A divisão da terra
1Esta é a lista das tribos com o território que cada uma receberá.
Dan: desde a fronteira do norte, no Mediterrâneo, através de Hetlom até Hamate, e depois até Hazar-Enã, na fronteira entre Damasco, a sul, e Hamate, a norte. São esses os limites a leste e a oeste da terra.
2Aser: o seu território fica a sul do território de Dan e tem as mesmas fronteiras a leste e a oeste.
3Naftali: fica a sul de Aser e tem também as mesmas fronteiras a leste e a oeste.
4Manassés: fica a sul de Naftali, com os mesmos limites a leste e a oeste.
5A seguir, junto a Manassés para o sul, fica Efraim,
6depois ficará Rúben e,
7por fim Judá, todos com as mesmas linhas de limite a leste e a oeste.
8No território de Judá, desde a fronteira oriental até ao mar Mediterrâneo, a ocidente, será reservado um território que terá a mesma extensão que o de cada tribo, ou seja, 12,5 quilómetros de extensão. O templo será estabelecido no centro desta área.
9Além disso, haverá uma faixa de território com 12,5 quilómetros de comprimento e 5 quilómetros de largura, 10-11de norte a sul, rodeando o templo. Será para os sacerdotes, os filhos de Zadoque que me obedeceram e não pecaram com o povo de Israel e o resto da tribo de Levi. 12É porção especial de terra que lhe é atribuída, a mais santíssima de todas.
13A seguir a essa área há outra onde viverão os levitas. Será do mesmo tamanho e com a mesma forma que a primeira. Juntas medirão 12,5 quilómetros por 5 quilómetros. 14Nenhuma parte desta terra especial poderá ser vendida, negociada ou arrendada, pois pertence ao Senhor, é santa.
15A faixa de terra de 12,5 quilómetros de comprimento por 2,5 quilómetros de largura, a sul da secção atribuída ao templo, será para uso público com a cidade no centro. 16A própria cidade será quadrada e terá 2,5 quilómetros de largura. 17Uma terra aberta para pastagens rodeará a cidade e terá 125 metros de extensão. 18No exterior da cidade, estendendo-se numa faixa de 5 quilómetros a leste e a oeste, na margem da terra sagrada, haverá um campo para a agricultura, pertencente à cidade, para uso público. 19Estará aberto a quem trabalhar na cidade, seja qual for a sua origem em Israel.
20Toda esta área, incluindo as terras sagradas e as terras da cidade, será um quadrado com 12,5 quilómetros de largo.
21-22A terra em ambos os lados desta área, estendendo-se para leste e oeste até às fronteiras de Israel, pertencerá ao príncipe. Esta terra, que ficará entre as porções atribuídas a Judá e Benjamim, terá 12,5 quilómetros e será quadrada, de cada lado das terras, tanto da sagrada como da terra da cidade. No meio ficará a parte reservada ao templo.
23As secções dadas às tribos restantes são as seguintes. Benjamim: estende-se através de todo o território de Israel, desde a fronteira do oriente até à do ocidente.
24Ao sul fica a de Simeão, estendendo-se igualmente entre estas as fronteiras oriental e ocidental.
25Depois é Issacar com os mesmos limites.
26A seguir vem Zebulão com a mesma forma.
27Gad também com os mesmos limites.
28Mas a sua fronteira a sul vai de Tamar até às fontes de Meribá-Cades, seguindo depois pela Ribeira do Egito até ao Mediterrâneo.
29É este o loteamento que se fará entre cada tribo, conforme a palavra do Senhor Deus.
As portas da cidade
30-31Cada porta da cidade terá o nome de cada uma das tribos de Israel em sua honra. A norte, na sua muralha de 2,25 quilómetros, haverá três entradas, uma com o nome de Rúben, outra de Judá e outra de Levi. 32A leste, na muralha igualmente de 2,25 quilómetros, haverá também três portas, com os nomes de José, Benjamim e Dan. 33A sul, na muralha que terá o mesmo comprimento, haverá as portas de Simeão, Issacar e Zebulão. 34E a oeste, da mesma maneira, ver-se-ão as portas de Gad, Aser e Naftali.
35O perímetro total da cidade medirá 9 quilómetros e chamar-se-á:
o Senhor está ali.”
The Land Will Be Divided Up
1“Here are the tribes. They are listed by their names.
“Dan will receive one share of land. It will be at the northern border of Israel. The border will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath. Hazar Enan will be part of the border. So will the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath. Dan’s northern border will run from east to west.
2Asher will receive one share. It will border the territory of Dan from east to west.
3Naphtali will receive one share. It will border the territory of Asher from east to west.
4Manasseh will receive one share. It will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5Ephraim will receive one share. It will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6Reuben will receive one share. It will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7Judah will receive one share. It will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8“You must give one share as a special gift to me. It will border the territory of Judah from east to west. It will be eight miles wide. It will be as long as the border of each of the territories of the tribes. Its border will run from east to west. The temple will be in the center of that strip of land.
9“Give that special share of land to me. It will be eight miles long and three and a third miles wide. 10It will be the sacred share of land for the priests. It will be eight miles long on the north side. It will be three and a third miles wide on the west side. It will be three and a third miles wide on the east side. And it will be eight miles long on the south side. My temple will be in the center of it. 11This share of land will be for the priests who are set apart to me. They will come from the family line of Zadok. The members of that family served me faithfully. They did not go astray as the Levites and other Israelites did. 12Their share of land will be a special gift to them. It will be part of the sacred share of the land. It will be very holy. Its border will run along the territory of the Levites.
13“The Levites will receive a share. It will be next to the territory of the priests. The Levites’ share will be eight miles long and three and a third miles wide. 14They must not sell or trade any of it. It is the best part of the land. It must not be handed over to anyone else. It is set apart to me.
15“The area that remains is one and two-thirds miles wide. It is eight miles long. It will not be holy. The people in Jerusalem can build houses there. They can use some of it as grasslands. The city will be in the center of it. 16Each of the four sides of the city will be one and a half miles long. 17Each of the four sides of the city’s grasslands will be 440 feet long. 18What remains of the area will be three and a third miles long on the east and west sides. Its border will run along the border of the sacred share. Its crops will supply food for the city workers. 19They will farm the area. They will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20The entire area will be a square. Each of its four sides will be eight miles long. Set the sacred share apart as a special gift to me. Do the same thing with the property of the city.
21“The area that remains on both sides will belong to the prince. So his land does not include the sacred share and the property of the city. The eastern part of his land will reach from the sacred share all the way to the eastern border. The western part will reach from the sacred share to the western border. The sacred share itself is eight miles long on its east and west sides. Both of those areas will be right next to the borders of the two tribes on the north and south sides. They will belong to the prince. The sacred share will be in the center of them. It will have the temple in it. 22The property of the Levites will lie in the center of the prince’s share. So will the property of the city. The prince’s land will lie between the borders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
23“Here is the land for the rest of the tribes.
“Benjamin will receive one share. It will reach from the eastern border to the western border.
24Simeon will receive one share. It will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
25Issachar will receive one share. It will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.
26Zebulun will receive one share. It will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.
27Gad will receive one share. It will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
28The southern border of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh. It will continue along the Wadi of Egypt. It will end at the Mediterranean Sea.
29“This is the land you must divide among the tribes of Israel. And these will be the shares they will receive,” announces the Lord and King.
The Gates of the New City
30“Here is a list of the gates of the city.
“Start with its north side. It will be a mile and a half long. 31The city gates will be named after the tribes of Israel. The north side will have three gates. They will be the gates of Reuben, Judah and Levi.
32The east side will be a mile and a half long. It will have three gates. They will be the gates of Joseph, Benjamin and Dan.
33The south side will be a mile and a half long. It will have three gates. They will be the gates of Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun.
34The west side will be a mile and a half long. It will have three gates. They will be the gates of Gad, Asher and Naphtali.
35“The city will be six miles around.
“From that time on, its name will be ‘The Lord Is There.’ ”
