Joshua 21
1 Then the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the cohen, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
Los jefes de la tribu de Leví se acercaron al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué hijo de Nun y a los jefes de las tribus israelitas.
2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."
Les hablaron en Silo, en Canaán, diciendo: “El Señor dio instrucciones por medio de Moisés de darnos ciudades para vivir y pastos para nuestros rebaños”.
3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their suburbs.
Así que, siguiendo las instrucciones del Señor, los israelitas dieron ciudades y pastos a los levitas de sus propias asignaciones.
4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the cohen, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
Se echó la suerte a las familias de los ceutíes. A estos levitas, descendientes de Aarón, se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Judá, Simeón y Benjamín.
5 The rest of the descendants of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
A las familias restantes de los descendientes de Cota se les asignaron diez ciudades de las tribus de Efraín, Dan y la media tribu de Manasés.
6 The descendants of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
A las familias de los descendientes de Gersón se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Isacar, Aser, Neftalí y la media tribu de Manasés que vivían en Basán.
7 The descendants of Merari according to their families had twelve cities by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
A las familias de los descendientes de Merari se les asignaron doce ciudades de las tribus de Rubén, Gad y Zabulón.
8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
Así los israelitas dieron a los levitas por sorteo estas ciudades y pastos, tal como el Señor lo había ordenado por medio de Moisés.
9 They gave out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
Dieron de la tribu de Judá y de la tribu de Simeón las siguientes ciudades, específicamente nombradas,
10 and they were for the descendants of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the descendants of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
a las familias de los coatitas, descendientes de Aarón, de la tribu de Leví, ya que la primera suerte les correspondió a ellos:
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
Quiriat-arba (o Hebrón), en la región montañosa de Judá, junto con los pastos que la rodean. (Arba era el antepasado de Anac).
12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Pero los campos más alejados de la ciudad y las aldeas habían sido dados en propiedad a Caleb hijo de Jefone.
13 To the descendants of Aaron the cohen they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,
Dieron a los descendientes del sacerdote Aarón las siguientes ciudades y sus pastos Hebrón (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieran un asesinato), Libna,
14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
Jatir, Estemoa,
15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
Holón, Debir,
16 Ashan with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Ain, Yutá y Bet Semes: nueve ciudades de estas dos tribus.
17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Benjamín, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Gabaón, Geba,
18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
Anatot y Almón.
19 All the cities of the descendants of Aaron, the cohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron entregados a los sacerdotes, los descendientes de Aarón.
20 The families of the descendants of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
En cuanto a las demás familias de los hijos de Clota de la tribu de Leví, se les dio por sorteo cuatro ciudades con sus pastos de la tribu de Efraín:
21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
Siquem en la región montañosa de Efraín (una ciudad santuario para los que cometieran un asesinato accidental), Gezer,
22 Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Quibsayín y Bet-Jorón.
23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Dan, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Eltequé, Guibetón,
24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
Ayalón y Gath-Rimón.
25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.
De la media tribu de Manasés, las siguientes dos ciudades con sus pastos Tanac y Gat-rimón.
26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
Así que en total se dieron diez ciudades y sus pastos a las familias restantes de los descendientes de Koat.
27 They gave to the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
Las familias de los descendientes de Gersón de la tribu de Leví recibieron las siguientes dos ciudades y sus pastos de la media tribu de Manasés Golán en Basán (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), y Besterá.
28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Isacar las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos: Cisón, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
Jarmut y Enganín.
30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Aser, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Miseal, Abdón,
31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
Jelcat y Rejob.
32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galil with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
De la tribu de Neftalí, las siguientes tres ciudades con sus pastos Cedes en Galilea (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), Jamot-Dor y Cartán.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron asignados a las familias de Gersón.
34 To the families of the descendants of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
Las familias de los descendientes de Merari, los que quedaron de la tribu de Leví, recibieron las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos de la tribu de Zabulón: Jocneán, Caráa,
35 Rimmon with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
Dimná y Nalal.
36 And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Rubén, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Béser, Yahaza,
37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
Cedemot y Mefat.
38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Gad, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Ramot de Galaad (ciudad santuario para los que cometieron un asesinato accidental), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
Hesbón y Jazer.
40 All these were the cities of the descendants of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
Así que en total se asignaron doce ciudades a las familias de Merari, las que quedaban de la tribu de Leví.
41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
Los levitas recibieron un total de cuarenta y ocho ciudades y pastos dentro de la tierra de los israelitas.
42 Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.
Cada una de estas ciudades tenía pastos a su alrededor.
43 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
Así, el Señor dio a los israelitas toda la tierra que había prometido a sus antepasados. Ellos se apoderaron de ella y se establecieronallí.
44 The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. The LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
El Señor les dio la paz por todas partes, como había prometido a sus antepasados. Ni uno solo de sus enemigos pudo enfrentarse a ellos, porque el Señor les había entregado a sus enemigos para que los derrotaran.
45 Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
No faltó ni una sola de las cosas buenas que el Señor le había prometido a Israel. Todo se había hecho realidad.
