يَشُوع 20

١ 1 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَشُوعَ قَائِلًا:

And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem,

٢ 2 «كَلِّمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: ٱجْعَلُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مُدُنَ ٱلْمَلْجَإِ كَمَا كَلَّمْتُكُمْ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى

Departe ye the citees of fugytyues, `ether of men exilid for vnwilful schedyng of blood, of whiche citees Y spak to you bi the hond of Moises,

٣ 3 لِكَيْ يَهْرُبَ إِلَيْهَا ٱلْقَاتِلُ ضَارِبُ نَفْسٍ سَهْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، فَتَكُونَ لَكُمْ مَلْجَأً مِنْ وَلِيِّ ٱلدَّمِ.

that whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man, fle to tho citees;

٤ 4 فَيَهْرُبُ إِلَى وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنِ، وَيَقِفُ فِي مَدْخَلِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِدَعْوَاهُ فِي آذَانِ شُيُوخِ تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فَيَضُمُّونَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَيُعْطُونَهُ مَكَانًا فَيَسْكُنُ مَعَهُمْ.

that whanne he hath fled to oon of these citees, he may ascape the ire of the neiybore, which is veniere of blood. And he schal stonde bifor the yatis of the citee, and he schal speke to the eldre men of that citee tho thingis that schulen preue hym innocent; and so thei schulen reseyue hym, and schulen yyue to hym place to dwelle.

٥ 5 وَإِذَا تَبِعَهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلدَّمِ فَلَا يُسَلِّمُوا ٱلْقَاتِلَ بِيَدِهِ لِأَنَّهُ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ضَرَبَ قَرِيبَهُ، وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُبْغِضٍ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ.

And whanne the vengere of blood pursueth hym, thei schulen not bitake hym in to the hondis of the vengere; for vnwityngli he killide his neiybore, and is not preued his enemy bifor the secounde dai ethir the thridde dai.

٦ 6 وَيَسْكُنُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى يَقِفَ أَمَامَ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ لِلْقَضَاءِ، إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلَّذِي يَكُونُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ. حِينَئِذٍ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْقَاتِلُ وَيَأْتِي إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ وَبَيْتِهِ، إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي هَرَبَ مِنْهَا».

And he schal dwelle in that citee, til he stonde bifor the doom, and yelde cause of his dede. And he that killide a man, dwelle `in that citee, til the grete preest die, which is in that tyme; thanne the mansleere schal turne ayen, and he schal entre in to his citee and hows, `fro which he fledde.

٧ 7 فَقَدَّسُوا قَادَشَ فِي ٱلْجَلِيلِ فِي جَبَلِ نَفْتَالِي، وَشَكِيمَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَقَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ، هِيَ حَبْرُونُ، فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا.

And thei ordeyneden Cedes in Galilee, of the hil of Neptalym, and Sichem in the hil of Effraym, and Cariatharbe, thilke is Ebron, in the hil of Juda.

٨ 8 وَفِي عَبْرِ أُرْدُنِّ أَرِيحَا نَحْوَ ٱلشُّرُوقِ جَعَلُوا بَاصَرَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ مِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ، وَرَامُوتَ فِي جِلْعَادَ مِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ، وَجُولَانَ فِي بَاشَانَ مِنْ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى.

And biyende Jordan, ayens the eest coost of Jerico, thei ordeyneden Bosor, which is set in the feeldi wildirnesse of the lynage of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad, of the lynage of Gad, and Gaulon in Basan, of the lynage of Manasses.

٩ 9 هَذِهِ هِيَ مُدُنُ ٱلْمَلْجَإِ لِكُلِّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلِلْغَرِيبِ ٱلنَّازِلِ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ لِكَيْ يَهْرُبَ إِلَيْهَا كُلُّ ضَارِبِ نَفْسٍ سَهْوًا، فَلَا يَمُوتَ بِيَدِ وَلِيِّ ٱلدَّمِ حَتَّى يَقِفَ أَمَامَ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ.

These citees weren ordeyned to alle the sones of Israel, and to comelyngis that dwellen among hem, that he that killide vnwityngli a man, schulde fle to tho citees; and he schulde not die in the hond of neiybore, coueitynge to venge the blood sched out, til he stood bifor the puple, to declare his cause.