Joshua 21
1 Levih imthung kacuenaw teh, vaihma bawi Eleazar, Nun e capa Joshua, Isarel miphun thung dawk e imthung kacuenaw koe a tho awh teh,
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
2 Kaimouh ka o nahane khonaw, saringnaw a pâ nahanelah, Cathut ni Mosi koe a poe toe telah Kanaan ram Shiloh kho vah atipouh awh teh,
at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”
3 Isarel miphunnaw ni BAWIPA ni a dei pouh e patetlah amamouh ni râw a coe awh e talai dawk e kho hoi a ramnaw a poe awh.
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 Cungpam rayu teh Kohath imthungnaw ni râw a coe torei teh, Levih vaihma bawi Aron e ca catounnaw ni cungpam rayu e dawk hoi Judah ram, Simeon ram Benjamin ram thung dawk e kho 13 touh a hmu awh.
The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Kaawm rae Kohathnaw ni Ephraim ram, Dan ram Manasseh ram tangawn thung dawk e kho 10 touh a coe awh.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 Gershonnaw ni cungpam rayu e dawk hoi Issakhar ram, Asher ram, Naphtali ram, Bashan ram, dawk e Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e kho 13 touh a coe awh.
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 Merarinaw ni imthung lahoi Reuben ram, Gad ram, Zebulun ram, dawk e kho 12 touh a coe awh.
And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 BAWIPA ni Mosi koe a dei pouh e patetlah Isarel miphunnaw ni cungpam rayu teh, hote khonaw hah khori khuehoi Levihnaw hah a poe awh.
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9 Judah ram, Simeon ram thung dawk e a poe teh,
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
10 Levihnaw lah kaawm Kohath imthung, Aron catounnaw ni apasueke cungpam rayu e dawk hoi a coe e khonaw teh,
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
11 Judah ram mon rahak dawk Kiriath Arba petkâkalup lae ramnaw khuehoi a poe awh. Arba teh Anakim e a na pa doeh. Ahni teh Hebron doeh.
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
12 Hateiteh, kho hoi a tengpam lawnaw, khotenaw teh, Jephunneh e capa Kaleb hah a poe awh.
But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 Tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kânguenae kho lah ao nahanelah, Hebron kho lah khori khuehoi vaihma bawi Aron e catounnaw a poe awh.
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
14 Libnah kho hoi khori, Jattir kho hoi khori, Eshtemoa kho hoi khori,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon kho hoi khori, Debir kho hoi khori,
Holon, Debir,
16 Ain kho hoi khori, Juttah kho hoi khori, Bethshemesh kho hoi khori, Hote ram kahni touh thung dawk e kho 9 touh e naw,
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
17 Benjamin ram thung dawk e Gibeon kho hoi khori, Geba kho hoi khori,
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth kho hoi khori, Almon kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 14 touh a poe.
Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
19 Aron e catoun vaihma bawinaw ni a coe e kho abuemlah kho 13 touh a pha.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20 Kaawm e Kohathnaw imthung lah kaawm e Levihnaw ni cungpam rayu teh, Ephraim ram thung e a coe awh e patetlah,
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
21 tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kânguenae kho lah ao thai nahanelah, Ephraim mon dawk Shekhem kho hoi khori a poe awh.
they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
22 Gezer kho hoi khori, Kibzaim kho hoi khori, Bethhoron kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh,
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
23 Dan ram thung dawk e, Eltekeh kho hoi khori, Gibbethon kho hoi khori,
From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon kho hoi khori, Gathrimmon kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh,
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
25 Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e, Taanakh kho hoi khori, Gathrimmon kho hoi khori kho 2 touh a poe.
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
26 Kaawm e Kohath imthungnaw ni a coe e kho abuemlah kho 10 touh a pha.
In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27 Levih imthungnaw, Gershonnaw hai Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Bashan ram dawk Golan kho hoi khori, Beeshterah kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 2 touh.
This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
28 Issakhar ram dawk e Kishion kho hoi khori, Daberath kho hoi khori,
From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth kho hoi khori, Engannim kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
30 Asher ram thung dawk e, Mishal kho hoi khori, Abdon kho hoi khori,
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath kho hoi khori, Rehob kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
32 Naphtali ram dawk e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Galilee ram dawk, Kedesh kho hoi khori, Hommothdor kho hoi khori, Kartan kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 3 touh a poe awh.
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
33 Gershonnaw ni imthung lahoi a coe e khori hoi kho abuemlah, 13 touh.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
34 Kaawm rae Levihnaw, Merari imthungnaw teh, Zebulun ram dawk e, Jokneam kho hoi khori, Kartah kho hoi khori,
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah kho hoi khori, Nahalal kho hoi khori abuemlah kho 4 touh.
Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
36 Reuben ram dawk e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Bezer hoi khori, Jahaz hoi khori,
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth hoi khori, Mephaath hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
38 Gad miphun thung e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Gilead ram Ramoth hoi khori, Mahanaim hoi khori,
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon hoi khori, Jazer hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
40 A imthungkhu lahoi Levih imthung, Merari catounnaw hanelah khopuinaw teh amamae ham dawk hoi kho 12 touh.
In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
41 Isarel catounnaw e ham dawk hoi Levihnaw e khopuinaw teh khopui 48 touh hoi khorinaw hah hah doeh.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
42 Khopui pueng ni khori kalupnae koung a tawn awh teh, hote khopui pueng teh hot patetlah ao awh.
Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43 Hottelah mintoenaw koe na poe han telah lawk a kam pouh e pueng teh BAWIPA ni Isarel koe a poe teh, amamae ham hah a coe awh teh a thung vah kho a sak awh.
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
44 BAWIPA ni mintoenaw koe thoebo laihoi lawk a kam tangcoung patetlah a tengpam pueng roumnae a poe. BAWIPA ni a tarannaw pueng hah a kut dawk a poe teh, a tarannaw thung dawk hoi tami buet touh boehai ahnimouh taranlahoi a lungkuep e awmhoeh.
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Isarel imthung koe BAWIPA ni a dei e hawinae pueng hah, lawklung buet touh hai a pakuep hoeh e awm hoeh. Abuemlah hoi koung a kuep.
Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
