1 T hen the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Israelite tribes.

حِينَئِذٍ أتَى رُؤَساءُ عائِلاتِ اللّاوِيِّينَ إلَى ألِعازَرَ الكاهِنِ وَيَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَرُؤَساءِ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ،

2 T hey said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, The Lord commanded through Moses that we should be given cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands (suburbs) for our cattle.

وَقالُوا لَهُمْ فِي شَيلُوهَ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ: «أمَرَ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ مُوسَى بِأنْ تُعطَى لَنا مُدُنٌ نَسكُنُ فِيها مَعَ مَراعِيها لِأجلِ حَيواناتِنا.»

3 S o the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

وَبِحَسَبِ أمْرِ اللهِ ، أعطَى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِلّاوِيِّينَ المُدُنَ التّالِيَةَ مَعَ مَراعِيها مِنْ أرْضِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

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

وَبِإلقاءِ القُرَعِ، كانَتِ القُرعَةُ الأُولَى لِعَشائِرِ القَهاتِيِّينَ. فَنالَ القَهاتِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مِنْ نَسلِ هارُونَ بِالقُرعَةِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ قَبائِلِ يَهُوذا وَشِمعُونَ وَبَنْيامِيْنَ.

5 A nd the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh ten cities.

وَأمّا بَقِيَّةُ القَهاتِيِّينَ فَنالُوا بِالقُرعَةِ عَشْرَ مُدُنٍ مِنْ قَبائِلِ أفْرايِمَ وَدانَ وَنِصْفِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى.

6 T he Gershonites received by lot from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan thirteen cities.

وَنالَ الجَرْشُونِيُّونَ بِالقُرعَةِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ قَبائِلِ يَسّاكَرَ وَأشِيرَ وَنَفْتالِي وَنِصْفَ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى الَّذِي فِي باشانَ.

7 T he Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

وَنالَ المَرارِيُّونَ بِعَشائِرِهِمِ اثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مِنْ قَبائِلِ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجادٍ وَزَبُولُونَ.

8 T he Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses.

وَأعطَى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ هَذِهِ المُدُنَ وَمَراعِيها بِالقُرعَةِ لِلّاوِيِّينَ كَما أمَرَ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ مُوسَى.

9 T hey gave from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities here mentioned by name,

مِنْ قَبِيلَتَي يَهُوذا وَشِمْعُونَ أعْطَوْا المُدُنَ التّالِيَةَ بِأسمائِها –

10 W hich went to the families of the descendants of Aaron, of the Kohathite branch of the Levites, for the lot fell to them first.

وَقَدْ كانَتْ لِنَسلِ هارُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ إحدَى عائِلاتِ القَهاتِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ، لأنَّ القُرعَةَ الأُولَى وَقَعَتْ عَلَيْهِمِ –

11 T hey gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands round about it.

أعطُوهُمْ قَرْياتَ أرْبَعَ، التي هي حَبْرُونُ الواقِعَةَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ يَهُوذا الجَبَلِيَّةِ وَمَراعِيها حَولَها. وَأربَعُ هُوَ أبُو عَناقَ.

12 B ut the city’s fields and villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his own.

وَأمّا حُقُولُ المَدِينَةِ وَقُراها فَقَدْ أُعطِيَتْ لِكالَبَ بْنِ يَفُنَّةَ مِيراثاً لَهُ.

13 T hus to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasturelands (suburbs), and together with their suburbs, Libnah,

وَحَدَّدُوا حَبْرُونَ مَدِينَةَ لُجُوءٍ لِلمُتَّهَمِ بِالقَتلِ، وَلِبْنَةَ وَمَراعِيهِما، لِنَسلِ هارُونَ الكاهِنِ.

14 J attir, Eshtemoa,

بِالإضافَةِ إلَى يَتِّيرَ وَمَراعِيها، وَأشْتَمُوعَ وَمَراعِيها،

15 H olon, Debir,

وَحُولُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَراعِيها،

16 A in, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh; nine cities, each with its suburbs, out of those two tribes.

وَعَينَ وَمَراعِيها، وَيُطَّةَ وَمَراعِيها، وَبَيتَ شَمسَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجْمُوعُها تِسعُ مُدُنٍ أُعطِيَتْ لَهُمْ مِنْ هاتَينِ القَبِيلَتَينِ.

17 O ut of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ أعطَوْهُمْ جِبْعُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَجِبْعَ وَمَراعِيها،

18 A nathoth, and Almon; four cities, each with its suburbs.

وَعَناثُوثَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَلْمُونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

19 T he cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

فَكانَ مَجمُوعُ كُلِّ المُدُنِ الَّتِي أُعطِيَتْ لِهارُونَ وَلِلكَهَنَةِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَراعِيها.

20 T he rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Levitical families were allotted cities out of the tribe of Ephraim.

أمّا المُدُنُ المُعطاةُ بِالقُرْعَةِ لِبَقِيَّةِ عائِلاتِ قَهاتَ اللّاوِيَّةِ، فَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ أفْرايِمَ

21 T o them were given, each with its pasturelands (suburbs), Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Gezer,

أخَذُوا شَكِيمَ – وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ لُجُوءٍ لِلمُتَّهَمِ بِالقَتلِ – وَمَراعِيها فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، وَجازَرَ وَمَراعِيها،

22 A nd Kibzaim, and Beth-horon; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَقِبْصايِمَ وَمَراعِيها، وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

23 A nd out of the tribe of Dan, each with its pasturelands (suburbs), Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ دانَ أخَذُوا إلْتَقَى وَمَراعِيها، وَجِبَّثُونَ وَمَراعِيها،

24 A ijalon, and Gath-rimmon; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَأيَّلُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

25 A nd out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach, and Gath-rimmon; two cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَمِنْ نِصفِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى أخَذُوا تَعْنَكَ وَمَراعِيها، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها مَدِينَتانِ.

26 A ll the cities for the families of the remaining Kohathites were ten, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

أُعْطِيَتْ كُلُّ هَذِهِ المُدُنِ العَشْرِ وَمَراعِيها لِبَقِيَّةِ عائِلاتِ القَهاتِيِّينَ.

27 A nd to the Gershonites of the families of the Levites they gave out of the other half-tribe of Manasseh the city of Golan in Bashan, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Be-eshterah; two cities, each with its pasturelands.

وَأُعطِيَ الجَرشُونِيُّونَ، وَهُمْ إحدَى قَبائِلِ اللّاوِيِّينَ، المُدُنَ التّالِيَةَ: مِنْ نِصفِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى جُولانَ فِي باشانَ، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ لُجُوءٍ لِلمُتَّهَمِ بِالقَتلِ، مَعَ مَراعِيها، وَبَعَشْتَرَةَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها مَدِينَتانِ.

28 O ut of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يسّاكِرَ أخَذُوا قِشْيُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَدَبْرَةَ وَمَراعِيها،

29 J armuth, and En-gannim; four cities, each with its suburbs.

وَيَرْمُوتَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَينَ جَنِّيمَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

30 O ut of the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ أشِيرَ أخَذُوا مِشْآلَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَبْدُونَ وَمَراعِيها،

31 H elkath, and Rehob; four cities, each with its pasturelands.

وَحَلْقَةَ وَمَراعِيها، وَرَحُوبَ وَمَراعِيها، وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

32 A nd out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, city of refuge for the slayer, and Hammoth-dor, and Kartan; three cities, each with its suburbs.

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ نَفْتالِي أخَذُوا قادَشَ وَمَراعِيها الَّتِي فِي الجَلِيلِ، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ لُجُوءٍ لِلمُتَّهَمِ بِالقَتلِ. وَحَمُّوتَ دُورٍ وَمَراعِيها، وَقَرْتانَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها ثَلاثُ مُدُنٍ.

33 A ll the cities of the Gershonite families were thirteen, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

فَأخَذَتْ عائِلاتُ الجَرْشُونِيِّينَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةٍ مَعَ مَراعِيها.

34 A nd to the families of the Merarites, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun were given Jokneam, Kartah,

وَأُعطِيَتْ عائِلاتُ المَرارِيِّينَ، وَهُمُ الباقُونَ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ، المُدُنَ التّالِيَةَ: مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ زَبُولُونَ يَقْنَعامَ وَمَراعِيها، وَقَرْتَةَ وَمَراعِيها،

35 D imnah, and Nahalal; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَدِمْنَةَ وَمَراعِيها، وَنَحلالَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

36 A nd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ رَأُوبَيْنَ أخَذُوا باصَرَ وَمَراعِيها، وَياهَصَ وَمَراعِيها،

37 K edemoth, and Mephaath; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَقَدِيمُوتَ وَمَراعِيها، وَمَيْفَعَةَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

38 A nd out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ جادَ أخَذُوا رامُوثَ الَّتِي فِي جِلعادَ وَمَراعِيها – وَهِيَ مَدِينَةُ لُجُوءٍ يَهرُبُ إلَيها المُتَّهَمُ بِالقَتلِ – وَمَحَنايِمَ وَمَراعِيها،

39 H eshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

وَحَشْبُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَيَعْزِيرَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

40 S o all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities.

وَكانَ مَجمُوعُ المُدُنِ الَّتِي أُعطِيَتْ بِالقُرعَةِ لِعائِلاتِ المَرارِيِّينَ، وَهُمُ الباقُونَ مِنْ عائِلاتِ لاوِي، اثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةً.

41 T he cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the Israelites were forty-eight cities in all, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

وَكانَ مَجمُوعُ مُدُنِ اللّاوِيِّينَ فِي داخِلِ أراضِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ ثَماني وَأربَعِينَ مَدِينَةً مَعَ مَراعِيها.

42 T hese cities all had their pasturelands (suburbs) around them.

وَكانَ لِكُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مَراعِيها الَّتِي تُحِيطُ بِها.

43 A nd the Lord gave to Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

وَهَكَذا أعطَى اللهُ لإسْرائِيلَ كُلَّ الأرْضِ الَّتِي وَعَدَ بِإعطائِها لآبائِهِمْ، فامتَلَكُوهُا وَسَكَنُوا فِيها.

44 T he Lord gave them rest round about, just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies withstood them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

وَأعطاهُمْ اللهُ راحَةً وَأماناً مِنْ كَلِّ ناحِيَةٍ بِحَسَبِ كُلِّ ما وَعَدَ بِهِ لآبائِهِمْ. وَلَمْ يَستَطِعْ أيُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ أعدائِهِمِ الصُّمُودَ أمامَهُمْ، فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُمُ اللهُ عَلَى كُلِّ أعدائِهِمْ.

45 T here failed no part of any good thing which the Lord had promised to the house of Israel; all came to pass.

وَلَمْ يَسْقُطْ أيُّ وَعدٍ مِنْ وُعُودِ اللهِ الصّالِحَةِ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، بَلْ تَحَقَّقَتْ جَميعُ وُعُودِهِ.