Yosua 21

1 Afei, Lewifoɔ abusua mu ntuanofoɔ kɔɔ ɔsɔfoɔ Eleasa ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuo a aka mu ntuanofoɔ nkyɛn.

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

2 Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Silo a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase sɛ, “Awurade hyɛɛ Mose sɛ, ɔmma yɛn nkuro na yɛntena mu ne adidibea mma yɛn anantwie.”

and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, 'Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.'

3 Na sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛeɛ no, wɔde nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifoɔ sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.

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

4 Aaron asefoɔ a na wɔyɛ Kohat abusua mma, na wɔfra Lewi abusuakuo mu no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa a na anka ɛyɛ Yuda, Simeon ne Benyamin mmusuakuo no dea.

And the lot goeth 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, by lot thirteen cities,

5 Afie a aka wɔ Kohat abusua mu no, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ edu firii Efraim ne Dan mmusuakuo no ne Manase abusuakuo 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 of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:

6 Gerson abusua no nso, wɔmaa wɔn nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa firii Isakar, Aser, Naftali ne Manase abusuakuo fa no wɔ Basan.

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

7 Merari abusua no nyaa nkurotoɔ dumienu firii Ruben, Gad ne Sebulon mmusuakuo no nkyɛn.

For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 Enti, Israelfoɔ no dii Awurade ɔhyɛ nsɛm a ɔde maa Mose no so. Wɔbɔɔ ntonto kronkron, nam so yiyii saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛkeka ho maa Lewifoɔ.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

9 Israelfoɔ no de saa nkuro a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuo 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 asefoɔ a wɔfra Kohat abusua mu na ɛka Lewi abusuakuo ho no, ɛfiri sɛ, ntonto kronkron a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ wɔn.

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

11 Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔ 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 suburbs round about it;

12 Nanso, nsase ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa kuro no ho ahyia no deɛ, wɔde maa Yefune babarima Kaleb.

and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi ne wɔn adidibea no, wɔde maa ɔsɔfoɔ Aaron asefoɔ: Hebron, (dwanekɔbea Kuropɔn), Libna,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

15 Holon, Debir,

and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

16 Ain, Yuta ne Bet-Semes a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ nkron a wɔnya firii saa mmusuakuo mmienu yi nkyɛn.

and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.

17 Wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu de saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a atwa ho ahyia no maa asɔfoɔ: Gibeon, Geba,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — four cities;

19 Enti, nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no.

all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

20 Kohat abusua nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no nso, wɔde saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛfiri 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, (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

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

22 Kibsaim ne Bet-Horon, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.

23 Saa nkuro ne adidibea yi nso, wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔfiri Dan abusuakuo mu: Elteke ne Gibeton,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — four cities.

25 Manase abusuakuo fa no de saa nkuro ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfoɔ no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ mmienu.

And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — two cities;

26 Enti, nkuro edu ne wɔn adidibea na wɔde maa Kohat abusua nkaeɛ no.

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

27 Gerson abusua a wɔyɛ Lewi abusuakuo no fa bi no nso, wɔnyaa nkuro mmienu ne wɔn adidibea firii Manase abusua fa no nkyɛn. Nkuro no ne Golan a ɛwɔ Basan (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn) ne Beestra.

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

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

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

29 Yarmut ne En-Ganim, nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.

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

30 Aser abusuakuo no maa Misal, Abdon,

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

31 Helkat ne Rehob, a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan a wɔn adidibea ka ho.

Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs — four cities.

32 Naftali abusuakuo no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkuro mmiɛnsa ne wɔn adidibea.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs — three cities;

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

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

34 Lewifoɔ nkaeɛ a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nso, wɔnyaa saa nkuro yi a ɛfiri Sebulon abusuakuo 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 suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ɛho adidibea.

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

36 Ruben abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

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

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne wɔn adidibea.

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

38 Gad abusuakuo no maa wɔn Ramot a ɛwɔ Gilead (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Mahanaim,

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ho adidibea.

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

40 Enti, nkurotoɔ dumienu 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 Nkuro dodoɔ ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifoɔ no nyinaa yɛ aduanan nwɔtwe.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

42 Na kuro biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.

43 Enti, Awurade de nsase a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma wɔn agyanom no maa Israelfoɔ no, na wɔdii so nkonim, tenaa hɔ.

And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

44 Na Awurade ma wɔnyaa ahomeɛ wɔ afanan nyinaa, sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ wɔn agyanom bɔ no. Wɔn atamfoɔ biara antumi annyina wɔn anim, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade boaa wɔn ma wɔdii wɔn atamfoɔ so nkonim.

and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;

45 Bɔhyɛ pa biara a Awurade hyɛɛ Israel no nyinaa baa mu.

there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.