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.
“Here is a list of the tribes of Israel [and the territory that each tribe is to receive]: [The tribe of] Dan will be allotted land at the northern boundary [of Israel]: It will extend east from the Mediterranean Sea east to Hethlon [city], then from there to Hamath Pass, and on to [the town of] Hazar-Enan south of Damascus, between Damascus and Hamath. The tribe of Dan will receive land on the northern border [of Israel] from the eastern end [of the country] west to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
2 Gosti Aasheer qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Daan kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Asher.
3 Gosti Niftaalem qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Aasheer kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Naphtali.
4 Gosti Minaasee qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Niftaalem kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Manasseh.
5 Gosti Efreem qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Minaasee kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Ephraim.
6 Gosti Ruubeen qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Efreem kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Reuben.
7 Gosti Yihuudaa qooda tokko qabaata; kunis biyya Ruubeen kan baʼaa hamma lixaatti jiru daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Judah.
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.
South of their land will be an area set apart for special use. The temple will be in the center of that area.
9 “Qoodni addaa kan isin Waaqayyoof dhiʼeessuu qabdan dheerinni isaa dhundhuma 25,000, balʼinni isaa immoo dhundhuma 10,000 taʼa.
It must be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.7 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
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.
For the priests, there must be a strip of land (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (3.3 miles/5.3 km.) wide. The temple will be in the center of that area.
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.
That area is for the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are ones who served me faithfully and did not turn away from me, like most of the descendants of Levi and the other Israeli people did.
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.
When the land is distributed, that area must be given to the priests; it is land that is very sacred. It will be next to the land that will be given to the other descendants of Levi.
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 land that will be allotted to the [other] descendants of Levi will be the same size as the land allotted to the priests. So together, those two portions of land will be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.6 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
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.
None of this special land will ever be permitted to be sold or traded or used by other people, because it belongs to me, Yahweh. It is set apart for me.
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 rest [of that sacred area, a strip of land] (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (1.7 miles/2.65 km.) wide will be allotted for other people to use. It will be land where they will be permitted to build homes and have pasturelands. There will be a city at the center.
16 magaalattiinis karaa kaabaatiin dhundhuma 4,500, karaa kibbaatiin dhundhuma 4,500, karaa baʼaatiin dhundhuma 4,500 karaa lixaatiinis dhundhuma 4,500 balʼatti.
The city will be square, (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) on each side.
17 Magaalattiin kaabaan dhundhuma 250, kibbaan dhundhuma 250, baʼaan dhundhuma 250, dhiʼaanis dhundhuma 250 lafa dheedaa ni qabaatti.
Around the city there will be an area for farming, that will be (150 yards/135 meters) in each direction.
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.
Outside the city, to the east and to the west, there will be a farming area. It will extend (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the east and (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the west. [Men who work there] will produce food for the people who work in the city.
19 Hojjettoonni magaalattii kanneen lafa qotatan gosoota Israaʼel hunda keessaa dhufu.
[Some of] those who come from the various Israeli tribes to work in the city may also work on the farmland.
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.
That entire special area, including the sacred lands and the city, will be a square that is (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) on each side.
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 areas to the east and to the west of the sacred area and the city will belong to the king. One area will extend east to the eastern boundary of Israel and the other will extend west to the Mediterranean Sea. The sacred area in which the temple is located will be in the middle.
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 area that belongs to the king will be between the land [of the tribe] of [to the north] and the land [of the tribe] of Benjamin [to the south].
23 “Qoodni gosoota hafanii kan armaan gad jiruu dha: “Gosti Beniyaam qooda tokko qabaata; kunis gara baʼaatii hamma gara dhiʼaatti balʼata.
South of that special area, each of the other tribes must be allotted one portion of land that extends from the eastern [boundary of Israel] west [to the Mediterranean Sea]. [Beginning at the north] will be land for [the tribe of] Benjamin.
24 Gosti Simiʼoon qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Beniyaam daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Simeon.
25 Gosti Yisaakorii qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Simiʼoon daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Issachar.
26 Gosti Zebuuloon qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Yisaakor daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Zebulun.
27 Gosti Gaad qooda tokko qabaata; kunis baʼaa hamma lixaatti biyya Zebuuloon daangessa.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Gad.
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 boundary of [the tribe of] Gad will extend south from Tamar to the springs at Meribah-Kadesh, and from there [to the west] along the dry riverbed at the border 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.
That is the land that you must allot to the tribes of Israel, to belong to them permanently. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”
30 “Karrawwan magaalaa sana keessaa ittiin baʼan kanneenii dha: “Karaa kaabaatii jalqabee kan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratu,
These will be the exits from the city: On the north side, which will be (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) 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.
there must be three gates; each one will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi.
32 Karaa baʼaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Yoosef, karra Beniyaamii fi karra Daan.
On the east side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
33 Karaa kibbaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Simiʼoon, karra Yisaakorii fi karra Zebuuloon.
On the south side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
34 Karaa dhiʼaa karrawwan dhundhuma 4,500 dheeratan sadiitu jira; isaanis karra Gaad, karra Aasheerii fi karra Niftaalem.
On the west side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
35 “Naannoon magaalaa sanaa guutumaan guutuutti dhundhuma 18,000 taʼa. “Maqaan magaalaa sanaas yeroo sanaa jalqabee, ‘Waaqayyo achi jira taʼa.’”
[So] the distance around the city will thus be (6 miles/9.6 km.). And from that time on, the name of the city will be ‘Yahweh Is There’.’
