Josua 14

1 Følgende er de Landstrækninger, Israeliterne fik til Arvelod i Kana'ans Land, som Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse tildelte dem

And these [are] they of the sons of Israel who inherited in the land of Canaan, whom Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, caused to inherit;

2 ved Lodkastning som deres Ejendom i Overensstemmelse med det Paabud, HERREN havde givet Moses om de halvtiende Stammer.

their inheritance [is] by lot, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe;

3 Thi Moses havde givet de halvtredje Stammer Arvelod hinsides Jordan; men Leviterne gav han ikke Arvelod iblandt dem.

for Moses has given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, and he has not given an inheritance to the Levites in their midst;

4 Josefs Efterkommere udgjorde nemlig to Stammer, Manasse og Efraim; og Leviterne fik ikke Del i Landet, men kun Byer at bo i tillige med de tilhørende Græsmarker til deres Hjorde og Kvæg.

for the sons of Joseph have been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for their livestock, and for their possessions;

5 Hvad HERREN havde paalagt Moses, gjorde Israeliterne, og de udskiftede Landet.

as YHWH commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel have done, and they apportion the land.

6 Da traadte Judæerne frem for Josua i Gilgal, og Kenizziten Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, sagde til ham: »Du ved, hvad det var, HERREN talede til den Guds Mand Moses i Kadesj-Barnea om mig og dig.

And the sons of Judah come near to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezzite says to him, “You have known the word that YHWH has spoken to Moses, the man of God, concerning me and concerning you in Kadesh-Barnea:

7 Fyrretyve Aar gammel var jeg, dengang HERRENS Tjener Moses udsendte mig fra Kadesj-Barnea for at udspejde Landet; og jeg aflagde ham Beretning efter bedste Overbevisning.

I [was] a son of forty years in Moses, servant of YHWH, sending me from Kadesh-Barnea, to spy out the land, and I bring him back word as with my heart;

8 Men mine Brødre, som var draget med mig, gjorde Folket modløst, medens jeg viste HERREN min Gud fuld Lydighed.

and my brothers who have gone up with me have caused the heart of the people to melt, and I have been fully after my God YHWH;

9 Og Moses svor den Dag: Sandelig, det Land, din Fod har betraadt, skal være din og dine Efterkommeres Arvelod til evig Tid, fordi du har vist HERREN min Gud fuld Lydighed!

and Moses swears in that day, saying, Nevertheless—the land on which your foot has trodden, it is to you for an inheritance, and to your sons—for all time, for you have been fully after my God YHWH.

10 Og se, nu har HERREN opfyldt sit Ord og holdt mig i Live fem og fyrretyve Aar, siden dengang HERREN talede dette Ord til Moses, al den Tid Israel vandrede i Ørkenen, og se, jeg er nu fem og firsindstyve Aar.

And now, behold, YHWH has kept me alive, as He has spoken, these forty-five years, since YHWH spoke this word to Moses when Israel went in the wilderness; and now, behold, I [am] a son of eighty-five years today;

11 Endnu den Dag i Dag er jeg rask og rørig som paa hin Dag, da Moses udsendte mig; nu som da er min Kraft den samme til Kamp og til at færdes omkring.

yet today I [am] strong as in the day of Moses’ sending me; as my power [was] then, so [is] my power now, for battle, and to go out, and to come in.

12 Saa giv mig da dette Bjergland, som HERREN dengang talede om; du hørte det jo selv. Thi der bor Anakiter der, og der er store, befæstede Byer; maaske vil HERREN være med mig, saa jeg kan drive dem bort, som HERREN har sagt!«

And now, give this hill-country to me, of which YHWH spoke in that day, for you heard in that day, for Anakim [are] there, and great, fortified cities; if [it] so be [that] YHWH [is] with me, then I have dispossessed them, as YHWH has spoken.”

13 Da velsignede Josua ham, og han gav Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, Hebron til Arvelod.

And Joshua blesses him, and gives Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance,

14 Derfor tilfaldt Hebron Kenizziten Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, som Arvelod, og den hører ham til den Dag i Dag, fordi han viste HERREN, Israels Gud, fuld Lydighed.

therefore Hebron has been to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezzite for an inheritance to this day, because that he was fully after YHWH, God of Israel;

15 Men Hebron hed forhen Arbas By; han var den største Mand blandt Anakiterne. Og Landet fik Ro efter Krigen.

and the name of Hebron [was] formerly Kirjath-Arba (the man [was] the greatest among the Anakim); and the land has rest from war.