Judab ǃhaos ge māhe ǀkharib
1 Judab ǃhaos di ǀaokhoen ge sao ra ǃhūǃâ-e ge māhe:
ǁNā ǃhūb ge ǃkhawagas ǃnâ Sinǃgaroǃhūb kōse gere sī. 2 ǃKhawagas di ǃhūǀgoras ǁîn ǃhūb dis ge ǂŌxahurib di ǃkhawagasa xu 3 ǃkhawagasǀî Akrabimmi di ǀgapib ǃoa tsî Sins ǃoa gere ǃgû, tsîb ge Kades-Barneas di ǃkhawagasa-u Hesronsa ǃkharu tsî Adars kōse sī tsî Karkas ǁga gere ǃkharu. 4 ǁÎb ge Asmons kōse gere sī tsî Egipteb di ǃhūǀgoras ǃārob ǀkha Mediteraneahurib kōse gere sī, ǃhūǀgoras ra ǀam ǃkhaib kōse. ǁNās ge ǃkhawagas ǃhūǀgoras Judab disa.
5 ǂŌxahurib ge ge aiǂoasǀkhāb di ǃhūǀgora i, Jordanni hurib ǃnâ sī ra dâuǂgâ ǃkhais kōse.
ǀApasǀkhāb di ǃhūǀgoras ge ǁnāpa tsoatsoa, 6 tsî Bet-Hoglas kōse sī tsî Bet-Arabas ǀapasǀkhāba-u, Jordanǃgoaǃnāb ǃoa-ai mâ ǃhaob kōse gere ǃkharu. ǁNāpa xus ge Bohanni ǀUis, Rubenni ôab dis kōse gere sī. 7 ǁÎs ge ǁkhāti Akorǃgoaǃnāba xu Debirs kōse gere sī tsî ǁnāpa xu ǀapas ǁga Gilgals, Adumims ǃgâunas ǃoa-ai ǃgoaǃnāb di ǃkhawagas ǃnâ ǁgoes ǁga gere ǂoa. ǁNāpa xus ge Ensemesǀaus kōse sī tsî Enrogels kōse gere ǃkharu, 8 tsî aiǃâ Hinomǃgoaǃnāb, ǃnâub di ǃkhawagas ǃnâ ǁgoeba-u gere ǃkharu; ǁnā ǃnâub ais ge Jebusǁîn di ǃās Jerusalemsa ge ǁgoe i. ǃHūǀgoras ge ǃaruǀî Hinomǃgoaǃnāb di huriǂoas ǃnâ mâ ǃhommi di ǂaob kōse gere ǂoa, ǀapasǀkhāb di ǀams Refaimǃhommi dis kōse. 9 ǁNāpa xus ge Neftoaxǀaus kōse sī tsî Efronǃhommi ǀgūse ǁgoe ǃādi kōse gere ǃkharu. ǁNāpa xus ge Baalas, nēsi Kirjat-Jearim ti a ǂansas tawa sī, 10 tsî Baalas huriǂoasa xu ǃnâuxa ǃhūb Edommi ǁga ǁnumi tsî ǃkhawagasǀkhāb Jearimǃhommi, nēsi Kesalon ti a ǂansab dib kōse ǃkharu tsî Bet-Semes kōse sī tsî Timnas kōse gere ǃkharu. 11 Nē ǃhūǀgoras ge ǃaruǀî Ekrons di ǀapas ǃnâ mâ ǃhommi kōse sī tsî Sikeronsǀkhāb ǁga daba, Baalaǃhomma ǃkharu tsî Jabneels kōse gere sī. ǁÎs ge Mediteraneahurib tawa sī gere ǀam. 12 Mediteraneahurib ge ge huriǂoasǀkhāb di ǃhūǀgora i. Judab ǃhaos di surib ge nē ǀkharib ǃnâ ge ǁan hâ i.
Kaleb ge Hebrons tsî Debirs tsîra ra dan
(ǂHanuǂhanu-aogu 1:11-15)13 ǃKhūb ge Josuaba mîmā hâ i khamib ge Jefuneb ôab Kaleb Judab ǃhaos diba Judab ǀkharib di ǃâ-e ge māhe. ǁÎb ge Hebrons, Anaki îb Arbab di ǃā ge isa ge māhe. 14 Kaleb ge Anaki di suriba ǃāsa xu ge ǁgariǂui, Sesaib, Ahimanni, tsî Talmaib tsîgu di suriba. 15 ǁNāpa xub ge Debirs, ǂguro ge Kiriat-Sefer ti ǂansa is di ǁanaona sī ge ǁnāǂam. 16 Tsîb ge Kaleba ge mî: “Tita ge nē ǃās Kiriat-Sefersa dan tsî ga ū khoeba ti ôas Aksasa tarase nî mā.” 17 Kaleb ǃgâsab Kenasi ôab Otnieli ge ǃāsa ge dan, ob ge Kaleba ǁîb ôas Aksasa tarase ge mā bi. 18 ǁÎs ge ǃgame ra ge tsēs ai Otniela ge ǂgaoǀkhā, îb ǁîs îb ai ǃhanaǃhū-e ǂgan. Dâukib âsa xus ge ǁgôa, ob ge Kaleba tare-es ra ǂgao ǃkhaisa ge dî si. 19 Os ge ǁîsa “ǁGamǀaude mā te re. Sats ge mā te ǃhūb ge a ǂnâsa xuige” ti ge mî. Ob ge Kaleba ǁîsa ǀgapise ǂnôa ǀaudi tsî ǃnaka ǂnôadi tsîde ge mā.
Judab di ǃādi
20 Nēb ge ǃhūb Judab ǃhaos di surib ge ǁîn dise a māheba. 21 ǃGamse ǃkhawagas ǃnâ ǁgoe ǃādi ǁîn didi, Edommi di ǃhūǀgoras ǀgūse ge ǁgoe idi ge Kabseels, Eders, Jagurs, 22 Kinas, Dimonas, Adadas, 23 Kedes, Hasors, Jitnans 24 Sifs, Telems, Balots, 25 Hasar-Hadatas, Keriot-Hesrons (nēs ge Hasorsa), 26 Amams, Semas, Moladas, 27 Hasar-Gadas, Hesmons, Bet-Pelets, 28 Hasar-Suals, Bersebas, Bisiotias, 29 Balas, Ijims, Esems, 30 Eltolads, Kesils, Hormas, 31 Siklags, Madmanas, Sansanas, 32 Lebaots, Silhims, Ains tsî Rimons tsîde; ǀgamdisikhoeseǀa ǃādi tsî ǁîdi ǂnamipe ǁgoe ǃārodi tsîde.
33 ǂAmse ǁgoe ǃādi ge Estaols, Soras, Asnas, 34 Sanoaxs, Enganims, Tapuas, Enams, 35 Jarmuts, Adulams, Sokos, Asekas, 36 Saraims, Aditaims, Gederas, tsî Gederaims tsîde; disihakaǀa ǃāde, ǁîdi ǂnamipe ǁgoe ǃārodi ǀkha.
37 ǁNāpa ge ǁkhāti hâ i ǃādi ge Senans, Hadasas, Migdal-Gads, 38 Dileans, Mispas, Jokteels, 39 Lakis, Boskats, Eglons, 40 Kabons, Lagmas, Kitlis, 41 Gederots, Betdagons, Naamas, tsî Makedas tsîde; disiǃnaniǀa ǃāde.
42 Libnas, Eters, Asans, 43 Jiftas, Asnas, Nesibs, 44 Keilas, Aksibs tsî Maresas tsîde; khoese ǃāde, ǁîdi ǃārodi ǀkha.
45 Ekronsa ǁîs ǃārodi ǀkha, 46 tsî hoaraga ǃādi tsî ǃārodi Asdods ǀgūse ǁgoede Ekronsa xu Mediteraneahurib kōse.
47 Asdods tsî Gasas tsîra ǁîra ǃādi tsî ǃārodi tsîn ǀkha, Egipteb ǃhūǀgoras tawa ǁgoe ǃāb tsî Mediteraneahurib kōse.
48 ǃHomxa ǃhūb ǃnâ ge ǂnôa i ǃādi ge Samirs, Jatirs, Sokos, 49 Dannas, Kirjat-Sefers, 50 Anabs, Estemoas, Anims, 51 Gosens, Holons tsî Gilos tsîde; disiǀguiǀa ǃāde ǁîdi ǂnamipe hâ ǃārodi ǀkha.
52 Arabs, Dumas, Esans, 53 Janims, Bet-Tapuas, Afekas, 54 Humtas, Hebrons tsî Siors tsîde; khoese ǃāde ǁîdi ǂnamipe hâ ǃārodi ǀkha.
55 Maons, Karmels, Sifs, Jutas, 56 Jesreels, Jokdeams, Sanoaxs, 57 Kains, Gibeas tsî Timnas tsîde; disi ǃāde ǁîdi ǃārodi ǀkha.
58 Halhuls, Betsurs, Gedors, 59 Maarats, Betanots tsî Eltekons tsîde; ǃnani ǃāde ǁîdi ǂnamipe hâ ǃārodi ǀkha.
60 Kirjat-Baals, ǁnās ge Kirjat-Jearimsa, tsî Rabas tsîra; ǀgam ǃāra ǁîra ǂnamipe hâ ǃārodi ǀkha.
61 ǃGaroǃhūb ǃnâ ge hâ i ǃādi ge Bet-Arabas, Midins, Sekakas, 62 Nibsans, ǂŌxaǃās tsî Engedis tsîde; ǃnani ǃāde ǁîdi ǂnamipe hâ ǃārodi ǀkha. 63 Judab khoen ge Jebusǁîn, Jerusalems ǃnâ ge ǁan hâ ina ge ǁgariǂui ǁoa i, tsîn ge Jebusǁîna nētsēs kōse Judab khoen ǀkha Jerusalems ǃnâ ǁan hâ.
Judah's Land
1 The clans of the Judah tribe were given land that went south along the border of Edom, and at its farthest point south it even reached the Zin Desert. 2 Judah's southern border started at the south end of the Dead Sea. 3 As it went west from there, it ran south of Scorpion Pass to Zin, and then came up from the south to Kadesh-Barnea. It continued past Hezron up to Addar, turned toward Karka, 4 and ran along to Azmon. After that, it followed the Egyptian Gorge and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was also Israel's southern border.
5 Judah's eastern border ran the full length of the Dead Sea.
The northern border started at the northern end of the Dead Sea. 6 From there it went west up to Beth-Hoglah, continued north of Beth-Arabah, and went up to the Monument of Bohan, who belonged to the Reuben tribe. 7 From there, it went to Trouble Valley and Debir, then turned north and went to Gilgal, which is on the north side of the valley across from Adummim Pass. It continued on to Enshemesh, Enrogel, 8 and up through Hinnom Valley on the land sloping south from Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem itself belonged to the Jebusites.
Next, the border went up to the top of the mountain on the west side of Hinnom Valley and at the north end of Rephaim Valley. 9 At the top of the mountain it turned and went to Nephtoah Spring and then to the ruins on Mount Ephron. From there, it went to Baalah, which is now called Kiriath-Jearim.
10 From Baalah the northern border curved west to Mount Seir and then ran along the northern ridge of Mount Jearim, where Chesalon is located. Then it went down to Beth-Shemesh and over to Timnah. 11 It continued along to the hillside north of Ekron, curved around to Shikkeron, and then went to Mount Baalah. After going to Jabneel, the border finally ended at the Mediterranean Sea, 12 which was Judah's western border.
The clans of Judah lived within these borders.
Caleb's Land
(Judges 1.12-15)13 Joshua gave Caleb some land among the people of Judah, as God had told him to do. Caleb's share was Hebron, which at that time was known as Arba's Town, because Arba was the famous ancestor of the Anakim.
14 Caleb attacked Hebron and forced the three Anakim clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to leave. 15 Next, Caleb started a war with the town of Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher. 16 He told his men, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”
17 Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, and Caleb let him marry Achsah. 18 Right after the wedding, Achsah started telling Othniel that he ought to ask her father for a field. She went to see her father, and while she was getting down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What's bothering you?”
19 She answered, “I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so I really need some spring-fed ponds for a water supply.”
Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds, named Higher Pond and Lower Pond.
Towns in Judah's Land
20 The following is a list of the towns in each region given to the Judah clans:
21-32 The first region was located in the Southern Desert along the border with Edom, and it had the following 29 towns with their surrounding villages:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, Kinah, Dimonah, Aradah, Kedesh, Hazor of Ithnan, Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron, which is also called Hazor, Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet, Hazar-Shual, Beersheba and its surrounding villages, Baalah, Iim, Ezem, Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Lebaoth, Shilhim, and Enrimmon.
33-36 The second region was located in the northern part of the lower foothills, and it had the following 14 towns with their surrounding villages:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim.
37-41 The third region was located in the southern part of the lower foothills, and it had the following 16 towns with their surrounding villages:
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad, Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah.
42-44 The fourth region was located in the central part of the lower foothills, and it had the following nine towns with their surrounding villages:
Libnah, Ether, Ashan, Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah.
45-47 The fifth region was located along the Mediterranean seacoast, and it had the following towns with their surrounding settlements and villages:
Ekron and the towns between there and the coast, Ashdod and the larger towns nearby, Gaza, the towns from Gaza to the Egyptian Gorge, and the towns along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
48-51 The sixth region was in the southwestern part of the hill country, and it had the following eleven towns with their surrounding villages:
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah, which is now called Debir, Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, Goshen, Holon, and Giloh.
52-54 The seventh region was located in the south-central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following nine towns with their surrounding villages:
Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-Arba, which is now called Hebron, and Zior.
55-57 The eighth region was located in the southeastern part of the hill country, and it had the following ten towns with their surrounding villages:
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah.
58-59 The ninth region was located in the central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following six towns with their surrounding villages:
Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon.
The tenth region was located in the north-central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following eleven towns with their surrounding villages:
Tekoa, Ephrath, which is also called Bethlehem, Peor, Etam, Culon, Tatam, Shoresh, Kerem, Gallim, Bether, and Manahath.
60 The eleventh region was located in the northern part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following two towns with their surrounding villages:
Rabbah, and Kiriath-Baal, which is also called Kiriath-Jearim.
61-62 The twelfth region was located in the desert along the Dead Sea, and it had the following six towns with their surrounding villages:
Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, Salt Town, and En-Gedi.
The Jebusites
63 The Jebusites lived in Jerusalem, and the people of the Judah tribe could not capture the city and get rid of them. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Judah.
