Numbers 35

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	VULGATA
1 And the Lord also spoke these things to Moses in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho:	1 Hæc quoque locutus est Dominus ad Moysen in campestribus Moab supra Jordanem, contra Jericho :
2 “Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may give to the Levites, from their possessions,	2 Præcipe filiis Israël ut dent Levitis de possessionibus suis
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.	3 urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana earum per circuitum : ut ipsi in oppidis maneant, et suburbana sint pecoribus ac jumentis :
4 The suburbs shall extend from the outer walls of the cities, all around, for the space of one thousand steps.	4 quæ a muris civitatum forinsecus, per circuitum, mille passuum spatio tendentur.
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.	5 Contra orientem duo millia erunt cubiti, et contra meridiem similiter erunt duo millia : ad mare quoque, quod respicit ad occidentem, eadem mensura erit, et septentrionalis plaga æquali termino finietur, eruntque urbes in medio, et foris suburbana.
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,	6 De ipsis autem oppidis, quæ Levitis dabitis, sex erunt in fugitivorum auxilia separata, ut fugiat ad ea qui fuderit sanguinem : et exceptis his, alia quadraginta duo oppida,
7 that is, all together forty-eight with their suburbs.	7 id est, simul quadraginta octo cum suburbanis suis.
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.”	8 Ipsæque urbes, quæ dabuntur de possessionibus filiorum Israël, ab his qui plus habent, plures auferentur : et qui minus, pauciores : singuli juxta mensuram hæreditatis suæ dabunt oppida Levitis.
9 The Lord said to Moses:	9 Ait Dominus ad Moysen :
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,	10 Loquere filiis Israël, et dices ad eos : Quando transgressi fueritis Jordanem in terram Chanaan,
11 discern which cities ought to be for the protection of fugitives who have shed blood unwillingly.	11 decernite quæ urbes esse debeant in præsidia fugitivorum, qui nolentes sanguinem fuderint :
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.	12 in quibus cum fuerit profugus, cognatus occisi non poterit eum occidere, donec stet in conspectu multitudinis, et causa illius judicetur.
13 Then, among those cities which are separated for relief to fugitives,	13 De ipsis autem urbibus, quæ ad fugitivorum subsidia separantur,
14 three shall be across the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan,	14 tres erunt trans Jordanem, et tres in terra Chanaan,
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.	15 tam filiis Israël quam advenis atque peregrinis, ut confugiat ad eas qui nolens sanguinem fuderit.
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.	16 Si quis ferro percusserit, et mortuus fuerit qui percussus est, reus erit homicidii, et ipse morietur.
17 If he will have thrown a stone, and he who has been struck lies dead, then he shall be punished similarly.	17 Si lapidem jecerit, et ictus occubuerit, similiter punietur.
18 If he who has been struck with wood passes away, he shall be avenged by the blood of the one who struck him.	18 Si ligno percussus interierit, percussoris sanguine vindicabitur.
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.	19 Propinquus occisi, homicidam interficiet : statim ut apprehenderit eum, interficiet.
20 If, out of hatred, anyone assaults a man, or throws anything at him with ill intent,	20 Si per odium quis hominem impulerit, vel jecerit quippiam in eum per insidias :
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.	21 aut cum esset inimicus, manu percusserit, et ille mortuus fuerit : percussor homicidii reus erit : cognatus occisi statim ut invenerit eum, jugulabit.
22 But if by chance, and without hatred	22 Quod si fortuitu, et absque odio
23 or animosity, he will have done any of these things,	23 et inimicitiis quidquam horum fecerit,
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,	24 et hoc audiente populo fuerit comprobatum, atque inter percussorem et propinquum sanguinis quæstio ventilata :
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.	25 liberabitur innocens de ultoris manu, et reducetur per sententiam in urbem, ad quam confugerat, manebitque ibi, donec sacerdos magnus, qui oleo sancto unctus est, moriatur.
26 If the one who has killed has been found beyond the limits of the cities which have been assigned to the exiled,	26 Si interfector extra fines urbium, quæ exulibus deputatæ sunt,
27 and he has been struck by him who is avenging blood, he who killed him shall not be harmed.	27 fuerit inventus, et percussus ab eo qui ultor est sanguinis : absque noxa erit qui eum occiderit.
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.	28 Debuerat enim profugus usque ad mortem pontificis in urbe residere. Postquam autem ille obierit, homicida revertetur in terram suam.
29 These things shall be a perpetual ordinance in all your habitations.	29 Hæc sempiterna erunt, et legitima in cunctis habitationibus vestris.
30 The punishment of a murderer shall be based upon testimony; but no one shall be condemned upon the testimony of only one person.	30 Homicida sub testibus punietur : ad unius testimonium nullus condemnabitur.
31 You shall not accept money from him who is guilty of blood, and he shall be put to death promptly.	31 Non accipietis pretium ab eo qui reus est sanguinis, statim et ipse morietur.
32 Exiles and fugitives, prior to the death of the high priest, are by no means able to be returned to their own cities.	32 Exules et profugi ante mortem pontificis nullo modo in urbes suas reverti poterunt,
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.	33 ne polluatis terram habitationis vestræ, quæ insontium cruore maculatur : nec aliter expiari potest, nisi per ejus sanguinem, qui alterius sanguinem fuderit.
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.”	34 Atque ita emundabitur vestra possessio me commorante vobiscum. Ego enim sum Dominus qui habito inter filios Israël.