Josva 14 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Fordelingen af landet vest for Jordanfloden

1 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.

King James Version

1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in , with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land. 6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea. 7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. 9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children' for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. 10 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. 14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.