Josué 21 - Bíblia Online

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; 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun. 
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. 
From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name: 
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. 
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. 
But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property. 
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; 
And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands; 
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands; 
And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes. 
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands; 
Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns. 
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests. 
The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim. 
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; 
And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns. 
And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands; 
Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns. 
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns. 
All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands. 
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. 
And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands; 
Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns. 
And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands: 
Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns. 
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. 
All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands. 
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; 
Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns. 
And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands; 
Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns. 
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; 
Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns. 
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. 
All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands. 
Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it. 
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. 
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. 
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. 

Or, les chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent d'Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d'Israël; 
Et ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et leur dirent: L'Éternel a commandé par l'organe de Moïse qu'on nous donnât des villes pour y habiter, et leurs banlieues pour notre bétail. 
Et les enfants d'Israël donnèrent de leur héritage aux Lévites, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ces villes-ci avec leurs banlieues. 
Le sort échut aux familles des Kéhathites; et les enfants d'Aaron, le sacrificateur, d'entre les Lévites, obtinrent par le sort treize villes, de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu de Siméon et de la tribu de Benjamin. 
Et les autres enfants de Kéhath obtinrent par le sort dix villes des familles de la tribu d'Éphraïm, de la tribu de Dan, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé. 
Puis les enfants de Guershon obtinrent par le sort treize villes, des familles de la tribu d'Issacar, de la tribu d'Asser, de la tribu de Nephthali, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en Bassan. 
Les enfants de Mérari, selon leurs familles, eurent douze villes, de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad, de la tribu de Zabulon. 
Et les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, par le sort, ces villes-ci avec leurs banlieues, comme l'Éternel l'avait commandé par l'organe de Moïse. 
Ils donnèrent donc de la tribu des enfants de Juda, et de la tribu des enfants de Siméon, ces villes, qu'on nommera par leur nom. 
Elles furent pour les enfants d'Aaron, des familles des Kéhathites, des enfants de Lévi (car le premier sort fut pour eux); 
Et on leur donna la cité d'Arba, père d'Anak (c'est Hébron), dans la montagne de Juda, et sa banlieue tout autour. 
Mais quant au territoire de la ville, et à ses villages, on les donna à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa propriété. 
On donna donc aux enfants d'Aaron, le sacrificateur, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Hébron avec sa banlieue, Libna et sa banlieue, 
Jatthir et sa banlieue, Eshthémoa et sa banlieue, 
Holon et sa banlieue, Débir et sa banlieue, 
Aïn et sa banlieue, Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Shémèsh et sa banlieue, neuf villes de ces deux tribus. 
Et de la tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue, Guéba et sa banlieue, 
Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes. 
Total des villes des sacrificateurs enfants d'Aaron: treize villes et leurs banlieues. 
Quant aux familles des enfants de Kéhath, aux Lévites formant le reste des enfants de Kéhath, les villes de leur lot furent de la tribu d'Éphraïm. 
On leur donna la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm, Guézer et sa banlieue, 
Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue, quatre villes. 
De la tribu de Dan, Eltheké et sa banlieue, Guibbéthon et sa banlieue, 
Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, quatre villes. 
Et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Thaanac et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, deux villes. 
Total, dix villes et leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres enfants de Kéhath. 
On donna aussi de la demi-tribu de Manassé, aux enfants de Guershon, d'entre les familles des Lévites, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Golan en Bassan et sa banlieue, et Beeshthra et sa banlieue, deux villes; 
De la tribu d'Issacar, Kishjon et sa banlieue, Dabrath et sa banlieue, 
Jarmuth et sa banlieue, En-Gannim et sa banlieue, quatre villes; 
De la tribu d'Asser, Misheal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue, 
Helkath et sa banlieue, et Réhob et sa banlieue, quatre villes; 
Et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, trois villes. 
Total des villes des Guershonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes et leurs banlieues. 
On donna de la tribu de Zabulon, aux familles des enfants de Mérari, formant le reste des Lévites, Joknéam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue, 
Dimna et sa banlieue, et Nahalal et sa banlieue, quatre villes; 
De la tribu de Ruben, Betser et sa banlieue, Jahtsa et sa banlieue, 
Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Méphaath et sa banlieue, quatre villes; 
Et de la tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue, Mahanaïm et sa banlieue, 
Hesbon et sa banlieue, et Jaezer et sa banlieue, en tout quatre villes. 
Total des villes données aux enfants de Mérari, selon leurs familles, qui étaient le reste des familles des Lévites: leur lot fut de douze villes. 
Total des villes des Lévites au milieu des possessions des enfants d'Israël: quarante-huit villes et leurs banlieues. 
Chacune de ces villes avait sa banlieue autour d'elle, il en était ainsi de toutes ces villes. 
L'Éternel donna donc à Israël tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères. Ils le possédèrent, et y habitèrent. 
Et l'Éternel leur donna du repos de tous côtés, selon tout ce qu'il avait juré à leurs pères; et il n'y eut aucun de tous leurs ennemis qui subsistât devant eux; l'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains. 
Il ne tomba pas un seul mot de toutes les bonnes paroles que l'Éternel avait dites à la maison d'Israël; toutes s'accomplirent. 

Josué 22

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