Joshua 18
1 And all the company of the sons of Israel are assembled [at] Shiloh, and they cause the tent of meeting to tabernacle there, and the land hath been subdued before them.
Hele Israeliternes Menighed kom sammen i Silo, og de rejste Åbenbaringsteltet der, da de nu havde underlagt sig Landet.
2 And there are left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, seven tribes,
Men der var endnu syv Stammer tilbage af Israeliterne, som ikke havde fået deres Arvelod tildelt.
3 and Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, 'Till when are ye remiss to go in to possess the land which He hath given to you, Jehovah, God of your fathers?
Josua sagde derfor til Israeliterne: "Hvor længe vil I endnu nøle med at drage hen og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, har givet eder?
4 Give for you three men for a tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come in unto me,
Udse eder tre Mænd af hver Stamme, som jeg kan udsende; de skal gøre sig rede og drage Landet rundt og affatte en Beskrivelse derover til Brug ved Fastsættelsen af deres Arvelod og så komme tilbage til mig.
5 and they have divided it into seven portions — Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north —
De skal dele det i syv Dele; Juda skal beholde sit Område mod Syd og Josefs Slægt sit mod Nord.
6 and ye describe the land [in] seven portions, and have brought [it] in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God;
Og I skal så affatte en Beskrivelse over Landet, delt i syv Dele, og bringe mig den; så vil jeg kaste Lod for eder her for HERREN vor Guds Åsyn.
7 for there is no portion to the Levites in your midst, for the priesthood of Jehovah [is] their inheritance, and Gad, and Reuben, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses servant of Jehovah gave to them.'
Thi Leviterne får ingen Del iblandt eder, da HERRENs Præstedømme er deres Arvelod; og Gad, Ruben og Manasses halve Stamme har på Jordans Østside fået deres Arvelod, som HERRENs Tjener Moses gav dem!"
8 And the men rise and go; and Joshua commandeth those who are going to describe the land, saying, 'Go, and walk up and down through the land, and describe it, and turn back unto me, and here I cast for you a lot before Jehovah in Shiloh.'
Da begav Mændene sig på Vej; og Josua bød de bortdragende affatte en Beskrivelse over Landet, idet han sagde: "Drag Landet rundt, affat en Beskrivelse over det og kom så tilbage til mig; så vil jeg kaste Lod for eder her for HERRENs Åsyn i Silo!"
9 And the men go, and pass over through the land, and describe it by cities, in seven portions, on a book, and they come in unto Joshua, unto the camp, [at] Shiloh.
Så begav, Mændene sig på Vej og drog igennem Landet og affattede en Beskrivelse derover, By for By, i syv Dele; og derpå kom de tilbage til Josua i Lejren ved Silo.
10 And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.
Men Josua kastede Lod for dem i Silo for HERRENs Åsyn og udskiftede der Landet til Israeliterne, Afdeling, for Afdeling.
11 And a lot goeth up [for] the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families; and the border of their lot goeth out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.
Da faldt Loddet for Benjaminiternes Stamme efter deres Slægter; og det Område, der blev deres Lod, kom til at ligge mellem Judas og Josefs Sønner.
12 And the border is to them at the north side from the Jordan, and the border hath gone up unto the side of Jericho on the north, and gone up through the hill-country westward, and its outgoings have been at the wilderness of Beth-Aven;
Deres Nordgrænse begynder ved Jordan, og Grænsen strækker sig op til Bjergryggen norden for Jeriko og mod Vest op i Bjerglandet, så den ender i Bet-Avens Ørken;
13 and the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz (it [is] Beth-El) southward, and the border hath gone down [to] Atroth-Addar, by the hill that [is] on the south of the lower Beth-Horon;
derfra går Grænsen videre til Luz, til Bjergryggen sønden for Luz, det er Betel, og strækker sig ned til Atarot-Addar over Bjerget sønden for Nedre-Bet-Horon.
14 and the border hath been marked out, and hath gone round to the corner of the sea southward, from the hill which [is] at the front of Beth-Horon southward, and its outgoings have been unto Kirjath-Baal (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim), a city of the sons of Judah: this [is] the west quarter.
Derpå bøjer Grænsen om og løber som Vestgrænse sydpå fra Bjerget lige sønden for Bet-Horon og ender ved Kirjat-Ba'al, det er den judæiske By Kirjat-Jearim; det er Vestgrænsen.
15 And the south quarter [is] from the end of Kirjath-Jearim, and the border hath gone out westward, and gone out unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah;
Sydgrænsen begynder ved Udkanten af Kirjat-Ba'al, og Grænsen går til Neftoas Vandkilde;
16 and the border hath come down unto the extremity of the hill which [is] on the front of the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] in the valley of the Rephaim northward, and hath gone down the valley of Hinnom unto the side of Jebusi southward, and gone down [to] En-Rogel,
derpå strækker den sig ned til Randen af Bjerget lige over for Hinnoms Søns dal norden for Refaimdalen og videre til Hinnoms Dal sønden om Jebusiternes Bjergryg og til Rogelkilden;
17 and hath been marked out on the north, and gone out to En-Shemesh, and gone out unto Geliloth, which [is] over-against the ascent of Adummim, and gone down [to] the stone of Bohan son of Reuben,
så drejer den nordpå og fortsætter til Sjemesjkilden og videre til Gelilot lige over for Adummimpasset, derpå ned til Rubens Søn Bohans Sten
18 and passed over unto the side over-against Arabah northward, and gone down to Arabah;
og går så videre til Bjergryggen norden for Bet-Araba og ned i Arabalavningen;
19 and the border hath passed over unto the side of Beth-Hoglah northward, and the outgoings of the border have been unto the north bay of the salt sea, unto the south extremity of the Jordan; this [is] the south border;
så går den videre til bjergryggen norden for Bet-Hogla og ender norden for Salthavets Bugt ved Jordans Udløb; det er Sydgrænsen.
20 and the Jordan doth border it at the east quarter; this [is] the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by its borders round about, for their families.
Mod Øst danner Jordan Grænse. Det er Benjaminiternes Arvelod med dens Grænser efter deres Slægter.
21 And the cities for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families, have been Jericho, and Beth-Hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
Og Benjaminiternes Stammes Byer efter deres Slægter er følgende: Jeriko, Bet-Hogla, Emek-Keziz,
22 and Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, and Beth-El,
Bet-Araba, Zemarajim, Betel,
23 and Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
Avvim, Para, ofra,
24 and Chephar-Haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities and their villages.
Kefar-Ammoni, Ofni og Geba; tilsammen tolv Byer med Landsbyer.
25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Gibeon, Rama, Be'erot,
26 and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
Mizpe, Kefira, Moza,
27 and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Rekem, Jirpe'el, Tar'ala,
28 and Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi (it [is] Jerusalem), Gibeath, Kirjath: fourteen cities and their villages. This [is] the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, for their families.
Zela, Elef, Jebus, det er Jerusalem, Gibeat og Kirjat-Jearim; tilsammen fjorten Byer med Landsbyer. Det er Benjaminiternes Arvelod efter deres Slægter.
