Josua 21

1 Da gik Øversterne for Leviternes Fædrenehuse frem til Eleasar, Præsten, og til Josva, Nuns Søn, og til Øversterne for Fædrenehusene blandt Israels Børns Stammer,

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

2 og de talede til dem i Silo i Kanaans Land og sagde: Herren bød ved Mose, at man skulde give os Stæder at bo udi og deres Marker til vort Kvæg.

and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'

3 Da gave Israels Børn Leviterne af deres Arv, efter Herrens Mund, disse Stæder og deres Marker.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.

4 Og Lodden kom ud for Kahathiternes Slægter; og Arons, Præstens Børn af Leviterne fik af Judas Stamme og Simeons Stamme og af Benjamins Stamme ved Lodkastningen tretten Stæder.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 Men de øvrige Kahaths Børn fik af Efraims Stammes Slægter og af Dans Stamme og af den halve Manasse Stamme ved Lodkastningen ti Stæder.

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 Og Gersons Børn fik af Isaskars Stammes Slægter og af Asers Stamme og af Nafthali Stamme og af den halve Manasse Stamme i Basan ved Lodkastningen tretten Stæder.

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 Børn efter deres Slægter fik af Rubens Stamme og af Gads Stamme og af Sebulons Stamme tolv Stæder.

The children of Merari according to 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 Saa gave Israels Børn Leviterne ved Lodkastning disse Stæder og deres Marker, ligesom Herren havde budet ved Mose.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 Og de gave dem af Judas Børns Stamme og af Simeons Børns Stamme disse Stæder, som man nævnede ved Navn.

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.

10 Og Arons Børn af Kahathiternes Slægter, af Levi Børn, fik disse — thi den første Lod var deres —

And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11 og de gave ham Arba, Anoks Faders Stad, det er Hebron paa Judas Bjerg, og dens Agerland rundt omkring den.

And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

12 Og Stadens Mark og dens Landsbyer gave de Kaleb, Jefunne Søn, til hans Ejendom.

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

13 Og de gave Arons, Præstens Børn Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Hebron og dens Marker og Libna og dens Marker

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

14 og Jathir og dens Marker og Esthemoa og dens Marker

and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

15 og Holon og dens Marker og Debir og dens Marker

and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

16 og Ajin og dens Marker og Jutta og dens Marker og Beth-Semes og dens Marker, ni Stæder af disse to Stammer;

and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 men af Benjamins Stamme: Gibeon og dens Marker, Geba og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;

18 Anathoth og dens Marker og Almon og dens Marker, fire Stæder.

Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

19 Alle Præsternes, Arons Børns, Stæder vare tretten Stæder og deres Marker.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

20 Men Kahaths Børns Slægter, af Leviterne, de andre af Kahaths Børn, fik de Stæder, som hørte til deres Lod, af Efraims Stamme.

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

21 Og de gave dem Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Sikem og dens Marker, paa Efraims Bjerg, og Geser og dens Marker

And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

22 og Kibzaim og dens Marker og Beth-Horon og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.

23 og af Dans Stamme: Eltheke og dens Marker, Gibbethon og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;

24 Ajalon og dens Marker, Gath-Rimmon og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.

25 og af den halve Manasse Stamme: Thaanak og dens Marker og Gath-Rimmon og dens Marker, to Stæder.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

26 Alle Stæder vare ti og deres Marker for de andre Kahaths Børns Slægter.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.

27 Og Gersons Børn af Leviternes Slægter gave de af den halve Manasse Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Golan i Basan og dens Marker og Beesthera og dens Marker, to Stæder;

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

28 og af Isaskars Stamme: Kisjon og dens Marker, Dabrath og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

29 Jarmuth og dens Marker, En-Gannim og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.

30 og af Asers Stamme: Miseal og dens Marker, Abdon og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;

31 Helkath og dens Marker, og Rehob og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

32 og af Nafthali Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Kedes i Galilæa og dens Marker og Hamoth-Dor og dens Marker og Karthan og dens Marker, tre Stæder;

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.

33 alle Gersoniternes Stæder efter deres Slægter vare tretten Stæder og deres Marker.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

34 Men til Merari Børns Slægter, som vare de øvrige af Leviterne, gave de af Sebulons Stamme: Jokneam og dens Marker, Kartha og dens Marker,

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;

35 Dimna og dens Marker, Nahalal og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.

36 og af Rubens Stamme: Bezer og dens Marker og Jahza og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;

37 Kedemoth og dens Marker og Mefaath og dens Marker, fire Stæder;

Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.

38 og af Gads Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Ramoth i Gilead og dens Marker og Mahanajim og dens Marker,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;

39 Hesbon og dens Marker, Jaeser og dens Marker; alle de Stæder vare fire.

Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.

40 Alle disse vare Merari Børns Stæder efter deres Slægter, de øvrige af Leviternes Slægter, og deres Lod var tolv Stæder.

All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

41 Alle Leviternes Stæder midt i Israels Børns Ejendom, vare otte og fyrretyve Stæder og deres Marker.

All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

42 Disse Stæder laa hver for sig, med deres Marker trindt omkring; saaledes havde det sig med alle disse.

even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

43 Og Herren gav Israel alt det Land, som han havde svoret at give deres Fædre, og de toge det i Eje og boede derudi.

So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 Og Herren gav dem Rolighed trindt omkring, efter alt det, som han havde svoret deres Fædre; og ingen bestod for deres Ansigt af alle deres Fjender; Herren gav alle deres Fjender i deres Haand.

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Der blev ikke et Ord til intet af alle de gode Ord, som Herren havde talet til Israels Hus, det opfyldtes alt sammen.

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