Yosua 17
1 Wotsɔ Gilead kple Basan ƒe anyigbawo, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe na Makir, Manase ƒe vi tsitsitɔ, ame si nye Gilead fofo, elabena wonye aʋawɔla sesẽwo,
And this was the part marked out for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the oldest son of Joseph. As for Machir, the oldest son of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war he had Gilead and Bashan.
2 eya ta, azɔ la, wotsɔ anyigba si le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒe la na hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Sekem, Semida kple Hefer me.
And as for the rest of the children of Manasseh, their heritage was given to them by families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, by their families.
3 Viŋutsu aɖeke menɔ Zelofehad si o, Zelofehad fofoe nye Hefer, ame si fofoe nye Gilead, ame si fofoe nye Makir, ame si hã fofoe nye Manase. Vinyɔnu atɔ̃ koe nɔ esi, woawoe nye: Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4 Nyɔnu siawo va nunɔla Eleazar kple Nun ƒe vi Yosua kpakple Israel ƒe kplɔlawo gbɔ, eye woɖo ŋku edzi na wo be, “Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be míaxɔ domenyinu abe ŋutsu siwo le míaƒe to la me ene tututu,” eya ta abe ale si Yehowa ɖoe da ɖi ene la, wona anyigba wo abe ŋutsuawo ene.
And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.
5 Le esia ta la, Manase xɔ mama ewo kpe ɖe Gilead kple Basan ŋu le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe
And ten parts were given to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of Jordan;
6 esi wona anyigba eƒe dzidzimevi siwo nye nyɔnuwo kple ŋutsuwo siaa ta. Wotsɔ Gileadnyigba na Manase ƒe dzidzimevi bubuawo.
Because the daughters of Manasseh had a heritage among his sons, and the land of Gilead was the property of the other sons of Manasseh.
7 Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe anyigbemeliƒo ɖo ta anyigbeme lɔƒo tso Aser ƒe liƒo dzi yi Mixmetat, le Sekem ƒe ɣedzeƒe. Le anyigbeme la, liƒo la tso Mixmetat yi Tapua ƒe vudo gbɔ.
And the limit of Manasseh's land was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; the line goes on to the right hand, to the people of En-tappuah.
8 Tapuanyigba nye Manase ƒe viwo tɔ, ke Tapua du la, si le Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe liƒo dzi la nye Efraim ƒe viwo tɔ.
The land of Tappuah was the property of Manasseh; but Tappuah on the edge of Manasseh was the property of the children of Ephraim.
9 Manase ƒe viwo ƒe liƒo la to Tapua ƒe vudo la ŋu to Kana tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe yi Domeƒu la ŋu. Du geɖe siwo nɔ tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe la nye Efraim ƒe to la tɔ togbɔ be wonɔ Manase ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi hã.
And the limit goes down to the stream Kanah, to the south of the stream: these towns were Ephraim's among the towns of Manasseh; Manasseh's limit was on the north side of the stream, ending at the sea:
10 Wotsɔ anyigba si le tɔʋu la ƒe dziehe heyi keke Domeƒu la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒe la na Efraim ƒe viwo, eye wotsɔ anyigba si le tɔʋu la ƒe anyiehe kple atsiaƒu la ƒe ɣedzeƒe la na Manase ƒe viwo. Woƒe anyieheliƒoe nye Aser ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba. Woƒe ɣedzeƒeliƒoe nye Isaka ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba.
To the south it is Ephraim's, and to the north it is Manasseh's, and the sea is his limit; and they are touching Asher on the north, and Issachar on the east.
11 Wotsɔ Bet Sean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanak Megido afi si to etɔ̃ nɔ kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la na Manase ƒe viwo ƒe to afã togbɔ be wonɔ anyigba siwo wona Isaka ƒe viwo kple Aser ƒe viwo dzi hã.
In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, and Ibleam and its daughter-towns, and the people of Dor and its daughter-towns, and the people of En-dor and its daughter-towns, and the people of Taanach and its daughter-towns, and the people of Megiddo and its daughter-towns, that is, the three hills.
12 Esi Manase ƒe dzidzimeviwo mete ŋu nya ame siwo nɔ du mawo me ɖa o ta la, Kanaantɔ mawo tsi anyi.
But the children of Manasseh were not able to make the people of those towns go out; but the Canaanites would go on living in that land.
13 Esi Israelviwo va kpɔ ŋusẽ emegbe la, wozi Kanaantɔwo dzi, eye wosubɔa wo abe kluviwo ene.
And when the children of Israel had become strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, in place of driving them out.
14 Yosef ƒe to eveawo me tɔwo va bia Yosua be, “Nu ka ta nèna anyigba ɖeka ko mí le esime Yehowa na míedzi sɔ gbɔ ale?”
Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.
15 Yosua gblɔ na wo be, “Ne Efraim ƒe tonyigba melolo na mi o la, ekema miƒo avenyigba si dzi Perizitɔwo kple Refaimtɔwo le.”
Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the hill-country of Ephraim is not wide enough for you.
16 Yosef ƒe amewo ɖo eŋu be, “Tonyigba la melolo na mí o, ke gatasiaɖamwo le Kanaantɔ siwo le gbadzaƒe la kple esiwo le Bet Sean kple du siwo ƒo xlãe kple esiwo le Yezreel ƒe balime la si.”
And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites living in the valley have iron war-carriages, those in Beth-shean and its towns as well as those in the valley of Jezreel.
17 Yosua gblɔ na Yosef ƒe aƒe, Efraim ƒe vi kple Manase ƒe vi siwo nɔ ɣetoɖoƒe la be, “Miesɔ gbɔ nyateƒe, eye miesẽa ŋu ŋutɔ, eya ta ele be miaxɔ anyigba wòalolo.
Then Joshua said to the children of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, You are a great people, and have great power: you are not to have one property only,
18 Tonyigba la anye mia tɔ togbɔ be enye anyigba si dzi ave le hã la, miƒo avea, eye miaxɔ anyigba la tso eƒe liƒo sia dzi yi liƒo kemɛ dzi togbɔ be gatasiaɖamwo le Kanaantɔwo si, eye wonye dukɔ sesẽ aɖe hã la, mianya wo ɖa le anyigba la dzi.”
For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the woodland and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... get the Canaanites out, for they have iron war-carriages ... strong.
