Josua 21
1 Och huvudmännen för leviternas familjer trädde fram inför prästen Eleasar och Josua, Nuns son, och huvudmännen för familjerna inom Israels barns stammar
Then the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the cohen, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
2 och talade till dem i Silo i Kanaans land, och sade: »HERREN bjöd genom Mose att man skulle giva oss städer att bo i, med tillhörande utmarker för vår boskap.»
They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."
3 Så gåvo då Israels barn, efter HERRES befallning, av sina arvslotter åt leviterna följande städer med tillhörande utmarker.
The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their suburbs.
4 För kehatiternas släkter föll lotten ut så, att bland dessa leviter prästen Arons söner genom lotten fingo ur Juda stam, ur simeoniternas stam och ur Benjamins stam tretton städer.
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the cohen, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
5 Och Kehats övriga barn fingo genom lotten ur Efraims stams släkter, ur Dans stam och ur ena hälften av Manasse stam tio städer.
The rest of the descendants of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 Gersons barn åter fingo genom lotten ur Isaskars stams släkter, ur Asers stam, ur Naftali stam och ur andra hälften av Manasse stam, i Basan, tretton städer.
The descendants of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 Meraris barn fingo, efter sina släkter, ur Rubens stam, ur Gads stam och ur Sebulons stam tolv städer.
The descendants of Merari according to their families had twelve cities by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
8 Israels barn gåvo nu åt leviterna dessa städer med tillhörande utmarker, genom lottkastning, såsom HERREN hade bjudit genom Mose.
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
9 Ur Juda barns stam och ur Simeons barns stam gav man följande här namngivna städer:
They gave out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
10 Bland kehatiternas släkter bland Levi barn fingo Arons söner följande, ty dem träffade lotten först:
and they were for the descendants of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the descendants of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
11 Man gav dem Arbas, Anoks faders, stad, det är Hebron, i Juda bergsbygd, med dess utmarker runt omkring.
They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
12 Men åkerjorden och byarna som hörde till staden gav man till besittning åt Kaleb, Jefunnes son.
But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Åt prästen Arons söner gav man alltså dråparfristaden Hebron med dess utmarker, vidare Libna med dess utmarker,
To the descendants of Aaron the cohen they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,
14 Jattir med dess utmarker, Estemoa med dess utmarker,
Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
15 Holon med dess utmarker, Debir med dess utmarker,
Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
16 Ain med dess utmarker, Jutta med dess utmarker och Bet-Semes med dess utmarker -- nio städer ur dessa två stammar;
Ashan with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 och ur Benjamins stam Gibeon med dess utmarker, Geba med dess utmarker,
Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18 Anatot med dess utmarker och Almon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer.
Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
19 De städer som Arons söner, prästerna, fingo utgjorde alltså tillsammans tretton städer, med tillhörande utmarker.
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron, the cohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 Och Kehats barns släkter av leviterna, nämligen de övriga Kehats barn, fingo ur Efraims stam följande städer, som lotten bestämde åt dem:
The families of the descendants of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Man gav dem dråparfristaden Sikem med dess utmarker i Efraims bergsbygd, Geser med dess utmarker,
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 med dess utmarker och Bet-Horon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.
23 och ur Dans stam Elteke med dess utmarker, Gibbeton med dess utmarker,
Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
24 Ajalon med dess utmarker och Gat-Rimmon med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
25 och ur ena hälften av Manasse stam Taanak med dess utmarker och Gat-Rimmon med dess utmarker -- två städer.
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.
26 De städer som de övriga Kehats barns släkter fingo utgjorde alltså tillsammans tio, med tillhörande utmarker.
All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
27 Bland leviternas släkter fingo vidare Gersons barn ur ena hälften av Manasse stam dråparfristaden Golan i Basan med dess utmarker och Beestera med dess utmarker -- två städer;
They gave to the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
28 och ur Isaskars stam Kisjon med dess utmarker, Dobrat med dess utmarker,
Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
29 Jarmut med dess utmarker och En-Gannim med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
30 och ur Asers stam Miseal med dess utmarker, Abdon med dess utmarker,
Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
31 Helkat med dess utmarker och Rehob med dess utmarker -- fyra städer;
Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
32 och ur Naftali stam dråparfristaden Kedes i Galileen med dess utmarker, Hammot-Dor med dess utmarker och Kartan med dess utmarker -- tre städer.
Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galil with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
33 Gersoniternas städer, efter deras släkter, utgjorde alltså tillsammans tretton städer, med tillhörande utmarker.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 Och de övriga leviterna, Meraris barns släkter, fingo ur Sebulons stam Jokneam med dess utmarker, Karta med dess utmarker,
To the families of the descendants of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
35 Dimna med dess utmarker och Nahalal med dess utmarker -- fyra städer.
Rimmon with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,
Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
38 och ur Gads stam dråparfristaden Ramot i Gilead med dess utmarker, Mahanaim med dess utmarker,
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 Hesbon med dess utmarker och Jaeser med dess utmarker -- tillsammans fyra städer.
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
40 De städer som dessa de övriga leviternas släkter, Meraris barn, fingo på sin lott, efter sina släkter, utgjorde alltså tillsammans tolv städer.
All these were the cities of the descendants of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
41 Tillsammans utgjorde levitstäderna inom Israels barns besittningsområde fyrtioåtta städer med tillhörande utmarker.
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
42 Var och en av dessa städer skulle bestå av själva staden och tillhörande utmarker runt omkring. Så var det med alla dessa städer.
Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.
43 Så gav då HERREN åt Israel hela det land som han med ed hade lovat giva åt deras fäder; och de togo det i besittning och bosatte sig där.
So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
44 Och HERREN lät dem hava ro på alla sidor, alldeles såsom han med ed hade lovat deras fäder; och ingen av deras fiender kunde stå dem emot, utan HERREN gav alla deras fiender i deras hand.
The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. The LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Intet uteblev av allt det goda som HERREN hade lovat Israels hus; det gick allt i fullbordan. V. 36--37 se Gamla testamentets text i Ordförkl.
Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
