Josvas 21
1 Overhodene for levittenes familier trådte frem for Eleasar, presten, og Josva, Nuns sønn, og for familie-overhodene i Israels barns stammer
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 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.
3 Da gav Israels barn efter Herrens befaling av sine arvelodder levittene disse byer med tilhørende jorder:
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
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,
[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 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.
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 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.
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 Meraris barn fikk efter sine ætter tolv byer av Rubens stamme og av Gads stamme og av Sebulons stamme.
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 Disse byer med tilhørende jorder gav Israels barn levittene ved loddkasting, således som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Av Judas barns stamme og av Simeons barns stamme avgav de de byer som nu skal nevnes:
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 Arons sønner av kahatittenes ætter, de av Levis barn som loddet først kom ut for,
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 fikk Arbas, anakittenes stamfars by, det er Hebron, i Juda-fjellene med tilhørende jorder rundt omkring;
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 men byens mark og dens landsbyer gav de Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, til eiendom.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Arons, prestens, sønner fikk både Hebron, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder og Libna med jorder
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 og Jattir med jorder og Estemoa med jorder
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 og Holon med jorder og Debir med jorder
Holon, Debir,
16 og A'in med jorder og Jutta med jorder og Bet-Semes med jorder - ni byer av disse to stammer;
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 og av Benjamins stamme: Gibeon med jorder, Geba med jorder,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anatot med jorder og Almon med jorder - fire byer.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Således fikk Arons sønner, prestene, i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Og Kahats barns ætter av levittene - de andre av Kahats barn - fikk av Efra'ims stamme disse byer, som utgjorde deres lodd:
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 De fikk Sikem, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 og Kibsa'im med jorder og Bet-Horon med jorder - fire byer;
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 og av Dans stamme: Elteke med jorder, Gibbeton med jorder,
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 Ajalon med jorder, Gat-Rimmon med jorder - fire byer;
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 og av den halve Manasse stamme: Ta'anak med jorder og Gat-Rimmon med jorder - to byer.
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 Det var i alt ti byer med tilhørende jorder som de andre kahatitters ætter fikk.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
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;
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 og av Issakars stamme: Kisjon med jorder, Daberat med jorder.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmut med jorder, En-Gannim med jorder - fire byer;
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 og av Asers stamme: Misal med jorder, Abdon med jorder,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkat med jorder og Rehob med jorder - fire byer;
Helkath, and Rehob.
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.
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 Gersonittenes byer efter deres ætter utgjorde således i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Og Meraris barns ætter, resten av levittene, fikk av Sebulons stamme: Jokneam med jorder, Karta med jorder,
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 med jorder, Nahalal med jorder - fire byer;
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 og av Rubens stamme: Beser med jorder og Jahsa med jorder,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemot med jorder og Mefa'at med jorder - fire byer;
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 og av Gads stamme: Ramot i Gilead, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Mahana'im med jorder,
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 Hesbon med jorder, Jaser med jorder - i alt fire byer.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 De byer som Meraris barn, resten av levittenes ætter, fikk som sin lodd efter sine ætter, var i alt tolv byer.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 I alt utgjorde levittenes byer i Israels barns eiendomsland åtte og firti byer med tilhørende jorder.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Disse byer hadde hver for sig sine jorder rundt omkring sig; så var det med alle disse byer.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Således gav Herren Israel hele det land han hadde svoret å ville gi deres fedre; og de inntok det og bosatte sig der.
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 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.
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 Ikke ett ord blev til intet av alle de gode ord Herren hadde talt til Israels hus; det blev opfylt alt sammen.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
