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 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 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 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 afgav Israeliterne i Følge HERRENS Bud af deres Arvelod følgende Byer med Græsmarker til Leviterne.
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 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 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 mens de andre Kehatiter ved Lodkastningen efter deres Slægter fik ti Byer af Efraims og Dans Stammer og Manasses halve Stamme.
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 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 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 unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of 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 are here mentioned by name.
10 Arons Sønner, der hørte til Kehatiternes Slægter blandt Levis Sønner — thi for dem faldt Loddet først — fik følgende:
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 Man gav dem Anaks Stamfader Arbas By, det er Hebron, i Judas Bjerge, med omliggende Græsmarker;
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 men Byens Mark og Landsbyer gav man Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, i Eje.
But the fields of the city, and the villages 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 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 Jattir med omliggende Græsmarker, Esjtemoa med omliggende Græsmarker,
and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
15 Holon med omliggende Græsmarker, Debir med omliggende Græsmarker,
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
16 Asjan med omliggende Græsmarker, Jutta med omliggende Græsmarker og Bet-Sjemesj med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen ni Byer af de 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 og af Benjamins Stamme Gibeon med omliggende Græsmarker, Geba med omliggende Græsmarker,
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
18 Anatot med omliggende Græsmarker og Alemet med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer.
Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; 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 with the open land about them.
20 Kehatiternes Slægter af Leviterne, de øvrige Kehatiter, fik de Byer af Efraims Stamme, som tildeltes dem ved Lodkastning.
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 Man gav dem Sikem, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker i Efraims Bjerge, Gezer med omliggende Græsmarker,
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 Kibzajim med omliggende Græsmarker og Bet-Horon med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
23 og af Dans Stamme Elteke med omliggende Græsmarker, Gibbeton med omliggende Græsmarker,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;
24 Ajjalon med omliggende Græsmarker og Gat-Rimmon med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.
25 og af Manasses halve Stamme Ta'anak med omliggende Græsmarker og Jibleam med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen to Byer;
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 i alt ti Byer med omliggende Græsmarker tilfaldt de øvrige Kehatiters Slægter.
All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.
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 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 Issakars Stamme Kisjjon med omliggende Græsmarker, Daberat med omliggende Græsmarker,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;
29 Jarmut med omliggende Græsmarker og En-Gannim med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.
30 og af Asers Stamme Misj'al med omliggende Græsmarker, Abdon med omliggende Græsmarker,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;
31 Helkat med omliggende Græsmarker og Rehob med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; 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, 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 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 with the open land about them.
34 De øvrige Leviter, Merariternes Slægter, fik af Zebulons Stamme Jokneam med omliggende Græsmarker, Karta med omliggende Græsmarker,
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 Rimmona med omliggende Græsmarker og Nahalal med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; 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 with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;
37 Kedemot med omliggende Græsmarker og Mefa'at med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; 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, 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 Hesjbon med omliggende Græsmarker og Ja'zer med omliggende Græsmarker; tilsammen fire Byer;
Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
40 Byerne, der ved Lodkastningen tilfaldt de øvrige Levitslægter, Merariterne efter deres Slægter, udgjorde i alt tolv.
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 Levitbyerne inden for Israeliternes Ejendom udgjorde i alt otte og fyrretyve med omliggende Græsmarker.
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 Byer skulde hver for sig have de omliggende Græsmarker med; det gjaldt for alle disse Byer.
even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with 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.
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 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 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 Ikke eet af alle de gode Ord, HERREN havde talet til Israels Hus, faldt til Jorden; alle sammen gik de i Opfyldelse.
There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
