Deuteronomio 19

1 Pagka ihihiwalay ng Panginoon mong Dios ang mga bansa, na lupaing ibinibigay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios, at hahalili ka sa kanila, at iyong tatahanan ang kanilang mga bayan, at ang kanilang mga bahay;

“When the Lord your God will have destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to you, and when you possess it and live in its cities and buildings,

2 Ay maghihiwalay ka para sa iyo ng tatlong bayan sa gitna ng iyong lupain, na ibinibigay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios upang ariin.

you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession,

3 Ikaw ay maghahanda sa iyo ng daan, at pagtatluhin mong bahagi ang mga hangganan ng iyong lupain, na ipinamamana sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios, upang matakasan ng bawa't nakamatay tao.

paving the road carefully. And you shall divide the entire province of your land equally into three parts, so that he who is forced to flee because of manslaughter may have a place nearby to which he may be able to escape.

4 At ito ang bagay ng nakamatay tao, na tatakas doon at mabubuhay: sinomang makapatay sa kaniyang kapuwa ng di sinasadya, at hindi niya kinapopootan ng panahong nakaraan;

This shall be the law of the killer who flees, whose life is to be saved. Whoever strikes down his neighbor unwillingly, and who has been proven to have had no hatred against him yesterday and the day before,

5 Gaya ng isang tao na yumaon sa gubat na kasama ang kaniyang kapuwa upang pumutol ng kahoy, at sa kamay niya na pumapalakol upang pumutol ng kahoy, ay humagpos ang patalim sa tatangnan, at bumagsak sa kaniyang kapuwa, na anopa't mamatay; ay tatakas siya sa isa sa mga bayang yaon at siya'y mabubuhay:

such that he had gone with him into the forest simply to cut wood, and in cutting down the tree, the axe slipped from his hand, or the iron slipped from the handle, and it struck his friend and killed him: he shall flee to one of the cities stated above, and he shall live.

6 Baka habulin ng tagapanghiganti sa dugo ang nakamatay, samantalang ang puso'y nagaalab, at siya'y kaniyang abutan, sapagka't ang daan ay mahaba, at siya'y saktan ng malubha; na siya'y di marapat patayin, sapagka't hindi niya kinapopootan nang panahong nakaraan.

Otherwise, perhaps the near relative of him whose blood was shed, impelled by his grief, might pursue and apprehend him, unless the way is too long, and he might strike down the life of him who is not guilty unto death, since he had demonstrated that he had no prior hatred against him who was slain.

7 Kaya't iniuutos ko sa iyo, na sinasabi, Maghihiwalay ka para sa iyo ng tatlong bayan.

For this reason, I instruct you to separate three cities at equal distance from one another.

8 At kung palakihin ng Panginoon mong Dios ang iyong hangganan gaya ng kaniyang isinumpa sa iyong mga magulang, at ibigay niya sa iyo ang buong lupain na kaniyang ipinangakong ibibigay sa iyong mga magulang;

And when the Lord your God will have enlarged your borders, just as he swore to your fathers, and when he will have given to you all the land that he has promised to them,

9 Kung iyong isasagawa ang buong utos na ito, na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito, na ibigin ang Panginoon mong Dios, at lumakad kailan man sa kaniyang mga daan; ay magdadagdag ka pa nga ng tatlong bayan sa iyo, bukod sa tatlong ito:

(but this is only so if you will keep his commandments and do the things which I instruct to you this day, so that you love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways at all times) you shall add for yourselves three other cities, and so you shall double the number of the three cities stated above.

10 Upang huwag mabubo ang dugong walang sala sa gitna ng iyong lupain, na ibinibigay sa iyo na pinakamana ng Panginoon mong Dios, at sa gayo'y maging salarin ka sa iyo.

So may innocent blood not be shed in the midst of the land which the Lord your God will give you to possess, lest you be guilty of blood.

11 Nguni't kung ang sinoman ay mapoot sa kaniyang kapuwa, at pag-abangan niya siya, at siya'y tumindig laban sa kaniya, at saktan niya siya ng malubha, na anopa't mamatay; at siya'y tumakas sa isa sa mga bayang ito:

But if anyone, having hatred for his neighbor, will have lain in ambush for his life, and, rising up, will have struck him, and he will have died, and if he will have fled to one of the cities stated above,

12 Ay magsusugo nga ang mga matanda sa kaniyang bayan at kukunin siya roon, at ibibigay siya sa kamay ng tagapanghiganti sa dugo, upang siya'y mamatay.

the elders of his city shall send, and they shall take him from the place of refuge, and they shall deliver him into the hand of the relative of him whose blood was shed, and he shall die.

13 Ang iyong mata'y huwag mahahabag sa kaniya; kundi aalisin mo sa Israel ang dugong walang sala, upang ikabuti mo.

You shall not take pity on him, and so shall you take away the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may be well with you.

14 Huwag mong babaguhin ang lindero ng iyong kapuwa, na kanilang inilagay ng una, sa iyong mana na iyong mamanahin, sa lupain na ibinibigay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios upang ariin.

You shall not take up or move the landmark of your neighbor, which those before you have placed, in your possession that the Lord your God will give to you, in the land you will receive to possess.

15 Isang saksi ay huwag titindig laban sa kanino man sa anomang kasamaan, o sa anomang kasalanang kaniyang pinagkasalahan: sa bibig ng dalawang saksi, o sa bibig ng tatlong saksi ay pagtitibayin ang usap.

One witness shall not stand against another, no matter what the sin or outrage may be. For every word shall stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

16 Kung ang isang sinungaling na saksi ay tumindig laban sa kanino man upang sumaksi laban sa kaniya ng isang masamang gawa,

If a lying witness will have stood against a man, accusing him of a transgression,

17 Ang dalawang taong naguusapin ay tatayo sa harap ng Panginoon, sa harap ng mga saserdote at ng mga magiging hukom sa mga araw na yaon;

both of those whose case it is shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges who shall be in those days.

18 At sisiyasating masikap ng mga hukom: at, narito, kung ang saksi ay saksing sinungaling, at sumaksi ng kasinungalingan laban sa kaniyang kapatid;

And when, after a very diligent examination, they will have found that the false witness had told a lie against his brother,

19 Ay gagawin mo nga sa kaniya, ang gaya ng kaniyang inisip gawin sa kaniyang kapatid: sa gayo'y iyong aalisin ang kasamaan sa gitna mo.

they shall render to him just as he intended to do to his brother. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst.

20 At maririnig niyaong mga natitira at matatakot, at hindi na sila magkakamit pa ng gayong kasamaan sa gitna mo.

Then the others, upon hearing this, will be afraid, and they will by no means dare to do such things.

21 At ang iyong mata'y huwag mahahabag: buhay kung buhay, mata kung mata, ngipin kung ngipin, kamay kung kamay, paa kung paa.

You shall not take pity on him. Instead, you shall require a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.”