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

These are the areas of land that the people of Israel received as their inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the the tribal leaders of Israel allotted to them.

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

Their inheritance was selected by lot for the nine and one-half tribes, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

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

For Moses had given the inheritance of the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance.

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.

The tribe of Joseph was actually two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were given no portion of the inheritance in the land, but only certain cities to live in, with their pasturelands for livestock and for their own material resources.

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

The people of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses, so they assigned the land.

6 Da trådte 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.

Then the tribe of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, said to him, “You know what Yahweh said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me at Kadesh Barnea.

7 Fyrretyve År 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 forty years old when Moses the servant of Yahweh sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land. I brought him a report again as it was in my heart to make.

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

But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear. But I completely followed Yahweh my God.

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

Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has walked will be an inheritance for you and for your children forever, because you have completely followed Yahweh my God.'

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

Now, look! Yahweh has kept me alive these forty-five years, just as he said—from the time when Yahweh spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. Now, look! I am this day eighty-five years old.

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

I am still as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me out. My strength is now as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming.

12 Så 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; måske vil HERREN være med mig, så jeg kan drive dem bort, som HERREN har sagt!"

Now therefore give me this hill country, which Yahweh promised me on that day. For you heard on that day that the Anakim were there with great fortified cities. It may be that Yahweh will be with me and that I will drive them out, just as Yahweh said.”

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

Then Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron as an inheritance to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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 became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he completely followed Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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

Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba. (Arba had been the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.