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].”
Och huvudmännen för leviternas familjer trädde fram inför prästen Eleasar och Josua, Nuns son, och huvudmännen för familjerna inom Israels barns stammar
och talade till dem i Silo i Kanaans land, och sade: »HERREN bjöd genom Mose att man skulle giva oss städer att bo i, med tillhörande utmarker för vår boskap.»
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Så gåvo då Israels barn, efter HERRES befallning, av sina arvslotter åt leviterna följande städer med tillhörande utmarker.
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.
För kehatiternas släkter föll lotten ut så, att bland dessa leviter prästen Arons söner genom lotten fingo ur Juda stam, ur simeoniternas stam och ur Benjamins stam tretton städer.
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].
Och Kehats övriga barn fingo genom lotten ur Efraims stams släkter, ur Dans stam och ur ena hälften av Manasse stam tio städer.
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].
Gersons barn åter fingo genom lotten ur Isaskars stams släkter, ur Asers stam, ur Naftali stam och ur andra hälften av Manasse stam, i Basan, tretton städer.
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.
Meraris barn fingo, efter sina släkter, ur Rubens stam, ur Gads stam och ur Sebulons stam tolv städer.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Israels barn gåvo nu åt leviterna dessa städer med tillhörande utmarker, genom lottkastning, såsom HERREN hade bjudit genom 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.
Ur Juda barns stam och ur Simeons barns stam gav man följande här namngivna städer:
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
Bland kehatiternas släkter bland Levi barn fingo Arons söner följande, ty dem träffade lotten först:
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.
Man gav dem Arbas, Anoks faders, stad, det är Hebron, i Juda bergsbygd, med dess utmarker runt omkring.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Men åkerjorden och byarna som hörde till staden gav man till besittning åt Kaleb, Jefunnes son.
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,
Åt prästen Arons söner gav man alltså dråparfristaden Hebron med dess utmarker, vidare Libna med dess utmarker,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Jattir med dess utmarker, Estemoa med dess utmarker,
15 Holon, Debir,
Holon med dess utmarker, Debir med dess utmarker,
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 med dess utmarker, Jutta med dess utmarker och Bet-Semes med dess utmarker -- nio städer ur dessa två stammar;
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
och ur Benjamins stam Gibeon med dess utmarker, Geba med dess utmarker,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Anatot med dess utmarker och Almon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
De städer som Arons söner, prästerna, fingo utgjorde alltså tillsammans tretton städer, med tillhörande utmarker.
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.
Och Kehats barns släkter av leviterna, nämligen de övriga Kehats barn, fingo ur Efraims stam följande städer, som lotten bestämde åt dem:
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
Man gav dem dråparfristaden Sikem med dess utmarker i Efraims bergsbygd, Geser med dess utmarker,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
Kibsaim med dess utmarker och Bet-Horon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
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,
och ur Dans stam Elteke med dess utmarker, Gibbeton med dess utmarker,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
Ajalon med dess utmarker och Gat-Rimmon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
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.
och ur ena hälften av Manasse stam Taanak med dess utmarker och Gat-Rimmon med dess utmarker -- två städer.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
De städer som de övriga Kehats barns släkter fingo utgjorde alltså tillsammans tio, med tillhörande utmarker.
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.
Bland leviternas släkter fingo vidare Gersons barn ur ena hälften av Manasse stam dråparfristaden Golan i Basan med dess utmarker och Beestera med dess utmarker -- två städer;
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
och ur Isaskars stam Kisjon med dess utmarker, Dobrat med dess utmarker,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
Jarmut med dess utmarker och En-Gannim med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
och ur Asers stam Miseal med dess utmarker, Abdon med dess utmarker,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
Helkat med dess utmarker och Rehob med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
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.
och ur Naftali stam dråparfristaden Kedes i Galileen med dess utmarker, Hammot-Dor med dess utmarker och Kartan med dess utmarker -- tre städer.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Gersoniternas städer, efter deras släkter, utgjorde alltså tillsammans tretton städer, med tillhörande utmarker.
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,
Och de övriga leviterna, Meraris barns släkter, fingo ur Sebulons stam Jokneam med dess utmarker, Karta med dess utmarker,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
Dimna med dess utmarker och Nahalal med dess utmarker -- fyra städer.
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
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,
och ur Gads stam dråparfristaden Ramot i Gilead med dess utmarker, Mahanaim med dess utmarker,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
Hesbon med dess utmarker och Jaeser med dess utmarker -- tillsammans fyra städer.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
De städer som dessa de övriga leviternas släkter, Meraris barn, fingo på sin lott, efter sina släkter, utgjorde alltså tillsammans tolv städer.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Tillsammans utgjorde levitstäderna inom Israels barns besittningsområde fyrtioåtta städer med tillhörande utmarker.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Var och en av dessa städer skulle bestå av själva staden och tillhörande utmarker runt omkring. Så var det med alla dessa städer.
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.
Så gav då HERREN åt Israel hela det land som han med ed hade lovat giva åt deras fäder; och de togo det i besittning och bosatte sig där.
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.
Och HERREN lät dem hava ro på alla sidor, alldeles såsom han med ed hade lovat deras fäder; och ingen av deras fiender kunde stå dem emot, utan HERREN gav alla deras fiender i deras hand.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Intet uteblev av allt det goda som HERREN hade lovat Israels hus; det gick allt i fullbordan. V. 36--37 se Gamla testamentets text i Ordförkl.
