Joshua 20

Og HERREN talede til Josua og sagde

The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

"Tal til Israeliterne og sig: Afgiv de Tilflugtsbyer, jeg talede til eder om ved Moses,

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

for at en Manddraber, der uforsætligt og af Vanvare slår en ihjel, kan ty til dem, så at de kan være eder Tilflugtssteder mod Blodhævneren.

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Når han tyr hen til en af disse Byer og stiller sig i Byportens Indgang og forebringer sin Sag for Byens Ældste, skal de optage ham i Byen hos sig og anvise ham et Sted, hvor han kan bo bos dem;

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

og når Blodhævneren forfølger ham, må de ikke udlevere Manddraberen til ham, thi han har slået sin Næste ihjel af Vanvare uden i Forvejen at have båret Nag til ham;

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

han skal blive boende i denne By, indtil han har været stillet for Menighedens Domstol, eller den Mand, som på den Tid er Ypperstepræst, dør; derefter kan Manddraberen vende tilbage til sin By og sit Hjem, den By, han er flygtet fra."

And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

Da helligede de Kedesj i Galilæa i Naftalis Bjerge, Sikem i Efrims Bjerge og Kirjat-Arba, det er Hebron, i Judas Bjerge.

And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

Og østen for Jordan afgav de Bezer i Ørkenen, på Højsletten, af Rubens Stamme, Ramot i Gilead at Gads Stamme og Golan i Basan af Manasses Stamme.

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

Det var de Byer, som fastsattes for alle Israeliterne og de fremmede, som bor iblandt dem, i det Øjemed at enhver, der uforsætligt slår en ihjel, kan ty derhen og undgå Døden for Blodhævnerens Hånd, før han har været stillet for Menighedens Domstol.

These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.