Numeri 35

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Haec quoque locutus est Do minus ad Moysen in campe stribus Moab supra Iordanem contra Iericho:	1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on the Plains of Moab, near the Jordan by Jericho, and said:
2 “ Praecipe filiis Israel, ut dent Levitis de possessionibus suis urbes ad habitandum et suburbana earum per circuitum,	2 'Order the Israelites, from the heritage they possess, to give the Levites towns in which to live andpasture land round the towns. You wil give these to the Levites.
3 ut ipsi in oppidis maneant, et suburbana sint pecoribus ac substantiae et omnibus animalibus eorum;	3 The towns must be their homes and the surrounding pasture land must be for their cattle, theirpossessions and all their animals.
4 quae a muris civitatum forinsecus per circuitum mille cubitos spatio tendentur.	4 The pasture land surrounding the towns which you give to the Levites wil extend, from the wal s ofthe towns, for a thousand cubits al round.
5 Et mensurabitis extra civitatem contra orientem duo milia cubitorum, et contra meridiem similiter duo milia, ad mare quoque, quod respicit ad occidentem, eadem mensura erit, et septentrionalis plaga aequali termino finietur; eruntque urbes in medio et foris suburbana.	5 'Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits to the east, two thousand cubits to the south, twothousand cubits to the west and two thousand cubits to the north, the town lying in the centre; such wil be thepasture lands of these towns.
6 De ipsis autem oppidis, quae Levitis dabitis, sex erunt in fugitivorum auxilia separata, ut fugiat ad ea, qui nesciens fuderit sanguinem; et, exceptis his, alia quadraginta duo oppida dabitis,	6 The towns you give to the Levites wil be six cities of refuge, ceded by you as sanctuary for those whocommit manslaughter; and you will give forty-two towns in addition.
7 id est simul quadraginta octo cum suburbanis suis.	7 Altogether you wil give the Levites forty-eight towns, with their pasture lands.
8 Ipsaeque urbes, quas dabitis de possessionibus filiorum Israel, ab his, qui plus habent, plures auferetis, et, qui minus, pauciores; singuli iuxta mensuram hereditatis suae dabunt oppida Levitis ”.	8 Of the towns which you give from the Israelites' possessions, you wil give more from those who havemore, and less from those who have less. Each wil give some of his towns to the Levites, in proportion to theheritage he himself has received.'
9 Ait Dominus ad Moysen:	9 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
10 “ Loquere filiis Israel et dices ad eos: Quando transgressi fueritis Iordanem in terram Chanaan,	10 'Speak to the Israelites and say: "Once you have crossed the Jordan into Canaan,
11 eligetis urbes, quae esse debeant in praesidia fugitivorum, qui nolentes sanguinem fuderint;	11 you wil find towns, some of which you wil make into cities of refuge where those who haveaccidental y committed manslaughter can take sanctuary.
12 erunt vobis urbes refugii contra ultorem, et occisor non morietur, donec stet in conspectu congregationis, et causa illius iudicetur.	12 These towns wil afford you refuge from the avenger of blood, so that the kil er will not be put todeath before standing trial before the community.
13 De ipsis autem sex urbibus, quae ad fugitivorum subsidia separantur,	13 Of the towns you give, six wil serve you as cities of refuge:
14 tres erunt trans Iordanem et tres in terra Chanaan,	14 as cities of refuge, you wil give three towns on the other side of the Jordan and wil give three townsin Canaan.
15 tam filiis Israel quam advenis atque peregrinis, ut confugiat ad eas sex, qui nolens sanguinem fuderit.	15 These six towns wil serve as refuge for the Israelites, for the foreigner and for the resident alien,where anyone who has accidental y kil ed someone can take sanctuary.
16 Si quis ferro percusserit, et mortuus fuerit, qui percussus est, reus erit homicidii et ipse morietur.	16 "But if he has struck the person with an iron object so as to cause death, he is a murderer. Themurderer wil be put to death.
17 Si lapidem mortiferum iecerit, et ictus occiderit, similiter punietur.	17 If he has struck him with a stone meant for kil ing, and has kil ed him, he is a murderer. Themurderer wil be put to death.
18 Si ligno mortifero percusserit eum et interfecerit, homicida est; ipse morte punietur.	18 Or if he has struck him with a wooden instrument meant for kil ing, and has kil ed him, he is amurderer. The murderer will be put to death.
19 Ultor sanguinis homicidam interficiet: statim ut apprehenderit eum, interficiet.	19 The avenger of blood wil put the murderer to death. Whenever he finds him, he wil put him todeath.
20 Si per odium quis hominem impulerit vel iecerit quippiam in eum per insidias	20 "If the killer has maliciously manhandled his victim, or thrown some lethal missile to strike him down,
21 aut, cum esset inimicus, manu percusserit, et ille mortuus fuerit, percussor homicidii reus erit: ultor sanguinis statim ut invenerit eum, iugulabit.	21 or out of enmity dealt him the death-blow with his fist, then he who struck the blow wil be put todeath; he is a murderer; the avenger of blood wil put him to death whenever he finds him.
22 Quod si fortuitu et absque odio eum percusserit vel quidpiam in eum iecerit absque insidiis,	22 If, however, he has manhandled his victim by chance, without malice, or thrown some missile at himnot meaning to hit him
23 vel quemlibet lapidem mortiferum in eum devolverit, cum eum non vidisset, et ille mortuus est, quamvis eum non oderit nec quaesierit ei malum,	23 or, without seeing him, dropped on him a stone meant for kil ing and so kil ed him, so long as hebore him no malice and wished him no harm,
24 iudicabit congregatio inter percussorem et ultorem sanguinis secundum has regulas	24 then the community will decide in accordance with these rules between the one who struck the blowand the avenger of blood,
25 et liberabit occisorem de manu ultoris sanguinis et reducet in civitatem refugii, ad quam confugerat, manebitque ibi, donec sacerdos magnus, qui oleo sancto unctus est, moriatur.	25 and wil save the kil er from the clutches of the avenger of blood. They will send him back to the cityof refuge where he had taken sanctuary, and there he wil stay until the death of the high priest who has beenanointed with the holy oil.
26 Si interfector extra fines civitatis refugii, in quam confugerat, exierit,	26 Should the kil er leave the bounds of the city of refuge in which he has taken sanctuary
27 et invenerit eum ultor sanguinis ibi et interfecerit, absque noxa erit, qui eum occiderit;	27 and the avenger of blood encounter him outside the bounds of his city of refuge, the avenger ofblood may kil him without fear of reprisal;
28 debuerat enim profugus usque ad mortem pontificis in civitate refugii residere. Postquam autem ille obierit, homicida revertetur in terram suam.	28 since the kil er should stay in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the deathof the high priest is he free to go back to his own piece of property.
29 Haec erunt vobis in legitima iudicii pro generationibus vestris, in cunctis habitationibus vestris.	29 Such wil be the legal rule for you and your descendants, wherever you may live.
30 Homicida sub testibus occidetur; ad unius testimonium nullus ad mortem condemnabitur.	30 "In any case of homicide, the evidence of witnesses wil determine whether the kil er must be put todeath; but a single witness is not enough to sustain a capital charge.
31 Non accipietis pretium pro eo, qui reus est sanguinis, sed morietur.	31 You wil not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer condemned to death; he must die.
32 Neque accipietis pretium, ut fugiat in civitatem refugii sui, ut revertatur et habitet in terra ante mortem sacerdotis.	32 Nor wil you accept a ransom for anyone who, having taken sanctuary in his city or refuge, wishes tocome back and live at home before the death of the high priest.
33 Non polluetis terram habitationis vestrae, quia sanguis polluit terram, nec aliter expiari potest nisi per eius sanguinem, qui alterius sanguinem fuderit.	33 Do not profane the country you live in. Blood profanes the country and, for the country, the onlyexpiation for the blood shed in it is the blood of the man who shed it.
34 Non maculabitis terram habitationis vestrae, me commorante vobiscum. Ego enim sum Dominus, qui habito inter filios Israel ”.	34 So do not defile the country which you live in and where I live; for I, Yahweh, live among theIsraelites." '