< 約書亞記 17 >
1 瑪拿西是約瑟的長子,他的支派拈鬮所得之地記在下面。至於瑪拿西的長子基列之父 瑪吉,因為是勇士就得了基列和巴珊。
And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasse, (for he [was] the first-born of Joseph, ) [assigned] to Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a warrior, [were] in the land of Galaad and of Basan.
2 瑪拿西其餘的子孫,按着宗族拈鬮分地,就是亞比以謝子孫,希勒子孫,亞斯列子孫,示劍子孫,希弗子孫,示米大子孫;這些按着宗族,都是約瑟兒子瑪拿西子孫的男丁。
And there was [land] assigned to the other sons of Manasse according to their families; to the sons of Jezi, and to the sons of Kelez, and to the sons of Jeziel, and to the sons of Sychem, and to the sons of Symarim, and to the sons of Opher: these [are] the males according to their families.
3 瑪拿西的玄孫,瑪吉的曾孫,基列的孫子,希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子,只有女兒。他的女兒名叫瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒;
And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but daughters: and these [are] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
4 她們來到祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞並眾首領面前,說:「耶和華曾吩咐摩西在我們弟兄中分給我們產業。」於是約書亞照耶和華所吩咐的,在她們伯叔中,把產業分給她們。
And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua, and before the rulers, saying, God gave a charge by the hand of Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren: so there was given to them by the command of the Lord an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
5 除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外,還有十分地歸瑪拿西,
And their lot fell [to them] from Anassa, and [to the] plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.
6 因為瑪拿西的孫女們在瑪拿西的孫子中得了產業。基列地是屬瑪拿西其餘的子孫。
For the daughters of the sons of Manasse inherited a portion in the midst of their brethren, and the land of Galaad was assigned to the remainder of the sons of Manasse.
7 瑪拿西的境界:從亞設起,到示劍前的密米他,往北到隱‧他普亞居民之地。
And the borders of the sons of Manasse were Delanath, which is before the sons of Anath, and it proceeds to the borders [even] to Jamin and Jassib to the fountain of Thaphthoth.
8 他普亞地歸瑪拿西,只是瑪拿西境界上的他普亞城歸以法蓮子孫。
It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the borders of Manasse [shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.
9 其界下到加拿河的南邊。在瑪拿西城邑中的這些城邑都歸以法蓮。瑪拿西的地界是在河北直通到海為止;
And the borders shall go down to the valley of Carana southward by the valley of Jariel, ([there is] a turpentine tree [belonging] to Ephraim between [that and] the city of Manasse: ) and the borders of Manasse [are] northward to the brook; and the sea shall be its termination.
10 南歸以法蓮,北歸瑪拿西,以海為界;北邊到亞設,東邊到以薩迦。
Southward [the land belongs] to Ephraim, and northward to Manasse; and the sea shall be their cost; and northward they shall border upon Aseb, and eastward upon Issachar.
11 瑪拿西在以薩迦和亞設境內,有伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市,以伯蓮和屬以伯蓮的鎮市,多珥的居民和屬多珥的鎮市;又有三處山岡,就是隱‧多珥和屬隱‧多珥的鎮市;他納的居民和屬他納的鎮市,米吉多的居民和屬米吉多的鎮市。
And Manasses shall have in [the portion of] Issachar and Aser Baethsan and their villages, and the inhabitants of Dor, and its villages, and the inhabitants of Mageddo, and its villages, and the third part of Mapheta, and its villages.
12 只是瑪拿西子孫不能趕出這些城的居民,迦南人偏要住在那地。
And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the Chananite began to dwell in that land.
13 及至以色列人強盛了,就使迦南人做苦工,沒有把他們全然趕出。
And it came to pass that when the children of Israel were strong, they made the Chananites subject, but they did not utterly destroy them.
14 約瑟的子孫對約書亞說:「耶和華到如今既然賜福與我們,我們也族大人多,你為甚麼僅將一鬮一段之地分給我們為業呢?」
And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Wherefore hast thou caused us to inherit one inheritance, and one line? whereas I am a great people, and God has blessed me.
15 約書亞說:「你們如果族大人多,嫌以法蓮山地窄小,就可以上比利洗人、利乏音人之地,在樹林中砍伐樹木。」
And Joshua said to them, If thou be a great people, go up to the forest, and clear [the land] for thyself, If mount Ephraim be too little for thee.
16 約瑟的子孫說:「那山地容不下我們,並且住平原的迦南人,就是住伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市,並住耶斯列平原的人,都有鐵車。」
And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not please us, and the Chananite dwelling in it in Baethsan, and in its villages, [and] in the valley of Jezrael, has choice cavalry and iron.
17 約書亞對約瑟家,就是以法蓮和瑪拿西人,說:「你是族大人多,並且強盛,不可僅有一鬮之地,
And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If thou art a great people, and hast great strength, thou shalt not have [only] one inheritance.
18 山地也要歸你,雖是樹林,你也可以砍伐;靠近之地必歸你。迦南人雖有鐵車,雖是強盛,你也能把他們趕出去。」
For thou shalt have the wood, for there is a wood, and thou shalt clear it, and [the land] shall be thine; even when thou shalt have utterly destroyed the Chananite, for he has chosen cavalry; yet thou art stronger than he.