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 the divisions of the Levites unto Elazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the divisions 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 unto us cities to dwell in, with the open spaces thereof 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 from their inheritance, at the order of the Lord, these cities and their open spaces.

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 Kehathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, obtained from the tribe of Judah, and from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin, by lot, 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 Kehath obtained from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half tribe of Menasseh, by lot, 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 obtained from the families of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half tribe of Menasseh in Bashan, by lot, 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 after their families obtained from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from 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 unto the Levites these cities with their open spaces, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

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

And they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are called by name.

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

And the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites, of the children of Levi, obtained them; —for they had 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 unto them Kiryath-arba', [the father of 'Anak, ] which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with the open spaces thereof 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 its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh for his possession.

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

And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hebron with its open spaces, and Libnah with its open spaces,

14 og Jathir og dens Marker og Esthemoa og dens Marker

And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.

15 og Holon og dens Marker og Debir og dens Marker

And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,

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

And 'Ayin with its open spaces, and Yuttah with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces: nine cities from those two tribes.

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

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,

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

'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: 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 their open spaces.

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 Kehath, the Levites, who remained of the children of Kehath, obtained the cities of their lot from 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 to them the city of refuge for the manslayer, Shechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces,

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

And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,

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

Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the half tribe of Menasseh, Ta'nach with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: two cities.

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

All the cities were ten with their open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath that remained.

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, [they gave] from the other half tribe of Menasseh the city of refuge for the manslayer, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and Be'eshterah with its open spaces: two cities.

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

And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,

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

Yarmuth with its open spaces, 'En-gannim with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its open spaces, Abdon with its open spaces.

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

Chelkath with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces: 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 from the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee with its open spaces, and Chammothdor with its open spaces, and Karthan with its open spaces: three cities.

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

All the cities of the Gershunites according to their families were thirteen cities with their open spaces.

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 remainder of the Levites, [they gave] from the tribe of Zebulun, Yokne'am with its open spaces, and Karthah with its open spaces,

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

Dimnah with its open spaces, Nahalal with its open spaces: four cities.

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

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

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

And from the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Ramoth in Gil'ad with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces,

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

Cheshbon with its open spaces, Ya'zer with its open spaces: 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 the cities for the children of Merari after their families, they who were remaining of the families of the Levites, even 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 in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their open spaces.

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

These cities were every one with their open spaces round about them: thus it was 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.

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he had sworn 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, all just as he had sworn unto their fathers: and there stood not up before them a man of all their enemies; all their enemies the Lord delivered 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 all the good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: it all came to pass.