Joshua 21
1 And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
Pada suatu hari para kepala keluarga dalam suku Lewi pergi ke Silo di negeri Kanaan, dan menghadap Imam Eleazar, Yosua anak Nun, dan para kepala keluarga seluruh suku-suku bangsa Israel. Mereka berkata, "Melalui Musa, TUHAN sudah memerintahkan supaya kepada kami, orang-orang Lewi, diberi kota-kota untuk tempat tinggal kami dan tanah-tanah padang di sekitar kota-kota itu untuk ternak kami."
2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle.”
3 And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.
Maka orang Israel mengikuti perintah TUHAN. Dari tanah milik mereka sendiri, mereka memberikan kepada orang Lewi kota-kota tertentu dengan tanah-tanah padangnya.
4 And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.
Yang pertama-tama menerima kota-kotanya adalah keluarga-keluarga dari kaum Kehat dalam suku Lewi. Keluarga-keluarga keturunan Imam Harun diberikan tiga belas kota dari wilayah suku Yehuda, Simeon dan Benyamin.
5 And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
Keluarga-keluarga lainnya dari kaum Kehat diberi sepuluh kota dari wilayah suku Efraim, suku Dan serta suku Manasye yang di sebelah barat Sungai Yordan.
6 And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.
Kaum Gerson mendapat tiga belas kota dari wilayah suku Isakhar, Asyer, Naftali dan suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan.
7 And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.
Keluarga-keluarga dari kaum Merari mendapat dua belas kota dari wilayah suku Ruben, Gad dan Zebulon.
8 And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.
Demikianlah orang Israel membagi-bagikan kota-kota tersebut dengan tanah-tanah padangnya melalui undian kepada orang Lewi, seperti yang diperintahkan TUHAN melalui Musa.
9 From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
Dari kaum Kehat dalam suku Lewi, imam-imam keturunan Harunlah yang pertama-tama menerima kota-kotanya; mereka diberi tiga belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Yehuda dan Simeon, mereka menerima sembilan kota, yaitu: Libna, Yatir, Estemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Yuta, Bet-Semes dan Arba, yang dinamakan menurut nama ayah Enak. Kota itu, yang sekarang bernama Hebron, adalah sebuah kota suaka di pegunungan Yehuda. Ladang-ladang dan desa-desa kota ini sudah diberikan kepada Kaleb anak Yefune untuk menjadi tanah miliknya. Dari suku Benyamin mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Gibeon, Geba, Anatot dan Almon.
10 to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )
11 the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
13 Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
15 and Holon, and Debir,
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
17 Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
19 All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
Keluarga-keluarga lainnya dari kaum Kehat diberi sepuluh kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Efraim mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Bet-Horon, Kibzaim, Gezer dan Sikhem, sebuah kota suaka di pegunungan Efraim. Dari suku Dan mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Elteke, Gibeton, Ayalon dan Gat-Rimon. Dari suku Manasye yang di sebelah barat mereka menerima dua kota, yaitu: Taanakh dan Gat-Rimon.
21 from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
25 then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
26 All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
27 Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;
Sebuah kaum lain dalam suku Lewi ialah kaum Gerson. Keluarga-keluarga dalam kaum Gerson itu diberi tiga belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur mereka menerima dua kota, yaitu: Beestera dan Golan, sebuah kota suaka di daerah Basan. Dari suku Isakhar mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Kisyon, Dobrat, Yarmut dan En-Ganim. Dari suku Asyer mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Misal, Abdon, Helkat dan Rehob. Dari suku Naftali mereka menerima tiga buah kota, yaitu: Hamat-Dor, Kartan dan Kedes, sebuah kota suaka di Galilea.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
32 likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge, and Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan, with their suburbs, three cities.
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
34 Then, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,
Kaum yang sisa dalam suku Lewi, yaitu kaum Merari diberi dua belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Zebulon mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Yokneam, Karta, Dimna dan Nahalal. Dari suku Ruben mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu Bezer, Yahas, Kedemot dan Mefaat. Dari suku Gad mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Mahanaim, Hesybon, Yaezer dan Ramot, sebuah kota suaka di Gilead.
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
36 from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer, and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;
37 from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead, one of the cities of refuge, and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
41 And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
Jadi dari tanah-tanah yang dimiliki seluruh bangsa Israel ada sejumlah empat puluh delapan kota dengan tanah-tanah padang di sekitarnya yang diberikan kepada orang-orang Lewi.
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
43 And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.
Demikianlah TUHAN memberikan kepada umat Israel seluruh tanah yang telah dijanjikan-Nya dengan sumpah kepada nenek moyang mereka. Setelah menduduki negeri itu, umat Israel menetap di sana.
44 And he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations. And none of their enemies dared to stand against them; instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.
Maka sesuai dengan apa yang dijanjikan TUHAN kepada nenek moyang mereka, negeri itu aman karena dilindungi TUHAN. Musuh-musuh mereka tidak satu pun yang dapat melawan mereka, sebab TUHAN memberi kemenangan kepada orang Israel atas semua musuh mereka.
45 Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.
TUHAN menepati setiap janji-Nya kepada umat Israel; tidak satu pun yang tidak ditepati-Nya.
