Joshua 13
Complete Jewish Bible
13 Now Y’hoshua was old; the years had taken their toll. Adonai said to him, “You are old, and the years have taken their toll; but there is yet a great deal of land to be possessed.
2 “This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the P’lishtim and all the G’shuri, 3 from the Shichor which fronts Egypt, to the border of ‘Ekron (northward from there the land is considered as belonging to the Kena‘ani) — that is, the territory of the rulers of the P’lishtim in ‘Azah, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gat and ‘Ekron; also the ‘Avim 4 to the south; all the land of the Kena‘ani; Me‘arah, which belongs to the Tzidonim, as far as Afek and on to the border with the Emori; 5 the land of the Givli; all the L’vanon eastward, from Ba‘al-Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamat.
6 “As for the inhabitants of the hills between the L’vanon and Misrefot-Mayim, that is, all the Tzidonim, I myself will expel them ahead of the people of Isra’el; all you have to do is assign it to Isra’el as an inheritance, as I have ordered you. 7 So now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of M’nasheh.”
8 With the half-tribe of M’nasheh, the Re’uveni and the Gadi received their inheritance, which Moshe had given them, beyond the Yarden eastward, just as Moshe the servant of Adonai had given them — 9 from ‘Aro‘er on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley, all the plateau between Meidva and Divon, 10 and all the cities of Sichon king of the Emori who ruled in Heshbon to the border with the people of ‘Amon; 11 and Gil‘ad, the territory of the G’shuri and Ma‘akhati, all Mount Hermon, all Bashan as far as Salkhah — 12 that is, all the kingdom of ‘Og in Bashan, who ruled in ‘Ashtarot and Edre‘i. ‘Og was one of those remaining from the Refa’im, whom Moshe defeated and expelled. 13 However, the people of Isra’el expelled neither the G’shuri nor the Ma‘akhati, with the consequence that G’shur and Ma‘akhat have lived among Isra’el to this day.
14 Only to the tribe of Levi did Moshe give no inheritance; because the offerings made by fire for Adonai the God of Isra’el are its inheritance; as [Adonai] had said to Moshe.
15 Moshe gave land to the tribe of the descendants of Re’uven by clans. 16 Their territory included ‘Aro‘er on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley, all the plateau near Meidva, 17 Heshbon and its villages on the plateau, Divon, Bamot-Ba‘al, Beit-Ba‘al-M‘on, 18 Yahatz, K’demot, Mefa‘at, 19 Kiryatayim, Sivmah, Tzeret-Shachar at the top of the valley, 20 Beit-P‘or, the slopes of Pisgah, Beit-Yeshimot, 21 all the cities of the plateau — all the kingdom of Sichon king of the Emori, who ruled in Heshbon. Moshe defeated him with the chiefs of Midyan, along with Evi, Rekem, Tzur, Hur and Reva the princes of Sichon who lived in the land. 22 Along with the others the people of Isra’el killed with the sword, they also struck down Bil‘am the son of B‘or, who practiced divination. 23 The Yarden formed the border for the descendants of Re’uven. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Re’uven by clans, with its cities and villages.
24 Moshe gave land to the tribe of the Gad, to the descendants of Gad by clans. 25 Their territory included Ya‘zer; all the cities of Gil‘ad; half the land of the people of ‘Amon, as far as ‘Aro‘er fronting Rabbah — 26 that is, from Heshbon to Ramot-Mitzpeh and B’tonim; and from Machanayim to the border of Lidvir; 27 while in the valley it included Beit-Haram, Beit-Nimrah, Sukkot and Tzafon — in other words, the rest of the kingdom of Sichon king of Heshbon; with the Yarden to the far end of Lake Kinneret as its border, their territory extended eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the descendants of Gad by clans, with its cities and villages.
29 Moshe gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of the M’nasheh; it was for the half-tribe of the descendants of M’nasheh by clans. 30 Their territory included Machanayim and all of Bashan — that is, all the kingdom of ‘Og king of Bashan; all the villages of Ya’ir in Bashan, sixty cities; 31 half of Gil‘ad; and ‘Ashtarot and Edre‘i, the cities of the kingdom of ‘Og in Bashan. All this was for the descendants of Makhir the son of M’nasheh, or, rather, for half of the descendants of Makhir, by clans.
32 These are the inheritances which Moshe distributed in the plains of Mo’av, beyond the Yarden and Yericho, eastward. 33 But to the tribe of Levi Moshe gave no inheritance; Adonai the God of Isra’el is their inheritance — as he told them.
Josué 13
La Palabra (España)
II.— REPARTO DE LA TIERRA ENTRE LAS TRIBUS (13—21)
Territorios aún sin conquistar
13 Era ya Josué viejo y muy entrado en años cuando el Señor le dijo:
— Eres viejo; tienes muchos años y es mucha todavía la tierra por conquistar. 2 Quedan aún todos los distritos de los filisteos y todos los de los guesuritas. 3 Desde el río Sijor, en la frontera de Egipto, hasta el término de Ecrón por el norte, es considerado como de los cananeos. Quedan los cinco principados filisteos: el de Gaza, el de Asdod, el de Ascalón, el de Gat y el de Ecrón. Quedan los avitas, 4 al sur, y toda la región de los cananeos, desde Arah, territorio de los sidonios, hasta Afec y hasta la frontera de los amorreos. 5 Queda además la región de los guiblitas y todo el Líbano oriental, desde Baal Gad, al pie del monte Hermón, hasta el Paso de Jamat. 6 Aún he de expulsar ante los israelitas a todos los habitantes de la montaña, desde el Líbano hasta Misrefot, al occidente, y a todos los sidonios. A ti te corresponde repartir a suertes la tierra como heredad entre los israelitas, según te he ordenado. 7 Distribuye, pues, esta tierra como heredad entre las nueve tribus y la media tribu de Manasés.
El reparto entre las tribus de Transjordania
8 Las tribus de Rubén y de Gad, así como la otra media tribu de Manasés, habían recibido ya como heredad la parte que en el reparto hecho por Moisés, siervo del Señor, se les había asignado en Transjordania, 9 a saber: el territorio que va desde Aroer, a orillas del río Arnón, incluida la ciudad que está en medio de la vaguada y toda la llanura desde Madabá hasta Dibón; 10 todas las ciudades de Sijón, rey amorreo que reinó en Jesbón, hasta la frontera con los amonitas. 11 Y también Galaad junto con el territorio de los guesuritas y de los macatitas, además de toda la montaña del Hermón y todo Basán hasta Salcá. 12 Y en Basán, todo el reino de Og que reinó en Astarot y en Edreí, y era el último residuo de los refaítas. A estos reyes los había derrotado y expulsado Moisés. 13 Pero los israelitas no consiguieron expulsar ni a los guesuritas ni a los macatitas, de manera que Guesur y Macá siguen todavía hoy viviendo en medio de Israel.
14 Sólo a la tribu de Leví no se le asignó heredad, pues el Señor, Dios de Israel, había de ser su heredad, tal como él se lo había dicho.
Territorio de Rubén
15 Moisés había asignado a la tribu de Rubén una parte, por clanes. 16 Les correspondió el territorio que va desde Aroer, a orillas del río Arnón, incluida la ciudad que está en medio de la vaguada y toda la llanura hasta Madabá; 17 Jesbón con todas las ciudades de la llanura: Dibón, Bamot Baal, Bet Baal Meón, 18 Jasá, Quedemot, Mefat, 19 Quiriatáin, Sibmá y Seret Sajar, en el monte y en el valle; 20 Bet Peor, las laderas del Pisga, Bet Jesimot, 21 todas las ciudades de la llanura y todo el reino de Sijón, rey amorreo que reinó en Jesbón y a quien derrotó Moisés, lo mismo que a Eví, Requen, Sur, Jur y Rebá, príncipes de Madián y vasallos de Sijón, que vivían en aquella región. 22 (Al adivino Balaán, hijo de Beor, los israelitas lo habían pasado a cuchillo junto con los demás). 23 Así pues, el territorio de los rubenitas lindaba con el Jordán. Esta fue la heredad de los descendientes de Rubén, por clanes: las ciudades y sus aldeas.
Territorio de Gad
24 A la tribu de Gad, es decir, a los descendientes de Gad, les había asignado Moisés por clanes 25 un territorio que comprendía: Jacer con todas las ciudades de Galaad y la mitad del país de los amonitas, hasta Aroer, que está enfrente de Rabá; 26 desde Jesbón hasta Ramat Mispá y Betonín; desde Majanáin hasta el territorio de Lodebar. 27 Y en el valle: Bet Harán, Bet Nimrá, Sucot, Safón y el resto del reino de Sijón, rey de Jesbón. El Jordán era el límite hasta el extremo sur del mar de Kinéret, por el lado oriental del Jordán. 28 Esta fue la heredad de los descendientes de Gad, por clanes: las ciudades y sus aldeas.
Territorio de media tribu de Manasés
29 A media tribu de Manasés le había asignado Moisés, por clanes, 30 un territorio que, desde Majanáin, comprendía todo el territorio de Og, rey de Basán, todas las Aldeas de Jaír en Basán: sesenta ciudades. 31 La mitad de Galaad junto con Astarot y Edreí, ciudades del reino de Og en Basán, fue para la mitad de los descendientes de Maquir, hijo de Manasés, por clanes.
32 Este es el reparto que, como heredad, hizo Moisés en las estepas de Moab, al otro lado del Jordán, al oriente de Jericó. 33 Pero Moisés no asignó heredad a la tribu de Leví, pues el Señor, el Dios de Israel, había de ser su heredad, como les había dicho.
Joshua 13
King James Version
13 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 Only unto the tribes of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
32 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
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