Joshua 16

1 And the lot, `ethir part, of the sones of Joseph felde fro Jordan ayens Jerico, and at the watris therof, fro the eest; is the wildirnesse, that stieth fro Jerico to the hil of Bethel,

约瑟的子孙拈阄所得之地是从靠近耶利哥的约旦河起，以耶利哥东边的水为界：从耶利哥上去，通过山地的旷野，到伯特利；

2 and it goith out fro Bethel `in to Luzan, and passith the terme of Architaroth,

又从伯特利到路斯，接连到亚基人的境界，至亚他绿；

3 and it goith doun to the west, bisidis the terme of Jefleti, `til to the termes of the lowere Bethoron, and of Gazer; and the cuntrees therof ben endid with the greet see,

又往西下到押利提人的境界，到下伯·和 的境界，直到基色，通到海为止。

4 whiche cuntreis Manasses and Effraym, the sones of Joseph, weldiden.

约瑟的儿子玛拿西、以法莲就得了他们的地业。

5 And the terme of the sones of Effraym, bi her meynees, and `the possessioun of hem was maad ayens the eest, Accarothaddar `til to the hiyere Bethoron.

以法莲子孙的境界，按着宗族所得的，记在下面：他们地业的东界是亚他绿·亚达到上伯·和 ；

6 And the coostis goon out in to the see; sotheli Mathmetath biholdith the north, and cumpassith the termes ayens the eest in Tharnarselo,

往西通到北边的密米他，又向东绕到他纳·示罗，又接连到雅挪哈的东边；

7 and passith fro the stronde of Janee; and it goith doun fro Janee in to Atharoth and Noathara, and cometh in to Jerico; and it goith out to Jordan fro Taphua,

从雅挪哈下到亚他绿，又到拿拉，达到耶利哥，通到约旦河为止；

8 and passith ayens the see in to the valey of `the place of rehedis; and the goyngis out therof ben to the salteste see. This is the possessioun of the sones of Effraym, bi her meynees;

从他普亚往西，到加拿河，直通到海为止。这就是以法莲支派按着宗族所得的地业。

9 and citees and the townes of tho ben departid to the sones of Effraym, in the myddis of the possessioun of the sones of Manasses.

另外在玛拿西人地业中得了些城邑和属城的村庄。这都是分给以法莲子孙的。

10 And the sones of Effraym killiden not Cananey, that dwellide in Gazer; and Cananey dwellide tributarie in the myddis of Effraym til in to this day.

他们没有赶出住基色的迦南人；迦南人却住在以法莲人中间，成为做苦工的仆人，直到今日。