Giô-sua 14
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
14 Ê-lê-a-xa, thầy tế lễ, Giô-suê, con trai của Nun và lãnh đạo các chi tộc Ít-ra-en định đoạt vấn đề phân chia đất đai Ca-na-an cho dân chúng. 2 Trước kia Chúa đã truyền dặn Mô-se thể thức Ngài định cho dân chúng chọn đất. Dân chúng thuộc chín chi tộc rưỡi bắt thăm để nhận phần đất thuộc về mình. 3 Vì Mô-se đã cấp phần đất phía đông sông Giô-đanh cho hai chi tộc rưỡi, nhưng chi tộc Lê-vi không được cấp phần đất nào như các chi tộc khác cả. 4 Con cháu Giô-xép phân chia ra hai chi tộc: Ma-na-xe và Ép-ra-im. Còn chi tộc Lê-vi không được cấp đất. Họ chỉ được cấp một số thành để sinh sống và một số đồng cỏ để nuôi súc vật. 5 Chúa đã chỉ cho Mô-se thể thức chia đất cho các chi tộc Ít-ra-en, nên họ phân chia đất ra.
Phần đất cấp cho Ca-lép
6 Một hôm có các người thuộc chi tộc Giu-đa đến gặp Giô-suê ở Ghinh-ganh; trong số có Ca-lép, con trai Giê-phu-nê người Kê-nít. Ca-lép nói với Giô-suê, “Chắc anh còn nhớ ở Ca-đe Ba-nê-a, Chúa có nói chuyện với Mô-se, tôi tớ Chúa [a], về anh và tôi. 7 Mô-se, tôi tớ Chúa, sai tôi đi thám thính xứ chúng ta sẽ đi đến. Lúc đó tôi đã bốn mươi tuổi. Khi trở về, tôi thuật cho Mô-se nhận định của tôi về xứ đó. 8 Mấy người khác, cùng đi với tôi, làm cho dân chúng hoảng sợ, nhưng tôi hoàn toàn tin tưởng rằng Chúa sẽ cho chúng ta chiếm xứ đó. 9 Vì thế hôm ấy Mô-se có hứa với tôi, ‘Đất mà ngươi đã đặt chân đến sẽ thuộc về ngươi. Con cháu ngươi sẽ nhận lấy đất ấy đời đời. Ta sẽ cấp nó cho ngươi, vì ngươi hoàn toàn tin cậy nơi Chúa, Thượng Đế của ta.’”
10 “Vậy bây giờ anh thấy rằng Chúa đã giữ lời hứa Ngài. Ngài đã cho tôi còn sống trong bốn mươi lăm năm qua, từ lúc Ngài hứa như thế với Mô-se, suốt thời gian chúng ta đang lưu lạc trong sa mạc. Nay tôi đã tám mươi lăm tuổi. 11 Tôi vẫn còn tráng kiện như ngày Mô-se phái tôi đi và vẫn còn đủ sức chiến đấu như xưa. 12 Cho nên xin cấp cho tôi miền núi mà Chúa đã hứa với tôi trước đây. Thuở đó, anh đã nghe rằng dân A-nác, cư ngụ trong vùng đó, có thành trì rất lớn và rất kiên cố. Nhưng nhờ Chúa phù hộ, tôi sẽ đánh đuổi chúng ra như Ngài đã hứa.”
13 Giô-suê chúc phước cho Ca-lép, con trai Giê-phu-nê và cấp cho ông thành Hếp-rôn làm sản nghiệp. 14 Hếp-rôn hiện vẫn thuộc về gia đình Ca-lép, con trai Giê-phu-nê người Kê-nít, vì ông vững tin và vâng lời Chúa, Thượng Đế của Ít-ra-en. 15 Trước kia chỗ đó gọi là Ki-ri-át Ạc-ba, đặt theo tên Ạc-ba, vĩ nhân số một của dân A-nác.
Sau đó xứ được hoà bình.
Footnotes
- Giô-sua 14:6 tôi tớ Chúa Nguyên văn, “người của Thượng Đế.”
Joshua 14
New King James Version
The Land Divided West of the Jordan
14 These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, (A)which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. 3 (C)For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them. 4 For (D)the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except (E)cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property. 5 (F)As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Caleb Inherits Hebron
6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him: “You know (H)the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning (I)you and me in Kadesh Barnea. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (J)sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. 8 Nevertheless (K)my brethren who went up with me made the [a]heart of the people melt, but I wholly (L)followed the Lord my God. 9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, (M)‘Surely the land (N)where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me (O)alive, (P)as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel [b]wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. 11 (Q)As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both (R)for going out and for coming in. 12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how (S)the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. (T)It may be that the Lord will be with me, and (U)I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”
13 And Joshua (V)blessed him, (W)and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. 14 (X)Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he (Y)wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. 15 And (Z)the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim).
(AA)Then the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail
- Joshua 14:10 Lit. walked
Joshua 14
King James Version
14 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
2 By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
5 As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God.
9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.
10 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.
13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.
15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 14
English Standard Version
The Inheritance West of the Jordan
14 These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which (A)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. 3 (C)For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, (D)but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. 4 For (E)the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. 5 The people of Israel did (F)as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.
Caleb's Request and Inheritance
6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him, “You know (H)what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (I)sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8 But (J)my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. 9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, (K)‘Surely the land (L)on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, (M)just as he said, these (N)forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day (O)eighty-five years old. 11 (P)I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and (Q)for going and coming. 12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the (R)Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”
13 Then Joshua (S)blessed him, and he gave (T)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (U)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (V)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (W)And the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
- Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He
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