يَشُوع 21

١ 1 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ رُؤَسَاءُ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ إِلَى أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَإِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ آبَاءِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

٢ 2 وَكَلَّمُوهُمْ فِي شِيلُوهَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى أَنْ نُعْطَى مُدُنًا لِلسَّكَنِ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِبَهَائِمِنَا».

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”

٣ 3 فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ نَصِيبِهِمْ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ مَعَ مَسَارِحهَا.

The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their pasture lands.

٤ 4 فَخَرَجَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ لِعَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ. فَكَانَ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ.

The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

٥ 5 وَلِبَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ عَشَرُ مُدُنٍ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى.

The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

٦ 6 وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي بَاشَانَ.

The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

٧ 7 وَلِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱثْنَتَا عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ.

The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

٨ 8 فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى.

The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.

٩ 9 وَأَعْطَوْا مِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي شِمْعُونَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ ٱلْمُسَمَّاةَ بِأَسْمَائِهَا،

They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

١٠ 10 فَكَانَتْ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْقُرْعَةَ ٱلْأُولَى كَانَتْ لَهُمْ:

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

١١ 11 وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ أَبِي عَنَاقٍ،هِيَ حَبْرُونَ، فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا مَعَ مَسْرَحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا.

They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

١٢ 12 وَأَمَّا حَقْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَضِيَاعُهَا فَأَعْطَوْهَا لِكَالَبَ بْنِ يَفُنَّةَ مُلْكًا لَهُ.

But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَوْا لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ حَبْرُونَ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا، وَلِبْنَةَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا،

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

١٤ 14 وَيَتِّيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَأَشْتَمُوعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

١٥ 15 وَحُولُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

١٦ 16 وَعَيْنَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَيُطَّةَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ شَمْسٍ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. تِسْعَ مُدُنٍ مِنْ هَذَيْنِ ٱلسِّبْطَيْنِ.

Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

١٧ 17 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ: جِبْعُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبْعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

١٨ 18 عَنَاثُوثَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَعَلْمُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

١٩ 19 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ بَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

٢٠ 20 وَأَمَّا عَشَائِرُ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، فَكَانَتْ مُدُنُ قُرْعَتِهِمْ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ:

The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

٢١ 21 وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ شَكِيمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ، وَجَازَرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

٢٢ 22 وَقِبْصَايِمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

٢٣ 23 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ إِلْتَقَى وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبَّثُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

٢٤ 24 وَأَيَّلُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

٢٥ 25 وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى تَعْنَكَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. مَدِينَتَيْنِ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ.

Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

٢٦ 26 كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ عَشَرٌ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

٢٧ 27 وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ مِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى جُولَانُ فِي بَاشَانَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَعَشْتَرَةُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، مَدِينَتَانِ ٱثْنَتَانِ.

They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

٢٨ 28 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ: قِشْيُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَدَبْرَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

٢٩ 29 وَيَرْمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَعَيْنُ جَنِّيمَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.

٣٠ 30 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ مِشْآلُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا، وَعَبْدُونُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا،

Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

٣١ 31 وَحَلْقَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَرَحُوبُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.

٣٢ 32 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ قَادَشُ فِي ٱلْجَلِيلِ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَحَمُّوتُ دُورٍ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَانُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. ثَلَاثُ مُدُنٍ.

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

٣٣ 33 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱلْجَرُشُونِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

٣٤ 34 وَلِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي مَرَارِي ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ يَقْنَعَامُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

٣٥ 35 وَدِمْنَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَنَحْلَالُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

٣٦ 36 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ بَاصَرُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَهْصَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

٣٧ 37 وَقَدِيمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَيْفَعَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

٣٨ 38 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ رَامُوتُ فِي جِلْعَادَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَحَنَايِمُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

٣٩ 39 حَشْبُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَعَزِيرُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ أَرْبَعٌ.

Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

٤٠ 40 فَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي لِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ. وَكَانَتْ قُرْعَتُهُمُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً.

All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

٤١ 41 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ فِي وَسَطِ مُلْكِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانٍ وَأَرْبَعُونَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

٤٢ 42 كَانَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنُ مَدِينَةً مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا. هَكَذَا لِكُلِّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنِ.

Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

٤٣ 43 فَأَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَقْسَمَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا لِآبَائِهِمْ فَٱمْتَلَكُوهَا وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا.

So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

٤٤ 44 فَأَرَاحَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ حَوَالَيْهِمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَقْسَمَ لِآبَائِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقِفْ قُدَّامَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، بَلْ دَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ.

The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. The LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

٤٥ 45 لَمْ تَسْقُطْ كَلِمَةٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلصَّالِحِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلِ ٱلْكُلُّ صَارَ.

Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.