| 1 ܘܟܕ ܢܘܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ. ܘܬܐܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܬܬܒ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܒ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ. | 1 “When the Lord your God will have destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to you, and when you possess it and live in its cities and buildings, |
| 2 ܬܠܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܦܪܘܫ ܠܟ ܒܓܘ ܐܪܥܟ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ. | 2 you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession, |
| 3 ܛܝܒ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܪܬ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܥ̇ܪܩ ܠܬܡܢ ܟܠ ܩܛܘܠܐ. | 3 paving the road carefully. And you shall divide the entire province of your land equally into three parts, so that he who is forced to flee because of manslaughter may have a place nearby to which he may be able to escape. |
| 4 ܘܗܢܘ ܙܕܩܗ ܕܩܛܘܠܐ. ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܚܝ̇ܐ. ܡܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܠ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܕܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ. ܘܠܐ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ. | 4 This shall be the law of the killer who flees, whose life is to be saved. Whoever strikes down his neighbor unwillingly, and who has been proven to have had no hatred against him yesterday and the day before, |
| 5 ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܗ ܠܥܒܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܠܡܦܣܩ. ܘܢܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܒܢܪܓܐ ܠܡܦܣܩ ܩܝܣܐ. ܘܢܫܬܡܛ ܦܪܙܠܐ ܡܢ ܩܝܣܐ. ܘܢܡܚܐ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܢܡܘܬ. ܗܢܐ ܢܥܪܘܩ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܚܐ. | 5 such that he had gone with him into the forest simply to cut wood, and in cutting down the tree, the axe slipped from his hand, or the iron slipped from the handle, and it struck his friend and killed him: he shall flee to one of the cities stated above, and he shall live. |
| 6 ܕܠܐ ܟܕ ܢܪܕܘܦ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܥܝܪܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܩܛܘܠܐ ܒܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܗ ܘܢܕܪܟܝܘܗܝ . ܟܕ ܬܗܘܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܚܝܒ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ. | 6 Otherwise, perhaps the near relative of him whose blood was shed, impelled by his grief, might pursue and apprehend him, unless the way is too long, and he might strike down the life of him who is not guilty unto death, since he had demonstrated that he had no prior hatred against him who was slain. |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܕܬܦܪܘܫ ܠܟ ܬܠܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ. | 7 For this reason, I instruct you to separate three cities at equal distance from one another. |
| 8 ܘܟܕ ܢܪܘܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܬܚܘܡܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟ. ܘܢܬܠ ܠܟ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟ. | 8 And when the Lord your God will have enlarged your borders, just as he swore to your fathers, and when he will have given to you all the land that he has promised to them, |
| 9 ܐܢ ܬܛܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܬܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܕܬܪܚܡ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܘܬܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܬܘܣܦ ܠܟ ܬܘܒ ܬܠܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬ. | 9 (but this is only so if you will keep his commandments and do the things which I instruct to you this day, so that you love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways at all times) you shall add for yourselves three other cities, and so you shall double the number of the three cities stated above. |
| 10 ܕܠܐ ܢܬܐܫܕ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܒܓܘ ܐܪܥܟ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܘܢܬܚܫܒ ܥܠܝܟ ܕܡܐ . | 10 So may innocent blood not be shed in the midst of the land which the Lord your God will give you to possess, lest you be guilty of blood. |
| 11 ܘܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܢܟܡܢ ܠܗ ܘܢܩܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܢܡܚܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܡܘܬ. ܘܢܥܪܘܩ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ. | 11 But if anyone, having hatred for his neighbor, will have lain in ambush for his life, and, rising up, will have struck him, and he will have died, and if he will have fled to one of the cities stated above, |
| 12 ܢܫܕܪܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ. ܘܢܕܒܪܘܢܗ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ. ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܒܝܕ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܥܝܪܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܘܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ. | 12 the elders of his city shall send, and they shall take him from the place of refuge, and they shall deliver him into the hand of the relative of him whose blood was shed, and he shall die. |
| 13 ܘܠܐ ܬܚܘܣ ܥܝܢܟ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܬܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ. ܘܥܩܒ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܛܐܒ ܠܟ. | 13 You shall not take pity on him, and so shall you take away the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may be well with you. |
| 14 ܠܐ ܬܫܢܐ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܕܬܚܡܘ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܟ. ܕܬܐܪܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. | 14 You shall not take up or move the landmark of your neighbor, which those before you have placed, in your possession that the Lord your God will give to you, in the land you will receive to possess. |
| 15 ܠܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ. ܥܠ ܟܠ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܚܛܗܐ ܒܟܠ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܢܚܛܐ. ܥܠ ܦܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ ܐܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ ܬܬܩܝܡ ܡܠܬܐ. | 15 One witness shall not stand against another, no matter what the sin or outrage may be. For every word shall stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses. |
| 16 ܘܐܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ. ܘܢܣܗܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܘܠܐ. | 16 If a lying witness will have stood against a man, accusing him of a transgression, |
| 17 ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܕܝ̇ܢܐ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ. | 17 both of those whose case it is shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges who shall be in those days. |
| 18 ܘܢܥܩܒܘܢ ܕܝ̣̈ܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ. ܘܢܚܙܘܢ ܐܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܗܘܐ. ܕܢܣܗܕ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ. | 18 And when, after a very diligent examination, they will have found that the false witness had told a lie against his brother, |
| 19 ܥܒܕܘ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܚܫܒ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ. ܘܒܥܪܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. | 19 they shall render to him just as he intended to do to his brother. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst. |
| 20 ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܬܚܪܝܢ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܘܣܦܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܒܝܫܐ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. | 20 Then the others, upon hearing this, will be afraid, and they will by no means dare to do such things. |
| 21 ܠܐ ܬܚܘܣ ܥܝܢܟ. ܐܠܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܚܠܦ ܢܦܫܐ. ܥܝܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܝܢܐ. ܫܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܫܢܐ. ܐܝܕܐ ܚܠܦ ܐܝܕܐ. ܪܓܠܐ ܚܠܦ ܪܓܠܐ. | 21 You shall not take pity on him. Instead, you shall require a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.” |
