Hisqiʼeel 48
1 “Gosoonni maqaan isaanii galmeeffame kanneenii dha: “Karaa daarii kaabaatiin gosti Daan qooda tokko qabaata; kunis daandii Hetiloon qabatee hamma qaxxaamura Hamaatitti deema; Hazar Eenaanii fi daariin Damaasqoo kan gara kaabaa inni Hamaatitti aanee jiru daarii isaa kan karaa baʼaatii jalqabee hamma karaa lixa biiftuutti jiruu taʼa.
This is a list of the allocations according to the names of the tribes. At the northern frontier, Dan's allocation borders the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.
2 Gosti Aasheer qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Daan kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Asher's allocation borders that of Dan from east to west.
3 Gosti Niftaalem qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Aasheer kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Naphtali's allocation borders that of Asher from east to west.
4 Gosti Minaasee qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Niftaalem kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Manasseh's allocation borders that of Naphtali from east to west.
5 Gosti Efreem qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Minaasee kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Ephraim's allocation borders that of Manasseh from east to west.
6 Gosti Ruubeen qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Efreem kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Reuben's allocation borders that of east to west.
7 Gosti Yihuudaa qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Ruubeen kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
Judah's allocation borders that of Reuben from east to west.
8 “Biyyi baʼa biiftuutii gara lixa biiftuutti Yihuudaa daangessu qooda isin kennaa addaa gootanii dhiʼeessuu qabdanii dha. Balʼinni isaas dhundhuma 25,000, dheerinni isaa immoo baʼa biiftuutii gara lixa biiftuutti qooda gosaa keessaa isa tokko wajjin wal qixxee taʼa; iddoon qulqulluun sunis biyya sana gidduutti argama.
Adjacent to Judah's allocation, from east to west, is the special area you are to make provision for. It is to be 25,000 cubits wide, and extend the same length as a tribal allocation from east to west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9 “Qoodni addaa kan isin Waaqayyoof dhiʼeessuu qabdan dheerinni isaa dhundhuma 25,000, balʼinni isaa immoo dhundhuma 10,000 taʼa.
The special allocation you make is for the Lord and shall be 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits.
10 Kunis lubootaaf qooda qulqulluu taʼa. Innis karaa kaabaatiin dhundhuma 25,000 dheerata; karaa lixa biiftuutiin dhundhuma 10,000 balʼata; karaa baʼa biiftuun dhundhuma 10,000 balʼata; karaa kibbaatiin immoo dhundhuma 25,000 dheerata. Manni qulqullummaa Waaqayyoos gidduu isaatti argama.
This is to be the holy allocation for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north and south sides, and 10,000 cubits wide on the west and east sides. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
11 Kunis luboota qulqullaaʼoo jechuunis ilmaan Zaadoq kanneen amanamummaadhaan na tajaajilaa turan kanneen yeroo Israaʼeloonni karaa irraa badanitti akka Lewwonni karaa irraa badan sana karaa irraa hin badin sanaaf taʼa.
It is for the holy priests, descendants of Zadok, who stayed faithful and did not abandon me when the Israelites abandoned me.
12 Innis qooda biyyattii isa qulqulluu irraa jechuunis qooda qulqulluu kan qooda hunda caalaa qulqulluu taʼe irraa kan biyya Lewwotaa daangessu sun isaaniif kennaa addaa taʼa.
It will be a special part of the land provided for them, a most holy allocation next to that of the Levites.
13 “Biyya lubootaa biraan Lewwonni lafa dheerinni isaa dhundhuma 25,000, balʼinni isaa immoo dhundhuma 10,000 qabaatu. Walumaa galatti dheerinni isaa dhundhuma 25,000 balʼinni isaa immoo dhundhuma 10,000 taʼa.
The Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits adjacent to the allocation of the priests. Its entire length will be 25,000 cubits, and its width 10,000 cubits.
14 Isaanis lafa sana irraa waan tokko illee gurguruu yookaan geeddaruu hin qaban. Lafti kun biyyattii keessaa filatamaa dha; sababii Waaqayyoof qulqulluu taʼeefis harka nama biraatti darbuu hin qabu.
They are not permitted to sell exchange or transfer any of it, for it is the best part of the land and is holy to the Lord.
15 “Lafti hafe kan balʼinni isaa dhundhuma 5,000, dheerinni isaa immoo dhundhuma 25,000 taʼe faayidaa magaalattiitiif oola; kunis ijaarsa manneeniitii fi lafa dheedaatiif taʼa. Magaalattiin immoo isa gidduu jiraatti;
The remainder, 5,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits, is for ordinary use by the city for houses and pastureland. The city will be in the middle of it,
16 magaalattiinis karaa kaabaatiin dhundhuma 4,500, karaa kibbaatiin dhundhuma 4,500, karaa baʼaatiin dhundhuma 4,500 karaa lixaatiinis dhundhuma 4,500 balʼatti.
and this will be its measurements: 4,500 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.
17 Magaalattiin kaabaan dhundhuma 250, kibbaan dhundhuma 250, baʼaan dhundhuma 250, dhiʼaanis dhundhuma 250 lafa dheedaa ni qabaatti.
The city's pastureland will surround it for 250 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.
18 Wanni lafa sana irraa hafe kan kutaa qulqulluu daangessuu fi dheerina lafa sanaa qabatee jiru karaa baʼaatiin dhundhuma 10,000, karaa dhiʼaatiin illee dhundhuma 10,000 ni taʼa. Oomishni lafa sanaas hojjettoota magaalattiitiif nyaata ni taʼa.
What remains of the land bordering the holy allocation and running beside it will be 10,000 cubits on both the east side and the west side. The crops it produces will provide food for those who work in the city.
19 Hojjettoonni magaalattii kanneen lafa qotatan gosoota Israaʼel hunda keessaa dhufu.
These workers who farm the land will be from all the Israelite tribes.
20 Kutaan lafa sanaa hundi roga wal qixxee afur qabaata; tokkoon tokkoon roga sanaas dhundhuma 25,000 taʼa. Qabeenya magaalaa wajjinis akka kennaa addaa taʼuuf kutaa qulqulluu hambisaa.
The whole allocation will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to make provision for the holy allocation, together with the area for the city.
21 “Wanni karaa kutaa qulqulluu lamaanii fi qabeenya magaalattii irraa hafe bulchaa sanaaf taʼa. Innis karaa baʼaa kutaa qulqulluu kan dhundhuma 25,000 dheeratu sana irraa jalqabee gara daangaa baʼaatti, karaa dhiʼaa immoo lafa dhundhuma 25,000 dheeratu sana irraa jalqabee gara daangaa dhiʼaatti balʼata. Lafti dheerina qoodawwan gosaa qabatee jiru sun lamaan bulchaa sanaaf taʼa; kutaan qulqulluun iddoo qulqulluu kan mana qulqullummaa wajjin jiru sun isaan gidduutti argama.
The land that remains on both sides of the holy allocation and of the area for the city will belong to the prince. This land will be next to the tribal allocations and extend east from the 25,000 cubits of the holy section to the eastern border, on the other side west from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. In the middle of them will be the holy section and the Temple sanctuary.
22 Kanaafuu qabeenyi Lewwotaatii fi qabeenyi magaalattii lafa bulchaa sanaaf kenname sana walakkaatti argama. Lafti bulchaa sanaaf kenname sunis daangaa Yihuudaatii fi daangaa Beniyaam gidduutti argama.
The Levites area and the city's area will lie in the middle of the prince's allocation, and will lie between the borders of the allocations of Judah and Benjamin.
23 “Qoodni gosoota hafanii kan armaan gad jiruu dha: “Gosti Beniyaam qooda tokko qabaata; kunis gara baʼaatii hamma gara dhiʼaatti balʼata.
These are the allocations for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin's allocation extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.
24 Gosti Simiʼoon qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Beniyaam daangessa.
Simeon's allocation borders that of Benjamin from east to west.
25 Gosti Yisaakorii qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Simiʼoon daangessa.
Issachar's allocation borders that of Simeon from east to west.
26 Gosti Zebuuloon qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Yisaakor daangessa.
Zebulun's allocation borders that of Issachar from east to west.
27 Gosti Gaad qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Zebuuloon daangessa.
Gad's allocation borders that of Zebulun from east to west.
28 Daangaan Gaad kan karaa kibbaa sun Taamaarii jalqabee hamma bishaan Mariibaa Qaadeshiitti, ergasiis ededa Laga Gibxi irra hamma Galaana Guddichaatti gara Kaabaa deema.
The southern border of Gad's allocation will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
29 “Kunis biyya isin dhaala gootanii ixaadhaan gosoota Israaʼeliif qoqqooduu qabdanii dha; isaan kunneenis qoodawwan isaanii taʼan” jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan.
This is the land you are to allocate for the tribes of Israel to own and pass on as an inheritance. These are their assigned allocations, declares the Lord God.
30 “Karrawwan magaalaa sana keessaa ittiin baʼan kanneenii dha: “Karaa kaabaatii jalqabee kan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratu,
These are to be the city exits, starting on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long.
31 karrawwan magaalaa sanaa maqaa gosoota Israaʼeliin moggaafamu. Karrawwan sadan karaa kaabaatiin jiran karra gosa Ruubeen, karra gosa Yihuudaa fi karra gosa Lewwii taʼu.
The city gates are to be named after the tribes of Israel. There will be three gates on the north side: the gates of Reuben, Judah, and Levi.
32 Karaa baʼaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Yoosef, karra Beniyaamii fi karra Daan.
There will be three gates on the east side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
33 Karaa kibbaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Simiʼoon, karra Yisaakorii fi karra Zebuuloon.
There will be three gates on the south side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
34 Karaa dhiʼaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Gaad, karra Aasheerii fi karra Niftaalem.
There will be three gates on the west side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35 “Naannoon magaalaa sanaa guutumaan guutuutti dhundhuma 18,000 taʼa. “Maqaan magaalaa sanaas yeroo sanaa jalqabee, ‘Waaqayyo achi jira taʼa.’”
The distance around the outside of the city will be 18,000 cubits. From that day on the name of the city will be “The Lord Is There.”
