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."
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.
Bilang 35
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang mga Bayan ng mga Levita
35 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises doon sa kapatagan ng Moab sa tabi ng Jordan malapit sa Jerico, 2 “Sabihin mo sa mga Israelita na bigyan nila ang mga Levita ng mga bayan na titirhan ng mga ito mula sa mga lupaing matatanggap nila. 3 Sa ganitong paraan, may matitirhang bayan ang mga Levita at may pastulan para sa kanilang mga hayop. 4 Ang agwat ng pastulang inyong ibibigay sa palibot ng kanilang bayan ay mga 450 metro mula sa pader ng kanilang mga bayan. 5 Pagkatapos, sumukat kayo ng 900 metro sa bawat direksyon ng bayan – sa silangan, sa timog, sa kanluran at sa hilaga – kaya nasa gitna ang bayan nito. Ito ang pastulan para sa mas malaking mga bayan.
6 “Bigyan din ninyo ang mga Levita ng anim na bayan na magiging lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakatakas papunta roon ang taong makakapatay nang hindi sinasadya. Hindi ito kasama sa 42 bayan na inyong ibibigay sa kanila. 7 Kaya 48 lahat ang mga bayan na inyong ibibigay sa mga Levita kasama ang kanilang mga pastulan. 8 Manggagaling ang mga bayan na ito sa mga lupain ng mga lahi ng Israel. Ang lahi na may maraming parte ay magbibigay ng maraming bayan at ang lahi na may kaunting parte ay magbibigay ng kaunti.”
Ang Lungsod na Tanggulan(A)
9 Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 10 “Sabihin mo sa mga Israelita na kapag tumawid na sila sa Jordan papunta sa Canaan, 11 pumili sila ng mga bayan na magiging lungsod na tanggulan kung saan makakatakas papunta roon ang taong makakapatay nang hindi sinasadya. 12 Mapoprotektahan siya ng lungsod na ito laban sa mga taong gustong gumanti sa kanya. Hindi siya dapat patayin hanggaʼt hindi pa siya nahahatulan sa harap ng kapulungan. 13 Ang anim na bayan na ito ang magiging lungsod ninyong tanggulan. 14 Ilagay ninyo sa silangan ng Jordan ang tatlong lungsod at tatlo sa Canaan. 15 Ang anim na bayan na ito ay magiging tanggulan hindi lang ng mga Israelita kundi pati ng mga dayuhan na naninirahan kasama ninyo para ang sinuman sa kanila na makapatay nang hindi sinasadya ay makakatakas papunta dito.
16 “Pero kung hinampas ng isang tao ang sinuman ng bakal at namatay ito, ituturing na kriminal ang nasabing tao at kailangang patayin din siya. 17 Kung binato ng isang tao ang sinuman at namatay ito, ituturing na kriminal ang nasabing tao at kailangang patayin din siya. 18 O halimbawa, hinampas ng kahoy ng isang tao ang sinuman at namatay ito, ituturing din na kriminal ang taong iyon, at kailangang patayin din siya. 19 Ang malapit na kamag-anak ng pinatay ang may karapatang pumatay sa kriminal. Papatayin niya ang kriminal kung siyaʼy makikita niya.
20 “Kung napatay ng isang tao dahil sa kanyang galit ang sinuman sa pamamagitan ng panunulak, o paghahagis ng kahit anong bagay, 21 o pagsuntok, ituturing na kriminal ang nasabing tao at kailangang patayin din siya. Ang malapit na kamag-anak ng napatay ang may karapatang pumatay sa kriminal. Papatayin niya ang kriminal kung siyaʼy makikita niya.
22 “Pero halimbawang ang isang taong walang sama ng loob ang nakapatay sa isang tao na nahagisan niya ng kahit anong bagay o natulak na hindi sinasadya, 23 o nahulugan niya ng bato nang hindi niya nakikita, at dahil nga napatay niya ang tao, kahit hindi niya kaaway, at hindi niya sinasadya ang pagkakapatay sa kanya, 24 dadalhin pa rin siya sa kapulungan kasama ng taong gustong maghiganti sa kanya, at hahatulan siya ayon sa mga tuntuning ito. 25 Kung mapatunayan na hindi niya sinasadya ang pagpatay, kailangang proteksyunan ng sambayanan ang taong nakapatay laban sa mga tao na gustong maghiganti sa kanya, at ibabalik siya sa lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan siya tumakas. Kailangang magpaiwan siya roon hanggang hindi pa namamatay ang punong pari na itinalaga sa paglilingkod.[a]
26 “Pero kapag lumabas sa lungsod na tanggulan ang nakapatay 27 at makita siya ng taong gustong gumanti sa kanya, maaari siyang patayin ng taong iyon. Walang pananagutan ang taong nakapatay sa kanya. 28 Kaya dapat na magpaiwan ang taong nakapatay sa lungsod na tanggulan hanggang hindi pa namamatay ang punong pari, at pagkatapos ay makakauwi na siya sa kanila.
29 “Ito ang mga tuntuning dapat ninyong sundin hanggang sa susunod pang mga henerasyon, kahit saan kayo manirahan.
30 “Ang sinumang pumatay sa kanyang kapwa ay kailangang patayin, pero kailangang may mga saksi na magpapatotoo na siyaʼy nakapatay. Kung isang saksi lang ang magpapatotoo, hindi papatayin ang nasabing tao.
31 “Huwag kayong tatanggap ng bayad para sa buhay ng isang kriminal. Kailangang patayin siya. 32 Huwag din kayong tatanggap ng bayad para sa buhay ng taong tumakas sa lungsod na tanggulan upang makabalik siya sa kanyang lugar bago mamatay ang punong pari. 33 Sa pamamagitan nito, maiiwasan ang pagdanak ng dugo sa lupaing inyong tinitirhan. Dahil ang pagpatay ay makakapagparumi sa lupain na inyong tinitirhan at walang makapaglilinis nito maliban sa dugo ng taong nakapatay. 34 Kaya huwag ninyong dudungisan ang lupaing inyong tinitirhan, dahil ako mismo ang Panginoon, ay naninirahan kasama ninyong mga Israelita.”
Footnotes
- 35:25 itinalaga sa paglilingkod: sa literal, pinahiran ng banal na langis.
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