Yosua 21
1 Pada suatu hari para kepala keluarga dalam suku Lewi pergi ke Silo di negeri Kanaan, dan menghadap Imam Eleazar, Yosua anak Nun, dan para kepala keluarga seluruh suku-suku bangsa Israel. Mereka berkata, "Melalui Musa, TUHAN sudah memerintahkan supaya kepada kami, orang-orang Lewi, diberi kota-kota untuk tempat tinggal kami dan tanah-tanah padang di sekitar kota-kota itu untuk ternak kami."
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].”
3 Maka orang Israel mengikuti perintah TUHAN. Dari tanah milik mereka sendiri, mereka memberikan kepada orang Lewi kota-kota tertentu dengan tanah-tanah padangnya.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Yang pertama-tama menerima kota-kotanya adalah keluarga-keluarga dari kaum Kehat dalam suku Lewi. Keluarga-keluarga keturunan Imam Harun diberikan tiga belas kota dari wilayah suku Yehuda, Simeon dan 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 Keluarga-keluarga lainnya dari kaum Kehat diberi sepuluh kota dari wilayah suku Efraim, suku Dan serta suku Manasye yang di sebelah barat Sungai Yordan.
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 Kaum Gerson mendapat tiga belas kota dari wilayah suku Isakhar, Asyer, Naftali dan suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan.
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 Keluarga-keluarga dari kaum Merari mendapat dua belas kota dari wilayah suku Ruben, Gad dan Zebulon.
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 Demikianlah orang Israel membagi-bagikan kota-kota tersebut dengan tanah-tanah padangnya melalui undian kepada orang Lewi, seperti yang diperintahkan TUHAN melalui 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 Dari kaum Kehat dalam suku Lewi, imam-imam keturunan Harunlah yang pertama-tama menerima kota-kotanya; mereka diberi tiga belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Yehuda dan Simeon, mereka menerima sembilan kota, yaitu: Libna, Yatir, Estemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Yuta, Bet-Semes dan Arba, yang dinamakan menurut nama ayah Enak. Kota itu, yang sekarang bernama Hebron, adalah sebuah kota suaka di pegunungan Yehuda. Ladang-ladang dan desa-desa kota ini sudah diberikan kepada Kaleb anak Yefune untuk menjadi tanah miliknya. Dari suku Benyamin mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Gibeon, Geba, Anatot dan Almon.
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.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
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.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
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,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Holon, Debir,
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.
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Keluarga-keluarga lainnya dari kaum Kehat diberi sepuluh kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Efraim mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Bet-Horon, Kibzaim, Gezer dan Sikhem, sebuah kota suaka di pegunungan Efraim. Dari suku Dan mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Elteke, Gibeton, Ayalon dan Gat-Rimon. Dari suku Manasye yang di sebelah barat mereka menerima dua kota, yaitu: Taanakh dan Gat-Rimon.
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.
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
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,
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
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.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Sebuah kaum lain dalam suku Lewi ialah kaum Gerson. Keluarga-keluarga dalam kaum Gerson itu diberi tiga belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Manasye yang di sebelah timur mereka menerima dua kota, yaitu: Beestera dan Golan, sebuah kota suaka di daerah Basan. Dari suku Isakhar mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Kisyon, Dobrat, Yarmut dan En-Ganim. Dari suku Asyer mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Misal, Abdon, Helkat dan Rehob. Dari suku Naftali mereka menerima tiga buah kota, yaitu: Hamat-Dor, Kartan dan Kedes, sebuah kota suaka di Galilea.
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.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
Helkath, and Rehob.
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.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Kaum yang sisa dalam suku Lewi, yaitu kaum Merari diberi dua belas kota dengan tanah-tanah padangnya. Dari suku Zebulon mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Yokneam, Karta, Dimna dan Nahalal. Dari suku Ruben mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu Bezer, Yahas, Kedemot dan Mefaat. Dari suku Gad mereka menerima empat kota, yaitu: Mahanaim, Hesybon, Yaezer dan Ramot, sebuah kota suaka di Gilead.
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,
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
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,
Heshbon, and Jazer.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Jadi dari tanah-tanah yang dimiliki seluruh bangsa Israel ada sejumlah empat puluh delapan kota dengan tanah-tanah padang di sekitarnya yang diberikan kepada orang-orang Lewi.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Demikianlah TUHAN memberikan kepada umat Israel seluruh tanah yang telah dijanjikan-Nya dengan sumpah kepada nenek moyang mereka. Setelah menduduki negeri itu, umat Israel menetap di sana.
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 Maka sesuai dengan apa yang dijanjikan TUHAN kepada nenek moyang mereka, negeri itu aman karena dilindungi TUHAN. Musuh-musuh mereka tidak satu pun yang dapat melawan mereka, sebab TUHAN memberi kemenangan kepada orang Israel atas semua musuh mereka.
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 TUHAN menepati setiap janji-Nya kepada umat Israel; tidak satu pun yang tidak ditepati-Nya.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
