Josua 17

1 Og Loddet faldt for Manasses Stamme: thi han var Josefs førstefødte. Makir, Manasses førstefødte, Gileads Fader - han var nemlig Kriger - fik Gilead og Basan.

This was the assignment of land for the tribe of Manasseh (who was the firstborn of Joseph)—that is, for Makir, who was Manasseh's firstborn and who himself was the father of Gilead. Makir's descendants were assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan, because Makir had been a man of war.

2 Og de øvrige Manassiter fik Land efter deres Slægter, Abiezers, Heleks, Asriels, Sjekems, Hefers og Sjemidas Sønner; det er Josef's Søn Manasses mandlige Efterkommere efter deres Slægter.

Land was assigned to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, given to their clans—Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, presented by their clans.

3 Men Zelofhad, en Søn af Hefer, en Søn af Gilead, en Søn af Makir, en Søn af Manasse, havde ingen Sønner, kun Døtre; og hans Døtre hed Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milka og Tirza.

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh had no sons, but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.

4 De trådte frem for Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Øversterne og sagde: "HERREN bød Moses give os Arvelod iblandt vore Brødre!" Da gav han dem efter HERRENs Bud en Arvelod iblandt deres Faders Brødre.

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and they said, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So, following the commandment of Yahweh, he gave those women an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

5 Således faldt ti Parter på Manasse foruden Landet Gilead og Basan hinsides Jordan.

Ten parcels of land were assigned to Manasseh in Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,

6 Thi Manasses døtre fik Arvelod blandt hans Sønner. Men Landet Gilead tilfaldt Manasses øvrige Efterkommere.

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was assigned to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh.

7 Og Manasses Grænse går fra Aser til Mikmetat, som ligger østen for Sikem; derpå går Grænsen mod Syd til Befolkningen i En-Tappua.

The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mikmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the border went southward to those living near the spring of Tappuah.

8 Manasse fik Landskabet Tappua; men Byen Tappua ved Manasses Grænse tilfaldt Efraimiterne.

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

9 Derpå strækker Grænsen sig ned til Kanabækken, sønden om Bækken; Byerne der tilfaldt Efraim, midt iblandt Manasses Byer; Manasses Landområde ligger norden for Bækken. Grænsen ender derpå ved Havet.

The border went down to the brook of Kanah. These cities south of the brook among the towns of Manasseh belonged to Ephraim. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and it ended at the sea.

10 Sydsiden tilhører Efraim og Nordsiden Manasse. Havet danner Grænse; mod Nord støder de op til Aser, mod Øst til Issakar.

The land to the south belonged to Ephraim, and the land to the north was Manasseh's; the sea was the border. On the north side Asher can be reached, and to the east, Issachar.

11 I Issakar og Aser tilfaldt følgende Byer Manasse: Bet-Sjean med Småbyer, Jibleam med Småbyer, Befolkningen i Dor med Småbyer, Befolkningen i En-Dor med Småbyer, Befolkningen i Ta'anak med Småbyer og Befolkningen i Megiddo med Småbyer, de tre Højdedrag.

Also in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shan and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Endor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages (and the third city is Napheth).

12 Men Manassiterne kunde ikke drive disse Byers Indbyggere bort, det lykkedes Kana'anæerne at holde sig i disse Egne.

Yet the tribe of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, for the Canaanites continued to live in this land.

13 Da Israeliterne blev de stærkeste, gjorde de Kana'anæerne til Hoveriarbejdere, men drev dem ikke bort.

When the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not completely drive them out.

14 Da talte Josefs Sønner til Josua og sagde: "Hvorfor har du kun givet mig een Lod og een Part til Arvelod, skønt jeg er et talrigt Folk, eftersom HERREN hidtil har velsignet mig?"

Then the descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one assignment of land and one portion for an inheritance, since we are a people great in number, and all along Yahweh has blessed us?”

15 Josua svarede dem: "Når du er et talrigt Folk, så drag op i Skovlandet og ryd dig Jord der i Perizziternes og Refaiternes Land, siden Efraims Bjergland er dig for trangt!"

Joshua said to them, “If you are a people great in number, go up by yourselves to the forest and there clear the ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim. Do this, since the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”

16 "Da sagde Josefs Sønner: "Bjerglandet er os ikke nok, og alle Kana'anærerne, som bor på Slettelandet, både de i Bet-Sjean med Småbyer og de på Jizre'elsletten, har jernbeslagne Vogne!"

The descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. But all the Canaanites who live in the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shan and its villages, and those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.”

17 Da sagde Josua til Josefs Slægt, til Efraim og Manasse: "Du er et talrigt Folk og har stor Kraft; du skal ikke komme til at nøjes med een Lod,

Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a people great in number, and you have great power. You must not have only one piece of land assigned to you.

18 men et Bjergland skal tilfalde dig, thi det er skovbevokset. og når du rydder det, skal det tilfalde dig med Udløberne derfra; thi du skal drive Kana'anæerne bort, selv om de har jernbeslagne Vogne; du er nemlig stærkere end de."

The hill country will also be yours. Though it is a forest, you will clear it and take possession of it to its farthest borders. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron, and even though they are strong.”