Joshua 14

1 And these are the inheritances which the sons of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, distributed to them,

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

2 by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

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

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

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

4 For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no portion to the Levites in the land except cities to dwell in with the suburbs of it for their cattle and for their substance.

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.

5 As Jehovah commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did, and they divided the land.

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

6 Then the sons of Judah drew near to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, Thou know the thing that Jehovah spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning thee in Kadesh-barnea.

Da traadte 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.

7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.

Fyrretyve Aar gammel var jeg, dengang HERRENS Tjener Moses udsendte mig fra Kadesj-Barnea for at udspejde Landet; og jeg aflagde ham Beretning efter bedste Overbevisning.

8 Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.

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

9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, Surely the land in which thy foot has trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy sons forever because thou have wholly followed Jehovah my God.

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

10 And now, behold, Jehovah has kept me alive, as he spoke, these forty-five years, from the time that Jehovah spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old.

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

11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me. As my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, and to go out and to come in.

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

12 Now therefore give me this hill-country of which Jehovah spoke in that day. For thou heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified. It may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spoke.

Saa 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; maaske vil HERREN være med mig, saa jeg kan drive dem bort, som HERREN har sagt!«

13 And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

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

14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day because he wholly followed Jehovah, the God of Israel.

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.

15 Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba. Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

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