Joshua 17
1 And [this] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
Wotsɔ Gilead kple Basan ƒe anyigbawo, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe na Makir, Manase ƒe vi tsitsitɔ, ame si nye Gilead fofo, elabena wonye aʋawɔla sesẽwo,
2 So [the lot] was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
eya ta, azɔ la, wotsɔ anyigba si le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒe la na hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Sekem, Semida kple Hefer me.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Viŋutsu aɖeke menɔ Zelofehad si o, Zelofehad fofoe nye Hefer, ame si fofoe nye Gilead, ame si fofoe nye Makir, ame si hã fofoe nye Manase. Vinyɔnu atɔ̃ koe nɔ esi, woawoe nye: Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.
4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Nyɔnu siawo va nunɔla Eleazar kple Nun ƒe vi Yosua kpakple Israel ƒe kplɔlawo gbɔ, eye woɖo ŋku edzi na wo be, “Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be míaxɔ domenyinu abe ŋutsu siwo le míaƒe to la me ene tututu,” eya ta abe ale si Yehowa ɖoe da ɖi ene la, wona anyigba wo abe ŋutsuawo ene.
5 And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Le esia ta la, Manase xɔ mama ewo kpe ɖe Gilead kple Basan ŋu le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe
6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
esi wona anyigba eƒe dzidzimevi siwo nye nyɔnuwo kple ŋutsuwo siaa ta. Wotsɔ Gileadnyigba na Manase ƒe dzidzimevi bubuawo.
7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe anyigbemeliƒo ɖo ta anyigbeme lɔƒo tso Aser ƒe liƒo dzi yi Mixmetat, le Sekem ƒe ɣedzeƒe. Le anyigbeme la, liƒo la tso Mixmetat yi Tapua ƒe vudo gbɔ.
8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.
Tapuanyigba nye Manase ƒe viwo tɔ, ke Tapua du la, si le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe liƒo dzi la nye Efraim ƒe viwo tɔ.
9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea:
Manase ƒe viwo ƒe liƒo la to Tapua ƒe vudo la ŋu to Kana tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe yi Domeƒu la ŋu. Du geɖe siwo nɔ tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe la nye Efraim ƒe to la tɔ togbɔ be wonɔ Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi hã.
10 southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.
Wotsɔ anyigba si le tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe heyi keke Domeƒu la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒe la na Efraim ƒe viwo, eye wotsɔ anyigba si le tɔʋu la ƒe anyiehe kple atsiaƒu la ƒe ɣedzeƒe la na Manase ƒe viwo. Woƒe anyieheliƒoe nye Aser ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba. Woƒe ɣedzeƒeliƒoe nye Isaka ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights.
Wotsɔ Bet Sean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanak Megido afi si to etɔ̃ nɔ kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na Manase ƒe viwo ƒe to afã togbɔ be wonɔ anyigba siwo wona Isaka ƒe viwo kple Aser ƒe viwo dzi hã.
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Esi Manase ƒe dzidzimeviwo mete ŋu nya ame siwo nɔ du mawo me ɖa o ta la, Kanaantɔ mawo tsi anyi.
13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
Esi Israelviwo va kpɔ ŋusẽ emegbe la, wozi Kanaantɔwo dzi, eye wosubɔa wo abe kluviwo ene.
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?
Yosef ƒe to eveawo me tɔwo va bia Yosua be, “Nu ka ta nèna anyigba ɖeka ko mí le esime Yehowa na míedzi sɔ gbɔ ale?”
15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
Yosua gblɔ na wo be, “Ne Efraim ƒe tonyigba melolo na mi o la, ekema miƒo avenyigba si dzi Perizitɔwo kple Refaimtɔwo le.”
16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
Yosef ƒe amewo ɖo eŋu be, “Tonyigba la melolo na mí o, ke gatasiaɖamwo le Kanaantɔ siwo le gbadzaƒe la kple esiwo le Bet Sean kple du siwo ƒo xlãe kple esiwo le Yezreel ƒe balime la si.”
17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only:
Yosua gblɔ na Yosef ƒe aƒe, Efraim ƒe vi kple Manase ƒe vi siwo nɔ ɣetoɖoƒe la be, “Miesɔ gbɔ nyateƒe, eye miesẽa ŋu ŋutɔ, eya ta ele be miaxɔ anyigba wòalolo.
18 but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.
Tonyigba la anye mia tɔ togbɔ be enye anyigba si dzi ave le hã la, miƒo avea, eye miaxɔ anyigba la tso eƒe liƒo sia dzi yi liƒo kemɛ dzi togbɔ be gatasiaɖamwo le Kanaantɔwo si, eye wonye dukɔ sesẽ aɖe hã la, mianya wo ɖa le anyigba la dzi.”
