1 Agora que a terra estava sob o controle dos israelitas, toda a comunidade se reuniu em Siló e ali armou a tenda do encontro. 2 Mas ainda restavam sete tribos de Israel que não haviam recebido porções de terra como herança.

3 Então Josué disse aos israelitas: "Até quando vocês vão esperar para tomar posse do restante da terra que o Senhor, o Deus de seus antepassados, lhes deu? 4 Escolham três homens de cada tribo, e eu os enviarei para fazer o reconhecimento da terra e mapeá-la. Eles voltarão a mim com um relatório escrito das divisões propostas de sua herança. 5 Dividirão a terra em sete partes, sem incluir o território de Judá, ao sul, e o território de José, ao norte. 6 Depois que traçarem um mapa da divisão da terra em sete partes, tragam-no para mim, e eu farei um sorteio na presença do Senhor, nosso Deus.

7 "Os levitas, porém, não receberão porção alguma de terra entre vocês, pois seu serviço como sacerdotes do Senhor será a sua herança. E as tribos de Gade e Rúben e a meia tribo de Manassés não receberão mais terras, pois já receberam como herança a porção de terra que Moisés, servo do Senhor, lhes deu a leste do Jordão".

8 Quando os homens estavam de partida para mapear a terra, Josué lhes ordenou: "Vão, façam o reconhecimento da terra e tragam uma descrição dela por escrito. Depois, voltem e eu distribuirei a terra entre as tribos por sorteio na presença do Senhor, aqui em Siló". 9 Os homens partiram, atravessaram a terra e traçaram um mapa de todo o território, dividindo-o em sete partes e relacionando as cidades em cada parte. Registraram tudo por escrito e voltaram a Josué, no acampamento em Siló. 10 E, ali em Siló, Josué fez o sorteio na presença do Senhor, determinando qual tribo receberia cada parte.

11 A primeira porção de terra foi entregue por sorteio à tribo de Benjamim. Ficava entre os territórios designados para as tribos de Judá e José:

12 A divisa norte da terra de Benjamim começava no rio Jordão, passava pela encosta norte de Jericó e continuava para o oeste, atravessando a região montanhosa e terminando no deserto de Bete-Áven. 13 Dali a divisa prosseguia para o sul, até a cidade de Luz (isto é, Betel), e descia para Atarote-Adar, no monte ao sul de Bete-Horom Baixa.

14 Nesse ponto a divisa fazia uma curva para o sul, pelo lado oeste do monte em frente de Bete-Horom, e terminava em Quiriate-Baal (isto é, Quiriate-Jearim), cidade pertencente à tribo de Judá. Essa era sua divisa ocidental.

15 A divisa ao sul começava nos arredores de Quiriate-Jearim. Desse ponto a oeste se estendia até a fonte nas águas de Neftoa*18.15 Ou fonte de Me-Neftoa. 16 e descia até o pé do monte que fica junto ao vale de Ben-Hinom, ao norte do vale de Refaim. Descia pelo vale de Hinom, atravessando a encosta sul da cidade onde habitavam os jebuseus, e continuava até En-Rogel. 17 De En-Rogel a divisa prosseguia para o norte, chegava a En-Semes e continuava até Gelilote, que fica em frente do desfiladeiro de Adumim. Depois descia até a Pedra de Boã (Boã era filho de Rúben). 18 Dali passava pela encosta norte, de onde se avista o vale do Jordão,*18.18 Em hebraico, de onde se avista a Arabá, ou de onde se avista Bete-Arabá. e descia para o vale. 19 Continuava pela encosta norte de Bete-Hogla e terminava na extremidade norte do mar Morto,*18.19 Em hebraico, mar Salgado. que é o extremo sul do rio Jordão. Essa era a divisa ao sul.

20 A divisa ao leste era o rio Jordão.

Essas eram as divisas da herança designada aos clãs da tribo de Benjamim.

21 Estas foram as cidades entregues aos clãs da tribo de Benjamim:

Jericó, Bete-Hogla, Emeque-Queziz, 22 Bete-Arabá, Zemaraim, Betel, 23 Avim, Pará, Ofra, 24 Quefar-Amonai, Ofni e Geba; doze cidades com os povoados ao redor. 25 Também: Gibeom, Ramá, Beerote, 26 Mispá, Quefira, Mosa, 27 Requém, Irpeel, Tarala, 28 Zela, Elefe, a cidade dos jebuseus (isto é, Jerusalém), Gibeá e Quiriate-Jearim;*18.28 Conforme a Septuaginta; o hebraico traz Quiriate. catorze cidades com os povoados ao redor.

Essa foi a herança designada aos clãs da tribo de Benjamim.

1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you? 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. 7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

8 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:*18.18 Arabah: or, the plain 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.*18.19 bay: Heb. tongue 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.