Joshua 18

1 The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting.

١ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّ اسْتِيلاءُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي شِيلُوهَ، حَيْثُ نَصَبُوا خَيْمَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

2 However, seven of the Israelite tribes had not received their land allocations.

٢ وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ سَبْعةُ أَسْبَاطٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَتَسَلَّمُوا بَعْدُ نَصِيبَهُمْ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ.

3 So Joshua asked the Israelites, “How long will you go on being reluctant to go and take possession of the land that the Lord gave your forefathers?

٣ فَقَالَ يَشُوعُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى أَنْتُمْ مُتَقَاعِسُونَ عَنِ الشُّرُوعِ فِي امْتِلاكِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا لَكُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ؟

4 Choose three men from each tribe and I will send them out to explore the land. Then they can write a description regarding the land allocations and bring it to me.

٤ انْتَخِبُوا ثَلاثَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ، فَأُرْسِلَهُمْ لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ وَتَخْطِيطِهَا بِمُوْجِبِ أَنْصِبَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ.

5 They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Joseph's land in the north.

٥ وَلْيَقْسِمُوهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، فَيَمْكُثَ سِبْطُ يَهُوذَا ضِمْنَ حُدُودِهِ مِنَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَيُقِيمَ بَيْتُ يُوسُفَ فِي مَنَاطِقِهِمِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ شِمَالاً.

6 Once you have written the description the land, dividing it in seven parts, you will bring it to me here and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.

٦ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتُخَطِّطُونَ الأَرْضَ وَتَقْسِمُونَهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ وَتُسَجِّلُونَهَا، ثُمَّ تَأْتُونَ إِلَيَّ فَأُلْقِي بَيْنَكُمُ الْقُرْعَةَ هَهُنَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا.

7 But the Levites do not receive a share, for their role as priests of the Lord is their allocation. Also, Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allocation that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them on the east side of the Jordan.”

٧ لأَنَّهُ لَنْ يَرِثَ اللّاوِيُّونَ نَصِيباً مَعَكُمْ إِذْ إِنَّ كَهَنُوتَ الرَّبِّ هُوَ نَصِيبُهُمْ. أَمَّا سِبْطَا جَادٍ وَرَأُوَبَيْنَ وَنِصْفُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فَقَدْ تَسَلَّمُوا نَصِيبَهُمْ شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، الَّذِي وَهَبَهُ لَهُمْ مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ».

8 As the men started out on their way to explore the land. Joshua told them, “Go throughout the land and write a description of what you find. Then return to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord here in Shiloh.”

٨ فَانْطَلَقَ الرِّجَالُ لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ وَتَخْطِيطِهَا وَتَسْجِيلِهَا عَمَلاً بِوَصِيَّةِ يَشُوعَ، ثُمَّ الْعَوْدَةِ إِلَيْهِ لِيُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهَا الْقُرْعَةَ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

9 So the men went and explored the land and wrote down on a scroll a description of the seven parts, recording the towns in each part. Then they returned to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh

٩ فَسَارَ الرِّجَالُ وَتَجَوَّلُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَخَطَّطُوهَا وَسَجَّلُوهَا فِي كِتَابٍ حَسَبَ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ مُدُنٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَسَمُوهَا إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْسَامٍ، ثُمَّ جَاءُوا إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

10 where Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the Lord. There Joshua divided the land up and allotted the different parts to the remaining Israelite tribes.

١٠ فَأَلْقَى يَشُوعُ بَيْنَهُمُ الْقُرْعَةَ فِي شِيلُوهَ فِي مَحْضَرِ الرَّبِّ، حَيْثُ قَسَمَ الأَرْضَ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفْقاً لأَسْبَاطِهِمْ.

11 The first lot cast went to the tribe of Benjamin, by families. The land allotted lay between that of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Joseph.

١١ وَهَذَا هُوَ مِيرَاثُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. وَقَعَ نَصِيبُهُمْ بَيْنَ مِيرَاثِ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَيُوسُفَ.

12 Their boundary began at the Jordan, and went north of the slope of Jericho, west through the hill country, coming out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

١٢ فَامْتَدَّتْ حُدُودُهُمْ شِمَالاً مِنَ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَاسْتَمَرَّتْ صَاعِدَةً بِإِزَاءِ أَرِيحَا شِمَالاً بِاتِّجَاهِ الْجَبَلِ غَرْباً حَتَّى صَحْرَاءِ بَيْتِ آوِنَ.

13 Then the boundary went south to Luz (or Bethel) and on down to Ataroth-addar on the mountain south of Lower Beth-horon.

١٣ وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ سَارَتْ إِلَى جَانِبِ لُوزَ الْجَنُوبِيِّ، الَّتِي هِيَ بَيْتُ إِيلَ. ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَتِ الْحُدُودُ إِلَى عَطَارُوتَ إِدَّارَ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ الْقَائِمِ إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ السُّفْلَى.

14 Here the boundary turned south along the western side of the mountain facing Beth-horon, finishing at Kiriath-baal (or Kiriath-jearim), a town of the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.

١٤ وَامْتَدَّ التُّخْمُ مُلْتَفّاً نَاحِيَةَ الْغَرْبِ إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ الْجَبَلِ الْمُقَابِلِ لِبَيْتِ حُورُونَ وَانْتِهَاءً بِقَرْيَةِ بَعْلٍ، الَّتِي هِيَ قَرْيَةُ يَعَارِيمَ، الْمَدِينَةُ التَّابِعَةُ لِيَهُوذَا. هَذِهِ هِيَ الْحُدُودُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ.

15 The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim. It ran to the spring at Nephtoah,

١٥ أَمَّا الْحُدُودُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ فَتَبْدَأُ مِنْ أَقْصَى قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ بِاتِّجَاهِ الْغَرْبِ حَتَّى تَصِلَ إِلَى مَنْبَعِ مِيَاهِ نَفْتُوحَ.

16 and then down to the foot of the mountain that faces the valley of Ben-hinnom, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim. Then it went down the valley of Hinnom, along the slope near the Jebusite town, south towards En-rogel.

١٦ ثُمَّ تَنْحَدِرُ حَتَّى سَفْحِ الْجَبَلِ الْمُطِلِّ عَلَى وَادِي ابْنِ هِنُّومَ، الْوَاقِعِ شِمَالِيَّ وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ مُخْتَرِقَةً وَادِي هِنُّومَ مُرُوراً بِجَنُوبِيِّ مَدِينَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ (حَيْثُ يَسْكُنُ الْيَبُوسِيُّونَ) إِلَى أَنْ تَصِلَ إِلَى عَيْنِ رُوجَلَ.

17 From there it headed north to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, opposite the heights of Adummim, and then on down to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).

١٧ ثُمَّ تَمْتَدُّ شِمَالاً إِلَى عَيْنِ شَمْسٍ فَجَلِيلُوتَ مُقَابِلَ عَقَبَةِ أَدُمِّيمَ نُزُولاً إِلَى حَجَرِ بُوهَنَ بْنِ رَأُوبَيْنَ.

18 Then it went along the ridge opposite the Jordan Valley to the north, and then down into the Jordan Valley itself.

١٨ حَيْثُ تَمُرُّ بِالسَّهْلِ الشِّمَالِيِّ لِبَيْتِ عَرَبَةَ، ثُمَّ تَنْحَدِرُ نَحْوَ الْعَرَبَةِ،

19 From there it ran along the north slope of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north bay of the Salt Sea, the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

١٩ وَتَتَّجِهُ شِمَالاً إِلَى بَيْتِ حُجْلَةَ وَتَنْتَهِي عِنْدَ اللِّسَانِ الشِّمَالِيِّ لِلْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ حَيْثُ يَصُبُّ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ. هَذِهِ هِيَ الْحُدُودُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ.

20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan. These were the boundaries around the land of the tribe of Benjamin, by families.

٢٠ أَمَّا الْحَدُّ الشَّرْقِيُّ فَكَانَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ. هَذِهِ هِيَ أَرْضُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

21 These were the towns of the tribe of Benjamin, according to families: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

٢١ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ مُدُنُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ: أَرِيحَا وَبَيْتُ حُجْلَةَ وَوَادِي قَصِيصَ،

22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

٢٢ وَبَيْتُ الْعَرَبَةِ وَصَمَارَايِمُ وَبَيْتُ إِيلَ،

23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

٢٣ وَالْعَوِّيمُ وَالْفَارَةُ وَعَفْرَةُ،

24 Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their associated villages.

٢٤ وَكَفْرُ الْعَمُّونِيِّ وَالْعُفْنِي وَجَبَعُ، وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ ضِيَاعِهَا.

25 In addition: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

٢٥ وَأَيْضاً جِبْعُونُ وَالرَّامَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ،

26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

٢٦ وَالْمِصْفَاةُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَالْمُوصَةُ،

27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

٢٧ وَرَاقَمُ وَيَرَفْئِيلُ وَتَرَالَةُ،

28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (or Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their associated villages. This was the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, by families.

٢٨ وَصَيْلَعُ وَآلَفُ وَالْيَبُوسِيُّ الَّتِي هِيَ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَجِبْعَةُ وَقِرْيَةُ. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ ضِيَاعِهَا. هَذَا هُوَ مِيرَاثُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.