Joshua 21
1 The leaders of the tribe of Levi approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes.
| ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ رُؤَسَاءُ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ إِلَى أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَإِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ آبَاءِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ١ |
2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in Canaan, saying, “The Lord gave instructions through Moses to give us towns to live in, and pastures for our flocks.”
| وَكَلَّمُوهُمْ فِي شِيلُوهَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى أَنْ نُعْطَى مُدُنًا لِلسَّكَنِ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِبَهَائِمِنَا». | ٢ |
3 So, following the Lord's instructions, the Israelites gave towns and pastures to the Levites from their own allocations.
| فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ نَصِيبِهِمْ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ مَعَ مَسَارِحهَا. | ٣ |
4 The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
| فَخَرَجَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ لِعَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ. فَكَانَ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ. | ٤ |
5 The remaining families of the descendants of Kothah were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
| وَلِبَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ عَشَرُ مُدُنٍ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى. | ٥ |
6 The families of the descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh living in Bashan.
| وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي بَاشَانَ. | ٦ |
7 The families of the descendants of Merari were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
| وَلِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱثْنَتَا عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ. | ٧ |
8 So the Israelites gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed through Moses.
| فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى. | ٨ |
9 They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,
| وَأَعْطَوْا مِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي شِمْعُونَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ ٱلْمُسَمَّاةَ بِأَسْمَائِهَا، | ٩ |
10 to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fell to them:
| فَكَانَتْ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْقُرْعَةَ ٱلْأُولَى كَانَتْ لَهُمْ: | ١٠ |
11 Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
| وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ أَبِي عَنَاقٍ،هِيَ حَبْرُونَ، فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا مَعَ مَسْرَحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا. | ١١ |
12 But the more distant fields from the town and the villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh to own.
| وَأَمَّا حَقْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَضِيَاعُهَا فَأَعْطَوْهَا لِكَالَبَ بْنِ يَفُنَّةَ مُلْكًا لَهُ. | ١٢ |
13 They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Libnah,
| وَأَعْطَوْا لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ حَبْرُونَ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا، وَلِبْنَةَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا، | ١٣ |
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
| وَيَتِّيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَأَشْتَمُوعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، | ١٤ |
15 Holon, Debir,
| وَحُولُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، | ١٥ |
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
| وَعَيْنَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَيُطَّةَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ شَمْسٍ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. تِسْعَ مُدُنٍ مِنْ هَذَيْنِ ٱلسِّبْطَيْنِ. | ١٦ |
17 From the tribe of Benjamin the following four towns and their pastures: Gibeon, Geba,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ: جِبْعُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبْعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، | ١٧ |
18 Anathoth, and Almon.
| عَنَاثُوثَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَعَلْمُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ. | ١٨ |
19 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
| جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ بَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا. | ١٩ |
20 As for the remaining families of the children of Kothah from the tribe of Levi, they were given by lot four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Ephraim:
| وَأَمَّا عَشَائِرُ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، فَكَانَتْ مُدُنُ قُرْعَتِهِمْ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ: | ٢٠ |
21 Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Gezer,
| وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ شَكِيمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ، وَجَازَرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، | ٢١ |
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon.
| وَقِبْصَايِمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٢ |
23 From the tribe of Dan, the following four towns and their pastures: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ إِلْتَقَى وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبَّثُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، | ٢٣ |
24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.
| وَأَيَّلُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٤ |
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh the following two towns and their pastures: Taanach and Gath-rimmon.
| وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى تَعْنَكَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. مَدِينَتَيْنِ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ. | ٢٥ |
26 So in total ten towns and their pastures were given to remaining families of the descendants of Kothah.
| كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ عَشَرٌ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ. | ٢٦ |
27 The families of the descendants of Gershon from the tribe of Levi received the following two towns and their pastures from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), and Be-eshterah.
| وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ مِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى جُولَانُ فِي بَاشَانَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَعَشْتَرَةُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، مَدِينَتَانِ ٱثْنَتَانِ. | ٢٧ |
28 From the tribe of Issachar the following four towns and their pastures: Kishion, Daberath,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ: قِشْيُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَدَبْرَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، | ٢٨ |
29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim.
| وَيَرْمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَعَيْنُ جَنِّيمَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٩ |
30 From the tribe of Asher the following four towns and their pastures: Mishal, Abdon,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ مِشْآلُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا، وَعَبْدُونُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا، | ٣٠ |
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
| وَحَلْقَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَرَحُوبُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣١ |
32 From the tribe of Naphtali the following three towns and their pastures: Kedesh in Galilee (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan.
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ قَادَشُ فِي ٱلْجَلِيلِ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَحَمُّوتُ دُورٍ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَانُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. ثَلَاثُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٢ |
33 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were allotted to the families of Gershon.
| جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱلْجَرُشُونِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا. | ٣٣ |
34 The families of the descendants of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi, received the following four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
| وَلِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي مَرَارِي ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ يَقْنَعَامُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، | ٣٤ |
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
| وَدِمْنَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَنَحْلَالُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٥ |
36 From the tribe of Reuben the following four towns and their pastures: Bezer, Jahaz,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ بَاصَرُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَهْصَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، | ٣٦ |
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
| وَقَدِيمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَيْفَعَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٧ |
38 From the tribe of Gad the following four towns and their pastures: Ramoth in Gilead (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Mahanaim,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ رَامُوتُ فِي جِلْعَادَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَحَنَايِمُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، | ٣٨ |
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
| حَشْبُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَعَزِيرُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ أَرْبَعٌ. | ٣٩ |
40 So in total twelve towns were allotted to the families of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi.
| فَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي لِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ. وَكَانَتْ قُرْعَتُهُمُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً. | ٤٠ |
41 The Levites received a total of forty-eight towns and pastures within the land of the Israelites.
| جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ فِي وَسَطِ مُلْكِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانٍ وَأَرْبَعُونَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا. | ٤١ |
42 Each of these towns had pastures around them.
| كَانَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنُ مَدِينَةً مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا. هَكَذَا لِكُلِّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنِ. | ٤٢ |
43 And so the Lord gave to the Israelites all the land he had promised their ancestors. They took possession of it and settled there.
| فَأَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَقْسَمَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا لِآبَائِهِمْ فَٱمْتَلَكُوهَا وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا. | ٤٣ |
44 The Lord gave them peace on every side as he had promised their ancestors. Not a single one of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord had handed their enemies over to them to defeat.
| فَأَرَاحَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ حَوَالَيْهِمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَقْسَمَ لِآبَائِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقِفْ قُدَّامَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، بَلْ دَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ. | ٤٤ |
45 Not a single one of the good things the Lord promised Israel had failed; everything had come true.
| لَمْ تَسْقُطْ كَلِمَةٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلصَّالِحِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلِ ٱلْكُلُّ صَارَ. | ٤٥ |
