Joshua 17

1 [This is a list of] the land that was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh’s oldest son was Makir and his grandson was Gilead. Makir’s descendants were great warriors, so the lands in the Gilead and Bashan regions were allotted to their clan.

Libota ya Manase, mwana liboso ya Jozefi, bazwaki eteni ya mabele; pamba te Makiri, mwana liboso ya Manase, tata ya Galadi, azalaki moto ya bitumba mpe azwaki Galadi mpe Bashani.

2 Land was also allotted to the other clans of the tribe of Manasseh: The clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida.

Bakitani mosusu ya Manase, kolanda mabota na bango, bazwaki eteni ya mabele: bakitani ya Abiezeri, ya Eleki, ya Asirieli, ya Sishemi, ya Eferi mpe ya Shemida. Bango nde bazalaki bana mibali ya Manase, mwana mobali ya Jozefi, kolanda bituka na bango.

3 Hepher’s son Zelophehad had no sons, but he had five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Tselofikadi, mwana mobali ya Eferi, mwana mobali ya Galadi, mwana mobali ya Makiri, mwana mobali ya Manase, atikalaki kobota bana mibali te; azalaki kaka na bana basi oyo bakombo na bango ezalaki: Mala, Noa, Ogila, Milika mpe Tiritsa.

4 They went to Eleazar the Supreme Priest, and to Joshua and to the other Israeli leaders. They said, “[We want you to give us some land, because] Yahweh told Moses that he should give to us some land, just like you gave to the men.” So Eleazar did what Yahweh had commanded, and he allotted to them some land, just like he allotted to their uncles.

Bayaki liboso ya Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari, liboso ya Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni, mpe liboso ya bakambi. Balobaki: « Yawe apesaki mitindo epai ya Moyize ete apesa biso eteni ya mabele kati ya bandeko na biso ya mibali. » Boye, Jozue apesaki bango libula elongo na bandeko mibali ya tata na bango, kolanda mitindo na Yawe.

5 So the tribe of Manasseh eventually had ten sections [of land west of the Jordan River] and [two sections, ] Gilead and Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan [River].

Boye, ndambo ya libota ya Manase ezwaki biteni zomi, bakisa mokili ya Galadi mpe ya Bashani oyo ezali na ngambo mosusu ya Yordani.

6 So those female descendants of Manasseh also were allotted land [on the west side of the river] just like the men were allotted. The other parts of the Gilead area were allotted to the male descendants of Manasseh.

Na bongo, bakitani ya Manase ya basi bazwaki libula ya mabele kati na bakitani na ye ya mibali, kasi mokili ya Galadi ezalaki ya bana mibali mosusu ya Manase.

7 The land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh was between the land where the tribe of Asher lives and Michmethath [town], near Shechem [city]. The border extended south to the Tappuah Spring.

Eteni ya mabele ya Manase ezalaki longwa na Aseri, na mokili ya Mikimeta oyo ezalaki ya kotalana na Sishemi, kino na ngambo ya Yamini, na ngambo ya bavandi ya Eyini-Tapua.

8 The land near the Tappuah area belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, which was at the border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, was allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.

Manase azwaki eteni ya mabele ya Tapua, kasi yango moko Tapua oyo ezalaki na bandelo ya Manase ezalaki ya bakitani ya Efrayimi.

9 The border [of the land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh] extended south to Kanah Gorge. From there it extended [west] along the north side of the gorge and ended at the [Mediterranean] Sea.

Bongo mondelo ekitaki kino na ngambo ya sude ya moluka ya Kana. Bingumba oyo ezalaki na zingazinga ya bingumba ya Manase ezalaki ya Efrayimi. Kasi mondelo ya Manase elekaki na ngambo ya nor ya moluka mpe ekendeki kosuka na Ebale monene.

10 The land on the south side of the gorge belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and the land on the north side belonged to the tribe of Manasseh. The western border of the land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh was the [Mediterranean] Sea. To the north, the border of their land extended from the land allotted to the tribe of Asher [at the northwest] to the land allotted to the tribe of Issachar [at the northeast.]

Efrayimi azwaki eteni ya mabele oyo ezalaki na ngambo ya sude; mpe Manase azwaki oyo ezalaki na ngambo ya nor. Eteni ya mabele ya Manase ekomaki kino na Ebale monene, na mondelo ya Aseri, na ngambo ya nor mpe ya Isakari, na ngambo ya este.

11 But there are cities inside the area allotted to the tribes of Issachar and Asher. Those cities, along with their surrounding villages, were allotted to people from the tribe of Manasseh. These cities are Beth-Shan, Ibleam, Dor (which is also named Naphoth-Dor, ) Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo.

Kati na Isakari mpe Aseri, Manase azwaki Beti-Sheani elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, Yibileayimi elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, Dori elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, Eyini-Dori elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, Taanaki elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, mpe Megido elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike (engumba ya misato, kati na molongo, ezali Nafoti).

12 The men of the tribe of Manasseh were not able to force the people who lived in those cities to leave, so the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live in those cities.

Nzokande, bakitani ya Manase bazalaki na makoki te ya kozwa bingumba oyo, pamba te bato ya Kanana batingamaki kaka kovanda na etuka yango.

13 But [years later] when the Israelis became better [warriors], they forced the Canaan people-group to work for them as slaves, although they did not force them to leave the land.

Atako bongo, tango bana ya Isalaele bakomaki makasi koleka, bakomaki kosalisa bato ya Kanana misala makasi oyo ekoki na bawumbu, kasi bakokaki te kobengana bango.

14 The people of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh said to Joshua, “You allotted to us only one area of land, but there are a lot of us. Yahweh has blessed us very much [with the result that our tribe has grown very large]. So why did you give us only a small part of the land [RHQ]?”

Bakitani ya Jozefi balobaki na Jozue: — Mpo na nini opesi biso lokola libula, kaka eteni moko ya mabele? Tozali penza bato ebele na motango mpe Yawe apamboli biso makasi.

15 Joshua replied to them, “[I agree that] you do not have enough land in the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim. So, since you have a lot of people, I will allot more land to you, in the hilly region. But you will have to [cut down the trees] in the forest [and] make a place for yourselves in the land where the Periz and Repha people-groups live.”

Jozue azongiselaki bango: — Soki bozali bato ebele mpe etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi ezali moke mpo na bino, bokende komikatela eteni ya mabele na bazamba ya bato ya Perizi mpe ya Refayimi.

16 The people of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh replied, “It is true that the land in the hilly area is not big enough for us, but the Canaan people-group who live in the lowlands, in Beth-Shan and the surrounding villages in that area, and in the Jezreel Valley, have iron chariots, [so we will not be able to defeat them]!”

Bakitani ya Jozefi balobaki na ye: — Mokili ya bangomba ezali moke mpo na biso, mpe bato nyonso ya Kanana oyo bavandaka na etando ya Beti-Sheani elongo na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, mpe bavandi ya lubwaku ya Jizireyeli, bazalaka na bashar ya bibende mpo na kobunda.

17 Joshua replied to them, “Your tribe is very numerous and very powerful. So I will allot more land for you in the hilly area,

Jozue alobaki na bato ya Efrayimi mpe ya Manase, bakitani ya Jozefi: — Bozali ebele mpe bozali makasi. Bokozala kaka na eteni ya mabele moko te.

18 but you will have to cut down the trees in order to make a place for you to live. [It is true that] the Canaan people-group are strong and have iron chariots, but you will be able to force them to leave that valley.”

Kasi bozwa etuka mobimba ya bangomba, atako ezali bazamba; bokata bazamba yango mpe bovanda kuna kino na basuka na yango, bobengana bato ya Kanana, atako bazali na bashar ya bibende mpe bazali makasi.