Joshua 20

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them:	1 Και ελαλησε Κυριος προς τον Ιησουν λεγων,
2 Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,	2 Ειπε προς τους υιους Ισραηλ λεγων, Διορισατε εις εαυτους τας πολεις της καταφυγης, περι των οποιων ειπα προς εσας δια του Μωυσεως?
3 so that anyone who will have struck down a life unintentionally may flee to them. And so, he may be able to escape from the wrath of a close relative, who is an avenger of blood.	3 δια να φευγη εκει ο φονευς, οστις φονευση ανθρωπον ακουσιως εξ αγνοιας? και αυται θελουσιν εισθαι εις εσας δια καταφυγιον απο του εκδικητου του αιματος.
4 And when he will have fled to one of these cities, he shall stand before the gate of the city, and he shall speak to the ancients of that city, the things that prove him innocent. And so shall they receive him, and give him a place in which to live.	4 Και οταν ο φευγων εις μιαν εκ των πολεων τουτων σταθη εις την εισοδον της πυλης της πολεως, και λαληση την υποθεσιν αυτου εις επηκοον των πρεσβυτερων της πολεως εκεινης, ουτοι θελουσι δεχθη αυτον εις την πολιν προς εαυτους και δωσει τοπον εις αυτον, και θελει κατοικει μετ' αυτων.
5 And if the avenger of blood will have pursued him, they shall not deliver him into his hands. For he struck down his neighbor unknowingly, one who was not proven to have been his enemy two or three days before.	5 Και εαν ο εκδικητης του αιματος καταδιωξη αυτον, δεν θελουσι παραδωσει τον φονεα εις τας χειρας αυτου? διοτι εξ αγνοιας επαταξε τον πλησιον αυτου και δεν εμισει αυτον προτερον.
6 And he shall live in that city, until he stands before judgment in order to render the facts of his case, and until the death of the high priest, whoever it will be in that time. Then the one who killed a man may return, and he may enter his own city and house, from which he had fled.”	6 Και θελει κατοικει εν εκεινη τη πολει, εωσου παρασταθη ενωπιον της συναγωγης εις κρισιν, εως του θανατου του ιερεως του μεγαλου, του οντος εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις? τοτε ο φονευς θελει επιστρεψει και υπαγει εις την πολιν αυτου και εις την οικιαν αυτου, εις την πολιν οθεν εφυγε.
7 And they decreed Kedesh in Galilee, at mount Naphtali, and Shechem, at mount Ephraim, and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, at mount Judah.	7 Και διωρισαν την Κεδες εν τη Γαλιλαια εν τω ορει Νεφθαλι, και την Συχεμ εν τω ορει Εφραιμ, και την Κιριαθ-αρβα, ητις ειναι η Χεβρων, εν τη ορεινη του Ιουδα.
8 And beyond the Jordan, opposite the eastern side of Jericho, they appointed Bezer, which is situated on the plain of the wilderness of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan of the tribe of Manasseh.	8 Εις δε το περαν του Ιορδανου, πλησιον της Ιεριχω, προς ανατολας, διωρισαν την Βοσορ εν τη ερημω επι της πεδιαδος εκ της φυλης Ρουβην, και την Ραμωθ εν τη Γαλααδ εκ της φυλης Γαδ, και την Γωλαν εν Βασαν εκ της φυλης Μανασση.
9 These cities were established for all the sons of Israel, and for the new arrivals who were living among them, so that whoever had struck down a life unintentionally might flee to these, and not die at the hand of a close relative who desires to vindicate the blood that was shed, until he should stand before the people, in order to present his case.	9 Αυται ησαν αι πολεις αι διορισθεισαι δια παντας τους υιους Ισραηλ και δια τους ξενους τους παροικουντας μεταξυ αυτων, ωστε πας ο φονευσας τινα εξ αγνοιας να φευγη εκει, και να μη θανατωθη εκ της χειρος του εκδικητου του αιματος, εωσου παρασταθη ενωπιον της συναγωγης.