1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, 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 And the children of Kohath that remained 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 And the children 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 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, {which Arba was} the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, {and} Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, {they gave cities}. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, {they gave} the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, {they gave} out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
40 {These were} all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
1 Leeviläisten perhekunta-päämiehet astuivat pappi Eleasarin ja Joosuan, Nuunin pojan, eteen ja israelilaisten sukukuntien perhekunta-päämiesten eteen
3 Niin israelilaiset antoivat leeviläisille perintöosastaan Herran käskyn mukaan nämä kaupungit laidunmaineen:
4 Arpa tuli kehatilaisten suvuille niin, että leeviläisistä pappi Aaronin jälkeläiset saivat arvalla Juudan sukukunnalta, Simeonin sukukunnalta ja Benjaminin sukukunnalta kolmetoista kaupunkia.
5 Mutta muut kehatilaiset saivat arvalla Efraimin sukukunnan suvuilta, Daanin sukukunnalta ja toiselta puolelta Manassen sukukuntaa kymmenen kaupunkia.
6 Geersonilaiset saivat arvalla Isaskarin sukukunnan suvuilta, Asserin sukukunnalta ja Naftalin sukukunnalta, sekä toiselta puolelta Manassen sukukuntaa Baasanista, kolmetoista kaupunkia.
7 Merarilaiset, heidän sukunsa, saivat Ruubenin sukukunnalta, Gaadin sukukunnalta ja Sebulonin sukukunnalta kaksitoista kaupunkia.
8 Israelilaiset antoivat arvalla leeviläisille nämä kaupungit laidunmaineen, niinkuin Herra oli Mooseksen kautta käskenyt.
9 Juudan jälkeläisten sukukunnasta ja simeonilaisten sukukunnasta annettiin nämä nimeltä mainitut kaupungit:
10 Leevin jälkeläisiin, kehatilaisten sukuihin, kuuluville Aaronin jälkeläisille, sillä heille tuli arpa ensin,
11 annettiin Kirjat-Arba, anakilaisten kantaisän Arban kaupunki, se on Hebron, Juudan vuoristosta, ympärillä olevine laidunmaineen.
12 Mutta kaupungin peltomaat kylineen annettiin Kaalebille, Jefunnen pojalle, perintömaaksi.
13 Pappi Aaronin jälkeläisille annettiin tappajan turvakaupunki Hebron laidunmaineen, Libna laidunmaineen,
14 Jattir laidunmaineen, Estemoa laidunmaineen,
15 Hoolon laidunmaineen, Debir laidunmaineen,
16 Ain laidunmaineen, Jutta laidunmaineen ja Beet-Semes laidunmaineen-yhdeksän kaupunkia näistä kahdesta sukukunnasta;
17 ja Benjaminin sukukunnasta Gibeon laidunmaineen, Geba laidunmaineen,
18 Anatot laidunmaineen ja Almon laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia.
19 Aaronin jälkeläisten, pappien, kaupunkeja oli kaikkiaan kolmetoista kaupunkia laidunmaineen.
20 Muut leeviläisiin kuuluvat kehatilaisten suvut, muut kehatilaiset, saivat arvalla Efraimin sukukunnalta seuraavat kaupungit:
21 heille annettiin tappajan turvakaupunki Sikem laidunmaineen Efraimin vuoristosta, Geser laidunmaineen,
22 Kibsaim laidunmaineen, Beet-Hooron laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia;
23 ja Daanin sukukunnasta Elteke laidunmaineen, Gibbeton laidunmaineen,
24 Aijalon laidunmaineen ja Gat-Rimmon laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia,
25 ja toisesta puolesta Manassen sukukuntaa Taanak laidunmaineen ja Gat-Rimmon laidunmaineen-kaksi kaupunkia.
26 Näiden muiden kehatilaisten sukujen kaupunkeja laidunmaineen oli kaikkiaan kymmenen.
27 Leeviläisten sukuihin kuuluvat geersonilaiset saivat toiselta puolelta Manassen sukukuntaa tappajan turvakaupungin Goolanin laidunmaineen Baasanista ja Beesteran laidunmaineen-kaksi kaupunkia;
28 ja Isaskarin sukukunnalta Kisjonin laidunmaineen, Daberatin laidunmaineen,
29 Jarmutin laidunmaineen ja Een-Gannimin laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia;
30 ja Asserin sukukunnalta Misalin laidunmaineen, Abdonin laidunmaineen,
31 Helkatin laidunmaineen ja Rehobin laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia;
32 ja Naftalin sukukunnalta tappajan turvakaupungin Kedeksen laidunmaineen Galileasta, Hammot-Doorin laidunmaineen ja Kartanin laidunmaineen-kolme kaupunkia.
33 Geersonilaisten, heidän sukujensa, kaupunkeja oli kaikkiaan kolmetoista kaupunkia laidunmaineen.
34 Muut leeviläisiin kuuluvat merarilaisten suvut saivat Sebulonin sukukunnalta Jokneamin laidunmaineen, Kartan laidunmaineen,
35 Dimnan laidunmaineen, Nahalalin laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia;
36 ja Ruubenin sukukunnalta Beserin laidunmaineen, Jahaan laidunmaineen,
37 Kedemotin laidunmaineen ja Meefaatin laidunmaineen-neljä kaupunkia;
38 ja Gaadin sukukunnalta tappajan turvakaupungin Raamotin laidunmaineen Gileadista ja Mahanaimin laidunmaineen,
39 Hesbonin laidunmaineen ja Jaeserin laidunmaineen-yhteensä neljä kaupunkia.
40 Niitä kaupunkeja, jotka nämä muut leeviläisten sukuihin kuuluvat merarilaiset, heidän sukunsa, saivat arvalla, oli kaikkiaan kaksitoista kaupunkia.
41 Kaikkiaan oli leeviläisten kaupunkeja israelilaisten perintömaassa neljäkymmentä kahdeksan kaupunkia laidunmaineen.
42 Näihin kaupunkeihin kuului kuhunkin itse kaupunki ja sen ympärillä olevat laidunmaat; sellaisia olivat kaikki nämä kaupungit.
43 Niin Herra antoi Israelille koko sen maan, jonka hän oli vannonut antavansa heidän isilleen; ja he ottivat sen omaksensa ja asettuivat siihen.
44 Ja Herra soi heidän päästä rauhaan kaikkialla, aivan niinkuin hän valalla vannoen oli luvannut heidän isillensä; eikä yksikään heidän vihollisistaan kestänyt heidän edessään, vaan kaikki heidän vihollisensa Herra antoi heidän käsiinsä.
45 Ei jäänyt täyttämättä ainoakaan kaikista niistä lupauksista, jotka Herra oli antanut Israelin heimolle, vaan kaikki toteutui.