Yosua 21

1 Levitɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo va Silo be yewoalé nya aɖe akpɔ kple nunɔla Eleazar kple Yosua kple Israel ƒe to vovovoawo ƒe kplɔlawo.

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

2 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.”

and they speak to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, “YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our livestock.”

3 Eya ta Israelviwo tsɔ du siwo dzi woɖu la dometɔ aɖewo kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo na Levitɔwo abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ ene.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:

4 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.

and the lot goes 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, thirteen cities by lot,

5 Wotsɔ du ewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe duwo me na Kohat ƒe ƒome bubuawo.

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-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities by lot.

6 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.

And for the sons of Gershon, 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, [are] thirteen cities by lot.

7 Merari ƒe viwo xɔ du wuieve tso Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Zebulon ƒe viwo gbɔ.

For the sons of Merari, for their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, [are] twelve cities.

8 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.

And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

9 Esiawoe nye du siwo woxɔ tso Yuda ƒe viwo kple Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi

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;

10 na Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo wɔ Kohat hlɔ̃, eye wodzɔ tso Levi me. Woawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo wona anyigbae.

and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for the first lot has been theirs;

11 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.

and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its outskirts around it;

12 Ke wotsɔ agblenyigba siwo le dua kple kɔƒe siwo le eŋu la na Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi, abe eƒe domenyinu ene xoxo.

and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Hekpe ɖe Hebron si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka ŋu la, du siwo wogatsɔ na nunɔla Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo la woe nye Libna,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Hebron and its outskirts, and Libnah and its outskirts,

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

15 Holon, Debir,

and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,

16 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.

and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these two tribes.

17 Wona du ene siawo wo, le Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Gibeon, Geba,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,

18 Anatɔt kple Almon kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;

19 Ale wotsɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na nunɔlawo, Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo.

all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

20 Wotsɔ du aɖewo tso Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi na ƒome bubu aɖewo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me.

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;

21 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,

and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Shechem and its outskirts, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

22 Kibzaim kple Bet Horon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo.

and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.

23 Wotsɔ du ene siawo, Elteke, Gibeton,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,

24 Aiyalon kple Gat Rimon kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo na wo tso Dan ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi.

Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.

25 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.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;

26 Ale ƒome siwo tso Kohat hlɔ̃ la me la, xɔ du ewo kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

27 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.

And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Beeshterah and its outskirts—two cities.

28 Woxɔ du ene siawo le Isaka ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Kision, Daberat,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,

29 Yarmut kple En Ganim, kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.

Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.

30 Woxɔ du ene siawo le Aser ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Misal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,

31 Helkat kple Rehob, kpe ɖe wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo ŋu siwo le du ene.

Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.

32 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.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammoth-Dor and its outskirts, and Kartan and its outskirts—three cities;

33 Ale ƒome vovovoawo tso Gerson ƒe hlɔ̃ la me xɔ du wuietɔ̃ kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo.

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

34 Levitɔ mamlɛawo, ame siwo nye Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ la xɔ du ene siawo: le Zebulon ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Yokneam, Karta,

And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its outskirts, Kartah and its outskirts,

35 Dimna kple Nahalal kple woƒe lãnyiƒewo siwo nye du ene.

Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.

36 Woxɔ du ene, Bezer, Yahaz,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,

37 Kedemot kple Mefaat kple wo ŋu lãnyiƒewo le Ruben ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi siwo le du ene.

Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.

38 Woxɔ du ene le Gad ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi: Ramot le Gilead si nye sitsoƒeduwo dometɔ ɖeka, Mahanaim,

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

39 Hesbon kple Yazer kple lãnyiƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.

Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.

40 Ale du siwo katã wodzidze nu tsɔ na Merari ƒe hlɔ̃ siwo nye Levitɔwo ƒe ƒome mamlɛawo la le du wuieve.

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.

41 Du siwo katã nɔ Levitɔwo si le Israelnyigba dzi la, le blaene-vɔ-enyi kpe ɖe woƒe lãnyiƒewo ŋu.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty-eight cities, and their outskirts.

42 Lãnyiƒewo ƒo xlã du siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe, aleae wònɔ na du ɖe sia ɖe.

These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.

43 Ale Yehowa tsɔ anyigba si ŋugbe wòdo na wo tɔgbuiwo la katã na Israelviwo. Woyi ɖaɖu ameawo dzi, eye wonɔ afi ma.

And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

44 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.

and YHWH gives rest to them all around, according to all that which He has sworn to their fathers, and there has not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, YHWH has given the whole of their enemies into their hand;

45 Ale nu nyui siwo katã ŋugbe Yehowa do na wo la va eme nenema tututu.

there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.