Josua 16

1 For Josefs Sønner faldt Loddet således: Mod Øst går Grænsen fra Jordan ved Jeriko, ved Jerikos Vande, op gennem Ørkenen, som fra Jeriko strækker sig op i Bjergland, et til Betel;

And the borders of the children of Joseph were from Jordan by Jericho eastward; and they will go up from Jericho to the hill country, to the wilderness, to Baethel Luza.

2 fra Betel fortsætter den videre til Arkiternes Landemærke, til Atarot,

And they will go out to Baethel, and will proceed to the borders of Achatarothi.

3 og strækker sig nedad mod Vest til Ja Detiternes Landemærke, til Nedre Bet Horons Landemærke og til Gezer og ender ved Havet.

And they will go across to the sea to the borders of Aptalim, as far as the borders of Baethoron the lower, and the going forth of them shall be to the sea.

4 Og Josefs Sønner, Manasse og Efraim, fik Arvelodder.

And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasse, took their inheritance.

5 Efraimiternes Landemærke efter deres Slægter var følgende: Grænsen for deres Arvelod er mod Øst Atarot Addar og går til Øvre Bet Horon;

And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Baethoron the upper, and Gazara.

6 derpå går Grænsen ud til Havet. Mod Nord er Grænsen Mikmetat; Grænsen går så mod Øst til Ta'anat Sjilo, løber videre østen om Janoa,

And the borders will proceed to the sea to Icasmon north of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will pass on eastward to Janoca,

7 strækker sig så fra Janoa ned til Atarot og Na'ara, støder op til Jeriko og ender ved Jordan.

and to Macho, and Ataroth, and [these are] their villages; and they will come to Jericho, and will issue at Jordan.

8 Fra Tappua går Grænsen mod Vest til Kanabækken og ender ved Havet. Det er Efraimiternes Stammes Arvelod efter deres Slægter.

And the borders will proceed from Tapho to the sea to Chelcana; and their termination will be at the sea; this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim according to their families.

9 Dertil kommer de Byer, som udskiltes til Efraimiterne inden for Manassiternes Arvelod, alle Byerne med Landsbyer.

And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim [were] in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasse, all the cities and their villages.

10 Men de fordrev ikke Kana'anæerne, som boede i Gezer, og således er Kana'anæerne blevet boende midt i Efraim indtil den Dag i Dag, idet de siden blev Hoveriarbejdere.

And Ephraim did not destroy the Chananite who lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in Ephraim until this day, until Pharao the king of Egypt went up and took it, and burnt it with fire; and the Chananites, and Pherezites, and the dwellers in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharao gave them for a dowry to his daughter.