Ang Lupaing Sasakupin
1Napakatanda na ni Josue. Sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, “Matanda ka na at marami pang lupain ang kailangang sakupin. 2Ito pa ang mga naiwan: ang lahat ng lupain ng mga Filisteo at Geshureo 3na bahagi ng teritoryo ng mga Cananeo. Ito ay mula sa ilog ng Shihor sa silangan ng Egipto, hanggang sa hilagang hangganan ng Ekron kasama ang limang bayan ng mga Filisteo: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gat at Ekron, at ang lupain ng mga Aveo 4sa timog; ang lahat ng lupain ng mga Cananeo mula sa Meara, na dating nasasakupan ng mga Sidoneo, hanggang sa Afek na nasa hangganan ng lupain ng mga Amoreo; 5ang lupain ng mga Gebaleo, at ang buong Lebanon sa silangan, mula sa Baal Gad sa ibaba ng Bundok ng Hermon hanggang sa Lebo Hamat; 6at pati ang mga kabundukan mula sa Lebanon hanggang sa Misrefot Maim, na bahagi ng nasasakupan ng mga Sidoneo.
“Sa paglusob ninyo, ako mismo ang magtataboy sa mga nakatira sa mga lugar na ito. Tiyakin mong mahahati-hati ang mga lupaing ito sa mga Israelita bilang mana nila, ayon sa iniutos ko sa iyo. 7Isama mo ito sa paghahatiang lupain ng siyam na lahi at sa kalahating lahi ni Manase.”
8Ang lahi ni Reuben, Gad at ang kalahating lahi ni Manase ay binigyan na ni Moises na lingkod ng Dios ng bahagi nila sa silangan ng Jordan. 9Ang lupa nila ay mula sa Aroer sa tabi ng Lambak ng Arnon (kasama na ang bayan sa gitna nito) papunta sa buong talampas ng Medeba hanggang sa Dibon. 10Umabot ito sa lahat ng bayan na pinamahalaan ni Sihon na Amoreo na naghari sa Heshbon, hanggang sa hangganan ng mga Ammonita. 11Nakasama rin ang Gilead at ang mga lupaing tinirhan ng mga Geshureo at mga Maacateo at ang buong lugar na tinatawag na Bundok ng Hermon, at ang buong Bashan hanggang Saleca. 12Nakasama rin ang kaharian ni Og na naghari sa Ashtarot at sa Edrei. Si Og ay isa sa mga naiwang Refaimeo. Silaʼy tinalo ni Moises at itinaboy sa kanilang mga lupain. 13Pero hindi naitaboy13:13 hindi naitaboy: o, hindi na ipinagtabuyan. ng mga Israelita ang mga Geshureo at mga Maacateo, kaya nakatira pa rin sila kasama ng mga Israelita hanggang ngayon.
14Hindi binigyan ni Moises ang lahi ni Levi ng lupain bilang mana. Ang matatanggap nila ay ang bahagi ng mga handog sa pamamagitan ng apoy13:14 handog … apoy: Tingnan ang footnote sa Bil. 15:3. na para sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ayon sa sinabi niya kay Moises.
15Ito ang bahagi ng lupain na ibinigay ni Moises sa lahi ni Reuben, na hinati ayon sa bawat pamilya: 16Ang nasasakupan nila ay mula sa Aroer na nasa tabi ng Lambak ng Arnon (kasama na ang bayan sa gitna nito) hanggang sa buong talampas ng Medeba. 17Nakasama rin ang Heshbon at ang lahat ng bayan nito sa talampas: ang Dibon, Bamot Baal, Bet Baal Meon, 18Jahaz, Kedemot, Mefaat, 19Kiriataim, Sibma, Zeret Shahar (na nasa burol sa gitna ng lambak), 20Bet Peor, ang libis ng Pisga, Bet Jeshimot, 21at ang lahat ng bayan sa buong talampas at ang lahat ng lugar na sakop ng hari ng Amoreo na si Haring Sihon ng Heshbon. Tinalo siya ni Moises pati ang mga pinuno ng Midian na sina Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur at Reba. Lahat sila ay naghari sa mga lupain nila sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Haring Sihon. 22Kasama sa mga pinatay ng mga Israelita si Balaam na manghuhula na anak ni Beor. 23Ang Ilog ng Jordan ay ang hangganan ng lahi ni Reuben. Ito nga ang mga bayan at baryo na ibinigay sa lahi ni Reuben na hinati sa bawat sambahayan. 24Ito naman ang bahagi ng lupain na ibinigay ni Moises sa lahi ni Gad, na hinati ayon sa bawat sambahayan: 25Ang Jazer at ang lahat ng bayan ng Gilead, at ang kalahati ng lupain ng mga Ammonita hanggang sa Aroer malapit sa Rabba. 26Nakasama rin ang mga lupain mula sa Heshbon hanggang sa Ramat Mizpa at Betomin, at mula sa Mahanaim hanggang sa hangganan ng Lo Debar. 27Ang lupaing natanggap nila sa Lambak ng Jordan13:27 Lambak ng Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba. ay ang Bet Haram, Bet Nimra, Sucot, Zafon at ang nalalabi sa kaharian ni Haring Sihon ng Heshbon. Ang hangganan sa kanluran ay ang Ilog ng Jordan hanggang sa Lawa ng Galilea. 28Ito ang mga bayan at baryo na ibinigay sa lahi ni Gad na hinati ayon sa bawat sambahayan.
29Ito naman ang bahagi ng lupain na ibinigay ni Moises sa kalahating lahi ni Manase, na hinati ayon sa bawat sambahayan: 30Mula sa Mahanaim hanggang sa buong Bashan, ang buong kaharian ni Haring Og ng Bashan at ang 60 bayan ng Jair na sakop ng Bashan. 31Nakasama rin ang kalahati ng Gilead, at ang Ashtarot at Edrei, ang mga lungsod sa Bashan kung saan naghari si Og. Ito ang lupain na ibinigay sa kalahating angkan ni Makir na anak ni Manase, ayon sa bawat pamilya.
32Ito ang ginawang paghahati-hati ni Moises sa mga lupain sa silangan ng Jerico at Jordan nang nandoon siya sa kapatagan ng Moab. 33Pero sa lahi ni Levi, hindi niya sila binigyan ng lupain bilang mana dahil ang mamanahin nila ay ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ayon sa ipinangako sa kanila.
The Land That Remained to Be Taken Over
1Joshua was now very old. The Lord said to him, “You are very old. And there are still very large areas of land that have not yet been taken over.
2“Here is the land that remains to be taken over.
“It includes all the areas of Philistia and Geshur. 3Those areas begin at the Shihor River in the eastern part of Egypt. They go to the territory of Ekron in the north. All that land is considered Canaanite even though it is controlled by five Philistine rulers. They rule over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron.
The Avvites 4live south of them.
The rest of the land of Canaan that remains to be taken over reaches from Arah all the way to Aphek. Arah belongs to the people of Sidon. The land that remains to be taken reaches the border of Amorite territory.
5It includes the area of Byblos.
It also includes all of Lebanon to the east. It reaches from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon all the way to Lebo Hamath.
6“I myself will drive out all the people who live in the mountain areas. Those areas reach from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim. They include the area where all the people of Sidon live. I myself will drive out those people to make room for the Israelites. Make sure you set that land apart for Israel. Give it to them as their share, just as I have directed you. 7Divide it up among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Give each tribe its share.”
Land for the Tribes East of the Jordan River
8The other half of Manasseh’s tribe had already received the share of land Moses had given them. Their share was east of the Jordan River. The tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their share too. Moses, the servant of the Lord, had given it to them.
9That land starts at Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River valley. It includes the town in the middle of the valley. It includes the high plains of Medeba all the way to Dibon. 10It also includes all the towns of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. That area reaches to the border of Ammon.
11It also includes Gilead. It includes the territory of Geshur and Maakah. It includes Mount Hermon and the whole land of Bashan all the way to Salekah. 12So it includes the entire kingdom of Og in Bashan. Og had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was the last of the Rephaites. Moses had won the battle over Sihon and Og. He had taken over their land. 13But the Israelites didn’t drive out the people of Geshur and Maakah. So they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
14Moses hadn’t given any share of the land to the tribe of Levi. That’s because the food offerings are their share. Those offerings are presented to the Lord, the God of Israel. Moses gave the Levites what he had promised them.
15Here is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its family groups.
16Their territory starts at Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River valley. It includes the town in the middle of the valley. It includes all of the high plains near Medeba. 17It includes Heshbon and all its towns on those plains. Those towns include Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18Jahaz, Kedemoth and Mephaath. 19They include Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley. 20They also include Beth Peor, Beth Jeshimoth and the slopes of Pisgah. 21All those towns are on the high plains. The territory includes the whole kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. Moses had won the battle over him and over the chiefs of Midian. Those chiefs were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They were princes who helped Sihon fight against Israel. They lived in that country. 22The Israelites killed many of them in battle. They also killed Balaam with their swords. He was the son of Beor. Balaam had used evil magic to find out what was going to happen.
23The border of the tribe of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan River. All those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Reuben as their very own. Each family group received its share.
24Here is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its family groups.
25Their territory includes Jazer and all the towns of Gilead. It includes half of the country of Ammon all the way to Aroer, which was near Rabbah. 26Their territory reaches from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim. It reaches from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 27In the valley their land includes Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon. It also includes the rest of the kingdom of Sihon. He was the king of Heshbon. His kingdom included the east side of the Jordan River. It reached up to the south end of the Sea of Galilee.
28All those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Gad as their very own. Each family group received its share.
29Here is what Moses had given to half of the tribe of Manasseh, according to its family groups. It’s what Moses had given to half of Manasseh’s family line.
30Their territory starts at Mahanaim. It includes the whole land of Bashan. That was the entire kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan. Manasseh’s territory includes all the 60 towns of Jair in Bashan. 31It includes half of the land of Gilead. It also includes Ashtaroth and Edrei. They were the royal cities of Og in Bashan.
That land was given to half of the family line of Makir. He was the son of Manasseh. Each family group received its share.
32Those were the shares of land Moses had given the eastern tribes when he was in the plains of Moab. The plains are across the Jordan River east of Jericho. 33But Moses hadn’t given any share to the tribe of Levi. The Lord, the God of Israel, is their share. Moses gave the Levites what he had promised them.
