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;
Los jefes de la tribu de Leví se acercaron al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué hijo de Nun y a los jefes de las tribus israelitas.
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.
Les hablaron en Silo, en Canaán, diciendo: “El Señor dio instrucciones por medio de Moisés de darnos ciudades para vivir y pastos para nuestros rebaños”.
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.
Así que, siguiendo las instrucciones del Señor, los israelitas dieron ciudades y pastos a los levitas de sus propias asignaciones.
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.
Se echó la suerte a las familias de los ceutíes. A estos levitas, descendientes de Aarón, se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Judá, Simeón y Benjamín.
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.
A las familias restantes de los descendientes de Cota se les asignaron diez ciudades de las tribus de Efraín, Dan y la media tribu de Manasés.
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.
A las familias de los descendientes de Gersón se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Isacar, Aser, Neftalí y la media tribu de Manasés que vivían en Basán.
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.
A las familias de los descendientes de Merari se les asignaron doce ciudades de las tribus de Rubén, Gad y Zabulón.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
Así los israelitas dieron a los levitas por sorteo estas ciudades y pastos, tal como el Señor lo había ordenado por medio de Moisés.
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,
Dieron de la tribu de Judá y de la tribu de Simeón las siguientes ciudades, específicamente nombradas,
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);
a las familias de los coatitas, descendientes de Aarón, de la tribu de Leví, ya que la primera suerte les correspondió a ellos:
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.
Quiriat-arba (o Hebrón), en la región montañosa de Judá, junto con los pastos que la rodean. (Arba era el antepasado de Anac).
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Pero los campos más alejados de la ciudad y las aldeas habían sido dados en propiedad a Caleb hijo de Jefone.
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,
Dieron a los descendientes del sacerdote Aarón las siguientes ciudades y sus pastos Hebrón (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieran un asesinato), Libna,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Jatir, Estemoa,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Holón, 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, Yutá y Bet Semes: nueve ciudades de estas dos tribus.
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Benjamín, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Gabaón, Geba,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
Anatot y Almón.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron entregados a los sacerdotes, los descendientes de Aarón.
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,
En cuanto a las demás familias de los hijos de Clota de la tribu de Leví, se les dio por sorteo cuatro ciudades con sus pastos de la tribu de Efraín:
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
Siquem en la región montañosa de Efraín (una ciudad santuario para los que cometieran un asesinato accidental), Gezer,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
Quibsayín y Bet-Jorón.
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Dan, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Eltequé, Guibetón,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
Ayalón y Gath-Rimón.
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
De la media tribu de Manasés, las siguientes dos ciudades con sus pastos Tanac y Gat-rimón.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Así que en total se dieron diez ciudades y sus pastos a las familias restantes de los descendientes de Koat.
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;
Las familias de los descendientes de Gersón de la tribu de Leví recibieron las siguientes dos ciudades y sus pastos de la media tribu de Manasés Golán en Basán (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), y Besterá.
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Isacar las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos: Cisón, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
Jarmut y Enganín.
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Aser, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Miseal, Abdón,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
Jelcat y Rejob.
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.
De la tribu de Neftalí, las siguientes tres ciudades con sus pastos Cedes en Galilea (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), Jamot-Dor y Cartán.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron asignados a las familias de Gersón.
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,
Las familias de los descendientes de Merari, los que quedaron de la tribu de Leví, recibieron las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos de la tribu de Zabulón: Jocneán, Caráa,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
Dimná y Nalal.
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Rubén, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Béser, Yahaza,
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
Cedemot y Mefat.
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,
De la tribu de Gad, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Ramot de Galaad (ciudad santuario para los que cometieron un asesinato accidental), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
Hesbón y Jazer.
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.
Así que en total se asignaron doce ciudades a las familias de Merari, las que quedaban de la tribu de Leví.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
Los levitas recibieron un total de cuarenta y ocho ciudades y pastos dentro de la tierra de los israelitas.
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
Cada una de estas ciudades tenía pastos a su alrededor.
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.
Así, el Señor dio a los israelitas toda la tierra que había prometido a sus antepasados. Ellos se apoderaron de ella y se establecieronallí.
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.
El Señor les dio la paz por todas partes, como había prometido a sus antepasados. Ni uno solo de sus enemigos pudo enfrentarse a ellos, porque el Señor les había entregado a sus enemigos para que los derrotaran.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
No faltó ni una sola de las cosas buenas que el Señor le había prometido a Israel. Todo se había hecho realidad.
