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].”
Da gik Øversterne for Leviternes Fædrenehuse frem til Eleasar, Præsten, og til Josva, Nuns Søn, og til Øversterne for Fædrenehusene blandt Israels Børns Stammer,
og de talede til dem i Silo i Kanaans Land og sagde: Herren bød ved Mose, at man skulde give os Stæder at bo udi og deres Marker til vort Kvæg.
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Da gave Israels Børn Leviterne af deres Arv, efter Herrens Mund, disse Stæder og deres Marker.
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.
Og Lodden kom ud for Kahathiternes Slægter; og Arons, Præstens Børn af Leviterne fik af Judas Stamme og Simeons Stamme og af Benjamins Stamme ved Lodkastningen tretten Stæder.
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].
Men de øvrige Kahaths Børn fik af Efraims Stammes Slægter og af Dans Stamme og af den halve Manasse Stamme ved Lodkastningen ti Stæder.
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].
Og Gersons Børn fik af Isaskars Stammes Slægter og af Asers Stamme og af Nafthali Stamme og af den halve Manasse Stamme i Basan ved Lodkastningen tretten Stæder.
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.
Merari Børn efter deres Slægter fik af Rubens Stamme og af Gads Stamme og af Sebulons Stamme tolv Stæder.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Saa gave Israels Børn Leviterne ved Lodkastning disse Stæder og deres Marker, ligesom Herren havde budet ved Mose.
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.
Og de gave dem af Judas Børns Stamme og af Simeons Børns Stamme disse Stæder, som man nævnede ved Navn.
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
Og Arons Børn af Kahathiternes Slægter, af Levi Børn, fik disse — thi den første Lod var deres —
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.
og de gave ham Arba, Anoks Faders Stad, det er Hebron paa Judas Bjerg, og dens Agerland rundt omkring den.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Og Stadens Mark og dens Landsbyer gave de Kaleb, Jefunne Søn, til hans Ejendom.
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,
Og de gave Arons, Præstens Børn Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Hebron og dens Marker og Libna og dens Marker
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
og Jathir og dens Marker og Esthemoa og dens Marker
15 Holon, Debir,
og Holon og dens Marker og Debir og dens Marker
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.
og Ajin og dens Marker og Jutta og dens Marker og Beth-Semes og dens Marker, ni Stæder af disse to Stammer;
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
men af Benjamins Stamme: Gibeon og dens Marker, Geba og dens Marker,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Anathoth og dens Marker og Almon og dens Marker, fire Stæder.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Alle Præsternes, Arons Børns, Stæder vare tretten Stæder og deres Marker.
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.
Men Kahaths Børns Slægter, af Leviterne, de andre af Kahaths Børn, fik de Stæder, som hørte til deres Lod, af Efraims Stamme.
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
Og de gave dem Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Sikem og dens Marker, paa Efraims Bjerg, og Geser og dens Marker
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
og Kibzaim og dens Marker og Beth-Horon og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
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,
og af Dans Stamme: Eltheke og dens Marker, Gibbethon og dens Marker,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
Ajalon og dens Marker, Gath-Rimmon og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
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.
og af den halve Manasse Stamme: Thaanak og dens Marker og Gath-Rimmon og dens Marker, to Stæder.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Alle Stæder vare ti og deres Marker for de andre Kahaths Børns Slægter.
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.
Og Gersons Børn af Leviternes Slægter gave de af den halve Manasse Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Golan i Basan og dens Marker og Beesthera og dens Marker, to Stæder;
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
og af Isaskars Stamme: Kisjon og dens Marker, Dabrath og dens Marker,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
Jarmuth og dens Marker, En-Gannim og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
og af Asers Stamme: Miseal og dens Marker, Abdon og dens Marker,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
Helkath og dens Marker, og Rehob og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
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.
og af Nafthali Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Kedes i Galilæa og dens Marker og Hamoth-Dor og dens Marker og Karthan og dens Marker, tre Stæder;
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
alle Gersoniternes Stæder efter deres Slægter vare tretten Stæder og deres Marker.
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,
Men til Merari Børns Slægter, som vare de øvrige af Leviterne, gave de af Sebulons Stamme: Jokneam og dens Marker, Kartha og dens Marker,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
Dimna og dens Marker, Nahalal og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
og af Rubens Stamme: Bezer og dens Marker og Jahza og dens Marker,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
Kedemoth og dens Marker og Mefaath og dens Marker, fire Stæder;
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,
og af Gads Stamme: Tilflugtsstaden for Manddrabere Ramoth i Gilead og dens Marker og Mahanajim og dens Marker,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
Hesbon og dens Marker, Jaeser og dens Marker; alle de Stæder vare fire.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
Alle disse vare Merari Børns Stæder efter deres Slægter, de øvrige af Leviternes Slægter, og deres Lod var tolv Stæder.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Alle Leviternes Stæder midt i Israels Børns Ejendom, vare otte og fyrretyve Stæder og deres Marker.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Disse Stæder laa hver for sig, med deres Marker trindt omkring; saaledes havde det sig med alle disse.
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.
Og Herren gav Israel alt det Land, som han havde svoret at give deres Fædre, og de toge det i Eje og boede derudi.
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.
Og Herren gav dem Rolighed trindt omkring, efter alt det, som han havde svoret deres Fædre; og ingen bestod for deres Ansigt af alle deres Fjender; Herren gav alle deres Fjender i deres Haand.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Der blev ikke et Ord til intet af alle de gode Ord, som Herren havde talet til Israels Hus, det opfyldtes alt sammen.
