Josue 20
1 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Josue, na sinasabi,
Then Yahweh said to Joshua,
2 Magsalita ka sa mga anak ni Israel, na sabihin mo, Italaga ninyo sa inyo ang mga bayang ampunan, na aking sinalita sa inyo sa pamamagitan ni Moises:
“Tell the Israeli people that they should choose some cities to which people [can run] in order to be safe/protected, like I told Moses that they should do.
3 Upang matakasan ng nakamatay, na nakapatay sa sinoman na hindi sinasadya at hindi kusa: at magiging ampunan ninyo laban sa manghihiganti sa dugo.
If someone kills another person accidentally, not intending to kill that person, the one who killed that person may run/escape to one of these cities and be safe/protected from someone trying to get revenge for that person’s death [MTY].
4 At siya'y tatakas sa isa sa mga bayang yaon, at tatayo sa pasukan ng pintuan ng bayan, at magsasaysay sa mga pakinig ng mga matanda sa bayang yaon; at kanilang kukunin siya sa bayan na ipagsasama nila, at bibigyan nila siya ng isang dako, upang siya'y tumahan sa gitna nila.
When the one who killed someone arrives at the gate of one of those cities, he must stop there and tell the leaders of the city what happened. [If they believe him], they must allow him to enter the city, and they must give him a place to live among them.
5 At kung siya'y habulin ng manghihiganti sa dugo, hindi nga nila ibibigay ang nakamatay sa kaniyang kamay; sapagka't kaniyang napatay ang kaniyang kapuwa na hindi sinasadya, at hindi niya kinapootan nang una.
If some relative of the one who was killed comes to that city to get revenge, the leaders of that city must not allow the relative to take the killer, because what happened was accidental. He did not hate that person and as a result deliberately kill him.
6 At siya'y tatahan sa bayang yaon, hanggang sa siya'y tumayo sa harap ng kapisanan upang hatulan, hanggang sa pagkamatay ng pangulong saserdote, na nalalagay sa mga araw na yaon: kung magkagayo'y uuwi ang nakamatay, at paroroon sa kaniyang sariling bayan, at sa kaniyang sariling bahay, hanggang sa pinagmulan niyang bayan na tinakasan.
But the person who killed someone must stay in that city until the city judges put him on trial. [Only if the judges decide that the person who has run/escaped to their city did not deliberately kill the other person will they allow him to stay in that city], and he must stay there until the Supreme Priest dies. Then he may safely go back to his own town, [because the death of the Supreme Priest will be considered to atone/pay for the death of the person who was killed].”
7 At kanilang ibinukod ang Cedes sa Galilea sa lupaing maburol ng Nepthali, at ang Sichem sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, at ang Chiriath-arba (na siyang Hebron) sa lupaing maburol ng Juda.
So the Israelis chose these cities to be cities to which people could run to be safe/protected: Kedesh in the Galilee district in the hilly area where the tribe of Naphtali lived; Shechem in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lived; Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron) in the hilly area where the tribe of Judah lived;
8 At sa dako roon ng Jordan sa Jerico na dakong silanganan, ay kaniyang itinalaga ang Beser sa ilang sa kapatagan, mula sa lipi ni Ruben, at ang Ramoth sa Galaad na mula sa lipi ni Gad, at ang Gaulon sa Basan na mula sa lipi ni Manases.
Bezer, on the east side of the Jordan [River] near Jericho, in the flat land in the desert where the tribe of Reuben lived; Ramoth in the Gilead [region] in the land where the tribe of Gad lived; and Golan in the Bashan region where the tribe of Manasseh lived.
9 Ito ang mga itinalagang bayan sa lahat ng mga anak ni Israel, at sa taga ibang lupa na tumatahan sa gitna nila, na sinomang makamatay ng sinomang tao, na hindi sinasadya, ay makatakas doon, at huwag mapatay ng kamay ng manghihiganti sa dugo, hanggang hindi nahaharap sa kapisanan.
Any Israeli or any foreigner who lived among us, anyone who killed someone (accidentally/without planning to do it), was allowed to run to one of those cities, and be safe/protected from some relative of the person who died coming there and killing him to get revenge. He could stay in that city until there was a trial there [to decide whether he was telling the truth or not when he said that he did not plan to kill that person].
