Joshua 15 – NIV & CCB

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Joshua 15:1-63

Allotment for Judah

1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.

2Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, 3crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. 4It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your southern boundary.

5The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 6went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel. 8Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 9From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 10Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 11It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.

12The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

13In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 14From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak. 15From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 16And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

20This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

21The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 28Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

33In the western foothills:

Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, 36Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim—fourteen towns and their villages.

37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.

42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.

45Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages; 46west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; 47Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

48In the hill country:

Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51Goshen, Holon and Giloh—eleven towns and their villages.

52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.

58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).

60Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.

61In the wilderness:

Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah, 62Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages.

63Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.

Chinese Contemporary Bible 2022 (Simplified)

约书亚记 15:1-63

犹大支派分到的土地

1犹大支派按宗族抽签分到的土地,南到以东的边界,到最南端的旷野。 2南面的边界始于盐海南端的海湾, 3沿亚克拉滨山坡南面,经,北上至加低斯·巴尼亚南面,经过希斯仑亚达珥,再绕到甲加4经过押们、顺着埃及小河直到地中海。这是犹大支派的南部边界。

5东面以盐海到约旦河口为边界。

北界从约旦河口的海湾开始, 6伯·曷拉,经过伯·亚拉巴北面,直到吕便的儿子波罕所立的大石; 7亚割谷往北到底璧,到谷南亚都冥隘口对面的吉甲,经隐·示麦泉,直到隐·罗结8然后再沿着欣嫩子谷而上,直到耶布斯,即耶路撒冷的南面,再到欣嫩谷西面、利乏音谷北端的山顶; 9从山顶到尼弗多亚泉,到以弗仑山的各城,直到巴拉,即基列·耶琳10巴拉向西绕到西珥山,到耶琳山北坡,即基撒仑,到伯·示麦,经亭拿11再到以革伦北坡,转向施基仑,经巴拉山和雅比聂,直到地中海。

12西面的边界是地中海沿岸。以上是犹大人根据宗族所得地业的四界。

13约书亚又照耶和华的吩咐,在犹大支派所分到的土地之中划出基列·亚巴,即希伯仑,分给耶孚尼的儿子迦勒亚巴亚衲人的祖先。 14迦勒赶走了住在那里的亚衲族的三个族长,即示筛亚希幔挞买15再从那里出兵攻打底璧底璧从前叫基列·西弗16迦勒说:“谁攻取基列·西弗,我就把女儿押撒嫁给他。” 17迦勒的弟弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂攻取了那城,迦勒便把女儿押撒嫁给他。 18押撒出嫁的时候,劝丈夫向她父亲要一块田。她刚下驴,迦勒便问她:“你想要什么?” 19押撒答道:“求你赐福给我,你既然把南地赐给我,求你也把水泉赐给我吧。”迦勒就把上泉和下泉都给了她。

20以下是犹大支派按宗族所得的产业: 21在最南面靠近以东的城邑有甲薛以得雅姑珥22基拿底摩拿亚大达23基低斯夏琐以提楠24西弗提链比亚绿25夏琐·哈大他加略·希斯仑,即夏琐26亚曼示玛摩拉大27哈萨·迦大黑实门伯·帕列28哈萨·书亚别示巴比斯约他29巴拉以因以森30伊勒多腊基失何珥玛31洗革拉麦玛拿三撒拿32利巴勿实忻亚因临门,共二十九座城及其附近的乡村。

33在丘陵地带有以实陶琐拉亚实拿34撒挪亚隐·干宁他普亚以楠35耶末亚杜兰梭哥亚西加36沙拉音亚底他音基底拉基底罗他音,共十四座城及其附近的乡村。

37还有洗楠哈大沙麦大·迦得38底连米斯巴约帖39拉吉波斯加伊矶伦40迦本拉幔基提利41基低罗伯·大衮拿玛玛基大,共十六座城及其附近的乡村。

42还有立拿以帖亚珊43益弗他亚实拿尼悉44基伊拉亚革悉玛利沙,共九座城及其附近的乡村。

45还有以革伦及其附近的城邑和乡村。

46还有以革伦到地中海一带所有靠近亚实突的城邑和乡村, 47亚实突及其附近的城邑和乡村,迦萨及其附近的城邑和乡村,直到埃及小河和地中海沿岸。

48在山区有沙密雅提珥梭哥49达拿基列·萨拿,即底璧50亚拿伯以实提莫亚念51歌珊何仑基罗,共十一座城及其附近的乡村。

52还有亚拉度玛以珊53雅农伯·他普亚亚非加54宏他基列·亚巴,即希伯仑洗珥,共九座城及其附近的乡村。

55还有玛云迦密西弗淤他56耶斯列约甸撒挪亚57该隐基比亚亭拿,共十座城及其附近的乡村。

58还有哈忽伯·夙基突59玛腊伯·亚诺伊勒提君,共六座城及其附近的乡村。

60还有基列·巴力,即基列·耶琳拉巴两座城及其附近的乡村。

61在旷野有伯·亚拉巴密丁西迦迦62匿珊、盐城、隐·基底,共六座城及其附近的乡村。

63犹大人没能把住在耶路撒冷耶布斯人赶出去,他们至今仍然跟犹大人一同居住。