Josué 21
1 Então os Cabeças dos paes dos levitas se achegaram a Eleazar o sacerdote, e a Josué, filho de Nun, e aos Cabeças dos paes das tribus dos filhos d'Israel;
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 E fallaram-lhes em Silo na terra de Canaan, dizendo: O Senhor ordenou, pelo ministerio de Moysés, que se nos déssem cidades para habitar, e os seus arrabaldes para os nossos animaes.
3 Pelo que os filhos d'Israel deram aos levitas da sua herança, conforme ao dito do Senhor, estas cidades e os seus arrabaldes.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 E saiu a sorte pelas familias dos kohathitas: e aos filhos de Aarão, o sacerdote, d'entre os levitas, cairam por sorte da tribu de Judah, e da tribu de Simeão, e da tribu de Benjamin, treze cidades;
[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 E aos outros filhos de Kohath cairam por sorte das familias da tribu d'Ephraim, e da tribu de Dan, e da meia tribu de Manasseh, dez cidades;
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 E aos filhos de Gerson cairam por sorte das familias da tribu d'Issacar, e da tribu d'Aser, e da tribu de Naphtali, e da meia tribu de Manasseh em Basan, treze cidades;
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 Aos filhos de Merari, segundo as suas familias, da tribu de Ruben, e da tribu de Gad, e da tribu de Zebulon, doze cidades.
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 E deram os filhos de Israel aos levitas estas cidades e os seus arrabaldes por sorte, como o Senhor ordenara pelo ministerio de Moysés.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Deram mais da tribu dos filhos de Judah e da tribu dos filhos de Simeão estas cidades, que por nome foram nomeadas:
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 Para que fossem dos filhos d'Aarão, das familias dos kohathitas, dos filhos de Levi: porquanto a primeira sorte foi sua.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Assim lhes deram a cidade d'Arba, do pae d'Anok (esta é Hebron), no monte de Judah, e os seus arrabaldes em redor d'ella.
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 Porém o campo da cidade, e as suas aldeias, deram a Caleb, filho de Jefoné, por sua possessão.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Assim aos filhos d'Aarão, o sacerdote, deram a cidade do refugio do homicida, Hebron, e os seus arrabaldes, e Libna, e os seus arrabaldes;
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 E Jatthir, e os seus arrabaldes, e Estmoa, e os seus arrabaldes;
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 E Cholon, e os seus arrabaldes, e Debir, e os seus arrabaldes,
Holon, Debir,
16 E Ain, e os seus arrabaldes, e Jutta, e os seus arrabaldes, e Bethsemes, e os seus arrabaldes: nove cidades d'estas duas tribus.
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 E da tribu de Benjamin, Gibeon, e os seus arrabaldes, Geba, e os seus arrabaldes;
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, e os seus arrabaldes, e Almon, e os seus arrabaldes; quatro cidades.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Todas as cidades dos sacerdotes, filhos d'Aarão, foram treze cidades e os seus arrabaldes.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 E as familias dos filhos de Kohath, levitas, que ficaram dos filhos de Kohath, tiveram as cidades da sua sorte da tribu d'Ephraim.
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 E deram-lhes Sichem, cidade do refugio do homicida, e os seus arrabaldes, no monte de Ephraim, e Gezer, e os seus arrabaldes;
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 E Kibsaim, e os seus arrabaldes, e Beth-horon, e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 E da tribu de Dan, Elteke, e os seus arrabaldes, Gibbethon, e os seus arrabaldes;
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, e os seus arrabaldes, Gath-rimmon, e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 E da meia tribu de Manasseh, Taanach, e os seus arrabaldes, e Gath-rimmon, e os seus arrabaldes: duas cidades.
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 Todas as cidades para as familias dos filhos de Kohath que ficavam, foram dez, e os seus arrabaldes.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 E aos filhos de Gerson, das familias dos levitas, Golan da meia tribu de Manasseh, cidade do refugio do homicida, em Basan, e os seus arrabaldes, e Be-estra, e os seus arrabaldes: duas cidades.
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 E da tribu de Issacar, Kisjon, e os seus arrabaldes: Daberath, e os seus arrabaldes;
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, e os seus arrabaldes, En-gannim, e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 E da tribu d'Aser, Misal, e os seus arrabaldes, Abdon, e os seus arrabaldes;
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, e os seus arrabaldes, e Rohob, e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 E da tribu de Naphtali, Kedes, cidade do refugio do homicida, em Galilea, e os seus arrabaldes, e Hamoth-dor, e os seus arrabaldes; e Cartan, e os seus arrabaldes: tres cidades.
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 Todas as cidades dos gersonitas, segundo as suas familias, foram treze cidades e os seus arrabaldes.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 E ás familias dos filhos de Merari, dos levitas que ficavam, foram dadas da tribu de Zebulon, Jokneam e os seus arrabaldes, Carta e os seus arrabaldes,
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 e os seus arrabaldes, Nahalal e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 E da tribu de Ruben, Beser, e os seus arrabaldes, e Jahaz, e os seus arrabaldes;
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, e os seus arrabaldes, e Mephaath, e os seus arrabaldes: quatro cidades.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 E da tribu de Gad, Ramoth, cidade do refugio do homicida, em Gilead, e os seus arrabaldes, e Mahanaim, e os seus arrabaldes;
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, e os seus arrabaldes, Jaezer e os seus arrabaldes: por todas, quatro cidades.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Todas estas cidades foram dos filhos de Merari, segundo as suas familias, que ainda restavam das familias dos levitas; e foi a sua sorte doze cidades.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Todas as cidades dos levitas, no meio da herança dos filhos d'Israel, foram quarenta e oito cidades e os seus arrabaldes.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Estavam estas cidades cada qual com os seus arrabaldes em redor d'ellas: assim estavam todas estas cidades.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 D'esta sorte deu o Senhor a Israel toda a terra que jurara dar a seus paes: e a possuiram e habitaram n'ella.
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 E o Senhor lhes deu repouso em redor, conforme a tudo quanto jurara a seus paes; e nenhum de todos os seus inimigos ficou em pé diante d'elles; todos os seus inimigos o Senhor deu na sua mão.
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 Palavra alguma falhou de todas as boas palavras que o Senhor fallara á casa d'Israel: tudo se cumpriu.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
