Livro de Josué 18

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1 Toda a assembléia dos filhos de Israel se reuniu em Silo, onde levantaram a tenda de reunião; a terra estava-lhes sujeita.	1 And all the sons of Israel gathered together at Shiloh, and there they stationed the Tabernacle of the Testimony. And the land was subjected to them.
2 Havia sete tribos entre os israelitas que ainda não tinham recebido sua parte.	2 But there remained seven tribes of the sons of Israel which had not yet received their possessions.
3 Josué disse aos israelitas: Até quando tardareis a tomar posse da terra que vos deu o Senhor, Deus de vossos pais?	3 And Joshua said to them: “For how long will you draw back in idleness, and not enter to possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given to you?
4 Escolhei de cada tribo três homens para que eu os envie a percorrer a terra: eles farão a sua descrição em vista da repartição, e voltarão para junto de mim.	4 Select three men from each tribe, so that I may send them, and they may go forth and circle through the land, and may describe it according to the number of each multitude, and may bring back to me what they have written down.
5 Dividi-la-ão em sete partes: Judá permanecerá nos seus limites do lado do meio-dia, e a casa de José nos seus, da banda do norte.	5 Divide the land for yourselves into seven parts. Let Judah be its bounds on the southern side, and the house of Joseph to the north.
6 Traçareis, pois, a planta da terra, repartindo-a em sete partes, e me trareis aqui essa planta, para que eu, diante do Senhor, nosso Deus, vos lance as sortes.	6 The land that is in the middle, between these, write it down in seven parts. And you shall come to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord your God.
7 Não haverá parte alguma para os levitas entre vós, porque sua herança é o sacerdócio do Senhor. Quanto a Gad, Rubem e a meia tribo de Manassés, já receberam a sua parte na Transjordânia, ao oriente, a qual lhes deu Moisés, servo do Senhor.	7 But there is no portion among you for the Levites. Instead, the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad and Reuben, and the one half tribe of Manasseh, have already received their possessions beyond the Jordan in the eastern region, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave to them.”
8 Então os homens se levantaram e partiram. E Josué deu ordem aos que partiram para demarcar a terra: Ide, disse ele, percorrei a terra, traçai a sua planta e voltai a mim; eu vos lançarei as sortes aqui em Silo, diante do Senhor.	8 And when the men had risen up, so that they might go out to describe the land, Joshua instructed them, saying, “Circle through the land, and describe it, and return to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord, in Shiloh.”
9 Partiram, pois, percorreram a terra e fizeram a sua descrição em um livro, repartindo-a em sete porções, segundo as cidades. Depois voltaram para junto de Josué no acampamento de Silo.	9 And so they went out. And surveying it, they divided it into seven parts, writing it in a book. And they returned to Joshua, to the camp at Shiloh.
10 Então Josué lançou-lhes a sorte diante do Senhor, e repartiu a terra entre os israelitas, segundo suas divisões.	10 And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.
11 A sorte caiu primeiro sobre a tribo dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, aos quais coube o território situado entre os juditas e os filhos de José.	11 And the first lot went to the sons of Benjamin, by their families, so that they would possess the land between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.
12 Sua fronteira, ao norte, partia do Jordão, subia atrás de Jericó, pelo norte e, indo pela montanha para o ocidente, terminava no deserto de Betaven.	12 And their border toward the north was from the Jordan, continuing on, near the side of Jericho in the northern region, and from there, ascending toward the west to the mountains, and extending to the wilderness of Bethaven.
13 Dali, passava ao meio-dia sobre a vertente de Luz, que é Betel; depois descia a Atarot-Adar, perto da montanha que está ao sul de Betoron inferior.	13 And it continues to the south beside Luz, which is Bethel. And it descends into Ataroth-addar, at the mountain which is to the south of lower Beth-horon.
14 Estendia-se em seguida e, dando volta ao lado ocidental para o sul, desde a montanha que está perto de Betoron, ao sul, terminava em Cariat-Baal, que é Cariatiarim, cidade dos juditas. Tal era a região ocidental.	14 And it turns aside, circling toward the sea, to the south of the mountain which looks out toward Beth-horon, toward the southwest. And its exits are toward Kiriath-baal, which is also called Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah. This is their region, toward the sea, in the west.
15 A região meridional partia da extremidade de Cariatiarim, estendia-se para o ocidente e terminava na fonte das águas de Neftoa.	15 But to the south, the border goes on from the part of Kiriath-jearim toward the sea, and it continues as far as the Fountain of the waters of Nephtoah.
16 Descia depois à extremidade da montanha que está defronte ao vale do filho de Enom, no vale dos refains, ao norte. Descia em seguida pelo vale de Enom para a vertente meridional dos jebuseus e para En-Rogel,	16 And it descends to that part of the mountain which looks out toward the Valley of the sons of Hinnom. And it is opposite the northern region, in the furthest part of the Valley of the Rephaim. And it descends into Geennom, (that is, the Valley of Hinnom,) near the side of the Jebusite toward the south. And it extends to the Fountain of Rogel,
17 estendendo-se ao norte até En-Semer; dali chegava até Gelilot, defronte da subida de Adomim, e descia até a pedra de Boen, filho de Rubem.	17 crossing from there to the north, and going out to En-Shemesh, that is, to the Fountain of the Sun.
18 Passava então pela vertente setentrional, em frente de Arabá, e descia a Arabá.	18 And it passes through to the hills that are opposite the region of the Ascent of Adummim. And it descends to Abenboen, that is, so the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben. And it continues on, at the northern side, to the plains. And it descends into the flatlands.
19 Depois passava sobre a vertente setentrional de Bet-Hagla, e terminava no braço do mar Salgado que está ao norte, na extremidade meridional do Jordão. Tal era a fronteira do sul.	19 And it advances before Beth-hoglah, to the north. And its exits are to the north, opposite the bay of the very salty sea, in the southern region at the end of the Jordan,
20 O Jordão constituía a fronteira oriental. Esta foi a parte dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, e tais foram as suas fronteiras em toda a volta.	20 which is its border to the east. This is the possession of the sons of Benjamin, with their borders all around, and by their families.
21 As cidades da tribo dos benjaminitas, segundo suas famílias, foram: Jericó, Bet-Hagla, Emec-Casis,	21 And their cities were: Jericho and Beth-hoglah and the Abrupt Valley,
22 Bet-Arabá, Samaraim, Betel,	22 Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,
23 Avim, Afara, Ofera,	23 and Avvim and Parah and Ophrah,
24 Quefar-Emona, Ofni e Gabéia; doze cidades com suas aldeias.	24 the town of Ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities, and their villages;
25 Gabaon, Rama, Berot,	25 Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth,
26 Mesfé, Cafara, Amosa,	26 and Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah,
27 Recém, Jarefel, Tarela,	27 and Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,
28 Sela, Elef, Jebus, que é Jerusalém, Gabaat e Cariat; quatorze cidades com suas aldeias. Esta foi a parte dos benjaminitas segundo suas famílias.	28 and Zela, Haeleph, and Jebus, which is Jerusalem, Gibeah and Kiriath: fourteen cities, and their villages. This is the possession of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families.