Joshua 21
1 And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
| وَأَقْبَلَ رُؤَسَاءُ عَائِلاتِ سِبْطِ لاوِي إِلَى أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَيَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ وَزُعَمَاءِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ | ١ |
2 and they speak to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, “YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our livestock.”
| فِي شِيلُوهَ وَقَالُوا: «لَقَدْ أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى أَنْ نَرِثَ مُدُناً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا لِنُقِيمَ فِيهَا وَلِتَرْعَى بَهَائِمُنَا فِي حُقُولِهَا». | ٢ |
3 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:
| فَأَعْطَى أَبْنَاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ اللّاوِيِّينَ بِالْقُرْعَةِ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ وَمَرَاعِيهَا مِنْ أَنْصِبَتِهِمْ عَمَلاً بِأَمْرِ الرَّبِّ. | ٣ |
4 and the lot goes out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities by lot,
| فَأَخَذَ أَبْنَاءُ هرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ اللّاوِيُّونَ الْمُنْتَمُونَ إِلَى عَشَائِرِ القَهَاتِيِّينَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً كَانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ أَسْبَاطِ يَهُوذَا وَشِمْعُونَ وَبَنْيَامِينَ | ٤ |
5 and for the sons of Kohath who are left, 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 by lot.
| وَحَصَلَ بَنُو قَهَاتَ البَاقُونَ عَلَى عَشَرِ مُدُنٍ كَانَتْ مِنْ مِيرَاثِ عَشَائِرِ أَسْبَاطِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَدَانٍ وَنِصْفِ مَنَسَّى. | ٥ |
6 And for the sons of Gershon, 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, [are] thirteen cities by lot.
| وَأَخَذَتْ عَائِلَةُ جَرْشُونَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً فِي أَرْضِ بَاشَانَ كَانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ أَسْبَاطِ يَسَّاكَرَ وَنَفْتَالِي وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى. | ٦ |
7 For the sons of Merari, for their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, [are] twelve cities.
| وَوَرِثَ أَبْنَاءُ مَرَارِي اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً كَانَتْ مِلْكاً لأَسْبَاطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَزَبُولُونَ. | ٧ |
8 And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.
| وَهَكَذَا أَعْطَى الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ اللّاوِيِّينَ بِالْقُرْعَةِ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا عَمَلاً بِأَمْرِ الرَّبِّ لِمُوسَى. | ٨ |
9 And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;
| أَمَّا أَسْمَاءُ الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي حَصَلَ عَلَيْهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ بِالْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبِ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَشِمْعُونَ فَهِيَ: | ٩ |
10 and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for the first lot has been theirs;
| أَخَذَ أَبْنَاءُ هرُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ اللّاوِيِّينَ. | ١٠ |
11 and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its outskirts around it;
| قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ أَبِي عَنَاقٍ الْمَعْرُوفَةَ بِحَبْرُونَ فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا الْمُحِيطَةِ بِها | ١١ |
12 and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
| أَمَّا حَقْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ وَضِيَاعُهَا فَقَدْ بَقِيَتْ مِلْكاً لِكَالَبَ بْنِ يَفُنَّةَ. | ١٢ |
13 And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Hebron and its outskirts, and Libnah and its outskirts,
| وَهَكَذَا أَصْبَحَتْ مَدِينَةُ الْمَلْجَإِ حَبْرُونُ مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا وَلِبْنَةُ وَمَرَاعِيهَا مِيرَاثاً لأَبْنَاءِ هَرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ | ١٣ |
14 and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,
| فَضْلاً عَنْ يَتِّيرَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَأَشْتَمُوعَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ١٤ |
15 and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,
| وَحُولُونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ١٥ |
16 and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these two tribes.
| وَعَيْنَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَيُطَّةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَبَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَمَرْعَاهَا. فَكَانَتْ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا تِسْعَ مُدُنٍ وُهِبَتْ لَهُمْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ هَذَيْنِ السِّبْطَيْنِ. | ١٦ |
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,
| كَمَا أَخَذُوا مِنْ نَصِيبِ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ كُلًا مِنْ مَدِينَتَيْ جِبْعُونَ وَجِبْعَ مَعَ مَرَاعِيهِمَا، | ١٧ |
18 Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;
| وَعَنَاثُوثَ وَعَلْمُونَ مَعَ الْمَرَاعِي الْمُحِيطَةِ بِهِمَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ١٨ |
19 all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
| فَكَانَ مَجْمُوعُ مَا امْتَلَكَهُ أَبْنَاءُ هرُونَ الْكَهَنَةُ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا. | ١٩ |
20 And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;
| أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ عَشَائِرِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ فَكَانَتْ قُرْعَتُهُمْ مِنْ مُدُنِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ هِيَ: | ٢٠ |
21 and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Shechem and its outskirts, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,
| شَكِيمُ وَمَرْعَاهَا فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَأٍ. وَجَازَرُ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٢١ |
22 and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَقِبْصَايِمُ وَبَيْتُ حُورُونَ مَعَ مَرَاعِيهِمَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٢ |
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانٍ إِلْتَقَى وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَجِبَّثُونُ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٢٣ |
24 Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَأَيَّلُونُ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَجَتُّ رِمُّونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٤ |
25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;
| وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى تَعْنَكُ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَجَتُّ رِمُّونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَهُمَا مَدِينَتَانِ. | ٢٥ |
26 all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
| فَكَانَ مَجْمُوعُ مَا حَصَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَشَائِرُ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ عَشْرَ مُدُنٍ مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا. | ٢٦ |
27 And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Beeshterah and its outskirts—two cities.
| وَمِنْ نَصِيبِ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى أَخَذَتْ عَشَائِرُ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ اللّاوِيِّينَ: جُولانَ فِي بَاشَانَ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإٍ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَبَعَشْتَرَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَهُمَا مَدِينَتَانِ. | ٢٧ |
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ أَخَذُوا قِشْيُونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَدَبْرَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٢٨ |
29 Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَيَرْمُوتَ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَعَيْنَ جِنِّيمَ وَمَرْعَاهَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٢٩ |
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ مِشْآلَ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَعَبْدُونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٣٠ |
31 Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَحَلْقَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَرَحُوبَ وَمَرْعَاهَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣١ |
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammoth-Dor and its outskirts, and Kartan and its outskirts—three cities;
| وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي، أَخَذُوا: قَادَشَ فِي الْجَلِيلِ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإٍ، وَحَمُّوتَ دُورٍ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَقَرْتَانَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا ثَلاثُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٢ |
33 all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
| فَكَانَ مَجْمُوعُ نَصِيبِ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا. | ٣٣ |
34 And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its outskirts, Kartah and its outskirts,
| أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ سِبْطِ لاوِي، وَهُمْ عَائِلَةُ مَرَارِي، فَقَدْ أَخَذُوا مِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ يَقْنَعَامَ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَقَرْتَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٣٤ |
35 Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَدِمْنَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَنَحْلالَ وَمَرْعَاهَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٥ |
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,
| وَأَخَذُوا مِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ بَاصَرَ وَمَرْعَاهَا وَيَهْصَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٣٦ |
37 Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.
| وَقَدِيمُوتَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَمَيْفَعَةَ وَمَرْعَاهَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٧ |
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,
| وَأَخَذُوا مِنْ سِبْطِ جَادٍ مَدِينَةَ الْمَلْجَإِ رَامُوتَ فِي جِلْعَادَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَمَحَنَايِمَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، | ٣٨ |
39 Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.
| وَحَشْبُونَ وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَيَعْزِيرَ وَمَرْعَاهَا. وَهِيَ فِي جُمْلَتِهَا أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ. | ٣٩ |
40 All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites—their lot is twelve cities.
| فَكَانَ مَجْمُوعُ مَا حَصَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَشَائِرُ الْمَرَارِيِّينَ بِمُقْتَضَى قُرْعَتِهِمْ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا. | ٤٠ |
41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty-eight cities, and their outskirts.
| فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ مُدُنِ اللّاوِيِّينَ فِي وَسَطِ مِيرَاثِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ وَأَرْبَعِينَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَرَاعِيهَا. | ٤١ |
42 These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.
| وَكَانَ لِكُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنِ أَرَاضِي مَرَاعِيهَا الْمُحِيطَةِ بِها. | ٤٢ |
43 And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;
| وَهَكَذَا وَهَبَ الرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي حَلَفَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا لِآبَائِهِمْ فَوَرِثُوهَا وَأَقَامُوا فِيهَا، | ٤٣ |
44 and YHWH gives rest to them all around, according to all that which He has sworn to their fathers, and there has not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, YHWH has given the whole of their enemies into their hand;
| فَأَرَاحَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ كَمَا أَقْسَمَ لِآبَائِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ أَنْ يُقَاوِمَهُمْ، بَلْ أَسْلَمَهُمُ الرَّبُّ لَهُمْ جَمِيعاً | ٤٤ |
45 there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.
| فَتَحَقَّقَ كُلُّ مَا وَعَدَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ وُعُودٍ صَالِحَةٍ. | ٤٥ |
