A divisão do resto da terra
1 Toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel se reuniu em Siló, e ali armaram a tenda do encontro. E a terra estava sujeita diante deles.
2 Sete tribos dos filhos de Israel ainda não tinham recebido a sua herança. 3 Então Josué disse aos filhos de Israel:
— Até quando vocês terão preguiça de entrar e tomar posse da terra que o Senhor, o Deus de seus pais, deu a vocês? 4 Escolham três homens de cada tribo, para que eu os envie, eles se disponham, percorram a terra, façam uma descrição por escrito segundo a herança das tribos e depois voltem para junto de mim. 5 Dividirão a terra em sete partes: Judá ficará no seu território, ao sul, e a casa de José ficará no seu território, ao norte. 6 Descrevam a terra em sete partes e me tragam essa descrição, para que aqui diante do Senhor, nosso Deus, eu lhes faça o sorteio. 7 Porque os levitas não têm parte entre vocês, pois a parte deles é o sacerdócio do Senhor. Gade, Rúben e a meia tribo de Manassés já haviam recebido a sua herança do outro lado do Jordão, na direção do leste, a qual lhes foi dada por Moisés, servo do Senhor.
8 Então aqueles homens se levantaram e se foram. E Josué deu a seguinte ordem aos que iam fazer a descrição da terra:
— Vão, percorram a terra, façam uma descrição dela e voltem para mim. Aqui em Siló, diante do Senhor, farei o sorteio para vocês.
9 Assim os homens foram, percorreram a terra, fizeram dela uma descrição num livro, cidade por cidade, em sete partes, e voltaram a Josué, ao arraial em Siló. 10 Então Josué lhes lançou as sortes em Siló, diante do Senhor. E ali Josué repartiu a terra, segundo as suas divisões, aos filhos de Israel.
A herança de Benjamim
11 Saiu a sorte da tribo dos filhos de Benjamim, segundo as suas famílias; e o território sorteado ficava entre os filhos de Judá e os filhos de José.
12 O seu limite foi para o lado norte desde o Jordão; subia ao lado de Jericó, para o norte, e subia pela região montanhosa, para o oeste, para terminar no deserto de Bete-Áven. 13 E dali o limite passava a Luz, ao lado de Luz, que é Betel, para o sul; descia a Atarote-Adar, ao pé do monte que está do lado sul de Bete-Horom-de-Baixo.
14 O limite seguia e voltava ao lado oeste, para o sul do monte que está diante de Bete-Horom, para o sul, e terminava em Quiriate-Baal, que é Quiriate-Jearim, cidade dos filhos de Judá; este era o lado oeste.
15 O lado do sul começava na extremidade leste de Quiriate-Jearim e seguia até a fonte das águas de Neftoa; 16 o limite descia até a extremidade do monte que está diante do vale de Ben-Hinom, ao norte do vale dos Refains, e descia pelo vale de Hinom do lado dos jebuseus, para o sul; e baixava a En-Rogel; 17 volvia-se para o norte, chegava a En-Semes, de onde passava para Gelilote, que está diante da subida de Adumim, e descia à pedra de Boã, filho de Rúben; 18 passava pela vertente norte, diante da planície, e descia à planície. 19 Depois, o limite passava até o lado de Bete-Hogla, para o norte, para terminar na baía do mar Salgado, na desembocadura do Jordão, ao sul; este era o limite do sul.
20 Do lado leste, o Jordão era o seu limite.
Esta era a herança dos filhos de Benjamim nos seus limites ao redor, segundo as suas famílias.
As cidades de Benjamim
21 As cidades da tribo dos filhos de Benjamim, segundo as suas famílias, eram Jericó, Bete-Hogla, Emeque-Quesis, 22 Bete-Arabá, Zemaraim, Betel, 23 Avim, Pará, Ofra, 24 Quefar-Amonai, Ofni e Gaba. Ao todo, doze cidades com as suas aldeias.
25 Gibeão, Ramá, Beerote, 26 Mispa, Cefira, Mosa, 27 Requém, Irpeel, Tarala, 28 Zela, Elefe, Jebus, que é Jerusalém, Gibeá e Quiriate. Ao todo, catorze cidades com as suas aldeias.
Esta era a herança dos filhos de Benjamim, segundo as suas famílias.
1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you? 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. 7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
8 ¶ And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
10 ¶ And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawn thence , and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.