Josua 14
Svenska Folkbibeln
Landet väster om Jordan fördelas
14 Detta är de arvslotter som Israels barn fick i Kanaans land, de som prästen Eleasar och Josua, Nuns son, och huvudmännen för familjerna inom israeliternas stammar utskiftade åt dem, 2 nämligen arvslotter genom lottkastning, så som Herren hade befallt genom Mose angående de nio stammarna och den ena halva stammen. 3 De två övriga stammarna och den andra halva stammen hade nämligen av Mose fått sin arvedel på andra sidan Jordan, men åt leviterna hade han inte givit någon arvedel bland dem. 4 Josefs barn utgjorde nämligen två stammar, Manasse och Efraim. Och åt leviterna gav man inte någon särskild del av landet utan bara några städer att bo i med tillhörande utmarker för deras boskap och deras övriga egendom. 5 Som Herren hade befallt Mose, så utskiftade Israels barn landet.
Hebron ges åt Kaleb
6 Juda barn trädde fram inför Josua i Gilgal, och kenisiten Kaleb, Jefunnes son, sade till honom: "Du vet vad Herren sade till gudsmannen Mose om mig och dig i Kadesh-Barnea. 7 Jag var fyrtio år när Herrens tjänare Mose sände i väg mig från Kadesh-Barnea för att bespeja landet, och jag lämnade sedan rapport efter mitt hjärtas mening. 8 Mina bröder, som hade varit med mig däruppe, fick folkets hjärtan att bäva, men jag följde i allt Herren, min Gud. 9 Då svor Mose den dagen en ed och sade: Det land som dina fötter har beträtt skall i sanning vara din och dina barns arvedel för evig tid, därför att du i allt har följt Herren, min Gud. 10 Och se, nu har Herren, så som han lovade, låtit mig leva dessa fyrtiofem år, sedan Herren talade detta till Mose när Israel vandrade i öknen. Se, jag är nu åttiofem år. 11 Än i dag är jag lika stark som den dag Mose sände i väg mig. Som min kraft var då, så är den än i dag, vare sig det gäller att strida eller vara ledare eller anförare. 12 Ge mig nu denna bergsbygd, som Herren lovade den dagen. Du hörde själv att anakiterna bor där med stora och befästa städer. Om bara Herren är med mig, skall jag fördriva dem så som Herren har lovat."
13 Josua välsignade då Kaleb, Jefunnes son, och gav honom Hebron till arvedel. 14 Kenisiten Kaleb, Jefunnes son, fick därför Hebron till arvedel, så som det är än i dag, därför att han i allt följde Herren, Israels Gud. 15 Men Hebron hette tidigare Kirjat-Arba, efter den störste mannen bland anakiterna.
Landet hade nu ro från krig.
Josué 14
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Reparto de Canaán por suertes
14 Toda esta fue la herencia que recibieron los hijos de Israel en la tierra de Canaán. El reparto lo hicieron el sacerdote Eleazar, Josué hijo de Nun, y los jefes de las tribus israelitas. 2 La tierra fue sorteada entre las nueve tribus y media, tal y como el Señor se lo ordenó a Moisés.(A) 3 Antes de eso Moisés les había dado su parte de las tierras a las dos tribus y media, al otro lado del Jordán.(B) 4 Los hijos de José se dividieron en dos tribus, la de Manasés y la de Efraín, y a los levitas no se les dieron tierras. No tuvieron parte en la repartición, aunque sí recibieron ciudades en las cuales vivir, junto con ejidos para sus ganados y rebaños. 5 La tierra se repartió entre los hijos de Israel, tal y como el Señor se lo había ordenado a Moisés.
Caleb recibe Hebrón
6 Los hijos de Judá fueron a Gilgal para ver a Josué, y Caleb hijo de Yefune, el quenizita, le dijo:
«Tú bien sabes lo que el Señor le dijo a Moisés, el varón de Dios, en Cadés Barnea, en cuanto a nosotros.(C) 7 Cuando Moisés, el siervo del Señor, me envió a reconocer la tierra, yo tenía cuarenta años; y a mi regreso le di las noticias, según mi sentir.(D) 8 También sabes que los hermanos que me acompañaron desanimaron al pueblo, pero yo me mantuve fiel al Señor mi Dios. 9 Ese día Moisés hizo este juramento: “La tierra donde has puesto el pie será tuya. Será la herencia perpetua de tus hijos, por cuanto seguiste con fidelidad al Señor mi Dios.”(E) 10 El Señor me ha dado cuarenta y cinco años más de vida, tal y como él se lo dijo a Moisés cuando Israel andaba por el desierto. Así que ahora tengo ochenta y cinco años, 11 pero aún me siento tan fuerte como el día en que Moisés me envió a reconocer la tierra. Tengo fuerzas para pelear, y para salir y entrar. 12 Por lo tanto, te pido que me des este monte, del cual habló el Señor aquel día. Tú eres testigo. Aquí viven los anaquitas, y tienen grandes ciudades fortificadas; pero con la ayuda del Señor puedo vencerlos y echarlos de estas tierras.»
13 Entonces Josué bendijo a Caleb hijo de Yefune, el quenizita, y como herencia le dio Hebrón. 14 Hasta el día de hoy es su herencia, porque siguió fielmente al Señor, Dios de Israel. 15 Antes, Hebrón se llamaba Quiriat Arbá,[a] porque Arba fue un hombre importante entre los anaquitas. Después de eso, hubo paz en la tierra.
Footnotes
- Josué 14:15 Es decir, la ciudad de Arba.
Joshua 14
The Message
Land West of the Jordan
14 1-2 Here are the inheritance allotments that the People of Israel received in the land of Canaan. Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the family clans made the allotments. Each inheritance was assigned by lot to the nine and a half tribes, just as God had commanded Moses.
3-4 Moses had given the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan, but hadn’t given an inheritance to the Levites, as he had to the others. Because the sons of Joseph had become two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, they gave no allotment to the Levites; but they did give them cities to live in with pasture rights for their flocks and herds.
5 The People of Israel followed through exactly as God had commanded Moses. They apportioned the land.
Caleb
6-12 The people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite spoke: “You’ll remember what God said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me back at Kadesh Barnea. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of God sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land. And I brought back an honest and accurate report. My companions who went with me discouraged the people, but I stuck to my guns, totally with God, my God. That was the day that Moses solemnly promised, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance, you and your children’s, forever. Yes, you have lived totally for God.’ Now look at me: God has kept me alive, as he promised. It is now forty-five years since God spoke this word to Moses, years in which Israel wandered in the wilderness. And here I am today, eighty-five years old! I’m as strong as I was the day Moses sent me out. I’m as strong as ever in battle, whether coming or going. So give me this hill country that God promised me. You yourself heard the report, that the Anakim were there with their great fortress cities. If God goes with me, I will drive them out, just as God said.”
13-14 Joshua blessed him. He gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite still today, because he gave himself totally to God, the God of Israel.
15 The name of Hebron used to be Kiriath Arba, named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.
And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 14
The Western Tribes. 1 These are the portions which the Israelites received as heritage in the land of Canaan.(A) Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the heads of families in the tribes of the Israelites determined 2 their heritage by lot, as the Lord had commanded through Moses concerning the remaining nine and a half tribes.(B) 3 To two and a half tribes Moses had already given a heritage beyond the Jordan; to the Levites he had given no heritage among them:(C) 4 the descendants of Joseph formed two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. But the Levites were given no share of the land except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for the herds and flocks.(D)
5 As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did: they apportioned the land.
Caleb’s Portion. 6 (E)When the Judahites approached Joshua in Gilgal, the Kenizzite Caleb, son of Jephunneh, said to him: “You know the word the Lord spoke to Moses, the man of God, concerning you and concerning me in Kadesh-barnea. 7 (F)I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to reconnoiter the land; and I brought back to him a frank report. 8 (G)My fellow scouts who went up with me made the people’s confidence melt away, but I was completely loyal to the Lord, my God. 9 On that occasion Moses swore this oath, ‘The land where you have set foot shall become your heritage and that of your descendants forever, because you have been completely loyal to the Lord, my God.’ 10 Now, as he promised, the Lord has preserved me these forty-five years since the Lord spoke thus to Moses while Israel journeyed in the wilderness; and now I am eighty-five years old,(H) 11 but I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me forth, with no less vigor whether it be for war or for any other tasks.[a](I) 12 Now give me this mountain region which the Lord promised me that day, as you yourself heard. True, the Anakim are there, with large fortified cities, but if the Lord is with me I shall be able to dispossess them, as the Lord promised.”(J) 13 Joshua blessed Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and gave him Hebron as his heritage.(K) 14 Therefore Hebron remains the heritage of the Kenizzite Caleb, son of Jephunneh, to the present day, because he was completely loyal to the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 Hebron was formerly called Kiriath-arba, for Arba, the greatest among the Anakim.(L) And the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- 14:11 War…other tasks: lit., “to go forth and to come in,” i.e., to conduct military expeditions and to return after victory; cf. 1 Sm 18:16; 2 Sm 5:2.
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