Joshua 13

1 Many years had passed by, and Joshua had grown old. The Lord spoke to him, saying, “You're now an old man, but there's still a great deal of land still to be taken.

١ وَشَاخَ يَشُوعُ وَطَعَنَ فِي الْعُمْرِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «لَقَدْ شِخْتَ وَطَعَنْتَ فِي السِّنِّ، وَمَا بَرِحَتْ هُنَاكَ أَرْضٌ شَاسِعَةٌ لِلامْتِلاكِ.

2 This is the remaining land: the territory of all the Philistines and all the Geshurites,

٢ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرْضُ الْمُتَبَقِّيَةُ: كُلُّ مَنَاطِقِ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَالْجَشُورِيِّينَ،

3 from the Shihur River on the border with Egypt north to the border of Ekron—all of which is counted as Canaanite but comes under the five Philistine lords of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. In addition there's the land of the Avvites

٣ الْمُمْتَدَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ شِيحُورَ شَرْقِيَّ مِصْرَ حَتَّى إِقْلِيمِ عَقْرُونَ شِمَالاً، وَجَمِيعُهَا تُعْتَبَرُ مِلْكاً لِلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ. وَهِيَ مَنَاطِقُ لِلْحُكَّامِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي غَزَّةَ وَأَشْدُودَ وَأَشْقَلُونَ وَجَتَّ وَعَقْرُونَ وَالْعَوِيِّينَ،

4 in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, all the way to Aphek on the border with the Amorites,

٤ وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ أَرْضِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، وَالْمَغَارَةُ الَّتِي يَمْلِكُهَا الصِّيدُونِيُّونَ حَتَّى أَفِيقَ عِنْدَ حُدُودِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ جَنُوباً.

5 as well as the land of the Gebalites and the Lebanon area from the town of Baalgad to the slopes of Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath,

٥ وَأَرْضُ الْجِبْلِيِّينَ وَكُلُّ لُبْنَانَ شَرْقاً مِنْ بَعْلِ جَادٍ عِنْدَ سَفْحِ حَرْمُونَ حَتَّى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ.

6 and the those who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, including all the land of the Sidonians. I myself will drive them out ahead of the Israelites. Just allocate the land to Israel for them to own, as I have commanded you.

٦ أَمَّا جَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الْجَبَلِ فِي لُبْنَانَ حَتَّى مِسْرَفُوتَ مَايِمَ، أَيْ جَمِيعُ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ، فَأَنَا أَطْرُدُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُوَزِّعَ هَذِهِ الأَرَاضِي بِالْقُرْعَةِ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ لِتَكُونَ مِلْكاً لَهُمْ كَمَا أَمَرْتُكَ.

7 So divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh for them to own.”

٧ وَقَسِّمْهَا لِتَكُونَ مِيرَاثاً لِلتِّسْعَةِ الأَسْبَاطِ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى،

8 The other half of the tribe of Manasseh, and the tribes of Reuben and Gad, had already received their land grant on the east side of the Jordan, as allotted to them by Moses, the servant of the Lord.

٨ لأَنَّ نِصْفَ مَنَسَّى الآخَرَ وَالرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْجَادِيِّينَ قَدْ حَصَلُوا عَلَى مِيرَاثِهِمِ الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ لَهُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ فِي شَرْقِيِّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ».

9 It stretched from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon valley, from the town in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau of Medeba, up to Dibon;

٩ وَهُوَ يَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ القَائِمَةِ عَلَى طَرَفِ وَادِي أَرْنُونَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَدِينَةُ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِهِ، وَسَهْلُ مِيدَبَا إِلَى دِيبُونَ،

10 and all the towns that belonged to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, up to the border with the Ammonites.

١٠ وَكُلِّ مُدُنِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَحْكُمُ فِي حَشْبُونَ حَتَّى حُدُودِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ،

11 In addition it included Gilead, the land of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah,

١١ وَجِلْعَادَ وَأَرَاضِي الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْمَعْكِيِّينَ، وَجَبَلِ حَرْمُونَ كُلِّهِ، وَسَائِرِ بَاشَانَ إِلَى سَلْخَةَ،

12 as well as all the land of the kingdom of Og of Bashan, who had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was one of the last of the Rephaites. Moses had defeated them and driven them out.

١٢ وَكُلِّ مَمْلَكَةِ عُوجٍ فِي بَاشَانَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ وَفِي إِذْرَعِي، وَهُوَ آخِرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الرَّفَائِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَمَهُمْ مُوسَى وَطَرَدَهُمْ.

13 But the Israelites had not driven out the Geshurites or the Maacathites, who still live among them to this very day.

١٣ وَلَمْ يَطْرُدِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَالْمَعْكِيِّينَ، فَظَلُّوا يُقِيمُونَ بَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

14 Moses did not allocate any land for the Levites to own. Instead they were allotted the offerings made by fire to the Lord, the God of Israel, as the Lord had promised them.

١٤ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطِ سِبْطَ لاوِي مِيرَاثاً، لأَنَّ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ الْمُقَرَّبَةَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ نَصِيبَهُمْ، كَمَا وَعَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ.

15 This was the land that Moses allotted to the tribe of Reuben, by families:

١٥ وَهَذَا مَا وَهَبَهُ مُوسَى لِلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ:

16 Their territory stretched from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon valley, from the town in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau of Medeba;

١٦ كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ الْقَائِمَةِ عَلَى طَرَفِ وَادِي أَرْنُونَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَدِينَةُ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الْوَادِي وَكُلُّ سَهْلِ مِيدَبَا،

17 Heshbon and all associated towns on the plateau—Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

١٧ فَضْلاً عَنْ حَشْبُونَ وَسَائِرِ قُرَاهَا الْمُنْتَشِرَةِ فِي السَّهْلِ، وَدِيبُونَ وَبَامُوتَ بَعْلٍ، وَبَيْتِ بَعْلِ مَعُونَ،

18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

١٨ وَيَهْصَةَ وَقَدِيمُوتَ وَمَيْفَعَةَ

19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar, on a hill in the valley,

١٩ وَقَرْيَتَايِمَ وَسِبْمَةَ وَصَارَثَ الشَّحْرِ فِي جَبَلِ الْوَادِي،

20 Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth-jeshimoth—

٢٠ وَبَيْتِ فَغُورَ وَسُفُوحِ الْفِسْجَةِ وَبَيْتِ يَشِيمُوتَ،

21 all the towns of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon, the Amorite king, who ruled in Heshbon. He was defeated by Moses, as well as the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, princes who lived in the kingdom and who were allied to Sihon.

٢١ وَكُلِّ مُدُنِ السَّهْلِ، وَكَافَّةِ مَمْلَكَةِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِي حَكَمَ فِي حَشْبُونَ، الَّذِي قَضَى عَلَيْهِ مُوسَى مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ رُؤَسَاءِ مِدْيَانَ: أُوِي وَرَاقَمَ وَصُورَ وَحُورَ وَرَابِعَ أُمَرَاءِ سِيحُونَ.

22 At the same time the Israelites killed Balaam, son of Beor, the fortune-teller, along with the others who were slaughtered.

٢٢ وَبَلْعَامُ بْنُ بَعُورَ الْعَرَّافُ قَتَلَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالسَّيْفِ مَعَ جُمْلَةِ قَتْلاهُمْ.

23 The Jordan was the boundary for the tribe of Reuben. This was the land, the towns and the villages, allotted to the tribe of Reuben, by families.

٢٣ وَكَانَ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ هُوَ الْحَدُّ الْغَرْبِيُّ لأَرَاضِي سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ، فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنُ وَضِيَاعُهَا مِنْ نَصِيبِ الرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

24 This was the land that Moses allotted to the tribe of Gad, by families:

٢٤ وَهَذَا مَا أَوْرَثَهُ مُوسَى لِسِبْطِ جَادٍ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ:

25 Their territory was Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of the Ammonites up to Aroer, near Rabbah;

٢٥ كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَشْمَلُ يَعْزِيرَ وَكُلَّ مُدُنِ جِلْعَادَ وَنِصْفَ أَرْضِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ إِلَى عَرُوعِيرَ الْقَائِمَةِ مُقَابِلَ رَبَّةَ.

26 stretching from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the Debir region.

٢٦ وَكَذَلِكَ مِنْ حَشْبُونَ إِلَى رَامَةِ الْمِصْفَاةِ وَبُطُونِيمَ، وَمِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ إِلَى حُدُودِ دَبِيرَ.

27 In the Jordan valley lay Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, king of Heshbon. The boundary ran along the Jordan up to the bottom end of the sea of Kinnereth and then ran east.

٢٧ وَضَمَّتْ أَرْضُهُمْ فِي الْوَادِي بَيْتَ هَارَامَ وَبَيْتَ نِمْرَةَ وَسُكُّوتَ وَصَافُونَ، مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ مَمْلَكَةِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَامْتَدَّتْ تُخُومُ الْجَادِيِّينَ شِمَالًا حَتَّى طَرَفِ بُحَيْرَةِ الْجَلِيلِ.

28 This was the land, the towns and the villages, allotted to the tribe of Gad, by families.

٢٨ هَذَا نَصِيبُ بَنِي جَادٍ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ، وَمُدُنِهِمْ وَضِيَاعِهَا.

29 This was the land that Moses allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is half of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh, by families:

٢٩ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي وَزَّعَهَا مُوسَى عَلَى نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ:

30 Their territory stretched from Manahaim through the whole of Bashan, all the kingdom of Og, and all the towns of Jair in Bashan—sixty in all.

٣٠ كَانَتْ حُدُودُهُمْ تَمْتَدُّ مِنْ مَحَنَايِمَ لِتَشْمَلَ كُلَّ مَمْلَكَةِ بَاشَانَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَحْكُمُهَا عُوجٌ مَلِكُ بَاشَانَ، وَكُلَّ حَوُّوثِ يَائِيرَ بِمُدُنِهَا السِّتِّينَ فِي بَاشَانَ.

31 Also included was Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the towns of king Og in Bashan. This was the land allotted to the descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, for half of them, by families.

٣١ وَنِصْفَ جِلْعَادَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ وَإِذْرَعِي وَهِيَ مُدُنُ عُوجٍ الْمَلَكِيَّةُ فِي بَاشَانَ. وَقَد وُهِبَتْ هَذِهِ لِنِصْفِ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى بِحَسَبِ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

32 These were the allocations that Moses made when he was in the plains of Moab, on the other side of the Jordan, east of Jericho.

٣٢ هَذِهِ هِيَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي وَزَّعَهَا مُوسَى فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

33 However, Moses did not allot any land to the Levites, for the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised them that he would be their allocation.

٣٣ أَمَّا سِبْطُ لاوِي فَلَمْ يُوَرِّثْهُ مُوسَى مِلْكاً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَ نَصِيبَهُمْ بِمُقْتَضَى وَعْدِهِ.