यहोशू 21

1 लेवी परिवारों के प्रमुख पुरोहित एलिएज़र, नून के पुत्र यहोशू तथा इस्राएली गोत्रों के मुखियों के पास गए.

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 कनान देश के शीलो में उन्होंने उनसे यह बात कही, “मोशेह के द्वारा याहवेह ने हमसे कहा कि हमें हमारे निवास के लिए नगर दिया जाएगा. और इन नगरों के आस-पास हमारे पशुओं को चराने की जगह भी होगी.”

3 तब इस्राएल वंश ने याहवेह के आदेश के अनुसार लेवियों को अपने हिस्से में से नगर दिये, जिनके आस-पास की चरागाह की भूमि भी थी.

So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.

4 पहला नाम कोहाथ के परिवारों का आया, जो अहरोन वंश के लेवियों में से थे. यहूदाह, शिमओन तथा बिन्यामिन गोत्र को बांटी गई भूमि में से तेरह नगर उन्हें मिले.

[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 कोहाथ के कुछ लोगों को एफ्राईम, दान तथा मनश्शेह के आधे गोत्र की भूमि में से दस नगर मिले.

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 गेरशोन वंश को इस्साखार, आशेर, नफताली गोत्रों की भूमि में से, तथा बाशान में मनश्शेह के आधे गोत्र की भूमि में से, कुल तेरह नगर मिले.

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 मेरारी वंश को उनके परिवारों के अनुसार रियूबेन, गाद तथा ज़ेबुलून के गोत्रों से बारह नगर मिले.

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 इस्राएलियों ने लेवियों को पशु चराने के लिए भी नगर दिए, जैसा मोशेह को याहवेह का आदेश था.

So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.

9 उन्होंने कुछ नगर यहूदाह तथा शिमओन गोत्र के कुलों को दिए:

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 ये अहरोन वंश, जो कोहाथियों के परिवारों में से लेवी वंश के थे, पहला नाम उन्हीं का आया था.

First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.

11 तब उन्होंने उन्हें यहूदिया के पर्वतीय प्रदेश में उनके आस-पास के जगह चरागाह सहित किरयथ-अरबा नगर दे दिया—अरबा नामक व्यक्ति अनाक अर्थात् हेब्रोन का पिता था.

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 परंतु नगर के खेत तथा इसके गांव उन्होंने येफुन्‍नेह के पुत्र कालेब को दे दिए, कि ये उनकी अपनी भूमि हो.

But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.

13 उन्होंने अहरोन के वंशजों को ये नगर दिए: हेब्रोन (जो शरण शहर था), और लिबनाह,

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 यत्तिर, एशतमोह,

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15 होलोन, दबीर,

Holon, Debir,

16 एइन, युताह और बेथ-शेमेश को उनके चराइयों के साथ ये नगर भी दे दिए गए इस प्रकार दो गोत्रों के हिस्से में से यह नौ नगर दिए गए,

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 बिन्यामिन गोत्र से: गिबयोन, गेबा,

The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,

18 अनाथोथ आलमोन को चराइयों सहित चार नगर दिये गए.

Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.

19 इस प्रकार अहरोन वंश के पुरोहितों के लिए कुल तेरह नगर उनके चराइयों सहित अलग कर दिए गए.

Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.

20 तब कोहाथ वंश को, जो लेवी थे, तथा कोहाथ के बचे हुए पुरोहितों को एफ्राईम गोत्र से नगर दिये:

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 उन्होंने इन्हें एफ्राईम के पर्वतीय प्रदेश से शेकेम (जो मनुष्य के हत्यारे के लिए ठहराए शरण शहर) और गेज़ेर

Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,

22 किबज़यिम तथा बेथ-होरोन और इसके चराइयों के साथ; चार नगर दिये.

Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.

23 दान के गोत्र से: एलतके, गिब्बथोन,

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 अय्जालोन गथ-रिम्मोन; उनके चराइयों के साथ चार नगर दिये.

Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.

25 मनश्शेह के आधे गोत्र में से: उन्होंने उन्हें तानख और गथ-रिम्मोन; उनके चराइयों के साथ, दो नगर दिये.

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 कोहाथ वंश के बचे हुए परिवारों को दस नगर चराइयों सहित दिए गए.

Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.

27 गेरशोन वंश को, जो लेवी गोत्र से थे: मनश्शेह के आधे गोत्र में से बाशान का गोलान (जो हत्यारे के लिए निश्चित शरण शहर था) और उसके चराइयों सहित, बएशतरा उसके चराइयों सहित, दो नगर दिए.

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 इस्साखार के गोत्र में से: किशयोन, दाबरथ,

From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,

29 यरमूथ और एन-गन्‍नीम उसके चराइयों सहित; चार नगर दिये.

Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.

30 आशेर के गोत्र से: मिशआल, अबदोन,

From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,

31 हेलकथ तथा रेहोब उनके चराइयों सहित चार नगर दिए;

Helkath, and Rehob.

32 नफताली गोत्र से: उन्होंने उन्हें गलील में केदेश (जो हत्यारे के लिए निश्चित शरण शहर था), हम्मोथ-दोर तथा करतान; उनके चराइयों सहित तीन नगर दिये.

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 उनके परिवारों के अनुसार गेरशोन वंश को कुल तेरह नगर, उनके चराइयों सहित दिये.

So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.

34 मेरारी वंश के परिवारों को, जो लेवी गोत्र से बचे हुए थे: उन्होंने ज़ेबुलून के गोत्र से: योकनआम, करता,

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 दिमना तथा नहलाल, सबको चराइयों सहित; चार नगर दे दिए.

Dimnah, and Nahalal.

36 रियूबेन के गोत्र से: उन्होंने उन्हें बेज़र, यहत्स,

From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,

37 केदेमोथ तथा मेफाअथ उनके चराइयों सहित चार नगर दिए;

Kedemoth, and Mephaath.

38 गाद के गोत्र से: उन्होंने उन्हें रामोथ-गिलआद (जो हत्यारे के लिए निश्चित शरण शहर था) उसके चराई के सहित, माहानाईम,

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 हेशबोन तथा याज़र; उनके चराइयों सहित कुल चार नगर दिए.

Heshbon, and Jazer.

40 ये सभी नगर उनके परिवारों के अनुसार मेरारी वंश, और बचे हुए लेवियों के हो गए. उनके हिस्से में कुल बारह नगर आए.

Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.

41 इस्राएल वंश के मध्य लेवियों के हिस्से में उनके चराइयों सहित अड़तालीस नगर आए.

So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,

42 इन सभी नगरों के चारों और हरियाली थी; यह इन सभी नगरों के लिए सच था.

and each city had surrounding pastureland.

43 याहवेह ने इस्राएल को वह पूरा देश दे दिया, जिसकी शपथ उन्होंने उनके पूर्वजों से की थी.

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 उन्होंने इस देश पर अपना अधिकार कर लिया और वे इसमें रहने लगे. याहवेह द्वारा उन्हें चारों ओर से शान्तिपूर्ण वातावरण मिला—जैसी शपथ याहवेह ने उनके पूर्वजों से की थी. कोई भी शत्रु उनके सामने ठहर न सका—याहवेह ने सभी शत्रु उनके अधीन कर दिए.

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 इस्राएल वंश से याहवेह द्वारा किया गया एक भी वायदा पूरा हुए बिना न रहा. सब वायदे याहवेह ने पूरे किए.

Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.