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 fathers of the Levites draw near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons 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 speak to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, “YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts 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.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:

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 goes out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities by lot,

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 for the sons of Kohath who are left, 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 by lot.

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

And for the sons of Gershon, 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, [are] thirteen cities by lot.

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

For the sons of Merari, for their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, [are] 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 sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

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

And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called 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.

and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for the first lot has been theirs;

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

and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its outskirts around it;

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

and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb 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,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Hebron and its outskirts, and Libnah and its outskirts,

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

15 Holon, Debir,

and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,

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

and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these 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 and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—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, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

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 for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

21 Sekem, (guankɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Shechem and its outskirts, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

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

and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—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 and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurow anan.

Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—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, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;

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

all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

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 for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Beeshterah and its outskirts—two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,

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

Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.

30 Aser abusuakuw no maa Misal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,

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

Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—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, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammoth-Dor and its outskirts, and Kartan and its outskirts—three cities;

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

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

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

And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its outskirts, Kartah and its outskirts,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurow anan ne ɛho adidibea.

Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.

36 Ruben abusuakuw no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurow anan ne wɔn adidibea.

Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurow anan ne ho adidibea.

Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.

40 Enti nkurow dumien na wɔde maa Merari abusua.

All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites—their lot is 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 sons of Israel [are] forty-eight cities, and their outskirts.

42 Na kurow biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so 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.

And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell 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 YHWH gives rest to them all around, according to all that which He has sworn to their fathers, and there has not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, YHWH has given the whole of their enemies into their hand;

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

there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.