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 Kadesh-barnea. 7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea 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’s 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 Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Jardānas rietumkrasta zemju sadalīšana
1 Šo visu Israēla dēli iemantoja Kanaāna zemē – to viņiem deva mantojumā priesteris Elāzārs un Jozua, Nūna dēls, un Israēla dēlu cilts tēvu galvenie. 2 To viņi iemantoja, metot lozes, kā Kungs caur Mozu bija pavēlējis deviņām ciltīm un pusei cilts. 3 Jo divām ciltīm un pusei cilts Mozus jau bija devis mantojumu viņpus Jardānas, taču levītiem viņš nedeva mantojumu, – 4 Jāzepa dēliem bija divas ciltis – Manase un Efraims, bet levītiem viņu zemes daļa netika dota, vienīgi pilsētas, kur dzīvot, un ganības ganāmpulkiem un lopiem. 5 Kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis, tā Israēla dēli darīja – sadalīja zemi.
Kālebam tiek piešķirta Hebrona
6 Tad Jūdas dēli nāca pie Jozuas uz Gilgālu, un kenazietis Kālebs, Jefunnes dēls, viņam sacīja: “Tu zini, ko Kungs Kādēš-Barnēā sacījis Dieva vīram Mozum par mani un tevi. 7 Man bija četrdesmit gadu, kad Kunga kalps Mozus mani sūtīja no Kādēš-Barnēas izlūkot šo zemi, un es viņam visu stāstīju no sirds, 8 bet mani brāļi, kas gāja kopā ar mani, runāja tā, ka tautas sirds iztrūkās, taču es vienmēr sekoju Kungam, savam Dievam! 9 Todien Mozus zvērēja, sacīdams: tiešām, zeme, kur minusi tava kāja, būs par mantojumu tev un taviem dēliem uz mūžiem, jo tu pilnībā sekoji Kungam, manam Dievam! 10 Un tagad, redzi, Kungs ir uzturējis mani dzīvu, kā viņš solīja, visus šos četrdesmit piecus gadus – kopš tā brīža, kad Kungs teica Mozum šos vārdus, kad Israēls staigāja pa tuksnesi, līdz šim brīdim, kad man ir astoņdesmit pieci gadi. 11 Vēl šodien es esmu tikpat stiprs kā tad, kad Mozus mani sūtīja – kāds man bija spēks tad, tāds spēks man ir tagad! – es varu doties karā un darīt visu, kas vajadzīgs. 12 Tad nu dod man šo kalnieni, par ko Kungs todien teica, jo todien tu dzirdēji, ka tur ir anākieši un lielas nocietinātas pilsētas – varbūt Kungs būs ar mani un es tos izdzīšu, kā Kungs ir solījis!” 13 Tad Jozua viņu svētīja un atdeva Hebronu mantojumā Kālebam, Jefunnes dēlam. 14 Tāpēc līdz šai dienai Hebrona pieder kenazietim Kālebam, Jefunnes dēlam, – jo viņš vienmēr bija sekojis Kungam, Israēla Dievam. 15 Hebronu iepriekš sauca Kirjat-Arba – Arba bija lielākais cilvēks no anākiešiem! Un zeme atguvās no kara.
