Jozye 21

1 Chèf fanmi Levi yo vin jwenn Eleaza, prèt la, Jozye, pitit gason Noun lan, ak chèf tout lòt branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.

And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2 Lè sa a, tout moun sa yo te reyini lavil Silo, nan peyi Kanaran. Chèf fanmi Levi yo di yo: -Seyè a te pale ak Moyiz pou nou. Li te bay lòd pou yo te ban nou lavil pou nou rete ak savann pou bèt nou yo jwenn manje.

And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle.”

3 Se konsa, moun pèp Izrayèl yo chwazi kèk lavil ak tout savann pou bèt nan pwòp pòsyon tè pa yo, yo bay moun branch fanmi Levi yo, jan Seyè a te bay lòd la.

And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

4 Yo tire osò. Premye moun ki jwenn pa yo se te moun fanmi Keyat yo. Yo pran trèz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou moun branch fanmi Jida, branch fanmi Simeyon ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo, yo bay moun Keyat yo. Moun sa yo se ras fanmi Arawon, prèt la, yo ye.

And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.

5 Apre sa, yo pran dis lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Efrayim, branch fanmi Dann ansanm ak mwatye branch fanmi Manase yo, yo separe bay lòt pitit Keyat yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.

And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

6 Lèfini, yo pran trèz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Isaka, branch fanmi Asè, branch fanmi Neftali ak lòt mwatye branch fanmi Manase a nan peyi Bazan, yo separe bay pitit Gèchon yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.

And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.

7 Yo pran douz lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Woubenn, branch fanmi Gad ak branch fanmi Zabilon yo, yo separe bay pitit Merari yo, chak fanmi pa yo apa.

And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.

8 Se konsa moun pèp Izrayèl yo te tire osò pou Seyè a te ka fè yo konnen ki lavil ak tout savann pou yo bay moun Levi yo, jan Seyè a te bay Moyiz lòd pou yo fè a.

And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.

9 Men non lavil moun branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Simeyon yo te bay nan pòsyon tè pa yo.

From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:

10 Lavil sa yo te soti pou moun fanmi Keyat, pitit gason Arawon, nan branch fanmi Levi a. Premye gwoup lavil la te vin pou yo.

to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )

11 Yo te ba yo lavil Kiriyat aba, ki rele koulye a Ebwon, yon lavil ki te nan mòn peyi Jida yo, ansanm ak tout savann pou mouton yo. Se lavil sa a ki te kapital peyi moun Anak yo.

the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.

12 Men, yo pran tout jaden ki te andeyò lavil la ak tout ti bouk ki te sou lòd li yo, yo bay Kalèb, pitit gason Jefoune a, pou rele l' pa l'.

Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.

13 Men lavil yo te bay moun fanmi Arawon, prèt la: lavil Ebwon, kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt li yo,

Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,

14 lavil Jati, lavil Echtemoa,

and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

15 lavil Olòn, lavil Debi,

and Holon, and Debir,

16 lavil Ayin, lavil Jouta, lavil Bèt-Chemèch, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo: Sa te fè nèf lavil yo te pran sou de branch fanmi sa yo.

and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.

17 Nan pòsyon tè pou branch fanmi Benjamen an, yo te bay lavil Gabawon, lavil Geba ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo,

Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

18 lavil Anatòt, lavil Almon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Sa te fè kat lavil.

and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

19 Antou yo te pran trèz lavil ak tout savann pou bèt yo bay prèt yo, moun fanmi Arawon yo.

All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

20 Lòt moun ki te rete nan fanmi Keyat la, moun Levi ki pa t' ankò jwenn anyen yo, resevwa lavil ki te nan pòsyon tè yo te bay moun branch fanmi Efrayim yo.

Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:

21 Yo te ba yo yon lavil nan mòn peyi Efrayim, lavil Sichèm kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Yo te ba yo tou lavil Gezè,

from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,

22 lavil Kibsayim, lavil Bètowon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo. Sa te fè kat lavil sou tè moun branch fanmi Efrayim yo.

and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;

23 Nan pòsyon tè moun branch fanmi Dann yo, yo ba yo kat lavil: lavil Elteke, lavil Gibeton,

and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,

24 lavil Ajalon, lavil Gat-Rimon, ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;

25 Nan pòsyon tè pou mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, yo ba yo de lavil: lavil Tanak ak lavil Gat-Rimon ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

26 Antou yo te bay rès moun nan fanmi Keyat la dis lavil ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.

27 Pou moun Levi nan branch fanmi Gèchon yo, yo pran de lavil sou tè ki pou mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, yo ba yo. Se te lavil Golan nan peyi Bazan, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, ak lavil Bestra ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;

28 Yo ba yo kat lavil yo te pran sou tè ki pou branch fanmi Isaka a. Se te lavil Kichyon, lavil Dabera,

also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,

29 lavil Jamout, lavil Angannim ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;

30 Yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Asè a ba yo. Se te lavil Micheyal, lavil Abdon,

then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,

31 lavil Elkat, lavil Reyòb ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;

32 Yo pran twa lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Nèftali a ba yo tou. Se te lavil Kadès nan peyi Galile, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, lavil Amot-Dò, lavil Katan ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge, and Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan, with their suburbs, three cities.

33 Sa te fè antou trèz lavil ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo te bay moun fanmi Gèchon yo.

All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.

34 Pou rès moun Levi ki nan branch fanmi Merari a, yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Zabilon an ba yo. Se te lavil Jokneyam, lavil Kata,

Then, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,

35 lavil Dimna, lavil Nalal ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;

36 Apre sa, yo pran kat lavil nan pòsyon tè lòt bò larivyè Jouden ki pou moun branch fanmi Woubenn lan ba yo. Se te lavil Bezè, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon nan dezè sou platon an, lavil Jatsa,

from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer, and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;

37 lavil Kedemòt, lavil Mefat ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead, one of the cities of refuge, and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.

38 Yo ba yo kat lòt lavil nan pòsyon tè ki pou branch fanmi Gad la. Se te lavil Ramòt-Galarad, yonn nan lavil kote moun ki touye moun ka kouri al chache pwoteksyon, lavil Manayim,

39 lavil Esbon, lavil Jazè ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

40 Antou sa te fè douz lavil ki te vin pou rès moun Levi yo, pou moun fanmi Merari yo separe bay chak fanmi pa yo apa.

All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.

41 Se konsa, yo te pran karantwit lavil ansanm ak tout savann pou bèt nan mitan tè ki te pou moun Izrayèl yo, yo bay moun Levi yo.

And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,

42 Chak lavil sa yo te mache ak tout savann pou bèt yo.

with their suburbs, each distributed by families.

43 Se konsa, Seyè a te bay pèp Izrayèl la peyi li te pwomèt li t'ap bay zansèt yo a. Yo pran tout peyi a pou yo, yo rete ladan l'.

And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.

44 Seyè a te fè yo gen lapè sou tout fwontyè yo, jan li te pwomèt zansèt yo. Ankenn lènmi pa t' resi kenbe tèt ak yo. Seyè a te lage tout lènmi yo nan men yo.

And he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations. And none of their enemies dared to stand against them; instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.

45 Seyè a te kenbe dènye pwomès li te fè pèp Izrayèl la. Tout bagay te pase jan l' te pwomèt la.

Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.