Joshua 15

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 The portion falling to the tribe of the sons of Judah, by clans, was near the frontier of Edom, from thedesert of Zin southwards to Kadesh in the south.	1 And so, the lot of the sons of Judah, by their families, was this: from the border of Edom, to the desert of Sin toward the south, and even to the furthest part of the southern region.
2 Their southern frontier began at the tip of the Salt Sea, at the southerly bay;	2 Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south.
3 it proceeded south of the Ascent of Scorpions, crossed Zin and came up to Kadesh-Barnea from thesouth; past Hezron, it went on to Addar and turned towards Karka;	3 And it extends toward the ascent of the Scorpion, and it passes on to Sinai. And it ascends into Kadesh-barnea, and it passes through to Hezron, ascending to Addar, and encompassing Karka.
4 the frontier then went on to Azmon, came out at the Torrent of Egypt and reached as far as the sea.This is to be your southern frontier.	4 And from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region.
5 The eastern frontier was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.	5 Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river Jordan.
6 The northern boundary began at the bay at the mouth of the Jordan. The boundary went up to Beth-Hoglah, passed north of Beth-ha-Arabah and went on to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.	6 And the border ascends into Beth-hoglah, and it crosses from the north into Beth-Arabah, ascending to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.
7 The boundary then went on to Debir from the Vale of Achor and turned north towards the stone circleopposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the Torrent; the boundary went on to the Waters of En-Shemesh and came out at En-Rogel.	7 And it reaches as far as the borders of Debara, from the Valley of Achor, to the north, looking toward Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, on the southern part of the torrent. And it crosses the waters that are called the Fountain of the Sun. And its exit shall be at the Fountain of Rogel.
8 It then went back up the Val ey of Hinnom, coming from the south to the flank of the Jebusite -- that is,Jerusalem -- and climbed to the crest of the mountain barring the Valley of Hinnom to the west, at the northernend of the Val ey of the Rephaim.	8 And it ascends by the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, from the side of the Jebusite, toward the south; this is Jerusalem. And from there, it raises itself to the top of the mountain, which is opposite Geennom to the west, at the top of the Valley of the Rephaim, to the north.
9 From the mountain top, the boundary curved round to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went on tothe towns of Mount Ephron and then turned towards Baalah -- that is, Kiriath-Jearim.	9 And it passes through, from the top of the mountain, even to the fountain of the Water of Nephtoah. And it continues on, as far as the villages of mount Ephron. And it inclines toward Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim, that is, the City of Forests.
10 From Baalah, the boundary curved westwards to the highlands of Seir, skirted the northern slope ofMount Jearim -- that is, Chesalon -- went down to Beth-Shemesh and through Timnah,	10 And it circles from Baalah, to the west, as far as mount Seir. And it passes by the side of mount Jearim, to the north, into Chesalon. And it descends into Beth-shemesh, and it passes through to Timnah.
11 came out on the northern flank of Ekron, turned towards Shikkeron and, passing through thehighlands of Baalah, came out at Jabneel, and reached as far as the sea.	11 And it continues on, toward the north, to a region beside Ekron. And it inclines toward Shikkeron, and it crosses to mount Baalah. And it extends into Jabneel, and the last part closes at the west with the great sea.
12 The western boundary was the Great Sea itself. Such was the frontier surrounding the sons of Judah,by clans.	12 These are the borders of the sons of Judah, in their families, on all sides.
13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a share within that of the sons of Judah, in accordance withYahweh's order to Joshua: Kiriath-Arba, the town of the father of Anak -- that is, Hebron.	13 Yet truly, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, just as the Lord had instructed him: the City of Arba, the father of Anak, which is Hebron.
14 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descended from Anak.	14 And Caleb destroyed from it the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, of the stock of Anak.
15 From there he marched on the inhabitants of Debir; Debir in olden days was cal ed Kiriath-Sepher.	15 And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.
16 Caleb then said, 'To the man who attacks and takes Kiriath-Sepher, I shal give my daughter Achsahas wife.'	16 And Caleb said, “Whoever will have struck down Kiriath-Sepher, and will have seized it, I will give to him Achsah, my daughter, as wife.”
17 The man who captured it was Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, who gave him his daughterAchsah as wife.	17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, seized it. And he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.
18 When she arrived, he urged her to ask her father for arable land, but when she alighted from thedonkey and Caleb asked her, 'What is the matter?'	18 And as they were traveling together, she was urged by her husband that she ask her father for a field. And she sighed, as she was sitting on her donkey. And Caleb said to her, “What is it?”
19 she said to him, 'Grant me a blessing! As the land you have given me is the Negeb, give me springsof water too!' So Caleb gave her what she wanted, the upper springs and the lower springs.	19 But she answered: “Give a blessing to me. You have given to me a southern and dry land; join to it also a watered land.” And so Caleb gave to her the watered land above and below it.
20 Such was the heritage of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by clans.	20 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.
21 Towns at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah, near the frontier of Edom in the Negeb:Kabzeel, Arad, Jagur,	21 And the cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders of Edom to the south, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimon, Aroer,	22 and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor-Ithnan,	23 and Kadesh and Hazor and Ithnan,
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,	24 Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,
25 Hazor-Hadattah, Kiriath-Hezron -- that is, Hazor-	25 new Hazor and Kerioth-Hezron, which is Hazor,
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,	26 Amam, Shema, and Moladah,
27 Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,	27 and Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Bethpelet,
28 Hazar-Shual, Beersheba and its dependencies,	28 and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,	29 and Baalah and Iim and Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,	30 and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,	31 and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon: in al , twenty-nine towns with their vil ages.	32 Lebaoth and Shilhim, and Ain and Rimmon. All the cities were twenty-nine, and their villages.
33 In the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,	33 Truly, in the plains, there were: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,	34 and Zanoah and Engannim, and Tappuah and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adul am, Socoh, Azekah,	35 and Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh and Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Aditaim, Ha-Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen towns with their vil ages.	36 and Shaaraim and Adithaim, and Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,	37 Zenan and Hadashah and Middalgad,
38 Dilean, Ha-Mizpeh, Jokteel,	38 Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,	39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,	40 Cabbon and Lahmam and Chitlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen towns with their vil ages.	41 and Gederoth and Bethdagon, and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages.
42 Libna, Ether, Asham,	42 Libnah and Ether and Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,	43 Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib,
44 Keilah, Achzib and Mareshah: nine towns with their vil ages.	44 and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah: nine cities, and their villages.
45 Ekron with its dependencies and its vil ages.	45 Ekron, with its towns and villages:
46 From Ekron to the sea, everything to the side of Ashdod, with its vil ages.	46 from Ekron, as far as the sea, all that inclines toward Ashdod, and its villages.
47 Ashdod with its dependencies and its vil ages; Gaza with its dependencies and its vil ages as far asthe Torrent of Egypt, the Great Sea forming the boundary.	47 Ashdod, with its towns and villages. Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the torrent of Egypt, with the great sea as its border.
48 In the highlands: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,	48 And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath-Sepher, now Debir,	49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah, which is Debir,
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,	50 Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh: eleven towns with their vil ages.	51 Goshen and Holon and Giloh: eleven cities, and their villages.
52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,	52 Arab and Dumah and Eshan,
53 Janum, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,	53 and Janim and Beth-Tappuah and Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath-Arba, now Hebron, and Zior: nine towns with their vil ages.	54 Humtah and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, and their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,	55 Maon and Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,	56 Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,
57 Ha-Kain, Gibeah and Timnah: ten towns with their vil ages.	57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, and their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,	58 Halhul and Bethzur and Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-Anoth and Eltekon: six towns with their vil ages. Tekoa, Ephrathah, now Bethlehem,Peor, Etam, Kulon, Tatam, Sores, Carem, Gallim, Bether and Manach: eleven towns with their vil ages.	59 Maarath and Bethanoth and Eltekon: six cities, and their villages.
60 Kiriath-Baal, that is Kiriath-Jearim, and Rabbah: two towns with their vil ages.	60 Kiriath-baal, which is Kiriath-jearim, the City of Forests, and Rabbah: two cities, and their villages.
61 In the desert: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,	61 In the desert: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 Nibshan, Salt Town and En-Gedi: six towns with their vil ages.	62 and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities, and their villages.
63 The Jebusites, however, who lived in Jerusalem, the sons of Judah were unable to dispossess, andthe Jebusites stil live in Jerusalem today, side by side with the sons of Judah.	63 But the sons of Judah were not able to destroy the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And so the Jebusite lived with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem, even to the present day.