Yosiua 21
1 Lifai fi ouligisu dunu da gobele salasu dunu Elia: isa, Yosiua (Nane egefe) amola Isala: ili dunu fi huluane ilia ouligisu dunu ilima misi.
While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
2 Amogawi, Siailou sogebi amo Ga: ina: ne soge ganodini, ilia da ilima amane sia: i, “Hina Gode da Mousesema ninia da moilai bai bagade amo ganodini esaloma: ne amola amo sisiga: le ninia ohe fi soge amola ninima ima: ne sia: i.”
3 Amaiba: le, Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i amo defele, Isala: ili dunu da Lifai dunuma moilai bai bagade amola sogebi ilia soge amo ganodini mogili, ilegele, ilima i.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Ilia degabo amo Lifai fi afae amo Gouha: de fi ilima moilale i. Gobele salasu dunu Elane egaga fi ilima ilia da moilai bai bagade galoyale amo Yuda, Simione amola Bediamini ilia soge amo ganodini i.
[First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Gouha: de fi enoma ilia da moilai bai bagade nabuane gala Ifala: ime, Da: ne amola Eso Dabe la: idi Ma: na: se ilia soge ganodini galu i.
To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
6 Ilia da moilai bai bagade galoyale amo Isaga, A:sie, Na: fadalai amola Eso Mabadi la: idi Ma: na: se fi ilia soge ganodini galu, amo Gesione fi ilima i.
The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
7 Ilia da moilai bai bagade fagoyale amo Liubene, Ga: de amola Sebiulane ilia soge ganodini galu, amo Milalai fi ilima i.
The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 Isala: ili dunu da ululuale ilegele, amo moilai amola sisiga: le dialu ohe fi soge, Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i defele Lifai fi dunuma i.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
10 Ilegesu age. Moilai bai bagade amo da Yuda soge amola Simione soge amo ganodini dialu, ilia da Elane egaga fi afae amo Gouha: de dunu (ilia da Lifai egaga fi) moilai bai bagade dio da hagudu dedei.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Ilia da Aba (Aba da A: nege eda) amo moilai bai bagade ea dio wali da Hibalone, Yuda agolo soge ganodini gala, amo amola ohe fi soge amo sisiga: le dialu lai dagoi.
They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
12 Be amo moilai bai bagade ea soge amola ea moilai fonobahadi huluane da Yefane ea mano Ga: ilebe ema ia dagoi ba: i.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Gobele salasu dunu Elane egaga fi da Hibalone (Dabe Fasa: besa: le Gaga: su Moilai bai bagade afae) amo lale amola eno moilale bai bagade lai amo Libina,
They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
14 Ya: de, Esedimou,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Houlone, Dibe,
Holon, Debir,
16 Aini, Yada amola Bedesimese amola ilima sisiga: le dialu ohe fi soge lai. Ilia da Yuda amola Simione fi ilima moilai bai bagade sesegeyale lai dagoi.
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17 Bediamini soge amoga ilia da moilai bai bagade biyaduyale lai amo Gibione, Giba,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 A: nadode amola A: lamone amola amo moilai bai bagade sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Huluane da galoyale moilai bai bagade amola ilima sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi. Gobele salasu dunu, Elane egaga fi da amo moilai bai bagade lai dagoi.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Eno Lifai sosogo fi Gouha: de fi amo ganodini esalu, ilia da Ifala: ime fi ilima moilale bai bagade lai.
The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Ilia da moilai bai bagade biyaduyale lai. Amo da Siegeme amola ea ohe fi sogebi, (Siegeme da Dabe Fasa: besa: le Gaga: su Moilai Ifala: ime agolo soge ganodini galu), Gisa,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 Gibasa: ime amola Bede Houlone amola amo moilai ilia sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 Ilia da Da: ne ea soge amoma moilai bai bagade biyaduyale lai. Amo da Eledige, Gibidone,
They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 A: iyalone amola Ga: idelimane amola ilima sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi amo lai.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 Ilia da Eso Dabe Mana: se fi ilima moilai bai bagade aduna lai amo Da: iana: ge amola Ga: idelima: ne amola amoma sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi.
They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
26 Amo sosogo fi Gouha: de fi amo ganodini esalu da moilai bai bagade nabuane gala huluane amola amo moilai bai bagade ilia ohe fi sogebi lai.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Lifai gilisisu eno amo Gesione dunu da Eso Mabadi Ma: na: se fi ilima moilai bai bagade aduna lai. Amo da Goula: ne (Ba: isa: ne soge ganodini, Dabe Fasa: besa: le Gaga: su Moilai bai bagade afadafa) amola Bisidila amola ela sisiga: le dialebe ohe fi sogebi.
They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
28 Ilia da Isaga fi ilima moilai bai bagade biyaduyale amola ilima sisiga: i ohe fi sogebi lai. Amo da Gisione, Da: bela: de,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Yamade amola Enega: nimi.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 Ilia da A: sie fi ilima moilai bai bagade biyaduyale amola ilima sisiga: le dialu ohe fi sogebi lai. Amo da Maisa: le, A:badone,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helegade amola Lihoube.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 Ilia da Na: fadalai fi soge ilima moilai bai bagade udiana amola ilia ohe fi sogebi lai. Amo da Ga: lili soge ganodini Gedese (Dabe Fasa: besa: le Gaga: su Moilai bai bagade afae), Ha: modedo amola Gada: ne.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
33 Gesione fi ilia fi huluane da moilai bai bagade galoyale gala amola ilia ohe fi ha: i nasu sogebi lai dagoi.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Lifai fi eno da Milalai fi. Ilia da Sebiulane soge amoga moilai bai bagade amola ilia ohe fi ha: i nasu sogebi biyaduyale lai dagoi. Amo da Yogenia: me, Gada,
The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimina amola Na: ihala: le.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 Ilia da Liubene fi soge amoga moilai bai bagade biyaduyale amola ilia ohe fi ha: i nasu sogebi lai. Amo da Bisa, Ya: iha: se,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Gedimode amola Mefa: ide.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 Ilia da Ga: de fi soge amoga moilai bai bagade biyaduyale amola ilia ohe fi ha: i nasu sogebi lai. Amo da La: imode, Ma: ihana: imi,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
39 Hesiabone amola Ya: isa.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Milalai fi ilima iasu huluane da moilai bai bagade nabuane ilegele i dagoi.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Soge amo Isala: ili dunu da lai amoga ilia da fifili, mogili Lifai dunuma i. Ilia da moilai bai bagade amola gebo fi ha: i nasu sogebi amo moilai sisiga: le dialu amo 48agoane Lifai dunuma i dagoi.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Amaiba: le, Hina Gode da soge huluane amo e da ilia aowalali ilima imunu ilegele sia: i, amo Isala: ili fi ilima i. Ilia soge huluane lale, moi dogole hahawane fi.
In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
44 Hina Gode da ilia aowalali ilima ilegele sia: i defele, E da ilima olofosu amola helefisu i. Ilima ha lai afae da ilima hasalimu hamedei ba: i. Bai Hina Gode da ilima hasalasu hou i dagoi.
Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
45 Hina Gode da Isala: ili dunuma Ea ilegele sia: i liligi amo huluane afae mae fisili, hahamoi dagoi.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
