Josua 13
1 Da Josua var blevet gammel og til Års, sagde HERREN til ham: "Du er blevet gammel og til Års, og der er endnu såre meget tilbage af Landet at indtage.
When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land [for your army] to capture.
2 Dette er det Land, som er tilbage: Hele Filisternes Landområde og alle Gesjuriterne,
Here is a list of the land that remains: The Geshur region and all the area where the Philistia people-group live;
3 Landet fra Sjihor østen for Ægypten indtil Ekrons Landemærke i Nord det regnes til Kana'anæerne de fem Filisterfyrster i Gaza, Asdod, Askalon, Gat og Ekron, desuden Avviterne
the area where the Canaan people-group live, from the Shihor River [in the south] at the [eastern] border of Egypt, to Ekron [city] in the north; the rulers of the five [cities] of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; the area where the Avva people-group live,
4 mod Syd, hele Kana'anæerlandet fra Meara, som tilhører Zidonierne, indtil Afek og til Amoriternes Landemærke,
which is south of the area where the Canaan people-group live;
5 og det Land, som mod Øst grænser til Libanon fra Ba'al Gad ved Hermonbjergets Fod til Egnen hen imod Hamat.
the area where the Gebal people-group live; and all the Lebanon area east of Baal-Gad [city] at the bottom of Hermon Mountain, as far as Lebo-Hamath.
6 Alle Indbyggerne i Bjerglandet fra Libanon til Misrefot Majim, alle Zidonierne, vil jeg drive bort foran Israeliterne. Tildel kun Israel det som Ejendom, således som jeg har pålagt dig.
All the people of the Sidon people-group live in the hilly area from Lebanon to Misrephoth-Maim, but I will force them to leave that area before you Israelis arrive there. Be sure to give that area to the Israeli people when you divide the land among them, like I told you to do.
7 Udskift derfor dette Land som Ejendom til de halvtiende Stammer." Manasses halve Stamme
Divide all that land among the nine Israeli tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh, [the tribes that do not have land on the east side of the Jordan River].”
8 såvel som Rubeniterne og Gaditerne havde nemlig fået deres Arvelod, som Moses gav dem hinsides Jordan, på Østsiden, således som HERRENs Tjener Moses gav dem,
Half of the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already been told what land they would receive, because Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], had already assigned to them the land on the east side of the Jordan [River].
9 fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred og Byen midt nede i Dalen, hele Højsletten fra Medeba til Dibon,
Their land extended from Aroer [town] at the Arnon River gorge to the town in the middle of the gorge. It included the whole plain from Medeba [town south] to Dibon [town].
10 alle de Byer, som havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sibon, der herskede i Hesjbon, indtil Ammoniternes Landemærke,
All the towns ruled by King Sihon were in that area. The land extended to where the Ammon people-group lived.
11 fremdeles Gilead og Gesjuriternes og Ma'akatiternes Landemærke, hele Hermonbjerget og hele Basan indtil Salka,
The Gilead area was also there, and the regions where the people of the Geshur and Maacah people-groups lived, and all of Hermon Mountain and all the Bashan region [south] to Salecah.
12 hele det Rige, der havde tilhørt Og af Basan, som herskede i Asjtarot og Edrei, den sidste, der var tilbage af Refaiterne; Moses havde overvundet dem alle og drevet dem bort.
All the land ruled by Og, the king who ruled the Bashan [region], was in that land. Og was one of the last descendants of Repha; previously he had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities], but [the armies of] Moses had defeated their armies and had taken their land from them.
13 Men Israeliterne drev ikke Gesjuriterne og Ma'akatiterne bort, så at Gesjur og Ma'akat bor i blandt Israel den Dag i bag.
But the Israelis did not force the people of the Geshur and Maacah [people-groups] to leave their land, so they still live among the Israeli people.
14 Kun Levis Stamme gav han ingen Arvelod; HERREN, Israels Gud, er hans Arvelod, således som han tilsagde ham.
The tribe of Levi was the only tribe that did not get any land. Instead, just like Yahweh promised, they continued to receive [food from] the sacrifices that were given to Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worship], the sacrifices that were burned [on the sacred altar].
15 Moses gav Rubeniternes Stamme Land, Slægt for Slægt,
Moses had allotted land to each clan in the tribe of Reuben.
16 og de fik deres Område fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred og Byen midt nede i Dalen, hele Højsletten indtil
Their land extended from Aroer [town] near the Arnon River gorge to Medeba [town]. That included all of the plain [that is near Medeba] and the town in the middle of the gorge.
17 Hesjbon og alle de Byer, som ligger på Højsletten, Dibon, Bamot Ba'al, Bet Ba'al Meon,
It also included Heshbon [city] and all the nearby towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal, Beth-Baal-Meon,
18 Jaza, Kedemot, Mefa'at,
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 Kirjatajim, Sibma, Zeret Sjahar på Dalbjerget,
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-Shahar on the hill overlooking the valley,
20 Bet-Peor ved Pisgas Skrænter. Bet-Jesjimot
Beth-Peor, the hills in the Pisgah area, and Beth-Jeshimoth.
21 og alle de andre Byer på Højsletten og hele det Rige, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sibon, som herskede i Hesjbon, hvem Moses havde overvundet tillige med Midjans Fyrster Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur og Reba, der var Sihons Lydkonger og boede i Landet;
That land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that King Sihon had previously ruled. But [the army of] Moses had defeated him and the rulers of the Midian people-group: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. The armies of all those rulers fought battles along with the army of Sihon, and they lived in that country.
22 også Sandsigeren Bileam, Beors Søn, havde Israeliterne dræbt med Sværdet sammen med de andre af dem, der blev slået ihjel.
The Israeli army killed many people during those battles, including Balaam, [the prophet] from Beor, who tried to use magic to predict/tell what would happen in the future.
23 Rubeniternes Grænse blev Jordan; den var Grænseskel. Det var Rubeniternes Arvelod efter deres Slægter, de nævnte Byer med Landsbyer.
The [western] boundary of the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan [River].
24 Og Moses gav Gads Stamme, Gaditerne, Land, Slægt for Slægt,
Moses also allotted some land to each clan in the tribe of Gad.
25 og de fik følgende Landområde: Jazer og alle Byerne i Gilead og Halvdelen af Ammoniternes Land indtil Aroer, som ligger østen for Rabba,
Their land included the Jazer [area] and all the towns of the Gilead [area]; half of the land where the Ammon people-group lived, as far as Aroer [town which is] near Rabbah [town];
26 og Landet fra Hesjbon til Ramat-Mizpe og Betonim, og fra Mahanajim til Lodebars Landemærke;
the area from Heshbon [city] to Ramath-Mizpah and Betonim [towns; the area] from Mahanaim [town] to the Debir region;
27 og i Lavningen Bet-Haram, Bet-Nimra, Sukkot og Zafon, Resten af Kong Sihon af Hesjbons Rige, med Jordan til Grænse, indtil Enden af Kinnerets Sø, hinsides Jordan, på Østsiden.
Beth-Haram, Beth-Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon [cities] in the valley; and the other area that King Sihon had ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. That area extended [north] to the southern end of Galilee Lake.
28 Det var Gaditernes Arvelod efter deres Slægter: de nævnte Byer med Landsbyer.
All this land, including the towns and villages, was allotted to the tribe of Gad.
29 Og Moses gav Manasses halve Stamme Land, Slægt for Slægt;
Moses also had allotted some of the land [on the east side of the Jordan River] to half of the tribe of Manasseh.
30 og deres Landområde strakte sig fra Mahanajim over hele Basan, hele Kong Og af Basans Rige og alle Jairs Teltbyer, som ligger i Basan, tresindstyve Byer,
Their land extended [north] from Mahanaim [city]. It included all the Bashan region, all the land that King Og had ruled, and all the towns in the Jair area in Bashan. Altogether that area included 60 towns.
31 Halvdelen af Gilead og Asjtarot og Edre'i, Ogs Kongsbyer i Basan; det gav han Manasses Søn Makirs Sønner, Halvdelen af Makirs Sønner, Slægt for Slægt.
Their area also included half of the Gilead region, and the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei where King Og had ruled. All that area was allotted to the clans descended from Manasseh’s son Makir.
32 Det er alt, hvad Moses udskiftede på Moabs Sletter hinsides Jordan over for Jeriko, på Østsiden.
Moses had allotted to those tribes the land that was on the plain of the Moab [region], on the east side of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
33 Men Levis Stamme gav Moses ingen Arvelod; HERREN, Israels Gud, er deres Arvelod, således som han tilsagde dem.
But Moses did not allot any land to the tribe of Levi because Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, promised that he himself would always provide for them.
