Josué 15
Reina Valera Contemporánea
El territorio de Judá
15 El territorio que, de acuerdo al número de sus familias, le tocó a la tribu de los hijos de Judá llegaba hasta la frontera con Edom, y como extremo meridional tenía el desierto de Zin al sur. 2 Su frontera sur partía de la costa del Mar Salado, seguía por la bahía que mira hacia el sur, 3 y continuaba hacia la cuesta de Acrabín; seguía hasta Zin, para continuar subiendo al sur hasta Cadés Barnea; al pasar por Jesrón subía por Adar y daba la vuelta a Carca; 4 de allí pasaba a Asmón, salía al arroyo de Egipto y terminaba en el mar. Ésta era su frontera sur. 5 Su frontera oriental era el Mar Salado, hasta la desembocadura del Jordán. Su frontera norte iba desde la bahía del mar, donde desemboca el Jordán, 6 subía por Bet Joglá y pasaba al norte de Bet Arabá; de aquí subía a la roca de Boán Ben Rubén; 7 subía luego a Debir desde el valle de Acor, y al norte miraba sobre Gilgal, que está frente a la subida de Adumín, al sur del arroyo, y pasaba hasta los manantiales de Ensemes, para salir a la fuente de Roguel. 8 Esta frontera sube por el valle de Ben Jinón por el costado sur de los jebuseos, que es Jerusalén; sube luego por la cumbre del monte que por el lado norte queda frente al valle de Jinón hacia el occidente, al final del valle de Refayin. 9 Esta frontera da un rodeo desde la cumbre del monte hasta donde nace el manantial de Neftoa, y sale a las ciudades del monte de Efrón, rodea a Baalá, que es Quiriat Yearín, 10 y luego gira desde Baalá hacia el occidente, al monte de Seir, pasando a un costado del monte de Yearín, en dirección norte, que es Quesalón; de allí baja a Bet Semes y pasa a Timna; 11 sigue luego hacia el norte por un costado de Ecrón, rodea a Sicrón, y pasa por el monte de Baalá para salir a Jabnel y terminar en el mar. 12 La frontera occidental es el Mar Mediterráneo. Éstas eran las fronteras del territorio de los hijos de Judá, en todo su contorno, conforme al número de sus familias.
Caleb conquista Hebrón y Debir(A)
13 Josué le dio a Caleb hijo de Yefune su parte entre los hijos de Judá, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado. Le dio la ciudad de Quiriat Arbá, padre de Anac, que más tarde fue conocida como Hebrón. 14 Caleb venció a los tres hijos de Anac, es decir, a Sesay, Ajimán y Talmay, y los echó de allí.(B) 15 Luego marchó contra los habitantes de Debir, que antes era Quiriat Séfer. 16 Allí Caleb dijo:
«Al que ataque a Quiriat Séfer, y la conquiste, le daré por mujer a mi hija Acsa.»
17 Y fue su propio hermano, Otoniel hijo de Cenaz, quien la conquistó, y Caleb le dio a su hija Acsa por mujer. 18 Cuando ya se iban, Otoniel la persuadió para que le pidiera a su padre tierras labrantías. Entonces Acsa se bajó del asno, y Caleb le preguntó:
«¿Qué te pasa?»
19 Ella le respondió:
«Concédeme una petición. Ya que me has dado tierras del Néguev, dame también manantiales.»
Y Caleb le dio los manantiales de arriba y los manantiales de abajo.
Las ciudades de Judá
20 La tribu de los hijos de Judá recibió su herencia de acuerdo al número de sus familias. 21 Las ciudades que recibió estaban en el extremo sur, hacia la frontera con Edom, y fueron:
Cabsel, Edar, Jagur, 22 Cina, Dimona, Adada, 23 Cedes, Jazor, Itnán, 24 Zif, Telén, Bealot, 25 Jazor Jadatá, Queriot, Jesrón (que es Jazor), 26 Amán, Semá, Molada, 27 Jasar Gadá, Jesmón, Bet Pélet, 28 Jasar Súal, Berseba, Bizotia, 29 Baalá, Iyín, Esén, 30 Eltolad, Quesil, Jormá, 31 Siclag, Madmana, Sansana, 32 Lebaot, Siljín, Ayin y Rimón.
En total, veintinueve ciudades con sus aldeas.
33 En las llanuras recibió:
Estaol, Sorá, Asena, 34 Zanoaj, Enganín, Tapuaj, Enam, 35 Jarmut, Adulán, Soco, Azeca, 36 Sagarayin, Aditayin, Gedera y Guederotayin
Catorce ciudades con sus aldeas.
37 Senán, Jadasá, Migdal Gad, 38 Dileán, Mispá, Yoctel, 39 Laquis, Boscat, Eglón, 40 Quebón, Lamán, Quitlís, 41 Gederot, Bet Dagón, Noamá y Maceda.
Dieciséis ciudades con sus aldeas.
42 Libna, Eter, Asán, 43 Yiftá, Asena, Nesib, 44 Keila, Aczib y Maresa.
Nueve ciudades con sus aldeas.
45 Ecrón con sus villas y aldeas. 46 Desde Ecrón hasta el mar, todas las que están cerca de Asdod, con sus aldeas.
47 Asdod con sus villas y aldeas; Gaza con sus villas y aldeas, hasta el río de Egipto, y el Mar Grande con sus costas.
48 En las montañas, Samir, Jatir, Soco, 49 Daná, Quiriat Saná (que es Debir); 50 Anab, Estemoa, Anín, 51 Gosén, Holón y Gilo.
Once ciudades con sus aldeas.
52 Arab, Duma, Esán, 53 Yanún, Bet Tapuaj, Afeca, 54 Jumetá, Quiriat Arbá (que es Hebrón) y Sior.
Nueve ciudades con sus aldeas.
55 Maón, Carmel, Zif, Yutá, 56 Jezrel, Jocdeán, Zanoaj, 57 Caín, Gabaa y Timna.
Diez ciudades con sus aldeas.
58 Jaljul, Betsur, Gedor, 59 Marat, Bet Anot y Eltecón.
Seis ciudades con sus aldeas.
60 Quiriat Baal (que es Quiriat Yearín) y Rabá.
Dos ciudades con sus aldeas.
61 En el desierto, Bet Arabá, Midín, Secocá, 62 Nibesán, la Ciudad de la Sal y Engadí.
Seis ciudades con sus aldeas.
63 Sin embargo, los hijos de Judá no pudieron arrojar a los jebuseos que habitaban en Jerusalén, y hasta el día de hoy conviven con los hijos de Judá en Jerusalén.(C)
Joshua 15
American Standard Version
15 And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south. 2 And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the [a]bay that looketh southward; 3 and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka; 4 and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border. 5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the [b]bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan; 6 and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; 7 and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel; 8 and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the [c]side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward; 9 and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim); 10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah; 11 and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even [d]Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). 14 And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou? 19 And she said, Give me a [e]blessing; for that thou hast [f]set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor), 26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet, 28 and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem, 30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages.
33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah, 34 and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 and Cabbon, and [g]Lahmam, and Chitlish, 41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron, with its [h]towns and its villages; 46 from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.
48 And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir), 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan, 53 and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah, 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Footnotes
- Joshua 15:2 Hebrew tongue.
- Joshua 15:5 Hebrew tongue.
- Joshua 15:8 Hebrew shoulder.
- Joshua 15:13 That is, The city of Arba.
- Joshua 15:19 Or, present
- Joshua 15:19 Or, given me the land of the South
- Joshua 15:40 Or, Lahmas
- Joshua 15:45 Hebrew daughters.
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