Josua 13 | New International Reader’s Version Nya Levande Bibeln

Josua 13 | New International Reader’s Version

The land that remained to be taken over

1 Joshua was now very old. The LORD said to him, ‘You are very old. And there are still very large areas of land that have not yet been taken over. 2 ‘Here is the land that remains to be taken over. ‘It includes all the areas of Philistia and Geshur. 3 Those areas begin at the River Shihor in the eastern part of Egypt. They go to the territory of Ekron in the north. All that land is considered Canaanite even though it is controlled by five Philistine rulers. They rule over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. The Avvites 4 live south of them. The rest of the land of Canaan that remains to be taken over reaches from Arah all the way to Aphek. Arah belongs to the people of Sidon. The land that remains to be taken reaches the border of Amorite territory. 5 It includes the area of Byblos. It also includes all of Lebanon to the east. It reaches from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon all the way to Lebo Hamath. 6 ‘I myself will drive out all the people who live in the mountain areas. Those areas reach from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim. They include the area where all the people of Sidon live. I myself will drive out those people to make room for the Israelites. Make sure you set that land apart for Israel. Give it to them as their share, just as I have instructed you. 7 Divide it up among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Give each tribe its share.’

Land for the tribes east of the River Jordan

8 The other half of Manasseh’s tribe had already received the share of land Moses had given them. Their share was east of the River Jordan. The tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their share too. Moses, the servant of the LORD, had given it to them. 9 That land starts at Aroer on the rim of the River Arnon valley. It includes the town in the middle of the valley. It includes the high plains of Medeba all the way to Dibon. 10 It also includes all the towns of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. That area reaches to the border of Ammon. 11 It also includes Gilead. It includes the territory of Geshur and Maakah. It includes Mount Hermon and the whole land of Bashan all the way to Salekah. 12 So it includes the entire kingdom of Og in Bashan. Og had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was the last of the Rephaites. Moses had won the battle over Sihon and Og. He had taken over their land. 13 But the Israelites didn’t drive out the people of Geshur and Maakah. So they continue to live among the Israelites to this day. 14 Moses hadn’t given any share of the land to the tribe of Levi. That’s because the food offerings are their share. Those offerings are presented to the LORD, the God of Israel. Moses gave the Levites what he had promised them. 15 Here is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its family groups. 16 Their territory starts at Aroer on the rim of the River Arnon valley. It includes the town in the middle of the valley. It includes all of the high plains near Medeba. 17 It includes Heshbon and all its towns on those plains. Those towns include Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18 Jahaz, Kedemoth and Mephaath. 19 They include Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley. 20 They also include Beth Peor, Beth Jeshimoth and the slopes of Pisgah. 21 All those towns are on the high plains. The territory includes the whole kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. Moses had won the battle over him and over the chiefs of Midian. Those chiefs were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They were princes who helped Sihon fight against Israel. They lived in that country. 22 The Israelites killed many of them in battle. They also killed Balaam with their swords. He was the son of Beor. Balaam had used evil magic to find out what was going to happen. 23 The border of the tribe of Reuben was the bank of the River Jordan. All those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Reuben as their very own. Each family group received its share. 24 Here is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its family groups. 25 Their territory includes Jazer and all the towns of Gilead. It includes half of the country of Ammon all the way to Aroer, which was near Rabbah. 26 Their territory reaches from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim. It reaches from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 27 In the valley their land includes Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon. It also includes the rest of the kingdom of Sihon. He was the king of Heshbon. His kingdom included the east side of the River Jordan. It reached up to the south end of the Sea of Galilee. 28 All those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Gad as their very own. Each family group received its share. 29 Here is what Moses had given to half of the tribe of Manasseh, according to its family groups. It’s what Moses had given to half of Manasseh’s family line. 30 Their territory starts at Mahanaim. It includes the whole land of Bashan. That was the entire kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan. Manasseh’s territory includes all the 60 towns of Jair in Bashan. 31 It includes half of the land of Gilead. It also includes Ashtaroth and Edrei. They were the royal cities of Og in Bashan. That land was given to half of the family line of Makir. He was the son of Manasseh. Each family group received its share. 32 Those were the shares of land Moses had given the eastern tribes when he was in the plains of Moab. The plains are across the River Jordan east of Jericho. 33 But Moses hadn’t given any share to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their share. Moses gave the Levites what he had promised them.

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Ytterligare områden att inta

1 Josua var nu en gammal man, och Herren sa till honom: "Du har nu blivit gammal, och fortfarande finns det flera folk som måste besegras 2 och stora områden som återstår att inta: Filisteernas alla landområden, eftersom hela området mellan Egyptens bäck och Ekrons område räknas till Kanaans land, det som filisteernas fem hövdingar regerar över, nämligen Gasa, Asdod, Askelon, Gat och Ekron. Även aveernas område hör dit, gesureernas land, Meara (som tillhör sidonierna) och ända till Afek vid gränsen till amoreernas område. Gebaliternas land vid kusterna och hela Libanontrakten från Baal-Gad nedanför berget Hermon till vägen mot Hamat. Hela bergsbygden från Libanon till Misrefot-Maim med sidoniernas områden. Jag är beredd att driva bort alla dessa folk för Israels barns skull, så räkna redan nu med dessa områden när du delar landet mellan de nio stammarna och ena hälften av Manasses stam, precis som jag befallt dig."

Landet öster om Jordan delas upp

8 Den andra hälften av Manasses stam och Rubens och Gads stammar hade redan fått sina områden på östra sidan av Jordan, för Mose hade tidigare tilldelat dem detta område. 9 Det sträckte sig från Aroer vid floden Arnon, med staden i dalen inräknad, och över Medebaslätten till Dibon. 10 Det omfattade också alla de städer som tillhört amoreernas kung Sihon, som regerade i Hesbon, och sträckte sig ända bort till ammoniternas område. 11 Vidare hörde Gilead och gesureernas och maakateernas område dit samt hela Hermons bergsbygd och hela Basan med staden Salka, 12 och dessutom det område som tillhörde kung Og i Basan, som hade regerat i Astarot och Edrei. Han var den siste av rafaeerna, vilka Mose hade drivit bort. 13 Men Israels folk hade inte fördrivit gesureerna och maakateerna, som än i dag bor kvar bland israeliterna. 14 Mose hade inte tilldelat Levis stam något landområde. Den fick i stället de offer som frambars inför Herren. 15 Mose hade tilldelat Rubens stam följande område, så stort att det skulle vara tillräckligt för alla i stammen. 16 Det sträckte sig från Aroer vid Arnons strand och från staden som låg mitt i dalen och omfattade hela slätten vid Medeba 17 till Hesbon och de andra städerna på slätten, Dibon, Bamot-Baal, Bet-Baal-Meon, 18 Jahas, Kedemot, Mefaat, 19 Kirjataim, Sibma, Seret-Hassahar på Dalberget, 20 Bet-Peor samt Pisgas sluttningar och Bet-Hajesimot. 21 Rubens land omfattade också de övriga städerna på slätten, som tillhörde Sihons kungadöme. Sihon var den kung som hade bott i Hesbon och blivit dödad av Mose tillsammans med de midjanitiska hövdingarna Evi, Rekem, Sur, Hur och Reba. 22 Israels folk hade också dödat spåmannen Bileam, Beors son. 23 Floden Jordan utgjorde gräns i väster för Rubens stam. 24 Mose gav landområden också till Gads stam i förhållande till dess storlek. 25 Området omfattade Jaeser och alla städer i Gilead och hälften av Ammons barns land, ända till det Aroer som ligger i närheten av Rabba. 26 Det sträckte sig också från Hesbon ända till Ramat-Hammospe och Betonim, och från Mahanaim ända till Lidebirs område. 27 I dalen fick de Bet-Haran, Bet-Nimra, Suckot, Safon och det övriga av landet som tillhört kung Sihon i Hesbon. Floden Jordan utgjorde den västra gränsen upp till Galileiska sjön. Därifrån gick gränsen åt öster bort från floden. 29 Mose hade gett följande område till den ena hälften av Manasses stam efter dess behov. 30 Deras område sträckte sig norrut från Mahanaim och omfattade hela Basan, kung Ogs tidigare kungadöme, och alla Jairs sextio städer i Basan. 31 Hälften av Gilead och kung Ogs huvudstäder Astarot och Edrei gavs åt ena hälften av Makirs, Manasses sons, familj. 32 På detta sätt delade Mose landet öster om Jordan där folket slagit läger mitt emot Jeriko. 33 Men Mose hade inte tilldelat Levis stam något område, för han hade förklarat för dem att Herren Gud skulle vara deras arv. Han var allt vad de behövde, precis som han hade lovat dem.