1 Or la parte toccata a sorte alla tribù dei figliuoli di Giuda secondo le loro famiglie, si estendeva sino al confine di Edom, al deserto di Tsin verso sud, allestremità meridionale di Canaan.
2 Il loro confine meridionale partiva dallestremità del mar Salato, dalla lingua che volge a sud,
3 e si prolungava al sud della salita dAkrabbim, passava per Tsin, poi saliva al sud di Kades-Barnea, passava da Hetsron, saliva verso Addar e si volgeva verso Karkaa;
4 passava quindi da Atsmon e continuava fino al torrente dEgitto, per far capo al mare. Questo sarà, disse Giosuè, il vostro confine meridionale.
5 Il confine orientale era il mar Salato, sino alla foce del Giordano. Il confine settentrionale partiva dal braccio di mare ovè la foce del Giordano;
6 di là saliva verso Beth-Hogla, passava al nord di Beth-Araba, saliva fino al sasso di Bohan figliuolo di uben;
7 poi, partendo dalla valle di Acor, saliva a Debir e si dirigeva verso il nord dal lato di Ghilgal, che è dirimpetto alla salita di Adummim, a sud del torrente; poi passava presso le acque di En-Scemesh, e faceva capo a En-Roghel.
8 Di là il confine saliva per la valle di Ben-Hinnom fino al versante meridionale del monte de Gebusei che è Gerusalemme, poi selevava fino al sommo del monte chè dirimpetto alla valle di Hinnom a ccidente, e allestremità della valle dei Refaim, al nord.
9 Dal sommo del monte, il confine si estendeva fino alla sorgente delle acque di Neftoah, continuava verso le città del monte Efron, e si prolungava fino a Baala, che è Kiriath-Iearim.
10 Da Baala volgeva poi a occidente verso la montagna di Seir, passava per il versante settentrionale del monte Iearim, che è Kesalon, scendeva a Beth-Scemesh e passava per Timna.
11 Di là il confine continuava verso il lato settentrionale di Escron, si estendeva verso Scikron, passava per il monte Baala, si prolungava fino a Iabneel, e facea capo al mare.
12 Il confine occidentale era il mar grande. Tali furono da tutti i lati i confini dei figliuoli di Giuda secondo le loro famiglie.
13 A Caleb, figliuolo di Gefunne, Giosuè dette una parte in mezzo ai figliuoli di Giuda, come lEterno gli avea comandato, cioè: la città di Arba padre di Anak, la quale è Hebron.
14 E Caleb ne cacciò i tre figliuoli di Anak, Sceshai, Ahiman e Talmai, discendenti di Anak.
15 Di là salì contro gli abitanti di Debir, che prima si chiamava Kiriath-Sefer.
16 E Caleb disse: "A chi batterà Kiriath-Sefer e la prenderà io darò in moglie Acsa mia figliuola".
17 Allora Otniel, figliuolo di Kenaz, fratello di Caleb la prese, e Caleb gli diede in moglie Acsa sua figliuola.
18 E quando ella venne a star con lui, persuase Otniel a chiedere un campo a Caleb, suo padre. Essa scese di sullasino, e Caleb le disse: "Che vuoi?"
19 E quella rispose: "Fammi un dono; giacché tu mhai stabilita in una terra arida, dammi anche delle sorgenti dacqua". Ed egli le donò le sorgenti superiori e le sorgenti sottostanti.
20 Questa è leredità della tribù dei figliuoli di Giuda, secondo le loro famiglie:
21 Le città poste allestremità della tribù dei figliuoli di Giuda, verso il confine di Edom, dal lato di mezzogiorno, erano:
22 Kabtseel, Eder, Jagur, Kina, Dimona, Adeada,
23 Kades, Hatsor, Itnan,
24 Zif, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hatsor-Hadatta, Kerioth-Hetsron, che è Hatsor,
26 Amam, Scema, Molada,
27 Hatsar-Gadda, Heshmon, Beth-Palet,
28 Hatsar-Shual, Beer-Sceba, Biziotia, Baala, Tim, Atsen,
29 Eltolad, Kesil, Horma,
30 Tsiklag, Madmanna,
31 Sansanna,
32 Lebaoth, Scilhim, Ain, Rimmon; in tutto ventinove città e i loro villaggi.
33 Nella regione bassa: Eshtaol, Tsorea, Ashna,
34 Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Iarmuth, Adullam, Soco, Azeka,
36 Shaaraim, Aditaim, Ghedera e Ghederotaim: quattordici città e i loro villaggi;
37 Tsenan, Hadasha, Migdal-Gad,
38 Dilean, Mitspe, Iokteel,
39 Lakis, Botskath, Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 Ghederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naama e Makkeda: sedici città e i loro villaggi;
42 Libna, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iftah, Ashna, Netsib,
44 Keila, Aczib e Maresha: nove città e i loro villaggi;
45 Ekron, le città del suo territorio e i suoi villaggi;
46 da Ekron e a occidente, tutte le città vicine a Asdod e i loro villaggi;
47 Asdod, le città del suo territorio e i suoi villaggi; Gaza, le città del suo territorio e i suoi villaggi fino al torrente dEgitto e al mar grande, che serve di confine.
48 Nella contrada montuosa: Shanoir, Iattir, Soco,
49 Danna, Kiriath-Sanna, che è Debir,
50 Anab, Esthemo, Anim,
51 Goscen, Holon e Ghilo: undici città e i loro villaggi;
52 Arab, Duma, Escean,
53 Ianum, Beth-Tappuah, Afeka,
54 Humta, Kiriath-Arba, che è Hebron, e Tsior: nove città e i loro villaggi;
55 Maon, Carmel, Zif, Iuta,
56 Iizreel, Iokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Ghibea e Timna: dieci città e i loro villaggi;
58 Halhul, Beth-Tsur, Ghedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-Anoth e Eltekon: sei città e i loro villaggi;
60 Kiriath-Baal che è Kiriath-Iearim, e Rabba: due città e i loro villaggi.
61 Nel deserto: Beth-Araba, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, Ir-Hammelah e Enghedi: sei città e i loro villaggi.
63 Quanto ai Gebusei che abitavano in Gerusalemme, i figliuoli di Giuda non li poteron cacciare; e i ebusei hanno abitato coi figliuoli di Giuda in Gerusalemme fino al dì doggi.
1 And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south. 2 And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward; 3 and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka; 4 and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border. 5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan; 6 and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; 7 and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel; 8 and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward; 9 and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim); 10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah; 11 and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). 14 And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou? 19 And she said, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor), 26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet, 28 and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem, 30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages.
33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah, 34 and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish, 41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages; 46 from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.
48 And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir), 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan, 53 and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah, 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.