1 T hen the heads of households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of households of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

Na ka whakatata mai nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o nga Riwaiti ki a Ereatara tohunga, ki a Hohua tama a Nunu, ratou ko nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o nga iwi o nga tama a Iharaira;

2 T hey spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “ The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle.”

A ka korero ki a ratou i Hiro, i te whenua o Kanaana, ka mea, I whakahau a Ihowa, na Mohi i whakapuaki, kia homai ki a matou etahi pa hei nohoanga, me nga wahi o waho ake mo a matou kararehe.

3 S o the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the Lord.

Katahi ka hoatu e nga tama a Iharaira i roto i o ratou wahi enei pa me nga wahi o waho ake ki nga Riwaiti, ko ta Ihowa hoki ia i ki ai.

4 T hen the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin.

Na ka puta ake te rota, ko to nga hapu o nga Kohati: a i riro i nga tama a Arona tohunga, i era o nga Riwaiti, tekau ma toru nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o te iwi o Hura, no roto i o te iwi o Himiona, no roto hoki i o te iwi o Peineamine.

5 T he rest of the sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Na i riro i era atu o nga tama a Kohata tekau nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o nga hapu o te iwi o Eparaima, no roto i o te iwi o Rana, no roto hoki i o tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi.

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

A i riro i nga tama a Kerehona kotahi tekau ma toru nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o nga hapu o te iwi o Ihakara, no roto i o te iwi o Ahera, no roto i o te iwi o Napatari, no roto hoki i o tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi i Pahana.

7 T he sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

A i riro i nga tama a Merari, i o ratou hapu, kotahi tekau ma rua nga pa, no roto i o te iwi o Reupena, no roto i o te iwi o Kara, no roto hoki i o te iwi o Hepurona.

8 N ow the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Na hoatu ana e nga tama a Iharaira ki nga Riwaiti, he mea rota, enei pa, me nga wahi o waho ake, he mea pera me ta Ihowa i whakahau ai, i whakapuakina e Mohi.

9 T hey gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

A i hoatu e ratou i roto i o te iwi o nga tama a Hura, i o te iwi hoki o nga tama a Himiona, enei pa ka whakahuatia nei nga ingoa;

10 a nd they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first.

A i riro i nga tama a Arona, ara i nga hapu o nga Kohati, he tama nei ratou na Riwai: no ratou hoki te rota tuatahi.

11 T hus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.

I hoatu ano ki a ratou a Kiriata Arapa, ko taua Arapa nei te papa o Anaka, ara o Heperona, i te whenua pukepuke o Hura, me ona wahi o waho ake a tawhio noa.

12 B ut the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Ko nga mara ia o te pa, me ona kainga, i hoatu e ratou ki a Karepe tama a Iepune hei kainga tupu mona.

13 S o to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands,

Na hoatu ana e ratou ki nga tama a te tohunga, a Arona, a Heperona me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a Ripina hoki, me ona wahi o waho ake;

14 a nd Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

A Iatiri me ona wahi o waho ake, a Ehetemoa me ona wahi o waho ake;

15 a nd Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

A Horono me ona wahi o waho ake, a Tepiri me ona wahi o waho ake;

16 a nd Ain with its pasture lands and Juttah with its pasture lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes.

A Aina hoki me ona wahi o waho ake, a Iuta me ona wahi o waho ake, a Petehemehe me ona wahi o waho ake; e iwa nga pa i roto i o enei iwi e rua.

17 F rom the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

A, no roto i o te iwi o Pineamine, ko Kipeono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Kepa me ona wahi o waho ake;

18 A nathoth with its pasture lands and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Anatoto me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Aramono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

19 A ll the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

Na, ko nga pa katoa o nga tama a Arona, o nga tohunga, kotahi tekau ma toru me nga wahi o waho ake.

20 T hen the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath.

Na i riro i nga hapu o nga tama a Kohata, i nga Riwaiti, ara i era atu o nga tama a Kohata, he mea rota, nga pa no roto i to te iwi o Eparaima.

21 T hey gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

A i hoatu e ratou a Hekeme i te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima ki a ratou, me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a Ketere hoki me ona wahi o waho ake;

22 a nd Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.

A Kipitaima me ona wahi o waho ake, a Petehorono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

23 F rom the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

A, no roto i to te iwi o Rana, ko Eretekeha me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Kipetono me ona wahi o waho ake;

24 A ijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Aitarono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Katarimono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

25 F rom the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

A, no roto i to tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi, ko Taanaka me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Katarimono hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e rua nga pa.

26 A ll the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten.

Ko nga pa katoa o nga hapu o era atu o nga tama a Kohata kotahi tekau me nga wahi o waho ake.

27 T o the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities.

Na i hoatu e ratou, no roto i to tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi, ki nga tama a Kerehona, o nga hapu o nga Riwaiti, ko Korana i Pahana me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate; a Peehetera hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e rua nga pa.

28 F rom the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

A, no roto i to te iwi o Iharara, ko Kihiono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Tapare me ona wahi o waho ake;

29 J armuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Iaramuta me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Enekanimi me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

30 F rom the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

No roto i to te iwi o Ahera, ko Mihara me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Aparono me ona wahi o waho ake;

31 H elkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Herekata me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Rehopo me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

32 F rom the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; three cities.

A, no roto i to te iwi o Napatari, ko Kerehe i Kariri me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, ko Hamotororo me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Karatana hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e toru nga pa.

33 A ll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

Ko nga pa katoa o nga Kerehoni, o tenei hapu, o tenei hapu o ratou, kotahi tekau ma toru nga pa me nga wahi o waho ake.

34 T o the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah with its pasture lands.

Na, ko to nga hapu o nga tama a Merari, ara o era atu o nga Riwaiti, no roto i o te iwi o Hepurona, ko Iokoneama me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Karata me ona wahi o waho ake,

35 D imnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Rimina me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Naharara me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

36 F rom the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,

A, no roto i o te iwi o Reupena, ko Petere me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Iahata me ona wahi o waho ake,

37 K edemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities.

Ko Keremoto me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Mewhaata me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

38 F rom the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

A, no roto i to te iwi o Kara, ko Ramoto i Kireara me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a ko Mahanaima me ona wahi o waho ake;

39 H eshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

Ko Hehepona me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Iatere me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha katoa nga pa.

40 A ll these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Ko nga pa katoa enei mo nga tama a Merari, mo tenei hapu, mo tenei hapu o ratou, ara mo era atu o nga hapu o nga Riwaiti; kotahi tekau ma rua nga pa, he mea whakarite na to ratou rota.

41 A ll the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

Ko nga wahi katoa o nga Riwaiti i roto i te wahi o nga tama a Iharaira, e wha tekau ma waru nga pa me nga wahi hoki o waho ake.

42 T hese cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities.

I riro enei pa me nga wahi o waho ake o tenei, o tenei, a tawhio noa: na i penei enei pa katoa.

43 S o the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.

Na ka homai e Ihowa ki a Iharaira te whenua katoa i oati ai ia kia homai ki o ratou matua: a ka riro a reira i a ratou, a ka nohoia e ratou.

44 A nd the Lord gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hand.

Na ka meinga ratou e Ihowa kia whai okiokinga a tawhio noa, i pera me ana katoa i oati ai ki o ratou matua: a kihai rawa tetahi tangata o o ratou hoariri katoa i tu ki to ratou aroaro; i homai e Ihowa o ratou hoariri katoa ki o ratou ringa.

45 N ot one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.

Kihai rawa i taka tetahi kupu o nga kupu pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa ki te whare o Iharaira; i mana katoa.