< Joshua 20 >

1 Nígbà náà ni Olúwa sọ fún Joṣua pé,
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
2 “Sọ fún àwọn ọmọ Israẹli pé kí wọn yan àwọn ìlú ààbò, gẹ́gẹ́ bí mo ti pàṣẹ fún ọ láti ẹnu Mose,
Speake to the children of Israel, and say, Appoint you cities of refuge, whereof I spake vnto you by the hand of Moses,
3 kí ẹni tí ó bá ṣèèṣì pa ènìyàn tàbí tí ó bá pa ènìyàn láìmọ̀-ọ́n-mọ̀ lè sálọ sí ibẹ̀, fún ààbò lọ́wọ́ olùgbẹ̀san ẹ̀jẹ̀ ẹni tí ó pa.
That the slaier that killeth any person by ignorance, and vnwittingly, may flee thither, and they shall be your refuge from the auenger of blood.
4 Nígbà tí ó bá sálọ sí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ìlú wọ̀nyí, yóò sì dúró ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà àtiwọ ibodè ìlú, kí ó sì ṣe àlàyé ara rẹ̀ ní iwájú àwọn àgbàgbà ìlú náà. Nígbà náà ni wọn yóò gbà á sí ìlú wọn, wọn yóò sì fun ní ibùgbé láàrín wọn.
And he that doeth flee vnto one of those cities, shall stand at the entring of the gate of the citie, and shall shewe his cause to the Elders of the citie: and they shall receiue him into the citie vnto them, and giue him a place, that hee may dwell with them.
5 Bí olùgbẹ̀san ẹ̀jẹ̀ bá ń lépa rẹ̀, wọn kò gbọdọ̀ fi àwọn ọ̀daràn náà lé wọn lọ́wọ́, nítorí tí ó pa aládùúgbò rẹ̀ láìmọ̀, tí kò sì kórìíra rẹ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ rí.
And if the auenger of blood pursue after him, they shall not deliuer the slaier into his hand because hee smote his neighbour ignorantly, neither hated he him before time:
6 Òun ó sì máa gbé inú ìlú náà, títí yóò fi jẹ́jọ́ níwájú ìjọ ènìyàn àti títí ikú olórí àlùfáà tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ ìsìn nígbà náà. Nígbà náà ó lè padà sí ilé rẹ̀ ní ìlú tí ó ti sá wá.”
But hee shall dwell in that citie vntill hee stande before the Congregation in iudgement, or vntill the death of the hie Priest that shall be in those daies: then shall the slaier returne, and come vnto his owne citie, and vnto his owne house, euen vnto the citie from whence he fled.
7 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n yan Kedeṣi ní Galili ní ìlú òkè Naftali, Ṣekemu ní ìlú òkè Efraimu, àti Kiriati-Arba (tí í ṣe, Hebroni) ní ìlú òkè Juda.
Then they appointed Kedesh in Galil in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba, (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah.
8 Ní ìhà ìlà-oòrùn Jordani ti Jeriko, wọ́n ya Beseri ní aginjù ní pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ ní ẹ̀yà Reubeni, Ramoti ní Gileadi ní ẹ̀yà Gadi, àti Golani ní Baṣani ní ẹ̀yà Manase.
And on the other side Iorden toward Iericho Eastward, they appoynted Bezer in the wildernesse vpon the plaine, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, out of the tribe of Manasseh.
9 Ẹnikẹ́ni nínú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tàbí àlejò tí ń gbé ní àárín wọn tí ó ṣèèṣì pa ẹnìkan lè sálọ sí àwọn ìlú tí a yà sọ́tọ̀ wọ̀nyí, kí olùgbẹ̀san ẹ̀jẹ̀ má sì ṣe pa á kí ó to di àkókò tí yóò jẹ́jọ́ níwájú ìjọ ènìyàn.
These were the cities appoynted for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that soiourned among them, that whosoeuer killed any person ignorantly, might flee thither, and not die by the hande of the auenger of blood, vntill hee stoode before the Congregation.

< Joshua 20 >