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 families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes 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 spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about 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.

So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.

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 came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

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 to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.

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

And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.

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

And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.

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 children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

9 Israelfoɔ no de saa nkuro a ɛyɛ Yuda ne Simeon mmusuakuo no dea no

And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

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.

to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

11 Kiriat-Arba a (wɔfrɛ no Hebron), a ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔ asase so ne ɛho adidibea. (Arba yɛ Anak tete agya.)

And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

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

But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a 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 he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

15 Holon, Debir,

and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

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

and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

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

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala 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, thirteen.

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 to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,

21 Sekem, (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

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

and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

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

and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon 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 tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

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

In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

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 [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

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

and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.

30 Aser abusuakuo no maa Misal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;

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

and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab 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 of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

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

All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.

34 Lewifoɔ nkaeɛ a wɔyɛ Merari abusua no nso, wɔnyaa saa nkuro yi a ɛfiri Sebulon abusuakuo nkyɛn: Yokneam, Karta,

And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ɛho adidibea.

and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

36 Ruben abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne wɔn adidibea.

And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs; and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.

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

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ho adidibea.

40 Enti, nkurotoɔ dumienu na wɔde maa Merari abusua.

All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the 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 children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,

42 Na kuro biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city 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.

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and lived 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 the Lord gave them rest round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

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

There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.