Os limites de Canaã
1O Senhor mandou Moisés 2dizer assim ao povo: “Quando entrarem na terra de Canaã, que vos dou como vossa pátria, 3terão a sul, por limite, o deserto de Zim, junto à fronteira de Edom. A fronteira do sul começará com o mar Salgado34.3 Também conhecido como mar Morto., 4e continuará pela subida de Acrabim, na direção de Zim. O ponto mais a sul será Cades-Barneia, donde seguirá para Hazar-Adar e para Azmom. 5Depois a linha de fronteira seguirá em direção à Ribeira do Egito, descendo até ao mar Mediterrâneo.
6Este mar constituirá a vossa fronteira a ocidente.
7A norte, a linha fronteiriça começará no mar Mediterrâneo e prosseguirá para o nascente até ao monte Hor, 8seguindo sobre a entrada de Hamate, através de Zedade 9e Zifron, até Hazar-Enã.
10Quanto à fronteira oriental, começará em Hazar-Enã, descendo até Sefã, 11e depois até Ribla, a oriente de Aim. Dali descreverá um largo semi-círculo, indo primeiro para o sul e depois para o poente até passar a ponta sul do mar da Galileia,34.11 Antigamente conhecido por mar de Quinerete. Ver Dt 3.17; Js 11.2; 12.3; 13.27. 12seguindo ao longe do rio Jordão, terminando de novo no mar Salgado.
13Este é pois o território que deverão repartir entre vós. Será partilhado por nove tribos e meia, 14-15porque as tribos de Rúben, de Gad e a meia tribo de Manassés já receberam terra no lado nascente do Jordão, diante de Jericó.”
16Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: 17“Serão os seguintes, os homens encarregados de proceder à repartição da terra: Eleazar, o sacerdote, Josué, filho de Num, 18e um chefe de cada tribo, 19conforme a seguinte lista:
de Judá, Calebe, filho de Jefoné;
20de Simeão, Samuel, filho de Amiude;
21de Benjamim, Elidade, filho de Quislon;
22de Dan, Buqui, filho de Jogli;
23de Manassés, Haniel, filho de Efode;
24de Efraim, Quemuel, filho de Siftã;
25de Zebulão, Elizafã, filho de Parnaque;
26de Issacar, Paltiel, filho de Azã;
27de Aser, Aiude, filho de Selomi;
28de Naftali, Pedael, filho de Amiude.”
29São estes pois os nomes daqueles que o Senhor designou para supervisionar a divisão do território pelas tribos.
Israel Arrives at the Borders of Canaan
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Give the Israelites a command. Tell them, ‘You are going to enter Canaan. The land will be given to you as your own. Here are the borders it must have.
3“ ‘Your southern border will include part of the Desert of Zin. It will be along the border of Edom. Your southern border will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea. 4It will cross south of Scorpion Pass. It will continue on to Zin. From there it will go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon. 5There it will turn and join the Wadi of Egypt. It will come to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6Your western border will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. That will be your border on the west.
7For your northern border, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor. 8Continue it from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the border will go to Zedad. 9It will continue to Ziphron. It will come to an end at Hazar Enan. That will be your border on the north.
10For your eastern border, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 11The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah. Riblah is on the east side of Ain. From there the border will continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee. 12Then the border will go down along the Jordan River. It will come to an end at the Dead Sea.
“ ‘That will be your land. And those will be its borders on every side.’ ”
13Moses gave the Israelites a command. He said, “Cast lots when you divide up the land. Each tribe will have its own share. The Lord has ordered it to be given to the nine and a half tribes. 14The families of the tribes of Reuben and Gad have already received their shares. The families of half of the tribe of Manasseh have also received their share. 15Those two and a half tribes have received their shares east of the Jordan River. It flows near Jericho. Their land is toward the sunrise.”
16The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 17“Here are the names of the men who will give out the shares of the land to your people. They are Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun. 18Also appoint one leader from each of the nine and a half tribes. They will help you give out the land.
19“Here are their names.
“Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, is from the tribe of Judah.
20Shemuel, the son of Ammihud, is from the tribe of Simeon.
21Elidad, the son of Kislon, is from the tribe of Benjamin.
22Bukki, the son of Jogli, is the leader from the tribe of Dan.
23Hanniel, the son of Ephod, is the leader from the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh was the son of Joseph.
24Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan, is the leader from the tribe of Ephraim. Ephraim was the son of Joseph.
25Elizaphan, the son of Parnak, is the leader from the tribe of Zebulun.
26Paltiel, the son of Azzan, is the leader from the tribe of Issachar.
27Ahihud, the son of Shelomi, is the leader from the tribe of Asher.
28Pedahel, the son of Ammihud, is the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
29These are the men the Lord commanded to give out the shares of the land. They were commanded to give them to Israel in the land of Canaan.
