< Joshua 17 >
1 And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh was, for, he, was the firstborn of Joseph, —as for Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because, he, was a man of war, therefore had he Gilead and Bashan.
瑪拿西是約瑟的長子,他的支派拈鬮所得之地記在下面。至於瑪拿西的長子基列之父 瑪吉,因為是勇士就得了基列和巴珊。
2 So the lot pertained to the rest of the sons of Manasseh, by their families, to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida, —these, were the sons of Manasseh, son of Joseph, even the male descendants, by their families.
瑪拿西其餘的子孫,按着宗族拈鬮分地,就是亞比以謝子孫,希勒子孫,亞斯列子孫,示劍子孫,希弗子孫,示米大子孫;這些按着宗族,都是約瑟兒子瑪拿西子孫的男丁。
3 But, Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, —and, these, are the names of his daughters, Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
瑪拿西的玄孫,瑪吉的曾孫,基列的孫子,希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子,只有女兒。他的女兒名叫瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒;
4 And they had come near, before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh, commanded Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren, —And he had given them, according to the bidding of Yahweh, an inheritance, in the midst of the brethren of their father.
她們來到祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞並眾首領面前,說:「耶和華曾吩咐摩西在我們弟兄中分給我們產業。」於是約書亞照耶和華所吩咐的,在她們伯叔中,把產業分給她們。
5 Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, —besides the land of Gilead, and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外,還有十分地歸瑪拿西,
6 because, the daughters of Manasseh, received an inheritance in the midst of his sons, —and, the land of Gilead, became the possession of the sons of Manasseh that remained.
因為瑪拿西的孫女們在瑪拿西的孫子中得了產業。基列地是屬瑪拿西其餘的子孫。
7 So then the boundary of Manasseh was from Asher, Michmethath, which faceth Shechem, —and the boundary goeth along unto the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
瑪拿西的境界:從亞設起,到示劍前的密米他,往北到隱‧他普亞居民之地。
8 Manasseh, had the land of Tappuah, —but, Tappuah itself, towards the boundary of Manasseh, pertained unto the sons of Ephraim;
他普亞地歸瑪拿西,只是瑪拿西境界上的他普亞城歸以法蓮子孫。
9 and the boundary goeth down to the ravine of Kanah, southward of the ravine, these cities, belong to Ephraim, in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, —but, the boundary of Manasseh, was on the north side of the ravine, and the extensions thereof were to the sea;
其界下到加拿河的南邊。在瑪拿西城邑中的這些城邑都歸以法蓮。瑪拿西的地界是在河北直通到海為止;
10 southward, pertaineth to Ephraim, and, northward, to Manasseh, and the sea was the boundary thereof, —and they touch, Asher, on the north, and Issachar on the east.
南歸以法蓮,北歸瑪拿西,以海為界;北邊到亞設,東邊到以薩迦。
11 And Manasseh had—in Issachar and in Asher—Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo, and her towns—the three heights,
瑪拿西在以薩迦和亞設境內,有伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市,以伯蓮和屬以伯蓮的鎮市,多珥的居民和屬多珥的鎮市;又有三處山岡,就是隱‧多珥和屬隱‧多珥的鎮市;他納的居民和屬他納的鎮市,米吉多的居民和屬米吉多的鎮市。
12 The sons of Manasseh, however, could not dispossess these cities, —but the Canaanites were determined to remain in this land;
只是瑪拿西子孫不能趕出這些城的居民,迦南人偏要住在那地。
13 but, when the sons of Israel had waxed strong, they put the Canaanites under tribute, —though they, dispossessed, them not.
及至以色列人強盛了,就使迦南人做苦工,沒有把他們全然趕出。
14 Then spake the sons of Joseph unto Joshua, saying, —Why hast thou given me, as an inheritance, but one lot and one portion, seeing that, I, am a numerous people, because hitherto hath Yahweh blessed me.
約瑟的子孫對約書亞說:「耶和華到如今既然賜福與我們,我們也族大人多,你為甚麼僅將一鬮一段之地分給我們為業呢?」
15 And Joshua said unto them: If, a numerous people, thou art, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there, in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, —seeing that, too narrow for thee, is the hill country of Ephraim.
約書亞說:「你們如果族大人多,嫌以法蓮山地窄小,就可以上比利洗人、利乏音人之地,在樹林中砍伐樹木。」
16 And the sons of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us, —and there are, chariots of iron, among all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley, belonging both to them in Bethshean, and her towns, and to them in the valley of Jezreel.
約瑟的子孫說:「那山地容不下我們,並且住平原的迦南人,就是住伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市,並住耶斯列平原的人,都有鐵車。」
17 And Joshua made answer unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, —A numerous people, thou art, and, great vigour, thou hast, thou shalt not have one lot only;
約書亞對約瑟家,就是以法蓮和瑪拿西人,說:「你是族大人多,並且強盛,不可僅有一鬮之地,
18 for, the hill country, shall be thine, in that, a forest, it is, therefore canst thou cut it down, and thine shall be the extensions thereof, —for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though, chariots of iron, they have, and though, strong, they are.
山地也要歸你,雖是樹林,你也可以砍伐;靠近之地必歸你。迦南人雖有鐵車,雖是強盛,你也能把他們趕出去。」