Joshua 15
1 Judah ca rhoek neh a hui a ko tarhing ah tuithim kah Zin khosoek Edom khorhi, tuithim khobawt te amih koca kah hmulung la a om pah.
The land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was divided among its clans. That land extended south along the border of the Edom region, as far as the Zin Desert.
2 Te dongah lungkaeh li hmoi lamloh tuithim la aka hooi uh longken khaw, amih kah tuithim la om.
The southern border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah started at the south end of the Dead Sea [and extended west].
3 Akrabbim kham tuithim ah a khuen tih Zin la kat. Te phoeiah Kadeshbarnea tuithim la cet tih Khetsron la a kat sak. Te lamkah loh Addar te a paan tih Karka la mael.
It extended south of Scorpion Pass to Zin [Desert], and from there west to a place south of Kadesh-Barnea, past Hezron [town], to Addar [town], and from there it turned [northwest] to Karka [town].
4 Te phoeiah Azmon la kat phai tih Egypt soklong te a doo. Te lamkah te tuili rhi kah longrhael ah aka om aka om tah nangmih ham tuithim khorhi la om.
From there it continued to Azmon, and from there to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt, and from there [west] to the [Mediterranean] Sea. That was the southern border.
5 Lungkaeh li lamkah loh Jordan tuikung due khothoeng khorhi la om tih tuili longken lamloh Jordan tuikung ah tlangpuei ben kah khorhi la om.
The eastern border of the land of the tribe of Judah was the Dead Sea, and it extended [north] to [where the Jordan River ends at] the Dead Sea.
6 Te phoeiah Bethhoglah khorhi la luei hang tih Betharabah tlangpuei a paan phoeiah Reuben capa Bohan kah lungto rhi la luei.
The northern border started where the Jordan River ends at the Dead Sea. It extended [north] to Beth-Hoglah [town], and from there it extended north of Beth-Arabah [town] to the [big] stone [set up by] Reuben’s son Bohan.
7 Te phoeiah Akor kol lamloh Debir khorhi la luei bal tih soklong tuithim kah Adummim kham dan Gilgal ah tlangpuei la hooi uh. Te phoeiah khorhi loh Enshemesh tui te a paan tih Enrogel ah a bawtnah om.
From there the border continued west through Achor Valley to Debir [city]. From there it turned north to Gilgal [city]. Gilgal is north of the road that goes through Adummim Pass, on the south side of the valley. From Gilgal the border extended west to the springs at En-Shemesh, and from there to En-Rogel.
8 Kolrhawk khorhi tuithim kah Jebusi tlanghlaep ah Jerusalem la yong. Te phoeiah khorhi te tlangpuei kah Rapha kol hmoi, khotlak kolrhawk dan kah tlang soi la luei.
From there it extended through Ben-Hinnom Valley, south of the city where the Jebus people-group lived. (That city is now named Jerusalem.) From there the border extended to the top of the hill on the west side of Hinnom Valley, at the northern end of the valley where the Repha [giants] lived.
9 Te phoeiah khorhi te tlang so lamloh Nephtoah tuisih tui la ngooi thuk tih Ephron tlang kah khopuei rhoek te a paan phoeiah Kiriathjearim kah Baalah khorhi la rhum.
From there the border extended [northwest] to Nephtoah Spring, and from there to the cities near Ephron Mountain. From there the border extended [west] toward Baalah, which is now named Kiriath-Jearim.
10 Baalah khotlak lamkah khorhi te Seir tlang la a ken bal tih Kesalon tlangpuei kah Jearim tlang hlaep la yong. Te phoeiah Bethshemesh la suntla tih Timnah la kat.
Then the border extended further west to Seir Mountain. Then it continued [southwest] along the north side of Jearim Mountain, which is also named Kesalon, to Beth-Shemesh [city]. From there it extended [northwest] past Timnah [city],
11 Te phoeiah khorhi te tlangpuei kah Ekron hlaep la pawk tih Shikkron khorhi ngooi. Te phoeiah Baalah tlang a pah tih Jabneel a pha phoeiah tuitun rhi ah a bawtnah om.
to the hill north of Ekron [city]. From there it extended [west] to Shikkeron [town] and past Baalah Mountain to Jabneel [town], then [northwest] to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
12 Te dongah khotlak tuili puei khorhi neh Judah ca rhoek kah khorhi he, amah huiko rhoek loh a vael khorhi la om.
The western border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was the Mediterranean Sea. All the clans of Judah lived inside those borders.
13 BOEIPA kah olpaek vanbangla Joshua loh Judah koca lakli ah Jephunneh capa Kaleb ham Anakim napa Kiriatharba kah Hebron te khoyo la a phaeng.
Yahweh commanded Joshua to give part of the land for the tribe of Judah to Caleb. So he gave to Caleb Kiriath-Arba [city], which is now named Hebron. (Arba was the ancestor of the Anak people-group.)
14 Te lamkah Anak koca pathum Sheshai, Ahiman neh Anakim cahlah Talmai te Kaleb loh a haek.
Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people-group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.
15 Te lamloh Debir khosa rhoek khaw a khoong thil. Debir kah a ming rhuem tah Kiriathsepher ni.
Then Caleb left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
16 Te vaengah Kaleb loh, “Kiriathsepher aka tloek tih aka lo te tah ka canu Akcah he a yuu la ka paek ni,” a ti.
Caleb said, “If someone attacks [the people in] Kiriath-Sepher and captures their city, I will give my daughter Acsah to him to be his wife.”
17 Te dongah Kiriathsepher te Kaleb kah a manuca Kenaz capa Othniel loh a loh tih anih yuu la a canu Akcah te a paek.
Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.
18 Huta loh ham paan vaengah a napa taengkah khohmuen bih hamla a va te a vueh tih laak dong lamloh pawlh bit uh. Te dongah anih te Kaleb loh, “Nang tah balae na ngaih,” a ti nah.
When Caleb’s daughter married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give her a field. Then Acsah went to talk with her father Caleb. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “Do you want something?”
19 Te dongah, “Kai ham khaw yoethennah nan khueh atah tuithim khohmuen ke kai m'pae lamtah tuidueh tui khaw kai ham na khueh bal mako,” a ti nah. Te dongah anih te a siip tuidueh neh a hnawt tuidueh rhoek te a paek.
Acsah replied, “Yes, I want you to do something for me. You have given me some land in the southern part of Canaan, [but there is no water there]. So please give me some [land that has] springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs [near Hebron].
20 He tah Judah ca rhoek loh amah koca khuiah a cako rhoek kah rho ni.
[Here is a list of the towns in] the land [that God had promised to] give to the tribe of Judah. Each clan was allotted some of the land.
21 Tuithim Edom khorhi kah Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
The tribe of Judah was allotted all these towns in the southern [desert area of Canaan], near the border of the Edom [region]: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adanah,
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazorhadattah neh Hazor kah Kerioth Khetsron,
Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron (which is also named Hazor),
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
Amam, Shema, Molodah,
27 Hazargaddah, Heshmon, Bethpelet,
Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,
28 Hazarshual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ayin, Rimmon, khopuei pakul pako neh vangca boeih he Judah ca rhoek neh amih koca kah khobawt ah aka om khopuei rhoek ni.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were 29 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
33 Kolrhawk ah khaw Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
The tribe of Judah was allotted these towns in the [northern part of the western] foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, Engannim, Tapuah, Enam,
Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim, khopuei hlai li neh amih kah vangca rhoek.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (which is also named Gederothaim). Altogether there were 14 towns and their surrounding villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashad, Migdalgad,
[The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southern part of the western foothills]: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 Lakhish, Bozkath, Eglon,
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, Makkedah, khopuei hlai rhuk neh amih kah vangca rhoek.
Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. There were 16 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the central part of] the western foothills: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Jephthah, Ashnah, Nezib,
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Akhzib, Mareshah, khopuei pako neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine towns altogether, with their surrounding villages.
45 Ekron, anih kah khobuel neh vangca rhoek,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [close to the Mediterranean Sea] with their surrounding villages: Ekron and the towns between Ekron and the coast, Ashdod, and Gaza. The area extended south to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt.
46 Ekron lamloh tuitun kah Ashdod ngoe boeih neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
47 Ashdod khobuel rhoek neh a vangca rhoek. Gaza khobuel rhoek neh anih kah vangca rhoek, Egypt soklong neh tuipuei rhi kah rhi puei duela om.
48 Tlang kah, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the southwest part of] the hilly region: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriathsannah [Debir]
Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah (which is now named Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtmoa, Anim,
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, Giloh, khopuei hlai khat neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
52 Arab, Rumah, Eshan,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the south-central part of] the hilly region: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Bethtappuah, Aphekah,
Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriatharba [Hebron] Zior khopuei pako neh amih kah vangca rhoek khaw om.
Humtah, Kiriath-Arba (which is now named Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
55 Maon, Karmel, Ziph, Juttah,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the southeastern part of the hilly region]: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Geba, Timnah khopuei parha neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
58 Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the central part of the hilly region]: Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Bethanoth, Eltekon, khopuei parhuk neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
60 Kiriathbaal [Kiriathjearim], Rabbah khopuei panit neh amih kah vangca rhoek,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted two towns [in the northern part of the hilly region], Rabbah and Kiriath-Baal (which is also named Kiriath-Jearim).
61 Khosoek kah Betharabah (Bethkolken), Middin neh Sekakah,
The tribe of Judah was also [allotted these towns] in the desert [near the Dead Sea]: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, Lungkaeh khopuei, Engedi khopuei parhuk neh amih kah vangca rhoek khaw om.
Nibshan, Salt city, and En-Gedi. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
63 Tedae Jerusalem kah aka om Jebusi rhoek tah Judah ca rhoek loh a haek ham coeng rhoe la coeng pawh. Te dongah Jebusi neh Judah ca rhoek he tihnin due Jerusalem ah hmaih om uh.
[The army of the tribe of] Judah was not able to force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So the people of that group are still living among the tribe of Judah.
