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.
1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 And said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.
4 And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.
7 The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
8 All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.
9 From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
10 These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
11 They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.
12 But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.
13 And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;
14 And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
15 And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
16 And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;
18 Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.
19 Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
20 The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;
22 And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;
24 Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.
25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.
26 All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.
28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;
29 Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:
31 Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.
32 And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.
33 All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.
34 And to the rest of the Levites, that is, the families of the children of Merari, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah with their grass-lands;
35 Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.
36 And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;
37 Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.
38 And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;
39 Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.
40 All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.
41 All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
42 Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.
44 And the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.
45 The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.