Yoshua 17

1 Na huu ndio mgao wa nchi kwa ajili ya kabila la Manase (aliyekuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Yusufu), ambayo ilikuwa kwa ajili ya Makiri, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Manase, ambaye alikuwa ni baba wa Gilieadi. Watoto wa Makiri walipewa nchi ya Gileadi na Bashani, kwasababu Makiri alikuwa ni mtu wa vita.

This was the allocation to the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph's firstborn son. Machir was Manasseh's firstborn son who was the father of Gilead. Because Machir had been an excellent fighter, Gilead and Bashan had already been allocated to him.

2 Nchi iliyobaki iligawiwa kwa kabila la Manase, walipewa kwa koo zao, ambazo ni Abi Ezeri, Heleki, Asrieli, Shekemu, Heferi, na Shemida. Hawa walikuwa ni watoto wa kiume wa Manase mwana wa Yusufu, waliwakilishwa na koo zao.

The allocation was for the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, to the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, by families.

3 Basi Zelofehadi mwana wa Heferi mwana wa Gileadi mwana wa Makiri mwana wa Manase hakuwa na watoto wa kiume, bali alikuwa na watoto wa kike tu. Na majina ya binti zake yalikuwa Mahila, Noa, Hogla, Milka na Tirsa.

But Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He only had daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 Walimwendea Eliazeri kuhani, Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na viongozi na wakasema, “Yahweh alimwagiza Musa atupatie urithi wetu pamoja na kaka zetu.” Hivyo, kwa kuzingatia agizo la Yahweh, aliwapa wanawake hao urithi miongoni mwa ndugu za baba yao.

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, and told them, “The Lord ordered Moses to give us an allocation of land along with our brothers.” So Joshua allotted land to them along with their brothers, as the Lord had ordered.

5 Manase alipewa sehemu kumi za nchi katika Gileadi na Bashani, ambayo iko upande mwingine wa Yordani,

Consequently Manasseh received ten shares of land beside the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other side of the Jordan,

6 kwasababu ya binti za Manase walipokea urithi pamona na watoto wake wa kiume. Nchi ya Gileadi iligawanywa kwa kabila la Manase lililosalia.

because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an allocation along with the sons. (The land of Gilead had been allotted to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh).

7 Eneo la Manase lilianzia Asheri hadi Mikimethathi, ambayo iko mashariki mwa Shekemu. Kisha mpaka ulienda upande wa kusini kwa wale walioishi karibu na chemichemi ya Tapua.

The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath, near Shechem, then south to the spring of Tappuah.

8 ( Nchi ya Tapua ilikuwa ni miliki ya Manase, lakini mji wa Tapua katika mpaka wa Manase ilikuwa ni mali ya kabila la Efraimu.)

The land around Tappuah was allocated to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, which was on the border of Manasseh's land, was allocated to Ephraim.

9 Kisha mpaka ulishuka kuelekea kijito cha Kana. Miji hii kusini mwa kijito miongoni mwa miji ya Manase ilikuwa ni mali ya Efraimu. Mpaka wa Manase ulikuwa upande wa kaskazini wa kijito, na ulikomea katika

From there the boundary ran down to the valley of Kenah. South of the valley some of the towns belonged to Ephraim among the towns of Manasseh. The boundary ran along the north side of the valley and ended at the sea.

10 bahari. Na nchi iliyokuwa upande wa kusini ilikuwa ni ya Efraimu, na nchi iliyo upande wa Kasikazini ilikuwa ni ya Manase; bahari ilikuwa ndoi mpaka. Kwa upande wa kaskazini ulifika hata Asheri, na upande wa mashariki, Isakari.

To the south the land belonged to Ephraim, and to the north, to Manasseh. The sea is the boundary. The boundary to the north was with Asher, and with Issachar to the east.

11 Pia katika Isakari na katika Asheri, Manase alimiliki Bethi Shani na vijiji vyake, Ibleamu na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Dori na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Endori na vijiji vyake, wenyeji wa Taanaki na vijiji vyake, na wenyeji wa Megido na vijiji vyake (na mji wa tatu ni Nafethi).

The following towns with their associated villages were allocated to Manasseh but lay within the land of Issachar and Asher: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (on the coast), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo.

12 Lakini kabila la Manase halikuweza kuimiliki miji hiyo, kwa kuwa Wakanaani waliendelea kuishi katika nchi hii.

But the descendants of Manasseh could not take possession of these towns because the Canaanites were determined to go on occupying the land.

13 Hata wakati watu wa Israeli walipopata nguvu zaidi, hawakuwafukuzia mbali kabisa Wakanaani, bali waliwafanya kuwa watumwa.

However, later on, when the Israelites grew strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor—but they did not drive them out.

14 Kisha wazawa wa Yusufu wakamwambia Yoshua, wakisema, “Kwanini umetupa mgao mmoja wa nchi na sehemu moja kwa ajili ya urithi, kwa kuwa tuko wengi, na kwa muda wote Yahweh umetubaliriki?

Then the descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked him, “Why have you given us only one allocation—only one share of the land—when there's so many of us because the Lord has blessed us so much?”

15 Yoshua akawaambia, “Kama ninyi ni watu wengi katika hesabu, pandeni ninyi wenyewe katika msitu na kuisafisha nchi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe katika nchi ya Waperizi na ya Refaimu. Fanyeni hivi kwa kuwa nchi ya milima ya Efraimu ni ndogo kwenu.”

Joshua told them, “If there's so many of you, if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, then go and clear ground for yourselves from the forest in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

16 Wazawa wa Yusufu wakasema, “Nchi ya milima haitutoshi. Lakini Wakanaani wote wanaoishi katika bonde wana magari ya chuma, wote walio katikaBethi Shani na vijiji vyake, na wale walio katika bonde la Yezreeli.”

The descendants of Joseph replied, “The hill country isn't big enough for us, but the Canaanites living in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its villages, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”

17 Kisha Yoshua akawaambi nyumba ya Yusufu, ambao ni Efraimu na Manase, “Ninyi ni watu mlio wengi katika hesabu, na mna nguvu kubwa. Hamtakiwi kuwa na sehemu moja ya nchi mliogawiwa.

Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so many, and you are so strong, you will be given more than just one share.

18 Nchi ya milima itakuwa yenu pia. Ingawa ni msitu, mtaufyeka na kuimiliki hata mipaka yake ya mbali. Mtawafukuzia mbali Wakanaani, ingawa wanayo magari ya chuma na ingawa pia wanazo nguvu.”

You will be allocated the hill country in addition. Though it is forest, you will clear it and own it, from one end to the other. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots, and even though they are strong.”