Livro de Josué 20

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1 O Senhor disse a Josué: Dirás aos israelitas:	1 And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them:
2 separai para vós as cidades de refúgio das quais vos falei por meio de Moisés,	2 Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,
3 para que nelas se possa refugiar o homicida que tiver matado alguém inadvertidamente, sem querer: elas vos servirão de refúgio contra o vingador do sangue.	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.
4 O homicida dirigir-se-á a uma dessas cidades e, parando à entrada da porta, exporá o seu caso aos anciãos da cidade; deste modo o recolherão entre eles na cidade e lhe darão lugar em que habite no meio deles.	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.
5 Se o vingador do sangue o perseguir, não lhe entregarão o homicida, porque matou inadvertidamente o seu próximo, sem que antes o odiasse.	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.
6 Habitará nessa cidade até que compareça em juízo diante da assembléia, e até que morra o sumo sacerdote que estiver em exercício naquele tempo. Então voltará o homicida para a sua casa, na cidade de onde tinha fugido.	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.”
7 Designaram Cedes na Galiléia, na montanha de Neftali, Siquém, na montanha de Efraim, e Cariat-Arbé, que é Hebron, na montanha de Judá.	7 And they decreed Kedesh in Galilee, at mount Naphtali, and Shechem, at mount Ephraim, and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, at mount Judah.
8 Além do Jordão de Jericó, ao oriente, designaram Bosor, da tribo de Rubem, na planície do deserto; Ramot em Galaad, da tribo de Gad, e Gaulon em Basã, da tribo de Manassés.	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.
9 Tais foram as cidades designadas a todos os filhos de Israel, e ao estrangeiro que habitar entre eles, a fim de que aquele que tivesse matado alguém, inadvertidamente, se refugiasse nelas, e não morresse pela mão do vingador do sangue antes de ter comparecido diante da assembléia.	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.