Liber Iosue, 21

1. Accesseruntque principes familiarum Levi ad Eleazarum sacerdotem et Iosue filium Nun et ad duces cognationum per singulas tribus filiorum Israel

1. Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Elea'zar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel;

2. locutique sunt ad eos in Silo terrae Chanaan atque dixerunt: “Dominus praecepit per manum Moysi, ut darentur nobis urbes ad habitandum et suburbana earum ad alenda iumenta”.

2. and they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasture lands for our cattle."

3. Dederuntque filii Israel Levitis de possessionibus suis, iuxta imperium Domini, civitates illas et suburbana earum.

3. So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.

4. Egressaque est sors in familias Caath: et acceperunt filii Aaron sacerdotis de tribubus Iudae et Simeon et Beniamin civitates tredecim.

4. The lot came out for the families of the Ko'hathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5. Et reliqui filiorum Caath, id est Levitae, acceperunt de tribubus Ephraim et Dan et dimidia tribu Manasse civitates decem.

5. And the rest of the Ko'hathites received by lot from the families of the tribe of E'phraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manas'seh, ten cities.

6. Porro filiis Gerson egressa est sors, ut acciperent de tribubus Issachar et Aser et Nephthali dimidiaque tribu Manasse in Basan civitates numero tredecim.

6. The Gersonites received by lot from the families of the tribe of Is'sachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naph'tali, and from the half-tribe of Manas'seh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

7. Et filiis Merari per cognationes suas de tribubus Ruben et Gad et Zabulon urbes duodecim.

7. The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.

8. Dederuntque filii Israel Levitis civitates illas et suburbana earum, sicut praecepit Dominus per manum Moysi, singulis sorte tribuentes.

8. These cities and their pasture lands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

9. De tribubus filiorum Iudae et Simeon dederunt civitates, quarum ista sunt nomina,

9. Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,

10. filiis Aaron ex familiis Caath levitici generis — prima enim sors illis egressa est C:

10. which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Ko'hathites who belonged to the Levites; since the lot fell to them first.

11. Cariatharbe (id est civitas Arbe), patris Enac, quae vocatur Hebron, in monte Iudae et suburbana eius per circuitum.

11. They gave them Kir'iath-ar'ba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture lands round about it.

12. Agros vero et villas eius dederant Chaleb filio Iephonne ad possidendum.

12. But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh as his possession.

13. Dederunt ergo filiis Aaron sacerdotis Hebron confugii civitatem ac suburbana eius et Lobnam cum suburbanis suis

13. And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,

14. et Iether et Esthemo

14. Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemo'a with its pasture lands,

15. et Helon et Dabir

15. Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

16. et Ain et Iutta et Bethsames cum suburbanis suis: civitates novem de tribubus illis duabus.

16. A'in with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, Beth-she'mesh with its pasture lands -- nine cities out of these two tribes;

17. De tribu autem Beniamin Gabaon et Gabaa

17. then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

18. et Anathoth et Almath cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.

18. An'athoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands -- four cities.

19. Omnes simul civitates filiorum Aaron sacerdotis tredecim cum suburbanis suis.

19. The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

20. Reliquis vero ex familiis filiorum Caath Levitis haec est data possessio:

20. As to the rest of the Ko'hathites belonging to the Ko'hathite families of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of E'phraim.

21. de tribu Ephraim urbs confugii Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim et Gazer

21. To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands in the hill country of E'phraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

22. et Cibsaim et Bethoron cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.

22. Kib'za-im with its pasture lands, Beth-hor'on with its pasture lands -- four cities;

23. De tribu quoque Dan Elthece et Gebbethon

23. and out of the tribe of Dan, El'teke with its pasture lands, Gib'bethon with its pasture lands,

24. et Aialon et Gethremmon cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.

24. Ai'jalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rim'mon with its pasture lands -- four cities;

25. Porro de dimidia tribu Manasse Thanach et Gethremmon cum suburbanis suis: civitates duae.

25. and out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Ta'anach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rim'mon with its pasture lands -- two cities.

26. Omnes civitates decem et suburbana earum datae sunt filiis Caath inferioris gradus.

26. The cities of the families of the rest of the Ko'hathites were ten in all with their pasture lands.

27. Filiis quoque Gerson levitici generis dederunt de dimidia tribu Manasse confugii civitatem Golan in Basan et Astharoth cum suburbanis suis: civitates duas.

27. And to the Gershonites, one of the families of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh'terah with its pasture lands -- two cities;

28. Porro de tribu Issachar Cesion et Dabereth

28. and out of the tribe of Is'sachar, Ki'shion with its pasture lands, Dab'erath with its pasture lands,

29. et Iaramoth et Engannim cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.

29. Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gan'nim with its pasture lands -- four cities;

30. De tribu autem Aser Masal et Abdon

30. and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

31. et Helcath et Rohob cum suburbanis suis: civitates quattuor.

31. Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands -- four cities;

32. De tribu quoque Nephthali civitas confugii Cedes in Galilaea et Ammothdor et Carthan cum suburbanis suis: civitates tres.

32. and out of the tribe of Naph'tali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ham'moth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands -- three cities.

33. Omnes urbes familiarum Gerson tredecim cum suburbanis suis.

33. The cities of the several families of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

34. Filiis autem Merari Levitis inferioris gradus per familias suas data est de tribu Zabulon Iecnaam et Cartha

34. And to the rest of the Levites, the Merar'ite families, were given out of the tribe of Zeb'ulun, Jok'ne-am with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

35. et Remmon et Naalol: civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.

35. Dimnah with its pasture lands, Na'halal with its pasture lands -- four cities;

36. De tribu Ruben ultra Iordanem contra Iericho civitas refugii Bosor in solitudine planitiei et Iasa

36. and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

37. et Cademoth et Mephaath: civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.

37. Ked'emoth with its pasture lands, and Meph'a-ath with its pasture lands -- four cities;

38. Et de tribu Gad civitas confugii Ramoth in Galaad et Mahanaim

38. and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahana'im with its pasture lands,

39. et Hesebon et Iazer: civitates quattuor cum suburbanis suis.

39. Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands -- four cities in all.

40. Omnes urbes filiorum Merari per familias reliquas de cognationibus Levitarum duodecim.

40. As for the cities of the several Merar'ite families, that is, the remainder of the families of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.

41. Itaque universae civitates Levitarum in medio possessionis filiorum Israel fuerunt quadraginta octo

41. The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

42. cum suburbanis suis, singulae cum suburbanis suis in circuitu.

42. These cities had each its pasture lands round about it; so it was with all these cities.

43. Deditque Dominus Israeli omnem terram, quam traditurum se patribus eorum iuraverat, et possederunt illam atque habitaverunt in ea.

43. Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.

44. Deditque Dominus eis requiem secundum omnia, quae iuraverat patribus eorum, nullusque eis hostium resistere ausus est, sed cunctos in eorum dicionem redegit.

44. And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers; not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands.

45. Ne unum quidem verbum bonum, quod locutus est ad domum Israel, irritum fuit, sed rebus expleta sunt omnia.

45. Not one of all the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.