Joshua 21
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;
1Pea naʻe toki ʻunuʻunu mai ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe mātuʻa ʻoe kau Livai kia ʻEliesa ko e taulaʻeiki, pea kia Siosiua ko e foha ʻo Nuni, pea ki he ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻoe ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli;
2and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'
2Pea naʻa nau lea kiate kinautolu ʻi Sailo ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese ke foaki kiate kimautolu ʻae ngaahi kolo ke mau nofo ai, mo e ngaahi potu takatakai ʻi ai ki heʻemau fanga manu.”
3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.
3Pea naʻe foaki ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ki he kau Livai mei honau tofiʻa, ʻi he fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻae ngaahi kolo ni mo honau ngaahi potu takatakai.
4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
4Pea naʻe tō mai ʻae talotalo ki he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kohate: pea ko e fānau ʻa ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he kau Livai, naʻe maʻu ʻae tofiʻa ʻi he talotalo mei he faʻahinga ʻo Siuta, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani, ʻae kolo ʻe hongofulu ma tolu.
5And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
5Pea ko hono toe ʻoe fānau ʻa Kohate naʻa nau maʻu ʻi he talotalo ʻae tofiʻa mei he ngaahi fale ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo ʻIfalemi, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Tani, pea mei he vaeuaʻanga ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, ʻae kolo ʻe hongofulu.
6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
6Pea ko e fānau ʻa Kesoni naʻa nau maʻu ʻi he talotalo ʻae tofiʻa mei he ngaahi fale ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsaka, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo ʻAseli, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Nafitali, pea mei hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase ʻi Pesani, ʻae kolo ʻe hongofulu ma tolu.
7The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
7Ko e fānau ʻa Melali ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga naʻa nau maʻu mei he faʻahinga ʻo Lupeni, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Kata, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Sepuloni, ʻae kolo ʻe hongofulu ma ua.
8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
8Pea naʻe foaki ʻi he talotalo ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae ngaahi kolo ni mo honau ngaahi potu takatakai ki he kau Livai, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese.
9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.
9¶ Pea naʻa nau foaki mei he faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Siuta, pea mei he faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Simione, ʻae ngaahi kolo ni ʻaia ʻoku lau honau hingoa,
10And 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.
10ʻAia naʻe maʻu ʻe he fānau ʻe ʻElone, he naʻa nau ʻoe kau Kohate, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he fānau ʻa Livai: he ko e ʻuluaki tufakanga naʻe ʻonautolu.
11And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.
11Pea naʻe foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae kolo ʻo ʻAlipa ko e tamai ʻa ʻAnaki, ʻae kolo ko ia ko Hepeloni, ʻi he fonua moʻunga ʻo Siuta, mo hono veʻe kolo ʻoku tuʻu takatakai.
12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
12Ka ko e ngaahi ngoue ʻoe kolo, mo e ngaahi potu kakai ʻo ia, naʻa nau foaki kia Kelepi ko e foha ʻo Sifune ko e tofiʻa moʻona.
13And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;
13¶ naʻe pehē pe ʻenau foaki ki he fānau ʻa ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki ʻa Hepeloni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko e kolo hūfanga ki he tāmate faainoa: mo Lipina mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
14and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
14Mo Satili mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Esitimoa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
15and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
15Mo Holoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Tipa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
16and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.
16Mo ʻAine mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Siuta mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Pete-Semesi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe hiva mei he faʻahinga ni ʻe ua;
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
17Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani, ko Kipione mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Kepa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
18Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.
18Ko ʻAnatoti mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo ʻAlimoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
19Ko e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻae fānau ʻa ʻElone, ko e kau taulaʻeiki, ko e kolo ʻe hongofulu ma tolu mo honau ngaahi tuaʻā kolo.
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
20¶ Pea ko e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Kohate, ko e kau Livai naʻe toe ʻi he fānau ʻa Kohate, naʻe maʻu ʻekinautolu ʻae ngaahi kolo ko honau tofiʻa mei he faʻahinga ʻo ʻIfalemi.
21And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;
21He naʻa nau foaki kiate kinautolu ʻa Sikemi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ko e kolo hūfanga ki he tāmate faainoa; mo Kesa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
22and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
22Mo Kipisemi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Pete-holoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
23And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;
23Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Tani, ko Eliteke mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko Kipitoni mo hono ngaahi tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
24Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.
24Ko ʻAsaloni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko Kata-Limoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
25And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.
25Pea mei hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, ko Tenaki mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Kata Limoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe ua.
26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.
26Ko e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē mo honau ngaahi tuaʻā kolo ki he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Kohate naʻe toe, naʻe hongofulu.
27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.
27¶ Pea naʻa nau foaki ki he fānau ʻa Kesoni, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoe kau Livai, mei hono potu ʻe taha ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, ʻa Kolani ʻi Pesani mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko e kolo hūfanga ki he tāmate faainoa mo Pesitila mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia ko e kolo ʻe ua.
28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;
28Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsaka, ʻa Kisoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Tapilati, mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
29Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.
29Ko Samuti mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Enikanimi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;
30Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo ʻAseli, ko Misali mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo ʻApitoni mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
31Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.
31Ko Elitaki mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Lehopi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia ko e kolo ʻe fā.
32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.
32Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Nafitali, ko Ketesi ʻi Kāleli, mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko e kolo hūfanga ki he tāmate faainoa; mo Hemoti-Toa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Matani mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe tolu.
33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
33Ko e ngaahi kolo ʻoe kau Kesoni ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko e kolo ʻe hongofulu ma tolu mo honau ngaahi tuaʻā kolo.
34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;
34¶ Pea ki he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe fānau ʻa Melali, ko hono toe ʻoe kau Livai, naʻe ʻatu mei he faʻahinga ʻo Sepuloni, ʻa Sokiniami mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Kaata mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
35Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.
35Ko Temina mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Nehala mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;
36Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Lupeni, ko Peseli mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Sehasi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
37Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.
37Ko Ketimote mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Mefati mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo ʻe fā.
38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;
38Pea mei he faʻahinga ʻo Kata, ko Lemoti ʻi Kiliati mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, ko e kolo hūfanga ki he tāmate fai noa; mo Mehanemi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia,
39Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
39Ko Hesiponi mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia, mo Sesa mo hono tuaʻā kolo ʻo ia; ko e kolo kotoa pē ʻe fā.
40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
40Ko ia ko e ngaahi kolo naʻe tō ʻi he talotalo ki he fānau ʻa Melali ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ʻaia naʻe toe ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Livai, ko e kolo ʻe hongofulu ma ua.
41All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,
41Ko e ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻoe kau Livai ʻi he tofiʻa ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli naʻe fāngofulu ma valu mo honau ngaahi tuaʻā kolo.
42even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.
42Naʻe tuʻu ʻae ngaahi kolo ni taki taha mo honau tuaʻā kolo naʻe takatakai: naʻe pehē pe ʻae ngaahi kolo ni kotoa pē.
43So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
43¶ Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli ʻae fonua kotoa pē naʻa ne fuakava ke foaki ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai: pea naʻa nau maʻu ia, ʻo nofo ai.
44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
44Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻae mālōlō ʻi he potu kotoa pē, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fuakava ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai: pea naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻi honau ngaahi fili kotoa pē naʻe faʻa tuʻu ʻi honau ʻao: naʻe tukuange ʻe Sihova honau ngaahi fili kotoa pē ki honau nima.
45There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
45Naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻi he meʻa lelei kotoa pē naʻe folofola ki ai ʻa Sihova ki he fale ʻo ʻIsileli; naʻe hoko kotoa pē.
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