Yosiua 18
1 Isala: ili dunu da soge huluane hasali dagosea, ilia huluane Siailou moilaiga gilisili, Hina Gode Ea Da: bena: gele abula diasu gagui.
The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting.
2 Be Isala: ili fi fesuale amo da ilia soge hame ilegei ba: i.
However, seven of the Israelite tribes had not received their land allocations.
3 Amaiba: le, Yosiua da Isala: ili dunuma amane sia: i, “Dilia aowalali ilia Hina Gode da soge dilima i dagoi. Dilia da abuliba: le amo soge hedolo hame gesowale fibala: ?
So Joshua asked the Israelites, “How long will you go on being reluctant to go and take possession of the land that the Lord gave your forefathers?
4 Dunu fi afae afae amo dunu udiana nama ilegema. Na da ili soge huluane ilia da lamusa: hanai gala amo dedema: ne na da asunasimu. Amasea, ilia da nama buhagima: mu.
Choose three men from each tribe and I will send them out to explore the land. Then they can write a description regarding the land allocations and bring it to me.
5 Ninia da soge fifili, fesuale agoane ilegemu. Yuda fi da hi soge ga (south) amo ganodini esalumu. Amola Yousefe ea fi da hi soge ga (north) amo ganodini esalumu.
They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Joseph's land in the north.
6 Amo soge alalo fesuale ilia hou noga: le dedema. Amasea, ninia da Hina Gode Ea hanai dawa: ma: ne, ululuale hedesu ilegesu ea hou ba: mu.
Once you have written the description the land, dividing it in seven parts, you will bring it to me here and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.
7 Lifai dunu da dili lai defele, soge hame lamu. Bai Hina Gode da ilima gobele salasu hawa: hamomusa: ilegei dagoi. Amola Ga: de, Liubene amola Eso Mabadi Ma: na: se da ilia soge Yodane Hano eso mabadi la: idi amo lai dagoi. Hina Gode Ea hawa: hamosu dunu Mousese da amo ilima i dagoi.”
But the Levites do not receive a share, for their role as priests of the Lord is their allocation. Also, Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allocation that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them on the east side of the Jordan.”
8 Yosiua da soge abodema: ne ahoasu dunu ilima amane sia: i, “Defea! Asili, soge huluane ea hou ba: lalu noga: le dedema. Amasea, nama bu misa. Amasea, ninia Hina Gode Ea hanai ba: ma: ne, ilegesu ululuasu hou hamomu.” Ilia da amo nabalu asi.
As the men started out on their way to explore the land. Joshua told them, “Go throughout the land and write a description of what you find. Then return to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord here in Shiloh.”
9 Ilia soge huluane ba: i. Ilia soge amo fesuale fifili, moilai huluane ilia dio dedei. Amalalu, ilia da Yosiua amo Da: bena: gele abula diasu Siailou amoga esalu, ema buhagi.
So the men went and explored the land and wrote down on a scroll a description of the seven parts, recording the towns in each part. Then they returned to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh
10 Yosiua da Hina Gode Ea hanai ba: ma: ne, igi ululuasu ilegesu hou hamoi. E da Isala: ili fi amo da soge hame lai, amoga soge fifili, ilegei dagoi.
where Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the Lord. There Joshua divided the land up and allotted the different parts to the remaining Israelite tribes.
11 Bediamini fi da hidadea ilia soge lai. Ilia soge lai da Yuda fi amola Yousefe ea fi amo dogoa dialebe ba: i.
The first lot cast went to the tribe of Benjamin, by families. The land allotted lay between that of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph.
12 Ga (south) ilia alalo da Yodane Hano amoga asili, agolo heda: le, Yeligou ga (south) asili, amalalu selefale eso dabe la: idi asili, agolo sogega asili hafoga: i sogebi Bedeha: ifene, amoga doaga: i.
Their boundary began at the Jordan, and went north of the slope of Jericho, west through the hill country, coming out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
13 Amalu ilia alalo da agolo sogega asili, Lase (eno dio da Bedele) ga (north) asili, A:dalode A: da amoga asi. A: dalode A: da da goumi amo Bede Holone amoga ga (south) galu, amogai dialu.
Then the boundary went south to Luz (or Bethel) and on down to Ataroth-addar on the mountain south of Lower Beth-horon.
14 Amalu, alalo da selefale, amo goumi ea eso dabe la: idi ga (south) asili Gilia: de Ba: iale (Yuda dunu fi ilia moilai) amoga doaga: i. Amo da guma: la: idi soge alalo.
Here the boundary turned south along the western side of the mountain facing Beth-horon, finishing at Kiriath-baal (or Kiriath-jearim), a town of the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.
15 Ga (south) alalo da Gilia: de Yialimi bega: asili, Nefedoua Hano Bubuga: su amoga doaga: i.
The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim. It ran to the spring at Nephtoah,
16 Amoga asili, alalo da goumi (amo da Lefa: ime Fago gano diala amola amoga diala da Hinome Fago ba: sa) amo ea baiga asili, ga (south) Hinome Fago amo ganodini asili, Yebiusaide goumiga asili, Enelougele doaga: musa: asili,
and then down to the foot of the mountain that faces the valley of Ben-hinnom, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim. Then it went down the valley of Hinnom, along the slope near the Jebusite town, south towards En-rogel.
17 selefale bu ga (north) Enesemese baligili, Gelilode ilegesu alalo (Adamimi adobo gigadofa ahoasu gadenei) amoga asi. Amalu, alalo da asili Bouha: ne Gele amoga doaga: i. (Bouha: ne da Liubene ea mano).
From there it headed north to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, opposite the heights of Adummim, and then on down to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).
18 Fele da: iya amoga asili, goumi (amoga dilia da Yodane Fago ba: sa) amoga ga (north) asili, Yodane Fagoga gudu sa: ili,
Then it went along the ridge opposite the Jordan Valley to the north, and then down into the Jordan Valley itself.
19 Bede Hogola ga (north) asili, Yodane Hano da Bogoi Hano Wayabo idimi amoga doaga: sa. Amo da ga (south) alalo.
From there it ran along the north slope of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north bay of the Salt Sea, the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
20 Eso mabadi alalo da Yodane Hano. Amo da Bediamini fi dunu ilia alalo huluane.
The eastern boundary was the Jordan. These were the boundaries around the land of the tribe of Benjamin, by families.
21 Moilai bai bagade amo Bediamini fi ilia lai da Yeligou, Bede Hogola, Emege Gesisi,
These were the towns of the tribe of Benjamin, according to families: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
22 Bede A: la: ba, Semala: imi, Bedele,
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
23 A: ifimi, Ba: ila, Ofala,
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
24 Gifaha: mouni, Ofini amola Giba. Amo da moilai bai bagade fagoyale galu amola moilai fonobahadi ili sisiga: le dialu.
Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their associated villages.
25 Amola ilia da moilai bai bagade eno lai, amola amo sisiga: le dialu moilai fonobahadi. Ilia lai da Gibione, Lama, Bialode, Misiba, Gifaila, Mousa, Legeme, Ebaiele, Da: lala, Sila, Ha: ilefe, Yibase (eno dio da Yelusaleme), Gibia amola Gilia: de Yialimi. Amo dedei da soge huluane Bediamini fi ilia fi huluane da lai dagoi.
In addition: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (or Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their associated villages. This was the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, by families.
