Chapter 14

[] Kai outoi einai oi topoi, touV opoiouV oi uioi Israhl eklhronomhsan en th gh Canaan, touV opoiouV eklhrodothsan eiV autouV Eleazar o iereuV kai IhsouV o uioV tou Nauh kai oi archgoi twn patriwn twn fulwn twn uiwn Israhl.

Dia klhrou egeinen h klhronomia twn ennea toutwn fulwn kai thV hmiseiaV fulhV, kaqwV prosetaxen o KurioV dia tou MwusewV.

Dioti o MwushV eice dwsei thn klhronomian twn duo fulwn kai thV hmiseiaV fulhV apo tou peran tou Iordanou× eiV touV LeuitaV omwV den edwke klhronomian metaxu autwn.

Dioti oi uioi Iwshf hsan duo fulai, tou Manassh kai tou Efraim× kai den edwkan eiV touV LeuitaV meridion en th gh eimh poleiV dia na katoikwsi, meta twn proasteiwn autwn, dia ta kthnh autwn kai dia thn periousian autwn.

KaqwV prosetaxe KurioV eiV ton Mwushn, outwV ekamon oi uioi Israhl, kai diemoirasan thn ghn.

[] Kai proshlqon oi uioi Iouda proV ton Ihsoun eiV Galgala, kai eipe proV auton Caleb o uioV tou Iefonnh o KenezaioV, Su exeureiV ton logon ton opoion elalhsen o KurioV proV ton Mwushn, ton anqrwpon tou Qeou, peri emou kai sou en KadhV-barnh×

hmhn tessarakonta etwn hlikiaV, ote me apesteilen o MwushV o douloV tou Kuriou apo KadhV-barnh dia na kataskopeusw thn ghn× kai aphggeila proV auton logon, ostiV hto en th kardia mou×

oi adelfoi mou omwV, oi sunanabanteV met' emou, enekrwsan thn kardian tou laou× all' egw hkolouqhsa entelwV Kurion ton Qeon mou×

kai wmosen o MwushV thn hmeran ekeinhn legwn, ExapantoV h gh, thn opoian epathsan oi podeV sou, qelei eisqai klhronomia idikh sou kai twn uiwn sou diapantoV× dioti entelwV hkolouqhsaV Kurion ton Qeon mou×

kai twra, idou, o KurioV me efulaxe zwnta, kaqwV eipe, ta tessarakonta pente tauta eth, af' hV hmeraV elalhsen o KurioV ton logon touton proV ton Mwushn, ote o Israhl eporeueto en th erhmw× kai twra, idou, egw eimai shmeron ogdohkonta pente etwn hlikiaV×

eti kai thn shmeron eimai dunatoV, kaqwV thn hmeran ote me apesteilen o MwushV× wV hto tote h dunamiV mou dia polemon kai dia na exercwmai kai dia na eisercwmai×

twra loipon doV moi to oroV touto, peri tou opoiou elalhsen o KurioV thn hmeran ekeinhn× dioti su hkousaV thn hmeran ekeinhn, oti einai ekei Anakeim kai poleiV megalai wcurwmenai× ean o KurioV hnai met' emou, egw qelw dunhqh na ekdiwxw autouV, kaqwV eipen o KurioV.

Kai euloghsen auton o IhsouV kai edwken eiV ton Caleb ton uion tou Iefonnh thn Cebrwn eiV klhronomian.

Dia touto h Cebrwn apokatesth klhronomia tou Caleb uiou tou Iefonnh tou Kenezaiou ewV thV shmeron, dioti entelwV hkolouqhse Kurion ton Qeon tou Israhl.

to de onoma thV Cebrwn proteron hto Kiriaq-arba× hto de o Arba anqrwpoV megaV metaxu twn Anakeim. Kai h gh hsucasen apo tou polemou.