< Joshua 17 >

1 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.
默納協是若瑟的長子,他的支派抽籤分得了一份土地。默納協的長子,基肋阿得的父親瑪基爾,因為是個戰士,分得了基肋阿得和巴商。
2 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.
默納協的其餘子孫,赫肋克的子孫,阿斯黎耳的子孫,舍根的子孫,赫斐爾的子孫,舍米達的子孫:這些人按照家族,都是若瑟之子默納協後代的男丁。
3 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.
但是默納協的玄孫,瑪基爾的曾孫,基肋阿得的鯀子,赫斐爾的兒子,責羅斐哈得沒有兒子,只有女兒,他的女兒名叫瑪赫拉、米耳加和提爾匝。
4 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.
她們來到司祭厄肋阿責爾和農的兒子若蘇厄、並首領們面前說:「上主曾吩咐過梅瑟,在我們弟兄們中,也分給我們一份產業。」若蘇厄遂照上主所吩咐的,使她們在伯叔中間,也分得了一份產業。
5 And their lot fell [to them] from Anassa, and [to the] plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.
這樣,除約旦河東的基肋阿得和巴商二地外,尚有十分歸屬於默納協,
6 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.
因為默納協的孫女,在默納協的孫子中也獲得產業;不過基肋阿得屬於默納協其餘的子孫。
7 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.
默納協的地界,是從阿協爾起,到舍根對面的米革默塔特,再折向南,直達雅史布和恩塔普亞。
8 It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the borders of Manasse [shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.
普亞地歸默納協,但默納協邊界上的特普亞城,卻屬厄弗辣因子孫。
9 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.
邊界由此向下伸至卡納谷;谷南的成市屬厄弗辣因,是厄弗辣因在默納協城市所有的城市。默納協的境界是由谷北,直到大海。
10 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.
南面屬厄弗辣因,北面屬默納協,以海為界;北接阿協爾,東部鄰依撒加爾。
11 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.
默納協在依撒加爾和阿協爾境內,有貝特商和所屬村鎮;依貝肋罕和所屬村鎮,多爾居民和所屬村鎮,還有恩多爾居民和所屬村鎮,塔納客居民和所屬村鎮,默基多居民和所屬村鎮,共三區。
12 And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the Chananite began to dwell in that land.
但是默納協子孫未能將這些城中的土人趕走,客納罕人仍然居住在這地區內。
13 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.
當以色列子民強冊盛以後,迫使客納罕人做苦工,卻沒有將他們完全趕走。
14 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.
若瑟的子孫對若蘇厄說:「上主這樣祝福我們,我們又是人數最多的一族,你為什麼只叫我們抽一籤,分一份土地作產業呢﹖
15 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.
若蘇厄對他們說:「如果你們人數眾多,厄弗辣因為你們太癥狹小,可甘培黎齊人和勒法因人的地方去,砍伐森林中的樹木。」
16 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.
若瑟的子孫回答說:「這山區為我們仍不夠,何況住在盆地,即住在貝特商和所屬村鎮,以及住在依次勒耳盆地的一切客納罕人,都擁有鐵車。」
17 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.
若蘇厄對若瑟家,即對厄弗辣因和默納協人說:「你們人數眾多,勢力強大,不能只抽一籤,
18 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.
因此,山地也應歸於你們;那裏雖是森林,盡可砍伐,開闢的土地自然歸於你們。客納罕人雖然擁有鐵車,勢力強大,但你們必能將他們趕走。」

< Joshua 17 >