¹Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

¹¶ Na ka whakatata mai nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o nga Riwaiti ki a Ereatara tohunga, ki a Hohua tama a Nunu, ratou ko nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o nga iwi o nga tama a Iharaira;

²and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.

²A ka korero ki a ratou i Hiro, i te whenua o Kanaana, ka mea, I whakahau a Ihowa, na Mohi i whakapuaki, kia homai ki a matou etahi pa hei nohoanga, me nga wahi o waho ake mo a matou kararehe.

³And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.

³Katahi ka hoatu e nga tama a Iharaira i roto i o ratou wahi enei pa me nga wahi o waho ake ki nga Riwaiti, ko ta Ihowa hoki ia i ki ai.

⁴And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

⁴Na ka puta ake te rota, ko to nga hapu o nga Kohati: a i riro i nga tama a Arona tohunga, i era o nga Riwaiti, tekau ma toru nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o te iwi o Hura, no roto i o te iwi o Himiona, no roto hoki i o te iwi o Peineamine.

⁵And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

⁵Na i riro i era atu o nga tama a Kohata tekau nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o nga hapu o te iwi o Eparaima, no roto i o te iwi o Rana, no roto hoki i o tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi.

⁶And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

⁶A i riro i nga tama a Kerehona kotahi tekau ma toru nga pa, he mea rota, no roto i o nga hapu o te iwi o Ihakara, no roto i o te iwi o Ahera, no roto i o te iwi o Napatari, no roto hoki i o tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi i Pahana.

⁷The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

⁷A i riro i nga tama a Merari, i o ratou hapu, kotahi tekau ma rua nga pa, no roto i o te iwi o Reupena, no roto i o te iwi o Kara, no roto hoki i o te iwi o Hepurona.

⁸And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

⁸Na hoatu ana e nga tama a Iharaira ki nga Riwaiti, he mea rota, enei pa, me nga wahi o waho ake, he mea pera me ta Ihowa i whakahau ai, i whakapuakina e Mohi.

⁹And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,

⁹¶ A i hoatu e ratou i roto i o te iwi o nga tama a Hura, i o te iwi hoki o nga tama a Himiona, enei pa ka whakahuatia nei nga ingoa;

¹⁰and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);

¹⁰A i riro i nga tama a Arona, ara i nga hapu o nga Kohati, he tama nei ratou na Riwai: no ratou hoki te rota tuatahi.

¹¹and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.

¹¹I hoatu ano ki a ratou a Kiriata Arapa, ko taua Arapa nei te papa o Anaka, ara o Heperona, i te whenua pukepuke o Hura, me ona wahi o waho ake a tawhio noa.

¹²But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹²Ko nga mara ia o te pa, me ona kainga, i hoatu e ratou ki a Karepe tama a Iepune hei kainga tupu mona.

¹³And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,

¹³Na hoatu ana e ratou ki nga tama a te tohunga, a Arona, a Heperona me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a Ripina hoki, me ona wahi o waho ake;

¹⁴and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

¹⁴A Iatiri me ona wahi o waho ake, a Ehetemoa me ona wahi o waho ake;

¹⁵and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

¹⁵A Horono me ona wahi o waho ake, a Tepiri me ona wahi o waho ake;

¹⁶and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;

¹⁶A Aina hoki me ona wahi o waho ake, a Iuta me ona wahi o waho ake, a Petehemehe me ona wahi o waho ake; e iwa nga pa i roto i o enei iwi e rua.

¹⁷and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

¹⁷A, no roto i o te iwi o Pineamine, ko Kipeono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Kepa me ona wahi o waho ake;

¹⁸Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁸Ko Anatoto me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Aramono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

¹⁹All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

¹⁹Na, ko nga pa katoa o nga tama a Arona, o nga tohunga, kotahi tekau ma toru me nga wahi o waho ake.

²⁰And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,

²⁰Na i riro i nga hapu o nga tama a Kohata, i nga Riwaiti, ara i era atu o nga tama a Kohata, he mea rota, nga pa no roto i to te iwi o Eparaima.

²¹and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

²¹A i hoatu e ratou a Hekeme i te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima ki a ratou, me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a Ketere hoki me ona wahi o waho ake;

²²and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;

²²A Kipitaima me ona wahi o waho ake, a Petehorono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

²³and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

²³A, no roto i to te iwi o Rana, ko Eretekeha me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Kipetono me ona wahi o waho ake;

²⁴Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;

²⁴Ko Aitarono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Katarimono me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

²⁵and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.

²⁵A, no roto i to tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi, ko Taanaka me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Katarimono hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e rua nga pa.

²⁶All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁶Ko nga pa katoa o nga hapu o era atu o nga tama a Kohata kotahi tekau me nga wahi o waho ake.

²⁷And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;

²⁷Na i hoatu e ratou, no roto i to tetahi taanga o te iwi o Manahi, ki nga tama a Kerehona, o nga hapu o nga Riwaiti, ko Korana i Pahana me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate; a Peehetera hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e rua nga pa.

²⁸and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,

²⁸A, no roto i to te iwi o Iharara, ko Kihiono me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Tapare me ona wahi o waho ake;

²⁹Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;

²⁹Ko Iaramuta me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Enekanimi me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

³⁰and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,

³⁰No roto i to te iwi o Ahera, ko Mihara me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Aparono me ona wahi o waho ake;

³¹Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;

³¹Ko Herekata me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Rehopo me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

³²and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.

³²A, no roto i to te iwi o Napatari, ko Kerehe i Kariri me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, ko Hamotororo me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Karatana hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; e toru nga pa.

³³All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

³³Ko nga pa katoa o nga Kerehoni, o tenei hapu, o tenei hapu o ratou, kotahi tekau ma toru nga pa me nga wahi o waho ake.

³⁴And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

³⁴Na, ko to nga hapu o nga tama a Merari, ara o era atu o nga Riwaiti, no roto i o te iwi o Hepurona, ko Iokoneama me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Karata me ona wahi o waho ake,

³⁵Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;

³⁵Ko Rimina me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Naharara me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

³⁶and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

³⁶A, no roto i o te iwi o Reupena, ko Petere me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Iahata me ona wahi o waho ake,

³⁷Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;

³⁷Ko Keremoto me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Mewhaata me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha nga pa.

³⁸and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

³⁸A, no roto i to te iwi o Kara, ko Ramoto i Kireara me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a ko Mahanaima me ona wahi o waho ake;

³⁹Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.

³⁹Ko Hehepona me ona wahi o waho ake, ko Iatere me ona wahi o waho ake; e wha katoa nga pa.

⁴⁰[These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

⁴⁰Ko nga pa katoa enei mo nga tama a Merari, mo tenei hapu, mo tenei hapu o ratou, ara mo era atu o nga hapu o nga Riwaiti; kotahi tekau ma rua nga pa, he mea whakarite na to ratou rota.

⁴¹All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.

⁴¹Ko nga wahi katoa o nga Riwaiti i roto i te wahi o nga tama a Iharaira, e wha tekau ma waru nga pa me nga wahi hoki o waho ake.

⁴²Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.

⁴²I riro enei pa me nga wahi o waho ake o tenei, o tenei, a tawhio noa: na i penei enei pa katoa.

⁴³And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

⁴³¶ Na ka homai e Ihowa ki a Iharaira te whenua katoa i oati ai ia kia homai ki o ratou matua: a ka riro a reira i a ratou, a ka nohoia e ratou.

⁴⁴And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

⁴⁴Na ka meinga ratou e Ihowa kia whai okiokinga a tawhio noa, i pera me ana katoa i oati ai ki o ratou matua: a kihai rawa tetahi tangata o o ratou hoariri katoa i tu ki to ratou aroaro; i homai e Ihowa o ratou hoariri katoa ki o ratou ringa.

⁴⁵There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.

⁴⁵Kihai rawa i taka tetahi kupu o nga kupu pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa ki te whare o Iharaira; i mana katoa.