Joshua 21
1 And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
Levitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo va Silo be yewoalé nya aɖe akpɔ kple nunɔla Eleazar kple Yosua kple Israel ƒe to vovovoawo ƒe kplɔlawo.
2 and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, 'Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.'
Wogblɔ na takpekpe la be, “Yehowa ɖo na eƒe dɔla, Mose, be wòatsɔ du aɖewo ana mí Levitɔwo, woanye aƒe na mí kple lãnyiƒe na míaƒe lãwo.”
3 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:
Eya ta Israelviwo tsɔ du siwo dzi woɖu la dometɔ aɖewo kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na Levitɔwo abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ ene.
4 And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,
Levi ƒome la ƒe akpa si tso Kohat ƒe hlɔ̃ me lae nye ame gbãtɔ siwo wona anyigbae. Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo hã xɔ du wuietɔ̃ siwo nye: Yuda, Simeon kple Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe akpa aɖe.
5 and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:
Wotsɔ du ewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe duwo me na Kohat ƒe ƒome bubuawo.
6 And for the sons of Gershon [are], 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, by lot, thirteen cities.
Gerson ƒe viwo xɔ du wuietɔ̃ siwo wotia to akɔdada me tso du siwo le Basan la me. Isaka ƒe viwo, Aser ƒe viwo, Naftali ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe to ƒe afã ɖe asi le du siawo ŋu na wo.
7 For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Merari ƒe viwo xɔ du wuieve tso Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Zebulon ƒe viwo gbɔ.
8 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.
Ale wowɔ ɖe nu si Yehowa ɖo na Mose la dzi, eye woma du siawo kple lãnyiƒe siwo le wo ŋu la to akɔdada me.
9 And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;
Esiawoe nye du siwo woxɔ tso Yuda ƒe viwo kple Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi
10 and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;
na Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo wɔ Kohat hlɔ̃, eye wodzɔ tso Levi me. Woawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo wona anyigbae.
11 and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
Wotsɔ Arba du, si wotsɔ Arba, Anak fofo ƒe ŋkɔ na, eye woyɔnɛ azɔ be Hebron le Yuda ƒe tonyigba dzi la na wo, kpe ɖe lãnyiƒe si ƒo xlãe la ŋu.
12 and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Ke wotsɔ agblenyigba siwo le dua kple kɔƒe siwo le eŋu la na Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi, abe eƒe domenyinu ene xoxo.
13 And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,
Hekpe ɖe Hebron si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka ŋu la, du siwo wogatsɔ na nunɔla Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo la woe nye Libna,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Yatir, Estemoa,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Holon, Debir,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.
Ain, Yuta kple Bet Semes kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo. Wonye du asiekɛ tso Yuda ƒe viwo kple Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigbawo me.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
Wona du ene siawo wo, le Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — four cities;
Anatɔt kple Almon kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
19 all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Ale wotsɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na nunɔlawo, Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo.
20 And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;
Wotsɔ du aɖewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi na ƒome bubu aɖewo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me.
21 and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,
Wotsɔ du ene siawo le Efraim tonyigba la dzi la na wo: Sekem si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo le Efraim ƒe tonyigba la dzi, Gezer,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.
Kibzaim kple Bet Horon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
Wotsɔ du ene siawo, Elteke, Gibeton,
24 Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — four cities.
Aiyalon kple Gat Rimon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo na wo tso Dan ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi.
25 And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — two cities;
Wotsɔ du eve na wo le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe to afã la ƒe anyigba dzi; du siawoe nye Taanak kple Gat Rimon kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.
26 all the cities [are] ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
Ale ƒome siwo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me la, xɔ du ewo kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
27 And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs — two cities.
Levitɔ bubu siwo tso Gerson hlɔ̃ la me la xɔ du eve kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo: le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe ɣedzeƒenyigba dzi. Du siawoe nye Golan le Basan, si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple Be Estera.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,
Woxɔ du ene siawo le Isaka ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Kision, Daberat,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and its suburbs — four cities.
Yarmut kple En Ganim, kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
Woxɔ du ene siawo le Aser ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Misal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs — four cities.
Helkat kple Rehob, kpe ɖe wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs — three cities;
Woxɔ du etɔ̃ le Naftali ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Kedes le Galilea si nye Sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka kple Hamot Dor kple Kartan kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo siwo le du etɔ̃.
33 all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Ale ƒome vovovoawo tso Gerson ƒe hlɔ̃ la me xɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo.
34 And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
Levitɔ mamlɛawo, ame siwo nye Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ la xɔ du ene siawo: le Zebulon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Yokneam, Karta,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs — four cities.
Dimna kple Nahalal kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo siwo nye du ene.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,
Woxɔ du ene, Bezer, Yahaz,
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs — four cities.
Kedemot kple Mefaat kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo le Ruben ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi siwo le du ene.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
Woxɔ du ene le Gad ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Ramot le Gilead si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka, Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs — [in] all four cities.
Hesbon kple Yazer kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
40 All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites — their lot is twelve cities.
Ale du siwo katã wodzidze nu tsɔ na Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ siwo nye Levitɔwo ƒe ƒome mamlɛawo la le du wuieve.
41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
Du siwo katã nɔ Levitɔwo si le Israelnyigba dzi la, le blaene-vɔ-enyi kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.
42 These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.
Lãnyiƒewo ƒo xlã du siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe, aleae wònɔ na du ɖe sia ɖe.
43 And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;
Ale Yehowa tsɔ anyigba si ŋugbe wòdo na wo tɔgbuiwo la katã na Israelviwo. Woyi ɖaɖu ameawo dzi, eye wonɔ afi ma.
44 and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;
Yehowa na ŋutifafa wo abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe ene; ame aɖeke mete ŋu nɔ te ɖe wo nu o. Yehowa kpe ɖe wo ŋu woɖu woƒe futɔwo katã dzi.
45 there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.
Ale nu nyui siwo katã ŋugbe Yehowa do na wo la va eme nenema tututu.
