Josvas 21

1 Overhodene for levittenes familier trådte frem for Eleasar, presten, og Josva, Nuns sønn, og for familie-overhodene i Israels barns stammer

Then came near the heads of fathers’ [houses] of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 og talte til dem i Silo i Kana'ans land og sa: Herren bød ved Moses at der skulde gis oss byer å bo i med jordet omkring for vårt fe.

and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

3 Da gav Israels barn efter Herrens befaling av sine arvelodder levittene disse byer med tilhørende jorder:

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

4 Først kom loddet ut for kahatittenes ætter, og blandt disse levitter fikk Arons, prestens, sønner ved loddkastingen tretten byer av Juda stamme og av simeonittenes stamme og av Benjamins stamme,

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 og de andre Kahats barn fikk ved loddkastingen ti byer av Efra'ims stammes ætter og av Dans stamme og av den halve Manasse stamme.

And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

6 Gersons barn fikk ved loddkastingen tretten byer av Issakars stammes ætter og av Asers stamme og av Naftali stamme og av den halve Manasse stamme i Basan.

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

7 Meraris barn fikk efter sine ætter tolv byer av Rubens stamme og av Gads stamme og av Sebulons stamme.

The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 Disse byer med tilhørende jorder gav Israels barn levittene ved loddkasting, således som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

9 Av Judas barns stamme og av Simeons barns stamme avgav de de byer som nu skal nevnes:

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:

10 Arons sønner av kahatittenes ætter, de av Levis barn som loddet først kom ut for,

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11 fikk Arbas, anakittenes stamfars by, det er Hebron, i Juda-fjellene med tilhørende jorder rundt omkring;

And they gave them Kiriath-arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

12 men byens mark og dens landsbyer gav de Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, til eiendom.

But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Arons, prestens, sønner fikk både Hebron, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder og Libna med jorder

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

14 og Jattir med jorder og Estemoa med jorder

and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

15 og Holon med jorder og Debir med jorder

and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

16 og A'in med jorder og Jutta med jorder og Bet-Semes med jorder - ni byer av disse to stammer;

and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 og av Benjamins stamme: Gibeon med jorder, Geba med jorder,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

18 Anatot med jorder og Almon med jorder - fire byer.

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

19 Således fikk Arons sønner, prestene, i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 Og Kahats barns ætter av levittene - de andre av Kahats barn - fikk av Efra'ims stamme disse byer, som utgjorde deres lodd:

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 De fikk Sikem, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder

And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 og Kibsa'im med jorder og Bet-Horon med jorder - fire byer;

and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

23 og av Dans stamme: Elteke med jorder, Gibbeton med jorder,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 Ajalon med jorder, Gat-Rimmon med jorder - fire byer;

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

25 og av den halve Manasse stamme: Ta'anak med jorder og Gat-Rimmon med jorder - to byer.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

26 Det var i alt ti byer med tilhørende jorder som de andre kahatitters ætter fikk.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 Og Gersons barn av levittenes ætter fikk av den halve Manasse stamme Galon i Basan, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Be'estera med jorder - to byer;

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

28 og av Issakars stamme: Kisjon med jorder, Daberat med jorder.

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

29 Jarmut med jorder, En-Gannim med jorder - fire byer;

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

30 og av Asers stamme: Misal med jorder, Abdon med jorder,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

31 Helkat med jorder og Rehob med jorder - fire byer;

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

32 og av Naftali stamme: Kedes i Galilea, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Hammot-Dor med jorder og Kartan med jorder - tre byer.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

33 Gersonittenes byer efter deres ætter utgjorde således i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 Og Meraris barns ætter, resten av levittene, fikk av Sebulons stamme: Jokneam med jorder, Karta med jorder,

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,

35 Dimna med jorder, Nahalal med jorder - fire byer;

Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

36 og av Rubens stamme: Beser med jorder og Jahsa med jorder,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

37 Kedemot med jorder og Mefa'at med jorder - fire byer;

Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

38 og av Gads stamme: Ramot i Gilead, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Mahana'im med jorder,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 Hesbon med jorder, Jaser med jorder - i alt fire byer.

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

40 De byer som Meraris barn, resten av levittenes ætter, fikk som sin lodd efter sine ætter, var i alt tolv byer.

All [these were] the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

41 I alt utgjorde levittenes byer i Israels barns eiendomsland åtte og firti byer med tilhørende jorder.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Disse byer hadde hver for sig sine jorder rundt omkring sig; så var det med alle disse byer.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

43 Således gav Herren Israel hele det land han hadde svoret å ville gi deres fedre; og de inntok det og bosatte sig der.

So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 Og Herren lot dem ha ro på alle kanter, aldeles som han hadde tilsvoret deres fedre; og ingen av alle deres fiender kunde holde stand imot dem; alle deres fiender gav Herren i deres hånd.

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Ikke ett ord blev til intet av alle de gode ord Herren hadde talt til Israels hus; det blev opfylt alt sammen.

There failed not aught of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.