Josva 13 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Områder, der endnu ikke er erobret

1 Da Josva var blevet gammel, sagde Herren til ham: „Du er langt oppe i årene, men der er endnu meget land at indtage. 2 Det drejer sig om filistrenes og geshuritternes landområder. 3 I det sydlige Kana’an drejer det sig om området, der går fra den mudrede^[1] wadi på grænsen til Egypten, op til Ekron mod nord med de fem filisterbyer: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkalon, Gat og Ekron (der hvor avvitterne engang boede). 4 I det nordlige Kana’an er det de øde områder, der hører under Sidon, fra Afek til den amoritiske grænse. 5 Desuden er der gebalitternes område langs kysten mod nord og området øst for Libanons bjerge fra Ba’al-Gad neden for Hermonbjerget i syd til Lebo-Hamat i nord, 6-7 samt alle dem, der bor vest for Libanons bjerge og ud til Misrefot-Majim ved kysten, det er sidonierne. Jeg er parat til selv at drive dem bort foran jer. Derfor skal du medregne hele området, når du fordeler landet mellem de ni stammer og Manasses halve stamme, sådan som jeg har befalet.”

Fordelingen af landet øst for Jordanfloden

8 Den ene halvdel af Manasses stamme samt Rubens og Gads stamme havde allerede af Moses fået tildelt deres arvelod på den østlige side af Jordanfloden. 9 Deres område indbefattede Medeba højsletten ned til Dibon og byen Aroer på toppen af skrænten ved Arnonfloden, samt byen nede i floddalen. 10 Det indeholdt også de øvrige byer, som tidligere hørte under amoritterkongen Sihon af Heshbon, ud til Ammons grænse. 11 Området indbefattede også Gilead, geshuritternes og ma’akatitternes land, hele Hermonbjerget, hele Bashan så langt som til byen Salka 12 og alt det land, som tidligere hørte under kong Og af Bashan, der regerede fra Ashtarot og Edrei. Kong Og var en af de sidste refaitter. Det var i Moses’ tid, de blev angrebet og drevet bort. 13 Men israelitterne var ikke i stand til at fordrive geshuritterne og ma’akatitterne, og derfor bor de endnu i dag iblandt dem.

Levis arvelod

14 Moses tildelte ikke levitterne nogen jord, for Herren havde lovet at sørge for dem, at de måtte få del i det, der blev ofret til Herren, Israels Gud.

Rubens arvelod

15 Moses tildelte klanerne fra Rubens stamme 16 Medeba højsletten ned til Aroer og byen nede i Arnondalen. 17 Deres område indbefattede Heshbon og de andre byer på højsletten: Dibon, Bamot-Ba’al, Bet-Ba’al-Meon, 18 Jahatz, Kedemot, Mefa’at, 19 Kirjatajim, Sibma, Seret-ha-Shahar på bjerget over dalen, 20 Bet-Peor, Bet-ha-Jeshimot og Pisgabjergets skråninger. 21 Rubens arvelod indbefattede hele det landområde, kong Sihon havde regeret over med alle byer og landsbyer. Sihon var den amoritiske konge, som regerede fra Heshbon, og som blev dræbt af Moses sammen med de midjanitiske høvdinge Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur og Reba, der alle var underlagt kong Sihon. 22 Israelitterne dræbte ved den lejlighed også spåmanden Bileam, Beors søn. 23 Jordanfloden og Det Døde Hav udgjorde den vestlige grænse for det land, der blev tildelt Rubens stamme.

Gads arvelod

24 Moses tildelte følgende områder til klanerne i Gads stamme: 25 Højsletterne med Jazer, alle Gileads byer og halvdelen af ammonitternes land indtil Aroer ved Rabba mod øst, 26 området fra Heshbon mod syd til Ramat-ha-Mitzpe og Betonim, og op til Mahanajim og Lodebar mod nord. 27-28 I Jordandalen var der byerne Bet-Haram, Bet-Nimra, Sukkot, Zafon og resten af kong Sihon af Heshbons rige. Jordanfloden dannede grænse mod vest helt op til Galilæasøen.

Manasses halve stammes arvelod

29 Moses tildelte følgende område til klanerne fra Manasses halve stamme: 30 Deres territorium strakte sig nordpå fra Mahanajim og indbefattede hele Bashan, hele kong Ogs tidligere rige, og Jairs 60 landsbyer i Bashan, 31 desuden det halve Gilead samt kong Ogs residensbyer, Ashtarot og Edrei. Det blev alt sammen givet til efterkommere af Makir, Manasses søn. 32 Sådan fordelte Moses moabitternes land øst for Jordanfloden over for Jeriko, hvor folket i sin tid slog lejr. 33 Men Levis stamme gav han ingen jord, for Herren, Israels Gud, skulle være deres arvelod. Herren selv havde lovet at sørge for dem.

King James Version

1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. 15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba; 17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, 18 And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley, 20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth, 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof . This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; 27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families. 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: 31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. 32 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.