Joshua 17
1 This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Makir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
Huu ndio mgawo wa kabila la Manase kama mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Yosefu, yaani kwa ajili ya Makiri, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Manase. Makiri alikuwa baba wa Wagileadi, ambao walipokea Gileadi na Bashani kwa sababu Wamakiri walikuwa askari wakuu.
2 So this was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh according to their families: for the descendants of Abiezer, for the descendants of Helek, for the descendants of Asriel, for the descendants of Shechem, for the descendants of Hepher, and for the descendants of Shemida: these were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
Kwa hiyo mgawo huu ulikuwa kwa ajili ya watu wa Manase waliokuwa wamebaki, ambao ni koo za Abiezeri, Heleki, Asirieli, Shekemu, Heferi na Shemida. Hawa ndio wanaume wale wengine wa uzao wa Manase mwana wa Yosefu kwa koo zao.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Basi Selofehadi mwana wa Heferi, mwana wa Gileadi, mwana wa Makiri, mwana wa Manase hakuwa na wana waume ila mabinti tu, ambao majina yao yalikuwa Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka na Tirsa.
4 They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the leaders, saying, "YHWH commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore according to the commandment of YHWH he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
Wakamwendea kuhani Eleazari, Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na viongozi, wakasema: “Bwana alimwagiza Mose atupatie urithi miongoni mwa ndugu zetu.” Kwa hiyo Yoshua akawapa urithi pamoja na ndugu wa baba yao, kufuatana na agizo la Bwana.
5 Ten parts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
Fungu la Manase lilikuwa na sehemu kumi za nchi, licha ya Gileadi na Bashani mashariki mwa Yordani,
6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
kwa sababu wale binti za kabila la Manase walipokea urithi miongoni mwa wana wa kiume. Nchi ya Gileadi ilikuwa mali ya wazao wa Manase waliobaki.
7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand to Jashub and to En Tappuah.
Eneo la Manase lilienea kuanzia Asheri hadi Mikmeta mashariki mwa Shekemu. Mpaka ule ulielekea upande wa kusini kutoka pale kujumuisha watu walioishi En-Tapua.
8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.
(Nchi ya Tapua ilikuwa mali ya Manase, lakini Tapua yenyewe iliyo mpakani mwa nchi ya Manase ilikuwa ya Waefraimu.)
9 The border went down to Wadi Kanah, southward of the wadi. These cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the wadi, and ended at the sea.
Kisha mpaka ule uliendelea kuelekea kusini hadi Bonde la Kana. Kulikuwepo miji ya Efraimu iliyokuwa miongoni mwa miji ya Manase, lakini mpaka wa Manase ulikuwa upande wa kaskazini wa lile bonde na kuishia kwenye bahari.
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border. They reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.
Nchi ya kusini ilikuwa ya Efraimu, na ile iliyokuwa upande wa kaskazini ilikuwa ya Manase. Eneo la Manase lilifika bahari na ikapakana na Asheri upande wa kaskazini, na Isakari upande wa mashariki.
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 Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; three regions.
Katika Isakari na Asheri Manase alikuwa na miji pia: Beth-Shani, Ibleamu na watu wa Dori, Endori, Taanaki na Megido, pamoja na vijiji vyote vinavyohusika na miji hiyo (ya tatu katika orodha ni Nafothi).
12 Yet the descendants of Manasseh couldn't drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Lakini Wamanase hawakuweza kuimiliki miji hii, kwa kuwa Wakanaani walikazana kuishi katika maeneo hayo.
13 It happened, when the children of Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.
Hata hivyo, Waisraeli walivyoendelea kupata nguvu waliwatumikisha Wakanaani na kuwatia katika kazi za kulazimishwa, lakini hawakuwafukuza kabisa.
14 The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since I am a great people, because YHWH has blessed me so far?"
Watu wa Yosefu wakamwambia Yoshua, “Kwa nini umetupa sisi mgawo mmoja tu na sehemu moja tu kuwa urithi? Sisi tu watu wengi sana, na Bwana ametubariki kwa wingi.”
15 Joshua said to them, "If you are a great people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you."
Yoshua akajibu, “Kama ninyi ni wengi sana, na kama nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu ni ndogo sana kwenu, pandeni msituni mkafyeke eneo kwa ajili yenu wenyewe huko kwenye nchi ya Waperizi na Warefai.”
16 The descendants of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the Valley of Jezreel."
Watu wa Yosefu wakajibu, “Hiyo nchi ya vilima haitutoshi, nao Wakanaani wote wanaoishi katika tambarare wanayo magari ya vita ya chuma, wote wa Beth-Shani na miji yake, na wale walio katika Bonde la Yezreeli.”
17 Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, "You are a great people, and have great power. You shall not have one lot only;
Lakini Yoshua akanena na nyumba ya Yosefu, yaani Efraimu na Manase: “Ninyi ni wengi sana na wenye nguvu sana. Hamtakuwa na mgawo mmoja tu,
18 but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong."
bali pia nchi hii ya kilima yenye msitu. Ifyekeni, nayo mipaka yake itakuwa yenu umbali mtakaoweza kufika. Ingawa Wakanaani wana magari ya chuma, nao wana nguvu, mwaweza kuwafukuza humo.”
