Joshua 21

1 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Levitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo va Silo be yewoalé nya aɖe akpɔ kple nunɔla Eleazar kple Yosua kple Israel ƒe to vovovoawo ƒe kplɔlawo.

2 and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'

Wogblɔ na takpekpe la be, “Yehowa ɖo na eƒe dɔla, Mose, be wòatsɔ du aɖewo ana mí Levitɔwo, woanye aƒe na mí kple lãnyiƒe na míaƒe lãwo.”

3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.

Eya ta Israelviwo tsɔ du siwo dzi woɖu la dometɔ aɖewo kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na Levitɔwo abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ ene.

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were 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.

Levi ƒome la ƒe akpa si tso Kohat ƒe hlɔ̃ me lae nye ame gbãtɔ siwo wona anyigbae. Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo hã xɔ du wuietɔ̃ siwo nye: Yuda, Simeon kple Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe akpa aɖe.

5 And the rest of the children of Kohath 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.

Wotsɔ du ewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe duwo me na Kohat ƒe ƒome bubuawo.

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.

Gerson ƒe viwo xɔ du wuietɔ̃ siwo wotia to akɔdada me tso du siwo le Basan la me. Isaka ƒe viwo, Aser ƒe viwo, Naftali ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe to ƒe afã ɖe asi le du siawo ŋu na wo.

7 The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Merari ƒe viwo xɔ du wuieve tso Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Zebulon ƒe viwo gbɔ.

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Ale wowɔ ɖe nu si Yehowa ɖo na Mose la dzi, eye woma du siawo kple lãnyiƒe siwo le wo ŋu la to akɔdada me.

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 are here mentioned by name.

Esiawoe nye du siwo woxɔ tso Yuda ƒe viwo kple Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi

10 And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

na Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo wɔ Kohat hlɔ̃, eye wodzɔ tso Levi me. Woawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo wona anyigbae.

11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

Wotsɔ Arba du, si wotsɔ Arba, Anak fofo ƒe ŋkɔ na, eye woyɔnɛ azɔ be Hebron le Yuda ƒe tonyigba dzi la na wo, kpe ɖe lãnyiƒe si ƒo xlãe la ŋu.

12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

Ke wotsɔ agblenyigba siwo le dua kple kɔƒe siwo le eŋu la na Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi, abe eƒe domenyinu ene xoxo.

13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

Hekpe ɖe Hebron si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka ŋu la, du siwo wogatsɔ na nunɔla Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo la woe nye Libna,

14 and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

Yatir, Estemoa,

15 and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

Holon, Debir,

16 and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.

Ain, Yuta kple Bet Semes kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo. Wonye du asiekɛ tso Yuda ƒe viwo kple Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigbawo me.

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;

Wona du ene siawo wo, le Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Gibeon, Geba,

18 Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

Anatɔt kple Almon kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

Ale wotsɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na nunɔlawo, Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo.

20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Wotsɔ du aɖewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi na ƒome bubu aɖewo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me.

21 And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

Wotsɔ du ene siawo le Efraim tonyigba la dzi la na wo: Sekem si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo le Efraim ƒe tonyigba la dzi, Gezer,

22 and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.

Kibzaim kple Bet Horon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo.

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;

Wotsɔ du ene siawo, Elteke, Gibeton,

24 Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.

Aiyalon kple Gat Rimon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo na wo tso Dan ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi.

25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

Wotsɔ du eve na wo le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe to afã la ƒe anyigba dzi; du siawoe nye Taanak kple Gat Rimon kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.

Ale ƒome siwo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me la, xɔ du ewo kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

Levitɔ bubu siwo tso Gerson hlɔ̃ la me la xɔ du eve kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo: le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe ɣedzeƒenyigba dzi. Du siawoe nye Golan le Basan, si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple Be Estera.

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

Woxɔ du ene siawo le Isaka ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Kision, Daberat,

29 Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.

Yarmut kple En Ganim, kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;

Woxɔ du ene siawo le Aser ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Misal, Abdon,

31 Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

Helkat kple Rehob, kpe ɖe wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.

Woxɔ du etɔ̃ le Naftali ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Kedes le Galilea si nye Sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple Hamot Dor kple Kartan kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo siwo le du etɔ̃.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

Ale ƒome vovovoawo tso Gerson ƒe hlɔ̃ la me xɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;

Levitɔ mamlɛawo, ame siwo nye Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ la xɔ du ene siawo: le Zebulon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Yokneam, Karta,

35 Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.

Dimna kple Nahalal kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo siwo nye du ene.

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;

Woxɔ du ene, Bezer, Yahaz,

37 Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.

Kedemot kple Mefaat kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo le Ruben ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi siwo le du ene.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;

Woxɔ du ene le Gad ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Ramot le Gilead si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka, Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.

Hesbon kple Yazer kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Ale du siwo katã wodzidze nu tsɔ na Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ siwo nye Levitɔwo ƒe ƒome mamlɛawo la le du wuieve.

41 All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

Du siwo katã nɔ Levitɔwo si le Israelnyigba dzi la, le blaene-vɔ-enyi kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.

42 even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

Lãnyiƒewo ƒo xlã du siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe, aleae wònɔ na du ɖe sia ɖe.

43 So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Ale Yehowa tsɔ anyigba si ŋugbe wòdo na wo tɔgbuiwo la katã na Israelviwo. Woyi ɖaɖu ameawo dzi, eye wonɔ afi ma.

44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Yehowa na ŋutifafa wo abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe ene; ame aɖeke mete ŋu nɔ te ɖe wo nu o. Yehowa kpe ɖe wo ŋu woɖu woƒe futɔwo katã dzi.

45 There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Ale nu nyui siwo katã ŋugbe Yehowa do na wo la va eme nenema tututu.