.
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 Ítem, Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
10 Habla a los hijos de Israel, y díles: Cuando hubiereis pasado el Jordán a la tierra de Canaán,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
11 Señalaros heis ciudades: ciudades de acogimiento tendréis, donde huya el homicida, que hiriere a alguno por yerro.
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 Y seros han aquellas ciudades por acogimiento del pariente, y no morirá el homicida hasta que esté a juicio delante de la congregación.
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 Y de las ciudades que daréis, tendréis seis ciudades de acogimiento.
You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
14 Las tres ciudades daréis de esta parte del Jordán, y las otras tres ciudades daréis en la tierra de Canaán, las cuales serán ciudades de acogimiento.
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 acogimiento a los hijos de Israel, y al peregrino, y al que morará entre ellos, para que huya allá cualquiera que hiriere a otro por yerro.
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 Y si con instrumento de hierro le hiriere, y muriere, homicida es; el homicida 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 Y si con piedra de mano de que pueda morir, le hiriere, y muriere, homicida es; el homicida morirá.
18 Y si con instrumento de palo de mano, de que pueda morir, le hiriere, homicida es; el homicida morirá.
19 El redimidor de la sangre, él matará al homicida; cuando le encontrare, él le matará.
A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
20 Y si con odio le rempujó, o echó sobre él alguna cosa por asechanzas, y murió:
If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
21 O por enemistad le hirió con su mano, y murió, el heridor morirá, homicida es; el redimidor de la sangre matará al homicida, cuando le encontrare.
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 si a caso sin enemistades le rempujó, o echó sobre él cualquiera instrumento sin asechanzas,
“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 hizo caer sobre él alguna piedra, de que pudo morir, sin verle, y muriere, y él no era su enemigo ni procuraba 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 congregación juzgará entre el heridor y el redimidor de la sangre conforme a 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 Y la congregación librará al homicida de mano del redimidor de la sangre, y la congregación le hará volver a su ciudad de acogimiento, a la cual se había acogido, y morará en ella hasta que muera el gran sacerdote, el cual fue ungido con el santo aceite.
[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 Y si saliendo saliere el homicida del término de su ciudad de acogimiento, a la cual se acogió,
“But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
27 Y el redimidor de la sangre le hallare fuera del término de la ciudad de su acogimiento, y el redimidor de la sangre matare al homicida, no habrá por ello muerte.
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 Mas en su ciudad de acogimiento habitará hasta que muera el gran sacerdote: y después que muriere el gran sacerdote el homicida volverá 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 Y estas cosas os serán por ordenanza de derecho por vuestras edades en todas vuestras habitaciones.
“You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
30 Cualquiera que hiriere a alguno, por dicho de testigos morirá el homicida, y un testigo no hablará contra persona para que muera.
“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 Y no tomaréis precio por la vida del homicida, porque está condenado a muerte, mas de muerte 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 Ni tampoco tomaréis precio del que huyó a su ciudad de acogimiento para que vuelva a vivir en su tierra, hasta que muera el 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 Y no contaminaréis la tierra donde estuviereis, porque esta sangre contaminará la tierra; y la tierra no será expiada de la sangre que fue derramada en ella, sino por 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 contaminéis pues la tierra donde habitáis, en medio de la cual yo habito: porque yo Jehová habito 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.”
