Criminal Law
1 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
Bwana, Mungu wako, atakapoyakatilia mbali hayo mataifa yenye nchi akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, nawe ukawafuata, na kukaa katika miji yao, na katika nyumba zao;
2 thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
itenge miji mitatu iwe kwako katikati ya nchi yako, akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, kuimiliki.
3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
Itengeze njia, igawanye na mipaka ya nchi yako, akurithishayo Bwana, Mungu wako, iwe mafungu matatu, ili kwamba kila mwenye kuua mtu apate kukimbilia huko.
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
Na hii ndiyo hukumu ya mwenye kuua mtu, atakayekimbilia huko awe hai; atakayemwua mwenziwe pasipo kukusudia, wala hakumchukia tangu hapo;
5 as when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
kama aingiapo mtu na mwenziwe mwituni kwenda kukata kuni, akapeleka mkono wake na shoka ili kukata mti, likatoka shoka katika mpini, likampiga yule mwenziwe hata akafa; basi na akimbilie katika miji hii mmojawapo awe hai;
6 lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
asije akaandamiwa mwuaji na mwenye kulipiza kisasi cha damu, moyo wake ukali na hasira, akampata kwa njia kuwa ndefu, akamwua; wala hana haki ya kuuawa, kwa kuwa hakumchukia tangu hapo.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
Kwa sababu hii ninakuamuru, na kukuambia, Ujitengee miji mitatu.
8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
Na kama Bwana, Mungu wako, akiueneza mpaka wako kama alivyowaapia baba zako, akakupa na nchi yote aliyoahidi kwamba atawapa baba zako;
9 if thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
nawe ukiyashika maagizo haya yote nikuagizayo leo, na kuyafanya, kumpenda Bwana, Mungu wako, na kwenda sikuzote katika njia zake, ndipo ujiongezee miji mitatu tena, pamoja na mitatu ile;
10 that innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
isije ikamwagika damu ya asiye makosa kati ya nchi yako akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, iwe urithi, ikawa na damu juu yako.
11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
Lakini mtu awaye yote akimchukia mwenziwe na kumwotea na kumwinukia, akampiga hata akafa; naye akakimbilia miji hii mmojawapo;
12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
ndipo wazee wa mji wake wapeleke ujumbe kumtwaa huko, na kumuua katika mkono wa mwenye kulipiza kisasi cha damu, apate kufa.
13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Jicho lako lisimhurumie, lakini uondoe damu ya asiye makosa katika Israeli, ili upate kufanikiwa.
14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Usiiondoe alama ya mpaka wa jirani yako, waliouweka watu wa kale katika urithi wako, utakaorithi ndani ya nchi akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, uimiliki.
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Shahidi mmoja asimwinukie mtu awaye yote kumshuhudia kwa uovu wo wote, wala kwa dhambi yo yote, katika makosa akosayo yo yote; jambo na lithibitishwe kwa vinywa vya mashahidi wawili, au watatu.
16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Shahidi mdhalimu akimwinukia mtu ye yote na kushuhudia juu yake ya upotoe;
17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is , shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
ndipo wale watu washindanao kwa mambo yale na wasimame wote wawili mbele za Bwana, mbele ya makuhani na waamuzi watakaokuwapo siku hizo;
18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
nao waamuzi na watafute kwa bidii; na tazama, yule shahidi akiwa shahidi wa uongo, naye ametoa ushahidi wa uongo juu ya nduguye;
19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
ndipo mtamfanyia kama alivyodhani kumfanyia nduguye; ndivyo utakavyoondoa uovu katikati yako.
20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
Na watakaosalia watasikia na kuogopa, wasifanye tena uovu mfano wa huo katikati yako.
21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Wala jicho lako lisiwe na huruma; uzima kwa uzima, jicho kwa jicho, jino kwa jino, mkono kwa mkono, mguu kwa mguu.
