Josvas 17
1 Så fikk Manasse stamme sin arvelodd, for han var Josefs førstefødte. Makir, Manasses førstefødte sønn, gileadittenes stamfar, fikk Gilead og Basan, fordi han var en stridsmann.
This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, 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 he had Gilead and Bashan.
2 Manasses andre barn fikk og arvelodd efter sine ætter: Abiesers barn og Heleks barn og Asriels barn og Sekems barn og Hefers barn og Semidas barn; dette var Manasses, Josefs sønns barn på mannssiden, efter sine ætter.
So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
3 Men Selofhad, en sønn av Hefer, som var sønn av Gilead og sønnesønn av Makir, Manasses sønn, hadde ikke sønner, men bare døtre; og dette var navnene på hans døtre: Mahla og Noa, Hogla, Milka og Tirsa.
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4 De gikk frem for Eleasar, presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og høvdingene og sa: Herren bød Moses at han skulde gi oss arv midt iblandt våre brødre. Så fikk de efter Herrens ord arv midt iblandt sin fars brødre.
They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
5 Således falt det ti deler på Manasse, foruten Gilead- og Basan-landet på hin side Jordan.
Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
6 For Manasses døtre fikk arv midt iblandt hans sønner, og Gilead-landet hadde Manasses andre barn fått.
because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
7 Og Manasses grense gikk fra Aser til Mikmetat, som ligger midt imot Sikem; så tok grensen til høire til En-Tappuah-bygden.
The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
8 Manasse fikk Tappuah-landet, men Tappuah selv på grensen av Manasse tilfalt Efra'ims barn.
The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.
9 Så gikk grensen ned til Kana-bekken, sønnenfor bekken; men byene der tilfalt Efra'im, enda de lå mellem Manasses byer. Derfra gikk Manasses grense nordenfor bekken og endte ute ved havet.
The border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook. These cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and ended at the sea.
10 Alt som lå sønnenfor, tilfalt Efra'im, og det som lå nordenfor, tilfalt Manasse, og havet blev hans grense; og i nord støtte de op til Aser og i øst til Issakar.
Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border. They reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.
11 I Issakar og i Aser fikk Manasse Bet-Sean med tilhørende småbyer og Jibleam med tilhørende småbyer og innbyggerne i Dor med tilhørende småbyer og innbyggerne i En-Dor med tilhørende småbyer og innbyggerne i Ta'anak med tilhørende småbyer og innbyggerne i Megiddo med tilhørende småbyer, de tre høidedrag.
Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.
12 Men Manasses barn maktet ikke å innta disse byer, og det lyktes kana'anittene å bli boende der i landet.
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Da Israels barn siden blev sterkere, gjorde de kana'anittene arbeidspliktige, men de drev dem ikke bort.
When the children of Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.
14 Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt mig bare én lodd og én arvedel, enda jeg er et stort folk, fordi Herren hittil har velsignet mig?
The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, because the LORD has blessed us so far?”
15 Da sa Josva til dem: Er du så stort et folk, så gå op i skogen og rydd dig jord der i ferisittenes og refa'ittenes land, siden Efra'ims fjellbygd er for trang for dig.
Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
16 Men Josefs barn sa: Fjellbygden strekker ikke til for oss, og kana'anittene som bor i dalbygdene, har alle sammen jernvogner, både de som bor i Bet-Sean med tilhørende småbyer, og de som bor i Jisre'els dal.
The children of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel.”
17 Da sa Josva til Josefs hus, til Efra'im og Manasse: Du er et stort folk og har stor styrke; du skal ikke ha bare én lodd,
Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people, and have great power. You shall not have one lot only;
18 men en fjellbygd skal du få, og da det er skog der, skal du hugge den ned, så endog dens utkanter skal tilhøre dig; for du skal drive bort kana'anittene, om de enn har jernvogner og er sterke.
but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it’s farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.”
