¹Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses 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;

²They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.”

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.

³The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with 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.

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

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.

⁵The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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.

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

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 twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

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.

⁸The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by 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.

⁹They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are 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 they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; 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.

¹¹They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around 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 they gave the fields of the city and its villages 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.

¹³To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with 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;

¹⁴Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

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

¹⁵Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

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

¹⁶Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with 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.

¹⁷Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with 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 with its suburbs, and Almon with 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 with 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.

²⁰The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot 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.

²¹They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with 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;

²²Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.

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

²³Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with 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;

²⁴Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

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

²⁵Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with 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 of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

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

²⁷They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with 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.

²⁸Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with 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 with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

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

³⁰Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with 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 with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

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

³²Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with 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 with 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.

³⁴To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with 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 with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

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

³⁶Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with 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 with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

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

³⁸Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with 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 with its suburbs, Jazer with 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.

⁴⁰All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. 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 in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with 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 of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with 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.

⁴³So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived 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.

⁴⁴Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered 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.

⁴⁵Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh 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.