Yosua 21

1 Afei, Lewifo abusua mu ntuanofo kɔɔ ɔsɔfo Eleasar ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuw a aka mu ntuanofo no nkyɛn.

And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Naue, and to the heads of families of the 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.”

And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.

3 Na sɛnea Awurade hyɛe no, wɔde nkurow a edidi so yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifo sɛ wɔn agyapade.

So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.

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.

And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of 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.

And to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.

6 Gerson abusua no nso, wɔmaa wɔn nkurow dumiɛnsa fii Isakar, Aser, Naftali ne Manase abusuakuw fa no wɔ Basan.

And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.

7 Merari abusua no nyaa nkurow dumien fii Ruben, Gad ne Sebulon mmusuakuw no nkyɛn.

And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.

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.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

9 Israelfo no de saa nkurow a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuw no dea no

And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

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 sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

11 Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔw asase so ne ɛho adidibea. (Arba yɛ Anak tete agya.)

And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

12 Nanso nsase ne nkuraa a atwa kurow no ho ahyia no de, wɔde maa Yefune babarima Kaleb.

But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a 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,

And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

15 Holon, Debir,

and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

16 Ain, Yuta ne Bet-Semes a ɛyɛ nkurow akron a wonya fii saa mmusuakuw abien yi nkyɛn no.

and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

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, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

19 Enti nkurow dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfo a wɔyɛ Aaron asefo no.

All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

20 Kohat abusua nkae a wofi Lewi abusuakuw mu no nso, wɔde saa nkurow yi ne adidibea a efi Efraim abusua nkyɛn maa wɔn:

And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,

21 Sekem, (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

22 Kibsaim ne Bet-Horon, a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

23 Saa nkurow ne adidibea yi nso, wɔde maa asɔfo a wofi Dan abusuakuw mu: Elteke ne Gibeton,

and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.

25 Manase abusuakuw fa no de saa nkurow ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfo no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow abien.

And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

26 Enti nkurow du ne wɔn adidibea na wɔde maa Kohat abusua nkae no.

In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

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.

And [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

28 Isakar abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn: Kision, Daberat,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

29 Yarmut ne En-Ganim, nkurow anan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.

and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.

30 Aser abusuakuw no maa Misal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;

31 Helkat ne Rehob, a ɛyɛ nkurow anan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.

and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.

32 Naftali abusuakuw no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkurow abiɛsa ne wɔn adidibea.

And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

33 Enti nkurow dumiɛnsa ne ɛho adidibea na wɔde maa Gerson mmusua no.

All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.

34 Lewifo nkae a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nyaa saa nkurow yi a efi Sebulon abusuakuw no nkyɛn: Yokneam, Karta,

And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurow anan ne ɛho adidibea.

and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

36 Ruben abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurow anan ne wɔn adidibea.

And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs; and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.

38 Gad abusuakuw no maa wɔn Ramot a ɛwɔ Gilead (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Mahanaim,

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurow anan ne ho adidibea.

40 Enti nkurow dumien na wɔde maa Merari abusua.

All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.

41 Nkurow dodow ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifo no nyinaa yɛ aduanan awotwe.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,

42 Na kurow biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these 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.

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and lived 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 round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

45 Bɔ pa biara a Awurade hyɛɛ Israel no nyinaa baa mu; emu bi anni huammɔ.

There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.