يَشُوع 17

١ 1 وَهَذَا هُوَ مِيرَاثُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، بِكْرِ يُوسُفَ. كَانَ مَاكِيرُ بِكْرُ مَنَسَّى، هُوَ أَبُو الْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ، وَقَدْ حَصَلُوا عَلَى جِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا رِجَالَ حَرْبٍ.

Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

٢ 2 أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ مَنَسَّى الْبَاقُونَ فَقَدْ وَرِثُوا (الأَرَاضِي الْوَاقِعَةَ غَرْبِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ) حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمِ الَّتِي هِيَ أَبْنَاءُ أَبِيعَزَرَ وَأَبْنَاءُ حَالَقَ، وَأَبْنَاءُ أَسْرِيئِيلَ، وَأَبْنَاءُ شَكَمَ، وَأَبْنَاءُ حَافَرَ، وَأَبْنَاءُ شَمِيدَاعَ. هَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ مَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ الذُّكُورُ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.

٣ 3 أَمَّا صَلُفْحَادُ بْنُ حَافَرَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ فَلَمْ يُنْجِبْ بَنِينَ بَلْ بَنَاتٍ، وَهَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاؤُهُنَّ: مَحْلَةُ وَنَوْعَةُ وَحُجْلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

٤ 4 فَأَقْبَلْنَ عَلَى أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَيَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ وَسَائِرِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ قَائِلاتٍ: «لَقَدْ أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى أَنْ يَهَبَنَا مِيرَاثاً بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِنَا». فَأَعْطَاهُنَّ نَصِيباً بَيْنَ أَعْمَامِهِنَّ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ.

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

٥ 5 فَحَصَلَ سِبْطُ مَنَسَّى عَلَى عَشَرِ حِصَصٍ، فَضْلاً عَنْ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ الَّتِي فِي شَرْقِيِّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,

٦ 6 لأَنَّ بَنَاتِ صَلُفْحَادَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَنَسَّى أَخَذْنَ نَصِيباً بَيْنَ أَبْنَاءِ مَنَسَّى، وَكَانَتْ أَرْضُ جِلْعَادَ لِبَنِي مَنَسَّى الْبَاقِينَ.

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

٧ 7 وَامْتَدَّتْ حُدُودُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مِنْ أَشِيرَ إِلَى الْمَكْمَتَةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ لِشَكِيمَ، ثُمَّ اتَّجَهَتْ جَنُوباً لِتَشْمَلَ الأَهَالِي الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي عَيْنِ تَفُّوحَ.

Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ لِسِبْطِ مَنَسَّى أَرْضُ تَفُّوحَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ تَفُّوحَ نَفْسَهَا الْوَاقِعَةَ عَلَى حُدُودِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، كَانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ.

The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.

٩ 9 وَانْحَدَرَ التُّخْمُ إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ وَادِي قَانَةَ. وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مُدُنٌ تَابِعَةٌ لأَفْرَايِمَ قَائِمَةٌ بَيْنَ مُدُنِ مَنَسَّى، إِلّا أَنَّ حُدُودَ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى كَانَتْ تَبْلُغُ الْجَانِبَ الْجَنُوبِيَّ مِنَ الْوَادِي وَتَنْتَهِي بِالْبَحْرِ.

From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.

١٠ 10 فَكَانَ الْقِسْمُ الْجَنُوبِيُّ مِنْ نَصِيبِ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَالْقِسْمُ الشِّمَالِيُّ مِنْ نَصِيبِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، يَحُدُّهُمَا مِنَ الْغَرْبِ الْبَحْرُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ. وَبَلَغَتْ حُدُودُ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى أَرْضَ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ شِمَالاً وَأَرْضَ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ شَرْقاً.

Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

١١ 11 وَكَانَ لِسِبْطِ مَنَسَّى مُدُنٌ مُنْتَشِرَةٌ فِي أَرْضِ يَسَّاكَرَ، هِيَ بَيْتُ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَبَيْلَعَامُ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلُ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلُ عَيْنِ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلُ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَأَهْلُ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا الْقَائِمَةُ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ الثَّلاثِ.

Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

١٢ 12 وَلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنْ أَبْنَاءُ مَنَسَّى مِنِ امْتِلاكِ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنِ، فَعَوَّلَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى اسْتِيْطَانِهَا.

But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

١٣ 13 وَعِنْدَمَا عَظُمَتْ قُوَّةُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَضَعُوا الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ وَلَمْ يَنْفُوهُمْ مِنْهَا.

However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.

١٤ 14 وَقَالَ أَبْنَاءُ يُوسُفَ لِيَشُوعَ: «لِمَاذَا وَهَبْتَنَا نَصِيباً وَاحِداً وَحِصَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَنَحْنُ شَعْبٌ وَافِرُ الْعَدَدِ، إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ بَارَكَنَا حَتَّى الآنَ؟»

Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

١٥ 15 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً كَثِيرِي الْعَدَدِ وَقَدْ ضَاقَ بِكُمْ جَبَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ، فَاصْعَدُوا إِلَى الأَرَاضِي الْوَعْرَةِ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ الْفِرِزِّيُّونَ وَالرَّفَائِيُّونَ وَاقْتَطِعُوا لَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِهِمْ مَا يَكْفِيكُمْ».

Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ: «إِنَّ الأَرَاضِي الْجَبَلِيَّةَ لَا تَكْفِينَا، وَالْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ الْقَاطِنُونَ فِي السُّهُولِ فِي بَيْتِ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَفِي وَادِي يِزْرَعِيلَ يَمْلِكُونَ مَرْكَبَاتٍ حَدِيدِيَّةً».

“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”

١٧ 17 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «أَنْتُمْ حَقّاً كَثِيرُو الْعَدَدِ كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ مُحَارِبُونَ أَشِدَّاءُ، فَلْيَكُنْ لَكُمْ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ نَصِيبٍ وَاحِدٍ.

So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,

١٨ 18 لِيَكُنْ لَكُمُ الْجَبَلُ أَيْضاً لأَنَّهُ وَعْرٌ، فَاسْتَوْلُوا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى آخِرِ حُدُودِهِ. وَيُمْكِنُكُمْ طَرْدُ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ مِنْهُ عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ بَأْسِهِمْ وَمَرْكَبَاتِهِمِ الْحَدِيدِيَّةِ».

because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”