1Accesseruntque principes familiarum Levi ad Eleazarum sacerdotem,And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest,et Josue filium Nun,and Joshua, the son of Nun,et ad duces cognationum per singulas tribus filiorum Israël:and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2locutique sunt ad eos in Silo terræ Chanaan,And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan,atque dixerunt:and they said,Dominus præcepit per manum Moysi,“The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses,ut darentur nobis urbes ad habitandum,that cities should be given to us as habitations,et suburbana earum ad alenda jumenta.with their suburbs to nourish our cattle.”

3Dederuntque filii Israël de possessionibus suis juxta imperium Domini,And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions,civitates et suburbana earum.in accord with the order of the Lord.

4Egressaque est sors in familiam Caath filiorum Aaron sacerdotis,And the lot went out for the family of Kohath,de tribubus Juda,of the sons of Aaron,et Simeon,the priest,et Benjamin,from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin:civitates tredecim:thirteen cities.

5et reliquis filiorum Caath,And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath,id est Levitis,that is,qui superfuerant,to the Levites who were left over,de tribubus Ephraim,there went,et Dan,from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan,et dimidia tribu Manasse,and from the one half tribe of Manasseh,civitates decem.ten cities.

6Porro filii Gerson egressa est sors,And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon,ut acciperent de tribubus Issachar et Aser et Nephthali,so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali,dimidiaque tribu Manasse in Basan,and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan:civitates numero tredecim.the number of thirteen cities.

7Et filiis Merari per cognationes suas de tribubus Ruben et Gad et Zabulon urbes duodecim.And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.

8Dederuntque filii Israël Levitis civitates et suburbana earum,And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites,sicut præcepit Dominus per manum Moysi,just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses,singulis sorte tribuentes.distributing to each by lot.

9De tribubus filiorum JudaFrom the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon,et Simeon dedit Josue civitates,Joshua gave cities,quarum ista sunt nomina,whose names are these:

10filiis Aaron per familias Caath Levitici generis (prima enim sors illis egressa est),to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them,)

11Cariatharbe patris Enac,the city of Arba, the father of Anak,quæ vocatur Hebron,which is called Hebron,in monte Juda, et suburbana ejus per circuitum.on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.

12Agros vero et villas ejus dederat Caleb filio Jephone ad possidendum.Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.

13Dedit ergo filiis Aaron sacerdotis Hebron confugii civitatem,Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge,ac suburbana ejus:as well as its suburbs,et Lobnam cum suburbanis suis:and Libnah, with its suburbs,

14et Jether,and Jattir,et Esthemo,and Eshtemoa,

15et Holon,and Holon,et Dabir,and Debir,

16et Ain,and Ain,et Jeta,and Juttah,et Bethsames,and Beth-shemesh,cum suburbanis suis:with their suburbs:civitates novem de tribubus,nine cities from two tribes,ut dictum est, duabus.just as has been said.

17De tribu autem filiorum Benjamin,Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,Gabaon, et Gabæ,he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

18et Anathothand Anathoth,et Almon,and Almon,cum suburbanis suis:with their suburbs:civitates quatuor.four cities.

19Omnes simul civitates filiorum Aaron sacerdotis,All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest,tredecim, cum suburbanis suis.were thirteen, with their suburbs.

20Reliquis vero per familias filiorum Caath Levitici generis,Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi,hæc est data possessio.were given this possession:

21De tribu Ephraim urbes confugii,from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem,Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim,one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim,et Gazerand Gezer,

22et Cibsaimand Kibzaim,et Beth-horon,and Beth-horon,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates quatuor.four cities;

23De tribu quoque Dan,and from the tribe of Dan,Eltheco et Gabathon,Elteke and Gibbethon,

24et Ajalon et Gethremmon,and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates quatuor.four cities;

25Porro de dimidia tribu Manasse,then,Thanachfrom the one half tribe of Manasseh,et Gethremmon,Taanach and Gath-Rimmon,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates duæ.two cities.

26Omnes civitates decem,All the cities were ten,et suburbana earum,with their suburbs;datæ sunt filiis Caath inferioris gradus.these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.

27Filiis quoque Gerson Levitici generis dedit de dimidia tribu Manasse confugii civitates, Gaulon in Basan, et Bosram, cum suburbanis suis, civitates duas.Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;

28Porro de tribu Issachar,also, from the tribe of Issachar,Cesion,Kishion,et Dabereth,and Daberath,

29et Jaramoth,and Jarmuth,et Engannim,and Engannim,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates quatuor.four cities;

30De tribu autem Aser,then,Masalfrom the tribe of Asher,et Abdon,Mishal and Abdon,

31et Helcath,and Helkathet Rohob,and Rehob,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates quatuor.four cities;

32De tribu quoque Nephthali civitates confugii,likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee,Cedes in Galilæa,one of the cities of refuge,et Hammoth Dor,and Hammoth-Dor,et Carthan,and Kartan,cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,civitates tres.three cities.

33Omnes urbes familiarum Gerson, tredecim,All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen,cum suburbanis suis.with their suburbs.

34Filiis autem Merari Levitis inferioris gradus per familias suas data est de tribu Zabulon, Jecnam, et CarthaThen, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,

35et Damna et Naalol,and Dimnah and Nahalal,civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.four cities with their suburbs;

36De tribu Ruben ultra Jordanem contra Jericho civitates refugii,from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho,Bosor in solitudine,Bezer in the wilderness,Misor et Jaser et Jethson et Mephaath,one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer,civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;

37De tribu Gad civitates confugii,from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead,Ramoth in Galaad,one of the cities of refuge,et Manaim et Hesebon et Jazer,and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer,civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.four cities with their suburbs.

38Omnes urbes filiorum Merari per familiasAll the cities of the sons of Merari,et cognationes suas,by their families and extended families,duodecim.were twelve.

39Itaque civitates universæ Levitarum in medio possessionis filiorum Israël fuerunt quadraginta octoAnd so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,

40cum suburbanis suis,with their suburbs,singulæ per familias distributæ.each distributed by families.

41Deditque Dominus Deus Israëli omnem terram, quam traditurum se patribus eorum juraverat:And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers.et possederunt illam,And they possessed it,atque habitaverunt in ea.and they lived in it.

42Dataque est ab eo pax in omnes per circuitum nationes:And he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations.nullusque eis hostium resistere ausus est,And none of their enemies dared to stand against them;sed cuncti in eorum ditionem redacti sunt.instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.

43Ne unum quidem verbum,Indeed,quod illis præstiturum se esse promiserat,not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty;irritum fuit,instead,sed rebus expleta sunt omnia.everything was fulfilled.