Joshua 17
1 Now this lot fell to the tribe of Manasseh, since he is the firstborn of Joseph: to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, who was a fighting man, and he had as a possession Gilead and Bashan;
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.
2 and to the rest of the sons of Manasseh, according to their families: to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the males, by their families.
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.
3 Yet truly, Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Mahlah and Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah.
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.
4 And they went before the sight of Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying: “The Lord instructed by the hand of Moses that a possession ought to be given to us, in the midst of our brothers.” And so, he gave to them, in accord with the order of the Lord, a possession in the midst of the brothers of their father.
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.
5 And by lot, there fell ten portions to Manasseh, aside from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan.
Således falt det ti deler på Manasse, foruten Gilead- og Basan-landet på hin side Jordan.
6 And so the daughters of Manasseh possessed an inheritance in the midst of his sons. But the land of Gilead fell by lot to the sons of Manasseh that were left.
For Manasses døtre fikk arv midt iblandt hans sønner, og Gilead-landet hadde Manasses andre barn fått.
7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which looks out toward Shechem. And it goes out, to the right, beside the inhabitants of the Fountain of Tappuah.
Og Manasses grense gikk fra Aser til Mikmetat, som ligger midt imot Sikem; så tok grensen til høire til En-Tappuah-bygden.
8 For by lot, there also fell to Manasseh the land of Tappuah, which is beside the borders of Manasseh, and which belongs to the sons of Ephraim.
Manasse fikk Tappuah-landet, men Tappuah selv på grensen av Manasse tilfalt Efra'ims barn.
9 And the border descends to the Valley of Reeds, to the south of the torrent of the cities of Ephraim, which are in the midst of the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is to the north of the torrent, and its exit extends to the sea.
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.
10 So it is that the possession of Ephraim is in the south, and that of Manasseh is in the north, and both are enclosed by the sea, and they are joined together by the tribe of Asher to the north, and by the tribe of Issachar to the east.
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.
11 And the inheritance of Manasseh, in Issachar and in Asher, was Bethshean and its villages, and Ibleam with its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor, with their towns, likewise the inhabitants of Endor with their villages, and similarly the inhabitants of Taanach with their villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo with their villages, and one third part of the city of Naphath.
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.
12 The sons of Manasseh were not able to overthrow these cities, and so the Canaanite began to dwell in their land.
Men Manasses barn maktet ikke å innta disse byer, og det lyktes kana'anittene å bli boende der i landet.
13 But after the sons of Israel had grown strong, they subdued the Canaanites, and made them their tributaries, but they did not kill them.
Da Israels barn siden blev sterkere, gjorde de kana'anittene arbeidspliktige, men de drev dem ikke bort.
14 And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, and they said, “Why have you given to me as a possession one lot and one portion, while I am of such a great multitude, and the Lord has blessed me?”
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?
15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up into the forest, and cut out space for yourself in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
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.
16 And the sons of Joseph responded to him: “We are not able to ascend to the mountains, since the Canaanites, who live in the plains, in which are situated Bethshean, with its villages, and Jezreel, possessing the middle of the valley, use chariots of iron.”
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.
17 And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh: “You are a numerous people, and you have great strength. You shall not have only one lot.
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,
18 Instead, you shall cross to the mountain, and you shall cut down and clear out for yourselves space in which to live. And you shall be able to advance further, when you will have destroyed the Canaanite, who, as you say, has iron chariots and is very strong.”
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.
