Joshua 21

1 Levi acaeng imthung takoh zaehoikungnawk loe qaima Eleazar, Nun capa Joshua hoi Israel acaeng zaehoikungnawk khaeah,

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 Kanaan prae Shiloh ah caeh o moe, nihcae khaeah, Kaicae ohhaih vangpui hoi moi pacahhaih ahmuen paek hanah, Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah lokpaek boeh, tiah a naa o.

And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

3 To pongah Angraeng mah paek ih lok baktih toengah, Israel kaminawk mah qawk ah a toep o ih ahmuen thung hoiah vangpuinawk hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk to paek o.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of YHWH, these cities and their suburbs.

4 Kohath acaeng boih mah qawktoep hanah taham khethaih phoisa to vah pae; Levi acaeng ah kaom, qaima Aaron ih caanawk hanah Judah, Simeon hoi Benjamin acaengnawk mah toep o ih ahmuen thung hoiah, vangpui hatlai thumto pahoe pae o.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 To pacoengah kalah Kohath ih caanawk hanah Ephraim, Dan hoi Manasseh acaeng ahap ah kaom kaminawk mah toep o ih ahmuen thung hoiah, vangpui hato pahoe pae o.

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

6 Gershon caanawk hanah Issakar, Asher, Naphtali hoi Bashan ah kaom Manasseh acaeng ahap ah kaom kaminawk mah toep o ih ahmuen thung hoiah, vangpui hatlai thumto pahoe pae o.

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

7 Merari caanawk hanah Reuben, Gad hoi Zebulun acaengnawk mah toep o ih ahmuen thung hoiah, vangpui hatlai hnetto pahoe pae o.

The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 To pongah Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Israel kaminawk mah Levinawk hanah hae vangpuinawk hoi a taengah kaom ahmuenawk to paek o.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 Judah hoi Simeon acaeng mah toep ih ahmuen thung hoiah, paek ih vangpui ahminnawk loe,

And 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 [here] mentioned by name, (mentioned: Heb. called)

10 Levi acaeng, Kohath imthung takoh ah kaom, Aaron caanawk hanah hmaloe koek taham khethaih phoisa to vah moe, pahoe pae o.

Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

11 Judah mae nuiah kaom Anak ampa Arba ohhaih, Hebron vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk to a paek o.

And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. (the city...: or, Kirjatharba)

12 Toe vangpui taengah kaom lawknawk hoi vangtanawk loe, Jephunneh capa Kaleb hanah qawk ah a paek o.

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

13 To pongah qaima Aaron caanawk hanah, poek ai pui hoi kami hum moeng kaminawk abuephaih vangpui ah kaom Hebron hoi Libnah taengah kaom ahmuennawk,

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

14 Jattir vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Eshtemao vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

15 Holon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Debir vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, (Holon: also called, Hilen)

16 Ain vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Juttah vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Beth-Shemesh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, to acaeng hnetto thung hoiah vangpui takawtto pahoe pae o.

And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. (Ain: also called, Ashan)

17 Benjamin acaeng thung hoiah Gibeon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Geba vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, (Geba: also called, Gaba)

18 Anathoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Almon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuenawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito pahoe pae o.

Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. (Almon: also called, Alemeth)

19 Qaima Aaron caanawk hanah pahoe pae o ih vangpuinawk boih loe, vangpui hatlai thumto hoi nawnto a taeng ih ahmuennawk to athum.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 Levi acaeng thung ih kanghmat Kohath imthung takohnawk loe taham khethaih phoisa to vah o moe, Ephraim acaeng mah toep ih qawk thung hoiah vangpuinawk to pahoe pae o.

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 Ephraim mae nuiah, kami hum moeng kaminawk anghawkhaih vangpui ah kaom, Shekem hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Gezer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

22 Kibzaim vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Beth-Horon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito pahoe pae o.

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.

23 Dan acaeng thung hoiah Eltekeh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Gibbethon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

24 Aijalon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Gath-Rimmon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito pahoe pae o.

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

25 Ahap Manasseh acaeng ah kaom kaminawk thung hoiah, Taanak vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Gath-Rimmon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; vangpui hnetto pahoe pae o.

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

26 Kanghmat Kohath imthung takohnawk mah toep han ih vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui hato oh.

All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

27 Levi imthung takoh, Gersom ih caanawk doeh, Manasseh acaeng ahap ah kaom kaminawk mah toep ih ahmuen thung hoiah, kami hum moeng naah anghawkhaih Bashan prae thungah kaom, Golan vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Be-Eshtarah vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk hoi nawnto ah vangpui hnetto;

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

28 Issakar prae thung ih Kishon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Daberath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

29 Jarmuth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, En-Gannim vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk hoi nawnto ah vangpui palito;

Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

30 Asher prae thung hoiah, Mishal vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Abdon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

31 Helkath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Rehob vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito;

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

32 Naphtali acaeng thung hoiah kami hum moeng naah anghawkhaih ahmuen, Glili prae ah kaom Kedesh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Hammoth-Dor vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Kartan vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui thumto,

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

33 Gershom imthung takoh maeto boih mah, toep ih vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk boih loe hatlai thumto oh.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 Levi acaeng kanghmat, Merari imthung takoh hanah, Zebulun prae thung hoiah, Jokneam vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Karath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

35 Dimnah vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Nahalal vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui hatlai palito oh.

Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

36 Reuben prae thung hoiah Bezer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Jahaz vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

37 Kedemoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Mephaath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito oh.

Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

38 Gad prae thung hoiah kami hum moeng naah anghawkhaih ahmuen, Gilead prae ah kaom, Ramoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Mahanaim vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

39 Hesbon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk, Jazer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk; sangqum boih ah vangpui palito oh.

Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

40 Kanghmat Levi acaeng, Merari imthung takoh boih mah taham khethaih phoisa to vah moe, qawk ah toep ih vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk sangqum boih ah hatlai palito oh.

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.

41 Israel kaminawk ih prae thung hoiah Levi acaengnawk mah toep o ih vangpuinawk hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk loe, sangqum boih ah quipali, tazetto oh.

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Hae vangpuinawk taengah kaom ahmuen loe kakong ahmuen ah oh. Hae vangpuinawk ih a taeng boih loe to tiah oh o.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus [were] all these cities.

43 Sithaw mah ampanawk khaeah lokkam ih baktih toengah, praenawk boih to Israel kaminawk hanah paek; nihcae mah prae to toep o moe, khosak o haih.

And YHWH gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 Amsaenawk khaeah lokkam ih baktih toengah, a taeng boih ah misa amdinghaih a paek pongah, kawbaktih misa doeh nihcae hmaa ah angdoe o thai ai; Angraeng mah nihcae ih misanawk boih to nihcae ban ah paek.

And YHWH gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; YHWH delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Angraeng mah Israel imthung takoh khaeah thuih ih kahoih lok maeto doeh anghmaa ai; a thuih ih loknawk to akoep boih.

There failed not ought of any good thing which YHWH had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.