Yosua 19
1 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so abien no kɔɔ Simeon abusuakuw no nsam. Na Yuda asase atwa wɔn ho ahyia.
And the second lot went out, for the sons of Simeon by their families. And their inheritance was,
2 Na nea edidi so yi ne Simeon agyapade: Beer-Seba, Seba ne Molada,
in the midst of the possession of the sons of Judah: Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
3 Hasar-Sual, Bala ne Esem,
and Hazar-shual, Balah, and Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Betul ne Horma,
and Eltolad, Bethul, and Hormah,
5 Siklag, Bet-Markabot ne Hasar-Susa,
and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
6 Bet-Lebaot ne Saruhen. Nkurow dumiɛnsa ne wɔn nkuraa.
and Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities, and their villages;
7 Nkurow a ɛka ho bio ne Ain, Rimon, Eter ne Asan, nkurow anan ne wɔn nkuraa,
Ain and Enrimmon, and Ether and Ashan: four cities, and 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.
all villages around these cities, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place facing the southern region. This is the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, according to their families,
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.
within the possession and lot of the sons of Judah, which was greater. And for this reason, the sons of Simeon had a possession in the midst of their inheritance.
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.
And the third lot fell to the sons of Zebulun, by their families; and the limit of their possession was set as far as Sarid.
11 Efi hɔ kɔ atɔe fam, kɔpa Marala ho na akɔka Dabeset. Ɛfa hɔ kɔ Yokneam apuei fam asuwa ho.
And it ascends from the sea and from Mareal. And it passes on to Dabbesheth, as far as the torrent, which is opposite Jokneam.
12 Ɔhye no fa fi Sarid kɔ apuei fam kosi Kislot-Tabor; ɛtoa so kɔ Daberat na aforo akɔ Yafia.
And it turns back from Sarid, to the east, to the end of Chisloth-tabor. And it goes out to Daberath, and it ascends opposite Japhia.
13 Afei, ɛtoa so kɔ apuei fam kodu Gat-Hefer, Et-Kasin ne Rimon, na adan ahwɛ Nea.
And from there, it continues to the eastern region of Gathhepher and Ethkazin. And goes out to Rimmon, Amthar, and Neah.
14 Sebulon hye a ɛda atifi fam no fa Hanaton na ebewie wɔ Yifta-El bon mu.
And it circles to the north at Hannathon. And its exits are at the Valley of Iphtahel;
15 Nkurow ɛwɔ asase yi so ne: Katat, Nahalal, Simron, Yidala ne Betlehem. Nkurow dumien ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
and Kattath and Nahalal, and Shimron and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities, and their villages.
16 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Sebulon abusuakuw no agyapade.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, by their families, the 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 went out to Issachar, by their families.
18 Nʼahye nenam saa nkurow yi so: Yesreel, Kesulot ne Sunem,
And his inheritance was: Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
19 Hafraim, Shion ne Anaharat,
and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
20 Rabit, Kision ne Abes,
and Rabbith and Kishion, Ebez
21 Remet, En-Ganim, En-Hada ne Bet-Pases.
and Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez.
22 Ɔhye no kɔfa Tabor, Sahasima ne Bet-Semes na akowie wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan ho. Nkurow dunsia ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
And its limit reaches to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh; and its exits shall be at the Jordan: sixteen cities, and their villages.
23 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Isakar abusuakuw no agyapade.
This is the possession of the sons of Issachar by their families, the cities and their villages.
24 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so anum no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no nsam.
And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher, by their families.
25 Nʼahye no fa saa nkurow yi so: Helkat, Hali, Beten ne Aksaf,
And their border was: Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
26 Alamelek, Amad ne Misal. Ɔhye a ɛda atɔe fam no fi Karmel kɔ Sihor-Libnat,
and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal. And it extends even to Carmel by the sea, and Shihor, and 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,
And it turns back toward the east at Bethdagon. And it continues on as far as Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel, toward the north, at Beth-emek and Neiel. And it goes out to the left of Cabul,
28 ne Ebron ne Rehob ne Hamon ne Kana, kɔ ara kosi Sidon Kɛse.
and to Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, as far as the great 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,
And it turns back at Ramah, even to the very fortified city of Tyre, and even to Hosah. And its exits shall be at the sea, from the lot of Achzib;
30 Uma, Afek ne Rehob, Nkurow aduonu abien ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities, and their villages.
31 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no agyapade.
This is the possession of the sons of Asher, by their families, and the 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 fell to the sons of Naphtali, by their families.
33 Ne hye no fi Helef, Saananim dupɔn no ho, kɔfa Adami-Nekeb ne Yabneel, toa so kɔ Lakum kɔpem Asubɔnten Yordan.
And its border begins from Heleph and Elon, into Zaanannim, and Adami, which is Nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum. And its exits are as far as 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.
And the border turns back to the west at Aznoth-tabor, and it goes out from there to Hukkok. And continues on to Zebulun, in the south, and to Asher, in the west, and to Judah, at the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun.
35 Mantam yi mu nkuropɔn a na wɔabɔ ho ban no ne Sidim, Ser, Hamat, Rakat ne Kineret,
And the most fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
36 Adama, Rama ne Hasor,
and Adamah and Ramah, Hazor
37 Kedes, Edrei ne En-Hasor,
and Kedesh and Edrei, Enhazor
38 Yiron, Midgal-el, Horem, Bet-Anat ne Bet-Semes. Nkurow dunkron ne wɔn nkuraase a atwa ho ahyia.
and Yiron and Migdalel, Horem and Bethanath, and Beth-shemesh: nineteen cities, and their villages.
39 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Naftali abusuakuw no agyapade.
This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, by their families, the 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 went out to the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their families.
41 Nkurow a na ɛwɔ Dan agyapade mu no bi yɛ Sora, Estaol ne Ir-Semes,
And the border of their possession was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, that is, the City of the Sun,
42 Saalabin, Ayalon ne Yitla,
Sha-alabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,
43 Elon, Timna ne Ekron,
Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
44 Elteke, Gibeton ne Baalat,
Eltekeh, Gibbethon and Baalath,
45 Yehud, Bene-Berak ne Gat-Rimon,
and Jehud, and Bene and Berak, and Gath-Rimmon,
46 Me-Yarkon, Rakon ne asase a ɛda Yopa anim.
and Mejarkon and Rakkon, with a border that looks toward 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.
and there the last part is concluded. And the sons of Dan ascended and fought against Leshem, and they seized it. And they struck it with the mouth of the sword, and they possessed it, and they lived in it, calling it by the name of Leshem-Dan, according to the name of their father Dan.
48 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Dan abusuakuw no agyapade, saa nkurow yi ne wɔn nkuraa.
This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their families, the 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.
And when he had completed dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the sons of Israel gave a possession to Joshua, the son of Nun, in their midst,
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.
in accord with the precept of the Lord, the city he requested, Timnath-Serah, on mount Ephraim. And he built up the city, and he lived 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 possessions which Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders of the families and tribes of the sons of Israel divided by lot at Shiloh, before the Lord, at the door of the Tabernacle of the Testimony. And so did they divide the land.
