Joshua 21

1 Mwet kol in sruf lal Levi elos som nu yorol Eleazar mwet tol, ac Joshua wen natul Nun, ac nu yurin mwet kol lun sruf nukewa lun Israel.

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 Ingo, in Shiloh in acn Canaan, elos fahk, “LEUM GOD El tuh sapkin nu sel Moses tuh in oasr siti ituku nu sesr kut in muta we wi acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro natusr.”

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 Ouinge mwet Israel elos sang nu sin mwet Levi ke acn lalos sifacna kutu siti wi acn oasr mah we, in fal nu ke ma LEUM GOD El sapkin.

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

4 Ac sou ke sou lulap lal Kohath in sruf lal Levi pa eis emeet acn la. Oasr siti singoul tolu itukyang nu sin sou ma tuku kacl Aaron mwet tol, su acn inge oan in acn lal Judah, Simeon, ac Benjamin.

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 Ac sou lula sin sou lulap lal Kohath itukyang siti singoul, su acn inge oan in acn lal Ephraim, Dan, ac Manasseh Roto.

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 Oasr siti singoul tolu itukyang nu sin sou lulap lal Gershon, ke acn lal Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, ac Manasseh Kutulap.

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 Oasr siti singoul luo itukyang nu sin sou in sou lulap lal Merari, ke acn lal Reuben, Gad, ac Zebulun.

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

8 Mwet Israel elos sang ke fa acn in muta, ac acn in mongo lun kosro, nu sin mwet Levi, in oana ma LEUM GOD El tuh sapkin nu sel Moses.

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 Pa inge inen acn ma itukla ke acn lal Judah ac Simeon,

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

10 ac itukyang nu sin tulik natul Aaron, ke sou lulap lal Kohath. Elos pa eis acn selos oemeet sin sruf lal Levi.

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

11 Itukyang nu selos siti Arba (Arba se inge papa tumal Anak) a inge pangpang inen acn sac Hebron, oan ineol Judah, weang acn ma elos tufahla kosro natulos we.

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

12 Tusruktu acn likin siti uh, wi inkul nukewa ma raunela, tuh itukyang tari nu sel Caleb, wen natul Jephunneh, tuh in ma lal.

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

13 In weang Hebron (sie siti in molela), siti itukyang nu sin tulik natul Aaron mwet tol pa takla inge: Libnah,

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 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

15 Holon, Debir,

and Holon, and Debir,

16 Ain, Juttah, ac Beth Shemesh, weang acn ma elos tufahla kosro natulos we. Oasr siti eu ke sruf lal Judah ac Simeon.

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

17 Ac liki acn lal Benjamin, itukyang siti akosr inge: Gibeon, Geba,

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

18 Anathoth, ac Almon, weang acn ma elos tufahla kosro natulos we.

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

19 Oasr siti singoul tolu nufon, weang acn ma oasr mah we nien tohf kosro, pa itukyang nu sin mwet tol su fwilin tulik natul Aaron.

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

20 Sou lula ke sou lulap lal Kohath in sruf lal Levi, oasr siti ekasr itukyang nu selos in facl lal Ephraim.

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

21 Siti akosr itukyang nu selos: Shechem, su sie sin siti in molela oan fineol in acn Ephraim, ac Gezer,

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

22 Kibzaim, ac Beth Horon. Kais sie siti inge oasr acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

23 Ac liki acn lal Dan, oasr siti akosr itukyang nu selos: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,

24 Aijalon, ac Gathrimmon, ac weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

25 Ac liki acn lal Manasseh Roto, oasr siti luo itukyang nu selos: Taanach, ac Gathrimmon, weang acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

26 Sou in sou lulap lal Kohath inge oasr siti singoul itukyang nu selos, weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

27 Ac sie pac u in sruf lal Levi su ma ke sou lulap lal Gershon, elos eis siti luo liki acn lun Manasseh Kutulap. Pa inge: Golan, su oasr in Bashan (sie sin siti in molela) ac Beeshterah, weang acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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 Liki acn lal Issachar, elos eis siti akosr: Kishion, Daberath,

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

29 Jarmuth, ac Engannim, weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

30 Ac liki acn lal Asher, elos eis siti akosr: Mishal, Abdon,

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

31 Helkath, ac Rehob, weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

32 Ac liki acn lal Naphtali, elos eis siti tolu: Kedesh (sie sin siti in molela su oan in Galilee), Hammoth Dor, ac Kartan, weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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 Sou nukewa ke sou lulap lal Gershon inge elos eis siti singoul tolu nufon, weang acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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

34 Ac sou lula ke sruf lal Levi, su ma ke sou lulap lal Merari, elos eis siti akosr liki acn lal Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

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 Dimnah, ac Nahalal, weang acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;

36 Liki acn lal Reuben, elos eis siti akosr: Bezer, Jahaz,

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 Kedemoth, ac Mephaath, weang acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

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 Liki sruf lal Gad, elos eis siti akosr: Ramoth (sie sin siti in molela su oan in Gilead), Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon, ac Jazer, weang pacna acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro.

40 Ouinge oasr siti singoul luo itukyang nu sin sou lulap lal Merari.

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

41 Oasr siti angngaul oalkosr nufon itukyang nu sin mwet Levi liki acn nukewa lun mwet Israel.

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

42 Siti inge kewa oasr acn tupasrpasr nien mongo lun kosro oan raunela.

with their suburbs, each distributed by families.

43 Ke ma inge LEUM GOD El sang acn nukewa nu sin mwet Israel su El tuh wulela kac nu sin papa tumalos. Ke elos eis acn selos inge tari, na elos oakwuki we.

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 Na LEUM GOD El sang misla nu fin acn selos nufon, oana ke El tuh wulela nu sin mwet matu lalos ah. Wangin sie sin mwet lokoalok lalos tuh ku in lainulos, mweyen LEUM GOD El tuh sang kutangla nu sin Israel.

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 LEUM GOD El arulana karinganang wulela nukewa ma El tuh orala nu sin mwet Israel.

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