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 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.
2 Be Isala: ili fi fesuale amo da ilia soge hame ilegei ba: i.
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: ?
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]?
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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].
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 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].”
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.
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].”
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 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.
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.
[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.
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 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.
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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
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.
15 Ga (south) alalo da Gilia: de Yialimi bega: asili, Nefedoua Hano Bubuga: su amoga doaga: i.
The southern border of their land started near Kiriath-Jearim and extended west to Nephtoah Springs.
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,
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.
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 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.
18 Fele da: iya amoga asili, goumi (amoga dilia da Yodane Fago ba: sa) amoga ga (north) asili, Yodane Fagoga gudu sa: ili,
From there the border extended to the northern edge of Beth-Arabah [town] and down into the Jordan [River] Valley.
19 Bede Hogola ga (north) asili, Yodane Hano da Bogoi Hano Wayabo idimi amoga doaga: sa. Amo da ga (south) alalo.
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].
20 Eso mabadi alalo da Yodane Hano. Amo da Bediamini fi dunu ilia alalo huluane.
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.
21 Moilai bai bagade amo Bediamini fi ilia lai da Yeligou, Bede Hogola, Emege Gesisi,
The cities in the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin were 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. Altogether there were fourteen towns and the surrounding 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.
The tribe of Benjamin also had the towns of Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
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.
