Josua 21
1 Derpaa traadte Overhovederne for Leviternes Fædrenehuse frem for Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse
Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 og talte saaledes til dem i Silo i Kana'ans Land: »HERREN bød ved Moses, at der skulde gives os nogle Byer at bo i med tilhørende Græsmarker til vort Kvæg.«
and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
3 Da afgav Israeliterne i Følge HERRENS Bud af deres Arvelod følgende Byer med Græsmarker til Leviterne.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
4 Loddet faldt først for Kehatiternes Slægter, saaledes at Præsten Arons Sønner blandt Leviterne ved Lodkastningen fik tretten Byer af Judas, Simeoniternes og Benjamins Stammer,
And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, 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 mens de andre Kehatiter ved Lodkastningen efter deres Slægter fik ti Byer af Efraims og Dans Stammer og Manasses halve Stamme.
And the children of Kohath that remained 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 Gersoniterne fik ved Lodkastningen efter deres Slægter tretten Byer af Issakars, Asers og Naftalis Stammer og Manasses halve Stamme i Basan.
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 Merariterne fik efter deres Slægter tolv Byer af Rubens, Gads og Zebulons Stammer.
The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 Og Israeliterne afgav ved Lodkastning følgende Byer med Græsmarker til Leviterne, saaledes som HERREN havde paabudt ved Moses.
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
9 Af Judæernes og Simeoniternes Stammer afgav de følgende ved Navn, nævnte Byer.
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 were mentioned by name,
10 Arons Sønner, der hørte til Kehatiternes Slægter blandt Levis Sønner — thi for dem faldt Loddet først — fik følgende:
and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
11 Man gav dem Anaks Stamfader Arbas By, det er Hebron, i Judas Bjerge, med omliggende Græsmarker;
and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
12 men Byens Mark og Landsbyer gav man Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, i Eje.
But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Præsten Arons Sønner gav man Hebron, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker, Libna med omliggende Græsmarker,
And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
14 Jattir med omliggende Græsmarker, Esjtemoa med omliggende Græsmarker,
and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
15 Holon med omliggende Græsmarker, Debir med omliggende Græsmarker,
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
16 Asjan med omliggende Græsmarker, Jutta med omliggende Græsmarker og Bet-Sjemesj med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen ni Byer af de to Stammer;
and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
17 og af Benjamins Stamme Gibeon med omliggende Græsmarker, Geba med omliggende Græsmarker,
and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
18 Anatot med omliggende Græsmarker og Alemet med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer.
Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
19 Præsternes, Arons Sønners, Byer udgjorde i alt tretten Byer med omliggende Græsmarker.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
20 Kehatiternes Slægter af Leviterne, de øvrige Kehatiter, fik de Byer af Efraims Stamme, som tildeltes dem ved Lodkastning.
And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
21 Man gav dem Sikem, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker i Efraims Bjerge, Gezer med omliggende Græsmarker,
and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
22 Kibzajim med omliggende Græsmarker og Bet-Horon med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
23 og af Dans Stamme Elteke med omliggende Græsmarker, Gibbeton med omliggende Græsmarker,
and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
24 Ajjalon med omliggende Græsmarker og Gat-Rimmon med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
25 og af Manasses halve Stamme Ta'anak med omliggende Græsmarker og Jibleam med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen to Byer;
and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
26 i alt ti Byer med omliggende Græsmarker tilfaldt de øvrige Kehatiters Slægter.
All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
27 Blandt Leviternes Slægter fik fremdeles Gersoniterne af Manasses halve Stamme Golan i Basan, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker og Asjtarot med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen to Byer;
And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
28 og af Issakars Stamme Kisjjon med omliggende Græsmarker, Daberat med omliggende Græsmarker,
and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
29 Jarmut med omliggende Græsmarker og En-Gannim med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
30 og af Asers Stamme Misj'al med omliggende Græsmarker, Abdon med omliggende Græsmarker,
and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
31 Helkat med omliggende Græsmarker og Rehob med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
32 og af Naftalis Stamme Kedesj i Galilæa, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker, Hammot-Dor med omliggende Græsmarker og Kartan med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen tre Byer;
and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
33 Gersoniternes Byer efter deres Slægter udgjorde i alt tretten med omliggende Græsmarker.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
34 De øvrige Leviter, Merariternes Slægter, fik af Zebulons Stamme Jokneam med omliggende Græsmarker, Karta med omliggende Græsmarker,
And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
35 Rimmona med omliggende Græsmarker og Nahalal med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
36 og hinsides Jordan over for Jeriko af Rubens Stamme Bezer i Ørkenen paa Højsletten, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker, Jaza med omliggende Græsmarker.
and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
37 Kedemot med omliggende Græsmarker og Mefa'at med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
38 og af Gads Stamme Ramot i Gilead, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker, Mahanajim med omliggende Græsmarker,
and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
39 Hesjbon med omliggende Græsmarker og Ja'zer med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
40 Byerne, der ved Lodkastningen tilfaldt de øvrige Levitslægter, Merariterne efter deres Slægter, udgjorde i alt tolv.
[These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
41 Levitbyerne inden for Israeliternes Ejendom udgjorde i alt otte og fyrretyve med omliggende Græsmarker.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
42 Disse Byer skulde hver for sig have de omliggende Græsmarker med; det gjaldt for alle disse Byer.
Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
43 Saaledes gav HERREN Israel hele det Land, han havde tilsvoret deres Fædre at ville give dem, og de tog det i Besiddelse og bosatte sig der.
And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
44 Og HERREN gav dem Ro rundt om, ganske som han havde tilsvoret deres Fædre, og ingen iblandt deres Fjender kunde holde Stand over for dem; alle deres Fjender gav HERREN i deres Haand.
And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
45 Ikke eet af alle de gode Ord, HERREN havde talet til Israels Hus, faldt til Jorden; alle sammen gik de i Opfyldelse.
There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
