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 cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.
2 Na nea edidi so yi ne Simeon agyapade: Beer-Seba, Seba ne Molada,
Their allocation included Beersheba, 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 towns with their associated villages.
7 Nkurow a ɛka ho bio ne Ain, Rimon, Eter ne Asan, nkurow anan ne wɔn nkuraa,
Also: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their associated 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.
as well as all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath-beer (or Ramah of the Negev). This was the land allotted to the tribe of Simeon, by 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.
The allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.
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 cast went to the tribe of Zebulun, by families. The boundary of their allocation began at Sarid,
11 Efi hɔ kɔ atɔe fam, kɔpa Marala ho na akɔka Dabeset. Ɛfa hɔ kɔ Yokneam apuei fam asuwa ho.
and then went west past Maralah, touched Dabbeshah, and then the brook near Jokneam.
12 Ɔhye no fa fi Sarid kɔ apuei fam kosi Kislot-Tabor; ɛtoa so kɔ Daberat na aforo akɔ Yafia.
Going the other way from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then up to Japhia.
13 Afei, ɛtoa so kɔ apuei fam kodu Gat-Hefer, Et-Kasin ne Rimon, na adan ahwɛ Nea.
From there it ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards Neah.
14 Sebulon hye a ɛda atifi fam no fa Hanaton na ebewie wɔ Yifta-El bon mu.
There the boundary turned north to Hannathon, ending 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.
The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their associated villages.
16 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Sebulon abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.
17 Asase no nkyɛmufa a ɛto so anan no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Isakar abusuakuw no nsam.
The fourth lot cast went to the tribe of Issachar, by families.
18 Nʼahye nenam saa nkurow yi so: Yesreel, Kesulot ne Sunem,
Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, 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 boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated villages.
23 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Isakar abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.
24 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so anum no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no nsam.
The fifth lot cast went to the tribe of Asher, by families.
25 Nʼahye no fa saa nkurow yi so: Helkat, Hali, Beten ne Aksaf,
Their allocation included the towns of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
26 Alamelek, Amad ne Misal. Ɔhye a ɛda atɔe fam no fi Karmel kɔ Sihor-Libnat,
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their boundary reached Carmel and Shihor-libnat in the west.
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 it turned east towards Beth-dagon, reaching the land of Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el. From there it headed north to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued north to Cabul, and on through to
28 ne Ebron ne Rehob ne Hamon ne Kana, kɔ ara kosi Sidon Kɛse.
Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to 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,
The boundary then turned towards Ramah and then the fortified town of Tyre, turning to Hosah and ending at the sea. Towns included Mehebel, Aczib,
30 Uma, Afek ne Rehob, Nkurow aduonu abien ne wɔn nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia.
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated villages.
31 Eyi ne mmusua a ɛbɔ mu yɛ Aser abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Asher, by families.
32 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so asia no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Naftali abusuakuw no nsam.
The sixth lot cast went to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.
33 Ne hye no fi Helef, Saananim dupɔn no ho, kɔfa Adami-Nekeb ne Yabneel, toa so kɔ Lakum kɔpem Asubɔnten Yordan.
Their boundary began at Heleph, by the oak at Zaananim, and went across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and up to 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 boundary headed west to Aznoth-tabor, and on to Hukkok. It reached the land of Zebulun on the south, the land of Asher on the west, and 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 towns included: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
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.
Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated villages.
39 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Naftali abusuakuw no agyapade.
This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.
40 Asase no nkyemu a ɛto so ason no kɔɔ mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Dan abusuakuw no nsam.
The seventh lot cast went to the tribe of Dan, by families.
41 Nkurow a na ɛwɔ Dan agyapade mu no bi yɛ Sora, Estaol ne Ir-Semes,
Their allocation included the towns of 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, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite 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.
However, the tribe of Dan was not able to hold on to their allotted land, so they went and attacked Leshem and captured it. They slaughtered its inhabitants and took possession of the town, settling there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after their ancestor.
48 Eyi ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Dan abusuakuw no agyapade, saa nkurow yi ne wɔn nkuraa.
This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Dan, by families.
49 Wɔkyekyɛɛ asase no mu maa Israel mmusuakuw no wiee no, Israelfo no maa Yosua asase sin sononko bi sɛ nʼagyapade.
After they finished allotting the land and establishing its borders, the Israelites gave Joshua, son of Nun, an allocation 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.
Following the Lord's command, they gave him the town he requested—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and settled there.
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 were the allocations distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes. They were made by casting lots at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
