Josué 21
1 Los jefes de la tribu de Leví se acercaron al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué hijo de Nun y a los jefes de las tribus israelitas.
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 Les hablaron en Silo, en Canaán, diciendo: “El Señor dio instrucciones por medio de Moisés de darnos ciudades para vivir y pastos para nuestros rebaños”.
3 Así que, siguiendo las instrucciones del Señor, los israelitas dieron ciudades y pastos a los levitas de sus propias asignaciones.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Se echó la suerte a las familias de los ceutíes. A estos levitas, descendientes de Aarón, se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Judá, Simeón y Benjamín.
[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 A las familias restantes de los descendientes de Cota se les asignaron diez ciudades de las tribus de Efraín, Dan y la media tribu de Manasés.
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 A las familias de los descendientes de Gersón se les asignaron trece ciudades de las tribus de Isacar, Aser, Neftalí y la media tribu de Manasés que vivían en Basán.
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 A las familias de los descendientes de Merari se les asignaron doce ciudades de las tribus de Rubén, Gad y Zabulón.
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 Así los israelitas dieron a los levitas por sorteo estas ciudades y pastos, tal como el Señor lo había ordenado por medio de Moisés.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Dieron de la tribu de Judá y de la tribu de Simeón las siguientes ciudades, específicamente nombradas,
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 a las familias de los coatitas, descendientes de Aarón, de la tribu de Leví, ya que la primera suerte les correspondió a ellos:
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Quiriat-arba (o Hebrón), en la región montañosa de Judá, junto con los pastos que la rodean. (Arba era el antepasado de Anac).
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 Pero los campos más alejados de la ciudad y las aldeas habían sido dados en propiedad a Caleb hijo de Jefone.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Dieron a los descendientes del sacerdote Aarón las siguientes ciudades y sus pastos Hebrón (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieran un asesinato), 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 Jatir, Estemoa,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holón, Debir,
Holon, Debir,
16 Ain, Yutá y Bet Semes: nueve ciudades de estas dos 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 De la tribu de Benjamín, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Gabaón, Geba,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anatot y Almón.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron entregados a los sacerdotes, los descendientes de Aarón.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 En cuanto a las demás familias de los hijos de Clota de la tribu de Leví, se les dio por sorteo cuatro ciudades con sus pastos de la tribu de Efraín:
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 Siquem en la región montañosa de Efraín (una ciudad santuario para los que cometieran un asesinato accidental), Gezer,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 Quibsayín y Bet-Jorón.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 De la tribu de Dan, las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos Eltequé, Guibetón,
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 Ayalón y Gath-Rimón.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 De la media tribu de Manasés, las siguientes dos ciudades con sus pastos Tanac y Gat-rimón.
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 Así que en total se dieron diez ciudades y sus pastos a las familias restantes de los descendientes de Koat.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Las familias de los descendientes de Gersón de la tribu de Leví recibieron las siguientes dos ciudades y sus pastos de la media tribu de Manasés Golán en Basán (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), y Besterá.
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 De la tribu de Isacar las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos: Cisón, 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 y Enganín.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 De la tribu de Aser, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Miseal, Abdón,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Jelcat y Rejob.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 De la tribu de Neftalí, las siguientes tres ciudades con sus pastos Cedes en Galilea (una ciudad santuario para los que accidentalmente cometieron un asesinato), Jamot-Dor y Cartán.
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 En total, trece ciudades y sus pastos fueron asignados a las familias de Gersón.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Las familias de los descendientes de Merari, los que quedaron de la tribu de Leví, recibieron las siguientes cuatro ciudades y sus pastos de la tribu de Zabulón: Jocneán, Caráa,
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 Dimná y Nalal.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 De la tribu de Rubén, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Béser, Yahaza,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Cedemot y Mefat.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 De la tribu de Gad, las siguientes cuatro ciudades con sus pastos Ramot de Galaad (ciudad santuario para los que cometieron un asesinato accidental), Mahanaim,
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 Hesbón y Jazer.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Así que en total se asignaron doce ciudades a las familias de Merari, las que quedaban de la tribu de Leví.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Los levitas recibieron un total de cuarenta y ocho ciudades y pastos dentro de la tierra de los israelitas.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Cada una de estas ciudades tenía pastos a su alrededor.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Así, el Señor dio a los israelitas toda la tierra que había prometido a sus antepasados. Ellos se apoderaron de ella y se establecieronallí.
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 El Señor les dio la paz por todas partes, como había prometido a sus antepasados. Ni uno solo de sus enemigos pudo enfrentarse a ellos, porque el Señor les había entregado a sus enemigos para que los derrotaran.
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 No faltó ni una sola de las cosas buenas que el Señor le había prometido a Israel. Todo se había hecho realidad.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
