Joshua 21

1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

1 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ رُؤَسَاءُ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ إِلَى أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَإِلَى يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ آبَاءِ أَسْبَاطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

2 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.”

2 وَكَلَّمُوهُمْ فِي شِيلُوهَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى أَنْ نُعْطَى مُدُنًا لِلسَّكَنِ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِبَهَائِمِنَا».

3 So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

3 فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ نَصِيبِهِمْ، حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ مَعَ مَسَارِحهَا.

4 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.

4 فَخَرَجَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ لِعَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ. فَكَانَ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ.

5 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

5 وَلِبَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ عَشَرُ مُدُنٍ بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى.

6 The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

6 وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى فِي بَاشَانَ.

7 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

7 وَلِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱثْنَتَا عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ.

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

8 فَأَعْطَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا بِٱلْقُرْعَةِ، كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَدِ مُوسَى.

9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

9 وَأَعْطَوْا مِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنِي شِمْعُونَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ ٱلْمُسَمَّاةَ بِأَسْمَائِهَا،

10 to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

10 فَكَانَتْ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْقُرْعَةَ ٱلْأُولَى كَانَتْ لَهُمْ:

11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

11 وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ قَرْيَةَ أَرْبَعَ أَبِي عَنَاقٍ،هِيَ حَبْرُونَ، فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا مَعَ مَسْرَحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا.

12 But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

12 وَأَمَّا حَقْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَضِيَاعُهَا فَأَعْطَوْهَا لِكَالَبَ بْنِ يَفُنَّةَ مُلْكًا لَهُ.

13 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,

13 وَأَعْطَوْا لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ حَبْرُونَ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا، وَلِبْنَةَ وَمَسَارِحِهَا،

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

14 وَيَتِّيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَأَشْتَمُوعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

15 Holon, Debir,

15 وَحُولُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

16 وَعَيْنَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَيُطَّةَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ شَمْسٍ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. تِسْعَ مُدُنٍ مِنْ هَذَيْنِ ٱلسِّبْطَيْنِ.

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

17 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بَنْيَامِينَ: جِبْعُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبْعَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

18 Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

18 عَنَاثُوثَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَعَلْمُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

19 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

19 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ بَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

20 The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

20 وَأَمَّا عَشَائِرُ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ، فَكَانَتْ مُدُنُ قُرْعَتِهِمْ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ:

21 they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

21 وَأَعْطَوْهُمْ شَكِيمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ مَدِينَةَ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ، وَجَازَرَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

22 وَقِبْصَايِمَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

23 From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

23 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانَ إِلْتَقَى وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجِبَّثُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا،

24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

24 وَأَيَّلُونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. أَرْبَعَ مُدُنٍ.

25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

25 وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى تَعْنَكَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. مَدِينَتَيْنِ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ.

26 In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

26 كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ عَشَرٌ مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا لِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي قَهَاتَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ.

27 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.

27 وَلِبَنِي جَرْشُونَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ مِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى جُولَانُ فِي بَاشَانَ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَبَعَشْتَرَةُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، مَدِينَتَانِ ٱثْنَتَانِ.

28 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

28 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ: قِشْيُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَدَبْرَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

29 وَيَرْمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَعَيْنُ جَنِّيمَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

30 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

30 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ مِشْآلُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا، وَعَبْدُونُ وَمَسْرَحَهُا،

31 Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

31 وَحَلْقَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَرَحُوبُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

32 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.

32 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ قَادَشُ فِي ٱلْجَلِيلِ وَمَسْرَحَهَا، وَحَمُّوتُ دُورٍ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَانُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. ثَلَاثُ مُدُنٍ.

33 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

33 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱلْجَرُشُونِيِّينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ عَشَرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

34 This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

34 وَلِعَشَائِرِ بَنِي مَرَارِي ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ يَقْنَعَامُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَقَرْتَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

35 وَدِمْنَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَنَحْلَالُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

36 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

36 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ رَأُوبَيْنَ بَاصَرُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَهْصَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

37 وَقَدِيمُوتُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَيْفَعَةُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا. أَرْبَعُ مُدُنٍ.

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

38 وَمِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ مَدِينَةُ مَلْجَإِ ٱلْقَاتِلِ رَامُوتُ فِي جِلْعَادَ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَمَحَنَايِمُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا،

39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

39 حَشْبُونُ وَمَسْرَحُهَا، وَيَعَزِيرُ وَمَسْرَحَهَا. كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ أَرْبَعٌ.

40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

40 فَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي لِبَنِي مَرَارِي حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ مِنْ عَشَائِرِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ. وَكَانَتْ قُرْعَتُهُمُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً.

41 For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

41 جَمِيعُ مُدُنِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ فِي وَسَطِ مُلْكِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانٍ وَأَرْبَعُونَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا.

42 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

42 كَانَتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنُ مَدِينَةً مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَسَارِحِهَا حَوَالَيْهَا. هَكَذَا لِكُلِّ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنِ.

43 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.

43 فَأَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَقْسَمَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا لِآبَائِهِمْ فَٱمْتَلَكُوهَا وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا.

44 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.

44 فَأَرَاحَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ حَوَالَيْهِمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَقْسَمَ لِآبَائِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقِفْ قُدَّامَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، بَلْ دَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ.

45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

45 لَمْ تَسْقُطْ كَلِمَةٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلصَّالِحِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلِ ٱلْكُلُّ صَارَ.