Joshua 17
1 And the lot came to the tribe of Manasseh (for he was the firstborn of Joseph), to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war, and he had Gilead and Bashan.
Na huu ndio mgao wa nchi kwa ajili ya kabila la Manase (aliyekuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Yusufu), ambayo ilikuwa kwa ajili ya Makiri, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Manase, ambaye alikuwa ni baba wa Gilieadi. Watoto wa Makiri walipewa nchi ya Gileadi na Bashani, kwasababu Makiri alikuwa ni mtu wa vita.
2 There was also [a portion] 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 are the children of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the males, according to their families.
Nchi iliyobaki iligawiwa kwa kabila la Manase, walipewa kwa koo zao, ambazo ni Abi Ezeri, Heleki, Asrieli, Shekemu, Heferi, na Shemida. Hawa walikuwa ni watoto wa kiume wa Manase mwana wa Yusufu, waliwakilishwa na koo zao.
3 And 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.
Basi Zelofehadi mwana wa Heferi mwana wa Gileadi mwana wa Makiri mwana wa Manase hakuwa na watoto wa kiume, bali alikuwa na watoto wa kike tu. Na majina ya binti zake yalikuwa Mahila, Noa, Hogla, Milka na Tirsa.
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. And he gave them according to the commandment of Jehovah an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Walimwendea Eliazeri kuhani, Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na viongozi na wakasema, “Yahweh alimwagiza Musa atupatie urithi wetu pamoja na kaka zetu.” Hivyo, kwa kuzingatia agizo la Yahweh, aliwapa wanawake hao urithi miongoni mwa ndugu za baba yao.
5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan.
Manase alipewa sehemu kumi za nchi katika Gileadi na Bashani, ambayo iko upande mwingine wa Yordani,
6 For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
kwasababu ya binti za Manase walipokea urithi pamona na watoto wake wa kiume. Nchi ya Gileadi iligawanywa kwa kabila la Manase lililosalia.
7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Micmethath, which is before Shechem, and the border went on the right hand toward the inhabitants of En-Tappuah.
Eneo la Manase lilianzia Asheri hadi Mikimethathi, ambayo iko mashariki mwa Shekemu. Kisha mpaka ulienda upande wa kusini kwa wale walioishi karibu na chemichemi ya Tapua.
8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.
( Nchi ya Tapua ilikuwa ni miliki ya Manase, lakini mji wa Tapua katika mpaka wa Manase ilikuwa ni mali ya kabila la Efraimu.)
9 And the border descended to the torrent Kanah, south of the torrent. These cities were Ephraim's among the cities of Manasseh. And the territory of Manasseh was on the north side of the torrent, and ended at the sea.
Kisha mpaka ulishuka kuelekea kijito cha Kana. Miji hii kusini mwa kijito miongoni mwa miji ya Manase ilikuwa ni mali ya Efraimu. Mpaka wa Manase ulikuwa upande wa kaskazini wa kijito, na ulikomea katika
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border. And they touched upon Asher on the north, and upon Issachar on the east.
bahari. Na nchi iliyokuwa upande wa kusini ilikuwa ni ya Efraimu, na nchi iliyo upande wa Kasikazini ilikuwa ni ya Manase; bahari ilikuwa ndoi mpaka. Kwa upande wa kaskazini ulifika hata Asheri, na upande wa mashariki, Isakari.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and Ibleam and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of En-Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages, the three hilly regions.
Pia katika Isakari na katika Asheri, Manase alimiliki Bethi Shani na vijiji vyake, Ibleamu na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Dori na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Endori na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Taanaki na vijiji vyake, na wenyeji wa Megido na vijiji vyake (na mji wa tatu ni Nafethi).
12 But the children of Manasseh could not dispossess [the inhabitants of] those cities; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Lakini kabila la Manase halikuweza kuimiliki miji hiyo, kwa kuwa Wakanaani waliendelea kuishi katika nchi hii.
13 And it came to pass when the children of Israel were become strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
Hata wakati watu wa Israeli walipopata nguvu zaidi, hawakuwafukuzia mbali kabisa Wakanaani, bali waliwafanya kuwa watumwa.
14 And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me as inheritance one lot and one portion, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed me hitherto?
Kisha wazawa wa Yusufu wakamwambia Yoshua, wakisema, “Kwanini umetupa mgao mmoja wa nchi na sehemu moja kwa ajili ya urithi, kwa kuwa tuko wengi, na kwa muda wote Yahweh umetubaliriki?
15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou art a great people, then get thee up to the wood, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
Yoshua akawaambia, “Kama ninyi ni watu wengi katika hesabu, pandeni ninyi wenyewe katika msitu na kuisafisha nchi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe katika nchi ya Waperizi na ya Refaimu. Fanyeni hivi kwa kuwa nchi ya milima ya Efraimu ni ndogo kwenu.”
16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those that are of Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and those that are in the valley of Jizreel.
Wazawa wa Yusufu wakasema, “Nchi ya milima haitutoshi. Lakini Wakanaani wote wanaoishi katika bonde wana magari ya chuma, wote walio katikaBethi Shani na vijiji vyake, na wale walio katika bonde la Yezreeli.”
17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only,
Kisha Yoshua akawaambi nyumba ya Yusufu, ambao ni Efraimu na Manase, “Ninyi ni watu mlio wengi katika hesabu, na mna nguvu kubwa. Hamtakiwi kuwa na sehemu moja ya nchi mliogawiwa.
18 but the hill-country shall be thine, as it is a wood, thou shalt cut it down, and its outgoings shall be thine; for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots; for they are powerful.
Nchi ya milima itakuwa yenu pia. Ingawa ni msitu, mtaufyeka na kuimiliki hata mipaka yake ya mbali. Mtawafukuzia mbali Wakanaani, ingawa wanayo magari ya chuma na ingawa pia wanazo nguvu.”
