Joshua 13
1 Joshua teh a matawng a kumcue toung dawkvah, BAWIPA Cathut ni, nang teh na matawng toe. Na la hane talai hai moi ao rah.
When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land [for your army] to capture.
2 Kaawm rae talainaw teh, Filistin ram hoi kamtawng teh, Geshurit ram pueng,
Here is a list of the land that remains: The Geshur region and all the area where the Philistia people-group live;
3 Izip ram kanîtholah Shihor palang hoi kamtawng teh, atunglah Ekron khori totouh, Kanaannaw a onae ram, Filistin siangpahrang panga touh, Gazanaw Asdodnaw, Askelonnaw, Gitnaw, Ekronnaw, Avvimnaw onae ram,
the area where the Canaan people-group live, from the Shihor River [in the south] at the [eastern] border of Egypt, to Ekron [city] in the north; the rulers of the five [cities] of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; the area where the Avva people-group live,
4 aka lahoi kamtawng teh, Amor ram, Aphek kho totouh, Kanaan ram pueng hoi Sidon ram a tengpam kaawm e Mearah ram,
which is south of the area where the Canaan people-group live;
5 Kanîtholah Hermon mon rahim kaawm e Baalgad kho hoi kamtawng teh, Hamath kho kâennae totouh, Gebal ram, Lebanon ram totouh ao rah.
the area where the Gebal people-group live; and all the Lebanon area east of Baal-Gad [city] at the bottom of Hermon Mountain, as far as Lebo-Hamath.
6 Lebanon mon hoi kamtawng teh, Misrephothmaim kho totouh, mon dawk kaawm e naw hoi Sidonnaw abuemlah, Isarelnaw e a hmalah kai ni ka pâlei han. Hatdawkvah, kai ni kâ na poe e patetlah cungpam khoe sak nateh, hote talai hah Isarelnaw ram lah kârei sak.
All the people of the Sidon people-group live in the hilly area from Lebanon to Misrephoth-Maim, but I will force them to leave that area before you Israelis arrive there. Be sure to give that area to the Israeli people when you divide the land among them, like I told you to do.
7 Atuteh hete ram hah Isarel miphun tako touh hoi Manasseh miphun tangawn hah râw lah kârei sak.
Divide all that land among the nine Israeli tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh, [the tribes that do not have land on the east side of the Jordan River].”
8 Reuben miphun, Gad miphun, Manasseh miphun tangawn hah, Jordan palang kanîtholah Mosi ni raphoe awh e patetlah, namamae râw talai hah na dâw awh toe atipouh.
Half of the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already been told what land they would receive, because Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], had already assigned to them the land on the east side of the Jordan [River].
9 BAWIPA Cathut e san Mosi a poe e talai teh, Arnon palang teng kaawm e Aroer kho palang teng kaawm e abuemlah, khonaw hoi Dibon kho totouh, Medeba tanghling dawk kaawm e pueng,
Their land extended from Aroer [town] at the Arnon River gorge to the town in the middle of the gorge. It included the whole plain from Medeba [town south] to Dibon [town].
10 Amor ram a pout totouh, Heshbon kho siangpahrang ka tawk e Ammon siangpahrang, Sihon ni a uk e khonaw pueng,
All the towns ruled by King Sihon were in that area. The land extended to where the Ammon people-group lived.
11 Gilead ram Geshurnaw, Maakathnaw onae ram, Hermon mon kaawm e pueng, Salkah ram totouh, Bashan ram pueng,
The Gilead area was also there, and the regions where the people of the Geshur and Maacah people-groups lived, and all of Hermon Mountain and all the Bashan region [south] to Salecah.
12 kalenpounge miphunnaw thung hoi kaawm rae naw, Ashtaroth kho, Edrei kho, siangpahrang ka tawk e Bashan siangpahrang, Og e uknaeram abuemlah ao awh. Hote siangpahrangnaw hah Mosi ni koung a thei teh koung a raphoe.
All the land ruled by Og, the king who ruled the Bashan [region], was in that land. Og was one of the last descendants of Repha; previously he had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities], but [the armies of] Moses had defeated their armies and had taken their land from them.
13 Hatei Isarelnaw ni Geshurnaw, Maakathnaw hah, pâlei awh hoeh. Hote miphunnaw teh, sahnin totouh Isarelnaw hoi rei ao awh.
But the Israelis did not force the people of the Geshur and Maacah [people-groups] to leave their land, so they still live among the Israeli people.
14 Levih miphunnaw teh, râw poe awh hoeh. Isarelnaw e BAWIPA Cathut ni hmai hoi thuengnae naw hah, a dei pouh e patetlah ahnimae râw lah ao.
The tribe of Levi was the only tribe that did not get any land. Instead, just like Yahweh promised, they continued to receive [food from] the sacrifices that were given to Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worship], the sacrifices that were burned [on the sacred altar].
15 Mosi ni Reuben miphun râw a poe e ramnaw teh,
Moses had allotted land to each clan in the tribe of Reuben.
16 Arnon palang teng kaawm e, Aroer kho palang teng kaawm e khonaw hoi Medaba tanghling pueng
Their land extended from Aroer [town] near the Arnon River gorge to Medeba [town]. That included all of the plain [that is near Medeba] and the town in the middle of the gorge.
17 Heshbon kho hoi tanghling dawk kaawm e kho pueng, Dibon kho, Barmoth kho, Bethbaal kho,
It also included Heshbon [city] and all the nearby towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal, Beth-Baal-Meon,
18 Jahaz kho, Kedemoth kho, Mephaath kho,
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 Kiriathiam kho, Sibmah kho, tanghling mon dawk kaawm e Zerethsahar kho,
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-Shahar on the hill overlooking the valley,
20 Bethpeor kho, Pisgah kho, Bethjeshimoth kho,
Beth-Peor, the hills in the Pisgah area, and Beth-Jeshimoth.
21 tanghling dawk kaawmnaw pueng, Heshbon kho siangpahrang katawknaw, Amor siangpahrang katawknaw, Amor siangpahrang Sihon ni uknaeram abuemlah, hote siangpahrang teh a oup awh. Ahnie ram dawk kaawm e, Midian siangpahrang panga touh, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, Reba hah Mosi ni a thei.
That land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that King Sihon had previously ruled. But [the army of] Moses had defeated him and the rulers of the Midian people-group: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. The armies of all those rulers fought battles along with the army of Sihon, and they lived in that country.
22 Profet ka tawk e Beor e capa Balaam hai a thei awh e naw hoi rei ao dawkvah, Isarelnaw ni tahloi hoi a thei awh.
The Israeli army killed many people during those battles, including Balaam, [the prophet] from Beor, who tried to use magic to predict/tell what would happen in the future.
23 Reuben miphun a onae hmuen a kapek awh teh, Jordan palang hoi a tengpam e pueng, Hetnaw hah Reubennaw ni a pang e khoramnaw lah ao.
The [western] boundary of the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan [River].
24 Mosi ni Gad miphunnaw ama lengkaleng, râw lah a poe e ramnaw teh,
Moses also allotted some land to each clan in the tribe of Gad.
25 Jazer kho hoi kamtawng teh, Gilead kho kaawm e pueng hoi Rabbah kho e a hmalah kaawm e Roer kho totouh Ammon ram tangawn,
Their land included the Jazer [area] and all the towns of the Gilead [area]; half of the land where the Ammon people-group lived, as far as Aroer [town which is] near Rabbah [town];
26 Heshbon kho hoi kamtawng teh, Ramoth Mizpeh kho, Betonim kho totouh, Mahanaim kho hoi kamtawng teh, Debir kho totouh kaawm e ram,
the area from Heshbon [city] to Ramath-Mizpah and Betonim [towns; the area] from Mahanaim [town] to the Debir region;
27 Tanghling dawkvah, Bethharam kho, Bethnimrah kho, Sukkoth kho, Zaphon kho a kamtawng koehoi Jordan palang kanîtholah, Jordan palang kâkapeknae, Khinneroth, tuipui totouh, Heshbon siangpahrang, Sihon ni a uknaeram kaawm e hah pueng a poe.
Beth-Haram, Beth-Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon [cities] in the valley; and the other area that King Sihon had ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. That area extended [north] to the southern end of Galilee Lake.
28 Hetnaw heh Gad miphun lahoi râw lah a coe e khonaw lah ao.
All this land, including the towns and villages, was allotted to the tribe of Gad.
29 Mosi ni Manasseh miphun tangawn râw a poe teh, Manasseh miphun tangawn ni a miphun lahoi râw lah a hmu e ramnaw teh,
Moses also had allotted some of the land [on the east side of the Jordan River] to half of the tribe of Manasseh.
30 Mahanaim kho hoi kamtawng teh, Bashan ram pueng, Bashan siangpahrang Og ni a uknaeram pueng, Bashan ram dawk kaawmnaw, Jair kho, 60 touh hah râw lah a hmu awh.
Their land extended [north] from Mahanaim [city]. It included all the Bashan region, all the land that King Og had ruled, and all the towns in the Jair area in Bashan. Altogether that area included 60 towns.
31 Gilead ram tangawn, Bashan uknaeram Og ni a uk e kho hoi, Ashtaroth kho hoi Edrei khonaw hah Manasseh e capa Makhir e catounnaw tangawn ni a miphun lahoi a tawn awh.
Their area also included half of the Gilead region, and the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei where King Og had ruled. All that area was allotted to the clans descended from Manasseh’s son Makir.
32 Hetnaw hah Mosi ni Jordan palang kanîtholah Jeriko kho Moab tanghling dawk râw lah a rei e ramnaw lah ao.
Moses had allotted to those tribes the land that was on the plain of the Moab [region], on the east side of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
33 Levih miphunnaw teh, râw poe hoe. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA Cathut ni kâ a poe e patetlah Isarel miphunnaw e BAWIPA Cathut teh, ahnimae râw lah ao.
But Moses did not allot any land to the tribe of Levi because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, promised that he himself would always provide for them.
