Josvas 16

1 Den lodd som tilfalt Josefs barn, gikk fra Jordan ved Jeriko, østenom vannet ved Jeriko, gjennem ørkenen som stiger fra Jeriko opover fjellene til Betel.

And the borders of the children of Joseph were from Jordan by Jericho eastward; and they will go up from Jericho to the hill country, to the wilderness, to Baethel Luza.

2 Fra Betel gikk grensen frem til Luz og videre bort til arkittenes land, til Atarot,

And they will go out to Baethel, and will proceed to the borders of Achatarothi.

3 tok så vestover ned til jafletittenes land, til Nedre-Bet-Horons landemerke og til Geser og endte ute ved havet.

And they will go across to the sea to the borders of Aptalim, as far as the borders of Baethoron the lower, and the going forth of them shall be to the sea.

4 Dette var den arv som Josefs barn, Manasse og Efra'im, fikk.

And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasse, took their inheritance.

5 Efra'ims barns land efter deres ætter lå således til: Mot øst gikk grensen for deres arvelodd over Atrot-Addar frem til Øvre-Bet-Horon

And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Baethoron the upper, and Gazara.

6 og endte ute ved havet. Mot nord gikk grensen over Mikmetat og bøide sig mot øst til Ta'anat-Silo og holdt frem østover til Janoah.

And the borders will proceed to the sea to Icasmon north of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will pass on eastward to Janoca,

7 Fra Janoah tok den så ned til Atarot og Na'ara, rørte ved Jeriko og endte ved Jordan.

and to Macho, and Ataroth, and [these are] their villages; and they will come to Jericho, and will issue at Jordan.

8 Fra Tappuah gikk grensen vestover til Kana-bekken og endte ute ved havet. Dette var den arvelodd som Efra'ims barns stamme fikk efter sine ætter,

And the borders will proceed from Tapho to the sea to Chelcana; and their termination will be at the sea; this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim according to their families.

9 dessuten de byer som blev utskilt for Efra'ims barn inne i Manasses barns arvelodd, både byene og de tilhørende landsbyer.

And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim [were] in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasse, all the cities and their villages.

10 Men de drev ikke bort de kana'anitter som bodde i Geser; kana'anittene blev boende blandt Efra'ims barn, som de gjør den dag idag, men blev arbeidspliktige træler.

And Ephraim did not destroy the Chananite who lived in Gazer; and the Chananite lived in Ephraim until this day, until Pharao the king of Egypt went up and took it, and burnt it with fire; and the Chananites, and Pherezites, and the dwellers in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharao gave them for a dowry to his daughter.