Josue 15
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Lupang para sa Lipi ni Juda
15 Ang lupaing napapunta sa lipi ni Juda ay mula sa dulo ng Edom at hanggang sa ilang ng Zin sa kaduluhan sa gawing timog.
Ito ang pinaghati-hatian ng mga angkang bumubuo ng lipi. 2 Nagmula ang hangganan ng lupaing ito sa timog ng Dagat na Patay, 3 nagtuloy sa Landas ng Acrabim, at lumampas patungo sa ilang ng Zin. Buhat doo'y umahon sa Kades-barnea, nagdaan ng Hezron, nagtuloy sa Adar at lumikong patungo sa Carca. 4 Matapos tahakin ang Asmona, tinunton ang batis ng Egipto at nagtapos sa Dagat Mediteraneo. Ito ang hangganan ng Juda sa timog.
5 Sa gawing silangan ang hangganan ng lupaing ito'y ang Dagat na Patay hanggang sa bunganga ng Jordan. Dito naman nagsimula ang hangganang hilaga. 6 Umahon ito sa balikat ng Beth-hogla, dumaan sa hilaga ng Beth-araba at nagtuloy sa Bato ni Bohan, na anak ni Ruben. 7 Buhat sa Libis ng Kaguluhan, umahon sa Debir at nagtuloy sa hilaga. Lumiko ito patungong Gilgal na nasa tapat ng Pag-ahon sa Adumim sa timog ng libis, tumawid ng batis ng En-shemes at nagtuloy sa Batis ng En-rogel. 8 Buhat dito'y paahong tinahak ang Libis ng Ben Hinom na nasa timog ng burol ng mga Jebuseo (na tinatawag ding Jerusalem). Umahon uli patungo sa taluktok ng bundok na nasa tapat ng kanluran ng Libis ng Ben Hinom at sa dulong hilaga ng Libis ng Refaim. 9 Buhat sa taluktok ng bundok ay lumikong patungo sa Batis ng Neftoa, at lumabas sa mga lunsod sa Bundok ng Efron, at bumaling na papuntang Baala (na tinatawag ding Lunsod ng Jearim). 10 Umikot sa kanluran ng Baala patungo sa Bundok ng Seir, nagdaan sa libis na hilaga ng Bundok Jearim (na tinatawag ding Kesalon), lumusong na patungong Beth-semes, at nagtuloy sa Timna. 11 Buhat naman dito, umahon sa libis ng Bundok sa hilaga ng Ekron at bumaling na papuntang Sicron. Tinahak ang Bundok ng Baala, lumabas sa Jabneel, at nagtapos sa Dagat Mediteraneo na siyang naging 12 hangganan sa kanluran. Ito ang mga hangganan ng lupaing napapunta sa lipi ni Juda na pinaghati-hatian ng mga angkang bumubuo ng lipi.
Sinakop ni Caleb ang Hebron at Debir(A)
13 Gaya(B) ng sinabi ni Yahweh kay Josue, isang bahagi ng lupaing kaparte ng lipi ni Juda ay ibinigay kay Caleb na anak ni Jefune. Ibinigay sa kanya ang Hebron, ang lunsod na dating sakop ni Arba na ama ni Anac. 14 Pinalayas ni Caleb sa lupaing iyon ang tatlong anak na lalaki ni Anac: sina Sesai, Ahiman at Talmai. 15 Pagkatapos, nilusob niya ang Debir, na noong una'y tinatawag na Lunsod ng Sefer. 16 At sinabi ni Caleb, “Ipakakasal ko ang anak kong si Acsa sa sinumang sumalakay at sumakop sa Lunsod ng Sefer.” 17 Si Otniel na anak ni Kenaz na kapatid ni Caleb ang nakagawa niyon, kaya't si Acsa'y ipinakasal ni Caleb kay Otniel. 18 Nang makasal na ang dalawa, sinabi ni Otniel sa asawa na humingi ng isang bukirin kay Caleb na kanyang ama. Pumunta nga si Acsa kay Caleb, at pagkababa sa asnong sinasakyan, tinanong siya ni Caleb, “Anong kailangan mo?”
19 Sumagot si Acsa, “Bigyan mo po ako ng makukunan ng tubig, sapagkat lupang tigang ang ibinigay mo sa akin.” Kaya't ibinigay sa kanya ni Caleb ang mga bukal sa gawing itaas at sa gawing ibaba.
Ang mga Lunsod ng Juda
20 Ito ang mga lupaing napapunta sa lipi ni Juda, at pinaghati-hatian ng mga angkang bumubuo ng lipi. 21 Ang mga lunsod na nasa kadulu-duluhang timog, sa may hangganan ng Edom ay ang Cabzeel, Eder at Jagur; 22 Cina, Dimona at Adada; 23 Kades, Hazor at Itnan; 24 Zif, Telem at Bealot; 25 Hazor-hadata, Kiryot-hesron (na tinatawag ding Hazor); 26 Amam, Shema at Molada; 27 Hazar-gada, Hesmon at Beth-pelet; 28 Hazar-shual, Beer-seba at Bizotia; 29 Baala, Iyim at Ezem; 30 Eltolad, Cesil at Horma; 31 Ziklag, Madmana at Sansana; 32 Lebaot, Silhim, Ayin at Rimon; dalawampu't siyam na lunsod, kasama ang mga nayon sa palibot.
33 Ang mga lunsod sa kapatagan ay ang sumusunod: Estaol, Zora at Asena; 34 Zanoa, En-ganim, Tapua at Enam; 35 Jarmut, Adullam, Soco at Azeka; 36 Saaraim, Aditaim, Gedera at Gederotaim. Lahat-lahat ay labing-apat na lunsod pati ang mga nayong nasa paligid.
37 Kasama rin ang mga sumusunod: Zenan, Hadasa at Migdal-gad; 38 Dilan, Mizpa at Jokteel; 39 Laquis, Bozcat at Eglon; 40 Cabon, Lamam at Kitlis; 41 Gederot, Beth-dagon, Naama at Makeda; labing-anim na lunsod, kasama ang mga nayong nasa paligid.
42 Kabilang din ang Libna, Eter at Asan; 43 Jefte, Asena at Nezib; 44 Keila, Aczib at Maresa—siyam na lunsod at ang mga nayon sa palibot.
45 Gayon din ang lunsod ng Ekron at ang mga bayan at nayon sa paligid; 46 ang lahat ng mga lunsod sa malapit sa Asdod buhat sa Ekron hanggang sa Dagat Mediteraneo.
47 Kasama rin ang mga lunsod ng Asdod at Gaza, at ang mga bayan at nayong sakop nila, hanggang sa batis ng Egipto at baybayin ng Dagat Mediteraneo.
48 Sa kaburulan naman ay ang mga lunsod ng Samir, Jatir, Soco; 49 Dana, Kiryat Sanna (na tinatawag ding Debir), 50 Anab, Estemoa at Anim; 51 Goshen, Holon at Gilo—labing-isang lunsod, kasama pati ang kanilang mga nayon.
52 Gayon din ang Arab, Duma at Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth-tapua at Afeca; 54 Humta, Lunsod ng Arba o Hebron at Sior—siyam na lunsod kasama ang mga nayon sa paligid.
55 Kabilang pa rin ang Maon, Carmelo, Zif at Juta; 56 Jezreel, Jocdeam at Zanoa, 57 Cain, Gabaa at Timna—sampung lunsod at ang mga nayon sa paligid.
58 Halhul, Beth-sur at Gedor, 59 Meara, Beth-anot at Eltecon—anim na lunsod, kasama ang kanilang mga nayon.
60 Kasama rin ang lunsod ng Baal (o Lunsod ng Jearim), at ang Rabba—dalawang lunsod kasama ang kanilang mga nayon.
61 Sa ilang naman, ang Beth-araba, Midin at Secaca; 62 Nibsan, ang Lunsod ng Asin at En-gedi—anim na lunsod, kasama pati ang mga nayon sa paligid nila.
63 Ngunit(C) hindi napaalis ng lipi ni Juda ang mga Jebuseo na naninirahan sa Jerusalem, kaya hanggang ngayo'y kasama nilang naninirahan doon ang mga ito.
Joshua 15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 15
Boundaries of Judah. 1 The lot for the tribe of Judah by their clans fell toward the boundary of Edom, the wilderness of Zin in the Negeb, in the extreme south.(A) 2 (B)Their southern boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea,[a] from the tongue of land that faces the Negeb, 3 and went southward below the pass of Akrabbim, across through Zin, up to a point south of Kadesh-barnea, across to Hezron, and up to Addar; from there, looping around Karka, 4 it crossed to Azmon and then joined the Wadi of Egypt[b] before coming out at the sea. (This is your southern boundary.) 5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern boundary climbed northward from the tongue of the sea, toward the mouth of the Jordan, 6 (C)up to Beth-hoglah, and ran north of Beth-arabah, up to Eben-Bohan-ben-Reuben. 7 Thence the boundary climbed to Debir, north of the Valley of Achor,(D) in the direction of the Gilgal that faces the pass of Adummim, on the south side of the wadi; from there it crossed to the waters of En-shemesh and emerged at En-rogel. 8 Climbing again to the Valley of Ben-hinnom[c] on the southern flank of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem), the boundary rose to the top of the mountain at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim,(E) which bounds the Valley of Hinnom on the west. 9 From the top of the mountain it ran to the fountain of waters of Nephtoah,(F) extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and continued to Baalah, or Kiriath-jearim. 10 From Baalah the boundary curved westward to Mount Seir and passed north of the ridge of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon); it descended to Beth-shemesh, and ran across to Timnah. 11 It then extended along the northern flank of Ekron, continued through Shikkeron, and across to Mount Baalah, from there to include Jabneel, before it came out at the sea. 12 The western boundary was the Great Sea[d] and its coast. This was the complete boundary of the Judahites by their clans.
Conquest by Caleb. 13 (G)As the Lord had commanded, Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh,(H) a portion among the Judahites, namely, Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron. 14 (I)And Caleb dispossessed from there the three Anakim, the descendants of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. 15 From there he marched up against the inhabitants of Debir,(J) which was formerly called Kiriath-sepher. 16 Caleb said, “To the man who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage.” 17 [e]Othniel captured it, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz; so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage. 18 When she came to him, she induced him to ask her father for some land. Then, as she alighted from the donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?” 19 She answered, “Give me a present! Since you have assigned to me land in the Negeb, give me also pools of water.” So he gave her the upper and the lower pools.
Cities of Judah.[f] 20 This is the heritage of the tribe of Judahites by their clans: 21 The cities of the tribe of the Judahites in the extreme southern district toward Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, and Ithnan; 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor); 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, 28 Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah; 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, and Ain and Rimmon; a total of twenty-nine cities with their villages.
33 In the Shephelah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages. 37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages. 42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages. 45 Ekron and its towns and villages; 46 from Ekron to the sea, all the towns that lie alongside Ashdod, and their villages; 47 Ashdod and its towns and villages; Gaza and its towns and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coast of the Great Sea.
48 In the mountain regions: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages. 52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages. 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibbeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages. 58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages. Tekoa, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Kulom, Tatam, Zores, Karim, Gallim, Bether, and Manoko; eleven cities and their villages. 60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.(K)
61 In the wilderness:[g] Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, Ir-hamelah, and En-gedi; six cities and their villages. 63 But the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem the Judahites could not dispossess; so the Jebusites dwell in Jerusalem beside the Judahites to the present day.(L)
Footnotes
- 15:2 Salt Sea: the Dead Sea. The “tongue,” a prominent feature of the landscape, is a spit of land thrusting into the Dead Sea from its eastern shore; it is now called by its Arabic name, ’el lisân, “tongue.”
- 15:4 Wadi of Egypt: the natural boundary between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula.
- 15:8 The Valley of Ben-hinnom: the southern limit of Jerusalem. Ben-hinnom means “son of Hinnom.” The place was also called Valley of Hinnom, in Hebrew ge-hinnom, whence the word “Gehenna” is derived.
- 15:12 Great Sea: the Mediterranean.
- 15:17–19 The story of Othniel is told again in Jgs 1:13–15; cf. also Jgs 3:9–11.
- 15:20–62 This elaborate list of the cities of Judah was probably taken from a document made originally for administrative purposes; the cities are divided into four provincial districts, some of which have further subdivisions. For similar lists of the cities of Judah, cf. 19:2–7; 1 Chr 4:28–32; Neh 11:25–30. This list has suffered in transmission, so that the totals given in vv. 32 and 36 are not exact; many of the cities cannot be identified.
- 15:61 In the wilderness: in the Jordan rift near the Dead Sea.
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