Allotment for Judah
1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.
2Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, 3crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. 4It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your southern boundary.
5The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 6went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel. 8Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 9From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 10Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 11It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.
12The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.
13In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 14From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak. 15From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 16And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.
18One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”
19She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
20This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:
21The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 28Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.
33In the western foothills:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, 36Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim—fourteen towns and their villages.
37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.
42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.
45Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages; 46west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; 47Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
48In the hill country:
Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51Goshen, Holon and Giloh—eleven towns and their villages.
52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.
55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.
58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).
60Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.
61In the wilderness:
Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah, 62Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages.
63Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.
Yuda Abusuakuo No Asase
1Asase a wɔde maa mmusua a wɔbom yɛ Yuda abusuakuo no kɔduruu Edom ɛhyeɛ so wɔ anafoɔ fam, na Sin ɛserɛ so na ɛkɔpem.
2Anafoɔ fam ɛhyeɛ no hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Nkyene Ɛpo no mpoano a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam, 3tene faa Akrabbim kɔsii Sin ɛserɛ so. Ɛtoaa so kɔɔ Kades-Barnea anafoɔ fam kɔsii Hesron. Afei ɛkɔɔ soro kɔsii Adar, ɛnna ɛdane kɔɔ Karka. 4Ɛtwaam kɔɔ Asmon kɔduruu Misraim asuwa no ho, na ɛfaa ho ara kɔwiee wɔ ɛpo kɛseɛ no mu. Yei ne wɔn anafoɔ fam ɛhyeɛ.
5Apueeɛ fam ɛhyeɛ no firi Nkyene Ɛpo no kɔduru Asubɔnten Yordan ano.
Atifi fam ɛhyeɛ no firi beaeɛ a Asubɔnten Yordan bɔ Nkyene Ɛpo no mu, 6na ɛtwam kɔ Bet-Hogla, na afei akɔ Bet-Araba atifi fam, akɔka Bohan boɔ no ho. Na Bohan yɛ Ruben babarima. 7Ɛfiri hɔ a, ɛkɔfa Akɔr bɔnhwa no mu kɔka Debir, na ɛdane wɔ atifi fam kyerɛ Gilgal, a ɛtwam firi Adumim nsianeɛ mu wɔ anafoɔ fam wɔ bɔnhwa no nkyɛn mu. Ɛfiri hɔ a, ɛhyeɛ no tene kɔsi En-Semes nsuo no ano, na akɔpem En-Rogel. 8Afei, ɛhyeɛ no fa Hinom babarima bɔnhwa no mu, kɔfa Yebusifoɔ anafoɔ nsianeɛ so, deɛ Yerusalem kuropɔn no da. Afei ɛkɔ atɔeɛ fam wɔ bepɔ no apampam, toa so kɔ Hinom bɔnhwa no so kɔsi Refaim bɔnhwa ano wɔ atifi fam. 9Ɛfiri hɔ a, ɛhyeɛ no toa so kɔfa bepɔ no apampam kɔ Neftoa asuo no asutire no ho. Ɛfiri hɔ kɔ nkuro a ɛdeda Efron bepɔ so no. Na ɛhima kɔ Baala (a ɛyɛ Kiriat-Yearim.) 10Ɛhyeɛ no twa fa Baala ho wɔ atɔeɛ fam kɔsi bepɔ Seir so, ɛkɔ ara kɔsi Kesalon kurom wɔ bepɔ Yearim atifi nsianeɛ so, na akɔ fam akɔsi Bet-Semes ne Timna. 11Ɛhyeɛ no kɔ ara kɔsi bepɔ no nsianeɛ a ɛwɔ Ekron atifi fam, baabi a ɛdane hwɛ Sikron ne Baala bepɔ no. Ɛtra Yabneel na akɔpem Ɛpo Kɛseɛ no.
12Na atɔeɛ fam ɛhyeɛ no nso ne Ɛpo Kɛseɛ no mpoanompoano.
Yeinom ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Yuda mmusuakuo no ahyeɛ.
Asase A Wɔde Maa Kaleb
13Awurade hyɛɛ Yosua sɛ ɔmfa Yuda asase no bi mma Yefune babarima Kaleb. Enti, wɔde kuropɔn Arba (a ɛyɛ Hebron) a wɔde too Anak tete agya no maa no. 14Na Kaleb tuu Sesai, Ahiman ne Talmai a wɔyɛ Anak asefoɔ no firii hɔ.
15Afei, ɔko tiaa nnipa a na wɔte kuro Debir (a kane no na wɔfrɛ no Kiriat-Sefer) no. 16Kaleb kaa sɛ, “Obiara a ɔbɛto ahyɛ Kiriat-Sefer so na wafa no, mede me babaa Aksa bɛma no aware.” 17Ɛnna Kaleb nua Kenas babarima Otniel dii so enti, Aksa bɛyɛɛ Otniel yere.
18Aksa waree Otniel no, ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔmmisa nʼagya Kaleb na ɔmfa asase no bi nka ho. Aksa firii nʼafunumu so sii fam no, Kaleb bisaa no sɛ, “Asɛm bɛn? Ɛdeɛn na menyɛ mma wo?”
19Ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Hyira me bio. Woayɛ adom ama me Asase wɔ Negeb; ma me nsuwansuwa asase nso.” Enti, Kaleb maa no atifi ne anafoɔ fam nsuwansuwa asase.
Nkuro A Ɛbɛyɛɛ Yuda Agyapadeɛ
20Yei ne mmusua a wɔbɔ mu yɛ Yuda abusuakuo no agyapadeɛ.
21Na Yudafoɔ nkuro a ɛdeda Edom ahyeɛ so wɔ anafoɔ pɛɛ no ne:
Kabseel ne Eder ne Yagur, 22Kina ne Dimona ne Adada, 23Kedes ne Hasor ne Itnan, 24Sif ne Telem ne Bealot, 25Hasor-Hadata ne ne Keriot Hesron (a ɛne Hasor), 26Amam ne Sema ne Molada, 27Hasar-Gada ne Hesmon ne Bet-Pelet, 28Hasar-Sual ne Beer-Seba ne Bisotia, 29Baala ne Iim ne Esem, 30El-Tolad ne Kesil ne Horma, 31Siklag ne Madmana ne Sansana, 32Lebaot ne Silhim ne Ain ne Rimon. Na saa nkuro yi nyinaa ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia dodoɔ yɛ aduonu nkron.
33Saa nkuro a na ɛwɔ atɔeɛ fam nkokoɔ no so a wɔde maa Yuda nie:
Estaol ne Sora ne Asna. 34Sanoa ne En-Ganim, Tapua ne Enam, 35Yarmut ne Adulam, Soko ne Aseka, 36Saaraim ne Aditaim ne Gedera ne Gederotaim. Saa nkuro yi ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ dunan.
37Deɛ ɛka ho bio ne Senan ne Hadasa ne Migdal-gad, 38Dilean ne ne Mispe ne Yokteel, 39Lakis ne Boskat ne Eglon, 40Kabon ne Lahmam ne Kitlis, 41Gederot, Bet-Dagon ne Naama ne Makeda. Saa nkuro yi ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ dunsia.
42Yeinom akyi no na Libna ne Eter ne Asan, 43Yifta ne Asna ne Nesib, 44Keila ne Aksib ne Maresa ka ho. Saa nkuro yi ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ nkron.
45Ekron nkuro ne nkuraaseɛ nyinaa ka Yuda asase ho, 46ɛfiri Ekron no, ɛhyeɛ no trɛ de kɔ atɔeɛ fam a nkuro a ɛbɛn Asdod ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia ka ho. 47Saa ara na Asdod nkuro ne ne nkuraaseɛ, Gasa nkuro ne ne nkuraaseɛ kɔsi Misraim asuwa no, de kɔfa Ɛpo Kɛseɛ no mpoano ka ho.
48Yuda sane nyaa nkuro a ɛdidi so yi a na ɛwɔ nkokoɔ asase so:
Samir ne Yatir ne Soko, 49Dana ne Kiriat-Sana a ɛne Debir, 50Anab ne Estemo ne Anim, 51Gosen ne Holon ne Gilo, Saa nkuro yi ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ dubaako.
52Na saa nkuro yi ka ho: Arab ne Duma ne Esan, 53Yanum ne Bet-Tapua ne Afeka, 54Humta ne Kiriat-Arba (a ɛyɛ Hebron) ne Sior. Nkuro nkron ne ne nkuraaseɛ atwa ho ahyia.
55Nkuro a ɛdidi soɔ yi nso ka ho: Maon, Karmel, Sif ne Yuta, 56Yesreel ne Yokdeam ne Sanoa, 57Kain, Gibea ne Timna, nkuro edu ne ne nkuraaseɛ a atwa ho ahyia.
58Bio Halhul, Bet-Sur ne Gedor, 59Maarat ne Bet-Anot ne Eltekon ka ho, nkuro nsia ne ne nkuraaseɛ atwa ho ahyia.
60Saa ara na Kiriat-Baal (a ɛne Kiriat-Yearim) ne Raba ka ho, nkuro mmienu ne ne nkuraaseɛ atwa ho ahyia.
61Ɛserɛ so nkuro no nso ne:
Bet-Araba, Midin ne Sekaka, 62Nibsan ne Nkyene kuropɔn no ne En-Gedi, nkuro nsia ne ne nkuraaseɛ atwa ho ahyia.
63Na Yebusifoɔ a wɔte Yerusalem no deɛ, Yuda abusuakuo no antumi antu wɔn enti, Yebusifoɔ ne Yuda abusuakuo no tenaeɛ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.
