يَشُوع 18

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّ اسْتِيلاءُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي شِيلُوهَ، حَيْثُ نَصَبُوا خَيْمَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

The Israeli people captured all the land [that they were able to], but there were still seven tribes that had not been allotted any land. The Israeli people all gathered at Shiloh, and they set up the Sacred Tent there.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ سَبْعةُ أَسْبَاطٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَتَسَلَّمُوا بَعْدُ نَصِيبَهُمْ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى أَنْتُمْ مُتَقَاعِسُونَ عَنِ الشُّرُوعِ فِي امْتِلاكِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا لَكُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ؟

Joshua said to them, “Why are you waiting a long time to take control of [the rest of] the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped], has promised to give to you [RHQ]?

٤ 4 انْتَخِبُوا ثَلاثَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، فَأُرْسِلَهُمْ لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ وَتَخْطِيطِهَا بِمُوْجِبِ أَنْصِبَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ.

Choose three men from each of your seven tribes. Then I will send them to explore [the parts of] the land [which you have not occupied yet. When they finish exploring it], they must write a report, in which they will (make a map/show the boundaries) of the land that each tribe wants to receive.

٥ 5 وَلْيَقْسِمُوهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، فَيَمْكُثَ سِبْطُ يَهُوذَا ضِمْنَ حُدُودِهِ مِنَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَيُقِيمَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ فِي مَنَاطِقِهِمِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ شِمَالاً.

They will divide the remaining land into seven parts. The tribe of Judah will keep its land in the south, and the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh will keep their land in the north.

٦ 6 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتُخَطِّطُونَ الأَرْضَ وَتَقْسِمُونَهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ وَتُسَجِّلُونَهَا، ثُمَّ تَأْتُونَ إِلَيَّ فَأُلْقِي بَيْنَكُمُ الْقُرْعَةَ هَهُنَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا.

But in their report, the men from the seven tribes should describe the seven parts of the remaining land [that they wish to receive], and bring the report to me. While Yahweh is watching, I will (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide which land should be allotted to each tribe].

٧ 7 لأَنَّهُ لَنْ يَرِثَ اللّاوِيُّونَ نَصِيباً مَعَكُمْ إِذْ إِنَّ كَهَنُوتَ الرَّبِّ هُوَ نَصِيبُهُمْ. أَمَّا سِبْطَا جَادٍ وَرَأُوَبَيْنَ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فَقَدْ تَسَلَّمُوا نَصِيبَهُمْ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ لَهُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ».

But the tribe of Levi will not be allotted any land, because their [reward is that they will be] Yahweh’s priests. The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already been allotted their land on the east side of the Jordan [River], just as Moses, the man who served God [well], decided, [so they will not get any more land].”

٨ 8 فَانْطَلَقَ الرِّجَالُ لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ وَتَخْطِيطِهَا وَتَسْجِيلِهَا عَمَلاً بِوَصِيَّةِ يَشُوعَ، ثُمَّ الْعَوْدَةِ إِلَيْهِ لِيُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهَا الْقُرْعَةَ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

When the men who were chosen [got ready to] leave, Joshua told them, “Go and explore the land. Then write a report of what you have seen, and bring it back to me. Then while Yahweh is watching, I will (cast lots/throw marked stones) here at Shiloh, [to determine what area each tribe will receive].”

٩ 9 فَسَارَ الرِّجَالُ وَتَجَوَّلُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَخَطَّطُوهَا وَسَجَّلُوهَا فِي كِتَابٍ حَسَبَ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ مُدُنٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَسَمُوهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، ثُمَّ جَاءُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

So the men left and walked through the area. Then they described in a scroll each town that was in the seven parts [into which they had divided] the land. Then they returned to Joshua, who was still at Shiloh.

١٠ 10 فَأَلْقَى يَشُوعُ بَيْنَهُمُ الْقُرْعَةَ فِي شِيلُوهَ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ، حَيْثُ قَسَمَ الأَرْضَ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفْقاً لأَسْبَاطِهِمْ.

[After Joshua read their report], while Yahweh was watching, he (cast lots/threw marked stones) to choose which land would be allotted to each of the seven Israeli tribes.

١١ 11 وَهَذَا هُوَ مِيرَاثُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. وَقَعَ نَصِيبُهُمْ بَيْنَ مِيرَاثِ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَيُوسُفَ.

The first tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Benjamin. Each clan in that tribe was allotted some of the land that was between the area that was allotted to the tribe of Judah and the area that was allotted to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.

١٢ 12 فَامْتَدَّتْ حُدُودُهُمْ شِمَالاً مِنَ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَاسْتَمَرَّتْ صَاعِدَةً بِإِزَاءِ أَرِيحَا شِمَالاً بِاتِّجَاهِ الْجَبَلِ غَرْباً حَتَّى صَحْرَاءِ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

The northern border started at the Jordan [River] and extended west along the northern side of Jericho, into the hilly area. From there the border extended west to the desert near Beth-Aven [town].

١٣ 13 وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ سَارَتْ إِلَى جَانِبِ لُوزَ الْجَنُوبِيِّ، الَّتِي هِيَ بَيْتُ إِيلَ. ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَتِ الْحُدُودُ إِلَى عَطَارُوتَ إِدَّارَ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ الْقَائِمِ إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ السُّفْلَى.

From there it extended southwest to Luz (which is [now named] Bethel). From there it extended southwest to Ataroth-Addar [town], which is on the hill south of Lower Beth-Horon [city].

١٤ 14 وَامْتَدَّ التُّخْمُ مُلْتَفّاً نَاحِيَةَ الْغَرْبِ إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ الْجَبَلِ الْمُقَابِلِ لِبَيْتِ حُورُونَ وَانْتِهَاءً بِقَرْيَةِ بَعْلٍ، الَّتِي هِيَ قَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ، الْمَدِينَةُ التَّابِعَةُ لِيَهُوذَا. هَذِهِ هِيَ الْحُدُودُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ.

At the hill south of Beth-Horon, the border turned and extended south to Kiriath-Baal [town], which is [also named] Kiriath-Jearim. That is a town where people of the tribe of Judah live. That was the western border of the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.

١٥ 15 أَمَّا الْحُدُودُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ فَتَبْدَأُ مِنْ أَقْصَى قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ بِاتِّجَاهِ الْغَرْبِ حَتَّى تَصِلَ إِلَى مَنْبَعِ مِيَاهِ نَفْتُوحَ.

The southern border of their land started near Kiriath-Jearim and extended west to Nephtoah Springs.

١٦ 16 ثُمَّ تَنْحَدِرُ حَتَّى سَفْحِ الْجَبَلِ الْمُطِلِّ عَلَى وَادِي ابْنِ هِنُّومَ، الْوَاقِعِ شِمَالِيَّ وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ مُخْتَرِقَةً وَادِي هِنُّومَ مُرُوراً بِجَنُوبِيِّ مَدِينَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ (حَيْثُ يَسْكُنُ الْيَبُوسِيُّونَ) إِلَى أَنْ تَصِلَ إِلَى عَيْنِ رُوجَلَ.

From there it extended south to the bottom of the hill, near Ben-Hinnom Valley, on the north side of Repha Valley. The border extended south along the Hinnom Valley, south of the city where the Jebus people-group lived, to En-Rogel.

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ تَمْتَدُّ شِمَالاً إِلَى عَيْنِ شَمْسٍ فَجَلِيلُوتَ مُقَابِلَ عَقَبَةِ أَدُمِّيمَ نُزُولاً إِلَى حَجَرِ بُوهَنَ بْنِ رَأُوبَيْنَ.

From there the border extended west to En-Shemesh, and continued to Geliloth near Adummim Pass. Then it extended to the great stone of Reuben’s son Bohan.

١٨ 18 حَيْثُ تَمُرُّ بِالسَّهْلِ الشِّمَالِيِّ لِبَيْتِ عَرَبَةَ، ثُمَّ تَنْحَدِرُ نَحْوَ الْعَرَبَةِ،

From there the border extended to the northern edge of Beth-Arabah [town] and down into the Jordan [River] Valley.

١٩ 19 وَتَتَّجِهُ شِمَالاً إِلَى بَيْتِ حُجْلَةَ وَتَنْتَهِي عِنْدَ اللِّسَانِ الشِّمَالِيِّ لِلْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ حَيْثُ يَصُبُّ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ. هَذِهِ هِيَ الْحُدُودُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ.

From there it extended east to the northern edge of Beth-Hoglah [town] and ended at the north end of the Dead Sea, where the Jordan [River flows into the Dead Sea]. That was the southern boundary [of the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin].

٢٠ 20 أَمَّا الْحَدُّ الشَّرْقِيُّ فَكَانَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ. هَذِهِ هِيَ أَرْضُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

The Jordan [River] was the eastern boundary of the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. Those were the boundaries of the land allotted to them.

٢١ 21 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ مُدُنُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ: أَرِيحَا وَبَيْتُ حُجْلَةَ وَوَادِي قَصِيصَ،

The cities in the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin were Jericho, Beth-Hoglah, Emek-Keziz,

٢٢ 22 وَبَيْتُ الْعَرَبَةِ وَصَمَارَايِمُ وَبَيْتُ إِيلَ،

Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

٢٣ 23 وَالْعَوِّيمُ وَالْفَارَةُ وَعَفْرَةُ،

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

٢٤ 24 وَكَفْرُ الْعَمُّونِيِّ وَالْعُفْنِي وَجَبَعُ، وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ ضِيَاعِهَا.

Kephar-Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba. Altogether there were fourteen towns and the surrounding villages.

٢٥ 25 وَأَيْضاً جِبْعُونُ وَالرَّامَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ،

The tribe of Benjamin also had the towns of Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

٢٦ 26 وَالْمِصْفَاةُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَالْمُوصَةُ،

Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

٢٧ 27 وَرَاقَمُ وَيَرَفْئِيلُ وَتَرَالَةُ،

Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

٢٨ 28 وَصَيْلَعُ وَآلَفُ وَالْيَبُوسِيُّ الَّتِي هِيَ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَجِبْعَةُ وَقِرْيَةُ. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ ضِيَاعِهَا. هَذَا هُوَ مِيرَاثُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

Zelah, Haeleph, the city where the Jebus people-group lived (which is [now named] Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath. Altogether there were 14 towns and the surrounding villages. All that area was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.