Translations
Otherwise the blood-avenger, burning with rage, might chase down the manslayer when the road is long, strike him down and take his life—even though he deserved no death, for there was no prior hatred between them.
lest the blood-redeemer, his heart burning hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him because the road is long, and strike him fatally—though he had no rightful sentence of death, since he bore his neighbour no enmity from beforehand.
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.
Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

