Josue 18
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Paghahati sa Iba pang Bahagi ng Lupain
18 Matapos nilang sakupin ang lupaing iyon, ang buong Israel ay nagtipon sa Shilo at itinayo roon ang Toldang Tipanan. 2 Pitong lipi ni Israel ang hindi pa tumatanggap ng kanilang kaparte sa lupain. 3 Kaya sinabi sa kanila ni Josue, “Kailan pa ninyo sasakupin ang lupaing ibinigay sa inyo ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno? 4 Pumili kayo ng tatlong lalaki sa bawat lipi. Lilibutin nila ang buong lupain upang gumawa ng plano sa paghahati nito para sa kanila. Pagbalik nila, 5 hahatiin sa pito ang buong lupain. Ngunit hindi magagalaw ang bahagi ni Juda sa timog ni ang bahagi ni Jose sa hilaga. 6 Gagawa kayo ng plano at ilalagay roon ang kani-kanilang hangganan. Ibibigay sa akin ang plano at gagawin ko ang palabunutan ayon sa utos ni Yahweh. 7 Hindi tatanggap ng bahagi ang mga Levita sapagkat ang bahagi nila'y ang paglilingkod kay Yahweh bilang mga pari. Ang mga lipi naman nina Gad at Ruben, at ang kalahati ng lipi ni Manases ay matatag na sa lupaing ibinigay sa kanila ni Moises sa ibayo ng Jordan.”
8 Nang humarap sa kanya ang mga napili, sinabi sa kanila ni Josue, “Lumakad na kayo at tingnan ninyo ang lupain. Gumawa kayo ng ulat at ibigay sa akin sa inyong pagbabalik. Ako ang gagawa ng palabunutan dito sa Shilo para sa inyo, ayon sa utos ni Yahweh.” 9 Sinuri nga nila ang buong lupain, at hinati sa pito. Itinala nila ang mga lunsod at bayang saklaw ng bawat bahagi. Pagkatapos, bumalik sila kay Josue sa Shilo. 10 Ginawa nga ni Josue ang palabunutan ayon sa utos ni Yahweh, at sa pamamagitan nito'y binigyan niya ang bawat lipi ng kani-kanilang kaparte sa lupain.
Ang Bahagi ng Lipi ni Benjamin
11 Nasa pagitan ng lupain ng lipi ni Juda at ni Jose ang lupaing napapunta sa mga angkan ng lipi ni Benjamin. 12 Sa hilaga, ang hangganan nito'y nagsimula sa Ilog Jordan; umahon sa hilaga ng Jerico, napakanluran sa kaburulan, at nagtapos sa ilang ng Beth-aven. 13 Buhat dito'y nagtungo sa gulod, sa gawing timog ng Luz (na tinatawag na Bethel). Nagtuloy sa Atarot-adar, na nasa kabundukan sa timog ng Beth-horong ibaba. 14 Buhat naman sa kanluran ng bundok na nasa timog ng Beth-horon ay lumiko papuntang timog, at nagtapos sa lunsod ng Baal (na ngayo'y tinatawag na lunsod ng Jearim), isang lunsod ng lipi ni Juda. Ito ang hangganan sa kanluran. 15 Sa timog, ang hangganan ng lupaing ito'y nagsimula sa gilid ng Lunsod ng Jearim at nagtapos sa batisan ng Neftoa. 16 Lumusong patungo sa paanan ng bundok na nasa silangan ng Libis ng Ben Hinom at hilaga ng Libis ng Refaim, tinahak ang Libis ng Ben Hinom na nasa timog ng bundok ng mga Jebuseo, at nagtuloy sa En-rogel. 17 Buhat dito'y lumusong pahilaga patungo sa En-shemes. Nagtuloy ng Gelilot na nasa tapat ng tawiran ng Adumim, at lumusong sa Bato ni Bohan na anak ni Ruben. 18 Dumaan sa hilagang gulod ng Bundok ng Beth-araba, at lumusong sa Araba. 19 Dumaan sa hilaga ng Bundok ng Beth-hogla at nagtapos sa pinagtagpuan ng Dagat na Patay at ng Ilog Jordan. Ito ang hangganan sa timog. 20 Ang Ilog Jordan naman ang hangganan sa gawing silangan. Ito ang mga hangganan ng lupaing napapunta sa lipi ni Benjamin.
21 Ang mga lunsod na napapunta sa lipi ni Benjamin ay ang Jerico, Beth-hogla at Emec-casis; 22 Beth-araba, Zemaraim at Bethel; 23 Avim, Para at Ofra; 24 Kefar-ammoni, Ofni at Geba. Labindalawang lunsod kasama ang mga nayon sa paligid. 25 Kasama rin ang Gibeon, Rama at Beerot; 26 Mizpa, Cefira at Moza; 27 Requem, Irpeel at Tarala; 28 Zela, Elef at Jebus (o Jerusalem), Gibeat, at Lunsod ng Jearim—labing-apat na lunsod kasama ang kanilang mga nayon. Ito ang bahagi ni Benjamin ayon sa kani-kanilang mga angkan.
Joshua 18
New International Version
Division of the Rest of the Land
18 The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh(A) and set up the tent of meeting(B) there. The country was brought under their control, 2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you? 4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it,(C) according to the inheritance of each.(D) Then they will return to me. 5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south(E) and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.(F) 6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots(G) for you in the presence of the Lord our God. 7 The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance.(H) And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.(I)”
8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.(J) Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh(K) in the presence of the Lord.” 9 So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10 Joshua then cast lots(L) for them in Shiloh in the presence(M) of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(N)
Allotment for Benjamin
11 The first lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin according to its clans. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
12 On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness(O) of Beth Aven.(P) 13 From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel(R)) and went down to Ataroth Addar(S) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.
14 From the hill facing Beth Horon(T) on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim),(U) a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.
15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(V) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(W) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(X) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(Y) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(Z) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(AA) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(AB) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](AC) and on down into the Arabah.(AD) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(AE) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(AF) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.
20 The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.
These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.(AG)
21 The tribe of Benjamin, according to its clans, had the following towns:
Jericho, Beth Hoglah,(AH) Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah,(AI) Zemaraim,(AJ) Bethel,(AK) 23 Avvim,(AL) Parah, Ophrah,(AM) 24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba(AN)—twelve towns and their villages.
25 Gibeon,(AO) Ramah,(AP) Beeroth,(AQ) 26 Mizpah,(AR) Kephirah,(AS) Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah,(AT) Haeleph, the Jebusite city(AU) (that is, Jerusalem(AV)), Gibeah(AW) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.(AX)
This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.(AY)
Footnotes
- Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah
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