Nomipā 35

1 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese ʻi he fonua tafangafanga ʻo Moape ʻoku ofi ki Sioatani [pea ofi ki ]Seliko, ʻo pehē,

The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

2 “Fekau ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ke nau foaki ʻae ngaahi kolo ki he kau Livai ke nau nofo ai, mei he ngaahi tofiʻa ʻoku nau maʻu; pea mou foaki foki ki he kau Livai ʻae ngaahi potu fonua ke takatakai ʻae ngaahi kolo.

“Command the children of Israel to give to the Levites cities to dwell in out of their inheritance. You shall give pasture lands for the cities around them to the Levites.

3 Pea te nau maʻu ʻae ngaahi kolo ke nau nofo ai; pea mo e ngaahi potu fonua ʻoku takatakai ai, ki heʻenau fanga manu, mo ʻenau koloa, mo ʻenau fanga manu kotoa pē.

They shall have the cities to dwell in. Their pasture lands shall be for their livestock, and for their possessions, and for all their animals.

4 Pea ko e ngaahi potu fonua ʻoe ngaahi kolo, ʻaia te mou foaki ki he kau Livai, ʻe aʻu atu ia mei he ʻā maka ʻoe kolo ʻi he hanga ʻe ua afe ʻo takatakai ia.

“The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.

5 Pea te mou fuofua mei he tuʻa kolo ki he potu hahake ko e hanga ʻe fā afe, pea mo e potu tonga ʻae hanga ʻe fā afe, pea mo e potu hihifo ʻae hanga ʻe fā afe, pea mo e potu tokelau ʻae hanga ʻe fā afe; ka ʻe tuʻu loto ʻae kolo: pea ʻe tuku ia kiate kinautolu ko e ngaahi potu fonua ʻoe kolo.

You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall be the pasture lands of their cities.

6 Pea ʻi he ngaahi kolo te mou foaki ki he kau Livai, ʻe ʻi ai ʻae kolo hūfanga ʻe ono, ʻaia te mou tuʻutuʻuni ki he tangata kuo faainoa ha tāmate, koeʻuhi ke hola ia ki ai: pea te mou lau foki mo ia ʻae kolo ʻe fāngofulu ma ua.

“The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee to. Besides them you shall give forty-two cities.

7 Pea ko e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻaia te mou foaki ki he kau Livai ko e kolo ʻe fāngofulu ma valu: te mou foaki ia mo hono ngaahi potu fonua.

All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands.

8 Pea te mou foaki ʻae ngaahi kolo mei he tofiʻa ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: ko kinautolu ʻoku maʻu ʻo lahi ke mou foaki lahi mei ai; ka ko kinautolu ʻoku maʻu ʻo siʻi ke mou foaki siʻi mei ai: ʻe taki taha foaki mei hono ngaahi kolo ki he kau Livai ʻo fakatatau mo e tofiʻa kuo ne maʻu.”

Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many, and from the few you shall take few. Everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give some of his cities to the Levites.”

9 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

10 Lea ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, mo ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘ʻOka mou ka aʻa ʻi Sioatani ki he fonua ko Kēnani;

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 Te mou toki fakatapui ʻae ngaahi kolo, ko e ngaahi kolo hūfanga moʻomoutolu; koeʻuhi ke hola ki ai ʻae tangata kuo fai ha tāmate, ʻaia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha tokotaha ʻi heʻene palalīvale.

then you shall appoint for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the man slayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

12 Pea ʻe ʻiate kimoutolu ia ko e ngaahi kolo hūfanga mei he tangata totongi; ke ʻoua naʻa mate ʻae tangata ʻoku faainoa ha tāmate, kaeʻoua ke tuʻu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻi he fakamaau.

The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

13 Pea ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻaia te mou foaki ʻe vahe mei ai ʻae kolo ʻe ono ke hūfanga ʻaki

The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.

14 Te mou foaki ʻae kolo ʻe tolu ʻi he kauvai mai ki heni ʻo Sioatani, pea mo e kolo ʻe tolu ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani, ko e ngaahi kolo hūfanga.

You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge.

15 Ko e ngaahi kolo ʻe ono ni ʻe hūfanga ʻaki ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, mo e muli mo e ʻāunofo ʻiate kinautolu: koeʻuhi ke hola kotoa pē ki ai ʻaia kuo tāmate ha tokotaha ʻi heʻene faainoa.

These six cities shall be refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the foreigner living among them, that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

16 Pea kapau ʻe taaʻi ia ʻaki ha meʻa ukamea ke mate ai ia, ko e tangata fakapō ia: ko e moʻoni ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae fakapō.

“‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

17 Pea kapau ʻe taaʻi ia ʻi heʻene lisingi ha maka, ke mate ai ia, pea mate ia, ko e tangata fakapō ia: ko e moʻoni ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae fakapō.

If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

18 Pea kapau te ne taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae ʻakau, ke mate ai ia, pea mate ia, ko e tangata fakapō ia: ko e moʻoni ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae fakapō.

Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

19 Ko e [tangata ʻoku fai ʻae ]totongi toto ʻe taaʻi ʻe ia ʻae fakapō: ʻi heʻena fetaulaki mo ia, te ne taaʻi ia.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

20 Pea kapau ʻe hokaʻi ia ʻi he ʻita, pe lisi kiate ia ʻi heʻene toitoi, ke mate ai ia;

If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,

21 Pe taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻa hono nima ʻi heʻene taufehiʻa, ke mate ai ia: ko e moʻoni ko ia naʻa ne taaʻi ia ʻe tāmateʻi ia; he ko e fakapō ia: pea ʻe taaʻi ʻae fakapō ʻe he [tangata ʻoku fai ʻae ]totongi toto, ʻi heʻena fetaulaki mo ia.

or in hostility struck him with his hand, so that he died, he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.

22 Pea kapau ʻe hokaʻi fakafokifā ia ka ʻoku ʻikai taufehiʻa, pe lisi ha meʻa ʻe taha kiate ia ka ʻoku ʻikai toitoi,

“‘But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,

23 Pe ha maka, ke mate ai ia, ka ʻoku ʻikai mamata kiate ia, kae lisi ia kiate ia pea ne mate ai ia, ka naʻe ʻikai ko hono fili, pea naʻe ʻikai kumi ia ke fai ha meʻa kovi kiate ia:

or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him so that he died, and he was not his enemy and not seeking his harm,

24 Pea ʻe toki fakamaau ʻe he kakai ki he tangata fakapō mo e [tangata ʻoku fai ʻae ]totongi toto ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fono ni:

then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

25 Pea ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe he kakai ʻaia kuo faainoa ʻae tāmate mei he nima ʻoe tangata ʻoku fai ʻae totongi toto, pea tenau toe ʻave ia ki hono kolo hūfanga, ʻaia naʻe hola ki ai: pea ʻe nofo ai ia ʻo aʻu ki he pekia ʻae fungani taulaʻeiki, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ʻaki ʻoe lolo tapu.

The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 Pea kapau ʻe haʻu ʻae tangata kuo faainoa ha tāmate kituaʻā ʻi he veʻe kolo ʻo hono hūfanga, ʻaia naʻe hola ia ki ai;

“‘But if the man slayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge where he flees,

27 Pea ka ʻilo ia ʻe he tangata ʻoku fai ʻae totongi toto, ʻi heʻene ʻi tuaʻā ʻi he veʻe kolo ʻo hono hūfanga, pea kapau ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae tāmate faainoa ʻe he totongi toto; ʻe ʻikai halaia ia ʻi hono toto:

and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,

28 He naʻe totonu ʻa ʻene nofo ia ʻi he kolo ʻo hono hūfanga ʻo aʻu ki he pekia ʻae fungani taulaʻeiki: pea ka hili ʻae pekia ʻae fungani taulaʻeiki ʻe foki ʻae tangata naʻe faainoa ha tāmate ki he fonua ʻo hono tofiʻa.

because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the man slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

29 Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa ni ko e fono ʻoe fakamaau kiate kimoutolu ʻi homou ngaahi toʻutangata mo homou ngaahi tofiʻa kotoa pē.

“‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

30 Ko ia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha tokotaha, ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae fakapō ko ia ʻi he fakamoʻoni ʻoe kau fakamoʻoni: ka ʻe ʻikai tāmateʻi ha tokotaha ʻi he fakaʻilo ʻe he fakamoʻoni ʻo ha tokotaha pe.

“‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.

31 Pea ʻe ʻikai foki te mou maʻu ha totongi kae moʻui ʻae fakapō, ʻaia ʻoku halaia ʻi heʻene tāmate: ka ko e moʻoni ʻe tāmateʻi ia.

“‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.

32 Pea ʻe ʻikai te mou maʻu ʻae totongi koeʻuhi ko ia kuo hola ki he kolo ko hono hūfanga, ke toe ʻomi ia ke nofo ʻi he fonua, kaeʻoua ke pekia ʻae taulaʻeiki.

“‘You shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.

33 Pea ko ia, ʻe ʻikai te mou fakaʻuli ʻae fonua ʻoku mou ʻi ai: he ʻoku fakaʻuli ʻe he toto ʻae fonua: pea ʻe ʻikai fakamaʻa ʻae fonua ʻi he toto kuo lilingi ʻi ai, ka ʻi he toto ʻo ia naʻa ne lilingi ia.

“‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

34 Ko ia ʻoua naʻa mou fakaʻuli ʻae fonua ʻaia te mou nofo ai, he ʻoku ou nofo ai: he ko au ko Sihova ʻoku ou nofo mo e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.”

You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, the LORD, dwell among the children of Israel.’”