Numbers 35
1 Yahweh told this to Moses/me [while the Israeli people were] on the plain in the Moab region near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho:
Di dataran Moab, di tepi Sungai Yordan, dekat kota Yerikho, TUHAN berkata kepada Musa,
2 “Tell the Israeli people that from the land that they will receive, they must give to the descendants of Levi some cities in which they can live. They must also give them some land around these cities.
"Sampaikanlah kepada bangsa Israel bahwa dari tanah pusaka yang akan mereka terima itu, beberapa kotanya dengan padang rumput di sekitarnya harus mereka berikan kepada orang Lewi supaya mereka dapat tinggal di situ.
3 Those will be for the descendants of Levi to live in, and around the cities will be land for their cattle and flocks of sheep and goats and other animals.
Kota-kota itu menjadi milik orang Lewi untuk tempat kediaman mereka. Padang rumput di sekitarnya adalah untuk ternak dan segala hewan mereka.
4 “The land that you give them for their animals must extend out for (1,500 feet/450 meters) from the walls of the cities.
Padang rumput itu luasnya 450 meter ke segala jurusan, diukur dari tembok kota.
5 Also measure (3,000 feet/900 meters) in each direction out from the walls of each city. That additional land will be land for their animals outside the walls of the cities.”
Jadi daerah orang Lewi berbentuk persegi empat, yang berukuran 900 meter setiap sisinya, dengan kotanya di tengah-tengahnya.
6 “Six of the cities that you give to the descendants of Levi will be cities to which people [can run] to be safe. If someone [accidentally] kills someone else, the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities to be safe.
Kepada orang Lewi harus kamu berikan enam kota suaka sebagai tempat pelarian untuk orang-orang yang dengan tidak sengaja telah membunuh orang lain. Selain itu kepada orang Lewi harus diberikan juga empat puluh dua kota lainnya
7 You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
dengan padang rumputnya. Jadi seluruhnya ada empat puluh delapan kota untuk orang Lewi.
8 The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.”
Jumlah kota-kota Lewi dalam wilayah masing-masing suku Israel harus ditentukan menurut banyaknya kota dan besarnya wilayah itu."
9 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
TUHAN menyuruh Musa
10 “Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
menyampaikan kepada bangsa Israel kata-kata ini, "Sesudah kamu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan dan masuk ke negeri Kanaan,
11 you must choose some cities to which people can run to be safe/protected. If someone kills another person (accidentally/without planning to do that), the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities and be safe.
kamu harus menentukan kota-kota suaka, supaya orang-orang yang dengan tidak sengaja telah membunuh orang lain, dapat lari ke situ.
12 One of the relatives of the person who was killed may think he must avenge his relative’s death [by killing the murderer]. But in that city, the killer will be safe [because the people in that city would kill those relatives if they tried to get revenge there]. The man who killed someone accidentally [must] be put on trial in a court.
Di kota-kota itu orang itu akan aman dari sanak saudara kurban pembunuhannya yang mau membalas dendam. Sebab orang yang dituduh membunuh orang lain, tidak boleh dibunuh kalau perkaranya belum diperiksa di pengadilan umum.
13 You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
Tentukanlah enam kota suaka,
14 There must be three of those cities on the east side of the Jordan [River] and three that will be [on the west side], in the Canaan region.
tiga di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan dan tiga lagi di tanah Kanaan.
15 Those six cities will be cities where Israeli people may run to and be safe, and where foreigners and other people who are living among you can also run to and be safe. Any of those people who accidentally kills someone may run to one of those cities [and be safe/protected there].
Keenam kota itu menjadi kota suaka bagi kamu, orang Israel, dan bagi orang asing pendatang atau yang tinggal menetap di tengah-tengah kamu. Siapa saja yang telah membunuh orang lain dengan tidak sengaja, dapat melarikan diri ke salah satu kota itu.
16 “But [you must consider that] anyone who kills another person with an iron weapon or with a big rock or with a piece of wood, is a murderer, and the one who killed the other person must be executed.
Tetapi apabila seseorang memakai senjata besi atau batu atau kayu untuk membunuh orang lain, orang itu adalah pembunuh; ia bersalah dan harus dihukum mati.
19 A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
Sanak saudara terdekat dari orang yang terbunuh itu boleh melaksanakan hukuman mati itu. Kalau ia menemukan pembunuh itu, ia boleh membunuhnya.
20 If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
Apabila seseorang membenci orang lain, lalu membunuhnya dengan membanting dia atau melemparkan suatu benda kepadanya,
21 or hits that person with his hand/fist and causes that person to die, if he did it because he hated that person, then you must consider that he is a murderer, and must be executed. A relative of the person who was killed must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
atau memukul dia dengan tinjunya, orang itu adalah pembunuh; ia bersalah dan harus dihukum mati. Sanak saudara terdekat dari orang yang terbunuh itu boleh melaksanakan hukuman mati itu. Kalau ia menemukan pembunuh itu, ia boleh membunuhnya.
22 “But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
Tetapi boleh jadi seseorang dengan tidak sengaja membunuh orang lain yang tidak dibencinya, entah dengan membanting orang itu atau dengan melemparkan suatu benda kepadanya.
23 Or he might drop a rock on someone that he did not see. If the one who does that does not plan to hurt anyone and does not hate the person that was killed,
Atau boleh jadi seseorang tanpa melihat, menjatuhkan sebuah batu yang mengakibatkan kematian orang lain yang bukan musuhnya, dan ia tidak pula bermaksud mencelakakan orang itu.
24 the people of that city must decide whether the relative of the dead person [has the right to get revenge], or whether the one who killed the other person [truly did it (accidentally/without planning to do it)].
Dalam perkara-perkara semacam itu rapat umat harus mengadili antara orang yang telah membunuh, dan orang yang mau membalas kematian orang yang terbunuh.
25 [If they decide that the killer planned to kill the other person, they must not allow him to stay in their city. But if they decide that it was done accidentally], they must protect the killer from being killed by the dead person’s relative. They must send the killer to one of the cities where he will be safe/protected, and allow him to stay there until the Supreme Priest dies. [After that, the killer may go back to his home, because the dead person’s relative no longer has the right to get revenge].
Rapat umat harus melindungi orang yang telah membunuh dengan tidak sengaja itu terhadap ancaman sanak saudara orang yang terbunuh. Orang itu harus dibawa kembali ke kota suaka, tempat ia melarikan diri. Ia harus tinggal di situ sampai orang yang pada waktu itu menjadi Imam Agung sudah meninggal; baru sesudah itu ia boleh pulang ke kampung halamannya. Tetapi kalau ia meninggalkan kota suaka tempat ia melarikan diri, lalu ditemukan dan dibunuh oleh sanak saudara orang yang terbunuh, maka tindakan pembalasan itu bukanlah pembunuhan.
26 “But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
27 If he goes outside the city, and if a relative of the dead person finds him, that relative is permitted to kill that person, [and people will not consider that the relative is guilty of murder.]
28 The killer must stay in that city where he will be safe/protected until the Supreme Priest dies. [He will be safe from revenge after that, because the death of the Supreme Priest will be considered to be a sacrifice to atone for that murder]. After that, the killer may return to his home.
29 “You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
Peraturan-peraturan itu berlaku untuk kamu dan untuk keturunanmu, di mana saja kamu tinggal.
30 “If someone [is accused of] killing another person, the one who is accused may be executed only if there are people who saw him do it. There must be more than one witness; no one is permitted to be executed if there was only one (witness/person who saw him do it).
Dalam perkara pembunuhan, orang yang dituduh sebagai pembunuh, hanya boleh dinyatakan bersalah dan dihukum mati kalau perbuatan itu dapat dibuktikan oleh dua orang saksi atau lebih. Satu orang saksi tidak cukup untuk membuktikan bahwa tuduhan itu benar.
31 “If there is a murderer who truly should be executed, do not [spare his life by] accepting (a ransom/money for him not to be killed). He must be executed.
Seorang pembunuh harus dihukum mati. Ia tidak dapat menebus hukuman itu dengan uang.
32 “If someone has run to a city where he will be safe/protected, do not allow him to give you money in order that you will permit him to return to his home before the Supreme Priest dies.
Apabila seseorang melarikan diri ke salah satu kota suaka, janganlah mengizinkan dia memberi uang supaya diperbolehkan pulang ke rumahnya sebelum Imam Agung meninggal.
33 “You must execute people who truly murder others. If you did not do that, you would be causing the people who live in the land to become unacceptable to me. Anyone who deliberately kills an innocent person must be executed.
Kalau kamu berbuat begitu, kamu mencemarkan tanah yang kamu diami. Pembunuhan mencemarkan negeri; jadi tak ada cara lain untuk membersihkan negeri itu selain dengan mencabut nyawa si pembunuh.
34 I am Yahweh, and I live among you Israelis, so do not spoil/pollute the land by allowing people to murder others without being punished.”
Janganlah mencemarkan tanah yang kamu diami, karena Akulah TUHAN, dan Aku tinggal di tengah-tengah bangsa Israel."
