1 Toda a assembléia dos filhos de Israel se reuniu em Silo, onde levantaram a tenda de reunião; a terra estava-lhes sujeita.2 Havia sete tribos entre os israelitas que ainda não tinham recebido sua parte.3 Josué disse aos israelitas: Até quando tardareis a tomar posse da terra que vos deu o Senhor, Deus de vossos pais?4 Escolhei de cada tribo três homens para que eu os envie a percorrer a terra: eles farão a sua descrição em vista da repartição, e voltarão para junto de mim.5 Dividi-la-ão em sete partes: Judá permanecerá nos seus limites do lado do meio-dia, e a casa de José nos seus, da banda do norte.6 Traçareis, pois, a planta da terra, repartindo-a em sete partes, e me trareis aqui essa planta, para que eu, diante do Senhor, nosso Deus, vos lance as sortes.7 Não haverá parte alguma para os levitas entre vós, porque sua herança é o sacerdócio do Senhor. Quanto a Gad, Rubem e a meia tribo de Manassés, já receberam a sua parte na Transjordânia, ao oriente, a qual lhes deu Moisés, servo do Senhor.8 Então os homens se levantaram e partiram. E Josué deu ordem aos que partiram para demarcar a terra: Ide, disse ele, percorrei a terra, traçai a sua planta e voltai a mim; eu vos lançarei as sortes aqui em Silo, diante do Senhor.9 Partiram, pois, percorreram a terra e fizeram a sua descrição em um livro, repartindo-a em sete porções, segundo as cidades. Depois voltaram para junto de Josué no acampamento de Silo.10 Então Josué lançou-lhes a sorte diante do Senhor, e repartiu a terra entre os israelitas, segundo suas divisões.11 A sorte caiu primeiro sobre a tribo dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, aos quais coube o território situado entre os juditas e os filhos de José.12 Sua fronteira, ao norte, partia do Jordão, subia atrás de Jericó, pelo norte e, indo pela montanha para o ocidente, terminava no deserto de Betaven.13 Dali, passava ao meio-dia sobre a vertente de Luz, que é Betel; depois descia a Atarot-Adar, perto da montanha que está ao sul de Betoron inferior.14 Estendia-se em seguida e, dando volta ao lado ocidental para o sul, desde a montanha que está perto de Betoron, ao sul, terminava em Cariat-Baal, que é Cariatiarim, cidade dos juditas. Tal era a região ocidental.15 A região meridional partia da extremidade de Cariatiarim, estendia-se para o ocidente e terminava na fonte das águas de Neftoa.16 Descia depois à extremidade da montanha que está defronte ao vale do filho de Enom, no vale dos refains, ao norte. Descia em seguida pelo vale de Enom para a vertente meridional dos jebuseus e para En-Rogel,17 estendendo-se ao norte até En-Semer; dali chegava até Gelilot, defronte da subida de Adomim, e descia até a pedra de Boen, filho de Rubem.18 Passava então pela vertente setentrional, em frente de Arabá, e descia a Arabá.19 Depois passava sobre a vertente setentrional de Bet-Hagla, e terminava no braço do mar Salgado que está ao norte, na extremidade meridional do Jordão. Tal era a fronteira do sul.20 O Jordão constituía a fronteira oriental. Esta foi a parte dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, e tais foram as suas fronteiras em toda a volta.21 As cidades da tribo dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, foram: Jericó, Bet-Hagla, Emec-Casis,22 Bet-Arabá, Samaraim, Betel,23 Avim, Afara, Ofera,24 Quefar-Emona, Ofni e Gabéia; doze cidades com suas aldeias.25 Gabaon, Rama, Berot,26 Mesfé, Cafara, Amosa,27 Recém, Jarefel, Tarela,28 Sela, Elef, Jebus, que é Jerusalém, Gabaat e Cariat; quatorze cidades com suas aldeias. Esta foi a parte dos benjaminitas segundo suas famílias.

1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up there the tabernacle of the congregation. And the land was subdued before them.2 And there remained among the children of Israel, that had not yet received their inheritance, seven tribes.3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long will ye show yourselves slack to go to take possession of the land, which the Lord the God of your fathers hath given to you!4 Furnish for yourselves three men for each tribe; and I will send them out, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come again to me.5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall remain on his boundary at the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain on their boundary at the north.6 But you shall make a description of the land in seven parts, and bring it hither to me; and I will cast the lot for you here, before the Lord our God.7 For to the Levites there is no portion among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Menasseh have already received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, at the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave to them.8 And the men arose, and went away; and Joshua charged those that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and return again to me; and here will I cast the lot for you before the Lord, in Shiloh.9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it according to the cities in seven parts in a book; and they came again to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.10 And Joshua cast the lot for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and Joshua divided there 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 boundary of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.12 And their boundary was on the north side starting from the Jordan; and the boundary went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; and its terminations were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.13 And the boundary went over from there toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Beth–el; and the boundary descended to ‘Atroth–addar, upon the mount that is on the south side of the lower Beth–choron.14 And the border extended thence, and fetched a compass to the west side, to the south of the mount that is before Beth–choron at the south; and its terminations were at Kiryath–ba’al, which is Kiryath–ye’arim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west side.15 And the south side commenced from the end of Kiryath–ye’arim, and the boundary went out on the west, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoach:16 And the boundary went down to the end of the mountain that is before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of Rephaim at the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusi on the south, and descended to ‘Enrogel,17 And extended northwardly, and went forth to ‘En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, and descended to Eben–bohan the son of Reuben,18 And passed along on this side opposite to ‘Arabah northward; and went down unto ‘Arabah;19 And the boundary passed along to the side of Beth–choglah northward; and the terminations of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south boundary.20 And the Jordan bounded it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by its boundaries round about, according to their families.21 Now these were the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families, Jericho, and Beth–choglah, and ‘Emekkeziz,22 And Beth–ha’arabah, and Zemarayim, and Beth–el,23 And Avvim, and Parah, and ‘Ophrah,24 And Kephar–ha’ammonah, and ‘Ophni, and Geba’: twelve cities with their villages.25 Gib’on, and Ramah, and Beeroth,26 And Mizpeh, and Kephirah, and Mozah,27 And Rekem, and Yirpeel, and Taralah,28 And Zela’, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gib’ath, and Kiryath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.