< Joshua 17 >
1 And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasse, (for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph, ) [assigned] to Machir the firstborn of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a warrior, [were] in the land of Galaad and of Basan.
Og Lodden faldt for Manasse Stamme, thi han er Josefs førstefødte; for Makir, Manasse førstefødte, Gileads Fader, fordi han var en Krigsmand, derfor blev Gilead og Basan hans.
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.
Men for de øvrige af Manasse Børn iblandt deres Slægter var og falden en Lod, nemlig for Abiesers Børn og for Heleks Børn og for Asriels Børn og for Sekems Børn og for Hefers Børn og for Semidas Børn; disse ere Manasse, Josefs Søns, Børn, de af Mandkøn iblandt deres Slægter.
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.
Men Zelafehad, en Søn af Hefer, en Søn af Gilead, en Søn af Makir, en Søn af Manasse, han havde ikke Sønner, men Døtre; og disse ere hans Døtres Navne: Mahela og Noa, Hogla, Milka og Tirza.
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 amongst the brethren of their father.
Og de kom frem for Eleasars, Præstens, Ansigt, og for Josvas, Nuns Søns, Ansigt, og for Fyrsternes Ansigt, og sagde: Herren bød Mose, at han skulde give os Arv midt iblandt vore Brødre; og man gav dem Arv efter Herrens Mund, midt iblandt deres Faders Brødre.
5 And their lot fell [to them] from Anassa, and [to the] plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.
Og der faldt ti Parter for Manasse, foruden Gileads Land og Basan, som ligger paa hin Side Jordanen.
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.
Thi Manasse Døtre fik Arv midt iblandt hans Sønner; men Manasse øvrige Børn havde faaet Landet Gilead.
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.
Og Manasse Landemærke var fra Aser til Mikmethath, som ligger lige for Sikem; og Landemærket gaar ud paa den højre Side til Indbyggerne i En-Thappua.
8 It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the borders of Manasse [shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.
Thappua Land hørte Manasse til; men Thappua ved Manasse Landemærke hørte Efraims Børn til.
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.
Og Landemærket gaar ned til Bækken Kana, Sønden for Bækken; disse Stæder høre Efraim til midt iblandt Manasse Stæder; men Manasse Landemærke er Norden for Bækken, og dets Udgang er ved Havet.
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.
Mod Sønden var Efraims og mod Norden var Manasse Arv, og Havet var hans Landemærke; og de støde op til Aser mod Norden og til Isaskar mod Østen.
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.
Men Manasse havde iblandt Isaskar og iblandt Aser: Beth-Sean med dens tilhørende Stæder og Jibleam med dens tilhørende Stæder og Indbyggerne i Dor med dens tilhørende Stæder og Indbyggerne i En-Dor med dens tilhørende Stæder og Indbyggerne i Thaanak med dens tilhørende Stæder og Indbyggerne i Megiddo med dens tilhørende Stæder, som ere de tre Høje.
12 And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the Chananite began to dwell in that land.
Og Manasse Børn kunde ikke indtage disse Stæder, men Kananiten boede roligt i samme Land.
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.
Og det skete, der Israels Børn bleve stærke, da gjorde de Kananiten skatskyldig; men de fordreve ham ikke aldeles.
14 And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Therefore have you caused us to inherit one inheritance, and one line? whereas I am a great people, and God has blessed me.
Og Josefs Børn talede med Josva og sagde: Hvorfor gav du mig ikkun een Lod og een Part til Arv? Jeg er et stort Folk, eftersom Herren har velsignet mig hidindtil.
15 And Joshua said to them, If you be a great people, go up to the forest, and clear [the land] for yourself, If mount Ephraim be too little for you.
Og Josva sagde til dem: Dersom du er et stort Folk, da gak op i Skoven og udhug dig der et Stykke i Feresiternes og Kæmpernes Land, efterdi Efraims Bjerg er dig for trangt.
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.
Da sagde Josefs Børn: Dette Bjerg er ikke tilstrækkeligt for os; tilmed er der Jernvogne hos alle Kananiterne, som bo i Dallandet, hos dem, som bo i Beth-Sean med dens tilliggende Stæder, og hos dem, som bo i Jisreels Dal.
17 And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If you are a great people, and have great strength, you shall not have [only] one inheritance.
Og Josva sagde til Josefs Hus, til Efraim og til Manasse, sigende: Du er et stort Folk, og du har stor Styrke, du skal ikke have een Lod blot.
18 For you shall have the wood, for there is a wood, and you shall clear it, and [the land] shall be your; even when you shall have utterly destroyed the Chananite, for he has chosen cavalry; yet you are stronger than he.
Thi et Bjerg skal høre dig til, og fordi det er en Skov, da skal du hugge den af, og dens Udgange skulle høre dig til; thi du skal fordrive Kananiten, enddog han har Jernvogne, enddog han er stærk.