1 T he whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The land was subdued before them.

Toda a comunidade dos israelitas reuniu-se em Siló e ali armou a Tenda do Encontro. A terra foi dominada por eles;

2 S even tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

mas sete tribos ainda não tinham recebido a sua herança.

3 J oshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Então Josué disse aos israelitas: “Até quando vocês vão negligenciar a posse da terra que o Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados, lhes deu?

4 A ppoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come to me.

Escolham três homens de cada tribo, e eu os enviarei. Eles vão examinar a terra e mapeá-la, conforme a herança de cada tribo. Depois voltarão a mim.

5 T hey shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north.

Dividam a terra em sete partes. Judá ficará em seu território ao sul, e a tribo de José em seu território ao norte.

6 Y ou shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

Depois que fizerem um mapa das sete partes da terra, tragam-no para mim, e eu farei sorteio para vocês na presença do Senhor, o nosso Deus.

7 H owever, the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them.”

Mas os levitas nada receberão entre vocês, pois o sacerdócio do Senhor é a herança deles. Gade, Rúben e a metade da tribo de Manassés já receberam a sua herança no lado leste do Jordão, dada a eles por Moisés, servo do Senhor ”.

8 T he men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, “Go walk through the land, survey it, and come again to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh.”

Quando os homens estavam de partida para mapear a terra, Josué os instruiu: “Vão examinar a terra e façam uma descrição dela. Depois voltem, e eu farei um sorteio para vocês aqui em Siló, na presença do Senhor ”.

9 T he men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

Os homens partiram e percorreram a terra. Descreveram-na num rolo, cidade por cidade, em sete partes, e retornaram a Josué, ao acampamento de Siló.

10 J oshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

Josué fez então um sorteio para eles em Siló, na presença do Senhor, e ali distribuiu a terra aos israelitas, conforme a porção devida a cada tribo. As Terras da Tribo de Benjamim

11 T he lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

Saiu a sorte para a tribo de Benjamim, clã por clã. O território sorteado ficava entre as tribos de Judá e de José.

12 T heir border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.

No lado norte a sua fronteira começava no Jordão, passava pela encosta norte de Jericó e prosseguia para o oeste, para a região montanhosa, terminando no deserto de Bete-Áven.

13 T he border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.

Dali ia para a encosta sul de Luz, que é Betel, e descia para Atarote-Adar, na montanha que está ao sul de Bete-Horom Baixa.

14 T he border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.

Da montanha que fica defronte de Bete-Horom, no sul, a fronteira virava para o sul, ao longo do lado ocidental, e terminava em Quiriate-Baal, que é Quiriate-Jearim, cidade do povo de Judá. Esse era o lado ocidental.

15 T he south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

A fronteira sul começava no oeste, nos arredores de Quiriate-Jearim, e chegava à fonte de Neftoa.

16 T he border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel.

A fronteira descia até o sopé da montanha que fica defronte do vale de Ben-Hinom, ao norte do vale de Refaim. Depois, prosseguia, descendo pelo vale de Hinom ao longo da encosta sul da cidade dos jebuseus e chegava até En-Rogel.

17 I t extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Fazia então uma curva para o norte, ia para En-Semes, continuava até Gelilote, que fica defronte da subida de Adumim, e descia até a Pedra de Boã, filho de Rúben.

18 I t passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.

Prosseguia para a encosta norte de Bete-Arabá, e daí descia para a Arabá.

19 T he border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.

Depois ia para a encosta norte de Bete-Hogla e terminava na baía norte do mar Salgado, na foz do Jordão, no sul. Essa era a fronteira sul.

20 T he Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.

O Jordão delimitava a fronteira oriental. Essas eram as fronteiras que demarcavam por todos os lados a herança dos clãs de Benjamim.

21 N ow the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

A tribo de Benjamim, clã por clã, recebeu as seguintes cidades: Jericó, Bete-Hogla, Emeque-Queziz,

22 B eth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Bete-Arabá, Zemaraim, Betel,

23 A vvim, Parah, Ophrah,

Avim, Pará, Ofra,

24 C hephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.

Quefar-Amonai, Ofni e Geba. Eram doze cidades com os seus povoados.

25 G ibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

Gibeom, Ramá, Beerote,

26 M izpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

Mispá, Quefira, Mosa,

27 R ekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

Requém, Irpeel, Tarala,

28 Z elah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Zela, Elefe, Jebus, que é Jerusalém, Gibeá e Quiriate. Eram catorze cidades com os seus povoados. Essa foi a herança dos clãs de Benjamim.