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,
Afei, Lewifoɔ abusua mu ntuanofoɔ kɔɔ ɔsɔfoɔ Eleasa ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuo a aka mu ntuanofoɔ nkyɛn.
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.”
Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Silo a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase sɛ, “Awurade hyɛɛ Mose sɛ, ɔmma yɛn nkuro na yɛntena mu ne adidibea mma yɛn anantwie.”
3 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:
Na sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛeɛ no, wɔde nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifoɔ sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.
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,
Aaron asefoɔ a na wɔyɛ Kohat abusua mma, na wɔfra Lewi abusuakuo mu no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa a na anka ɛyɛ Yuda, Simeon ne Benyamin mmusuakuo no dea.
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.
Afie a aka wɔ Kohat abusua mu no, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ edu firii Efraim ne Dan mmusuakuo no ne Manase abusuakuo fa no nsase mu.
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.
Gerson abusua no nso, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa firii Isakar, Aser, Naftali ne Manase abusuakuo fa no wɔ Basan.
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.
Merari abusua no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumienu firii Ruben, Gad ne Sebulon mmusuakuo no nkyɛn.
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.
Enti, Israelfoɔ no dii Awurade ɔhyɛ nsɛm a ɔde maa Mose no so. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron, nam so yiyii saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛkeka ho maa Lewifoɔ.
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;
Israelfoɔ no de saa nkuro a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuo no dea no
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;
maa Aaron asefoɔ a wɔfra Kohat abusua mu na ɛka Lewi abusuakuo ho no, ɛfiri sɛ, ntonto kronkron a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ wɔn.
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;
Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔ asase so ne ɛho adidibea. (Arba yɛ Anak tete agya.)
12 and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Nanso, nsase ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa kuro no ho ahyia no deɛ, wɔde maa Yefune babarima Kaleb.
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,
Nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi ne wɔn adidibea no, wɔde maa ɔsɔfoɔ Aaron asefoɔ: Hebron, (dwanekɔbea Kuropɔn), Libna,
14 and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,
Yatir, Estemoa,
15 and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,
Holon, Debir,
16 and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these two tribes.
Ain, Yuta ne Bet-Semes a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ nkron a wɔnya firii saa mmusuakuo mmienu yi nkyɛn.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,
Wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu de saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a atwa ho ahyia no maa asɔfoɔ: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;
Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
19 all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
Enti, nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no.
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;
Kohat abusua nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no nso, wɔde saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛfiri Efraim abusua nkyɛn maa wɔn:
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,
Sekem, (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.
22 and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.
Kibsaim ne Bet-Horon, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,
Saa nkuro ne adidibea yi nso, wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔfiri Dan abusuakuo mu: Elteke ne Gibeton,
24 Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.
Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.
25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;
Manase abusuakuo fa no de saa nkuro ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfoɔ no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ mmienu.
26 all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
Enti, nkuro edu ne wɔn adidibea na wɔde maa Kohat abusua nkaeɛ no.
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.
Gerson abusua a wɔyɛ Lewi abusuakuo no fa bi no nso, wɔnyaa nkuro mmienu ne wɔn adidibea firii Manase abusua fa no nkyɛn. Nkuro no ne Golan a ɛwɔ Basan (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn) ne Beestra.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,
Isakar abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn: Kision, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.
Yarmut ne En-Ganim, nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,
Aser abusuakuo no maa Misal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.
Helkat ne Rehob, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
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;
Naftali abusuakuo no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkuro mmiɛnsa ne wɔn adidibea.
33 all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
Enti, nkuro dumiɛnsa ne ɛho adidibea na wɔde maa Gerson mmusua no.
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,
Lewifoɔ nkaeɛ a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nso, wɔnyaa saa nkuro yi a ɛfiri Sebulon abusuakuo nkyɛn: Yokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.
Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ɛho adidibea.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,
Ruben abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,
37 Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.
Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne wɔn adidibea.
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,
Gad abusuakuo no maa wɔn Ramot a ɛwɔ Gilead (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.
Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ho adidibea.
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.
Enti, nkurotoɔ dumienu na wɔde maa Merari abusua.
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.
Nkuro dodoɔ ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifoɔ no nyinaa yɛ aduanan nwɔtwe.
42 These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.
Na kuro biara wɔ adidibea da ho.
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;
Enti, Awurade de nsase a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma wɔn agyanom no maa Israelfoɔ no, na wɔdii so nkonim, tenaa hɔ.
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;
Na Awurade ma wɔnyaa ahomeɛ wɔ afanan nyinaa, sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ wɔn agyanom bɔ no. Wɔn atamfoɔ biara antumi annyina wɔn anim, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade boaa wɔn ma wɔdii wɔn atamfoɔ so nkonim.
45 there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.
Bɔhyɛ pa biara a Awurade hyɛɛ Israel no nyinaa baa mu.
