1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; 21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: 28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
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Levilarga berilgan shaharlar
1 Moʻab tekisligida, Yerixo shahrining roʻparasidagi Iordan daryosi boʻyida Egamiz Musoga dedi: 2 “Isroil xalqiga buyur, ular mulk qilib oladigan yeridan levilarga yashash uchun shaharlar berishsin. Shuningdek, shaharlarning atrofidagi yaylovlarni ham berishsin. 3 Shaharlar levilarga vatan boʻladi, yaylovlar esa mol–holi uchun yaraydi. 4 Levilarga beriladigan yaylovlar shahar devoridan 1000 tirsak masofada boʻlgan tevarakdagi hamma yaylovlarni oʻz ichiga olsin. 5 Shahar tashqarisidan sharq, janub, gʻarb, shimol tomonga 2000 tirsakdan oʻlchanglar, shahar oʻrtada boʻlsin. Shahar atrofi esa levilarning yaylovlari boʻladi.
6 Sizlar levilarga beradigan shaharlaringizning oltitasi panoh shaharlar boʻlsin. Birortangiz bexosdan odam oʻldirib qoʻysangiz, oʻsha shaharlarning biriga qochib borishingiz mumkin. Bu oltita shahardan tashqari, levilarga yana qirq ikkita shahar beringlar. 7 Hammasi boʻlib levilarga qirq sakkizta shahar va ular atrofidagi yaylovlar berilsin.
8 Isroil xalqi mulkidan har bir qabila olgan ulushining hajmiga koʻra, levilarga shaharlar ajratib beringlar. Kattaroq ulush olgan qabila koʻproq, kichikroq ulush olgan qabila esa kamroq shahar bersin.”
Panoh shaharlar
9-10 Isroil xalqiga quyidagi amr va qonunlarni yetkaz, deb Musoga Egamiz shunday amr berdi: “Sizlar Iordan daryosining narigi tomoniga oʻtib, Kanʼon yurtiga kirganlaringizdan keyin, 11 oʻzlaringiz uchun panoh shaharlarni tanlanglar. Birortasi bexosdan odam oʻldirib qoʻysa, oʻsha shaharlarning biriga qochib bora oladigan boʻlsin. 12 Qotil jamoa oldida hukm qilinishdan oldin oʻldirilib qoʻyilmasligi uchun bu shaharlar qotilga qasoskordan panoh boʻladi.
13 Oltita panoh shahringiz boʻlsin. 14 Uchta shaharni Iordan daryosining sharq tomonidan, qolgan uchtasini Kanʼon yurtidan tanlanglar. 15 Ana shu oltita shahar sizlar uchun ham, orangizda vaqtincha yoki doimiy ravishda istiqomat qilayotgan musofirlar uchun ham panoh boʻladi. Birortasini bexosdan oʻldirib qoʻygan odam oʻsha yoqqa qochib borsin.
16 Agar birorta odam boshqasini temir asbob bilan urib oʻldirib qoʻysa, urgan odam qotil hisoblanadi va oʻsha odamning jazosi oʻlimdir. 17 Odamni tosh bilan urib oʻldirgan kishi ham qotildir. Qotilning jazosi oʻlimdir. 18 Odamni yogʻoch qurol bilan urib oʻldirgan kishi ham qotildir. Qotilning jazosi oʻlimdir. 19 Marhumning xunini oladigan odam qotilni oʻldirsin. Qotilni uchratib qolganda uning jonini olsin. 20 Shuningdek, agar birortasi boshqasini yomon koʻrgani uchun itarib yoki qasddan unga biror narsani otib oʻldirib qoʻysa, 21 yoxud adovatdan unga musht tushirib oʻldirsa, urgan odamning jazosi oʻlimdir. U qotildir. Marhumning xunini oladigan odam qotilni uchratganda oʻldirsin.
22 Bordi–yu, biri boshqasini bexosdan, xusumat qilmay, turtib yuborsa yoki qasd qilmay biror narsa otsa 23-24 yo koʻrmay turib ustiga tosh tushirib yuborsa va oʻsha odam oʻlsa, jamoa qasoskor bilan odam oʻldirgan kishining orasidagi mojaroni hal qilsin. Chunki odam oʻldirganning va marhumning orasida hech qanday adovat boʻlmagan edi. 25 Jamoa qotilni qasoskorning qoʻlidan xalos qilib, uni qaytarib panoh shaharga joʻnatsin. Moy surtib tanlangan oliy ruhoniy vafot etguncha, qotil oʻsha yerda qolsin.
26 Lekin qotil panoh shahar chegarasidan chiqsa 27 va qasoskor uni panoh shahardan tashqarida tutib olib oʻldirsa, qasoskor qotillikda ayblanmaydi. 28 Chunki oliy ruhoniy vafot etguncha, qotil panoh shaharda qolishi lozim edi. Oliy ruhoniyning vafotidan soʻnggina u oʻz uyiga qaytib borishi mumkin edi. 29 Mana shular sizlar uchun avlodlaringiz osha, qayerda yashasangiz ham, qonun boʻlib qolsin.
30 Odam oʻldirgan kishi faqat guvohlarning koʻrsatmalari asosidagina qotillikda ayblanib, oʻlim jazosiga tortilsin. Bitta odamning guvohligi asosida hech kim oʻldirilmasin.
31 Oʻlimga hukm qilingan qotilning joni evaziga pul olmanglar. Qotilni albatta oʻldiringlar.
32 Panoh shaharga qochib ketgan odamdan ham pul olmanglar, u oliy ruhoniyning vafotidan oldin oʻz yeriga qaytib kelib yashashi uchun yoʻl qoʻymanglar. 33 Oʻzingiz yashab yurgan yerni bulgʻamanglar. Yer toʻkilgan qon tufayli bulgʻanadi. Qotillik tufayli bulgʻangan yerni faqat qotilning qoni bilan tozalab boʻladi. 34 Oʻzlaringiz yashaydigan va Men istiqomat qiladigan yerni bulgʻamanglar, zotan, Men, Egangiz, Isroil xalqi orasida istiqomat qilaman.”
