Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Nu verschenen de familiehoofden der Levieten bij den priester Elazar, bij Josuë, den zoon van Noen, en bij de familiehoofden van de israëlietische stammen te Sjilo in het land Kanaän,
2 And they spoke to 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 suburbs thereof for our cattle.
en spraken tot hen: Jahweh heeft door Moses bevolen, ons steden te geven, om er te wonen, met bijbehorende weidegrond voor ons vee.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
Daarom gaven de Israëlieten naar Jahweh’s bevel de volgende steden met haar weidegronden aan de Levieten.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Het lot viel het eerst voor de families der Kehatieten. De zonen van Aäron, den levietischen priester, kregen door loting dertien steden uit de stammen Juda, Simeon en Benjamin,
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.
terwijl de overige families der Kehatieten door het lot tien steden ontvingen uit de stammen Efraïm, Dan en de halve stam van Manasse.
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.
De Gersjonieten kregen door het lot dertien steden uit de stammen Issakar, Aser, Neftali en de halve stam van Manasse in Basjan.
7 The children of Merari by 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.
De families der Merarieten kregen twaalf steden uit de stammen Ruben, Gad en Zabulon.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Dit zijn de steden met haar weidegronden, welke de Israëlieten door het lot aan de Levieten afstonden, zoals Jahweh het door Moses bevolen had.
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.
Uit de stammen van de Judeërs en Simeonieten gaven ze de volgende, met name genoemde steden:
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Aan de Aäronieten, een van de geslachten der Kehatieten, die tot de Levieten behoorden,
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
en voor wie het eerste lot was gevallen, gaven ze: Kirjat-Arba of Hebron (deze Arba is de vader van Anak) in het judese bergland met zijn omliggende weidegronden.
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Het akkerland van die stad en haar dorpen hadden ze reeds aan Kaleb, den zoon van Jefoenne. in eigendom gegeven;
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
aan de zonen van den priester Aäron gaven ze dus Hebron, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, met haar weidegronden. Daarenboven Libna,
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Jattir, Esjtemóa,
15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Cholon, Debir,
16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Ain, Joetta, Bet-Sjémesj; te zamen negen steden uit deze beide stammen, allen met bijbehorende weidegronden.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Uit de stam Benjamin: Gibon, Géba,
18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Anatot, Almon, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
In het geheel dus dertien steden met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de aäronietische priesters.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Ook de overige levietische families der Kehatieten, de overige zonen van Kehat, kregen de hun door het lot toegewezen steden. Uit de stam Efraïm
21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
gaf men hun Sikem, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar, in het bergland van Efraïm, met Gézer,
22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
Kibsáim en Bet-Choron met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Uit de stam Dan: Elteke, Gibton,
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Ajjalon en Gat-Rimmon met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Uit de halve stam van Manasse: Taänak en Jibleam met hun weidegronden; twee steden.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
In het geheel dus tien steden met haar weidegronden voor de families van de overige Kehatieten.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
De Gersjonieten, een ander geslacht der Levieten, kregen uit de halve stam van Manasse: Golan, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Basjan, met Beësjtera en hun weidegronden; twee steden.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Uit de stam Issakar: Kisjon, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Jarmoet en En-Gannim, elk met zijn weidegronden; vier steden.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Uit de stam Aser: Misjal, Abdon,
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
Chelkat en Rechob met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
Uit de stam Neftali: Kédesj, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Galilea, met Chammot-Dor en Kartan en hun bijbehorende weidegronden; drie steden.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
In het geheel dus dertien steden, met haar bijbehorende weidegronden voor de families der Gersjonieten.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
De families der Merarieten, de overige Levieten, kregen uit de stam Zabulon: Jokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Dimna en Nahalal, met bijbehorende weidegronden; vier steden.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Uit de stam Ruben: Béser, Jáhas, Kedemot en Mefáat, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Uit de stam Gad: Ramot, de vrijstad voor den moordenaar in Gilad, met Machanáim, Chesjbon en Jazer, met hun weidegronden; vier steden.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
In het geheel dus twaalf steden volgens lot voor de overblijvende levietische families der Merarieten.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Alles tezamen waren er dus te midden van de bezittingen der Israëlieten acht en veertig Levieten-steden met bijbehorende weidegronden.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Die steden bestonden telkens uit een stad met weidegrond er om heen; dit geldt voor al die steden.
43 And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelled therein.
Zo gaf Jahweh aan Israël het gehele land, dat Hij hun vaderen gezworen had te zullen geven. Zij namen het in bezit, en gingen er wonen.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
En Jahweh gaf hun naar alle kanten rust, juist zoals Hij het hun vaderen onder ede beloofd had. Geen van hun vijanden kon voor hen stand houden; want Jahweh leverde hun al hun vijanden uit.
45 There failed not anything of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Niet één van alle beloften, die Jahweh het huis van Israël had gedaan, bleef onvervuld; allen werden zij ingelost.
