19 — Deuteronomy

1When the Lord thy God hath destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to thee, and thou shalt possess it, and shalt dwell in the cities and houses thereof:Allorché il Signore Dio tuo avrà annichilate le genti, delle quali la terra darà egli a te, e quando tu ne sarai in possesso, e abiterai in quelle città, e in quelle case:VVHEN our Lord thy God hath destroyed the nations, whose land he wil deliuer to thee, and thou doest possesse it, and dwellest in the cities and houses therof:Cum disperdiderit Dominus Deus tuus gentes, quarum tibi traditurus est terram, et possederis eam, habitaverisque in urbibus ejus et in ædibus: 2Thou shalt separate to thee three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give thee in possession,Separerai tre città nel mezzo del paese, di cui il Signore Dio tuo daratti il dominio,three cities shalt thou separate to thee in the middes of the Land, which our Lord thy God wil geue thee in possession,tres civitates separabis tibi in medio terræ, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi in possessionem, 3Paving diligently the way: and thou shalt divide the whole province of thy land equally into three parts: that he who is forced to flee for manslaughter, may have near at hand whither to escape.E appianerai diligentemente le strade, e in tre parti dividerai tutto il continente della tua terra, affinché colui che è fuggiasco per ragion d'omicidio, abbia vicino un luogo, dove potere scampare.preparing diligently the way: and thou shalt diuide the whole prouince of thy Land equally into three partes: that he which for murder is a fugitiue, may haue neere at hand, whither to escape.sternens diligenter viam: et in tres æqualiter partes totam terræ tuæ provinciam divides: ut habeat e vicino qui propter homicidium profugus est, quo possit evadere. 4This shall be the law of the slayer that fleeth, whose life is to be saved: He that killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and who is proved to have had no hatred against him yesterday and the day before:Questa sarà la legge riguardo all'omicida, che prende la fuga, di cui dee salvarsi la vita: Se uno ha ferito il suo prossimo per accidente, e non si prova, che ieri, o ieri l'altro avesse odio alcuno contro di quello,This shal be the law of the murderer that fleeth, whose life is to be saued: He that striketh his neighbour vnwitting, and that is proued yesterday and the day before to haue had no hatred against him:Hæc erit lex homicidæ fugientis, cujus vita servanda est: qui percusserit proximum suum nesciens, et qui heri et nudiustertius nullum contra eum odium habuisse comprobatur:

5But to have gone with him to the wood to hew wood, and in cutting down the tree the axe slipped out of his hand, and the iron slipping from the handle struck his friend, and killed him: he shall flee to one of the cities aforesaid, and live:Ma che era andato con lui semplicemente nel bosco a tagliar delle legna, e nel tagliarle gli era fuggita di mano la scure, e il ferro uscito del manico avea percosso e ucciso il suo amico: questi si rifuggirà in una delle sopraddette città, e sarà salvo;but to haue gone with him simply vnto the wood to cutte wood, and in cutting the wood of axe slipped out of his hand, and the yron falling from the handle strooke his freind, and killed him: he shal flee to one of the cities aforesaid, and liue:sed abiisse cum eo simpliciter in silvam ad ligna cædenda, et in succisione lignorum securis fugerit manu, ferrumque lapsum de manubrio amicum ejus percusserit, et occiderit: hic ad unam supradictarum urbium confugiet, et vivet: 6Lest perhaps the next kinsman of him whose blood was shed, pushed on by his grief should pursue, and apprehend him, if the way be too long, and take away the life of him who is not guilty of death, because he is proved to have had no hatred before against him that was slain.Affinché per disgrazia un parente di quello, il sangue di cui è stato sparso, stimolato dal dolore non gli tenga dietro, e gli metta le mani addosso, ove il viaggio fosse lungo, e uccida colui che non è reo di morte: atteso che non si prova, che avesse prima alcun odio contro l'ucciso.lest perhaps the next kinseman of him, whose bloud was shed, pricked with sorow, pursew, and apprehend him if the way be too long, and stricke his life, that is not guiltie of death, because he is proued to haue had no hatred before, against him that was slaine.ne forsitan proximus ejus, cujus effusus est sanguis, dolore stimulatus, persequatur, et apprehendat eum si longior via fuerit, et percutiat animam ejus, qui non est reus mortis: quia nullum contra eum, qui occisus est, odium prius habuisse monstratur. 7Therefore I command thee, that thou separate three cities at equal distance one from another.Per questo io ti comando di porre queste tre città in pari distanza tra loro.Therfore I command thee, that thou separat three cities of equal distance one from an other.Idcirco præcipio tibi, ut tres civitates æqualis inter se spatii dividas. 8And when the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he swore to thy fathers, and shall give thee all the land that he promised them,Quando poi il Signore Dio tuo abbia ampliati i tuoi confini, conforme giurò ai padri tuoi, e ti avrà data tutta la terra, che ad essi promise,And when our Lord thy God shal haue dilated thy borders, as he sware to thy fathers, and shal geue thee al the Land, that he promised them, (Cum autem dilataverit Dominus Deus tuus terminos tuos, sicut juravit patribus tuis, et dederit tibi cunctam terram, quam eis pollicitus est 9(Yet so, if thou keep his commandments, and do the things which I command thee this day, that thou love the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways at all times) thou shalt add to thee other three cities, and shalt double the number of the three cities aforesaid:(Se però osserverai i suoi comandamenti, e farai quello che io oggi ti prescrivo, che ami il Signore Dio tuo, e nelle vie di lui cammini in ogni tempo), aggiungerai a queste tre altre città, e raddoppierai il numero delle prime:yet so, if thou keepe his commandementes, and do the thinges which I command thee this day, that thou loue our Lord thy God, and walke in his wayes at al time) thou shalt adde to thee other three cities, and shalt duble the number of the three cities aforesaid:(si tamen custodieris mandata ejus, et feceris, quæ hodie præcipio tibi, ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum, et ambules in viis ejus omni tempore), addes tibi tres alias civitates, et supradictarum trium urbium numerum duplicabis:

10That innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, lest thou be guilty of blood.Affinché non si sparga il sangue innocente in seno alla terra, di cui il Signore Dio tuo daratti il possesso, affinché tu non sia reo di effusione di sangue.that innocent bloud be not shed in the middes of the Land, which our Lord thy God wil geue thee to possesse, lest thou be guiltie of bloud.ut non effundatur sanguis innoxius in medio terræ, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi possidendam, ne sis sanguinis reus. 11But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in wait for his life, and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities aforesaid,Ma se uno portando odio al suo prossimo tenderà insidie alla vita di lui, e andandogli contro lo ferirà, onde quegli si muoia, ed egli siasi rifuggito in una delle sopraddette città,But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in wayte for his life, and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities aforesaid,Si quis autem, odio habens proximum suum, insidiatus fuerit vitæ ejus, surgensque percusserit illum, et mortuus fuerit, fugeritque ad unam de supradictis urbibus, 12The ancients of his city shall send, and take him out of the place of refuge, and shall deliver him into the hand of the kinsman of him whose blood was shed, and he shall die.I seniori della patria di lui manderanno a pigliarlo nel luogo, dove si è rifuggito, e lo daranno nelle mani del parente di colui del quale fu sparso il sangue, ed egli sarà messo a morte.the ancientes of his citie shal send, acd take him out of the place of refuge, and shal deliuer him into the hand of the kinseman of him, whose bloud was shed, and he shal die.mittent seniores civitatis illius, et arripient eum de loco effugii, tradentque in manu proximi, cujus sanguis effusus est, et morietur. 13Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.Non avrai compassione di lui, e torrai da Israele il reato dell'effusione del sangue innocente, affinché tu sii prosperato.Thou shalt not pitie him, and thou shalt take away the guiltie bloud out of Israel, that it may be wel with thee.Non miseraberis ejus, et auferes innoxium sanguinem de Israël, ut bene sit tibi. 14Thou shalt not take nor remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which thy predecessors have set in thy possession, which the Lord thy God will give thee in the land that thou shalt receive to possess.Non ismoverai, e non trasporterai i termini del tuo prossimo piantati da quelli che ebbero per l'avanti le possessioni, che il Signore Dio tuo darà a te nella terra, di cui ti farà padrone.Thou shalt not take, and transferre thy neighbours boundes, which thy predecessours did sette in thy possession, which our Lord thy God wil geue thee in the Land, that thou shalt receiue to possesse.Non assumes, et transferes terminos proximi tui, quos fixerunt priores in possessione tua, quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi in terra quam acceperis possidendam.

15One witness shall not rise up against any man, whatsoever the sin or wickedness be: but in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall stand.Non sarà sufficiente un sol testimonio contro chicchessia, qualunque siasi il peccato, e la scelleraggine: ma tutto si deciderà sul deposto di due, o di tre testimoni.One witnesse shal not stand against any man, whatsoeuer sinne, or wickednesse it be: but in the mouth of two or three witnesses shal euerie word stand.Non stabit testis unus contra aliquem, quidquid illud peccati, et facinoris fuerit: sed in ore duorum aut trium testium stabit omne verbum. 16If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,Se un falso testimonio si presenta per accusare un uomo di prevaricazione,If a lying witnesse stand against a man, accusing him of preuarication,Si steterit testis mendax contra hominem, accusans eum prævaricationis, 17Both of them, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges that shall be in those days.Si presenteranno ambedue questi contendenti dinanzi al Signore in presenza de' sacerdoti, e de' giudici, che saranno in quel tempo:both of them, whose the cause is, shal stand before our Lord in the sight of the priestes and the iudges that shal be in those daies.stabunt ambo, quorum causa est, ante Dominum in conspectu sacerdotum et judicum qui fuerint in diebus illis. 18And when after most diligent inquisition, they shall find that the false witness hath told a lie against his brother:E quando questi dopo diligentissimo esame trovino, che il testimone falso ha detto bugia contro del suo fratello,And when searching most diligently, they shal finde that the false witnes hath said a lie against his brother:Cumque diligentissime perscrutantes, invenerint falsum testem dixisse contra fratrem suum mendacium, 19They shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee:Faranno a lui quello che egli ha avuto intenzione di fare al suo fratello, e torrai l'iniquità di mezzo a te:they shal render to him as he meant to doe to his brother, and thou shalt take away the euil out of the middes of thee:reddent ei sicut fratri suo facere cogitavit, et auferes malum de medio tui: 20That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things.Affinché ciò udendo tutti gli altri ne abbian timore, e non abbian mai ardimento di far cosa tale.that others hearing may haue feare, and may not be bold to doe such things.ut audientes ceteri timorem habeant, et nequaquam talia audeant facere.

21Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.Non avrai compassione di colui, ma farai ch'egli paghi vita per vita, occhio per occhio, dente per dente, mano per mano, gamba per gamba.Thou shalt not pitie him, but life for life, eie for eie, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote shalt thou exacte.Non misereberis ejus, sed animam pro anima, oculum pro oculo, dentem pro dente, manum pro manu, pedem pro pede exiges.