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].”
Chèf fanmi Levi yo vin jwenn Eleaza, prèt la, Jozye, pitit gason Noun lan, ak chèf tout lòt branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
Lè sa a, tout moun sa yo te reyini lavil Silo, nan peyi Kanaran. Chèf fanmi Levi yo di yo: -Seyè a te pale ak Moyiz pou nou. Li te bay lòd pou yo te ban nou lavil pou nou rete ak savann pou bèt nou yo jwenn manje.
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Se konsa, moun pèp Izrayèl yo chwazi kèk lavil ak tout savann pou bèt nan pwòp pòsyon tè pa yo, yo bay moun branch fanmi Levi yo, jan Seyè a te bay lòd la.
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.
Yo tire osò. Premye moun ki jwenn pa yo se te moun fanmi Keyat yo. Yo pran trèz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou moun branch fanmi Jida, branch fanmi Simeyon ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo, yo bay moun Keyat yo. Moun sa yo se ras fanmi Arawon, prèt la, yo ye.
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].
Apre sa, yo pran dis lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Efrayim, branch fanmi Dann ansanm ak mwatye branch fanmi Manase yo, yo separe bay lòt pitit Keyat yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.
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].
Lèfini, yo pran trèz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Isaka, branch fanmi Asè, branch fanmi Neftali ak lòt mwatye branch fanmi Manase a nan peyi Bazan, yo separe bay pitit Gèchon yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.
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.
Yo pran douz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Woubenn, branch fanmi Gad ak branch fanmi Zabilon yo, yo separe bay pitit Merari yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Se konsa moun pèp Izrayèl yo te tire osò pou Seyè a te ka fè yo konnen ki lavil ak tout savann pou yo bay moun Levi yo, jan Seyè a te bay Moyiz lòd pou yo fè a.
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.
Men non lavil moun branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Simeyon yo te bay nan pòsyon tè pa yo.
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
Lavil sa yo te soti pou moun fanmi Keyat, pitit gason Arawon, nan branch fanmi Levi a. Premye gwoup lavil la te vin pou yo.
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.
Yo te ba yo lavil Kiriyat aba, ki rele koulye a Ebwon, yon lavil ki te nan mòn peyi Jida yo, ansanm ak tout savann pou mouton yo. Se lavil sa a ki te kapital peyi moun Anak yo.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Men, yo pran tout jaden ki te andeyò lavil la ak tout ti bouk ki te sou lòd li yo, yo bay Kalèb, pitit gason Jefoune a, pou rele l' pa l'.
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,
Men lavil yo te bay moun fanmi Arawon, prèt la: lavil Ebwon, kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt li yo,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
lavil Jati, lavil Echtemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
lavil Olòn, lavil Debi,
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.
lavil Ayin, lavil Jouta, lavil Bèt-Chemèch, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo: Sa te fè nèf lavil yo te pran sou de branch fanmi sa yo.
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
Nan pòsyon tè pou branch fanmi Benjamen an, yo te bay lavil Gabawon, lavil Geba ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
lavil Anatòt, lavil Almon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Sa te fè kat lavil.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Antou yo te pran trèz lavil ak tout savann pou bèt yo bay prèt yo, moun fanmi Arawon yo.
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.
Lòt moun ki te rete nan fanmi Keyat la, moun Levi ki pa t' ankò jwenn anyen yo, resevwa lavil ki te nan pòsyon tè yo te bay moun branch fanmi Efrayim yo.
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
Yo te ba yo yon lavil nan mòn peyi Efrayim, lavil Sichèm kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Yo te ba yo tou lavil Gezè,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
lavil Kibsayim, lavil Bètowon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Sa te fè kat lavil sou tè moun branch fanmi Efrayim yo.
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,
Nan pòsyon tè moun branch fanmi Dann yo, yo ba yo kat lavil: lavil Elteke, lavil Gibeton,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
lavil Ajalon, lavil Gat-Rimon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
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.
Nan pòsyon tè pou mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, yo ba yo de lavil: lavil Tanak ak lavil Gat-Rimon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Antou yo te bay rès moun nan fanmi Keyat la dis lavil ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
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.
Pou moun Levi nan branch fanmi Gèchon yo, yo pran de lavil sou tè ki pou mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, yo ba yo. Se te lavil Golan nan peyi Bazan, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ak lavil Bestra ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
Yo ba yo kat lavil yo te pran sou tè ki pou branch fanmi Isaka a. Se te lavil Kichyon, lavil Dabera,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
lavil Jamout, lavil Angannim ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
Yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Asè a ba yo. Se te lavil Micheyal, lavil Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
lavil Elkat, lavil Reyòb ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
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.
Yo pran twa lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Nèftali a ba yo tou. Se te lavil Kadès nan peyi Galile, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, lavil Amot-Dò, lavil Katan ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Sa te fè antou trèz lavil ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo te bay moun fanmi Gèchon yo.
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,
Pou rès moun Levi ki nan branch fanmi Merari a, yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Zabilon an ba yo. Se te lavil Jokneyam, lavil Kata,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
lavil Dimna, lavil Nalal ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
Apre sa, yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè lòt bò larivyè Jouden ki pou moun branch fanmi Woubenn lan ba yo. Se te lavil Bezè, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon nan dezè sou platon an, lavil Jatsa,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
lavil Kedemòt, lavil Mefat ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
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,
Yo ba yo kat lòt lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Gad la. Se te lavil Ramòt-Galarad, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, lavil Manayim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
lavil Esbon, lavil Jazè ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
Antou sa te fè douz lavil ki te vin pou rès moun Levi yo, pou moun fanmi Merari yo separe bay chak fanmi pa yo apa.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Se konsa, yo te pran karantwit lavil ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt nan mitan tè ki te pou moun Izrayèl yo, yo bay moun Levi yo.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Chak lavil sa yo te mache ak tout savann pou bèt yo.
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.
Se konsa, Seyè a te bay pèp Izrayèl la peyi li te pwomèt li t'ap bay zansèt yo a. Yo pran tout peyi a pou yo, yo rete ladan l'.
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.
Seyè a te fè yo gen lapè sou tout fwontyè yo, jan li te pwomèt zansèt yo. Ankenn lènmi pa t' resi kenbe tèt ak yo. Seyè a te lage tout lènmi yo nan men yo.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Seyè a te kenbe dènye pwomès li te fè pèp Izrayèl la. Tout bagay te pase jan l' te pwomèt la.
