Yosua 21

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

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children 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 spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof 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.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of Yhwh, these cities and their suburbs.

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 families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

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 the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

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

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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

The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

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 by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses.

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

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned 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.

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

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

And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

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

But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for 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,

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

15 Holon, Debir,

And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

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

And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 Wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu de saa nkurow yi ne adidibea a atwa ho ahyia no maa asɔfo: Gibeon, Geba,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

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

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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 the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 Sekem, (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

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

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her 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 Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

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

All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath 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 unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

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

Jarmuth with her suburbs, En–gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

30 Aser abusuakuw no maa Misal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

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

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her 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 out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

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

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurow anan ne ɛho adidibea.

Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

36 Ruben abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurow anan ne wɔn adidibea.

Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurow anan ne ho adidibea.

Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

40 Enti nkurow dumien na wɔde maa Merari abusua.

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot 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 within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Na kurow biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were 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.

And Yhwh gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

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 Yhwh gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Yhwh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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

There failed not ought of any good thing which Yhwh had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.