Jozua 21
1 Nu verschenen de familiehoofden der Levieten bij den priester Elazar, bij Josuë, den zoon van Noen, en bij de familiehoofden van de israëlietische stammen te Sjilo in het land Kanaän,
Then the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
2 en spraken tot hen: Jahweh heeft door Moses bevolen, ons steden te geven, om er te wonen, met bijbehorende weidegrond voor ons vee.
They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."
3 Daarom gaven de Israëlieten naar Jahweh’s bevel de volgende steden met haar weidegronden aan de Levieten.
The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
4 Het lot viel het eerst voor de families der Kehatieten. De zonen van Aäron, den levietischen priester, kregen door loting dertien steden uit de stammen Juda, Simeon en Benjamin,
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
5 terwijl de overige families der Kehatieten door het lot tien steden ontvingen uit de stammen Efraïm, Dan en de halve stam van Manasse.
The rest of the descendants of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 De Gersjonieten kregen door het lot dertien steden uit de stammen Issakar, Aser, Neftali en de halve stam van Manasse in Basjan.
The descendants of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 De families der Merarieten kregen twaalf steden uit de stammen Ruben, Gad en Zabulon.
The descendants of Merari according to their families had twelve cities by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
8 Dit zijn de steden met haar weidegronden, welke de Israëlieten door het lot aan de Levieten afstonden, zoals Jahweh het door Moses bevolen had.
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.
9 Uit de stammen van de Judeërs en Simeonieten gaven ze de volgende, met name genoemde steden:
They gave out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
10 Aan de Aäronieten, een van de geslachten der Kehatieten, die tot de Levieten behoorden,
and they were for the descendants of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the descendants of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
11 en voor wie het eerste lot was gevallen, gaven ze: Kirjat-Arba of Hebron (deze Arba is de vader van Anak) in het judese bergland met zijn omliggende weidegronden.
They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
12 Het akkerland van die stad en haar dorpen hadden ze reeds aan Kaleb, den zoon van Jefoenne. in eigendom gegeven;
But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 aan de zonen van den priester Aäron gaven ze dus Hebron, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, met haar weidegronden. Daarenboven Libna,
To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,
14 Jattir, Esjtemóa,
Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
15 Cholon, Debir,
Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
16 Ain, Joetta, Bet-Sjémesj; te zamen negen steden uit deze beide stammen, allen met bijbehorende weidegronden.
Ashan with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 Uit de stam Benjamin: Gibon, Géba,
Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18 Anatot, Almon, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
19 In het geheel dus dertien steden met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de aäronietische priesters.
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 Ook de overige levietische families der Kehatieten, de overige zonen van Kehat, kregen de hun door het lot toegewezen steden. Uit de stam Efraïm
The families of the descendants of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 gaf men hun Sikem, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, in het bergland van Efraïm, met Gézer,
They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
22 Kibsáim en Bet-Choron met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.
23 Uit de stam Dan: Elteke, Gibton,
Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
24 Ajjalon en Gat-Rimmon met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
25 Uit de halve stam van Manasse: Taänak en Jibleam met hun weidegronden; twee steden.
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.
26 In het geheel dus tien steden met haar weidegronden voor de families van de overige Kehatieten.
All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
27 De Gersjonieten, een ander geslacht der Levieten, kregen uit de halve stam van Manasse: Golan, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Basjan, met Beësjtera en hun weidegronden; twee steden.
They gave to the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
28 Uit de stam Issakar: Kisjon, Daberat,
Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
29 Jarmoet en En-Gannim, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
30 Uit de stam Aser: Misjal, Abdon,
Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
31 Chelkat en Rechob met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
32 Uit de stam Neftali: Kédesj, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Galilea, met Chammot-Dor en Kartan en hun bijbehorende weidegronden; drie steden.
Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
33 In het geheel dus dertien steden, met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de families der Gersjonieten.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 De families der Merarieten, de overige Levieten, kregen uit de stam Zabulon: Jokneam, Karta,
To the families of the descendants of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
35 Dimna en Nahalal, met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
Rimmon with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
36 Uit de stam Ruben: Béser, Jáhas, Kedemot en Mefáat, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,
37 Uit de stam Gad: Ramot, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Gilad, met Machanáim, Chesjbon en Jazer, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
40 In het geheel dus twaalf steden volgens lot voor de overblijvende levietische families der Merarieten.
All these were the cities of the descendants of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
41 Alles tezamen waren er dus te midden van de bezittingen der Israëlieten acht en veertig Levieten-steden met bijbehorende weidegronden.
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
42 Die steden bestonden telkens uit een stad met weidegrond er om heen; dit geldt voor al die steden.
Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.
43 Zo gaf Jahweh aan Israël het gehele land, dat Hij hun vaderen gezworen had te zullen geven. Zij namen het in bezit, en gingen er wonen.
So Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
44 En Jahweh gaf hun naar alle kanten rust, juist zoals Hij het hun vaderen onder ede beloofd had. Geen van hun vijanden kon voor hen stand houden; want Jahweh leverde hun al hun vijanden uit.
Jehovah gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Niet één van alle beloften, die Jahweh het huis van Israël had gedaan, bleef onvervuld; allen werden zij ingelost.
Nothing failed of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
