Yosua 21
1 Afei, Lewifo abusua mu ntuanofo kɔɔ ɔsɔfo Eleasar ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuw a aka mu ntuanofo no nkyɛn.
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
2 Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Silo a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase so no se, “Awurade hyɛɛ Mose sɛ, ɔmma yɛn nkurow na yɛntena mu ne adidibea mma yɛn anantwi.”
at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”
3 Na sɛnea Awurade hyɛe no, wɔde nkurow a edidi so yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifo sɛ wɔn agyapade.
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 Aaron asefo a na wɔyɛ Kohat abusuamma, na wɔfra Lewi abusuakuw mu no nyaa nkurow dumiɛnsa a na anka ɛyɛ Yuda, Simeon ne Benyamin mmusuakuw no dea.
The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Afi a aka wɔ Kohat abusua mu no, wɔmaa wɔn nkurow du fii Efraim ne Dan mmusuakuw no ne Manase abusuakuw fa no nsase mu.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 Gerson abusua no nso, wɔmaa wɔn nkurow dumiɛnsa fii Isakar, Aser, Naftali ne Manase abusuakuw fa no wɔ Basan.
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 Merari abusua no nyaa nkurow dumien fii Ruben, Gad ne Sebulon mmusuakuw no nkyɛn.
And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 Enti Israelfo no dii Awurade ɔhyɛ nsɛm a ɔde maa Mose no so. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron, nam so yiyii saa nkurow yi ne adidibea a ɛkeka ho maa Lewifo.
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9 Israelfo no de saa nkurow a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuw no dea no
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
10 maa Aaron asefo a wɔfra Kohat abusua mu na ɛka Lewi abusuakuw ho no, efisɛ ntonto kronkron a edi kan no bɔɔ wɔn.
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
11 Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔw asase so ne ɛho adidibea. (Arba yɛ Anak tete agya.)
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
12 Nanso nsase ne nkuraa a atwa kurow no ho ahyia no de, wɔde maa Yefune babarima Kaleb.
But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 Nkurow a edidi so yi ne wɔn adidibea no wɔde maa ɔsɔfo Aaron asefo: Hebron (guankɔbea kuropɔn ma nea ne nsa apa wɔ obi ho), Libna,
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
14 Yatir, Estemoa,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
Holon, Debir,
16 Ain, Yuta ne Bet-Semes a ɛyɛ nkurow akron a wonya fii saa mmusuakuw abien yi nkyɛn no.
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
17 Wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu de saa nkurow yi ne adidibea a atwa ho ahyia no maa asɔfo: Gibeon, Geba,
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.
Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
19 Enti nkurow dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfo a wɔyɛ Aaron asefo no.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20 Kohat abusua nkae a wofi Lewi abusuakuw mu no nso, wɔde saa nkurow yi ne adidibea a efi Efraim abusua nkyɛn maa wɔn:
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
21 Sekem, (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.
they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
22 Kibsaim ne Bet-Horon, a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
23 Saa nkurow ne adidibea yi nso, wɔde maa asɔfo a wofi Dan abusuakuw mu: Elteke ne Gibeton,
From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow anan.
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
25 Manase abusuakuw fa no de saa nkurow ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfo no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow abien.
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
26 Enti nkurow du ne wɔn adidibea na wɔde maa Kohat abusua nkae no.
In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27 Gerson abusua a wɔyɛ Lewi abusuakuw no fa bi no nso nyaa nkurow abien ne wɔn adidibea fii Manase abusua fa no nkyɛn. Nkurow no ne Golan a ɛwɔ Basan (guankɔbea kuropɔn) ne Beestra.
This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
28 Isakar abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn: Kision, Daberat,
From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
29 Yarmut ne En-Ganim, nkurow anan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
30 Aser abusuakuw no maa Misal, Abdon,
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkat ne Rehob, a ɛyɛ nkurow anan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.
Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
32 Naftali abusuakuw no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkurow abiɛsa ne wɔn adidibea.
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
33 Enti nkurow dumiɛnsa ne ɛho adidibea na wɔde maa Gerson mmusua no.
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
34 Lewifo nkae a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nyaa saa nkurow yi a efi Sebulon abusuakuw no nkyɛn: Yokneam, Karta,
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurow anan ne ɛho adidibea.
Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
36 Ruben abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurow anan ne wɔn adidibea.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
38 Gad abusuakuw no maa wɔn Ramot a ɛwɔ Gilead (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Mahanaim,
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurow anan ne ho adidibea.
Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
40 Enti nkurow dumien na wɔde maa Merari abusua.
In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
41 Nkurow dodow ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifo no nyinaa yɛ aduanan awotwe.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
42 Na kurow biara wɔ adidibea da ho.
Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43 Enti Awurade de nsase a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma wɔn agyanom no maa Israelfo no, na wodii so nkonim, tenaa hɔ.
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
44 Na Awurade ma wonyaa ɔhome wɔ afanan nyinaa, sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ wɔn agyanom bɔ no. Wɔn atamfo biara antumi annyina wɔn anim, efisɛ Awurade boaa wɔn ma wodii wɔn atamfo so nkonim.
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Bɔ pa biara a Awurade hyɛɛ Israel no nyinaa baa mu; emu bi anni huammɔ.
Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
