Joshua 17
1 And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he [is] firstborn of Joseph), for Machir firstborn of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he has been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.
Og Loddet faldt for Manasses Stamme: thi han var Josefs førstefødte. Makir, Manasses førstefødte, Gileads Fader — han var nemlig Kriger — fik Gilead og Basan.
2 And there is [a lot] for the sons of Manasseh who are left, for their families; for the sons of Abiezer, and for the sons of Helek, and for the sons of Asriel, and for the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida; these [are] the children of Manasseh son of Joseph—the males—by their families.
Og de øvrige Manassiter fik Land efter deres Slægter, Abiezers, Heleks, Asriels, Sjekems, Hefers og Sjemidas Sønner; det er Josefs Søn Manasses mandlige Efterkommere efter deres Slægter.
3 As for Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, he has no children except daughters, and these [are] the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah,
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.
4 and they draw near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, “YHWH commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us in the midst of our brothers”; and he gives to them, at the command of YHWH, an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father.
De traadte 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.
5 And ten portions fall [to] Manasseh, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [are] beyond the Jordan;
Saaledes faldt ti Parter paa Manasse foruden Landet Gilead og Basan hinsides Jordan.
6 for the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead has been for the sons of Manasseh who are left.
Thi Manasses døtre fik Arvelod blandt hans Sønner. Men Landet Gilead tilfaldt Manasses øvrige Efterkommere.
7 And the border of Manasseh is from Asher to Michmethah, which [is] on the front of Shechem, and the border has gone on to the right, to the inhabitants of En-Tappuah.
Og Manasses Grænse gaar fra Aser til Mikmetat, som ligger østen for Sikem; derpaa gaar Grænsen mod Syd til Befolkningen i En-Tappua.
8 The land of Tappuah has been for Manasseh, and Tappuah to the border of Manasseh for the sons of Ephraim.
Manasse fik Landskabet Tappua; men Byen Tappua ved Manasses Grænse tilfaldt Efraimiterne.
9 And the border has come down [to] the Brook of Kanah, southward of the brook; these cities of Ephraim [are] in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, and the border of Manasseh [is] on the north of the brook, and its outgoings are at the sea.
Derpaa strækker Grænsen sig ned til Kanabækken, sønden om Bækken; Byerne der tilfaldt Efraim, midt iblandt Manasses Byer; Manasses Landomraade ligger norden for Bækken. Grænsen ender derpaa ved Havet.
10 Southward [is] for Ephraim and northward for Manasseh, and the sea is his border, and in Asher they meet on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
Sydsiden tilhører Efraim og Nordsiden Manasse. Havet danner Grænse; mod Nord støder de op til Aser, mod Øst til Issakar.
11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh has 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—three counties.
I Issakar og Aser tilfaldt følgende Byer Manasse: Bet-Sjean med Smaabyer, Jibleam med Smaabyer, Befolkningen i Dor med Smaabyer, Befolkningen i En-Dor med Smaabyer, Befolkningen i Ta'anak med Smaabyer og Befolkningen i Megiddo med Smaabyer, de tre Højdedrag.
12 And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,
Men Manassiterne kunde ikke drive disse Byers Indbyggere bort, det lykkedes Kana'anæerne at holde sig i disse Egne.
13 and it comes to pass, when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to forced labor, and have not utterly dispossessed him.
Da Israeliterne blev de stærkeste, gjorde de Kana'anæerne til Hoveriarbejdere, men drev dem ikke bort.
14 And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, “Why have you given an inheritance to me—one lot and one portion, and I [am] a numerous people? YHWH has blessed me until now.”
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?«
15 And Joshua says to them, “If you [are] a numerous people, go up to the forest for yourself, then you have created [a place] for yourself there in the land of the Perizzite and of the Rephaim, when Mount Ephraim has been narrow for you.”
Josua svarede dem: »Naar du er et talrigt Folk, saa drag op i Skovlandet og ryd dig Jord der i Perizziternes og Refaiternes Land, siden Efraims Bjergland er dig for trangt!«
16 And the sons of Joseph say, “The mountain is not enough for us, and a chariot of iron [is] with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley—to him who [is] in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who [is] in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Da sagde Josefs Sønner: »Bjerglandet er os ikke nok, og alle Kana'anæerne, som bor paa Slettelandet, baade de i Bet-Sjean med Smaabyer og de paa Jizre'elsletten, har jernbeslagne Vogne!«
17 And Joshua speaks to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You [are] a numerous people, and have great power; you do not have [only] one lot,
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,
18 because the mountain is yours; because it [is] a forest—you have created it, and its outgoings have been yours; because you dispossess the Canaanite, though it has chariots of iron—though it [is] strong.”
men et Bjergland skal tilfalde dig, thi det er skovbevokset, og naar 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.«
