Piektā Mozus 19
1 Kad Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, izdeldēs tās tautas, kuru zemi Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos, un tu tās iemantosi un dzīvosi viņu pilsētās un viņu namos.
When the nations, whose land the Lord your God is giving you, have been cut off by him, and you have taken their place and are living in their towns and in their houses;
2 Tad trīs pilsētas tev būs atšķirt savā zemē, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos iemantot.
You are to have three towns marked out in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.
3 Sataisi ceļu uz turieni, un iedali trīs daļās savas zemes robežas, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev liks iemantot, ka uz turieni var bēgt ikviens, kas kādu nokāvis.
You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, is marked out into three parts, to which any taker of life may go in flight.
4 Un tā lai notiek ar to, kas kādu nokāvis: kas uz turieni bēgs, tas dzīvos, ja savu tuvāko netīši nositis un ar to iepriekš nav bijis ienaidā.
This is to be the rule for anyone who goes in flight there, after causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate;
5 Ja kas ar savu tuvāko mežā ietu, malku cirst, un viņš paceltu savu roku ar cirvi, malku cirst, un cirvis nomuktu no kāta un aizķertu viņa tuvāko, ka tas mirtu, tas lai bēg uz vienu no šīm pilsētām, ka paliek dzīvs,
For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe:
6 Lai asiņu atriebējs nedzenās pakaļ nokāvējam, kad viņa sirds iekarsusi, un to nepanāk, kad tas ceļš būtu tālu, un viņam neņem dzīvību, jebšu viņš nāvi nav pelnījis, jo viņš ar to iepriekš nebija ienaidā.
For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate.
7 Tāpēc es tev pavēlu un saku: tev būs sev atšķirt trīs pilsētas.
And so I am ordering you to see that three towns are marked out for this purpose.
8 Un kad Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, izplatīs tavas robežas, kā Viņš taviem tēviem ir zvērējis, un tev dos visu zemi, ko Viņš solījis dot taviem tēviem,
And if the Lord your God makes wide the limits of your land, as he said in his oath to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he undertook to give to your fathers;
9 (Kad tu visu šo likumu turēsi, un darīsi, ko es tev šodien pavēlu, ka tu mīļo To Kungu, savu Dievu, un visu mūžu staigā Viņa ceļos): tad tev vēl sev būs pielikt trīs pilsētas pie šīm trim;
If you keep and do all these orders which I give you today, loving the Lord your God and walking ever in his ways; then let three more towns, in addition to these three, be marked out for you:
10 Lai nenoziedzīgas asinis netop izlietas tavā zemē, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dos par īpašumu, un lai nepaliek asins vainas uz tevis.
So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.
11 Bet ja kāds būs, kas savu tuvāko ienīst un uz viņu glūn un pret viņu ceļas un viņu sit, ka mirst, un bēg uz vienu no šīm pilsētām,
But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;
12 Tad viņa pilsētas vecajiem būs sūtīt un viņu no turienes paņemt, un nodot asiņu atriebējam rokā, lai mirst.
The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.
13 Lai tava acs viņu nežēlo, bet tev būs atņemt tā nenoziedzīgā asinis no Israēla, lai tev labi klājās. -
Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.
14 Tev nebūs pārcelt sava tuvākā ežas (robežas), ko tie tēvi likuši tavā daļā, ko tu iemantosi tai zemē, ko tev Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, dos iemantot.
Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.
15 Vienam vienīgam lieciniekam nebūs celties pret nevienu par kādu noziegumu jeb par kādu grēku, ko tas būtu darījis; uz divu vai treju liecinieku vārda lai tā lieta pastāv.
One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.
16 Kad blēdīgs liecinieks ceļas pret kādu, pret viņu apliecināt pārkāpumu,
If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,
17 Tad tiem diviem vīriem, kam tā ķilda, būs stāties Tā Kunga priekšā, priekš tiem priesteriem un tiem soģiem, kas to brīdi būs,
Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;
18 Un tiem soģiem būs labi izvaicāt, un redzi, ja tas liecinieks ir viltīgs liecinieks un devis nepatiesu liecību pret savu brāli,
And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,
19 Tad jums būs viņam darīt, itin kā viņš nodomāja darīt savam brālim, un tev to ļaunumu no sevis būs izdeldēt,
Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.
20 Lai tie citi to dzird un bīstas, un vairs nedara tādu ļaunu darbu tavā vidū.
And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.
21 Tad nu lai tava acs nežēlo: dzīvība pret dzīvību, acs pret aci, zobs pret zobu, roka pret roku, kāja pret kāju.
Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
