Områder, der endnu ikke er erobret
1Da Josva var blevet gammel, sagde Herren til ham: „Du er langt oppe i årene, men der er endnu meget land at indtage. 2Det drejer sig om filistrenes og geshuritternes landområder. 3I det sydlige Kana’an drejer det sig om området, der går fra den mudrede13,3 På hebraisk: shihor. Der refereres her til den wadi, der også kaldes Egyptens Bæk, en flod, der tørrer ud i tørtiden. wadi på grænsen til Egypten, op til Ekron mod nord med de fem filisterbyer: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkalon, Gat og Ekron (der hvor avvitterne engang boede). 4I det nordlige Kana’an er det de øde områder, der hører under Sidon, fra Afek til den amoritiske grænse. 5Desuden er der gebalitternes område langs kysten mod nord og området øst for Libanons bjerge fra Ba’al-Gad neden for Hermonbjerget i syd til Lebo-Hamat i nord, 6-7samt alle dem, der bor vest for Libanons bjerge og ud til Misrefot-Majim ved kysten, det er sidonierne. Jeg er parat til selv at drive dem bort foran jer. Derfor skal du medregne hele området, når du fordeler landet mellem de ni stammer og Manasses halve stamme, sådan som jeg har befalet.”
Fordelingen af landet øst for Jordanfloden
8Den ene halvdel af Manasses stamme samt Rubens og Gads stamme havde allerede af Moses fået tildelt deres arvelod på den østlige side af Jordanfloden. 9Deres område indbefattede Medeba højsletten ned til Dibon og byen Aroer på toppen af skrænten ved Arnonfloden, samt byen nede i floddalen. 10Det indeholdt også de øvrige byer, som tidligere hørte under amoritterkongen Sihon af Heshbon, ud til Ammons grænse. 11Området indbefattede også Gilead, geshuritternes og ma’akatitternes land, hele Hermonbjerget, hele Bashan så langt som til byen Salka 12og alt det land, som tidligere hørte under kong Og af Bashan, der regerede fra Ashtarot og Edrei. Kong Og var en af de sidste refaitter. Det var i Moses’ tid, de blev angrebet og drevet bort. 13Men israelitterne var ikke i stand til at fordrive geshuritterne og ma’akatitterne, og derfor bor de endnu i dag iblandt dem.
Levis arvelod
14Moses tildelte ikke levitterne nogen jord, for Herren havde lovet at sørge for dem, at de måtte få del i det, der blev ofret til Herren, Israels Gud.
Rubens arvelod
15Moses tildelte klanerne fra Rubens stamme 16Medeba højsletten ned til Aroer og byen nede i Arnondalen. 17Deres område indbefattede Heshbon og de andre byer på højsletten: Dibon, Bamot-Ba’al, Bet-Ba’al-Meon, 18Jahatz, Kedemot, Mefa’at, 19Kirjatajim, Sibma, Seret-ha-Shahar på bjerget over dalen, 20Bet-Peor, Bet-ha-Jeshimot og Pisgabjergets skråninger.
21Rubens arvelod indbefattede hele det landområde, kong Sihon havde regeret over med alle byer og landsbyer. Sihon var den amoritiske konge, som regerede fra Heshbon, og som blev dræbt af Moses sammen med de midjanitiske høvdinge Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur og Reba, der alle var underlagt kong Sihon. 22Israelitterne dræbte ved den lejlighed også spåmanden Bileam, Beors søn. 23Jordanfloden og Det Døde Hav udgjorde den vestlige grænse for det land, der blev tildelt Rubens stamme.
Gads arvelod
24Moses tildelte følgende områder til klanerne i Gads stamme: 25Højsletterne med Jazer, alle Gileads byer og halvdelen af ammonitternes land indtil Aroer ved Rabba mod øst, 26området fra Heshbon mod syd til Ramat-ha-Mitzpe og Betonim, og op til Mahanajim og Lodebar mod nord. 27-28I Jordandalen var der byerne Bet-Haram, Bet-Nimra, Sukkot, Zafon og resten af kong Sihon af Heshbons rige. Jordanfloden dannede grænse mod vest helt op til Galilæasøen.
Manasses halve stammes arvelod
29Moses tildelte følgende område til klanerne fra Manasses halve stamme: 30Deres territorium strakte sig nordpå fra Mahanajim og indbefattede hele Bashan, hele kong Ogs tidligere rige, og Jairs 60 landsbyer i Bashan, 31desuden det halve Gilead samt kong Ogs residensbyer, Ashtarot og Edrei. Det blev alt sammen givet til efterkommere af Makir, Manasses søn.
32Sådan fordelte Moses moabitternes land øst for Jordanfloden over for Jeriko, hvor folket i sin tid slog lejr. 33Men Levis stamme gav han ingen jord, for Herren, Israels Gud, skulle være deres arvelod. Herren selv havde lovet at sørge for dem.
Land Still to Be Taken
1When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
2“This is the land that remains: All the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites, 3from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites 4on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek and the border of the Amorites; 5the area of Byblos; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you, 7and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”
Division of the Land East of the Jordan
8The other half of Manasseh,13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh) the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned it to them.
9It extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, 10and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, out to the border of the Ammonites. 11It also included Gilead, the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah— 12that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was the last of the Rephaites.) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land. 13But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maakah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
14But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.
15This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:
16The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba 17to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination. 23The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.
24This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:
25The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; 26and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir; 27and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth). 28These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, according to their clans.
29This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:
30The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan—all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns, 31half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan). This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.
32This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho. 33But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.
