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

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

2 T hey spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.”

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

3 T he children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with 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. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

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

5 T he rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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

6 T he children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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

7 T he children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

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

8 T he children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

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

9 T hey gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

مِنْ قَبِيلَتَي يَهُوذا وَشِمْعُونَ أعْطَوْا المُدُنَ التّالِيَةَ بِأسمائِها –

10 a nd they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

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, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

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

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

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

13 T o the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

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

14 J attir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

بِالإضافَةِ إلَى يَتِّيرَ وَمَراعِيها، وَأشْتَمُوعَ وَمَراعِيها،

15 H olon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

وَحُولُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَدَبِيرَ وَمَراعِيها،

16 A in with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs: nine cities 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 with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ أعطَوْهُمْ جِبْعُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَجِبْعَ وَمَراعِيها،

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

وَعَناثُوثَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَلْمُونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

19 A ll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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

20 T he families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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

21 T hey gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

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

22 K ibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs: four cities.

وَقِبْصايِمَ وَمَراعِيها، وَبَيْتَ حُورُونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

23 O ut of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ دانَ أخَذُوا إلْتَقَى وَمَراعِيها، وَجِبَّثُونَ وَمَراعِيها،

24 A ijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: four cities.

وَأيَّلُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَجَتَّ رِمُّونَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

25 O ut of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: two cities.

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

26 A ll the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

أُعْطِيَتْ كُلُّ هَذِهِ المُدُنِ العَشْرِ وَمَراعِيها لِبَقِيَّةِ عائِلاتِ القَهاتِيِّينَ.

27 T hey gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs: two cities.

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 with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يسّاكِرَ أخَذُوا قِشْيُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَدَبْرَةَ وَمَراعِيها،

29 J armuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs: four cities.

وَيَرْمُوتَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَينَ جَنِّيمَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

30 O ut of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ أشِيرَ أخَذُوا مِشْآلَ وَمَراعِيها، وَعَبْدُونَ وَمَراعِيها،

31 H elkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: four cities.

وَحَلْقَةَ وَمَراعِيها، وَرَحُوبَ وَمَراعِيها، وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

32 O ut of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.

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 Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

فَأخَذَتْ عائِلاتُ الجَرْشُونِيِّينَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ مَدِينَةٍ مَعَ مَراعِيها.

34 T o the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

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

35 D imnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities.

وَدِمْنَةَ وَمَراعِيها، وَنَحلالَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

36 O ut of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

وَمِنْ قَبِيلَةِ رَأُوبَيْنَ أخَذُوا باصَرَ وَمَراعِيها، وَياهَصَ وَمَراعِيها،

37 K edemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs: four cities.

وَقَدِيمُوتَ وَمَراعِيها، وَمَيْفَعَةَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

38 O ut of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

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

39 H eshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs: four cities in all.

وَحَشْبُونَ وَمَراعِيها، وَيَعْزِيرَ وَمَراعِيها. وَمَجمُوعُها أربَعُ مُدُنٍ.

40 A ll these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

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

41 A ll the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

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

42 E ach of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

وَكانَ لِكُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مَراعِيها الَّتِي تُحِيطُ بِها.

43 S o Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

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

44 Y ahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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 N othing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

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