Font Size
Numbers 35
New Living Translation
Numbers 35
New Living Translation
Towns for the Levites
35 While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands. 3 These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock. 4 The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet[a] from the town walls in every direction. 5 Measure off 3,000 feet[b] outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.
6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. 7 In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites. 8 These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land.”
Cities of Refuge
9 The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
“When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally. 12 These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community. 13 Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves, 14 three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan. 15 These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.
16 “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. 17 Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. 18 Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. 19 The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death. 20 So if someone hates another person and waits in ambush, then pushes him or throws something at him and he dies, it is murder. 21 Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.
22 “But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person, 23 or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies. 24 If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim’s nearest relative: 25 The community must protect the slayer from the avenger and must escort the slayer back to live in the city of refuge to which he fled. There he must remain until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the sacred oil.
26 “But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge, 27 and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder. 28 The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property. 29 These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.
30 “All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. 31 Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death. 32 And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. 33 This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.[c] 34 You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the Lord, who lives among the people of Israel.”
Numeros 35
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Numeros 35
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Ang mga Lungsod alang sa mga Levita
35 Samtang nagkampo ang mga Israelinhon sa kapatagan sa Moab sa may daplin sa Jordan atbang sa Jerico, miingon ang Ginoo kang Moises, 2-3 “Ingna ang mga Israelinhon nga hatagan nila ang mga Levita ug mga lungsod nga ilang kapuy-an gikan sa yuta nga ilang napanunod; hatagan usab nila sila ug mga sabsabanan diha sa palibot sa mga lungsod alang sa ilang kahayopan. 4-5 Ang mga sabsabanan nga inyong ihatag kanila kinahanglang may gilapdon nga 1,500 ka piye gikan sa paril palibot sa ilang mga lungsod. Ug sa gawas sa ilang mga lungsod magsukod kamo ug 3,000 ka piye sa matag direksyon: sa sidlakan, habagatan, kasadpan ug amihan. Ug mao kini ang himuong sabsabanan samtang ang lungsod, mataliwad-an.
6 “Hatagi usab ninyo ang mga Levita ug unom ka lungsod nga mahimong mga lungsod nga dalangpanan, diin makadangop ang tawong nakapatay nga wala tuyoa. Gawas kini sa 42 ka mga lungsod nga inyong ihatag kanila. 7 Busa 48 tanan ka lungsod ang inyong ihatag sa mga Levita apil na ang ilang sabsabanan. 8 Kini nga mga lungsod maggikan sa mga yuta sa mga tribo sa Israel ug mag-agad sa gidak-on sa bahin sa matag tribo: ang dako nga tribo mohatag ug mas daghan nga lungsod ug ang gamay nga tribo mohatag ug pipila lang ka lungsod.”
Ang mga Lungsod nga Dalangpanan
(Deu. 19:1-13; Josue 20:1-9)
9 Unya miingon ang Ginoo kang Moises, 10 “Ingna ang mga Israelinhon nga kon makatabok na sila sa Jordan ngadto sa yuta sa Canaan, 11 magpili sila ug mga lungsod nga himuong mga lungsod nga dalangpanan diin makadangop ang tawong nakapatay nga wala tuyoa, 12 aron dili siya mapatay sa mga tawong buot manimalos hangtod wala pa siya mahukmi atubangan sa katilingban. 13 Kining unom ka mga lungsod mahimong inyong mga lungsod nga dalangpanan: 14 tulo ka lungsod nga nahimutang dapit sa sidlakang bahin sa Jordan ug ang laing tulo sa Canaan. 15 Kining unom ka lungsod mahimong dalangpanan dili lamang sa mga Israelinhon, kondili, lakip na usab sa mga langyaw nga nagapuyo uban kanila, aron ang si bisan kinsa kanila nga makapatay nga wala tuyoa makadangop nianang mga lungsod.
16 “Apan kon gibunalan ug puthaw ang usa ka tawo ug unya namatay, isipon nga kriminal ang tawong nakapatay ug kinahanglan nga patyon usab siya. 17 Kon gibato ang usa ka tawo ug unya namatay, isipon nga kriminal ang tawong namato ug kinahanglan nga patyon usab siya. 18 O kaha gilambosan ang usa ka tawo ug kahoy unya namatay, isipon nga kriminal ang tawong naglambos ug kinahanglan nga patyon usab siya. 19 Ang duol nga paryente sa gipatay may katungod sa pagpatay sa kriminal; kinahanglan patyon niya ang kriminal kon makit-an niya kini.
20 “Kon ang usa ka tawong nagdumot nakapatay pinaagi sa pagtuklod o paglabay sa bisan unsa nga butang, 21 o pagsumbag, isipong kriminal ang maong tawo ug kinahanglan nga patyon usab siya. Ang duol nga paryente sa gipatay may katungod sa pagpatay sa kriminal; kinahanglan patyon niya ang kriminal kon makit-an niya kini.
22 “Apan pananglit ang usa ka tawo nga walay pagdumot nakapatay pinaagi sa pagtuklod o paglabay sa bisan unsa nga butang, 23 o kon wala siya makabantay nahulogan niya ug bato ang usa ka tawo nga dili niya kaaway ug namatay kini, 24 ang katilingban maoy mohukom sa tawong buot manimalos sa tawong nakapatay, pinasikad niini nga mga lagda: 25 Kinahanglan nga protektahan sa katilingban ang tawong nakapatay batok sa tawong buot manimalos kaniya, ug ibalik siya ngadto sa lungsod nga dalangpanan, diin siya midangop. Kinahanglan nga magpabilin siya didto hangtod mamatay ang pangulong pari.
26 “Apan kon ang nakapatay mogawas sa lungsod nga dalangpanan, 27 unya makit-an siya sa tawong buot manimalos kaniya, mahimo siyang patyon sa maong tawo. Kining tawo nga nanimalos walay tulubagon. 28 Busa kinahanglan nga ang nakapatay magpabilin gayod sa lungsod nga dalangpanan; makapauli lang siya sa ila kon mamatay ang pangulong pari.
29 “Mao kini ang mga lagda nga angay ninyong tumanon hangtod sa kahangtoran bisan asa kamo magpuyo.”
30 Si bisan kinsa nga nakapatay sa iyang isigka-tawo kinahanglang patyon, apan kinahanglan may mga saksi nga magpamatuod nga nakapatay siya. Kon usa lang ka saksi ang magpamatuod, dili mahimong patyon ang maong tawo.
31 “Ayaw kamo pagdawat ug bayad aron lang maluwas ang kinabuhi sa usa ka kriminal nga patyonon. Kinahanglan nga patyon gayod siya. 32 Ayaw usab kamo pagdawat ug bayad aron sa paglukat sa tawong miikyas sa lungsod nga dalangpanan aron lang makabalik siya sa iyang dapit sa dili pa mamatay ang pangulong pari. 33 Niining paagiha malikayan ninyo ang paghugaw-hugaw sa yuta nga inyong gipuy-an, kay ang pagpatay nagapahugaw sa yuta. Ug walay makahinlo niini gawas sa kamatayon. 34 Busa ayaw ninyo hugawi ang yuta nga inyong gipuy-an, kay ako mismo ang Ginoo, nagapuyo uban kaninyo nga mga Israelinhon.”
Numbers 35
New International Version
Numbers 35
New International Version
Towns for the Levites
35 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho,(A) the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in(B) from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands(C) around the towns. 3 Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for the cattle they own and all their other animals.(D)
4 “The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits[a] from the town wall. 5 Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits[b](E) on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west and two thousand on the north, with the town in the center. They will have this area as pastureland for the towns.(F)
Cities of Refuge(G)
6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee.(H) In addition, give them forty-two other towns. 7 In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands. 8 The towns you give the Levites from the land the Israelites possess are to be given in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: Take many towns from a tribe that has many, but few from one that has few.”(I)
9 Then the Lord said to Moses: 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,(J) 11 select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone(K) accidentally(L) may flee. 12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger,(M) so that anyone accused of murder(N) may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.(O) 13 These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.(P) 14 Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge. 15 These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
16 “‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.(Q) 17 Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death. 18 Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood(R) shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.(S) 20 If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally(T) so that they die 21 or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death;(U) that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood(V) shall put the murderer to death when they meet.
22 “‘But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally(W) 23 or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended, 24 the assembly(X) must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations. 25 The assembly must protect the one accused of murder from the avenger of blood and send the accused back to the city of refuge to which they fled. The accused must stay there until the death of the high priest,(Y) who was anointed(Z) with the holy oil.(AA)
26 “‘But if the accused ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which they fled 27 and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder. 28 The accused must stay in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.
29 “‘This is to have the force of law(AB) for you throughout the generations to come,(AC) wherever you live.(AD)
30 “‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.(AE)
31 “‘Do not accept a ransom(AF) for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.
32 “‘Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.
33 “‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land,(AG) and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land(AH) where you live and where I dwell,(AI) for I, the Lord, dwell among the Israelites.’”
Footnotes
- Numbers 35:4 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
- Numbers 35:5 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Ang Pulong Sa Dios (APSD-CEB)
Ang Pulong Sa Dios (Cebuano New Testament) Copyright © 1988, 2001 by International Bible Society® Used by Permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.