Josué 15

1A parte que tocou por sorte aos filhos de Judá, segundo as suas famílias, foi esta: Desde a fronteira de Edom, até ao deserto de Sin, para o meio-dia, e até à extremidade da região meridional (de Canaan).

2A sua fronteira meridional ia desde a ponta do Mar de Sal, da língua que ele forma para o meio-dia,

3e estendia-se para a subida do Escorpião, passava a Sina, subia para Cadesliarne, passava em Esron, subindo para Adar e dando volta a Carcaa,

4e, passando dali para Asrnona, chegava até à torrente do Egipto e terminava no Mar Grande. Estes os seus limites, pelo lado do meio-dia.

5Pela parte do oriente, a fronteira foi o Mar do Sal, até à extremidade do Jordão. Pela parte do norte, a fronteira ia desde a língua que o mar forma até até ao mesmo rio Jordão,

6e subia a Bet Hagla, passava ao norte de Bet Araba, subindo à Pedra de Boen, filho de Ruben,

7seguia até aos confins de Debera, desde o vale de Acor para o norte, olhando para Galgala, que está defronte da subida de Adomim, pela parte austral da torrente; (depois) passava as águas, que se chamam fonte do Sol, e terminava na fonte de Rogel;

8dali subia pelo vale do filho de Enom, pela banda meridional do Jebuseu, onde está Jerusalém; daí ia para cima até ao cume do monte, que está fronteiro a Geenom, para o ocidente, na extremidade do vale dos Refains para o norte;

9desde o cume do monte estendia-se até à fonte de Neftoa e chegava até às aldeias do monte Efron; baixava depois para Baala, que é Cariatiarim, isto é, a cidade dos Bosques;

10de Baala dava volta para o ocidente até ao monte Seir, e ladeava o monte Jarim ao norte para a banda de Queslon; descia a Betsames, passava por Tamna

11até o lado setentrional de Acaron; declinava para Secrona e passava o monte Baala; estendia-se até Jebneel e terminava, pelo lado ocidental, no Mar Grande.

12Estes são, por todos os lados, os limites dos filhos de Judá segundo as suas famílias.

13A Caleb, filho de Jefone, se havia dado uma parte, no meio dos filhos de Israel, consoante o Senhor mandara a Josué, a saber, a cidade de Arbe, pai de Enac, que é (actualmente chamada) Hebron.

14Caleb exterminou dela os três filhos de Enac: Sesai, Aiman e Tolmaí, da raça de Enac.

15Subindo dali, marchou para os habitantes de Dabir, que antes se chamava Cariat-Sefer, isto é, cidade das letras.

16E Caleb disse: Eu darei minha filha Axa por mulher àquele que assaltar e tomar Cariat-Sefer.

17Tomou-a Otoniel, filho de Cenez, irmão mais novo de Caleb; e Caleb deu-lhe sua filha Axa por mulher.

18Esta, enquanto iam caminhando juntos, foi aconselhada por seu marido que pedisse a seu pai um campo. Ao descer do jumento, Caleb disse-lhe: Que tens ?

19Ela respondeu: Dá-me uma bênção; tu deste-me uma terra ao meio-dia e sêca; junta-lhe outra de regadio. Deu-lhe pois Caleb uma terra, que se regava nos altos e nos baixos.

20Esta é a herança da tribo dos filhos de Judá, segundo as suas famílias.

21As cidades dos filhos de Judá, nas extremidades meridionais, pelas fronteiras da Idumeia, eram: Cabseel, Eder, Jagur,

22Cina, Dimona, Adada,

23Cades, Asor, Jetnam,

24Zif, Telem, Balot,

25Asor-a-Nova, Cariot, Hesron, que é Asor,

26Amam, Sama, Molada,

27Asergada, Hassemon, Betfelet,

28Hasersnal, Bersabee, Baziotia,

29Baala, Jim, Esem,

30Eltolad, Cesil, Harma,

31Siceleg, Medemena, Sensena,

32Lebaot, Selim, Aen e Bemon. Ao todo, vinte e nove cidades com as suas aldeias.

33Nas campinas: Estaol, Sarea, Asena,

34Zanoe, Enganim, Tafua, Enaim,

35Jerimot, Adulam, Soco, Azeca,

36Saraim, Aditaim, Gedera, Qederotaim: catorze cidades com as suas aldeias.

37Sanan, Hadassa, Magdalgad,

38Delean, Masefa, Jectel,

39Laquis, Baseat, Eglon,

40Quebon, Leemau, Cetlis,

41Giderot, Betdagon, Naama, Maceda: dezasseis cidades com as suas aldeias.

42Labana, Eter, Asan,

43Jefta, Esna, Nesib,

44Ceila, Aezib, Maresa: nove cidades com as suas aldeias.

45Acaron com as suas aldeias e lugarejos.

46De Acaron até ao mar: todo o país que olha para a banda de Azoto e suas aldeias;

47Azoto com as suas aldeias e lugarejos; Gaza com as suas aldeias e lugarejos, até à torrente do Egipto e ao Mar Grande, que é o seu limite.

48Nos montes: Samir, Jeter, Socot,

49Dana, Cariatsena, que é Dabir,

50Anab, Istemo, Anim,

51Gosen, Olon, Gilo: onze cidades com as suas aldeias.

52Arab, Ruma, Esaan,

53Janum, Bettafua, Afeca,

54Atmata, Cariat-Arbe, que é Hebron, e Sior: nove cidades com as suas aldeias.

55Maon, Carmel, Zif, Jota,

56Jezrael, Jucadam, Zanoe,

57Acain, Gabaa, Tamna: dez cidades com as suas aldeias.

58Halhul, Bessur, Gedor,

59Meret, Betanot, Elteeon: seis cidades com as suas aldeias.

60Cariatbaal, que é Cariatiarim, cidade dos Bosques, e Areba: duas cidades com as suas aldeias.

61No deserto: Bet-aranha, Medin, Secaca,

62Nebsan, e a cidade do Sal, e Engadi: seis cidades com as suas aldeias.

63Ao Jebuseu, que habitava em Jerusalém, não o puderam exterminar os filhos de Judá; e o Jebuseu habitou em Jerusalém, com os filhos de Judá, até ao dia de hoje.

1Igitur sors filiorum Judæ per cognationes suas ista fuit: a termino Edom, desertum Sin, contra meridiem, et usque ad extremam partem australis plagæ.

2Initium ejus a summitate maris salsissimi, et a lingua ejus, quæ respicit meridiem.

3Egrediturque contra ascensum Scorpionis, et pertransit in Sina: ascenditque in Cadesbarne, et pervenit in Esron, ascendens ad Addar, et circuiens Carcaa,

4atque inde pertransiens in Asemona, et perveniens ad torrentem Ægypti: eruntque termini ejus mare magnum. Hic erit finis meridianæ plagæ.

5Ab oriente vero erit initium, mare salsissimum usque ad extrema Jordanis: et ea quæ respiciunt ad aquilonem, a lingua maris usque ad eumdem Jordanis fluvium.

6Ascenditque terminus in Beth Hagla, et transit ab aquilone in Beth Araba, ascendens ad lapidem Boën filii Ruben:

7et tendens usque ad terminos Debera de valle Achor, contra aquilonem respiciens Galgala, quæ est ex adverso ascensionis Adommim, ab australi parte torrentis: transitque aquas, quæ vocantur fons solis: et erunt exitus ejus ad fontem Rogel.

8Ascenditque per convallem filii Ennom ex latere Jebusæi ad meridiem, hæc est Jerusalem: et inde se erigens ad verticem montis, qui est contra Geennom ad occidentem in summitate vallis Raphaim contra aquilonem:

9pertransitque a vertice montis usque ad fontem aquæ Nephtoa: et pervenit usque ad vicos montis Ephron: inclinaturque in Baala, quæ est Cariathiarim, id est, urbs silvarum.

10Et circuit de Baala contra occidentem, usque ad montem Seir: transitque juxta latus montis Jarim ad aquilonem in Cheslon: et descendit in Bethsames, transitque in Thamna.

11Et pervenit contra aquilonem partis Accaron ex latere: inclinaturque Sechrona, et transit montem Baala: pervenitque in Jebneel, et magni maris contra occidentem fine concluditur.

12Hi sunt termini filiorum Juda per circuitum in cognationibus suis.

13Caleb vero filio Jephone dedit partem in medio filiorum Juda, sicut præceperat ei Dominus: Cariath Arbe patris Enac, ipsa est Hebron.

14Delevitque ex ea Caleb tres filios Enac, Sesai et Ahiman et Tholmai de stirpe Enac.

15Atque inde conscendens venit ad habitatores Dabir, quæ prius vocabatur Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum.

16Dixitque Caleb: Qui percusserit Cariath Sepher, et ceperit eam, dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem.

17Cepitque eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb junior: deditque ei Axam filiam suam uxorem.

18Quæ, cum pergerent simul, suasa est a viro suo ut peteret a patre suo agrum. Suspiravitque ut sedebat in asino: cui Caleb: Quid habes? inquit.

19At illa respondit: Da mihi benedictionem: terram australem et arentem dedisti mihi; junge et irriguam. Dedit itaque ei Caleb irriguum superius et inferius.

20Hæc est possessio tribus filiorum Juda per cognationes suas.

21Erantque civitates ab extremis partibus filiorum Juda juxta terminos Edom a meridie: Cabseel et Eder et Jagur,

22et Cyna et Dimona et Adada,

23et Cades et Asor et Jethnam,

24Ziph et Telem et Baloth,

25Asor nova et Carioth, Hesron, hæc est Asor;

26Amam, Sama, et Molada,

27et Asergadda et Hassemon et Bethphelet,

28et Hasersual et Bersabee et Baziothia,

29et Baala et Jim et Esem,

30et Eltholad et Cesil et Harma,

31et Siceleg et Medemena et Sensenna,

32Lebaoth et Selim et Aën et Remon. Omnes civitates viginti novem, et villæ earum.

33In campestribus vero: Estaol et Sarea et Asena,

34et Zanoë et Ængannim et Taphua et Enaim,

35et Jerimoth et Adullam, Socho et Azeca,

36et Saraim et Adithaim et Gedera et Gederothaim: urbes quatuordecim, et villæ earum.

37Sanan et Hadassa et Magdalgad,

38Delean et Masepha et Jecthel,

39Lachis et Bascath et Eglon,

40Chebbon et Leheman et Cethlis,

41et Gideroth et Bethdagon et Naama et Maceda: civitates sedecim, et villæ earum.

42Labana et Ether et Asan,

43Jephtha et Esna et Nesib,

44et Ceila et Achzib et Maresa: civitates novem, et villæ earum.

45Accaron cum vicis et villulis suis.

46Ab Accaron usque ad mare: omnia quæ vergunt ad Azotum et viculos ejus.

47Azotus cum vicis et villulis suis. Gaza cum vicis et villulis suis, usque ad torrentem Ægypti, et mare magnum terminus ejus.

48Et in monte: Samir et Jether et Socoth

49et Danna et Cariathsenna, hæc est Dabir:

50Anab et Istemo et Anim,

51Gosen et Olon et Gilo: civitates undecim et villæ earum.

52Arab et Ruma et Esaan,

53et Janum et Beththaphua et Apheca,

54Athmatha, et Cariath Arbe, hæc est Hebron, et Sior: civitates novem, et villæ earum.

55Maon et Carmel et Ziph et Jota,

56Jezraël et Jucadam et Zanoë,

57Accain, Gabaa et Thamna: civitates decem et villæ earum.

58Halhul, et Besur, et Gedor,

59Mareth, et Bethanoth, et Eltecon: civitates sex et villæ earum.

60Cariathbaal, hæc est Cariathiarim urbs silvarum, et Arebba: civitates duæ, et villæ earum.

61In deserto Betharaba, Meddin, et Sachacha,

62et Nebsan, et civitas salis, et Engaddi: civitates sex, et villæ earum.

63Jebusæum autem habitatorem Jerusalem non potuerunt filii Juda delere: habitavitque Jebusæus cum filiis Juda in Jerusalem usque in præsentem diem.

1Now the lot of the children of Juda by their kindreds was this: From the frontier of Edom, to the desert of Sin southward, and to the uttermost part of the south coast.

2Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south.

3And it goeth out towards the ascent of the Scorpion, and passeth on to Sina: and ascendeth into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, going up to Addar, and compassing Carcaa.

4And from thence passing along into Asemona, and reaching the torrent of Egypt: and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this shall be the limit of the south coast.

5But on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea even to the end of the Jordan: and towards the north, from the bay of the sea unto the same river Jordan.

6And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.

7And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent: and the border passeth the waters that are called the fountain of the sun: and the goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel.

8And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward.

9And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city of the woods.

10And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

11And it reacheth northward to a part of Accaron at the side: and bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Jebneel, and is bounded westward with the great sea.

12These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in their kindreds.

13But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac. which is Hebron.

14And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Ehac, Sesai and Ahiman. and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

15And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters.

16And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife.

17And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.

18And as they were going together, she was moved by her husband to ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass. And Caleb said to her: What aileth thee?

19But she answered: Give me a blessing: thou hast given me a southern and dry land, give me also a land that is watered. And Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.

20This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Juda by their kindreds.

21And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur,

22And Cina and Dimona and Adada,

23And Cades and Asor and Jethnam,

24Ziph and Telem and Baloth,

25New Asor and Carioth, Hesron, which is Asor.

26Amam, Sama and Molada,

27And Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet,

28And Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia,

29And Baala and Jim and Esem,

30And Eltholad and Cesil and Harma,

31And Siceleg and Medemena and Sensenna,

32Lebaoth and Selim and Aen and Remmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their villages.

33But in the plains: Estaol and Sarea and Asena,

34And Zanoe and Engannim and Taphua and Enaim,

35And Jerimoth and Adullam, Socho and Azeca,

36And Saraim and Adithaim and Gedera and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages.

37Sanan and Hadassa and Magdalgad,

38Delean and Masepha and Jecthel,

39Lachis and Bascath and Eglon,

40Chebbon and Leheman and Cethlis,

41And Gideroth and Bethdagon and Naama and Maceda: sixteen cities, and their villages.

42Labana and Ether and Asan,

43Jephtha and Esna and Nesib,

44And Ceila and Achzib and Maresa: nine cities, and their villages.

45Accaron with the towns and villages thereof.

46From Accaron even to the sea: all places that lie towards Azotus and the villages thereof.

47Azotus with its towns and villages. Gaza with its towns and villages, even to the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea that is the border thereof.

48And in the mountain Samir and Jether and Socoth,

49And Danna and Cariath-senna, this is Dabir:

50Anab and Istemo and Anim,

51Gosen and Olon and Gilo: eleven cities and their villages.

52Arab and Ruma and Esaan,

53And Janum and Beththaphua and Apheca,

54Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages.

55Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota,

56Jezrael and Jucadam and Zanoe,

57Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.

58Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor,

59Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.

60Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim, the city of woods, and Arebba: two cities and their villages.

61In the desert Betharaba, Meddin and Sachacha,

62And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages.

63But the children of Juda could not destroy the Jebusite that dwelt in Jerusalem: and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Juda in Jerusalem until this present day.