يَشُوع 17

١ 1 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ لِسِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ بِكْرُ يُوسُفَ. لِمَاكِيرَ بِكْرِ مَنَسَّى أَبِي جِلْعَادَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلَ حَرْبٍ، وَكَانَتْ جِلْعَادُ وَبَاشَانُ لَهُ.

And this lot fell to the tribe of Manasses (for he is the firstborn of Joseph) to Machir the firstborn of Manasses the father of Galaad, who was a warlike man, and had for possession Galaad and Basan.

٢ 2 وَكَانَتْ لِبَنِي مَنَسَّى ٱلْبَاقِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. لِبَنِي أَبِيعَزَرَ وَلِبَنِي حَالَقَ، وَلِبَنِي أَسْرِيئِيلَ، وَلِبَنِي شَكَمَ، وَلِبَنِي حَافَرَ، وَلِبَنِي شَمِيدَاعَ، هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ بَنُو مَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ، ٱلذُّكُورُ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

And to the rest of the children of Manasses according to their families: to the children of Abiezer, and to the children of Helec, and to the children of Esriel, and to the children of Sechem, and to the children of Hepher, and to the children of Semida: these are the male children of Manasses the son of Joseph, by their kindreds.

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا صَلُفْحَادُ بْنُ حَافَرَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَنُونَ بَلْ بَنَاتٌ. وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ بَنَاتِهِ: مَحْلَةُ وَنُوعَةُ وَحُجْلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

But Salphaad the son of Hepher the son of Galaad the son of Machir the son of Manasses had no sons, but only daughters: whose names are these, Maala and Noa and Hegla and Melcha and Thersa.

٤ 4 فَتَقَدَّمْنَ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَأَمَامَ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَأَمَامَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَقُلْنَ: «ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَرَ مُوسَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَنَا نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِنَا». فَأَعْطَاهُنَّ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَةِ أَبِيهِنَّ.

And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Josue the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father.

٥ 5 فَأَصَابَ مَنَسَّى عَشَرُ حِصَصٍ، مَا عَدَا أَرْضَ جِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ ٱلَّتِي فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ.

And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan.

٦ 6 لِأَنَّ بَنَاتِ مَنَسَّى أَخَذْنَ نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ بَنِيهِ، وَكَانَتْ أَرْضُ جِلْعَادَ لِبَنِي مَنَسَّى ٱلْبَاقِينَ.

For the daughters of Manasses possessed inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the children of Manasses.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ تُخْمُ مَنَسَّى مِنْ أَشِيرَ إِلَى ٱلْمَكْمَتَةِ ٱلَّتِي مُقَابِلَ شَكِيمَ، وَٱمْتَدَّ ٱلتُّخْمُ نَحْوَ ٱلْيَمِينِ إِلَى سُكَّانِ عَيْنِ تَفُّوحَ.

And the border of Manasses was from Aser, Machmethath which looketh towards Sichem: and it goeth out on the right hand by the inhabitants of the fountain of Taphua.

٨ 8 كَانَ لِمَنَسَّى أَرْضُ تَفُّوحَ. وَأَمَّا تَفُّوحُ إِلَى تُخْمِ مَنَسَّى هِيَ لِبَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ.

For the lot of Manasses took in the land of Taphua, which is on the borders of Manasses, and belongs to the children of Ephraim.

٩ 9 وَنَزَلَ ٱلتُّخْمُ إِلَى وَادِي قَانَةَ جَنُوبِيَّ ٱلْوَادِي. هَذِهِ مُدُنُ أَفْرَايِمَ بَيْنَ مُدُنِ مَنَسَّى. وَتُخْمُ مَنَسَّى شِمَالِيُّ ٱلْوَادِي، وَكَانَتْ مَخَارِجُهُ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

And the border goeth down to the valley of the reeds, to the south of the torrent of the cities of Ephraim, which are in the midst of the cities of Manasses: the border of Manasses is on the north side of the torrent, and the outgoings of it are at the sea:

١٠ 10 مِنَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ لِأَفْرَايِمَ، وَمِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ لِمَنَسَّى. وَكَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ تُخْمَهُ. وَوَصَلَ إِلَى أَشِيرَ شِمَالًا، وَإِلَى يَسَّاكَرَ نَحْوَ ٱلشُّرُوقِ.

So that the possession of Ephraim is on the south, and on the north that of Manasses, and the sea is the border of both, and they are joined together in the tribe of Aser on the north, and in the tribe of Issachar on the east.

١١ 11 وَكَانَ لِمَنَسَّى فِي يَسَّاكَرَ وَفِي أَشِيرَ بَيْتُ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَيَبْلَعَامُ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ عَيْنِ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتُ ٱلثَّلَاثُ.

And the inheritance of Manasses in Issachar and in Aser, was Bethsan and its villages, and Jeblaam with its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor, with the towns thereof: the inhabitants also of Endor with the villages thereof: and in like manner the inhabitants of Thenac with the villages thereof: and the inhabitants of Mageddo with their villages, and the third part of the city of Nopheth.

١٢ 12 وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ بَنُو مَنَسَّى أَنْ يَمْلِكُوا هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ، فَعَزَمَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Neither could the children of Manasses overthrow these cities, but the Chanaanite began to dwell in his land.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ، وَلَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ طَرْدًا.

But after that the children of Israel were grown strong, they subdued the Chanaanites, and made them their tributaries, and they did not kill them.

١٤ 14 وَكَلَّمَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي قُرْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَحِصَّةً وَاحِدَةً نَصِيبًا وَأَنَا شَعْبٌ عَظِيمٌ، لِأَنَّهُ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ قَدْ بَارَكَنِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ؟»

And the children of Joseph spoke to Josue, and said: Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to possess, whereas I am of so great a multitude, and the Lord hath blessed me?

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ شَعْبًا عَظِيمًا، فَٱصْعَدْ إِلَى ٱلْوَعْرِ وَٱقْطَعْ لِنَفْسِكَ هُنَاكَ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَٱلرَّفَائِيِّينَ، إِذَا ضَاقَ عَلَيْكَ جَبَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ».

And Josue said to them: If thou be a great people, go up into the woodland, and cut down room for thyself in the land of the Pherezite and the Raphaims: because the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for thee.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ: «لَا يَكْفِينَا ٱلْجَبَلُ. وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْوَادِي مَرْكَبَاتُ حَدِيدٍ. لِلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلِلَّذِينَ فِي وَادِي يَزْرَعِيلَ».

And the children of Joseph answered him: We cannot go up to the mountains, for the Chanaanites that dwell in the low lands, wherein are situate Bethsan with its towns, and Jezrael in the midst of the valley, have chariots of iron.

١٧ 17 فَكَلَّمَ يَشُوعُ بَيْتَ يُوسُفَ، أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى، قَائِلًا: «أَنْتَ شَعْبٌ عَظِيمٌ وَلَكَ قُوَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، لَا تَكُونُ لَكَ قُرْعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ.

And Josue said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasses: Thou art a great people, and of great strength, thou shalt not have one lot only:

١٨ 18 بَلْ يَكُونُ لَكَ ٱلْجَبَلُ لِأَنَّهُ وَعْرٌ، فَتَقْطَعُهُ وَتَكُونُ لَكَ مَخَارِجُهُ. فَتَطْرُدُ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَشِدَّاءُ».

But thou shalt pass to the mountain, and shalt cut down the wood, and make thyself room to dwell in: and mayst proceed farther, when thou hast destroyed the Chanaanites, who as thou sayest have iron chariots, and are very strong.