1利未人的城耶和華在耶利哥對面，約旦河邊的摩押平原，對摩西說：
1Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
2“你要吩咐以色列人，叫他們從所得為業的地中，把一些城給利未人居住，也把這些城周圍的郊區給利未人。
2“Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and you shall give suburbs for the cities around them to the Levites.
3這些城要歸他們居住，城的郊區可以牧放他們的牛羊和一切牲畜，也可以存放他們的財物。
3The cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their livestock, and for their substance, and for all their animals.
4“你們給利未人的城郊，要從城牆起，周圍向外量四百五十公尺。
4“The suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.
5你們又要從城外，向東面量九百公尺，向南面量九百公尺，向西面量九百公尺，向北面量九百公尺，城在中間；這要歸給他們作城外的郊區。
5You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6你們分給利未人的城，其中要有六座避難城，讓誤殺人的可以逃到那裡去，此外還要給他們四十二座城。
6“The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.
7這樣，你們所要給利未人的城，共為四十八座，連城帶城郊都要給他們。
7All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their suburbs.
8從以色列人所得的地業中，你們要把一些城給利未人，人多的就要多給，人少的就要少給；每個支派要照著自己承受的產業，把城分給利未人。”
8Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many; and from the few you shall take few: everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give of his cities to the Levites.”
9避難城（申19:1~13；書20:1~9）耶和華對摩西說：
9Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
10“你要吩咐以色列人說：‘你們過約旦河，進到迦南地的時候，
10“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11就要選擇幾座城，給你們作避難城，讓誤殺人的，就是無心殺死人的，可以逃到那裡。
11then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
12它們可以作你們逃避報仇者的避難城，使誤殺人的不至於死，直到他站在會眾面前受審判。
12The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
13你們指定的城，要給你們作六座避難城。
13The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
14在約旦河東面，你們要分出三座城；在迦南地，你們也要分出三座城，都要作避難城。
14You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
15這六座城要給以色列人和外族人，以及他們中間居住的人作避難城，使無心殺人的人，都可以逃到那裡去。
15For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
16“‘如果人用鐵器打人，以致把人打死，他就是故意殺人的；故意殺人的必被處死。
16“‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17如果人手裡拿著可以打死人的石頭打人，以致把人打死，他就是故意殺人的；故意殺人的必被處死。
17If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18如果人手裡拿著可以打死人的木器打人，以致把人打死，他就是故意殺人的；故意殺人的必被處死。
18Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19報血仇的，要親自把那故意殺人的殺死；一遇見他，就可以殺死他。
19The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
20如果人因懷恨把人推倒，或是埋伏著向人扔東西，以致把人打死；
20If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
21或者因仇恨用手打人，以致把人打死；那打人的，必被處死，因為他是故意殺人的；報血仇的一遇見兇手，就可以殺死他。
21or in enmity struck him with his hand, so that he died; he who struck him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meets him.
22“‘但是，如果人沒有仇恨，忽然把人推倒，或是無意向人投擲甚麼器皿，
22“‘But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
23或是因為沒有看見，用任何可以打死人的石頭，扔在人身上，以致把人打死，他本來與他無仇，也無意害他；
23or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
24這樣，會眾就要照著典章，在打死人的和報血仇的人中間施行裁判。
24then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
25會眾要把誤殺人的，從報血仇的人手中救出來；他要住在城中，直到受膏的大祭司死了。
25and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
26但誤殺人的，若是出了他逃進的避難城的境界，
26“‘But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,
27報血仇的在避難城境外遇著他，把他殺了，報血仇的就沒有犯流人血的罪。
27and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,
28因為那誤殺人的應該住在避難城中，直到大祭司死了；大祭司死了以後，那誤殺人的才可以回到他自己地業去。
28because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
29“‘這在你們一切居住的地方，要作你們世世代代的律例典章。
29“‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30殺人的，要憑著幾個見證人的口供，才可以把他處死；如果只有一個見證人，就不能指證把人處死。
30“‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
31犯了死罪，故意殺人的，你們不可收取贖價代他贖命，因為他必被處死。
31“‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
32逃到避難城的人，你們也不可收取他的贖價，使他在大祭司未死以前回到本地居住。
32“‘You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33這樣，你們就沒有玷污你們居住的地，因為血能玷污地；在地上如果有流人血的，除非流那故意殺人者的血，那地的血就不能得贖。
33“‘So you shall not pollute the land in which you are: for blood, it pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him who shed it.
34你們不可玷污你所住的地，就是我居住的地，因為我耶和華是居住在以色列人中間的。’”
34You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Yahweh, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.’”