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].”
Levili boy başları, Kenan topraklarında, Şilo'da, Kâhin Elazar, Nun oğlu Yeşu ve İsrail oymaklarının boy başlarına giderek, “RAB, Musa aracılığıyla bize oturmak için kentler, hayvanlarımız için de otlaklar verilmesini buyurmuştu” dediler.
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Bunun üzerine İsrailliler RAB'bin buyruğu uyarınca kendi paylarından Levililer'e otlaklarıyla birlikte şu kentleri verdiler:
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.
İlk kura Kehat boylarına düştü. Levililer'den olan Kâhin Harun'un oğullarına kurayla Yahuda, Şimon ve Benyamin oymaklarından on üç kent verildi.
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].
Geri kalan Kehatoğulları'na Efrayim, Dan ve Manaşşe oymağının yarısına ait boylardan alınan on kent kurayla verildi.
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].
Gerşonoğulları'na kurayla İssakar, Aşer, Naftali oymaklarına ait boylardan ve Başan'da Manaşşe oymağının yarısından alınan on üç kent verildi.
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.
Merarioğulları'na boy sayılarına göre Ruben, Gad ve Zevulun oymaklarından alınan on iki kent verildi.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Böylece RAB'bin Musa aracılığıyla buyurduğu gibi, İsrailliler otlaklarıyla birlikte bu kentleri kurayla Levililer'e verdiler.
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.
Yahuda, Şimon oymaklarından alınan ve aşağıda adları verilen kentler,
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
ilk kurayı çeken Levili Kehat boylarından Harunoğulları'na ayrıldı.
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.
Yahuda'nın dağlık bölgesinde, Anaklılar'ın atası Arba'nın adıyla anılan Kiryat-Arba'yla –Hevron'la– çevresindeki otlaklar onlara verildi.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Kentin tarlalarıyla köyleri ise Yefunne oğlu Kalev'e mülk olarak verilmişti.
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,
Kâhin Harun'un oğullarına kazayla adam öldürenler için sığınak kent seçilen Hevron, Livna,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Yattir, Eştemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
Holon, Devir,
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.
Ayin, Yutta ve Beytşemeş kentleriyle bunların otlakları –iki oymaktan toplam dokuz kent– verildi.
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
Benyamin oymağından da Givon, Geva,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Anatot, Almon ve bunların otlakları, toplam dört kent verildi.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Böylece Harun'un soyundan gelen kâhinlere otlaklarıyla birlikte verilen kentlerin toplam sayısı on üçü buldu.
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.
Kehatoğulları'ndan geri kalan Levili ailelere gelince, kurada onlara düşen kentler Efrayim oymağından alınmıştı.
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
Bunlar, Efrayim dağlık bölgesinde bulunan ve kazayla adam öldürenler için sığınak kent seçilen Şekem, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
Kivsayim ve Beythoron olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte dört kentti.
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 oymağından Elteke, Gibbeton, Ayalon ve Gat-Rimmon olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte dört kent;
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
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.
Manaşşe oymağının yarısından da Taanak, Gat-Rimmon ve otlakları olmak üzere iki kent alındı.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Böylece Kehatoğulları'ndan geri kalan boylara otlaklarıyla birlikte verilen kentlerin toplam sayısı onu buldu.
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.
Levili boylardan Gerşonoğulları'na, Manaşşe oymağının yarısına ait Başan'da kazayla adam öldürenler için sığınak kent seçilen Golan ve Beeştera, otlaklarıyla birlikte iki kent;
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
İssakar oymağından alınan Kişyon, Daverat, Yarmut ve Eyn-Gannim olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte dört kent;
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
Aşer oymağından alınan Mişal, Avdon, Helkat ve Rehov olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte dört kent;
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
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.
Naftali oymağından alınan ve kazayla adam öldürenler için sığınak kent seçilen Celile'deki Kedeş, Hammot-Dor, Kartan ve otlakları olmak üzere toplam üç kent.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Boy sayısına göre Gerşonoğulları'na otlaklarıyla birlikte verilen kentlerin toplam sayısı on üçü buldu.
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,
Merarioğulları boylarına, geri kalan Levililer'e, Zevulun oymağından alınan Yokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
Dimna ve Nahalal olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte toplam dört kent;
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
Ruben oymağından alınan Beser, Yahsa, Kedemot ve Mefaat olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte dört kent;
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,
Gad oymağından alınan ve kazayla adam öldürenler için sığınak kent seçilen Gilat'taki Ramot, Mahanayim, Heşbon ve Yazer olmak üzere otlaklarıyla birlikte toplam dört kent verildi.
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
Boy sayısına göre Merarioğulları'na, yani Levili boyların geri kalanlarına kurayla verilen kentlerin sayısı on ikiydi.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
İsrailliler'in toprakları içinde olup otlaklarıyla birlikte Levililer'e verilen kentlerin toplamı kırk sekizi buluyordu.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Bu kentlerin hepsinin çevresinde otlakları vardı. Otlaksız kent yoktu.
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.
Böylece RAB atalarına vermeye ant içtiği bütün ülkeyi İsrailliler'e vermiş oldu. İsrailliler de ülkeyi mülk edinip buraya yerleştiler.
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.
RAB atalarına ant içtiği gibi, onları her yönden rahata erdirdi. Düşmanlarından hiçbiri onların önünde tutunamadı. RAB hepsini onların eline teslim etti.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
RAB'bin İsrail halkına verdiği sözlerden hiçbiri boş çıkmadı; hepsi yerine geldi.
