Josué 19 – OL & NIVUK

O Livro

Josué 19:1-51

O território de Simeão

(1 Cr 4.28-33)

1A terra dada à tribo de Simeão:

A tribo de Simeão recebeu o seguinte lote de terra, incluindo parte da que fora previamente dada a Judá. 2A porção doada incluía as seguintes cidades com as localidades da sua jurisdição:

Berseba, Seba, Molada, 3Hazar-Sual, Balá, Ezem, 4Eltolade, Betul, Horma, 5Ziclague, Bete-Marcabote, Hazar-Susa, 6Bete-Lebaote, Saruem; treze cidades com as suas aldeias.

7Aim, Rimom, Eter, e Asã; quatro cidades com as suas aldeias. 8As cidades mais para o sul, como Baalate-Beer (também conhecida por Rama no Negueve) foram igualmente dadas à tribo de Simeão.

9Portanto, a herança que a tribo de Simeão recebeu veio parcialmente daquilo que tinha anteriormente sido dado a Judá, visto que o lote de Judá foi considerado demasiado grande para esta tribo.

O território de Zebulão

10A terra dada à tribo de Zebulão:

A terceira tribo a receber a sua concessão foi Zebulão. O seu limite começava a sul de Saride. 11Dali rodava para oeste, indo passar perto de Marala e de Dabesete, até que atingia a leste o ribeiro de Jocneão. 12Na outra direção a linha de demarcação ia para leste até à beira de Quislote-Tabor, e dali para Daberate e Jafia. 13Depois continuava para o nascente, passando Gate-Hefer, Ete-Cazim e Rimom, voltando para Neá. 14O limite norte de Zebulão era por Hanatom e terminava no vale de Ifta-El.

15-16As cidades destas áreas, além das já mencionadas, eram Catate, Naalal, Simrom, Idala e Belém, com os seus respetivos arredores. No total eram doze as localidades de Zebulão.

O território de Issacar

17A terra dada à tribo de Issacar: A quarta tribo a herdar terra foi Issacar. 18O seu território incluía as seguintes cidades:

Jezreel, Quesulote, Sunem, 19Hafaraim, Siom, Anacarate, 20Rabite, Quisiom, Ebes, 21Remete, En-Ganim, En-Hada, Bete-Pazez,

22-23Tabor, Saazima e Bete-Semes; dezasseis cidades ao todo, cada uma com as localidades dos seus arredores. A linha limite de Issacar terminava no rio Jordão.

O território de Aser

24A terra dada à tribo de Aser:

A quinta tribo a receber terra foi Aser. 25Os seus limites incluíam estas cidades: Helcate, Hali, Beten, Acsafe, 26Alameleque, Amade e Misal. A linha balizadora a ocidente ia do Carmelo até Sior-Libnate, 27infletia para leste, para Bete-Dagom, e chegava a Zebulão, ao vale de Ifta-El, correndo a norte de Bete-Emeque e de Neiel. Depois passava a leste de Cabul, 28de Ebrom, Reobe, Hamom e Caná, até à grande Sídon. 29Então a linha divisória dirigia-se na direção de Ramá e da cidade fortificada de Tiro e chegava ao mar Mediterrâneo em Hosa. O território incluía também Maalabe, Aczibe, 30-31Umá, Afeque e Reobe.

Um total de vinte e duas cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.

O território de Naftali

32A terra dada à tribo de Naftali:

A sexta tribo a receber a sua herança foi a tribo de Naftali. 33-34A sua demarcação começava em Judá no carvalho de Zaananim e estendia-se através de Adami-Nequebe, de Jabneel e de Lacum, acabando no rio Jordão. O limite ocidental começava perto de Helefe e corria junto de Azenote-Tabor; junto de Hucoque juntava-se, coincidindo com a demarcação de Zebulão a sul, com a de Aser a poente e com o rio Jordão a oriente.

35As cidades fortificadas que se incluíam neste território eram: Sidim, Zer, Hamate, Racate, Quinerete, 36Adama, Ramá, Hazor, 37Quedes, Edrei, En-Hazor, 38-39Irom, Migdal-El, Horem, Bete-Anate e Bete-Semes.

Ao todo, eram dezanove cidades, mais as aldeias ao redor.

O território de Dan

40A terra dada à tribo de Dan: A última a receber terra foi Dan. 41As cidades que se incluíam na sua área eram:

Zora, Estaol, Ir-Semes, 42Saalabim, Aijalom, Itla, 43Elom, Timna, Ecrom, 44Elteque, Gibetom, Baalate, 45Jeude, Bene-Beraque, Gate-Rimom, 46Me-Jarcom, Racom, e também o território junto de Jope.

47Mas parte deste território mostrou-se difícil de ser conquistado; por isso, a tribo de Dan capturou a cidade de Lesem, matou a população e passou a viver ali, dando à cidade o nome de Dan, o nome do pai da tribo.

48Este foi o território que ficou a pertencer à tribo de Dan, incluindo cidades e aldeias.

O território de Josué

49Foi desta forma que a terra foi repartida por todas as tribos, segundo as demarcações aqui indicadas. Além disso, a nação de Israel decidiu atribuir um pedaço especial do território a Josué; 50pois o Senhor dissera que poderia ficar com qualquer cidade que pretendesse; com efeito, ele escolheu Timenate-Sera na região das colinas de Efraim, a qual reconstruiu, passando a viver ali.

51Eleazar, o sacerdote, Josué e os chefes das tribos de Israel controlaram o ato em que foram tiradas à sorte, na presença do Senhor, as diversas porções em que a terra foi dividida. Isto realizou-se à entrada da tenda do encontro em Silo.

New International Version – UK

Joshua 19:1-51

Land allotted to Simeon

1The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon according to its clans. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah. 2It included:

Beersheba (or Sheba),19:2 Or Beersheba, Sheba; 1 Chron. 4:28 does not have Sheba. Moladah, 3Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, 6Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen – thirteen towns and their villages;

7Ain, Rimmon, Ether and Ashan – four towns and their villages – 8and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans. 9The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah, because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.

Land allotted to Zebulun

10The third lot came up for Zebulun according to its clans:

The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid. 11Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam. 12It turned east from Sarid towards the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia. 13Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon and turned towards Neah. 14There the boundary went round on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.

15Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.

16These towns and their villages were the inheritance of Zebulun, according to its clans.

Land allotted to Issachar

17The fourth lot came out for Issachar according to its clans. 18Their territory included:

Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, 19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.

22The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan.

There were sixteen towns and their villages.

23These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its clans.

Land allotted to Asher

24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its clans. 25Their territory included:

Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph, 26Allammelek, Amad and Mishal. On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath. 27It then turned east towards Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul on the left. 28It went to Abdon,19:28 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also 21:30); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebron Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. 29The boundary then turned back towards Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned towards Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Akzib, 30Ummah, Aphek and Rehob.

There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

31These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, according to its clans.

Land allotted to Naphtali

32The sixth lot came out for Naphtali according to its clans:

33Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. 34The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan19:34 Septuagint; Hebrew west, and Judah, the Jordan, on the east.

35The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, 36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 38Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh.

There were nineteen towns and their villages.

39These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, according to its clans.

Land allotted to Dan

40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to its clans. 41The territory of their inheritance included:

Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 46Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.

47(When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their ancestor.)

48These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to its clans.

Land allotted to Joshua

49When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, 50as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for – Timnath Serah19:50 Also known as Timnath Heres (see Judges 2:9) in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.

51These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.