Joshua 21
1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Afei, Lewifoɔ abusua mu ntuanofoɔ kɔɔ ɔsɔfoɔ Eleasa ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuo a aka mu ntuanofoɔ nkyɛn.
2 And said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands for our cattle.
Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Silo a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase sɛ, “Awurade hyɛɛ Mose sɛ, ɔmma yɛn nkuro na yɛntena mu ne adidibea mma yɛn anantwie.”
3 And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.
Na sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛeɛ no, wɔde nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifoɔ sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.
4 And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Aaron asefoɔ a na wɔyɛ Kohat abusua mma, na wɔfra Lewi abusuakuo mu no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa a na anka ɛyɛ Yuda, Simeon ne Benyamin mmusuakuo no dea.
5 The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Afie a aka wɔ Kohat abusua mu no, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ edu firii Efraim ne Dan mmusuakuo no ne Manase abusuakuo fa no nsase mu.
6 The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.
Gerson abusua no nso, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa firii Isakar, Aser, Naftali ne Manase abusuakuo fa no wɔ Basan.
7 The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
Merari abusua no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumienu firii Ruben, Gad ne Sebulon mmusuakuo no nkyɛn.
8 All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.
Enti, Israelfoɔ no dii Awurade ɔhyɛ nsɛm a ɔde maa Mose no so. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron, nam so yiyii saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛkeka ho maa Lewifoɔ.
9 From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
Israelfoɔ no de saa nkuro a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuo no dea no
10 These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
maa Aaron asefoɔ a wɔfra Kohat abusua mu na ɛka Lewi abusuakuo ho no, ɛfiri sɛ, ntonto kronkron a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ wɔn.
11 They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.
Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔ asase so ne ɛho adidibea. (Arba yɛ Anak tete agya.)
12 But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.
Nanso, nsase ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa kuro no ho ahyia no deɛ, wɔde maa Yefune babarima Kaleb.
13 And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;
Nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi ne wɔn adidibea no, wɔde maa ɔsɔfoɔ Aaron asefoɔ: Hebron, (dwanekɔbea Kuropɔn), Libna,
14 And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
Yatir, Estemoa,
15 And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
Holon, Debir,
16 And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.
Ain, Yuta ne Bet-Semes a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ nkron a wɔnya firii saa mmusuakuo mmienu yi nkyɛn.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;
Wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu de saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a atwa ho ahyia no maa asɔfoɔ: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
19 Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
Enti, nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no.
20 The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
Kohat abusua nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no nso, wɔde saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛfiri Efraim abusua nkyɛn maa wɔn:
21 And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;
Sekem, (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.
22 And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Kibsaim ne Bet-Horon, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;
Saa nkuro ne adidibea yi nso, wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔfiri Dan abusuakuo mu: Elteke ne Gibeton,
24 Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.
Manase abusuakuo fa no de saa nkuro ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfoɔ no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ mmienu.
26 All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.
Enti, nkuro edu ne wɔn adidibea na wɔde maa Kohat abusua nkaeɛ no.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.
Gerson abusua a wɔyɛ Lewi abusuakuo no fa bi no nso, wɔnyaa nkuro mmienu ne wɔn adidibea firii Manase abusua fa no nkyɛn. Nkuro no ne Golan a ɛwɔ Basan (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn) ne Beestra.
28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;
Isakar abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn: Kision, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.
Yarmut ne En-Ganim, nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:
Aser abusuakuo no maa Misal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.
Helkat ne Rehob, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
32 And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.
Naftali abusuakuo no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkuro mmiɛnsa ne wɔn adidibea.
33 All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.
Enti, nkuro dumiɛnsa ne ɛho adidibea na wɔde maa Gerson mmusua no.
34 And to the rest of the Levites, that is, the families of the children of Merari, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah with their grass-lands;
Lewifoɔ nkaeɛ a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nso, wɔnyaa saa nkuro yi a ɛfiri Sebulon abusuakuo nkyɛn: Yokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.
Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ɛho adidibea.
36 And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;
Ruben abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,
37 Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.
Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne wɔn adidibea.
38 And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;
Gad abusuakuo no maa wɔn Ramot a ɛwɔ Gilead (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.
Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ho adidibea.
40 All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.
Enti, nkurotoɔ dumienu na wɔde maa Merari abusua.
41 All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
Nkuro dodoɔ ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifoɔ no nyinaa yɛ aduanan nwɔtwe.
42 Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
Na kuro biara wɔ adidibea da ho.
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.
Enti, Awurade de nsase a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma wɔn agyanom no maa Israelfoɔ no, na wɔdii so nkonim, tenaa hɔ.
44 And the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.
Na Awurade ma wɔnyaa ahomeɛ wɔ afanan nyinaa, sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ wɔn agyanom bɔ no. Wɔn atamfoɔ biara antumi annyina wɔn anim, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade boaa wɔn ma wɔdii wɔn atamfoɔ so nkonim.
45 The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.
Bɔhyɛ pa biara a Awurade hyɛɛ Israel no nyinaa baa mu.
