Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Los jefes de la tribu de Leví se acercaron al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué hijo de Nun y a los jefes de las tribus israelitas.
2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our cattle.
Les hablaron en Silo, en Canaán, diciendo: “El Señor dio instrucciones por medio de Moisés de darnos ciudades para vivir y pastos para nuestros rebaños”.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
Así que, siguiendo las instrucciones del Señor, los israelitas dieron ciudades y pastos a los levitas de sus propias asignaciones.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [who were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Se echó la suerte a las familias de los ceutíes. A estos levitas, descendientes de Aarón, se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Judá, Simeón y Benjamín.
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
A las familias restantes de los descendientes de Cota se les asignaron diez ciudades de las tribus de Efraín, Dan y la media tribu de Manasés.
6 And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
A las familias de los descendientes de Gersón se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Isacar, Aser, Neftalí y la media tribu de Manasés que vivían en Basán.
7 The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
A las familias de los descendientes de Merari se les asignaron doce ciudades de las tribus de Rubén, Gad y Zabulón.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Así los israelitas dieron a los levitas por sorteo estas ciudades y pastos, tal como el Señor lo había ordenado por medio de Moisés.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,
Dieron de la tribu de Judá y de la tribu de Simeón las siguientes ciudades, específicamente nombradas,
10 Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
a las familias de los coatitas, descendientes de Aarón, de la tribu de Leví, ya que la primera suerte les correspondió a ellos:
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak (which [city is] Hebron) in the hill -[country] of Judah, with its suburbs round it.
Quiriat-arba (o Hebrón), en la región montañosa de Judá, junto con los pastos que la rodean. (Arba era el antepasado de Anac).
12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Pero los campos más alejados de la ciudad y las aldeas habían sido dados en propiedad a Caleb hijo de Jefone.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,
Dieron a los descendientes del sacerdote Aarón las siguientes ciudades y sus pastos Hebrón (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieran un asesinato), Libna,
14 And Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
Jatir, Estemoa,
15 And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
Holón, Debir,
16 And Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Ain, Yutá y Bet Semes: nueve ciudades de estas dos tribus.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Benjamín, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Gabaón, Geba,
18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
Anatot y Almón.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron entregados a los sacerdotes, los descendientes de Aarón.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
En cuanto a las demás familias de los hijos de Clota de la tribu de Leví, se les dio por sorteo cuatro ciudades con sus pastos de la tribu de Efraín:
21 For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs,
Siquem en la región montañosa de Efraín (una ciudad santuario para los que cometieran un asesinato accidental), Gezer,
22 And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Quibsayín y Bet-Jorón.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Dan, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Eltequé, Guibetón,
24 Ajalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
Ayalón y Gath-Rimón.
25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
De la media tribu de Manasés, las siguientes dos ciudades con sus pastos Tanac y Gat-rimón.
26 All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Así que en total se dieron diez ciudades y sus pastos a las familias restantes de los descendientes de Koat.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half-tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh-terah with its suburbs; two cities.
Las familias de los descendientes de Gersón de la tribu de Leví recibieron las siguientes dos ciudades y sus pastos de la media tribu de Manasés Golán en Basán (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), y Besterá.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Isacar las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos: Cisón, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
Jarmut y Enganín.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Aser, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Miseal, Abdón,
31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
Jelcat y Rejob.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
De la tribu de Neftalí, las siguientes tres ciudades con sus pastos Cedes en Galilea (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), Jamot-Dor y Cartán.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites, according to their families, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron asignados a las familias de Gersón.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
Las familias de los descendientes de Merari, los que quedaron de la tribu de Leví, recibieron las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos de la tribu de Zabulón: Jocneán, Caráa,
35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
Dimná y Nalal.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Rubén, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Béser, Yahaza,
37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
Cedemot y Mefat.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
De la tribu de Gad, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Ramot de Galaad (ciudad santuario para los que cometieron un asesinato accidental), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
Hesbón y Jazer.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
Así que en total se asignaron doce ciudades a las familias de Merari, las que quedaban de la tribu de Leví.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Los levitas recibieron un total de cuarenta y ocho ciudades y pastos dentro de la tierra de los israelitas.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs around them. Thus [were] all these cities.
Cada una de estas ciudades tenía pastos a su alrededor.
43 And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.
Así, el Señor dio a los israelitas toda la tierra que había prometido a sus antepasados. Ellos se apoderaron de ella y se establecieronallí.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on all sides, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
El Señor les dio la paz por todas partes, como había prometido a sus antepasados. Ni uno solo de sus enemigos pudo enfrentarse a ellos, porque el Señor les había entregado a sus enemigos para que los derrotaran.
45 There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.
No faltó ni una sola de las cosas buenas que el Señor le había prometido a Israel. Todo se había hecho realidad.
