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].”
Accesseruntque principes familiarum Levi ad Eleazarum sacerdotem, et Iosue filium Nun, et ad duces cognationum per singulas tribus filiorum Israel:
locutique sunt ad eos in Silo Terræ Chanaan, atque dixerunt: Dominus præcepit per manum Moysi, ut darentur nobis urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana earum ad alenda iumenta.
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Dederuntque filii Israel de possessionibus suis iuxta imperium Domini, civitates et suburbana earum.
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.
Egressaque est sors in familiam Caath filiorum Aaron sacerdotis de tribubus Iuda, et Simeon, et Beniamin, civitates tredecim:
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].
Et reliquis filiorum Caath, id est Levitis, qui superfuerant de tribubus Ephraim, et Dan, et dimidia tribu Manasse, civitates decem.
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].
Porro filii Gerson egressa est sors, ut acciperent de tribubus Issachar et Aser et Nephthali, dimidiaque tribu Manasse in Basan civitates numero tredecim.
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.
Et filiis Merari per cognationes suas de tribubus Ruben et Gad et Zabulon urbes duodecim.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Dederuntque filii Israel Levitis civitates et suburbana earum, sicut præcepit Dominus per manum Moysi, singulis sorte tribuentes.
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.
De tribubus filiorum Iuda et Simeon dedit Iosue civitates: quarum ista sunt nomina,
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
filiis Aaron per familias Caath Levitici generis (prima enim sors illis egressa est)
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.
Cariatharbe patris Enac, quæ vocatur Hebron, in monte Iuda, et suburbana eius per circuitum.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Agros vero, et villas eius dederat Caleb filio Iephone ad possidendum.
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,
Dedit ergo filiis Aaron sacerdotis Hebron confugii civitatem, ac suburbana eius: et Lobnam cum suburbanis suis:
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
et Iether, et Esthemo,
15 Holon, Debir,
et Holon, et Dabir,
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.
et Ain, et Ieta, et Bethsames, cum suburbanis suis: civitates novem de tribubus, ut dictum est, duabus.
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
De tribu autem filiorum Beniamin, Gabaon, et Gabæ,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
et Anathoth et Almon, cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Omnes simul civitates filiorum Aaron sacerdotis, tredecim, cum suburbanis suis.
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.
Reliquis vero per familias filiorum Caath Levitici generis hæc est data possessio.
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
De tribu Ephraim urbes confugii, Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim, et Gazer
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
et Cibsaim et Beth horon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quattuor.
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,
De tribu quoque Dan, Eltheco et Gabathon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
et Aialon et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quattuor.
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.
Porro de dimidia tribu Manasse, Thanach et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis civitates duæ.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Omnes civitates decem, et suburbana earum, datæ sunt filiis Caath inferioris gradus.
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.
Filiis quoque Gerson Levitici generis dedit de dimidia tribu Manasse confugii civitates, Gaulon in Basan, et Bosram, cum suburbanis suis, civitates duas.
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
Porro de tribu Issachar, Cesion, et Dabereth,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
et Iaramoth, et Engannim, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quattuor.
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
De tribu autem Aser, Masal et Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
et Helcath, et Rohob, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quattuor.
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.
De tribu quoque Nephthali civitates confugii, Cedes in Galilæa, et Hammoth Dor, et Carthan, cum suburbanis suis, civitates tres.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Omnes urbes familiarum Gerson, tredecim, cum suburbanis suis.
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,
Filiis autem Merari Levitis inferioris gradus per familias suas data est de tribu Zabulon, Iecnam et Cartha
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
et Damna et Naalol, civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
De tribu Ruben ultra Iordanem contra Iericho civitates refugii, Bosor in solitudine, Misor et Iaser et Iethson et Mephaath, civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
De tribu Gad civitates confugii, Ramoth in Galaad, et Manaim et Hesebon et Iazer, civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.
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,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
Omnes urbes filiorum Merari per familias et cognationes suas, duodecim.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Itaque civitates universæ Levitarum in medio possessionis filiorum Israel fuerunt quadraginta octo
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
cum suburbanis suis, singulæ per familias distributæ.
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.
Deditque Dominus Deus Israeli omnem Terram, quam traditurum se patribus eorum iuraverat: et possederunt illam, atque habitaverunt in ea.
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.
Dataque est ab eo pax in omnes per circuitum nationes: nullusque eis hostium resistere ausus est, sed cuncti in eorum ditionem redacti sunt.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Ne unum quidem verbum, quod illis præstiturum se esse promiserat, irritum fuit, sed rebus expleta sunt omnia.
