Siosiua 13

1 Pea ko eni, kuo motuʻa ʻa Siosiua pea lahi hono taʻu; pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate ia, “Kuo ke motuʻa, pea lahi ho taʻu, pea ʻoku kei toe lahi ʻaupito ʻae fonua ke ikuna.

When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land [for your army] to capture.

2 Ko e fonua eni ʻoku kei toe; ko e ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua ʻoe kakai Filisitia, mo Kesuli kotoa pē,

Here is a list of the land that remains: The Geshur region and all the area where the Philistia people-group live;

3 Mei Sihoa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he mata fonua ʻo ʻIsipite, ʻio, ʻo aʻu atu ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo Ekiloni ki tokelau, ʻaia kuo lau ia ki he kau Kēnani: ko e ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻoe kau Filisitia; ko e kakai Kesa, mo e kakai ʻAsitoti, mo e kakai ʻEsikoli, mo e kakai ʻa Kati, mo e kakai Ekiloni; pea mo e kakai ʻAvi foki:

the area where the Canaan people-group live, from the Shihor River [in the south] at the [eastern] border of Egypt, to Ekron [city] in the north; the rulers of the five [cities] of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; the area where the Avva people-group live,

4 Mei he potu tonga, ko e fonua kotoa pē ʻoe kau Kēnani, mo Meala ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he potu ʻoe kakai Saitoni, ʻo aʻu ki ʻEfeki, ki he ngataʻanga ʻoe kau ʻAmoli:

which is south of the area where the Canaan people-group live;

5 Pea mo e fonua ʻoe kau Kipila, mo Lepanoni kotoa pē ʻo hanga ki he potu hopoʻangalaʻā, meia Peali kata ʻi lalo ʻoe moʻunga ko Heamoni ʻo aʻu ki he hūʻanga ki Hemati.

the area where the Gebal people-group live; and all the Lebanon area east of Baal-Gad [city] at the bottom of Hermon Mountain, as far as Lebo-Hamath.

6 Ko e kakai kotoa pē ʻoe moʻunga mei Lepanoni ʻo aʻu ki Misilefotimeimi, mo e kakai Saitoni kotoa pē, ko kinautolu te u kapusi kituʻa mei he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: ka ke vahe ia ʻi he talotalo ki he kakai ʻIsileli ko honau tofiʻa ʻo hangē ko ʻeku fekau kiate koe.

All the people of the Sidon people-group live in the hilly area from Lebanon to Misrephoth-Maim, but I will force them to leave that area before you Israelis arrive there. Be sure to give that area to the Israeli people when you divide the land among them, like I told you to do.

7 Pea ko eni, vahevahe ʻae fonua ni ki he faʻahinga ʻe hiva mo hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, ko honau tofiʻa,”

Divide all that land among the nine Israeli tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh, [the tribes that do not have land on the east side of the Jordan River].”

8 ‌ʻAia naʻe maʻu fakataha mo e faʻahinga ʻo Lupeni mo Kata ʻa honau tofiʻa, ʻaia naʻe ʻatu kiate kinautolu ʻe Mōsese ʻi he potu ʻo Sioatani ki hahake, ʻio, ʻaia naʻe foaki kiate kinautolu ʻe Mōsese ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sihova;

Half of the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already been told what land they would receive, because Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], had already assigned to them the land on the east side of the Jordan [River].

9 Mei ʻAloeli ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he tafaʻaki vaitafe ʻo ʻAlanoni, pea mo e kolo ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he loto vaitafe, mo e toafa kotoa pē ʻo Metepa ʻo aʻu ki Tiponi;

Their land extended from Aroer [town] at the Arnon River gorge to the town in the middle of the gorge. It included the whole plain from Medeba [town south] to Dibon [town].

10 Mo e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Sihoni ko e tuʻi ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi Hesiponi, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni;

All the towns ruled by King Sihon were in that area. The land extended to where the Ammon people-group lived.

11 Mo Kiliati, mo e ngataʻanga ʻoe kakai Kesuli, mo Meekati, pea mo e moʻunga kotoa ʻo Heamoni, mo Pesani kotoa pē ʻo aʻu ki Salika;

The Gilead area was also there, and the regions where the people of the Geshur and Maacah people-groups lived, and all of Hermon Mountain and all the Bashan region [south] to Salecah.

12 Ko e puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo Oki ʻi Pesani, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi ʻAsitelote, pea ʻi ʻEtilei, ʻakinautolu naʻe toe ʻi he toenga kakai lalahi: he naʻe taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Mōsese, ʻo ne kapusi ʻakinautolu kituaʻā.

All the land ruled by Og, the king who ruled the Bashan [region], was in that land. Og was one of the last descendants of Repha; previously he had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities], but [the armies of] Moses had defeated their armies and had taken their land from them.

13 Ka ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai kapusi ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae kakai ʻo Kesa, mo e kakai ʻo Meekati: ka kuo nofo ʻae kakai Kesa, mo e kakai Meekati fakataha mo e kakai ʻIsileli ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.

But the Israelis did not force the people of the Geshur and Maacah [people-groups] to leave their land, so they still live among the Israeli people.

14 Ko e faʻahinga pe ʻo Livai naʻe ʻikai ʻatu ʻe ia ha tofiʻa ki ai; ko e ngaahi feilaulau kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli naʻe ngaohi ʻaki ʻae afi ko honau tofiʻa ia ʻo hangē ko ʻene tala kiate kinautolu.

The tribe of Levi was the only tribe that did not get any land. Instead, just like Yahweh promised, they continued to receive [food from] the sacrifices that were given to Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worship], the sacrifices that were burned [on the sacred altar].

15 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Mōsese ki he faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Lupeni ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

Moses had allotted land to each clan in the tribe of Reuben.

16 Pea naʻe hoko ki ʻAloeli honau ngataʻanga, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he tafaʻaki vaitafe ʻo ʻAlanoni, mo e kolo ʻoku ʻi he loto vaitafe, pea mo e toafa kotoa pē ʻo Metepa;

Their land extended from Aroer [town] near the Arnon River gorge to Medeba [town]. That included all of the plain [that is near Medeba] and the town in the middle of the gorge.

17 Ko Hesiponi, mo hono ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻi he toafa; ko Tiponi, mo Pamoti-Peali, mo e Pete-Peali-mioni,

It also included Heshbon [city] and all the nearby towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal, Beth-Baal-Meon,

18 Mo Sehasi, mo Ketimote mo Mefeta,

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

19 Mo Kesatemi, mo Sipima, mo Seletiseha, ʻi he moʻunga ʻoe teleʻa,

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-Shahar on the hill overlooking the valley,

20 Mo Pete Peoli, mo ʻAsitoti-pisika, mo Pete-Sesimote,

Beth-Peor, the hills in the Pisgah area, and Beth-Jeshimoth.

21 Pea mo e ngaahi kolo ʻoe toafa, mo e puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo Sihoni ko e tuʻi ʻoe kau ʻAmoli, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi Hesiponi, ʻaia naʻe taaʻi ʻe Mōsese mo e houʻeiki ʻo Mitiane, ko Ivi, mo Lekimi, mo Sua, mo Hua, mo Lepa, ko e houʻeiki ʻakinautolu mo Sihoni, naʻe nofo ʻi he fonua.

That land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that King Sihon had previously ruled. But [the army of] Moses had defeated him and the rulers of the Midian people-group: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. The armies of all those rulers fought battles along with the army of Sihon, and they lived in that country.

22 Ko Pelami foki ko e foha ʻo Peoli ko e taulatuki, naʻe tāmateʻi ia ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae heletā fakataha mo kinautolu naʻe teʻia.

The Israeli army killed many people during those battles, including Balaam, [the prophet] from Beor, who tried to use magic to predict/tell what would happen in the future.

23 Pea ko e ngataʻanga [fonua ]ʻoe fānau ʻa Lupeni, ko Sioatani, mo hono kauvai. Ko e tofiʻa ia ʻoe fānau ʻa Lupeni ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko e ngaahi kolo mo e ngaahi potu kakai ʻi ai.

The [western] boundary of the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan [River].

24 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Mōsese ki he faʻahinga ʻo Kata, ʻio, ki he fānau ʻa Kata ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

Moses also allotted some land to each clan in the tribe of Gad.

25 Pea ko honau ngataʻanga ko Sesa, mo e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Kiliati, mo hono vaeuaʻanga mālie ʻoe fonua ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, ʻo aʻu ki ʻAloeli ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he ʻao ʻo Lapa;

Their land included the Jazer [area] and all the towns of the Gilead [area]; half of the land where the Ammon people-group lived, as far as Aroer [town which is] near Rabbah [town];

26 Pea mei Hesiponi ʻo aʻu ki Lamamisipa, mo Petonimi; pea mei Mehanemi ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo Tipa;

the area from Heshbon [city] to Ramath-Mizpah and Betonim [towns; the area] from Mahanaim [town] to the Debir region;

27 Pea ʻi he teleʻa, ko Pete-ʻAlami, mo Petenimila, mo Sukote, mo Safoni, ko hono toe ʻoe puleʻanga ʻo Sihoni ko e tuʻi ʻo Hesiponi, ko Sioatani mo hono fonua ʻo aʻu ki he matātahi ʻo Kineleti ʻi he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Soatani ki hahake.

Beth-Haram, Beth-Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon [cities] in the valley; and the other area that King Sihon had ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. That area extended [north] to the southern end of Galilee Lake.

28 Ko e tofiʻa eni ʻoe fānau ʻa Kata ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko e ngaahi kolo, mo honau ngaahi potu kakai.

All this land, including the towns and villages, was allotted to the tribe of Gad.

29 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Mōsese [ʻae tofiʻa ]ki hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase: pea ko e [tofiʻa eni ]ʻo hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe fānau ʻa Manase ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

Moses also had allotted some of the land [on the east side of the Jordan River] to half of the tribe of Manasseh.

30 Pea naʻe mei Mehanemi honau ngataʻanga, ko Pesani kotoa pē, ʻae puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo Oki ko e tuʻi ʻo Pesani, mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Saili, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Pesani, ko e kolo ʻe onongofulu:

Their land extended [north] from Mahanaim [city]. It included all the Bashan region, all the land that King Og had ruled, and all the towns in the Jair area in Bashan. Altogether that area included 60 towns.

31 Mo hono vaeuaʻanga ʻo Kiliati, mo ʻAsitelote, mo e ʻEtilei, ko e ngaahi kolo ʻoe puleʻanga ʻo Oki ʻi Pesani, naʻe kau ki he fānau ʻa Mekili ko e foha ʻo Manase, ʻio ʻo aʻu ki hono vaeuamālieʻanga ʻoe fānau ʻa Mekili ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

Their area also included half of the Gilead region, and the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei where King Og had ruled. All that area was allotted to the clans descended from Manasseh’s son Makir.

32 Ko eni ia ʻaia naʻe vahe ʻe Mōsese ko e ngaahi tofiʻa ʻi he ngaahi potu tafangafanga ʻo Moape, ʻi he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Soatani, ʻi he potu ʻo Seliko, ki hahake.

Moses had allotted to those tribes the land that was on the plain of the Moab [region], on the east side of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.

33 Ka naʻe ʻikai foaki ʻe Mōsese ha tofiʻa ki he faʻahinga ʻo Livai: ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ko honau tofiʻa, ʻo hangē ko ʻene tala kiate kinautolu.

But Moses did not allot any land to the tribe of Levi because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, promised that he himself would always provide for them.