Josué 20
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Las ciudades de refugio
20 Entonces el Señor habló a Josué y le dijo: 2 «Diles a los israelitas: “(A)Designen[a] las ciudades de refugio de las cuales les hablé por medio[b] de Moisés, 3 para que huya allí el que haya matado[c] a cualquier persona sin intención y sin premeditación[d]. Ellas les servirán a ustedes de refugio contra el vengador de la sangre. 4 El que busca refugio huirá a una de estas ciudades, se presentará a la entrada de la puerta de la ciudad(B) y expondrá su caso a oídos de los ancianos de la ciudad. Estos lo llevarán[e] con ellos dentro de la ciudad y le darán un lugar para que habite en medio de ellos.
5 ”Y si el vengador de la sangre lo persigue, ellos no entregarán al acusado en su mano(C), porque hirió[f] a su prójimo sin premeditación[g] y sin odiarlo de antemano. 6 Habitará en esa ciudad(D) hasta que comparezca en juicio delante de la congregación, y hasta la muerte del que sea sumo sacerdote en aquellos días. Entonces el refugiado volverá[h] a su ciudad y a su casa, a la ciudad de donde huyó”».
7 Entonces ellos separaron[i] a Cedes en Galilea[j](E), en la región montañosa de Neftalí, y a Siquem en la región montañosa de Efraín, y a Quiriat Arba, es decir, Hebrón, en la región montañosa de Judá(F). 8 Y más allá del Jordán, al oriente de Jericó, designaron[k] a Beser en el desierto, en la llanura de la tribu de Rubén, a Ramot en Galaad, de la tribu de Gad, y a Golán en Basán, de la tribu de Manasés.
9 Estas fueron las ciudades designadas para todos los israelitas y para el extranjero que resida entre ellos, para que cualquiera que hubiera matado[l] a cualquier persona sin intención, pudiera huir allí, y no muriera a mano del vengador de la sangre hasta que hubiera comparecido ante la congregación(G).
Joshua 20
Legacy Standard Bible
The Cities of Refuge
20 Then Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘[a]Designate (A)the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses, 3 that the manslayer who strikes down any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become for you as a refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And he shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the (B)gate of the city and speak his case in the hearing of the elders of that city; and they shall [b]take him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may live among them. 5 Now (C)if the avenger of blood pursues him, then they shall not surrender the manslayer into his hand because he struck his neighbor without premeditation and did not hate him beforehand. 6 And he shall live in that city (D)until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the manslayer shall return and come to his own city and to his own house, to the city from which he fled.’”
7 So they [c]set apart (E)Kedesh in [d]Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in (F)the hill country of Judah. 8 Now beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they [e]designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. 9 (G)These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the sojourner who sojourns among them, that whoever strikes down any person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.
Footnotes
- Joshua 20:2 Lit Set for yourselves
- Joshua 20:4 Lit gather
- Joshua 20:7 Lit sanctified
- Joshua 20:7 Heb Galil
- Joshua 20:8 Lit set
Joshua 20
New International Version
Cities of Refuge(A)
20 Then the Lord said to Joshua: 2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, 3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally(B) may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.(C) 4 When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate(D) and state their case before the elders(E) of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them. 5 If the avenger of blood comes in pursuit, the elders must not surrender the fugitive, because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought. 6 They are to stay in that city until they have stood trial before the assembly(F) and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then they may go back to their own home in the town from which they fled.”
7 So they set apart Kedesh(G) in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem(H) in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba(I) (that is, Hebron(J)) in the hill country of Judah.(K) 8 East of the Jordan (on the other side from Jericho) they designated Bezer(L) in the wilderness on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead(M) in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan(N) in the tribe of Manasseh. 9 Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally(O) could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.(P)
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