Josue 15

¹Therefore the lot of the children of Judas by their kindreds was this: From the border of Edom, unto the desert of Sin against the South, and unto the uttermost part of the south coast.

²the beginning thereof was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the brink thereof, that looketh to the South.

³And it goeth forth against the Ascent of the Scorpion, & passeth through into Sina: and riseth up into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, ascending to Addar, and compassing Carcaa,

⁴and thence passing through into Asemona, & reaching to the Torrent of Ægypt: and the borders thereof shall be the great sea. This shall be the end of the south coast.

⁵But on the East side the beginning shall be the most salt sea unto the utmost parts of Jordan: & those places that look to the North from the brink of the sea unto the same river of Jordan.

⁶And the border goeth up into Beth Hagla, and passeth from the north into Beth Araba: ascending to the stone of Bohen the son of Ruben.

⁷And reaching as far as the borders of Debera from the Valley of Achor, against the North looking toward Galgal, which is opposite to the Ascent of Adommim, on the south side of the torrent: and passeth the waters, that are called The Fountain of the sun: and the ends thereof shall be to the Fountain Rogel.

⁸And it ascendeth by the Valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite toward the South, this is Jerusalem: and thence rearing it-self to the top of the mountain, which is against Geennom toward the West in the top of the Valley of Raphaim against the North.

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

¹⁰And it compasseth from Baala against the West, unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Iarim toward the North into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

¹¹And it reacheth toward the North coast of a part of Accaron at the side: and bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Iebneel, and is shut up with the end of the great sea toward the West.

¹²These are the borders of the children of Judas in circuit in their kindreds.

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

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

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

¹⁶And Caleb said: He that shall strike 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: & he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.

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

¹⁹But she answered: Give me a blessing: A South and dry Land thou hast given me, join also a watery. Caleb therefore gave her a watery ground above & beneath.

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

²¹And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Judas by the borders of Edom on the South were Cabseel and Eder and Iagur,

²²& Cina and Dimona and Adada,

²³and Cades, and Asor, and Iethnan,

²⁴Ziph and Telem and Baloth,

²⁵Asor the new and Carioth, Hesron, this is Asor.

²⁶Amam, Sama, and Molada,

²⁷and Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet,

²⁸and Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia

²⁹and Baala and Jim & Esem,

³⁰and Eltholad and Cesil and Harma

³¹and Siceleg, and Medemena and Sensenna,

³²Labaoth and Selim & Æn and Remon. All the cities twenty nine, and their villages.

³³But in the champion countries: Estaol and Sarea and Asena,

³⁴and Sanoe and Engannim and Taphua and Enaim,

³⁵and Jerimoth, and Adullam, Socho & Azeca,

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

³⁷Sanan and Hadassa and Magdalgad,

³⁸Delean and Masepha and Iecthel,

³⁹Lachis and Bascath and Eglon,

⁴⁰Chebbon and Leheman and Cethlis

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

⁴²Labana and Ether and Asan,

⁴³Iephtha and Esna and Nesib,

⁴⁴and Ceila and Achzib and Mareza: nine cities, and their villages.

⁴⁵Accaron with the towns and villages thereof.

⁴⁶From Accaron unto the sea: all places that bend toward Azotus & the villages thereof.

⁴⁷Azotus with the towns & villages thereof. Gaza with the towns & villages thereof, unto the torrent of Ægypt, & the great sea is the border thereof.

⁴⁸And in the mountain: Samir & Jether & Socoth

⁴⁹& Danna & Cariath senna, this is Dabir:

⁵⁰Anab & Istemo & Anim,

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

⁵²Arab & Ruma & Esaan,

⁵³& Ianum & Beth thaphua & Apheca,

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

⁵⁵Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Iota,

⁵⁶Jezrael & Iucadam and Zanoe,

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

⁵⁸Halhul, and Bethsur, and Gedor,

⁵⁹Mareth, and Beth-anoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.

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

⁶¹In the desert Beth-araba, Meddin, and Sachacha,

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

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