1This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:15.2 bay: Heb. tongue 3And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:15.3 Maaleh-acrabbim: or, the going up to Acrabbim 4From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 5And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: 6And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: 7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel: 8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; 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 end of the valley of the giants northward: 9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: 10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.15.13 the city…: or, Kirjath-arba 14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 19Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. 21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet, 28And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah, 29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: 33And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 34And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:15.36 and Gederothaim: or, or Gederothaim 37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 41And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: 42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: 45Ekron, with her towns and her villages: 46From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:15.46 near: Heb. by the place of 47Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
48¶ And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, 50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: 52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 53And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,15.53 Janum: or, Janus 54And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: 55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, 56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: 58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: 60Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: 61In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
63¶ 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.
O território dado a Judá
(Jz 1.11-15)
1-2A terra dada à tribo de Judá, segundo o sorteio sagrado, foi esta.
O limite sul de Judá começava na fronteira norte de Edom, atravessava o deserto de Zim e acabava no limite norte do Negueve. Mais detalhadamente, este limite começava na baía sul do mar Salgado; 3seguia ao longo da estrada que rodeia a sul pela subida de Acrabim, atravessava o deserto de Zim até Hezrom, a sul de Cades-Barneia, e depois subia por Adar, voltando depois para Carca, 4e por Azmom, até alcançar finalmente o ribeiro do Egito, terminando no mar Mediterrâneo. Esta era a fronteira a sul.
5O limite oriental estendia-se ao longo do mar Salgado até à foz do rio Jordão.
O limite norte começava na baía em que o rio Jordão desagua no mar Salgado; 6seguia até Bete-Hogla, passava pelo norte de Bete-Arabá, até ao rochedo do Boã, filho de Rúben. 7Dali atravessava o vale de Acor até Debir, onde infletia para noroeste, passando por Gilgal, em frente das vertentes de Adumim no lado sul do vale. O limite estendia-se até às fontes de En-Semes, e até En-Rogel. 8Passava depois essa linha de demarcação através do vale de Ben-Hinom, pela banda do sul dos jebuseus que é onde se localiza Jerusalém, e voltava para oeste até ao cimo da montanha que domina o vale de Ben-Hinom, continuando até ao extremo norte do vale de Refaim. 9Dali a linha estende-se do cimo da montanha até à fonte de Neftoa, e depois até às cidades do monte Efrom, antes de voltar para norte e rodear Baalá, que é outro nome dado a Quiriate-Jearim. 10Depois de dar a volta a Baalá pelo oeste até ao monte Seir, passa pela cidade de Quesalom, na banda norte do monte Jearim, e desce até Bete-Semes. Inclinando-se novamente para norte, a linha de limite passava pelo sul de Timna, 11até à banda da colina norte de Ecrom, altura em que declinava para a esquerda, passando a sul de Siquerom e do monte Baalá. Voltando de novo na direção do norte, passava por Jabneel e acabava no mar Mediterrâneo.
12O limite ocidental era formado pela linha da costa do Mediterrâneo.
13O Senhor deu instruções a Josué no sentido de conceder a Calebe, filho de Jefoné, parte do território de Judá. E assim foi-lhe doada a cidade de Quiriate-Arba, também chamada Hebrom, do nome do antepassado de Anaque. 14Calebe expulsou de lá os descendentes dos três filhos de Anaque: Sesai, Aimã e Talmai. 15Depois lutou contra o povo da cidade de Debir, antigamente chamada Quiriate-Sefer.
16“Quem vai comandar o ataque contra Quiriate-Sefer?”, desafiou Calebe. “Quem a conquistar terá a minha filha Acsa como mulher!” 17E foi Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão do próprio Calebe, quem tomou a cidade, casando assim com Acsa.
18Quando estavam para ir viver juntos para o seu novo lar, ele pediu-lhe insistentemente que pedisse ao pai mais terra. E foi ela própria que, vendo seu pai Calebe, desceu da montada em que ia para lhe falar no assunto. “Que pretendes?”, disse-lhe o pai ao vê-la aproximar-se.
19“O que é que se passa?”, perguntou-lhe o pai. “Que pretendes?”
“Dá-me outra doação! Porque a terra que já me deste é um deserto. Dá-me também fontes para ter água!” Então deu-lhe as fontes superiores e as das terras mais baixas.
20Foi esta a terra concedida à tribo de Judá.
21As cidades que estavam situadas ao longo da fronteira com Edom, no Negueve: Cabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22Quiná, Dimona, Adada, 23Quedes, Hazor, Itnã, 24Zife, Telem, Bealote, 25Hazor-Hadatá, Queriote-Hezrom (ou seja Hazor), 26Amã, Sema, Molada, 27Hazar-Gada, Hesmom, Bete-Palete, 28Hazar-Sual, Berseba, Biziotiá, 29Baalá, Iim, Ezem, 30Eltolade, Quesil, Horma, 31Ziclague, Madmana, Sansana, 32Lebaote, Silim, Aim, Rimom. Ao todo eram vinte e nove cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.
33As seguintes cidades situadas nas planícies foram igualmente dadas a Judá:
Estaol, Zora, Asná, 34Zanoa, En-Ganim, Tapua, Enam, 35Jarmute, Adulão, Socó, Azeca, 36Saaraim, Aditaim, Gedera e Gederotaim. Ao todo eram catorze cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.
37A tribo de Judá herdou ainda as seguintes vinte e cinco cidades, mais as aldeias dos arredores: Zenã, Hadasa, Migdal-Gad, 38Dileã, Mizpá, Jocteel, 39Laquis, Bozcate, Eglom, 40Cabom, Laamás, Quitlis, 41Gederote, Bete-Dagom, Naamá, Maqueda. Ao todo, dezasseis cidades com as suas aldeias.
42Ainda Libna, Eter, Asã, 43Jefté, Asná, Nezibe, 44Queila, Aczibe, Maressa, ou seja, nove cidades com as suas aldeias.
45O território da tribo de Judá incluía todas as cidades e povoações de Ecrom. 46De Ecrom, a linha de demarcação estendia-se até ao Mediterrâneo, e incluía as cidades ao longo dos limites de Asdode com as suas aldeias circunvizinhas; 47e ainda a própria cidade de Asdode com as suas aldeias, mais a de Gaza, igualmente com as aldeias dos arredores, até ao ribeiro do Egito; e ainda toda a costa do Mediterrâneo, desde a foz do ribeiro do Egito a sul, até Tiro a norte.
48Judá recebeu também as seguintes quarenta e quatro cidades, na área das colinas, com as aldeias dos arredores:
Samir, Jatir e Socó, 49Daná, Quiriate-Saná (ou seja Debir), 50Anabe, Estemó, Anim, 51Gosen, Holom, Gilo,
52Arabe, Dumá, Esã, 53Janim, Bete-Tapua, Afeca, 54Humetá, Quiriate-Arba (ou seja Hebrom), Zior,
55Maom, Carmelo, Zife, Jutá, 56Jezreel, Jocdeão, Zanoa, 57Caim, Gibeá, Timna,
58Halul, Bete-Zur, Gedor, 59Maarate, Bete-Anote, Eltecom,
60Quiriate-Baal (também conhecida como Quiriate-Jearim) e Rabá, duas cidades com suas aldeias.
61No deserto,
as cidades de Bete-Arabá, Midim, Secaca, 62Nibsã, a Cidade do Sal e En-Gedi. Ao todo, seis cidades com as suas aldeias.
63No entanto, a tribo de Judá não foi capaz de expelir os jebuseus que habitavam em Jerusalém; por isso, essa gente vive ainda atualmente no meio do povo de Judá.
