Josua 15

¹ Loddet faldt for Judæernes Stamme efter deres Slægter således, at deres Landområd strækker sig hen,imod Edoms Område, Zins Ørken mod Syd, yderst mod Syd.

¹ Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.

³ og løber sønden om Akrabbimpasset, går videre til Zin, strækker sig opad sønden om Hadesj Barnea og går derpå videre til Hezron og op til Addar; så drejer den om mod Karka'a,

³ Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.

⁵ Østgrænsen er Salthavet indtil Jordans Udløb. Nordgrænsen begynder ved Havets Bugt ved Jordans Udløb;

⁵ The east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

⁷ derpå strækker Grænsen sig fra Akors Dal op til Debir og drejer nordpå til Gilgal, som ligger lige over for Adummimpasset sønden for Dalen; derefter går Grænsen videre over til Vandet ved Sjemesjkilden og ender ved Rogelkilden;

⁷ The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended at En-rogel.

⁹ derpå bøjer Grænsen fra Toppen af dette Bjerg ben til Neftoas Vandkilde og løber videre til Byerne på Efronbjerget; så bøjer Grænsen om til Ba'ala, det er Kirjat-Jearim;

⁹ From the top of the mountain the border curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, then the border curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

¹¹ derpå løber Grænsen i nordlig Retning til Bjergryggen ved Ekron; så bøjer Grænsen om til Sjikkaron, går videre til Ba'alabjerget, løber til Jabne'el og ender ved Havet.

¹¹ The border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended at the sea.

¹³ Men Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, gav han et Stykke Land imellem Judæerne efter HERRENs Befaling til Josua: Anaks Stamfader Arbas By, det er Hebron;

¹³ Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

¹⁵ Derfra drog han op mod Debirs Indbyggere; Debir hed fordum Kirjat Sefer.

¹⁵ Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

¹⁷ Og da Benizziten Otniel, Kalebs Broder, indtog det, gav han ham sin Datter Aksa til Hustru.

¹⁷ Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.

¹⁹ Hun svarede: "Giv mig en Velsignelse!" Siden du har bortgiftet mig i det tørre Sydland, må du give mig Vandkilder!" Da gav han hende de øvre og de nedre Vandkilder.

¹⁹ Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

²¹ Byerne i Udkanten af Judæernes Stamme ved Edoms Grænse i Sydlandet er følgende: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

²¹ Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,

²³ Kedesj Hazot, Jitnan,

²³ and Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan,

²⁵ Hazor Hadatta, Kerijjot Hezron, det er Hazor,

²⁵ and Hazor-hadattah and Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

²⁷ Hazar Gadda, Hesjmon, Bet Pelet,

²⁷ and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Beth-pelet,

²⁹ Ba'ala, Ijjim, Ezem,

²⁹ Baalah and Iim and Ezem,

³¹ Ziklag, Madmanna, Sansanna,

³¹ and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah,

³³ I Lavlandet: Esjtaol, Zora, Asjna,

³³ In the lowland: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,

³⁵ Jarmut, Adullam, Soko, Azeka,

³⁵ Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah,

³⁷ Zenan, Hadasja, Migdal Gad,

³⁷ Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal-gad,

³⁹ Lakisj, Bozkaf, Eglon,

³⁹ Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,

⁴¹ Gederot, Bet Dagon, Na'ama og Makkeda; tilsammen seksten Byer med Landsbyer.

⁴¹ and Gederoth, Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

⁴³ Jifta, Asjna, Nezib,

⁴³ and Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib,

⁴⁵ Ekron med Småbyer og Landsbyer;

⁴⁵ Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

⁴⁷ Asdod med Småbyer og Landsbyer; Gaza med Småbyer og Landsbyer indtil Ægyptens Bæk med det store Hav som Grænse.

⁴⁷ Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline.

⁴⁹ Danna, Kirjat Sefer, det er Debir,

⁴⁹ and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

⁵¹ Gosjen, Holon og Gilo; tilsammen elleve Byer med Landsbyer.

⁵¹ and Goshen and Holon and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

⁵³ Janum, Bet Tappua, Afeka,

⁵³ and Janum and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

⁵⁵ Maon, Karmel, Zif, Jutta,

⁵⁵ Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah,

⁵⁷ Hain, Gibea og Timna; tilsammen ti Byer med Landsbyer.

⁵⁷ Kain, Gibeah and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

⁵⁹ Ma'arat, Bet Anon og Eltekon; tilsammen seks Byer med Landsbyer. Tekoa, Efrata, det er Betlehem, Peor, Etam, Kulon, Tatam, Sores, Kerem, Gallim, Beter og Menoho; tilsammen elleve Byer med Landsbyer.

⁵⁹ and Maarath and Beth-anoth and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

⁶¹ I Ørkenen: Bet Araba, Middin, Sekaka,

⁶¹ In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin and Secacah,

⁶³ Men Jebusiterne, som boede i Jerusalem, kunde Judæerne ikke drive bort; og Jebusiterne bor i Jerusalem sammen med Judæerne den Dag i Dag. 

⁶³ Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day.