Joshua · Chapter 15

[ edit] Thanne þe lot of þe ſones of Juda, bi her kynredis, was þis; fro þe teerme of Edom vnto þe deſeert of Syn aȝens þe ſouþ, and vnto þe laſt paart of þe ſouþ cooſt, þe bigynnynge of it fro þe heiȝt of þe mooſt ſalt ſee, and fro þe tonge of it, þat biholdiþ to þe ſouþ. And it gooþ out aȝens þe ſtiynge vp of Scorpion, and paſſiþ into Syna; and ſtiede vp into Cades Barne, and comeþ into Efron, ſtiynge vp to Daran, and enuyrounynge Cariacaa, and þens paſſynge into Aſemona, and comynge to þe ſtreeme of Egipt; and þe teermes of it ſhulen be þe greet ſe; þis ſhal be þe eend of þe ſouþ cooſt.

Fro þe eſt þe bigynnynge forſoþe ſhal be þe ſalt ſee, vnto þe eendis of Jordan, and þo þingis, þat biholden þe norþ, fro þe tonge of þe ſee vnto þe ſame flood of Jordan. And þe terme ſtiede into Beþaegla, and gooþ fro þe norþ into Beþaraba, ſtiynge vp to þe ſtoon of Roen, þe ſone of Ruben, and ſtrecchynge vnto þe termys of Debara, fro þe valey of Achor aȝens þe norþ, biholdynge Galgala, þat is forn aȝens of þe ſtiynge vp of Adomyn, fro þe ſouþ part of þe ſtreem, and paſſiþ þe watris, þat ben clepid þe welle of þe ſunne; and ſhulen ben þe goyngis out of it to þe welle of Rogel.

And it ſtieþ vp bi þe valey of þe ſone of Ennon, fro þe ſide of Jebuſei, to þe ſouþ; þis is Jeruſalem; and fro þennus hym ſelf arerynge to þe cop of þe hil, þat is aȝens Jehennon at þe weſt, in þe heiȝt of þe valey of Raphaym, aȝens þe norþ; and paſſiþ fro þe cop of þe hil vnto þe welle of þe water of Nepþoa, and comeþ vnto þe touns of þe hil of Ephron; and is bowid into Bala, þat is Caryaþiarym, þat is of þe cyte of wodis; and gooþ about fro Baala aȝens þe weſt, vn to þe hil of Seir, and paſſiþ biſidis þe ſide of þe hil of Jarym to þe norþ into Selbon, and gooþ down into Beþſamys, and paſſiþ into Thanna; and comeþ aȝen þe norþ partis of Accharon fro þe ſide, and is bowid to Sechrona, and paſſiþ þe hil of Baala, and comeþ into Gebnel, and of þe greet ſee aȝens þe weſt in þe eend it is cloſid to gidrys.

Þes ben þe teermes of þe ſones of Juda, bi enuyroun in her kynredis. To Caleph, þe ſone of Jephone, he haþ ȝouun part in þe mydil of þe ſones of Juda, as þe Lord comaundyde to hym, Caryaþarbe, of þe fader of Enach; it is Ebron. And Caleph dide awey fro it þre ſones of Enach, Syſay, Achyman, and Tolmay, of þe ſtok of Enach. And fro þens comynge doun he cam to þe dwellers of Dabir, þat before was clepid Caryaþſepher, þat is, citee of lettrys. And Caleph ſeide, Whoſo ſmytiþ Caryaþſepher, and takiþ it, Y ſhal ȝyue to hym Axam, my douȝter, wijf. And Oþonyel, þe ſone of Zeneþ, þe broþer of Caleph, þe ȝonger, took it; and he ȝaf to hym Axam, his douȝter, wijf.

Þe which, whanne ſhe wente togidres, hir man meuede to hir for to axe of hir fader a feeld; and ſhe ſiȝide, as ſhe ſat in þe aſſe; to whom Caleph, What haſt þow, he ſeiþ? And ſhe anſwerd, Ȝif to me a bleſſynge; þe ſouþ loond and drye þou haſt ȝyue to me; ioyn and a water loond. And Caleph ȝaf to hir a watry loond, aboue and byneþe. Þis is þe poſſeſſioun of þe lynage of þe ſones of Juda, bi her kynredis.

And her citees weren fro þe laſt parties of þe ſones of Juda, biſide þe teermes of Edom, fro þe ſouþ of Capſahel, and Edel, and Jagur; Eccyna, and Dymona, Edada, and Cades, and Alor, and Jeþnan, and Ypheþ, and Thelem, and Balaoþ, and Aſor, Nobua, and Caryoþ, Effron; þis is Aſſoromam; Same, and Molida, and Aſer, Gabda, and Aſſemoþ, Beþfeleþ, and Acertual, and Berſabee, and Baiuhia, and Baala, and Hymeſen, and Beþolad, and Exil, and Herma, and Sichelech, and Meacdemena, Senſena, Lebioþ, and Selymetem Remmoþ; alle þe citees nyyn and þretti, and þe touns of hem.

Forſoþe in þe feeldis of Eſchoal, and Saraa, and Aſena, and Azanoe, and Eugannem, and Thaphua, and Enaym, and Jeſemoþ, Adulam, Socco, and Azecha, and Sarym, Aditaim, and Gedam, and Gideroþaim; þe cytees fourteen, and þe touns of hem; Sanam, and Eſeba, and Magdalgad, Delen, and Melcha, Betel, Lachis, and Baſchaþ, and Eglon, Eſbon, and Leemas, and Ceþlis, and Gideroþ, and Beþdagon, and Nenna, and Maceda; cytees ſexteen, and þe townes of hem; Jambane, and Eþer, and Aſam, Jepta, and Jeſua, and Neſib, and Ceyla, and Aſib, and Mareſa, cytees nyne, and þe towns of hem; Accharon wiþ towns and his villagis; from Accaron vnto þe ſee, alle þat drawen to Azaot, and þe villagis of it; Azaoþ wiþ touns and his villagis; Gaza wiþ towns and his villagis, vnto þe ſtreeme of Egipt; and þe greet ſee þe teerme of it; and in þe hil of Samyr, and Jecþer, and Socco, and Edenna, Charyaþ Senna; þis is Dabir; Anab, and Yſchemo, and Ammygoſen, and Olom, and Gilo, citees enleuen, and þe towns of hem; Arab, and Roma, and Eſaam, and Ammin, and Beþfaſua, and Aphecha, and Anymacha, Caryaþarbe; þat is Ebron; and Sior, citees nyne, and towns of hem; Maon, and Hermen, and Ziph, and Joþae, Zerahel, and Zachadamer, and Anoe, and Chaym, Gabaa, Canna, citees ten, and þe towns of hem; Alul, and Beþſur, and Jodor, Mareþ, and Beþanoþ, and Beþecen, citees ſixe, and þe touns of hem; Caryaþbaal; þat is Caryaþiarym, citee of wodis; and Rebda, citees two, and þe touns of hem; in þe deſeert of Beþaraba, Medyn, and Cyriacha, and Nebſan, and þe citee of ſalt, and Engadi, citees ſix, and þe touns of hem; þei weren togidre an hundryd and fifteen.

Forſoþe Jebuſe, þe dweller of Jeruſalem, myȝte not þe ſones of Juda doon a wey; and Jebuſe dwelt wiþ þe ſones of Juda in Jeruſalem vnto þe day þat is now.