Joshua 19

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

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

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

And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, and Moladah,

3 and Melada, and Asersua, Bala,

and Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Ezem,

4 and Asem, and Betholaad, Bethularma, and Siceleth,

and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

5 and Bethmarchaboth, and Asersua,

and Ziklag, and Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susah,

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

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

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

En Rimmon, and Token, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;

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

and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramath Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families.

9 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.

Out of the part of the descendants of Judah was the inheritance of the descendants of Simeon; for the portion of the descendants of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the descendants of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10 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;

And the third lot came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was to Sadud.

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

Their border went up westward, and to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and it reached to the wadi that is before Jokneam.

12 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;

And it turned from Sadud eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor, and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

13 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;

From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Eth Kazin; and it went out to Rimmon which bends toward Neah.

14 and the goyngis out therof ben the valei of Jeptael,

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

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

Kattath, Nahalal, Shim'on, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

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

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

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

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

18 and Casseloth,

And their border was to Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 and Symen, and Affraym, and Seon,

and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 and Anaarath, and Cabith, and Cesion, Hames,

and Daberath, and Kishion, and Ebez,

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

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

22 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Their border was from Helkath (and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 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,

and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal) and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor Libnath.

27 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,

And it turned eastward to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Iphtah El on the north. And the border goes north to Beth Emek and Neiel, and it went out to Cabul on the north,

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

and Abdon, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to Greater Sidon.

29 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,

The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea; Mahalab, and Achzib,

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

and Acco, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

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

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

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

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

33 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;

Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan.

34 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;

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 east.

35 of the strongeste citee Assydym, Ser, and Amraath,

The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

36 and Rechath, Cenereth, and Edema,

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

37 and Arama, Asor, and Cedes, and Edrai,

Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh,

42 Selenym, and Hailon, and Jethala,

and Shaalbin, and Aijalon, and Jithlah,

43 Helom, and Thenna, and Acrom,

and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,

44 Helthecem, Jebtom, and Baalath, Lud,

and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 and Benebarach, and `Jethremmon, and Ihercon,

and Jehud, and Azzur, and Bene Berak, and Gath Rimmon,

46 and Arecon, with the terme that biholdith Joppen,

and from the sea, Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.

47 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.

And the border of the descendants of Dan slipped out of their control, so the descendants of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and dwelt in it, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.

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

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

49 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,

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

50 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.

According to the commandment of YHWH, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.

51 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.

These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before YHWH, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.