1 Overhodene for levittenes familier trådte frem for Eleasar, presten, og Josva, Nuns sønn, og for familie-overhodene i Israels barns stammer

2 og talte til dem i Silo i Kana'ans land og sa: Herren bød ved Moses at der skulde gis oss byer å bo i med jordet omkring for vårt fe.

3 Da gav Israels barn efter Herrens befaling av sine arvelodder levittene disse byer med tilhørende jorder:

4 Først kom loddet ut for kahatittenes ætter, og blandt disse levitter fikk Arons, prestens, sønner ved loddkastingen tretten byer av Juda stamme og av simeonittenes stamme og av Benjamins stamme,

5 og de andre Kahats barn fikk ved loddkastingen ti byer av Efra'ims stammes ætter og av Dans stamme og av den halve Manasse stamme.

6 Gersons barn fikk ved loddkastingen tretten byer av Issakars stammes ætter og av Asers stamme og av Naftali stamme og av den halve Manasse stamme i Basan.

7 Meraris barn fikk efter sine ætter tolv byer av Rubens stamme og av Gads stamme og av Sebulons stamme.

8 Disse byer med tilhørende jorder gav Israels barn levittene ved loddkasting, således som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses.

9 Av Judas barns stamme og av Simeons barns stamme avgav de de byer som nu skal nevnes:

10 Arons sønner av kahatittenes ætter, de av Levis barn som loddet først kom ut for,

11 fikk Arbas, anakittenes stamfars by, det er Hebron, i Juda-fjellene med tilhørende jorder rundt omkring;

12 men byens mark og dens landsbyer gav de Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, til eiendom.

13 Arons, prestens, sønner fikk både Hebron, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder og Libna med jorder

14 og Jattir med jorder og Estemoa med jorder

15 og Holon med jorder og Debir med jorder

16 og A'in med jorder og Jutta med jorder og Bet-Semes med jorder - ni byer av disse to stammer;

17 og av Benjamins stamme: Gibeon med jorder, Geba med jorder,

18 Anatot med jorder og Almon med jorder - fire byer.

19 Således fikk Arons sønner, prestene, i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.

20 Og Kahats barns ætter av levittene - de andre av Kahats barn - fikk av Efra'ims stamme disse byer, som utgjorde deres lodd:

21 De fikk Sikem, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder

22 og Kibsa'im med jorder og Bet-Horon med jorder - fire byer;

23 og av Dans stamme: Elteke med jorder, Gibbeton med jorder,

24 Ajalon med jorder, Gat-Rimmon med jorder - fire byer;

25 og av den halve Manasse stamme: Ta'anak med jorder og Gat-Rimmon med jorder - to byer.

26 Det var i alt ti byer med tilhørende jorder som de andre kahatitters ætter fikk.

27 Og Gersons barn av levittenes ætter fikk av den halve Manasse stamme Galon i Basan, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Be'estera med jorder - to byer;

28 og av Issakars stamme: Kisjon med jorder, Daberat med jorder.

29 Jarmut med jorder, En-Gannim med jorder - fire byer;

30 og av Asers stamme: Misal med jorder, Abdon med jorder,

31 Helkat med jorder og Rehob med jorder - fire byer;

32 og av Naftali stamme: Kedes i Galilea, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Hammot-Dor med jorder og Kartan med jorder - tre byer.

33 Gersonittenes byer efter deres ætter utgjorde således i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.

34 Og Meraris barns ætter, resten av levittene, fikk av Sebulons stamme: Jokneam med jorder, Karta med jorder,

35 Dimna med jorder, Nahalal med jorder - fire byer;

36 og av Rubens stamme: Beser med jorder og Jahsa med jorder,

37 Kedemot med jorder og Mefa'at med jorder - fire byer;

38 og av Gads stamme: Ramot i Gilead, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder, og Mahana'im med jorder,

39 Hesbon med jorder, Jaser med jorder - i alt fire byer.

40 De byer som Meraris barn, resten av levittenes ætter, fikk som sin lodd efter sine ætter, var i alt tolv byer.

41 I alt utgjorde levittenes byer i Israels barns eiendomsland åtte og firti byer med tilhørende jorder.

42 Disse byer hadde hver for sig sine jorder rundt omkring sig; så var det med alle disse byer.

43 Således gav Herren Israel hele det land han hadde svoret å ville gi deres fedre; og de inntok det og bosatte sig der.

44 Og Herren lot dem ha ro på alle kanter, aldeles som han hadde tilsvoret deres fedre; og ingen av alle deres fiender kunde holde stand imot dem; alle deres fiender gav Herren i deres hånd.

45 Ikke ett ord blev til intet av alle de gode ord Herren hadde talt til Israels hus; det blev opfylt alt sammen.

1 Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. 2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock."

3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands. 4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin. 5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh. 6 The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun. 8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses. 9 They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name: 10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot. 11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it. 12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands, 14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 16 Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, 18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

20 The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands, 22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities. 23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, 24 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities. 25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities. 26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

27 They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities. 28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities. 30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities. 32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

34 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands, 35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities. 36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, 37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities. 38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands, 39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all. 40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands. 42 Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it. 44 Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.