Joshua 19

1 The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

And the secounde lot of the sones of Symeon yede out, bi her meynees; and the eritage of hem,

2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

in the myddis of possessioun of the sones of Juda, was Bersabee, and Sabee,

3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

and Melada, and Asersua, Bala,

4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

and Asem, and Betholaad, Bethularma, and Siceleth,

5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

and Bethmarchaboth, and Asersua,

6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;

and Bethelebaoth, and Saroem, threttene citees, and `the townes of tho;

7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;

Aym, and Remmon, and Athar, and Asam, foure citees, and `the townes of tho; alle the townes bi cumpas of these citees,

8 and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

`til to Balath Brameth, ayens the south coost, weren seuentene citees. This is the eritage of the sones of Symeon, bi her meynees,

9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the middle of their inheritance.

in the possessioun and part of the sones of Juda, for it was more; and therfor the sones of Symeon hadden possessioun in the myddis of the eritage therof.

10 The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid.

And the thridde lot of the sones of Zabulon felde, bi her meynees; and the terme of possessioun of the sones of Zabulon was maad `til to Sarith;

11 Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

and it stieth fro the see, and Medala; and it cometh in to Debbaseth, `til to the stronde which is ayens Jecenam;

12 It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

and it turneth ayen fro Sarith, ayens the eest, in to the coostis of Sechelech Tabor; and goith out to Daberth; and it stieth ayens Jasie;

13 From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah.

and fro thennus it passith to the eest coost to Gethefer, and Thacasym; and it goith out in to Remmon, Amphar, and Noa; and cumpassith to the north, and Nachon;

14 The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the valley of Iphtah El;

and the goyngis out therof ben the valei of Jeptael,

15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

and Cathel, and Neamai, and Semrom, and Jedaba, and Bethleem, twelue citees, and `the townes of tho.

16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This is the eritage of the lynage of the sones of Zabulon, bi her meynees, and the citees and `townes of tho.

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

The fourthe lot yede out to Isacar, bi hise meynees; and the eritage therof was Jezrael,

18 Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

and Casseloth,

19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

and Symen, and Affraym, and Seon,

20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

and Anaarath, and Cabith, and Cesion, Hames,

21 Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.

and Ramech, and Enganym, and Enadda, and Bethfeses.

22 The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

And the terme therof cometh `til to Tabor, and Seesyma, and Hethsemes; and the outgoyngis therof weren Jordan, sixtene citees, and `the townes of tho.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

This is the possessioun of the sones of Ysachar, bi her meynees, the citees and the townes of tho.

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

And the fiuethe lot felde to the lynage of the sones of Aser, by her meynees;

25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

and the terme of hem was Alchat, and Adi, and Bethen,

26 Allammelech, Amad, Mishal. It reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath.

and Mesaph, and Elmelech, and Amaad, and Messal; and it cometh `til to Carmel of the see, and Sior, and Labanath; and it turneth ayen,

27 It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,

ayens the eest, to Bethdagan; and passith `til to Zabulon, and to the valei of Jeptael, ayens the north, in Bethemeth, and Neyel; and it goith out to the left side to Gabul,

28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon.

and Acran, and Roob, and Omynon, and Chane, `til to grete Sidon;

29 The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;

and it turneth ayen in to Horma, `til to the strongeste citee Tire, and `til to Ossam; and the outgoyngis therof schulen be in to the see, fro the part of Aczyma,

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

and Affeth, and Roob; two and twenti citees, and `the townes of tho.

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This is the possessioun of the sones of Aser, bi her meynees, `the citees, and `townes of tho.

32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

The sixte lot of the sones of Neptalym felde, bi her meynees;

33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan.

and the terme bigan of Heleth, and Helon, and Sannaira, and Adarny, `which is Neceb, and Jebnael, `til to Letum; and the outgoyng of hem til to Jordan;

34 The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.

and the terme turneth ayen, ayens the west, in to Arnoth of Thabor; and fro thennus it goith out in to Hucota, and passith in to Zabulon, ayens the south, and in to Asor, ayens the west, and in to Juda, at Jordan, ayens the risyng of the sunne;

35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

of the strongeste citee Assydym, Ser, and Amraath,

36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

and Rechath, Cenereth, and Edema,

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

and Arama, Asor, and Cedes, and Edrai,

38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Nason, and Jeron, and Magdael, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethsemes; nyntene citees, and `the townes of tho.

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

This is the possessioun of the lynage of the sones of Neptalym, bi her meynees, the citees, and the townes of tho.

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

The seuenthe lot yede out to the lynage of the sones of Dan, bi her meynees;

41 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,

and the terme of the possessioun therof was Saraa, and Ascahol, and Darsemes, that is, the citee of the sunne,

42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Selenym, and Hailon, and Jethala,

43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

Helom, and Thenna, and Acrom,

44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

Helthecem, Jebtom, and Baalath, Lud,

45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

and Benebarach, and `Jethremmon, and Ihercon,

46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa.

and Arecon, with the terme that biholdith Joppen,

47 The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their forefather.

and is closid with that ende. And the sones of Dan stieden, and fouyten ayens Lesem; and thei token it, and smytiden it bi the scharpnes of swerd, and hadden in possessioun, and dwelliden therynne; and thei clepiden the name therof Lesan Dan, by the name of Dan, her fadir.

48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This is the possessioun of the lynage of Dan, bi her meynees, the citees, and townes of tho.

49 So they finished distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them.

And whanne thei hadden fillid to departe the lond bi lot to alle men bi her lynagis, the sones of Israel yauen possessioun to Josue, sone of Nun,

50 According to Yahweh’s commandment, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.

in the myddis of hem, bi the comaundement of the Lord, the citee which he axide, Thannath Sara, in the hil of Effraym; and he bildide the citee, and dwellide therynne.

51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

These ben the possessiouns whiche Eleazar, preest, and Josue, sone of Nun, and the princis of meynees, and of the lynagis of the sones of Israel, departiden bi lot in Silo, bifor the Lord, at the dore of tabernacle of witnessing, and departiden the lond.