Joshua 21
1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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,
2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
en spraken tot hen: Jahweh heeft door Moses bevolen, ons steden te geven, om er te wonen, met bijbehorende weidegrond voor ons vee.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
Daarom gaven de Israëlieten naar Jahweh’s bevel de volgende steden met haar weidegronden aan de Levieten.
4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
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,
5 And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
terwijl de overige families der Kehatieten door het lot tien steden ontvingen uit de stammen Efraïm, Dan en de halve stam van Manasse.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
De Gersjonieten kregen door het lot dertien steden uit de stammen Issakar, Aser, Neftali en de halve stam van Manasse in Basjan.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
De families der Merarieten kregen twaalf steden uit de stammen Ruben, Gad en Zabulon.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
Dit zijn de steden met haar weidegronden, welke de Israëlieten door het lot aan de Levieten afstonden, zoals Jahweh het door Moses bevolen had.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
Uit de stammen van de Judeërs en Simeonieten gaven ze de volgende, met name genoemde steden:
10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
Aan de Aäronieten, een van de geslachten der Kehatieten, die tot de Levieten behoorden,
11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
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.
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Het akkerland van die stad en haar dorpen hadden ze reeds aan Kaleb, den zoon van Jefoenne. in eigendom gegeven;
13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
aan de zonen van den priester Aäron gaven ze dus Hebron, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, met haar weidegronden. Daarenboven Libna,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Jattir, Esjtemóa,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Cholon, Debir,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
Ain, Joetta, Bet-Sjémesj; te zamen negen steden uit deze beide stammen, allen met bijbehorende weidegronden.
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
Uit de stam Benjamin: Gibon, Géba,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
Anatot, Almon, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
In het geheel dus dertien steden met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de aäronietische priesters.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
Ook de overige levietische families der Kehatieten, de overige zonen van Kehat, kregen de hun door het lot toegewezen steden. Uit de stam Efraïm
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
gaf men hun Sikem, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, in het bergland van Efraïm, met Gézer,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
Kibsáim en Bet-Choron met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
Uit de stam Dan: Elteke, Gibton,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
Ajjalon en Gat-Rimmon met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
Uit de halve stam van Manasse: Taänak en Jibleam met hun weidegronden; twee steden.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
In het geheel dus tien steden met haar weidegronden voor de families van de overige Kehatieten.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
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.
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
Uit de stam Issakar: Kisjon, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
Jarmoet en En-Gannim, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
Uit de stam Aser: Misjal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
Chelkat en Rechob met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
Uit de stam Neftali: Kédesj, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Galilea, met Chammot-Dor en Kartan en hun bijbehorende weidegronden; drie steden.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
In het geheel dus dertien steden, met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de families der Gersjonieten.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
De families der Merarieten, de overige Levieten, kregen uit de stam Zabulon: Jokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
Dimna en Nahalal, met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
Uit de stam Ruben: Béser, Jáhas, Kedemot en Mefáat, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
Uit de stam Gad: Ramot, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Gilad, met Machanáim, Chesjbon en Jazer, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
40 [These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
In het geheel dus twaalf steden volgens lot voor de overblijvende levietische families der Merarieten.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
Alles tezamen waren er dus te midden van de bezittingen der Israëlieten acht en veertig Levieten-steden met bijbehorende weidegronden.
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
Die steden bestonden telkens uit een stad met weidegrond er om heen; dit geldt voor al die steden.
43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
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.
44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
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.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
Niet één van alle beloften, die Jahweh het huis van Israël had gedaan, bleef onvervuld; allen werden zij ingelost.
