Yosua 19
1 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so abien no kɔɔ Simeon abusuakuw no nsam. Na Yuda asase atwa wɔn ho ahyia.
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
2 Na nea edidi so yi ne Simeon agyapade: Beer-Seba, Seba ne Molada,
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
3 Hasar-Sual, Bala ne Esem,
Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Betul ne Horma,
Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Siklag, Bet-Markabot ne Hasar-Susa,
Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
6 Bet-Lebaot ne Saruhen. Nkurow dumiɛnsa ne wɔn nkuraa.
Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.
7 Nkurow a ɛka ho bio ne Ain, Rimon, Eter ne Asan, nkurow anan ne wɔn nkuraa,
Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
8 ne nkuraa a ɛwɔ anafo fam kosi Baalat-Beer, nea ɛwɔ Negeb a wɔfrɛ no Rama no. Eyi ne mmusua a wɔwɔ Simeon abusuakuw mu no agyapade.
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
9 Wɔn agyapade no yɛ Yuda de no fa bi a wɔde maa Yuda, efisɛ na Yuda asase no so dodo ma wɔn. Ɛno nti, Simeon abusuakuw no nyaa wɔn agyapade fii Yuda asase no mu.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
10 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so abiɛsa no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Sebulon abusuakuw no nsam. Sebulon agyapade hye no fi ase wɔ Sarid.
The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
11 Efi hɔ kɔ atɔe fam, kɔpa Marala ho na akɔka Dabeset. Ɛfa hɔ kɔ Yokneam apuei fam asuwa ho.
It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
12 Ɔhye no fa fi Sarid kɔ apuei fam kosi Kislot-Tabor; ɛtoa so kɔ Daberat na aforo akɔ Yafia.
From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
13 Afei, ɛtoa so kɔ apuei fam kodu Gat-Hefer, Et-Kasin ne Rimon, na adan ahwɛ Nea.
From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
14 Sebulon hye a ɛda atifi fam no fa Hanaton na ebewie wɔ Yifta-El bon mu.
Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
15 Nkurow ɛwɔ asase yi so ne: Katat, Nahalal, Simron, Yidala ne Betlehem. Nkurow dumien ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
16 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Sebulon abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.
17 Asase no nkyɛmufa a ɛto so anan no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Isakar abusuakuw no nsam.
The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
18 Nʼahye nenam saa nkurow yi so: Yesreel, Kesulot ne Sunem,
Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hafraim, Shion ne Anaharat,
Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabit, Kision ne Abes,
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remet, En-Ganim, En-Hada ne Bet-Pases.
Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.
22 Ɔhye no kɔfa Tabor, Sahasima ne Bet-Semes na akowie wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan ho. Nkurow dunsia ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
23 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Isakar abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.
24 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so anum no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no nsam.
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
25 Nʼahye no fa saa nkurow yi so: Helkat, Hali, Beten ne Aksaf,
Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
26 Alamelek, Amad ne Misal. Ɔhye a ɛda atɔe fam no fi Karmel kɔ Sihor-Libnat,
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
27 na ebukaw fa apuei fam kɔ Bet-Dagon, kɔ ara kosi Sebulon wɔ Yifta-El bon no mu, kɔ atifi fam kodu Bet-Emek ne Neiel. Ɛtoa so kɔ atifi fam, kɔfa Kabul,
then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
28 ne Ebron ne Rehob ne Hamon ne Kana, kɔ ara kosi Sidon Kɛse.
It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 Afei ɔhye no dan kɔfa Rama ne Kuropɔn Tiro a wɔabɔ ho ban no besi Po Kɛse no ho wɔ Hosa. Nkurow a ɛwɔ asase no so bi ne Mehebel ne Aksib,
The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
30 Uma, Afek ne Rehob, Nkurow aduonu abien ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
31 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.
32 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so asia no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Naftali abusuakuw no nsam.
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
33 Ne hye no fi Helef, Saananim dupɔn no ho, kɔfa Adami-Nekeb ne Yabneel, toa so kɔ Lakum kɔpem Asubɔnten Yordan.
Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
34 Atɔe fam hye no twam wɔ Asnot-Tabor kɔ Hukok, kosi Sebulon hye no wɔ anafo fam, Aser hye wɔ atɔe fam ne Asubɔnten Yordan wɔ apuei fam.
Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
35 Mantam yi mu nkuropɔn a na wɔabɔ ho ban no ne Sidim, Ser, Hamat, Rakat ne Kineret,
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
36 Adama, Rama ne Hasor,
Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedes, Edrei ne En-Hasor,
Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
38 Yiron, Midgal-el, Horem, Bet-Anat ne Bet-Semes. Nkurow dunkron ne wɔn nkuraase a atwa ho ahyia.
Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
39 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Naftali abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
40 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so ason no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Dan abusuakuw no nsam.
The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
41 Nkurow a na ɛwɔ Dan agyapade mu no bi yɛ Sora, Estaol ne Ir-Semes,
The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
42 Saalabin, Ayalon ne Yitla,
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 Elon, Timna ne Ekron,
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Elteke, Gibeton ne Baalat,
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 Yehud, Bene-Berak ne Gat-Rimon,
Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
46 Me-Yarkon, Rakon ne asase a ɛda Yopa anim.
Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
47 Nanso Dan abusuakuw no nyaa akwanside wɔ wɔn asase no fa ho enti wɔko tiaa Lesem. Wodii kurow no so, kunkum mu nnipa, faa hɔ, tenaa hɔ. Wɔde wɔn tete agya Dan din too kurow no.
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
48 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Dan abusuakuw no agyapade, saa nkurow yi ne wɔn nkuraa.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
49 Wɔkyekyɛɛ asase no mu maa Israel mmusuakuw no wiee no, Israelfo no maa Yosua asase sin sononko bi sɛ nʼagyapade.
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
50 Na Awurade aka se kurow biara a Yosua pɛ no, ɔmfa. Yosua faa Timmat-Sera a ɛwɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so. Ɔkyekyeree kurow no foforo na ɔtenaa hɔ.
as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
51 Eyinom ne agyapade a ɔsɔfo Eleasar, Nun babarima Yosua ne mmusuakuw mpanyimfo no nam ntontobɔ kronkron a wɔbɔɔ wɔ Awurade anim wɔ hyiadan pon no ano wɔ Silo no de maa Israel mmusuakuw no. Enti ɛmaa asase no mu kyekyɛ baa awiei.
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
