Numeri 35
BasisBijbel
De steden voor de Levieten
35 In de vlakte van Moab bij de Jordaan, tegenover Jericho, zei de Heer tegen Mozes: 2 "Zeg tegen de Israëlieten dat ze een aantal steden aan de Levieten moeten geven. Daar mogen de Levieten wonen. Ook moeten jullie de graslanden rond die steden aan de Levieten geven. 3 Zo hebben ze steden om in te wonen en graslanden voor hun vee en voor al hun dieren. 4 De graslanden van de steden die jullie aan de Levieten geven, moeten afgemeten worden vanaf de stadsmuur. De lengte vanaf de stadsmuur is 1000 el (450 meter). 5 De breedte wordt 2000 el (900 meter). Dus de graslanden voor de Levieten langs de oostkant, de zuidkant, de westkant en de noordkant zijn ieder 2000 el breed en 1000 el lang, met de stad in het midden.
6 Zes van de steden die jullie aan de Levieten geven, moeten vrijsteden zijn. Als iemand per ongeluk iemand gedood heeft, kan hij naar een vrijstad vluchten. Daar zal hij veilig zijn voor de wraak van de familie van de gedode man. Behalve die zes vrijsteden moeten jullie hun nóg 42 steden geven. 7 In totaal moeten jullie 48 steden aan de Levieten geven, met de graslanden die daar omheen liggen. 8 Een stam die een groot gebied heeft, moet veel steden geven. Een stam die een kleiner gebied heeft, moet minder steden geven. Het aantal steden dat een stam aan de Levieten geeft, moet overeenkomen met de grootte van het gebied dat die stam heeft gekregen."
De regels voor de vrijsteden
9 En de Heer zei tegen Mozes: 10 "Zeg tegen de Israëlieten: Als jullie de Jordaan oversteken naar Kanaän, 11 moeten jullie een aantal steden aanwijzen als vrijsteden. 12 Als iemand per ongeluk een ander heeft gedood, kan hij daarheen vluchten. Daar zal hij veilig zijn voor de wraak van de familie van de gedode man. Zo kan de dader niet gedood worden vóórdat hij voor de rechter is gekomen. 13 Kies dus zes steden uit als vrijsteden. 14 Kies er drie aan de oostkant van de Jordaan en drie in Kanaän. 15 In die zes vrijsteden zullen Israëlieten en vreemdelingen die bij jullie wonen, veilig zijn, als ze per ongeluk iemand hebben gedood.
16 Maar als iemand een ander met een ijzeren voorwerp zó hard heeft geslagen dat die ander sterft, heeft hij expres gedood. Hij is een moordenaar. Hij moet gedood worden. 17 En als iemand een ander met een steen zo hard heeft geslagen dat die ander sterft, heeft hij expres gedood. Hij is een moordenaar. Hij moet gedood worden. 18 En als iemand een ander met een houten voorwerp zo hard heeft geslagen dat die ander sterft, heeft hij expres gedood. Hij is een moordenaar. Hij moet gedood worden. 19 De man die wraak neemt voor de dood van de vermoorde man, moet zelf de dader doden wanneer hij hem vindt. 20 De dader moet ook gedood worden als hij een ander heeft neergestoken omdat hij hem haatte. Of als hij expres iets naar hem heeft gegooid zodat hij stierf. 21 Of als hij hem uit haat zó hard met zijn hand heeft geslagen dat hij stierf. De dader moet gedood worden, want hij heeft het expres gedaan. Hij is een moordenaar. De man die wraak neemt voor de dood van de vermoorde man, moet de dader doden wanneer hij hem vindt.
22 Maar stel dat iemand per ongeluk een ander heeft gestoten of iets naar hem toegegooid heeft, zonder dat hij hem haatte. 23 Of dat hij per ongeluk een grote steen op iemand heeft laten vallen, zodat die ander stierf. Maar dat hij dat niet deed omdat hij hem haatte. Hij deed het niet expres. 24 Dan moet het volk volgens deze regels rechtspreken over de dader en over de man die wraak komt nemen voor de gedode man. 25 En het volk moet de man die per ongeluk iemand heeft gedood, redden van de man die de gedode man komt wreken. Hij moet naar de vrijstad teruggaan waar hij naartoe was gevlucht. Daar moet hij blijven wonen, tót de dood van de hogepriester. 26 Maar als hij buiten de grens van de vrijstad komt, 27 en de man die de dode wil wreken, vindt hem daar, dan mag hij hem doden. De wreker is dan niet schuldig. 28 Want de man had in de vrijstad moeten blijven tot de dood van de hogepriester. Na de dood van de hogepriester mag hij naar huis teruggaan. 29 Dit is de wet voor jullie en voor alle families ná jullie, in alle plaatsen waar jullie wonen.
30 Als iemand een ander vermoord heeft, mag hij alleen gedood worden als meerdere mensen kunnen bewijzen dat hij de dader is. Als er maar één getuige is, is dat niet genoeg om hem de doodstraf te geven. 31 Een moordenaar mag niet vrijgekocht worden. Hij móet worden gedood. 32 En iemand die naar een vrijstad is gevlucht, móet daar blijven wonen tot de dood van de hogepriester. Hij kan niet eerder naar huis terug door een losgeld te betalen. 33 Zo zullen jullie het land waar jullie wonen niet onrein maken. Want door bloed wordt een land onrein. Het land kan alleen maar vergeving krijgen voor het bloed dat vergoten is, door het bloed van de man die het vergoten heeft. 34 Zorg dat jullie land niet onrein wordt, Israëlieten, want Ik woon bij jullie. Ik ben de Heer."
Numeri 35
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Le quarantotto città levitiche
35 (A)Il Signore parlò ancora a *Mosè nelle pianure di *Moab presso il *Giordano, di fronte a *Gerico, e disse: 2 «Ordina ai figli d'*Israele di dare ai *Leviti delle città da abitare, prendendole dall'eredità che sarà loro; darete pure ai Leviti la campagna che è intorno a quelle città. 3 Essi avranno le città per abitarvi; e la campagna servirà per il loro bestiame, per i loro beni e per tutti i loro animali. 4 La campagna circostante alle città che darete ai Leviti si estenderà tutto intorno per lo spazio di mille *cubiti[a] fuori dalle mura della città. 5 Misurerete dunque, fuori della città, duemila cubiti[b] dal lato orientale, duemila cubiti dal lato meridionale, duemila cubiti dal lato occidentale e duemila cubiti dal lato settentrionale; la città sarà in mezzo. Tale sarà la campagna di ciascuna delle loro città.
6 Fra le città che darete ai Leviti ci saranno le sei *città di rifugio, che voi designerete perché vi si rifugi l'omicida; e a queste aggiungerete altre quarantadue città. 7 Tutte le città che darete ai Leviti saranno dunque quarantotto, con la relativa campagna. 8 Di queste città che darete ai Leviti, prendendole dalla proprietà dei figli d'Israele, ne prenderete di piú da quelli che ne hanno di piú e di meno da quelli che ne hanno di meno; ognuno darà, delle sue città, ai Leviti, in proporzione all'eredità che gli sarà toccata».
Le sei città di rifugio
9 (B)Poi il Signore disse a Mosè: 10 «Parla ai figli d'Israele e di' loro: “Quando avrete passato il Giordano e sarete entrati nel paese di *Canaan, 11 designerete delle città che siano per voi delle città di rifugio, dove possa mettersi in salvo l'omicida che avrà ucciso qualcuno involontariamente. 12 Queste città vi serviranno di rifugio contro chi vuole *vendicare il sangue versato, affinché l'omicida non sia messo a morte prima di essere comparso in giudizio davanti alla comunità. 13 Delle città che darete, sei saranno dunque per voi città di rifugio. 14 Darete tre città di qua dal Giordano e ne darete tre nel paese di Canaan; saranno città di rifugio. 15 Queste sei città serviranno di rifugio ai figli d'Israele, allo straniero e a colui che soggiornerà tra di voi, affinché vi scampi chiunque abbia ucciso qualcuno involontariamente.
16 Ma se uno colpisce un altro con uno strumento di ferro, e ne causa la morte, quel tale è un omicida; l'omicida dovrà essere punito con la morte. 17 Se lo colpisce con una pietra che aveva in mano, atta a causare la morte, e il colpito muore, quel tale è un omicida; l'omicida dovrà essere punito con la morte. 18 Se lo colpisce con uno strumento di legno che aveva in mano, atto a causare la morte, e il colpito muore, quel tale è un omicida; l'omicida dovrà essere punito con la morte. 19 Sarà il vendicatore del sangue colui che metterà a morte l'omicida; quando lo incontrerà, l'ucciderà. 20 Se uno dà una spinta a un altro per odio, o gli getta contro qualcosa con premeditazione, in modo che quello muoia, 21 o lo colpisce per inimicizia con la mano, in modo che quello muoia, colui che ha colpito dovrà essere punito con la morte: è un omicida; il vendicatore del sangue ucciderà l'omicida quando lo incontrerà.
22 Ma se gli dà una spinta per caso e non per inimicizia, o gli getta contro qualcosa senza premeditazione, 23 o se, senza vederlo, gli fa cadere addosso una pietra che possa causare la morte, e quello muore, senza che l'altro gli fosse nemico o gli volesse fare del male, 24 allora ecco le norme secondo le quali la comunità giudicherà tra colui che ha colpito e il vendicatore del sangue. 25 La comunità libererà l'omicida dalle mani del vendicatore del sangue e lo farà tornare alla città di rifugio dove si era messo in salvo. Qui abiterà, fino alla morte del sommo *sacerdote consacrato con l'olio santo. 26 Ma se l'omicida esce dai confini della città di rifugio dove aveva trovato asilo, 27 e se il vendicatore del sangue trova l'omicida fuori dei confini della sua città di rifugio e l'uccide, il vendicatore del sangue non sarà responsabile del sangue versato. 28 Poiché l'omicida deve stare nella sua città di rifugio fino alla morte del sommo sacerdote; ma dopo la morte del sommo sacerdote, l'omicida potrà tornare nella terra di sua proprietà.
29 Queste vi servano come norme di diritto, di generazione in generazione, dovunque abiterete.
30 (C)«“Se uno uccide un altro, l'omicida sarà messo a morte in seguito a deposizione di testimoni; ma un unico testimone non basterà per far condannare a morte una persona.
31 Non accetterete prezzo di riscatto per la vita di un omicida colpevole e degno di morte, perché dovrà essere punito con la morte. 32 Non accetterete prezzo di riscatto che permetta a un omicida di mettersi in salvo nella sua città di rifugio e di ritornare ad abitare nel paese prima della morte del sacerdote. 33 Non contaminerete il paese dove sarete, perché il sangue contamina il paese; non si potrà fare per il paese alcuna espiazione del sangue che vi sarà stato sparso, se non mediante il sangue di colui che l'avrà sparso. 34 Non contaminerete dunque il paese che andate ad abitare, e in mezzo al quale io dimorerò; poiché io sono il Signore che dimoro in mezzo ai figli d'Israele!».
Footnotes
- Numeri 35:4 Mille cubiti, circa cinquecento metri.
- Numeri 35:5 Duemila cubiti, circa mille metri.
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
Numbers 35
King James Version
35 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.
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