Joshua 21
1 While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
Levih imthung kacuenaw teh, vaihma bawi Eleazar, Nun e capa Joshua, Isarel miphun thung dawk e imthung kacuenaw koe a tho awh teh,
Kaimouh ka o nahane khonaw, saringnaw a pâ nahanelah, Cathut ni Mosi koe a poe toe telah Kanaan ram Shiloh kho vah atipouh awh teh,
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Isarel miphunnaw ni BAWIPA ni a dei pouh e patetlah amamouh ni râw a coe awh e talai dawk e kho hoi a ramnaw a poe awh.
4 [First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Cungpam rayu teh Kohath imthungnaw ni râw a coe torei teh, Levih vaihma bawi Aron e ca catounnaw ni cungpam rayu e dawk hoi Judah ram, Simeon ram Benjamin ram thung dawk e kho 13 touh a hmu awh.
5 To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
Kaawm rae Kohathnaw ni Ephraim ram, Dan ram Manasseh ram tangawn thung dawk e kho 10 touh a coe awh.
6 The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
Gershonnaw ni cungpam rayu e dawk hoi Issakhar ram, Asher ram, Naphtali ram, Bashan ram, dawk e Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e kho 13 touh a coe awh.
7 The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Merarinaw ni imthung lahoi Reuben ram, Gad ram, Zebulun ram, dawk e kho 12 touh a coe awh.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
BAWIPA ni Mosi koe a dei pouh e patetlah Isarel miphunnaw ni cungpam rayu teh, hote khonaw hah khori khuehoi Levihnaw hah a poe awh.
9 These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
Judah ram, Simeon ram thung dawk e a poe teh,
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
Levihnaw lah kaawm Kohath imthung, Aron catounnaw ni apasueke cungpam rayu e dawk hoi a coe e khonaw teh,
11 They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
Judah ram mon rahak dawk Kiriath Arba petkâkalup lae ramnaw khuehoi a poe awh. Arba teh Anakim e a na pa doeh. Ahni teh Hebron doeh.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Hateiteh, kho hoi a tengpam lawnaw, khotenaw teh, Jephunneh e capa Kaleb hah a poe awh.
13 They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
Tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kânguenae kho lah ao nahanelah, Hebron kho lah khori khuehoi vaihma bawi Aron e catounnaw a poe awh.
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Libnah kho hoi khori, Jattir kho hoi khori, Eshtemoa kho hoi khori,
15 Holon, Debir,
Holon kho hoi khori, Debir kho hoi khori,
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
Ain kho hoi khori, Juttah kho hoi khori, Bethshemesh kho hoi khori, Hote ram kahni touh thung dawk e kho 9 touh e naw,
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
Benjamin ram thung dawk e Gibeon kho hoi khori, Geba kho hoi khori,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Anathoth kho hoi khori, Almon kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 14 touh a poe.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Aron e catoun vaihma bawinaw ni a coe e kho abuemlah kho 13 touh a pha.
20 The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
Kaawm e Kohathnaw imthung lah kaawm e Levihnaw ni cungpam rayu teh, Ephraim ram thung e a coe awh e patetlah,
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kânguenae kho lah ao thai nahanelah, Ephraim mon dawk Shekhem kho hoi khori a poe awh.
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
Gezer kho hoi khori, Kibzaim kho hoi khori, Bethhoron kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh,
23 They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
Dan ram thung dawk e, Eltekeh kho hoi khori, Gibbethon kho hoi khori,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
Aijalon kho hoi khori, Gathrimmon kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh,
25 They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e, Taanakh kho hoi khori, Gathrimmon kho hoi khori kho 2 touh a poe.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Kaawm e Kohath imthungnaw ni a coe e kho abuemlah kho 10 touh a pha.
27 They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
Levih imthungnaw, Gershonnaw hai Manasseh ram tangawn dawk e tami ka thet payon e tami ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Bashan ram dawk Golan kho hoi khori, Beeshterah kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 2 touh.
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
Issakhar ram dawk e Kishion kho hoi khori, Daberath kho hoi khori,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
Jarmuth kho hoi khori, Engannim kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
Asher ram thung dawk e, Mishal kho hoi khori, Abdon kho hoi khori,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
Helkath kho hoi khori, Rehob kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
32 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
Naphtali ram dawk e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Galilee ram dawk, Kedesh kho hoi khori, Hommothdor kho hoi khori, Kartan kho hoi khori, abuemlah kho 3 touh a poe awh.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Gershonnaw ni imthung lahoi a coe e khori hoi kho abuemlah, 13 touh.
34 The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
Kaawm rae Levihnaw, Merari imthungnaw teh, Zebulun ram dawk e, Jokneam kho hoi khori, Kartah kho hoi khori,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
Dimnah kho hoi khori, Nahalal kho hoi khori abuemlah kho 4 touh.
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
Reuben ram dawk e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Bezer hoi khori, Jahaz hoi khori,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
Kedemoth hoi khori, Mephaath hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
38 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
Gad miphun thung e tami ka thet payon e ni a kângue nahane kho lah, Gilead ram Ramoth hoi khori, Mahanaim hoi khori,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
Heshbon hoi khori, Jazer hoi khori, abuemlah kho 4 touh.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
A imthungkhu lahoi Levih imthung, Merari catounnaw hanelah khopuinaw teh amamae ham dawk hoi kho 12 touh.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Isarel catounnaw e ham dawk hoi Levihnaw e khopuinaw teh khopui 48 touh hoi khorinaw hah hah doeh.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Khopui pueng ni khori kalupnae koung a tawn awh teh, hote khopui pueng teh hot patetlah ao awh.
43 In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
Hottelah mintoenaw koe na poe han telah lawk a kam pouh e pueng teh BAWIPA ni Isarel koe a poe teh, amamae ham hah a coe awh teh a thung vah kho a sak awh.
44 Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
BAWIPA ni mintoenaw koe thoebo laihoi lawk a kam tangcoung patetlah a tengpam pueng roumnae a poe. BAWIPA ni a tarannaw pueng hah a kut dawk a poe teh, a tarannaw thung dawk hoi tami buet touh boehai ahnimouh taranlahoi a lungkuep e awmhoeh.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Isarel imthung koe BAWIPA ni a dei e hawinae pueng hah, lawklung buet touh hai a pakuep hoeh e awm hoeh. Abuemlah hoi koung a kuep.
