Ang Pagkakahati-hati ng Lupain sa Kanluran ng Jordan
1Ito ang pagkakahati ng iba pang mga lupain ng Canaan sa mga Israelita. Hinati-hati ito nila Eleazar na pari, Josue na anak ni Nun, at ng mga pinuno ng mga sambahayan ng bawat lahi ng Israel. 2Ayon sa utos ng Panginoon kay Moises, ang mga lupain ng siyam at kalahati na mga lahi ay pinaghahati-hati sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng palabunutan. 3-4Ibinigay na ni Moises sa dalawaʼt kalahating lahi ang bahagi nila sa silangan ng Jordan. (Ang lahi ni Jose ay hinati sa dalawa, ang lahi ni Manase at ang lahi ni Efraim.) Hindi binigyan ng lupain ang mga Levita, pero binigyan sila ng mga bayan na titirhan nila at mga bukirin para sa mga hayop nila. 5Ganito ang paghahati ng mga lupain sa mga Israelita ayon sa utos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
Ibinigay kay Caleb ang Hebron
6Isang araw pumunta kay Josue sa Gilgal ang ilang mga tao mula sa lahi ni Juda. Ang isa sa kanila ay si Caleb na anak ni Jefune na Kenizeo. Sinabi niya kay Josue, “Naaalala mo pa ba ang sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises na lingkod ng Dios tungkol sa ating dalawa nang naroon tayo sa Kadesh Barnea? 7Akoʼy 40 taong gulang pa lang noon nang inutusan ako ni Moises mula sa Kadesh Barnea para mag-espiya sa lupaing iyon, at ipinagtapat ko sa kanya ang lahat ng nalaman ko. 8Ngunit tinakot ng mga kasama ko ang mga kababayan natin. Pero ako, matapat kong sinunod ang Panginoon kong Dios. 9Kaya nang araw na iyon, nangako si Moises sa akin. Sinabi niya, ‘Dahil matapat ka sa pagsunod sa Panginoon kong Dios, magiging iyo at sa mga angkan mo ang lupaing pinuntahan mo para mag-espiya.’
10“Nakalipas na ang 45 taon nang sabihin iyon ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises. Naglalakbay pa noon ang mga Israelita sa ilang. Buhay pa ako hanggang ngayon at 85 taong gulang na ako, 11pero ang lakas ko ay gaya pa rin noong panahon na inutusan ako ni Moises. Kayang-kaya ko pang makipaglaban gaya nang dati. 12Kaya ibigay mo na sa akin ang kabundukan na ipinangako sa akin noon ng Panginoon. Ikaw mismo ang nakarinig noon, na nakatira roon ang mga lahi ni Anak at matitibay ang mga lungsod nila na may mga pader. Pero sa tulong ng Panginoon, maitataboy ko sila sa lupaing iyon ayon sa pangako niya sa akin.”
13Binasbasan ni Josue si Caleb na anak ni Jefune, at ibinigay sa kanya ang Hebron bilang mana niya. 14Hanggang ngayon, ang Hebron ay pagmamay-ari ng mga angkan ni Caleb na anak ni Jefune na Kenizeo dahil matapat na sinunod ni Caleb ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel. 15Kiriat Arba ang pangalan noon ng Hebron bilang alaala kay Arba, ang pinakatanyag sa mga lahi ni Anak.
At nahinto na ang labanan sa lupain ng mga Israelita.
Land for the Tribes West of the Jordan River
1The rest of the tribes of Israel received their shares of land in Canaan. Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, decided what each of the tribes should receive. The leaders of the tribes helped them make these decisions. 2The shares of nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh were decided by casting lots. That’s what the Lord had commanded through Moses. 3Moses had given two tribes and the other half of the tribe of Manasseh their shares east of the Jordan River. But Moses had not given the Levites a share among the other tribes. 4Manasseh and Ephraim were the sons of Joseph. They had become two tribes. The Levites didn’t receive any share of the land. They only received towns to live in and grasslands for their flocks and herds. 5So the Israelites divided up the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Joshua Gives Hebron to Caleb
6The people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, spoke to Joshua. He said, “You know what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God. He spoke to him at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to check out the land. I was 40 years old at that time. I brought back an honest report to him. I told him exactly what I had seen. 8Several other men of Israel went up with me. What they reported terrified the people. But I followed the Lord my God with my whole heart. 9So on that day Moses made a promise to me. He said, ‘The land you have walked on will be your share. It will be the share of your children forever. That’s because you have followed the Lord my God with your whole heart.’ (Deuteronomy 1:36)
10“The Lord has done just as he promised. He made the promise while Israel was wandering around in the desert. That was 45 years ago. He has kept me alive all this time. So here I am today, 85 years old! 11I’m still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. I’m just as able to go out to battle now as I was then. 12So give me this hill country. The Lord promised it to me that day. At that time you yourself heard that the Anakites were living there. You also heard that their cities were large and had high walls around them. But I’ll drive them out, just as the Lord said I would. He will help me do it.”
13Then Joshua blessed Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. He gave him Hebron as his share. 14So ever since that time Hebron has belonged to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite. That’s because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, with his whole heart. 15Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. It was named after Arba. He was the greatest man among the Anakites.
So the land had peace and rest.
