يَشُوع 17

١ 1 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ لِسِبْطِ مَنَسَّى، لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ بِكْرُ يُوسُفَ. لِمَاكِيرَ بِكْرِ مَنَسَّى أَبِي جِلْعَادَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلَ حَرْبٍ، وَكَانَتْ جِلْعَادُ وَبَاشَانُ لَهُ.

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.

٢ 2 وَكَانَتْ لِبَنِي مَنَسَّى ٱلْبَاقِينَ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ. لِبَنِي أَبِيعَزَرَ وَلِبَنِي حَالَقَ، وَلِبَنِي أَسْرِيئِيلَ، وَلِبَنِي شَكَمَ، وَلِبَنِي حَافَرَ، وَلِبَنِي شَمِيدَاعَ، هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ بَنُو مَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ، ٱلذُّكُورُ حَسَبَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

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.

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا صَلُفْحَادُ بْنُ حَافَرَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَنُونَ بَلْ بَنَاتٌ. وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ بَنَاتِهِ: مَحْلَةُ وَنُوعَةُ وَحُجْلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

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.

٤ 4 فَتَقَدَّمْنَ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَأَمَامَ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَأَمَامَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَقُلْنَ: «ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَرَ مُوسَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَنَا نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِنَا». فَأَعْطَاهُنَّ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَةِ أَبِيهِنَّ.

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 amongst our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance amongst the brothers of their father.

٥ 5 فَأَصَابَ مَنَسَّى عَشَرُ حِصَصٍ، مَا عَدَا أَرْضَ جِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ ٱلَّتِي فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ.

Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

٦ 6 لِأَنَّ بَنَاتِ مَنَسَّى أَخَذْنَ نَصِيبًا بَيْنَ بَنِيهِ، وَكَانَتْ أَرْضُ جِلْعَادَ لِبَنِي مَنَسَّى ٱلْبَاقِينَ.

because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance amongst his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ تُخْمُ مَنَسَّى مِنْ أَشِيرَ إِلَى ٱلْمَكْمَتَةِ ٱلَّتِي مُقَابِلَ شَكِيمَ، وَٱمْتَدَّ ٱلتُّخْمُ نَحْوَ ٱلْيَمِينِ إِلَى سُكَّانِ عَيْنِ تَفُّوحَ.

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.

٨ 8 كَانَ لِمَنَسَّى أَرْضُ تَفُّوحَ. وَأَمَّا تَفُّوحُ إِلَى تُخْمِ مَنَسَّى هِيَ لِبَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ.

The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

٩ 9 وَنَزَلَ ٱلتُّخْمُ إِلَى وَادِي قَانَةَ جَنُوبِيَّ ٱلْوَادِي. هَذِهِ مُدُنُ أَفْرَايِمَ بَيْنَ مُدُنِ مَنَسَّى. وَتُخْمُ مَنَسَّى شِمَالِيُّ ٱلْوَادِي، وَكَانَتْ مَخَارِجُهُ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

The border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook. These cities belonged to Ephraim amongst the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and ended at the sea.

١٠ 10 مِنَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ لِأَفْرَايِمَ، وَمِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ لِمَنَسَّى. وَكَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ تُخْمَهُ. وَوَصَلَ إِلَى أَشِيرَ شِمَالًا، وَإِلَى يَسَّاكَرَ نَحْوَ ٱلشُّرُوقِ.

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.

١١ 11 وَكَانَ لِمَنَسَّى فِي يَسَّاكَرَ وَفِي أَشِيرَ بَيْتُ شَانَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَيَبْلَعَامُ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ عَيْنِ دُوَرٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ تَعْنَكَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَسُكَّانُ مَجِدُّو وَقُرَاهَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتُ ٱلثَّلَاثُ.

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.

١٢ 12 وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ بَنُو مَنَسَّى أَنْ يَمْلِكُوا هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ، فَعَزَمَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلسَّكَنِ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Yet the children of Manasseh couldn’t drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ، وَلَمْ يَطْرُدُوهُمْ طَرْدًا.

When the children of Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

١٤ 14 وَكَلَّمَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ يَشُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي قُرْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَحِصَّةً وَاحِدَةً نَصِيبًا وَأَنَا شَعْبٌ عَظِيمٌ، لِأَنَّهُ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ قَدْ بَارَكَنِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ؟»

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?”

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ شَعْبًا عَظِيمًا، فَٱصْعَدْ إِلَى ٱلْوَعْرِ وَٱقْطَعْ لِنَفْسِكَ هُنَاكَ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَٱلرَّفَائِيِّينَ، إِذَا ضَاقَ عَلَيْكَ جَبَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ».

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.”

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ بَنُو يُوسُفَ: «لَا يَكْفِينَا ٱلْجَبَلُ. وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْوَادِي مَرْكَبَاتُ حَدِيدٍ. لِلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ شَانٍ وَقُرَاهَا، وَلِلَّذِينَ فِي وَادِي يَزْرَعِيلَ».

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.”

١٧ 17 فَكَلَّمَ يَشُوعُ بَيْتَ يُوسُفَ، أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى، قَائِلًا: «أَنْتَ شَعْبٌ عَظِيمٌ وَلَكَ قُوَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، لَا تَكُونُ لَكَ قُرْعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ.

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;

١٨ 18 بَلْ يَكُونُ لَكَ ٱلْجَبَلُ لِأَنَّهُ وَعْرٌ، فَتَقْطَعُهُ وَتَكُونُ لَكَ مَخَارِجُهُ. فَتَطْرُدُ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَدِيدٍ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَشِدَّاءُ».

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.”