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.
And [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 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.
And [the lot] was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their 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 according to their 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, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and 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.
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
5 Manase alipewa sehemu kumi za nchi katika Gileadi na Bashani, ambayo iko upande mwingine wa Yordani,
And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond 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 Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons 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.
And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-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 of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of 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
And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were 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.
southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on 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).
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even the three heights.
12 Lakini kabila la Manase halikuweza kuimiliki miji hiyo, kwa kuwa Wakanaani waliendelea kuishi katika nchi hii.
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants] of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Hata wakati watu wa Israeli walipopata nguvu zaidi, hawakuwafukuzia mbali kabisa Wakanaani, bali waliwafanya kuwa watumwa.
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly 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?
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto the LORD hath blessed me?
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.”
And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
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.”
And the children of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are 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.
And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
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.”
but the hill country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they be strong.
