< Joshua 21 >

1 Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
Levi napa rhoek a lu rhoek te khosoih Eleazar, Nun Capa Joshua neh Israel ca koca kah a napa rhoek khuikah a lu rhoek taengla thoeih uh.
2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”
Te vaengah Kanaan kho Shiloh ah amih te a voek uh tih, “Khosak thil ham khopuei rhoek neh ka rhamsa ham khocaak khaw kaimih taengah paek ham te BOEIPA loh Moses kut ah a uen coeng ta,” a ti uh.
3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their pasture lands.
Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh amamih kah rho khui lamkah te BOEIPA ol vanbangla khopuei neh a khocaak rhoek te Levi ham a suem pauh.
4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, 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.
Kohathi kah a hui a ko ham hmulung a naan vaengah Levi khui lamkah khosoih Aaron ca rhoek ham te Judah koca khui lamkah khaw, Simeon koca khui lamkah khaw, Benjamin koca khui lamkah khaw khopuei hlai thum te hmulung neh a nan pah.
5 The rest of the children 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.
Kohath koca aka coih rhoek ham te Ephraim koca cako khui lamkah, Dan koca khui lamkah, Manasseh koca hlangvang khui lamkah kho parha te hmulung neh a naan pah.
6 The children 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.
Gershon ca rhoek ham khaw Issakhar koca cako khui lamkah, Asher koca khui lamkah, Naphtali koca khui lamkah, Bashan ah Manasseh koca hlangvang khui lamkah khopuei hlai thum te hmulung neh a naan pah.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
Merari ca rhoek ham khaw a hui a ko tarhing ah Reuben koca khui lamkah, Gad koca khui lamkah Zebulun koca khui lamkah khopuei hlai nit te a suem pah
8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
Te tlam te BOEIPA loh Moses kut ah a uen vanbangla khopuei rhoek neh a khocaak rhoek he Israel ca rhoek loh Levi rhoek ham hmulung neh a suem pauh.
9 They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
A ming la a khue khopuei rhoek te Judah ca rhoek cako neh Simeon ca rhoek cako khui lamkah khaw a suem pauh.
10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
hmulung lamhma loh a nan coeng dongah Aaron ca rhoek ham te Kohathi huiko khui lamkah neh Levi ca rhoek khui lamkah khaw a om pah.
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.
Judah tlang ah Anak napa Kiriatharba kah Hebron neh a kaepvai kah a khocaak te amih ham a suem pauh.
12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Tedae khopuei vangca kah lohma te tah Jephunneh capa Kaleb taengah a khohut la a paek uh.
13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
Hlang aka ngawn kah hlipyingnah khopuei la Hebron neh a khocaak, Libnah neh a khocaak,
14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
Jattir neh a khocaak, Eshtmoa neh a khocaak,
15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Holon neh a khocaak, Debir neh a khocaak,
16 Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
Ayin neh a khocaak, Juttah neh a khocaak, Bethshemesh neh a khocaak, amih koca rhoi khui lamkah khopuei pako,
17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
Benjamin koca rhoek khui lamkah Gibeon neh a khocaak, Geba neh a khocaak,
18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Anathoth neh a khocaak, Almon neh a khocaak kho pali te khosoih Aaron ca rhoek taengah a paek uh.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Khosoih Aaron ca rhoek kah khopuei boeih he khopuei neh a khocaak bung hlai thum a lo pah.
20 The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Kohath ca rhoek khui lamkah aka hoei Levi Kohath ca rhoek kah a hui a ko, Ephraim koca rhoek lamkah ham khaw khopuei hmulung a om pah.
21 They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
Te vaengah amih te hlang aka ngawn kah hlipyingnah khopuei Shekhem neh Ephraim tlang kah a khocaak, Gezer neh a khocaak,
22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Kibzaim neh a khocaak, Bethhoron neh a khocaak khopuei pali,
23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
Dan koca rhoek khui lamkah Eltekeh neh a khocaak, Gibbethon neh a khocaak,
24 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.
Aijalon neh a khocaak, Gathrimmon neh a khocaak khopuei pali,
25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
Manasseh koca hlangvang taeng lamkah Taanak neh a khocaak, Gathrimmon a khocaak khopuei panit,
26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
Kohath ca rhoek kah a hui a ko aka coih rhoek ham a pum la khopuei neh a khocaak parha a lo pah.
27 They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
Levi kah a hui a ko Gershon ca rhoek ham khaw Manasseh koca hlangvang taeng lamkah hlang aka ngawn kah hlipyingnah khopuei, Bashan ah Golan neh a khocaak, Beeshtarah neh a khocaak kho panit,
28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
Issakhar koca rhoek taeng lamkah Kishion neh a khocaak, Daberath neh a khocaak,
29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.
Jarmuth neh a khocaak, Engannim neh a khocaak khopuei pali,
30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
Asher koca taeng lamkah Mishal neh a khocaak, Abdon neh a khocaak,
31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.
Helkath neh a khocaak, Rhob neh a khocaak khopuei pali,
32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.
Napthali koca rhoek taeng lamkah Galilee ah Kedesh, hlang aka ngawn rhoek kah hlipyingnah khopuei neh a khocaak, Hammothdor neh a khocaak, Kartan a khocaak khopuei pathum,
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
A pum boeih la a hui a ko tarhing ah Gershon rhoek kah khopuei he khopuei hlai thum neh a khocaak rhoek te om.
34 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
Zebulun koca lamkah Levi la aka cul Merari ca rhoek kah a hui a ko rhoek ham khaw Jokneam neh a khocaak, Kartah neh a khocaak,
35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.
Dimnah neh a khocaak, Nahalal neh a khocaak kho pali,
36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
Reuben koca taeng lamkah Bezer neh a khocaak, Jahaz neh a khocaak,
37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
Kedemoth neh a khocaak, Mephaath neh a khocaak kho pali,
38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
Gad koca taeng lamkah Gilead Ramoth, hlang aka ngawn kah hlipyingnah khopuei neh a khocaak, Mahanaim neh a khocaak,
39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
Heshbon neh a khocaak, Jazer neh a khocaak kho pali boeih,
40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
Levi huiko lamkah aka cul Merari ca rhoek kah a huiko khopuei boeih te kho hlai nit la hmulung loh a naan pah.
41 All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
Israel ca rhoek khohut lakli ah Levi khopuei rhoek he a pum boeih la a khocaak rhoek neh kho sawmli parhet lo.
42 Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
Tekah kho rhoek te khopuei khopuei kah a kaep a vai ah kho tom boeih ham a khocaak khaw a om pauh.
43 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
A napa rhoek taengah paek ham a caeng khohmuen boeih te BOEIPA loh Israel taengah a paek tih a pang uh dongah a khuiah kho a sak uh.
44 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.
A napa rhoek taengah boeih a caeng vanbangla a kaep a vai ah BOEIPA loh a duem sak tih a mikhmuh ah a thunkha khuikah hlang pakhat long khaw a pai thil moenih. A thunkha boeih te BOEIPA loh amih kut ah a paek.
45 Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
Israel imkhui ham BOEIPA loh ol then a thui te ol pakhat khaw a dalh mueh la boeih soep.

< Joshua 21 >