Josua 21

1 Nun traten die Familienoberhäupter der Leviten zu dem Priester Eleazar und zu Josue, Nuns Sohn, sowie zu den Stammhäuptern der israelitischen Stämme

Then the heads of fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2 und sprachen zu ihnen in Silo im Lande Kanaan: "Der Herr hat durch Moses befohlen, uns Städte zu Siedlungen und ihre Weiden für unser Vieh zu geben."

And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.

3 Da gaben die Israeliten auf des Herrn Befehl von ihrem Erbbesitz den Leviten folgende Städte mit ihren Weiden:

And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs:

4 Das Los fiel auf die Kehatitensippen, und so erhielten bei den Leviten die Söhne des Priesters Aaron vom Judastamme, vom Simeonitenstamme und vom Stamme Benjamin durch das Los dreizehn Städte.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 Die anderen Kehatiten aber erhielten von den Sippen des Ephraimstammes, dem Stamme Dan und von dem Halbstamme Manasse durch das Los zehn Städte.

And the rest of the sons 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 Die Gersoniten erhielten von den Sippen des Issakarstammes, vom Asserstamme, vom Stamme Naphtali und vom Halbstamme Manasse in Basan durch Los dreizehn Städte.

And the sons 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 Die Sippen der Merariten erhielten vom Stamme Ruben, vom Stamme Gad und vom Zabulonstamme zwölf Städte.

The sons of Merari according to 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 Und die Israeliten übergaben den Leviten diese Städte samt ihren Weiden durch das Los, wie der Herr durch Moses befohlen hatte.

And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

9 Vom Stamme der Judasöhne und der Simeoniten trat man diese Städte ab, die man jetzt mit Namen nennt.

And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

10 Von den Sippen der Kehatiter unter Levis Söhnen bekamen die Aaronsöhne, weil auf sie zuerst das Los fiel,

and they were for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.

11 die Stadt Arbas, des Vaters Enaks, das ist Hebron, auf dem Gebirge Juda samt ihren Weiden ringsum.

And they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs of it round about it.

12 Die Markung der Stadt mit ihren Dörfern aber hatte man Kaleb, Jephunnes Sohn, zu seinem Erbbesitze gegeben.

But the fields of the city, and the villages of it, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Den Söhnen des Priesters Aaron hatte man Hebron gegeben, die Zufluchtsstadt der Totschläger, samt ihren Weiden, ebenso Libna,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

14 Jattir, Estemona,

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

15 Cholon, Debir,

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

16 Ajin, Juta, Bet Semes je mit ihren Weiden, neun Städte von seiten jener beiden Stämme.

and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 Und vom Stamme Benjamin Gibeon samt seinen Weiden, ebenso Geba,

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

18 Anatot und Almon, vier Städte.

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

19 Somit bekamen die Söhne des Priesters Aaron insgesamt dreizehn Städte mit ihren Weiden.

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

20 Den Sippen der übrigen levitischen Kehatsöhne wurden ihre Losstädte vom Stamm Ephraim abgetreten.

And the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the sons of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 Man gab ihnen Sichem als Zufluchtsstadt der Totschläger, mit ihren Weiden auf dem Gebirge Ephraim, ebenso Gezer,

And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 Kibsaim und Bet Choron je mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

23 Vom Stamme Dan Elteke, Gibbeton,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 Ajjalon und Gat Rimmon je mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

25 Vom Halbstamme Manasse Taanak und Gat Rimmon mit je ihren Weiden, zwei Städte.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

26 Somit bekamen die Sippen der übrigen Kehatsöhne insgesamt zehn Städte Mit ihren Weiden.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 Die Gersoniten unter den Levitensippen bekamen vom Halbstamme Manasse Golan als Zufluchtsstadt der Totschläger, in Basan und Astarot, je mit ihren Weiden, zwei Städte.

And to the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

28 Vom Issakarstamme Kisjon, Daberat,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

29 Jarmut und En Gannim je mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

30 Vom Asserstamme Misal, Abdon

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

31 Chelkat und Rechob je mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

32 Vom Naphtalistamme Kedes als Zufluchtsstadt der Totschläger in Galiläa, Chammot Dor und Kartan je mit ihren Weiden, drei Städte.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

33 Somit bekamen die Gersonitensippen insgesamt dreizehn Städte mit ihren Weiden.

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

34 Die übrigen levitischen Meraritensippen bekamen vom Zabulonstamme Jokneam, Karta,

And to the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,

35 Dimna und Nahalal mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

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

36 Vom Rubenstamme Beser, Jahsa,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

37 Kedemot und Mephaat je mit ihren Weiden, vier Städte.

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

38 Vom Stamme Gad Ramot als Zufluchtsstadt der Totschläger in Gilead, Machanaim,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 Chesbon und Jazer je mit ihren Weiden, insgesamt vier Städte.

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

40 So bekamen die von den Levitensippen übrigen Meraritensippen als ihr Los zwölf Städte.

All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

41 Es waren also achtundvierzig Städte samt ihren Weiden inmitten des israelitischen Erbbesitzes Levitenstädte.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Diese Städte bestanden jedesmal aus einer Stadt und ihrer Weide ringsum. So war es bei all diesen Städten.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them. Thus it was with all these cities.

43 So gab der Herr Israel das ganze Land, das zu geben ihren Vätern er zugeschworen. Sie besetzten es und siedelten darin.

So Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers, and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

44 Und der Herr gab ihnen ringsum Ruhe, wie er ihren Vätern geschworen hatte. Von all ihren Feinden hatte keiner gegen sie standgehalten. Der Herr hatte all ihre Feinde in ihre Hand gegeben.

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers. And there stood not a man of all their enemies before them. Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Von all den Verheißungen, die der Herr dem Haus Israel gegeben, war keine ausgeblieben. Alle waren in Erfüllung gegangen.

There failed not anything of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.