Høvdingene for levittenes av fedrenes hus gikk frem til Eleasar, presten, til Josva, Nuns sønn, og til overhodene for Israels stammefedre.

The heads of the families of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

De talte til dem i Sjilo, som lå i Kanaans land, og sa: Herren har befalt ved Moses' hånd at vi skulle få byer å bo i, med beitemarker for vår buskap.

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, 'The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with pasture lands for our livestock.'

Israelittene ga levittene disse byene med tilhørende beitemarker etter Herrens ord.

So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.

Loddet falt for Kohats slekter. Blant levittene, til Arons etterkommere, prestene, ble det gitt tretten byer fra Judas, Simeons og Benjamins stamme.

The lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, who were from the Levites, received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

For de øvrige av Kohats slekter ble det gitt ti byer fra Efraims stamme, Dans stamme og halvdelen av Manasses stamme.

The remaining Kohathites received, by lot, ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

For Gersjons sønner, etter deres slekter, ble det gitt tretten byer fra Jissakars stamme, Asjers stamme, Naftalis stamme og halvdelen av Manasses stamme i Basan.

The descendants of Gershon received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

For Meraris sønner, etter deres slekter, ble det gitt tolv byer fra Rubens stamme, Gads stamme og Sebulons stamme.

The descendants of Merari, by their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Israels barn ga disse byene med tilhørende beitemarker til levittene, som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses' hånd, ved loddtrekning.

So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.

Fra Juda og Simeons stamme ble disse navngitte byene tildelt.

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.

Til Arons sønner, av Kohats slekter blant levittene, som fikk det første loddet, ble følgende gitt:

These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

De ga dem Hebron, Arbas by - Arbas var Anaks far - med tilhørende beitemarker i Juda fjellbygd.

They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. Arba was the ancestor of the Anakites.

Men byens marker og dens omliggende landsbyer ga de til Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, som hans eiendom.

However, the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Arons sønner fikk fangebyen Hebron med tilhørende beitemarker, og Libna med tilhørende beitemarker.

To the descendants of Aaron, the priest, they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone), along with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands.

De fikk også Jattir og Esjtemoas beitemarker,

Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

Holen, Debir og beitemarkene der.

Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands.

Videre Ain, Jutta og Bet-Semes med deres beitemarker. Disse ni byene ble tildelt fra de to stammene.

Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands—nine cities from these two tribes.

Fra Benjamins stamme fikk de Gibea med tilhørende beitemarker, Gibeon, og Geba med beitemarker.

From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

Også Anatot med beitemarker og Almon med deres beitemarker, til sammen fire byer.

Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

Byene prestene, Arons sønner, fikk, utgjorde totalt tretten byer med tilhørende beitemarker.

In total, the descendants of Aaron, the priests, received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

Til de øvrige Kohatittene, levittenes slekter, ble det gitt byer fra Efraims stamme:

The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

Fangebyen Sikem i Efraims fjellområde med dens beitemarker, også Geser med dens beitemarker.

They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

Også Kibzaim og Bet-Horon med deres beitemarker, til sammen fire byer.

Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.

Fra Dans stamme fikk de Elteke og Gibbeton med deres beitemarker.

From the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

Videre Ajalon og Gat-Rimmon med deres beitemarker, til sammen fire byer.

Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—four cities.

Fra den halve stammen Manasse fikk de Taanak og Gat-Rimmon med deres beitemarker, to byer.

From half the tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two cities.

Alle ti byene med tilhørende beitemarker gikk til slektene av Kohats etterkommere.

In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.

Til Gersjons sønner, av levittenes slekter, ble det gitt Golan i Basan, en fangeby, med tilhørende beitemarker, og Be-Esjtera med tilhørende beitemarker, to byer.

To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.

Fra Issakars stamme: Kisyon og Dabrat med deres beitemarker,

From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

Jarmut og En-Gannim, hver med sine beitemarker, til sammen fire byer.

Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands—four cities.

Fra Asjers stamme: Misjal, Abdon,

From the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

Helkat og Rehob med deres beitemarker, til sammen fire byer.

Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities.

Fra Naftalis stamme: Kedesh i Galilea, en fangeby, med tilhørende beitemarker, Hammot-Dor, og Kartan med tilhørende beitemarker, tre byer.

From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities.

Totalt tretten byer for Gersjons slekter med deres beitemarker.

In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

Til de resterende slektene av Merari i Zebelons land: Jokneam, Kartah,

To the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, and Kartah with its pasture lands,

Dimnah og Nahalal med deres beitemarker, fire byer.

Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

Fra Rubens stamme: Beser og Jahza med beitemarker,

From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,

Kedemot og Mefa'at med sine beitemarker, fire byer.

Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

Fra Gads stamme: Ramot i Gilead, en fangeby, med sine beitemarker, Mahanaim med tilhørende beitemarker,

From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

Hesjbon og Jaser med sine beitemarker, fire byer.

Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

Totalt tolv byer ble gitt til Merari-slektene med deres beitemarker.

In total, the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levite families, received twelve cities by lot.

Totalt var det førtiåtte byer for levittene midt blant Israels eiendom, med deres beitemarker.

In total, the cities of the Levites within the possession of the Israelites numbered forty-eight cities along with their pasture lands.

Hver by hadde sine beitemarker rundt seg, slik var det med alle de førtiåtte byene.

Each of these cities had its surrounding pasture lands. This was true for all these cities.

Herren ga hele landet som han med ed hadde lovet deres fedre. Og de tok det i eie og bosatte seg der.

So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

Herren ga dem hvile på alle kanter, slik han hadde sverget deres fedre. Ingen fiender kunne stå dem imot, for Herren overga alle deres fiender i deres hånd.

The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one of their enemies could stand against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.

Ikke ett ord sviktet av alle de gode løfter Herren hadde talt til Israels hus. Alt ble oppfylt.

Not one of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; they all came to pass.