Josua 18

1 Hele Israeliternes Menighed kom sammen i Silo, og de rejste Aabenbaringsteltet der, da de nu havde underlagt sig Landet.

Then were gathered together all the assembly of the sons of Israel at Shiloh, and they set up there, the tent of meeting, —the land, having been subdued before them.

2 Men der var endnu syv Stammer tilbage af Israeliterne, som ikke havde faaet deres Arvelod tildelt.

But there remained among the sons of Israel, to whom had not been apportioned their inheritance, —seven tribes.

3 Josua sagde derfor til Israeliterne: »Hvor længe vil I endnu nøle med at drage hen og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, har givet eder?

So Joshua said unto the sons of Israel, —How long, will ye be too slothful, to enter in and take possession of the land, which Yahweh God of your fathers, hath given unto you?

4 Udse eder tre Mænd af hver Stamme, som jeg kan udsende; de skal gøre sig rede og drage Landet rundt og affatte en Beskrivelse derover til Brug ved Fastsættelsen af deres Arvelod og saa komme tilbage til mig.

Set forth for you three men for each tribe, —that I may send them, that they may arise—and go up and down in the land—and map it out as required for their inheritance, and come in unto me.

5 De skal dele det i syv Dele; Juda skal beholde sit Omraade mod Syd og Josefs Slægt sit mod Nord.

So shall they apportion it for themselves into seven parts, —Let, Judah, stay upon his boundary, on the south, and, the house of Joseph, stay upon their boundary, on the north,

6 Og I skal saa affatte en Beskrivelse over Landet, delt i syv Dele, og bringe mig den; saa vil jeg kaste Lod for eder her for HERREN vor Guds Aasyn.

but, ye, shall map out the [rest of the] land, into seven parts, —and bring in [your descriptions] unto me, here, —then will I cast lots for you here, before Yahweh our God.

7 Thi Leviterne faar ingen Del iblandt eder, da HERRENS Præstedømme er deres Arvelod; og Gad, Ruben og Manasses halve Stamme har paa Jordans Østside faaet deres Arvelod, som HERRENS Tjener Moses gav dem!«

For Levi hath no portion in your midst, for, the priesthood of Yahweh, is his inheritance, —and, Gad, and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance, beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto them.

8 Da begav Mændene sig paa Vej; og Josua bød de bortdragende affatte en Beskrivelse over Landet, idet han sagde: »Drag Landet rundt, affat en Beskrivelse over det og kom saa tilbage til mig; saa vil jeg kaste Lod for eder her for HERRENS Aasyn i Silo!«

So the men arose, and went, —and Joshua commanded them who were going, to map out the land, saying—Take your journey and go up and down in the land, and map it out, and return unto me, and, here, will I cast lots for you before Yahweh, in Shiloh.

9 Saa begav, Mændene sig paa Vej og drog igennem Landet og affattede en Beskrivelse derover, By for By, i syv Dele; og derpaa kom de tilbage til Josua i Lejren ved Silo.

So the men went, and passed through the land, and mapped it out by cities, into seven parts, upon a scroll, —and came in unto Joshua, unto the camp, in Shiloh.

10 Men Josua kastede Lod for dem i Silo for HERRENS Aasyn og udskiftede der Landet til Israeliterne, Afdeling, for Afdeling.

And Joshua cast for them lots, in Shiloh, before Yahweh, —and Joshua there apportioned the land unto the sons of Israel, according to their portions.

11 Da faldt Loddet for Benjaminiternes Stamme efter deres Slægter; og det Omraade, der blev deres Lod, kom til at ligge mellem Judas og Josefs Sønner.

Then came up the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, by their families, —and the boundary of their lot came out, between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.

12 Deres Nordgrænse begynder ved Jordan, og Grænsen strækker sig op til Bjergryggen norden for Jeriko og mod Vest op i Bjerglandet, saa den ender i Bet-Avens Ørken;

And so their boundary, on the north border, was from the Jordan, —and the boundary goeth up unto the side of Jericho on the north, and goeth up in the hill country, westward, and the extensions thereof are towards the wilderness of Beth-aven;

13 derfra gaar Grænsen videre til Luz, til Bjergryggen sønden for Luz, det er Betel, og strækker sig ned til Atarot-Addar over Bjerget sønden for Nedre-Bet-Horon.

and the boundary passeth over from thence towards Luz, to the side of Luz, southwards, the same, is Bethel, —and the boundary goeth down to Ataroth-addah, by the mountain that is on the south of Beth-horon the nether;

14 Derpaa bøjer Grænsen om og løber som Vestgrænse sydpaa fra Bjerget lige sønden for Bet-Horon og ender ved Kirjat-Ba'al, det er den judæiske By Kirjat-Jearim; det er Vestgrænsen.

then turneth the boundary and goeth round the west border, southward, from the mountain which faceth Beth-horon, southward, and so the extensions thereof are unto Kiriath-baal—the same, is Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah, —this, is the west border.

15 Sydgrænsen begynder ved Udkanten af Kirjat-Ba'al, og Grænsen gaar til Neftoas Vandkilde;

And, the border southward, is from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim, —and the boundary goeth out westward, yea it goeth out unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah;

16 derpaa strækker den sig ned til Randen af Bjerget lige over for Hinnoms Søns Dal norden for Refaimdalen og videre til Hinnoms Dal sønden om Jebusiternes Bjergryg og til Rogelkilden;

and the boundary goeth down to the uttermost part of the mountain which faceth the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the Vale of Giants, northward, —and descendeth the valley of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite, southward, and then descendeth to En-rogel;

17 saa drejer den nordpaa og fortsætter til Sjemesjkilden og videre til Gelilot lige over for Adummimpasset, derpaa ned til Rubens Søn Bohans Sten

and it turneth on the north, and goeth out at En-shemesh, and goeth out unto Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim, —and goeth down by the Stone of Bohan, son of Reuben;

18 og gaar saa videre til Bjergryggen norden for Bet-Araba og ned i Arabalavningen;

and passeth along unto the side over against the Arabah, northward, —and goeth down toward the Arabah;

19 saa gaar den videre til Bjergryggen norden for Bet-Hogla og ender norden for Salthavets Bugt ved Jordans Udløb; det er Sydgrænsen.

and the boundary passeth along unto the side of Beth-hoglah, northward, and so the extensions of the boundary are unto the bay of the Salt Sea, northward, unto the end of the Jordan, southward, —This, is the south boundary.

20 Mod Øst danner Jordan Grænse. Det er Benjaminiternes Arvelod med dens Grænser efter deres Slægter.

And, the Jordan itself, boundeth it as an eastward border. This, is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by the boundaries thereof round about, by their families.

21 Og Benjaminiternes Stammes Byer efter deres Slægter er følgende: Jeriko, Bet-Hogla, Emek-Keziz,

So then the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, by their families, are, —Jericho and Beth-hoglah, and Emekkeziz,

22 Bet-Araba, Zemarajim, Betel,

and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

23 Avvim, Para, Ofra,

and Avvim and Parah and Ophrah,

24 Kefar-Ammoni, Ofni og Geba; tilsammen tolv Byer med Landsbyer.

and Chephar-ammoni and Ophni, and Geba, —twelve cities, with their villages:

25 Gibeon, Rama, Be'erot,

Gibeon and Ramah, and Beeroth,

26 Mizpe, Kefira, Moza,

and Mizpeh and Chephirah, and Mozah,

27 Rekem, Jirpe'el, Tar'ala,

and Rekem and Irpeel, and Taralah,

28 Zela, Elef, Jebus, det er Jerusalem, Gibeat og Kirjat-Jearim; tilsammen fjorten Byer med Landsbyer. Det er Benjaminiternes Arvelod efter deres Slægter.

and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite, the same, is Jerusalem, Gibeath [and] Kiriath, fourteen cities, with their villages. This, is the inheritance of the song of Benjamin, by their families.