Yoshuwa 21
1 To, a lokacin, sai shugabannin iyalan Lawiyawa suka je wurin Eleyazar firist, Yoshuwa ɗan Nun da kuma shugabannin sauran iyalan kabilu na Isra’ila a
While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
2 Shilo cikin Kan’ana, suka ce musu, “Ubangiji ya yi umarni ta wurin Musa cewa a ba mu garuruwan da za mu zauna a ciki, da wurin kiwo mai kyau don dabbobinmu.”
3 Saboda haka kamar yadda Ubangiji ya umarta, sai Isra’ilawa suka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗannan garuruwa da wuraren kiwo daga cikin gādonsu.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Ƙuri’a ta farko ta fāɗa a kan Kohatawa bisa ga iyalansu. Sai aka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗanda suke’yan zuriyar Haruna, firist, garuruwa goma sha uku daga kabilan Yahuda, Simeyon da Benyamin.
[First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Sauran Kohatawan kuma aka ba su garuruwa goma daga iyalan kabilar Efraim, Dan da kuma rabi kabilar Manasse.
To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
6 Aka kuma ba wa zuriyar Gershon garuruwa goma sha uku daga iyalan kabilan Issakar, Asher, Naftali, da kuma rabin kabilar Manasse a Bashan.
The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
7 Aka ba wa zuriyar Merari bisa ga iyalansu, garuruwa goma sha biyu daga kabilan Ruben, Gad da Zebulun.
The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 Haka Isra’ilawa suka ba wa Lawiyawa waɗannan garuruwa da wuraren kiwo masu kyau, yadda Ubangiji ya umarta ta wurin Musa.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Daga kabilan Yahuda da Simeyon ne aka ba su waɗannan garuruwan da aka ambata,
These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
10 (ga garuruwan da aka ba wa zuriyar Haruna waɗanda suke daga iyalan Kohatawa na Lawiyawa, domin ƙuri’a ta farko ta fāɗa a kansu),
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 an ba su, Kiriyat Arba (wato, Hebron), da wurin kiwon da yake kewaye da ƙasar kan tudu ta Yahuda. (Arba shi ne kakan Anak.)
They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
12 Amma sai aka ba Kaleb ɗan Yefunne filayen da kuma ƙauyukan da suke kewaye da birnin, su zama nasa.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Sai aka ba zuriyar Haruna firist, ƙasar Hebron (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), da Libna,
They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
14 da Yattir, da Eshtemowa,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 da Holon, da Debir,
Holon, Debir,
16 da Ayin, da Yutta, da kuma Bet-Shemesh, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa tara ke nan daga kabilun nan biyu, Yahuda da Simeyon.
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17 Daga kabilar Benyamin kuwa aka ba su, Gibeyon, Geba,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anatot da Almon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Duka-duka garuruwan firistoci, zuriyar Haruna, su goma sha uku ne tare da wuraren kiwonsu.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Aka kuma ba wa sauran Kohatawa, iyalan Lawiyawa, garuruwa daga kabilar Efraim.
The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
21 A ƙasar kan tudu ta Efraim, aka ba su, Shekem (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa) da Gezer,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 Kibzayim da Bet-Horon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 Haka kuma daga kabilar Dan, aka ba su, Elteke, Gibbeton,
They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aiyalon da Gat-Rimmon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 Daga rabin kabilar Manasse kuwa aka ba su, Ta’anak da Gat-Rimmon, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa biyu ke nan.
They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
26 Dukan garuruwan nan goma tare da wuraren kiwonsu ne aka ba sauran iyalan Kohatawa.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Aka ba wa zuriyar Gershon, waɗanda suke Lawiyawa, rabo. Daga rabin kabilar Manasse, Golan a cikin Bashan (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), da Be’eshtera, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa biyu ke nan;
They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
28 daga kabilar Issakar kuma aka ba su Kishiyon, Daberat,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Yarmut da En Gannim, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 daga kabilar Asher kuwa aka ba su, Mishal, Abdon,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkat da Rehob, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 daga kabilar Naftali kuma aka ba su, Kedesh a cikin Galili (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), Hammon-Dor da kuma Kartan, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa uku ke nan.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
33 Duka-duka, garuruwan iyalan Gershonawa goma sha uku ne, tare da wuraren kiwonsu.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Aka ba wa iyalan Merari (sauran Lawiyawa) garuruwa, daga kabilar Zebulun, wato, Yokneyam, Karta,
The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimna da kuma Nahalal, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 daga kabilar Ruben kuma aka ba su, Bezer, Yahza,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemot da kuma Mefa’at, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan;
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 daga kabilar Gad kuwa aka ba su, Ramot Gileyad (garin masu neman mafaka don sun yi kisa), Mahanayim,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon da kuma Yazer, tare da wuraren kiwonsu, garuruwa huɗu ke nan.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Duka-duka garuruwan da aka ba iyalan mutanen Merari, waɗanda su ne sauran Lawiyawa, garuruwa goma sha biyu ne.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Jimillar birane da wurarensu na kiwon da aka ba Lawiyawa daga cikin mallakar jama’ar Isra’ila guda arba’in da takwas ne.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Dukan garuruwan nan kowannensu yana kewaye da wurin kiwo.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Ubangiji kuwa ya ba Isra’ilawa dukan ƙasar da ya yi wa kakanninsu alkawari, suka kuwa mallake ta, suka zauna a cikinta.
In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
44 Ubangiji ya ba su hutawa a kowane gefe kamar yadda ya yi wa kakanninsu alkawari, ba ko ɗaya daga cikin abokan gābansu da ya iya cinsu da yaƙi.
Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
45 Ubangiji kuwa ya cika kowane alkawarin alherin da ya yi wa mutanen Isra’ila.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
