Josvas 21
1 Medan dei var i Silo i Kana’ans-landet, gjekk ættefederne åt levitarne gjekk fram for Eleazar, øvstepresten, og Josva Nunsson og ættefederne åt Israels-sønerne,
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 tala soleis til deim: «Moses kom med det bodet frå Herren at me skulde få byar til å bu i, med bumark ikring åt feet vårt.»
3 Og Israels-sønerne gjorde som Herren hadde sagt, og gav levitarne av sitt eige land dei byarne me snart skal nemna, med bumarki som låg ikring.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Då dei no drog strå, fall den fyrste luten på Kahats-sønerne; dei levitarne som var ætta frå Aron, øvstepresten, fekk trettan byar hjå Juda-ætti og Simeons-ætti og Benjamins-ætti,
[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 dei andre Kahats-sønerne fekk for sin lut ti byar hjå Efraims ættgreiner og Dans-ætti og den eine helvti av Manasse-ætti.
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-sønerne fekk for sin lut trettan byar hjå Issakars ættgreiner og Assers-ætti og Naftali-ætti og den helvti av Manasse-ætti som var 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 Merari-borni og ættgreinerne deira fekk tolv byar hjå Rubens-ætti og Gads-ætti og Sebulons-ætti.
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 Desse byarne, med bumarki som høyrde til, gav Israels-sønerne åt levitarne, soleis som Moses hadde sagt dei frå Herren, og let dei draga strå um deim.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 I Judafylket og Simeonsfylket gav dei frå seg dei byarne som me no skal nemna ein for ein:
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 det var Arons-sønerne av Levi-ætti, Kahat-greini, som fekk dei; for deim fall den fyrste luten på.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Dei gav deim den byen på Judafjellet som heitte etter Arba, ættefaren åt anakitarne, og som me no kallar Hebron, med bumarki som låg rundt ikring;
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 åkerlandet og gardarne som høyrde til byen, gav dei Kaleb Jefunneson til odel og eiga.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Dei som var ætta frå Aron, øvstepresten, fekk i desse tvo fylki både Hebron, som var fristad for dråpsmenner, og Libna
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 og Estemoa
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 og Holon og Debir
Holon, Debir,
16 og Ajin og Jutta og Bet-Semes, ni byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
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 i Benjaminsfylket Gibeon og Geba
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 og Anatot og Almon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Soleis fekk Arons-sønerne, prestarne, i alt trettan byar med bumark attåt.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 No skal me nemna dei byarne som fall på dei andre Kahats-sønerne, dei levitiske Kahats-ætterne: Dei fekk i Efraimsfylket
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 Sikem, som var fristad for dråpsmenner, på Efraimsfjellet, og Gezer
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 og Kibsajim og Bet-Horon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 og i Dansfylket Elteke og Gibbeton
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 og Ajjalon og Gat-Rimmon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 og i det eine halve Manassefylket Ta’anak og Gat-Rimmon, tvo byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.
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 byar med bumark attåt som dei hine greinerne av Kahats-ætti fekk.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Levitarne av Gersons-greini fekk i det andre halve Manassefylket Golan i Basan, ein av fristaderne for dråpsmenner, og Be’estera, tvo byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
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 i Issakarsfylket Kisjon og Daberat,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmut og En-Gannim, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 og i Assersfylket Misal og Abdon
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 og Helkat og Rehob, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 og i Naftalifylket Kedes i Galilæa, ein av fristaderne for dråpsmenner, og Hammot-Dor og Kartan, tri byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.
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 Soleis fekk gersonitarne og ættgreinerne deira i alt trettan byar med bumark attåt.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Dei som var att av levitarne, Merari-sønerne og ættgreinerne deira, fekk i Sebulonsfylket Jokneam og Karta
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 og Dimna og Nahalal, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 og i Rubensfylket Beser og Jahsa,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemot og Mefa’at, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 og i Gadsfylket Ramot i Gilead, ein av fristaderne for dråpsmenner, og Mahanajim
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 og Hesbon og Jaser, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Det var i alt tolv byar som fall på dei siste Levi-ætterne, Merari-sønerne og ættgreinerne deira.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Alt i alt fekk levitarne i odelslandet åt Israels-sønerne åtte og fyrti byar, med bumark attåt.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Desse byarne hadde kvar si bumark ikring seg; so var det med deim alle.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Soleis gav Herren Israel heile det landet som han hadde lova at han vilde gjeva federne deira, og dei eigna det til seg og vart buande 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 let deim hava fred på alle leder, heiltupp soleis som han hadde lova federne deira. Ingen av alle uvenerne deira kunde standa seg imot deim; Herren gav alle fiendar i deira hender.
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 Ikkje eit einaste av alle dei gode ordi Herren hadde tala til Israels hus, vart um inkje; alt saman gjekk fram.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
