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,

Then the tribal leaders of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the leaders of the families of their ancestors within the people of Israel.

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.»

They said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to live in, with the pasturelands for our livestock.”

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 by the command of Yahweh, the people of Israel gave out of their inheritance the following cities, including their pasturelands, to the Levites.

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,

The casting of lots for the clans of the Kohathites gave this result: The priests—the descendants of Aaron who were from the Levites—received thirteen cities given from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of the Simeon, and from the tribe of 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.

The rest of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh.

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.

Then the people descended from Gershon were given, by the casting of lots, thirteen cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7 Merari-borni og ættgreinerne deira fekk tolv byar hjå Rubens-ætti og Gads-ætti og Sebulons-ætti.

The people who were descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve cities from 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 people of Israel gave, by casting lots, these cities (including their pasturelands) to the Levites, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 I Judafylket og Simeonsfylket gav dei frå seg dei byarne som me no skal nemna ein for ein:

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they assigned land to the following cities, here listed by name.

10 det var Arons-sønerne av Levi-ætti, Kahat-greini, som fekk dei; for deim fall den fyrste luten på.

These cities were given to the descendants of Aaron, who were among the clans of the Kohathites, who in turn were from the tribe of Levi. For the first casting of lots had fallen to them.

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;

The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba had been the father of Anak), the same place as Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasturelands around it.

12 men åkerlandet og gardarne som høyrde til byen, gav dei Kaleb Jefunneson til odel og eiga.

But the fields of the city, including their villages, were already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

13 Dei som var ætta frå Aron, øvstepresten, fekk i desse tvo fylki både Hebron, som var fristad for dråpsmenner, og Libna

To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasturelands—which was a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Libnah with its pasturelands,

14 og Jattir og Estemoa

Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.

15 og Holon og Debir

They also gave Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

16 og Ajin og Jutta og Bet-Semes, ni byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands. There were nine cities that were given from these two tribes.

17 og i Benjaminsfylket Gibeon og Geba

From the tribe of Benjamin were given Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

18 og Anatot og Almon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.

Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its suburbs—four cities.

19 Soleis fekk Arons-sønerne, prestarne, i alt trettan byar med bumark attåt.

The cities given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen cities in all, including their pasturelands.

20 No skal me nemna dei byarne som fall på dei andre Kahats-sønerne, dei levitiske Kahats-ætterne: Dei fekk i Efraimsfylket

As for the rest of Kohathites who belong to the Kohathite clans of the Levites—they had cities given to them from the tribe of Ephraim by the casting of lots.

21 Sikem, som var fristad for dråpsmenner, på Efraimsfjellet, og Gezer

To them were given Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim—a city of refuge for any who killed a person unintentionally—Gezer with its pasturelands,

22 og Kibsajim og Bet-Horon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth Horon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

23 og i Dansfylket Elteke og Gibbeton

From the tribe of Dan, the clan of Kohath was given Eltekeh with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

24 og Ajjalon og Gat-Rimmon, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

25 og i det eine halve Manassefylket Ta’anak og Gat-Rimmon, tvo byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.

From the half tribe of Manasseh, the clan of Kohath was given Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

26 Det var i alt ti byar med bumark attåt som dei hine greinerne av Kahats-ætti fekk.

There were ten cities in all for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites, including their pasturelands.

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,

From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of Gershon, these were other Levite clans, and they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally, along with Be Eshterah with its pasturelands—two cities in all.

28 og i Issakarsfylket Kisjon og Daberat,

To the clans of Gershon they also gave Kishion from the tribe of Issachar, along with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

29 Jarmut og En-Gannim, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En Gannim with its pasturelands—four cities.

30 og i Assersfylket Misal og Abdon

From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

31 og Helkat og Rehob, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

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 tribe of Naphtali, they gave the clans of Gershon Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally; Hammoth Dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities in all.

33 Soleis fekk gersonitarne og ættgreinerne deira i alt trettan byar med bumark attåt.

There were thirteen cities in all, out of the clans of Gershon, including their pasturelands.

34 Dei som var att av levitarne, Merari-sønerne og ættgreinerne deira, fekk i Sebulonsfylket Jokneam og Karta

To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

35 og Dimna og Nahalal, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

36 og i Rubensfylket Beser og Jahsa,

To the clans of Merari were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,

37 Kedemot og Mefa’at, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til,

Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities.

38 og i Gadsfylket Ramot i Gilead, ein av fristaderne for dråpsmenner, og Mahanajim

Out of the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

39 og Hesbon og Jaser, fire byar, med bumarki som høyrde til.

The clans of Merari were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. These were four cities in all.

40 Det var i alt tolv byar som fall på dei siste Levi-ætterne, Merari-sønerne og ættgreinerne deira.

All these were the cities of the several clans of Merari, who were from the tribe of Levi—twelve cities in all were given to them by the casting of lots.

41 Alt i alt fekk levitarne i odelslandet åt Israels-sønerne åtte og fyrti byar, med bumark attåt.

The cities of the Levites taken from the middle of the land possessed by the people of Israel were forty-eight cities, including their pasturelands.

42 Desse byarne hadde kvar si bumark ikring seg; so var det med deim alle.

These cities each had its surrounding pasturelands. It was this way with all these cities.

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.

So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their ancestors. The Israelites took possession of it and settled 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.

Then Yahweh gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies could defeat them. Yahweh gave all their enemies into their hand.

45 Ikkje eit einaste av alle dei gode ordi Herren hadde tala til Israels hus, vart um inkje; alt saman gjekk fram.

Not one thing among all the good promises that Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel failed to come true. All of them came to be.