¹Et locutus est Dominus ad Josue,And the Lord spoke to Joshua,dicens:saying:Loquere filiis Israël,“Speak to the sons of Israel,et dic eis:and say to them:

¹Et locutus est Dominus ad Josue,And the Lord spoke to Joshua,dicens:saying:Loquere filiis Israël,“Speak to the sons of Israel,et dic eis:and say to them:

²Separate urbes fugitivorum,Separate the cities of refuge,de quibus locutus sum ad vos per manum Moysi:about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,

²Separate urbes fugitivorum,Separate the cities of refuge,de quibus locutus sum ad vos per manum Moysi:about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,

³ut confugiat ad eas quicumque animam percusserit nescius,so that anyone who will have struck down a life unintentionally may flee to them. And so,et possit evadere iram proximi, qui ultor est sanguinis:he may be able to escape from the wrath of a close relative, who is an avenger of blood.

³ut confugiat ad eas quicumque animam percusserit nescius,so that anyone who will have struck down a life unintentionally may flee to them. And so,et possit evadere iram proximi, qui ultor est sanguinis:he may be able to escape from the wrath of a close relative, who is an avenger of blood.

⁴cum ad unam harum confugerit civitatum,And when he will have fled to one of these cities,stabit ante portam civitatis,he shall stand before the gate of the city,et loquetur senioribus urbis illius ea quæ se comprobent innocentem:and he shall speak to the ancients of that city, the things that prove him innocent.sicque suscipient eum,And so shall they receive him,et dabunt ei locum ad habitandum.and give him a place in which to live.

⁴cum ad unam harum confugerit civitatum,And when he will have fled to one of these cities,stabit ante portam civitatis,he shall stand before the gate of the city,et loquetur senioribus urbis illius ea quæ se comprobent innocentem:and he shall speak to the ancients of that city, the things that prove him innocent.sicque suscipient eum,And so shall they receive him,et dabunt ei locum ad habitandum.and give him a place in which to live.

⁵Cumque ultor sanguinis eum fuerit persecutus,And if the avenger of blood will have pursued him,non tradent in manus ejus:they shall not deliver him into his hands.quia ignorans percussit proximum ejus,For he struck down his neighbor unknowingly,nec ante biduum triduumve ejus probatur inimicus.one who was not proven to have been his enemy two or three days before.

⁵Cumque ultor sanguinis eum fuerit persecutus,And if the avenger of blood will have pursued him,non tradent in manus ejus:they shall not deliver him into his hands.quia ignorans percussit proximum ejus,For he struck down his neighbor unknowingly,nec ante biduum triduumve ejus probatur inimicus.one who was not proven to have been his enemy two or three days before.

⁶Et habitabit in civitate illa,And he shall live in that city,donec stet ante judicium,until he stands before judgment in order to render the facts of his case,causam reddens facti sui,and until the death of the high priest,et moriatur sacerdos magnus,whoever it will be in that time.qui fuerit in illo tempore:Then the one who killed a man may return,tunc revertetur homicida,and he may enter his own city and house,et ingredietur civitatem et domum suam de qua fugerat.from which he had fled.”

⁶Et habitabit in civitate illa,And he shall live in that city,donec stet ante judicium,until he stands before judgment in order to render the facts of his case,causam reddens facti sui,and until the death of the high priest,et moriatur sacerdos magnus,whoever it will be in that time.qui fuerit in illo tempore:Then the one who killed a man may return,tunc revertetur homicida,and he may enter his own city and house,et ingredietur civitatem et domum suam de qua fugerat.from which he had fled.”

⁷Decreveruntque Cedes in Galilæa montis Nephthali,And they decreed Kedesh in Galilee, at mount Naphtali,et Sichem in monte Ephraim,and Shechem, at mount Ephraim,et Cariatharbe,and Kiriath-Arba,ipsa est Hebron in monte Juda.which is Hebron, at mount Judah.

⁷Decreveruntque Cedes in Galilæa montis Nephthali,And they decreed Kedesh in Galilee, at mount Naphtali,et Sichem in monte Ephraim,and Shechem, at mount Ephraim,et Cariatharbe,and Kiriath-Arba,ipsa est Hebron in monte Juda.which is Hebron, at mount Judah.

⁸Et trans Jordanem contra orientalem plagam Jericho,And beyond the Jordan, opposite the eastern side of Jericho,statuerunt Bosor,they appointed Bezer,quæ sita est in campestri solitudine de tribu Ruben,which is situated on the plain of the wilderness of the tribe of Reuben,et Ramoth in Galaad de tribu Gad,and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad,et Gaulon in Basan de tribu Manasse.and Golan in Bashan of the tribe of Manasseh.

⁸Et trans Jordanem contra orientalem plagam Jericho,And beyond the Jordan, opposite the eastern side of Jericho,statuerunt Bosor,they appointed Bezer,quæ sita est in campestri solitudine de tribu Ruben,which is situated on the plain of the wilderness of the tribe of Reuben,et Ramoth in Galaad de tribu Gad,and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad,et Gaulon in Basan de tribu Manasse.and Golan in Bashan of the tribe of Manasseh.

⁹Hæ civitates constitutæ sunt cunctis filiis Israël,These cities were established for all the sons of Israel,et advenis qui habitabant inter eos,and for the new arrivals who were living among them,ut fugeret ad eas qui animam nescius percussisset,so that whoever had struck down a life unintentionally might flee to these,et non moreretur in manu proximi,and not die at the hand of a close relative who desires to vindicate the blood that was shed,effusum sanguinem vindicare cupientis,until he should stand before the people,donec staret ante populum expositurus causam suam.in order to present his case.

⁹Hæ civitates constitutæ sunt cunctis filiis Israël,These cities were established for all the sons of Israel,et advenis qui habitabant inter eos,and for the new arrivals who were living among them,ut fugeret ad eas qui animam nescius percussisset,so that whoever had struck down a life unintentionally might flee to these,et non moreretur in manu proximi,and not die at the hand of a close relative who desires to vindicate the blood that was shed,effusum sanguinem vindicare cupientis,until he should stand before the people,donec staret ante populum expositurus causam suam.in order to present his case.