Numbers 35

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho:	1 And the Lord also spoke these things to Moses in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho:
2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,	2 “Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may give to the Levites, from their possessions,
3 Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for their cattle and beasts:	3 cities as dwelling places, with their surrounding suburbs, so that they may lodge in the towns, and so that the suburbs may be for cattle and beasts of burden.
4 Which suburbs shall reach from the walls of the cities outward, a thousand paces on every side:	4 The suburbs shall extend from the outer walls of the cities, all around, for the space of one thousand steps.
5 Toward the east shall be two thousand cubits: and toward the south in like manner shall be two thousand cubits: toward the sea also, which looketh to the west, shall be the same extent: and the north side shall be bounded with the like limits. And the cities shall be in the midst, and the suburbs without.	5 Facing the east, there shall be two thousand cubits, and facing the south, similarly, there shall be two thousand cubits. Toward the sea, also, which looks out toward the west, there shall be the same measure, and the northern region shall be bounded by equal limits. And the cities shall be in the center, and the suburbs shall be outside.
6 And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,	6 Now, from the towns which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for the assistance of fugitives, so that he who has shed blood may flee to them. And, aside from these, there shall be forty-two other towns,
7 That is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs.	7 that is, all together forty-eight with their suburbs.
8 And of these cities which shall be given out of the possessions of the children of Israel, from them that have more, more shall be taken: and from them that have less, fewer. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the extent of their inheritance.	8 And concerning these cities, which shall be given from the possessions of the sons of Israel: from those who have more, more shall be taken, and from those who have less, less shall be taken. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the measure of their inheritance.”
9 The Lord said to Moses:	9 The Lord said to Moses:
10 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan into the land of Chanaan,	10 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 Determine what cities shall be for the refuge of fugitives, who have shed blood against their will.	11 discern which cities ought to be for the protection of fugitives who have shed blood unwillingly.
12 And when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged.	12 And when a fugitive is in these, the kinsman of the deceased shall not be able to kill him, until he stands in the sight of the multitude and his case is judged.
13 And of those cities, that are separated for the refuge of fugitives,	13 Then, among those cities which are separated for relief to fugitives,
14 Three shall be beyond the Jordan, and three in the land of Chanaan,	14 three shall be across the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan,
15 As well for the children of Israel as for strangers and sojourners, that he may flee to them, who hath shed blood against his will.	15 as much for the sons of Israel as for newcomers and sojourners, so that anyone who has shed blood unwillingly may flee to these places.
16 If any man strike with iron, and he die that was struck : he shall be guilty of murder, and he himself shall die.	16 If anyone will have struck someone with iron, and he who was struck will have died, then he shall be guilty of homicide, and he himself shall die.
17 If he throw a stone, and he that is struck die: he shall be punished in the same manner.	17 If he will have thrown a stone, and he who has been struck lies dead, then he shall be punished similarly.
18 If he that is struck with wood die: he shall be revenged by the blood of him that struck him.	18 If he who has been struck with wood passes away, he shall be avenged by the blood of the one who struck him.
19 The kinsman of him that was slain, shall kill the murderer: as soon as he apprehendeth him, he shall kill him.	19 The close relative of the deceased shall put to death the murderer; as soon as he apprehends him, he shall put him to death.
20 If through hatred any one push a man, or fling any thingat him with ill design:	20 If, out of hatred, anyone assaults a man, or throws anything at him with ill intent,
21 Or being his enemy, strike; him with his hand, and he die: the striker shall be guilty of murder: the kinsman of him that was slain as soon as he findeth him, shall kill him.	21 or, while being his enemy, strikes him with his hand, and so he has died, the attacker shall be guilty of murder. The kinsman of the deceased, as soon as he finds him, shall cut his throat.
22 But if by chance medley, and without hatred,	22 But if by chance, and without hatred
23 And enmity, he do any of these things,	23 or animosity, he will have done any of these things,
24 And this be proved in the hearing of the people, and the cause be debated between him that struck, and the next of kin:	24 and this has been proven in the hearing of the people, and the questions have been aired, between the one who struck and the close relative,
25 The innocent shall be delivered from the hand of the revenger, and shall be brought back by sentence into the city, to which he had fled, and he shall abide there until the death of the high priest, that is anointed with the holy oil.	25 then the innocent one shall be freed from the hand of the revenger, and he shall be returned by this judgment into the city to which he had fled, and he shall stay there until the high priest, who has been anointed with the holy oil, dies.
26 If the murderer be found without the limits of the cities that are appointed for the banished,	26 If the one who has killed has been found beyond the limits of the cities which have been assigned to the exiled,
27 And be struck by him that is the avenger of blood: he shall not be guilty that killed him.	27 and he has been struck by him who is avenging blood, he who killed him shall not be harmed.
28 For the fugitive ought to have stayed in the city until the death of the high priest: and after he is dead, then shall the manslayer return to his own country.	28 For the fugitive ought to have resided in the city, until the death of the high priest. Then, after he is dead, the one who has killed shall be returned to his own land.
29 These things shall be perpetual, and for an ordinance in all your dwellings.	29 These things shall be a perpetual ordinance in all your habitations.
30 The murderer shall be punished by witnesses: none shall be condemned upon the evidence of one man.	30 The punishment of a murderer shall be based upon testimony; but no one shall be condemned upon the testimony of only one person.
31 You shall not take money of him that is guilty of blood, but he shall die forthwith.	31 You shall not accept money from him who is guilty of blood, and he shall be put to death promptly.
32 The banished and fugitives before the death of the high priest may by no means return into their own cities.	32 Exiles and fugitives, prior to the death of the high priest, are by no means able to be returned to their own cities.
33 Defile not the land of your habitation, which is stained with the blood of the innocent: neither can it otherwise be expiated, but by his blood that hath shed the blood of another.	33 Do not pollute the land of your habitation, so as to stain it with the blood of the innocent; neither is it able to be expiated in any way other than by the blood of him who has shed the blood of another.
34 And thus shall your possession he cleansed, myself abiding with you. For I am the Lord that dwell among the children of Israel.	34 And so shall your possession be cleansed, while I myself am abiding with you. For I am the Lord, who lives among the sons of Israel.”