Yosua 21

1 Afei, Lewifoɔ abusua mu ntuanofoɔ kɔɔ ɔsɔfoɔ Eleasa ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel mmusuakuo a aka mu ntuanofoɔ nkyɛn.

Then the tribal leaders of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the leaders of the families of their ancestors within the people 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.”

They said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to live in, with the pasturelands for our livestock.”

3 Na sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛeɛ no, wɔde nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi a wɔn adidibea ka ho maa Lewifoɔ sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.

So by the command of Yahweh, the people of Israel gave out of their inheritance the following cities, including their pasturelands, to the Levites.

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.

The casting of lots for the clans of the Kohathites gave this result: The priests—the descendants of Aaron who were from the Levites—received thirteen cities given from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of the Simeon, and from 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.

The rest of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh.

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

Then the people descended from Gershon were given, by the casting of lots, thirteen cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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

The people who were descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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.

So the people of Israel gave, by casting lots, these cities (including their pasturelands) to the Levites, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

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

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they assigned land to the following cities, here listed by name.

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.

These cities were given to the descendants of Aaron, who were among the clans of the Kohathites, who in turn were from the tribe of Levi. For the first casting of lots had fallen to them.

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

The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba had been the father of Anak), the same place as Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasturelands around it.

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

But the fields of the city, including their villages, were already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

13 Nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi ne wɔn adidibea no, wɔde maa ɔsɔfoɔ Aaron asefoɔ: Hebron, (dwanekɔbea Kuropɔn), Libna,

To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasturelands—which was a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Libnah with its pasturelands,

14 Yatir, Estemoa,

Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.

15 Holon, Debir,

They also gave Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

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

Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands. There were nine cities that were given from these two tribes.

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

From the tribe of Benjamin were given Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

18 Anatot, Almon—a ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its suburbs—four cities.

19 Enti, nkurotoɔ dumiɛnsa na wɔde maa asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no.

The cities given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen cities in all, including their pasturelands.

20 Kohat abusua nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no nso, wɔde saa nkuro yi ne adidibea a ɛfiri Efraim abusua nkyɛn maa wɔn:

As for the rest of Kohathites who belong to the Kohathite clans of the Levites—they had cities given to them from the tribe of Ephraim by the casting of lots.

21 Sekem, (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Geser.

To them were given Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim—a city of refuge for any who killed a person unintentionally—Gezer with its pasturelands,

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

Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth Horon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

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

From the tribe of Dan, the clan of Kohath was given Eltekeh with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

24 Ayalon ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ ɛnan.

Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

25 Manase abusuakuo fa no de saa nkuro ne wɔn adidibea maa asɔfoɔ no: Taanak ne Gat-Rimon, ɛyɛ nkurotoɔ mmienu.

From the half tribe of Manasseh, the clan of Kohath was given Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

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

There were ten cities in all for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites, including their pasturelands.

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.

From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of Gershon, these were other Levite clans, and they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally, along with Be Eshterah with its pasturelands—two cities in all.

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

To the clans of Gershon they also gave Kishion from the tribe of Issachar, along with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

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

Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En Gannim with its pasturelands—four cities.

30 Aser abusuakuo no maa Misal, Abdon,

From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

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

Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

32 Naftali abusuakuo no maa wɔn Kedes a ɛwɔ Galilea (dwanekɔbea kuropɔn), Hamot-Dor ne Kartan nkuro mmiɛnsa ne wɔn adidibea.

From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave the clans of Gershon Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally; Hammoth Dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities in all.

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

There were thirteen cities in all, out of the clans of Gershon, including their pasturelands.

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

To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

35 Dimna ne Nahalal—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ɛho adidibea.

Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

36 Ruben abusuakuo no nso maa wɔn Beser, Yahas,

To the clans of Merari were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,

37 Kedemot ne Mefaat—nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne wɔn adidibea.

Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities.

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

Out of the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

39 Hesbon ne Yaser, nkurotoɔ ɛnan ne ho adidibea.

The clans of Merari were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. These were four cities in all.

40 Enti, nkurotoɔ dumienu na wɔde maa Merari abusua.

All these were the cities of the several clans of Merari, who were from the tribe of Levi—twelve cities in all were given to them by the casting of lots.

41 Nkuro dodoɔ ne ɛho adidibea a na ɛwɔ Israelman mu a wɔde maa Lewifoɔ no nyinaa yɛ aduanan nwɔtwe.

The cities of the Levites taken from the middle of the land possessed by the people of Israel were forty-eight cities, including their pasturelands.

42 Na kuro biara wɔ adidibea da ho.

These cities each had its surrounding pasturelands. It was this way with 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 Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their ancestors. The Israelites took possession of it and settled there.

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.

Then Yahweh gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies could defeat them. Yahweh gave all their enemies into their hand.

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

Not one thing among all the good promises that Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel failed to come true. All of them came to be.