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Deuteronomio 19:1-13
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Deuteronomio 19:1-13
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Ang mga Lungsod nga Dalangpanan
(Num. 35:9-34; Josue 20:1-9)
19 “Kon laglagon na sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios ang mga nasod kansang mga yuta ginahatag niya kaninyo, ug kon mapapahawa na ninyo sila ug mamuyo na kamo didto sa ilang mga lungsod ug mga balay, 2-3 bahina ninyo sa tulo ka distrito ang yuta nga ginahatag kaninyo sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios nga inyong panag-iyahan. Pagpili kamo ug usa ka lungsod nga dalangpanan sa matag distrito. Ayoha ninyo ang mga dalan paingon niini nga mga lungsod, aron nga si bisan kinsa nga makapatay ug tawo makadangop dinhi niini nga mga lungsod. 4 Kon ang usa ka tawo makapatay sa iyang isigka-tawo nga wala niya tuyoa ug wala usay pagdumot, makadangop siya sa usa niining mga lungsod nga dalangpanan ug walay makahilabot kaniya.
5 “Pananglit miadto ang usa ka tawo ngadto sa kakahoyan uban sa iyang silingan aron sa pagpangahoy. Samtang nagputol siya ug kahoy kalit lang nga nahuso ang ulo sa iyang atsa ug naigo ang iyang silingan ug namatay kini. Mahimo siyang modangop sa usa niining mga lungsod nga dalangpanan ug walay makahilabot kaniya. 6 Kon usa lang ang lungsod nga dalangpanan tingalig layo kini alang sa tawo nga nakapatay, ug magukod siya sa tawo nga buot manimalos kaniya, ug mamatay siya. Dili siya angay nga patyon kay ang iyang pagpatay wala tuyoa ug walay pagdumot. 7 Mao kini ang hinungdan kon nganong gisugo ko kamo sa pagpili ug tulo ka lungsod nga dalangpanan.
8 “Palapdon sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios ang inyong teritoryo sumala sa iyang gisaad sa inyong mga katigulangan, ug mainyo na ang tibuok nga yuta nga iyang gisaad kanila. 9 Himuon kini sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios kon sundon ninyo pag-ayo kining tanang mga sugo nga ginasugo ko kaninyo karon, nga higugmaon ninyo siya ug magkinabuhi kamo kanunay sumala sa iyang mga pamaagi. Kon molapad na ang inyong teritoryo, magdugang kamo ug laing tulo pa ka lungsod nga dalangpanan. 10 Himoa ninyo kini aron ang dili sad-an nga tawo dili mapatay diha sa inyong yuta nga ginahatag kaninyo sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios ingon nga panulondon, ug aron dili kamo ang manubag sa kamatayon sa inosenteng tawo.
11 “Apan kon ang usa ka tawo nagadumot sa iyang isigka-tawo ug giatngan niya kini ug gipatay, ug unya miikyas siya sa usa sa mga lungsod nga dalangpanan, 12 kinahanglang ipakuha siya sa mga tigdumala sa iyang lungsod ug itugyan sa gustong manimalos kaniya aron patyon siya. 13 Ayaw ninyo siya kaloy-i. Kinahanglan nga wad-on ninyo sa Israel ang pagpatay sa mga inosenteng mga tawo aron mahimong maayo ang inyong kahimtang.
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Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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Cities of Refuge(A)
19 When the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their towns and houses,(B) 2 then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess. 3 Determine the distances involved and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that a person who kills someone may flee for refuge to one of these cities.
4 This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safety—anyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought. 5 For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life. 6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood(C) might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought. 7 This is why I command you to set aside for yourselves three cities.
8 If the Lord your God enlarges your territory,(D) as he promised(E) on oath to your ancestors, and gives you the whole land he promised them, 9 because you carefully follow all these laws I command you today—to love the Lord your God and to walk always in obedience to him(F)—then you are to set aside three more cities. 10 Do this so that innocent blood(G) will not be shed in your land, which the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance, and so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.(H)
11 But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor,(I) and then flees to one of these cities, 12 the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die. 13 Show no pity.(J) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(K) so that it may go well with you.
Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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19 When the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
8 And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
9 If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
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Three Cities of Refuge(A)
19 “When the Lord your God (B)has cut off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, 2 (C)you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess. 3 You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there.
4 “And (D)this is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor [a]unintentionally, not having hated him in time past— 5 as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live; 6 (E)lest the avenger of blood, while his anger is hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated the victim in time past. 7 Therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall separate three cities for yourself.’
8 “Now if the Lord your God (F)enlarges your territory, as He swore to (G)your fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers, 9 and if you keep all these commandments and do them, which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways, (H)then you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three, 10 (I)lest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
11 “But (J)if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 (K)Your eye shall not pity him, (L)but you shall [b]put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
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- Deuteronomy 19:4 ignorantly, lit. without knowledge
- Deuteronomy 19:13 purge the blood of the innocent
Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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Laws Concerning Cities of Refuge
19 “When (A)the Lord your God cuts off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, 2 (B)you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. 3 You shall measure the distances[a] and divide into three parts the area of the land that the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them.
4 “This is the provision for (C)the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If anyone kills his neighbor unintentionally without having hated him in the past— 5 as when someone goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live, 6 lest (D)the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past. 7 Therefore I command you, You shall set apart three cities. 8 (E)And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, (F)as he has sworn to your fathers, and (G)gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers— 9 provided you are careful to keep all this commandment, which I command you today, by loving the Lord your God and by walking ever in his ways—(H)then you shall add three other cities to these three, 10 lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
11 “But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him (I)and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. 13 (J)Your eye shall not pity him, (K)but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood[b] from Israel, so that it may be well with you.
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- Deuteronomy 19:3 Hebrew road
- Deuteronomy 19:13 Or the blood of the innocent
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