Josua 14
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Fordelingen af landet vest for Jordanfloden
14 Det følgende er de landområder, israelitterne fik i Kana’an. Det var Josva og præsten Eleazar, der sammen med stammernes overhoveder fordelte dem 2 ved lodtrækning imellem de resterende ni en halv stammer, sådan som Herren havde befalet Moses. 3-4 Området øst for Jordanfloden havde Moses allerede fordelt imellem de to en halv stammer. Josefs efterkommere udgjorde på det tidspunkt to stammer, Manasses stamme og Efraims stamme. Levitterne fik ingen jord, kun nogle byer at bo i og de omliggende græsmarker til deres hornkvæg og småkvæg. 5 Fordelingen af landet var således helt i overensstemmelse med de retningslinier, Herren havde givet Moses.
6 En delegation fra Judas stamme kom under Kalebs ledelse til Josva i Gilgal.
„Husker du, hvad Herren sagde til Moses om os to, mens vi endnu var i Kadesh-Barnea?” spurgte Kaleb. 7 „Jeg var 40 år gammel, dengang Moses sendte os fra Kadesh-Barnea ind i Kana’an for at udspionere landet. Da vi kom tilbage, aflagde jeg rapport til ham efter bedste overbevisning. 8 Den rapport, som de andre spioner aflagde, gjorde imidlertid folket bange, så de ikke havde mod til at indtage landet. Men jeg stolede på Herren min Gud af hele mit hjerte. 9 Den dag lovede Moses mig: ‚Den del af Kana’ans land, som du har været inde i, skal altid tilhøre dig og dine efterkommere, fordi du har vist Herren fuld lydighed.’ ”
10 „Nu er jeg 85 år gammel,” fortsatte Kaleb, „og i de 45 år, der er gået, siden Herren talte til Moses om det her, har Herren bevaret mig gennem alt, inklusive den lange ørkenvandring. 11 I dag er jeg lige så stærk som dengang, Moses sendte os ind i landet. Jeg har den samme livskraft og kan stadig håndtere mine våben. 12 Derfor vil jeg anmode dig om at overdrage mig det højland, som Herren lovede mig. Du husker nok, at anakitterne bor der i store befæstede byer. Men ved Herrens hjælp skal jeg nok få jaget dem bort, som han lovede.”
13 Så velsignede Josva ham, og han gav ham højsletten med Hebron som arvelod. 14 Sådan kom Hebron til at tilhøre Kalebs slægt, og det gør den stadig, fordi han viste Herren fuld lydighed. 15 Hebron blev tidligere kaldt Kirjat-Arba efter Arba, som var den største af de anakitiske kæmper. Josva førte nu ikke flere krige.
Joshua 14
New King James Version
The Land Divided West of the Jordan
14 These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, (A)which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. 3 (C)For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them. 4 For (D)the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except (E)cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property. 5 (F)As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Caleb Inherits Hebron
6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him: “You know (H)the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning (I)you and me in Kadesh Barnea. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (J)sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. 8 Nevertheless (K)my brethren who went up with me made the [a]heart of the people melt, but I wholly (L)followed the Lord my God. 9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, (M)‘Surely the land (N)where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me (O)alive, (P)as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel [b]wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. 11 (Q)As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both (R)for going out and for coming in. 12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how (S)the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. (T)It may be that the Lord will be with me, and (U)I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”
13 And Joshua (V)blessed him, (W)and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. 14 (X)Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he (Y)wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. 15 And (Z)the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim).
(AA)Then the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail
- Joshua 14:10 Lit. walked
Joshua 14
English Standard Version
The Inheritance West of the Jordan
14 These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which (A)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. 2 Their inheritance was (B)by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. 3 (C)For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, (D)but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. 4 For (E)the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. 5 The people of Israel did (F)as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.
Caleb's Request and Inheritance
6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (G)Kenizzite said to him, “You know (H)what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (I)sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8 But (J)my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. 9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, (K)‘Surely the land (L)on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, (M)just as he said, these (N)forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day (O)eighty-five years old. 11 (P)I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and (Q)for going and coming. 12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the (R)Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”
13 Then Joshua (S)blessed him, and he gave (T)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (U)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (V)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[a] (Arba[b] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (W)And the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
- Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He
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