Joshua 18

1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up there the tabernacle of the congregation. And the land was subdued before them.

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

2 And there remained among the children of Israel, that had not yet received their inheritance, seven tribes.

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

3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long will ye show yourselves slack to go to take possession of the land, which the Lord the God of your fathers hath given to you!

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

4 Furnish for yourselves three men for each tribe; and I will send them out, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come again to me.

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

5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall remain on his boundary at the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain on their boundary at the north.

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

6 But you shall make a description of the land in seven parts, and bring it hither to me; and I will cast the lot for you here, before 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 For to the Levites there is no portion among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Menasseh have already received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, at the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave to them.

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 And the men arose, and went away; and Joshua charged those that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and return again to me; and here will I cast the lot for you before the Lord, in Shiloh.

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

9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it according to the cities in seven parts in a book; and they came again to Joshua to the camp at 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 And Joshua cast the lot for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and Joshua divided there the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

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

11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families; and the boundary of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

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

12 And their boundary was on the north side [starting] from the Jordan; and the boundary went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; and its terminations were 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 And the boundary went over from there toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Beth-el; and the boundary descended to 'Atroth-addar, upon the mount that is on the south side of the lower Beth-choron.

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 And the border extended [thence], and fetched a compass to the west side, to the south of the mount that is before Beth-choron at the south; and its terminations were at Kiryath-ba'al, which is Kiryath-ye'arim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west side.

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 And the south side commenced from the end of Kiryath-ye'arim, and the boundary went out on the west, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoach:

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

16 And the boundary went down to the end of the mountain that is before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of Rephaim at the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusi on the south, and descended to 'Enrogel,

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 And extended northwardly, and went forth to 'En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, and descended to Eben-bohan the son of Reuben,

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

18 And passed along on this side opposite to 'Arabah northward; and went down unto 'Arabah;

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

19 And the boundary passed along to the side of Beth-choglah northward; and the terminations of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south boundary.

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

20 And the Jordan bounded it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by its boundaries round about, according to their families.

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

21 Now these were the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families, Jericho, and Beth-choglah, and 'Emekkeziz,

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

22 And Beth-ha'arabah, and Zemarayim, and Beth-el,

٢٢ وَبَيْتُ الْعَرَبَةِ وَصَمَارَايِمُ وَبَيْتُ إِيلَ،

23 And Avvim, and Parah, and 'Ophrah,

٢٣ وَالْعَوِّيمُ وَالْفَارَةُ وَعَفْرَةُ،

24 And Kephar-ha'ammonah, and 'Ophni, and Geba': twelve cities with their villages.

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

25 Gib'on, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

٢٥ وَأَيْضاً جِبْعُونُ وَالرَّامَةُ وَبَئِيرُوتُ،

26 And Mizpeh, and Kephirah, and Mozah,

٢٦ وَالْمِصْفَاةُ وَالْكَفِيرَةُ وَالْمُوصَةُ،

27 And Rekem, and Yirpeel, and Taralah,

٢٧ وَرَاقَمُ وَيَرَفْئِيلُ وَتَرَالَةُ،

28 And Zela', Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gib'ath, and Kiryath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their 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.