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HOLY BIBLE: Numbers 35

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1 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πぱいρろーὸς Μみゅーωおめがυうぷしろんσしぐまῆνにゅー ἐπぱいὶ δυσμῶνにゅー Μみゅーωおめがαあるふぁβべーた πぱいαあるふぁρろーὰ τたうὸνにゅー Ιορδάνην κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ Ιεριχω λέγων 2 σύνταξον τたうοおみくろんῖς υうぷしろんἱοおみくろんῖς Ισραηλ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ δώσουσιν τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις ἀπぱいὸ τたうῶνにゅー κλήρων κατασχέσεως αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー πόλεις κατοικεῖνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ προάστεια τたうῶνにゅー πόλεων κύκλῳ αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー δώσουσιν τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις 3 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔσονται αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς αあるふぁἱ πόλεις κατοικεῖνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ ἀφορίσματα αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἔσται τたうοおみくろんῖς κτήνεσιν αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πぱいᾶσしぐまιいおた τたうοおみくろんῖς τετράποσιν αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー 4 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ συγκυροῦνにゅーτたうαあるふぁ τたうῶνにゅー πόλεων ἃς δώσετε τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις ἀπぱいὸ τείχους τたうῆς πόλεως κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔξくしーωおめが δισχιλίους πήχεις κύκλῳ 5 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ μετρήσεις ἔξくしーωおめが τたうῆς πόλεως τたうὸ κλίτος τたうὸ πぱいρろーὸς ἀνατολὰς δισχιλίους πήχεις κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸ κλίτος τたうὸ πぱいρろーὸς λίβα δισχιλίους πήχεις κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸ κλίτος τたうὸ πぱいρろーὸς θάλασσαν δισχιλίους πήχεις κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸ κλίτος τたうὸ πぱいρろーὸς βべーたοおみくろんρろーρろーᾶνにゅー δισχιλίους πήχεις κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ πόλις μέσον τούτου ἔσται ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ ὅμορα τたうῶνにゅー πόλεων 6 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰς πόλεις δώσετε τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις τたうὰς ἓξくしー πόλεις τたうῶνにゅー φυγαδευτηρίων ἃς δώσετε φεύγειν ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ τたうῷ φονεύσαντι κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πぱいρろーὸς ταύταις τεσσαράκοντα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ δύο πόλεις 7 πάσας τたうὰς πόλεις δώσετε τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις τεσσαράκοντα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὀκかっぱτたうὼ πόλεις ταύτας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ προάστεια αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー 8 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰς πόλεις ἃς δώσετε ἀπぱいὸ τたうῆς κατασχέσεως υうぷしろんἱῶνにゅー Ισραηλ ἀπぱいὸ τたうῶνにゅー τたうὰ πολλὰ πολλὰ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀπぱいὸ τたうῶνにゅー ἐλαττόνων ἐλάττω ἕκαστος κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ τたうὴνにゅー κληρονομίαν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἣνにゅー κληρονομήσουσιν δώσουσιν ἀπぱいὸ τたうῶνにゅー πόλεων τたうοおみくろんῖς Λευίταις

1 This was another message the Lord gave to Moses on the eastern bank of Jordan opposite Jericho; 2 he was to bid the Israelites make provision for the Levites out of these lands of theirs. 3 The Levites were to have cities with precincts about them; cities for the Levites themselves to live in, and precincts for their flocks and cattle,[1] 4 stretching a thousand yards beyond the city walls. 5 Two thousand cubits to the east, as many to the south, as many towards the western sea, as many to the north;[2] the city was to lie in the middle with precincts all round it. 6 Six of the towns granted to the Levites would be sanctuaries for the outlaw, offering a refuge to homicides, and there would be forty-two more, 7 making forty-eight cities in all, with precincts attached to them. 8 All these cities were to be a toll levied from the lands of the Israelites, in greater number from those who held more, in less number from those who held less; they would make their grant to the Levites according to their several capacities.

1 Hæc quoque locutus est Dominus ad Moysen in campes tribus Moab supra Jordanem, contra Jericho: 2 Præcipe filiis Israël ut dent Levitis de possessionibus suis 3 urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana earum per circuitum: ut ipsi in oppidis maneant, et suburbana sint pecoribus ac jumentis: 4 quæ a muris civitatum forinsecus, per circuitum, mille passuum spatio tendentur. 5 Contra orientem duo millia erunt cubiti, et contra meridiem similiter erunt duo millia: ad mare quoque, quod respicit ad occidentem, eadem mensura erit, et septentrionalis plaga æquali termino finietur, eruntque urbes in medio, et foris suburbana. 6 De ipsis autem oppidis, quæ Levitis dabitis, sex erunt in fugitivorum auxilia separata, ut fugiat ad ea qui fuderit sanguinem: et exceptis his, alia quadraginta duo oppida, 7 id est, simul quadraginta octo cum suburbanis suis. 8 Ipsæque urbes, quæ dabuntur de possessionibus filiorum Israël, ab his qui plus habent, plures auferentur: et qui minus, pauciores: singuli juxta mensuram hæreditatis suæ dabunt oppida Levitis.

9 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πぱいρろーὸς Μみゅーωおめがυうぷしろんσしぐまῆνにゅー λέγων 10 λάλησον τたうοおみくろんῖς υうぷしろんἱοおみくろんῖς Ισραηλ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐρろーεいぷしろんῖς πぱいρろーὸς αあるふぁὐτούς ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς διαβαίνετε τたうὸνにゅー Ιορδάνην εいぷしろんἰς γがんまῆνにゅー Χかいαあるふぁνにゅーαあるふぁαあるふぁνにゅー 11 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ διαστελεῖτたうεいぷしろん ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς πόλεις φυγαδευτήρια ἔσται ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー φふぁいυうぷしろんγがんまεいぷしろんῖνにゅー ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ τたうὸνにゅー φονευτήν πぱいᾶς ὁ πατάξας ψぷさいυうぷしろんχかいὴνにゅー ἀκουσίως 12 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔσονται αあるふぁἱ πόλεις ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー φυγαδευτήρια ἀπぱいὸ ἀγχιστεύοντος τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐ μみゅーὴ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ φονεύων ἕως ἂνにゅー σしぐまτたうῇ ἔναντι τたうῆς συναγωγῆς εいぷしろんἰς κρίσιν 13 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ αあるふぁἱ πόλεις ἃς δώσετε τたうὰς ἓξくしー πόλεις φυγαδευτήρια ἔσονται ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー 14 τたうὰς τたうρろーεいぷしろんῖς πόλεις δώσετε ἐνにゅー τたうῷ πέραν τたうοおみくろんῦ Ιορδάνου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰς τたうρろーεいぷしろんῖς πόλεις δώσετε ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Χανααν 15 φυγάδιον ἔσται τたうοおみくろんῖς υうぷしろんἱοおみくろんῖς Ισραηλ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうῷ προσηλύτῳ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうῷ παροίκῳ τたうῷ ἐνにゅー ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー ἔσονται αあるふぁἱ πόλεις αあるふぁὗτたうαあるふぁιいおた εいぷしろんἰς φυγαδευτήριον φふぁいυうぷしろんγがんまεいぷしろんῖνにゅー ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ παντὶ πατάξαντι ψぷさいυうぷしろんχかいὴνにゅー ἀκουσίως

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses 10 giving him this message for the Israelites: When you have crossed Jordan and reached Chanaan, 11 you must decide which of your cities are to be sanctuaries for men who have shed blood unwittingly. 12 Such a man, if he takes refuge there, will be beyond the reach of avenging clansmen, until such time as he can appear and have his cause decided by the people. 13 Of the cities appointed as sanctuaries, 14 three must lie beyond the Jordan, three in Chanaan itself; 15 and they shall be open not only to Israelites but to the aliens that lodge or dwell among you, as a refuge for all who have shed blood unwittingly.

9 Ait Dominus ad Moysen: 10 Loquere filiis Israël, et dices ad eos: Quando transgressi fueritis Jordanem in terram Chanaan, 11 decernite quæ urbes esse debeant in præsidia fugitivorum, qui nolentes sanguinem fuderint: 12 in quibus cum fuerit profugus, cognatus occisi non poterit eum occidere, donec stet in conspectu multitudinis, et causa illius judicetur. 13 De ipsis autem urbibus, quæ ad fugitivorum subsidia separantur, 14 tres erunt trans Jordanem, et tres in terra Chanaan, 15 tam filiis Israël quam advenis atque peregrinis, ut confugiat ad eas qui nolens sanguinem fuderit.

16 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐνにゅー σκεύει σιδήρου πατάξῃ αあるふぁὐτόν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τελευτήσῃ φονευτής ἐστιν θανάτῳ θανατούσθω ὁ φονευτής 17 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐνにゅー λίθῳ ἐκかっぱ χειρός ἐνにゅー ᾧ ἀποθανεῖται ἐνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ πατάξῃ αあるふぁὐτόν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποθάνῃ φονευτής ἐστιν θανάτῳ θανατούσθω ὁ φονευτής 18 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐνにゅー σκεύει ξυλίνῳ ἐκかっぱ χειρός ἐξくしー οおみくろんὗ ἀποθανεῖται ἐνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ πατάξῃ αあるふぁὐτόν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποθάνῃ φονευτής ἐστιν θανάτῳ θανατούσθω ὁ φονευτής 19 ὁ ἀγχιστεύων τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ οおみくろんὗτος ἀποκτενεῖ τたうὸνにゅー φονεύσαντα ὅτたうαあるふぁνにゅー συναντήσῃ αあるふぁὐτたうῷ οおみくろんὗτος ἀποκτενεῖ αあるふぁὐτόν 20 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ δでるた{I'} ἔχθραν ὤσしぐまῃ αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐπιρρίψῃ ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー πぱいᾶνにゅー σしぐまκかっぱεいぷしろんῦος ἐξくしー ἐνέδρου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποθάνῃ 21 ἢ δでるたιいおたὰ μみゅーῆνにゅーιいおたνにゅー ἐπάταξεν αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー τたうῇ χειρί κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποθάνῃ θανάτῳ θανατούσθω ὁ πατάξας φονευτής ἐστιν θανάτῳ θανατούσθω ὁ φονεύων ὁ ἀγχιστεύων τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ ἀποκτενεῖ τたうὸνにゅー φονεύσαντα ἐνにゅー τたうῷ συναντῆσしぐまαあるふぁιいおた αあるふぁὐτたうῷ 22 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐξάπινα οおみくろんὐ δでるた{I'} ἔχθραν ὤσしぐまῃ αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἢ ἐπιρρίψῃ ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー πぱいᾶνにゅー σしぐまκかっぱεいぷしろんῦος οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐξくしー ἐνέδρου 23 ἢ παντὶ λίθῳ ἐνにゅー ᾧ ἀποθανεῖται ἐνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ εいぷしろんἰδώς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐπιπέσῃ ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτόν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποθάνῃ αあるふぁὐτたうὸς δでるたὲ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐχθρὸς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἦνにゅー οおみくろんὐδでるたὲ ζητῶνにゅー κακοποιῆσしぐまαあるふぁιいおた αあるふぁὐτόν 24 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κρινεῖ ἡ συναγωγὴ ἀνにゅーὰ μέσον τたうοおみくろんῦ πατάξαντος κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνにゅーὰ μέσον τたうοおみくろんῦ ἀγχιστεύοντος τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ τたうὰ κρίματα τたうαあるふぁῦτたうαあるふぁ 25 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐξελεῖται ἡ συναγωγὴ τたうὸνにゅー φονεύσαντα ἀπぱいὸ τたうοおみくろんῦ ἀγχιστεύοντος τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀποκαταστήσουσιν αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἡ συναγωγὴ εいぷしろんἰς τたうὴνにゅー πόλιν τたうοおみくろんῦ φυγαδευτηρίου αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ οおみくろんὗ κατέφυγεν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κατοικήσει ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ ἕως ἂνにゅー ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας ὃνにゅー ἔχρισαν αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー τたうῷ ἐλαίῳ τたうῷ ἁγίῳ 26 ἐὰνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐξόδῳ ἐξέλθῃ ὁ φονεύσας τたうὰ ὅρια τたうῆς πόλεως εいぷしろんἰς ἣνにゅー κατέφυγεν ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ 27 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんὕρろーῃ αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ὁ ἀγχιστεύων τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ ἔξくしーωおめが τたうῶνにゅー ὁρίων τたうῆς πόλεως καταφυγῆς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ φονεύσῃ ὁ ἀγχιστεύων τたうὸ αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ τたうὸνにゅー φονεύσαντα οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἔνοχός ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー 28 ἐνにゅー γがんまὰρろー τたうῇ πόλει τたうῆς καταφυγῆς κατοικείτω ἕως ἂνにゅー ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ μετὰ τたうὸ ἀποθανεῖνにゅー τたうὸνにゅー ἱερέα τたうὸνにゅー μέγαν ἐπαναστραφήσεται ὁ φονεύσας εいぷしろんἰς τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー τたうῆς κατασχέσεως αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ 29 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔσται τたうαあるふぁῦτたうαあるふぁ ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー εいぷしろんἰς δικαίωμα κρίματος εいぷしろんἰς τたうὰς γがんまεいぷしろんνにゅーεいぷしろんὰς ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー ἐνにゅー πάσαις τたうαあるふぁῖς κατοικίαις ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー

16 In such causes, anyone who struck a deadly blow with a weapon of iron must be reckoned a murderer, and put to death; 17 and the penalty is all the same if the deadly blow was struck with a stone, 18 or with a piece of wood. 19 Any kinsman of the dead man may strike the murderer down, strike him down without more ado as soon as he meets him. 20 Anyone, that is, who thrusts at a man out of malice, or lies in wait for him and discharges a weapon at him, 21 or makes a deadly assault on him because they are enemies, is a murderer, to be struck down by the kinsmen of the dead man as soon as they meet him. 22 But if it was by chance, without any malice 23 or feud between them, 24 and this is proved in the hearing of the people, after due consideration of the pleas brought by the slayer and by the dead man’s kin, 25 then he is innocent, and must be rescued from the avenger’s power. He must be taken back, by award of the court, to his city of refuge, and make his abode there until the death of the high priest then anointed. 26 Once the slayer leaves the confines of the sanctuary town, 27 anyone who has a feud against him may strike him down wherever he meets him, without incurring guilt; 28 he should have remained in his city of refuge until the high priest died. On the high priest’s death, the slayer is free to return home. 29 These laws shall hold good among you everywhere and always.

16 Si quis ferro percusserit, et mortuus fuerit qui percussus est, reus erit homicidii, et ipse morietur. 17 Si lapidem jecerit, et ictus occubuerit, similiter punietur. 18 Si ligno percussus interierit, percussoris sanguine vindicabitur. 19 Propinquus occisi, homicidam interficiet: statim ut apprehenderit eum, interficiet. 20 Si per odium quis hominem impulerit, vel jecerit quippiam in eum per insidias: 21 aut cum esset inimicus, manu percusserit, et ille mortuus fuerit: percussor homicidii reus erit: cognatus occisi statim ut invenerit eum, jugulabit. 22 Quod si fortuitu, et absque odio 23 et inimicitiis quidquam horum fecerit, 24 et hoc audiente populo fuerit comprobatum, atque inter percussorem et propinquum sanguinis quæstio ventilata: 25 liberabitur innocens de ultoris manu, et reducetur per sententiam in urbem, ad quam confugerat, manebitque ibi, donec sacerdos magnus, qui oleo sancto unctus est, moriatur. 26 Si interfector extra fines urbium, quæ exulibus deputatæ sunt, 27 fuerit inventus, et percussus ab eo qui ultor est sanguinis: absque noxa erit qui eum occiderit. 28 Debuerat enim profugus usque ad mortem pontificis in urbe residere. Postquam autem ille obierit, homicida revertetur in terram suam. 29 Hæc sempiterna erunt, et legitima in cunctis habitationibus vestris.

30 πぱいᾶς πατάξας ψυχήν δでるたιいおたὰ μαρτύρων φονεύσεις τたうὸνにゅー φονεύσαντα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ μάρτυς εいぷしろんἷς οおみくろんὐ μαρτυρήσει ἐπぱいὶ ψυχὴνにゅー ἀποθανεῖνにゅー 31 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα πぱいεいぷしろんρろーὶ ψυχῆς πぱいαあるふぁρろーὰ τたうοおみくろんῦ φονεύσαντος τたうοおみくろんῦ ἐνόχου ὄντος ἀναιρεθῆνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた θανάτῳ γがんまὰρろー θανατωθήσεται 32 οおみくろんὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα τたうοおみくろんῦ φυγεῖνにゅー εいぷしろんἰς πόλιν τたうῶνにゅー φυγαδευτηρίων τたうοおみくろんῦ πάλιν κατοικεῖνにゅー ἐπぱいὶ τたうῆς γがんまῆς ἕως ἂνにゅー ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας 33 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐ μみゅーὴ φονοκτονήσητε τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー εいぷしろんἰς ἣνにゅー ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς κατοικεῖτたうεいぷしろん τたうὸ γがんまὰρろー αあるふぁἷμみゅーαあるふぁ τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん φονοκτονεῖ τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐξιλασθήσεται ἡ γがんまῆ ἀπぱいὸ τたうοおみくろんῦ αあるふぁἵματος τたうοおみくろんῦ ἐκχυθέντος ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἀλらむだ{L'} ἐπぱいὶ τたうοおみくろんῦ αあるふぁἵματος τたうοおみくろんῦ ἐκχέοντος 34 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐ μιανεῖτたうεいぷしろん τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー ἐ{F'} ἧς κατοικεῖτたうεいぷしろん ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐ{F'} ἧς ἐγがんまὼ κατασκηνώσω ἐνにゅー ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー ἐγがんまὼ γάρ εいぷしろんἰμみゅーιいおた κύριος κατασκηνῶνにゅー ἐνにゅー μέσῳ τたうῶνにゅー υうぷしろんἱῶνにゅー Ιいおたσしぐまρろーαあるふぁηいーたλらむだ

30 Witnesses are needed before the murderer can be punished; the word of a single witness does not suffice for his condemnation. 31 You are not to accept blood-money from the murderer; he is to be put to death there and then. 32 Nor, upon any condition, must you allow the outlaw who has taken sanctuary to return home until the high priest’s death; 33 this would bring pollution on the land that is yours. The blood of an innocent man involves the whole land in such guilt as can only be expiated by the murderer’s own blood; 34 and you must keep your territory clean of such defilement if I am to dwell among you; the Lord himself is the guest of Israel.

30 Homicida sub testibus punietur: ad unius testimonium nullus condemnabitur. 31 Non accipietis pretium ab eo qui reus est sanguinis, statim et ipse morietur. 32 Exules et profugi ante mortem pontificis nullo modo in urbes suas reverti poterunt, 33 ne polluatis terram habitationis vestræ, quæ insontium cruore maculatur: nec aliter expiari potest, nisi per ejus sanguinem, qui alterius sanguinem fuderit. 34 Atque ita emundabitur vestra possessio me commorante vobiscum. Ego enim sum Dominus qui habito inter filios Israël.

[1] In view of 18.20, it may perhaps be inferred that the Levites farmed for their own maintenance, not for profit.

[2] ‘Yards’ and ‘cubits’ in the Latin both translate the same word in the Hebrew. If we follow the Hebrew text, it is difficult to reconcile the directions given in verses 4 and 5 and it seems likely that there has been some corruption.

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Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
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