Towns for the Levites
1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel 2at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” 3So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. 5The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
6The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name 10(these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
11They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 12But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah, 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15Holon, Debir, 16Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.
17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them: Gibeon, Geba, 18Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
19The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
21In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer, 22Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
23Also from the tribe of Dan they received: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
25From half the tribe of Manasseh they received: Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.
26All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:
from the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;
28from the tribe of Issachar,
Kishion, Daberath, 29Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
30from the tribe of Asher,
Mishal, Abdon, 31Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
32from the tribe of Naphtali,
Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.
33The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
34The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:
from the tribe of Zebulun,
Jokneam, Kartah, 35Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36from the tribe of Reuben,
Bezer, Jahaz, 37Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
38from the tribe of Gad,
Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim, 39Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.
41The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands. 42Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands. 45Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
As cidades dos levitas
(1 Cr 6.54-80)
1-2Então os chefes da tribo de Levi vieram até Silo consultar o sacerdote Eleazar, Josué e os líderes das outras tribos. “O Senhor deu instruções a Moisés para que nos fossem dadas, a nós levitas, cidades para habitarmos, com terrenos de pastagens para o gado”, disseram.
3E foi assim que lhes foram dadas algumas das cidades recentemente conquistadas, com campos de pasto, conforme o Senhor lhes havia dito.
4Treze destas localidades, que tinham sido anteriormente doadas às tribos de Judá, Simeão e Benjamim, foram dadas a alguns dos sacerdotes da divisão de Coate, da tribo de Levi, e descendentes de Aarão.
5As outras famílias da divisão de Coate receberam dez povoações dos territórios de Efraim, Dan e da meia tribo de Manassés.
6A divisão de Gerson recebeu treze cidades, selecionadas por sorteio, na área de Basã. Estas cidades foram dadas pelas tribos de Issacar, de Aser, de Naftali e pela meia tribo de Manassés.
7A divisão de Merari recebeu doze cidades, das tribos de Rúben, de Gad e de Zebulão.
8E assim se cumpriram as ordens do Senhor dadas a Moisés; aquelas cidades mais as pastagens ao redor foram dadas aos levitas, tirando as sortes perante o Senhor.
9-10Os primeiros a receber a concessão que lhes coube foram os sacerdotes; os descendentes de Aarão, que era membro da divisão de Coate, dos levitas. As tribos de Judá e de Simeão deram-lhes as nove cidades indicadas a seguir, com as pastagens dos arredores:
11Hebrom, nas colinas de Judá, como cidade de refúgio, também chamada Quiriate-Arba; Arba era o antepassado de Anaque. 12Contudo, os campos da área circundante da cidade, mais as aldeias dos arredores, foram dados a Calebe, filho de Jefoné. 13Além de Hebrom, que era cidade-refúgio para quem tinha morto alguém involuntariamente, deram aos descendentes do sacerdote Aarão, as seguintes cidades: Libna, 14Jatir, Estemoa, 15Holom, Debir, 16Aim, Jutá e Bete-Semes, cada qual com os seus campos de pastagens. Foram nove as cidades dadas por essas duas tribos.
17A tribo de Benjamim deu-lhes estas quatro cidades, mais os seus pastos dos arredores:
Gibeão, Geba, 18Anatote e Almom.
19Ao todo, foram dadas treze cidades, e seus arredores, aos sacerdotes descendentes de Aarão.
20As outras famílias da divisão de Coate receberam quatro cidades, com as suas pastagens, da parte da tribo de Efraim:
21Nas colinas de Efraim, Siquem, uma cidade de refúgio, Gezer, 22Quibzaim e Bete-Horom.
23As quatro seguintes cidades, com as respetivas pastagens, foram dadas pela tribo de Dan:
Elteque, Gibetom, 24Aijalom e Gate-Rimom.
25A meia tribo de Manassés deu as cidades de Taanaque e Gate-Rimom com as suas terras de pastagens à volta.
26Assim, o número total de cidades dadas ao resto da divisão de Coate foi de dez.
27Os descendentes de Gerson, outra divisão dos levitas, receberam duas cidades com os pastos circundantes da parte da meia tribo de Manassés:
Golã em Basã, como cidade de refúgio, e Besterá.
28A tribo de Issacar deu quatro cidades:
Quisiom, Daberate, 29Jarmute, En-Ganim.
30A tribo de Aser deu quatro cidades com as suas pastagens: Misal, Abdom, 31Helcate e Reobe.
32A tribo de Naftali deu:
Quedes, na Galileia, uma cidade de refúgio, Hamote-Dor e Cartã; três cidades.
33Foram treze as cidades entregues à divisão de Gerson.
34Aos restantes levitas, à divisão de Merari, foram dadas quatro cidades pela tribo de Zebulão:
Jocneão, Cartá, 35Dimna, Naalal.
36Foram dadas também quatro cidades pela tribo de Rúben:
Bezer, Jaaz, 37Quedemote e Mefaate.
38A tribo de Gad deu ainda quatro cidades com as suas pastagens:
Ramote, uma cidade de refúgio em Gileade, Maanaim, 39Hesbom e Jazer.
40Assim, a divisão de Merari dos levitas recebeu ao todo doze cidades.
41-42O número total de cidades, e pastos circundantes, dadas aos levitas foram de quarenta e oito.
43Desta forma, o Senhor deu a Israel toda a terra que tinha prometido aos seus antepassados; os israelitas entraram nela, conquistaram-na e passaram a viver ali. 44O Senhor deu-lhes paz, tal como prometera, e ninguém pôde resistir-lhes; o Senhor deu-lhes vitória sobre todos os seus inimigos. 45Todas as boas coisas que o Senhor lhes prometera se realizaram.
