Joshua 17

1 And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh was, 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 had he Gilead and Bashan.

Wɔde asase no fa a ɛda atɔeɛ fam no maa Manase abusuakuo no fa a ɔyɛ Yosef babarima panin no asefoɔ. Na wɔde Gilead ne Basan a ɛda Yordan apueeɛ fam no ama Makir abusua no dada, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔyɛ ɔkofoni kɛseɛ. (Na Makir yɛ Manase babarima panin ne Gilead agya.)

2 So the lot pertained to the rest of the sons of Manasseh, by 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, were the sons of Manasseh, son of Joseph, even the male descendants, by their families.

Asase a ɛda Yordan atɔeɛ fam no, wɔde maa mmusua nkaeɛ a wɔwɔ Manase abusuakuo mu a wɔn ne: Abieser, Helek, Asriel, Sekem, Hefer ne Semida.

3 But, Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, —and, these, are the names of his daughters, Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Nanso, Hefer babarima Selofehad a na ɔno nso yɛ Manase, Makir ne Gilead aseni no na ɔnni mmammarima. Mmom, na ɔwɔ mmammaa baanum. Na wɔn edin de Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka ne Tirsa.

4 And they had come near, before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh, commanded Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren, —And he had given them, according to the bidding of Yahweh, an inheritance, in the midst of the brethren of their father.

Saa mmaa yi baa ɔsɔfoɔ Eleasa ne Nun babarima Yosua ne Israel ntuanofoɔ no nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ, “Awurade hyɛɛ Mose sɛ ɔmma yɛn ne mmarima a wɔwɔ yɛn abusuakuo mu no agyapadeɛ.” Enti, Yosua maa wɔne wɔn agyanom agyapadeɛ sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ no.

5 Thus there fell ten portions to Manasseh, —besides the land of Gilead, and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;

Ɛno enti Manase agyapadeɛ bɛyɛɛ nsasetea edu a Gilead ne Basan a ɛdeda Asubɔnten Yordan agya no ka ho,

6 because, the daughters of Manasseh, received an inheritance in the midst of his sons, —and, the land of Gilead, became the possession of the sons of Manasseh that remained.

ɛfiri sɛ, Manase asefoɔ a wɔyɛ mmaa no ne wɔn a wɔyɛ mmarima nyaa agyapadeɛ. (Wɔde Gilead asase no maa Manase asefoɔ a wɔyɛ mmarima nkaeɛ no).

7 So then the boundary of Manasseh was from Asher, Michmethath, which faceth Shechem, —and the boundary goeth along unto the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

Manase abusuakuo no ɛhyeɛ no firi Aser ɛhyeɛ ano kɔsi Mikmetat, a ɛwɔ Sekem apueeɛ fam. Afei, ɛhyeɛ no firi Mikmetat kɔ anafoɔ fam, kɔsi nnipa a wɔte bɛn Tapua asuo no ho no.

8 Manasseh, had the land of Tappuah, —but, Tappuah itself, towards the boundary of Manasseh, pertained unto the sons of Ephraim;

(Asase a atwa Tapua ho ahyia no yɛ Manase dea, nanso, Tapua kuro no a ɛda Manase mantam no ɛhyeɛ so no yɛ Efraim abusuakuo no dea.)

9 and the boundary goeth down to the ravine of Kanah, southward of the ravine, these cities, belong to Ephraim, in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, —but, the boundary of Manasseh, was on the north side of the ravine, and the extensions thereof were to the sea;

Manase ɛhyeɛ no firi Tapua asuo no, nenam Kana suka atifi kɔsi Ɛpo Kɛseɛ no. (Nkuro bebree a ɛwɔ Manase mantam mu no yɛ Efraim abusuakuo no dea.)

10 southward, pertaineth to Ephraim, and, northward, to Manasseh, and the sea was the boundary thereof, —and they touch, Asher, on the north, and Issachar on the east.

Asase a ɛda suka no anafoɔ fam no yɛ Efraim dea, na deɛ ɛda atifi fam nso wɔ Manase, na Ɛpo kɛseɛ no yɛ Manase asase no ɛhyeɛ wɔ atɔeɛ fam. Aser asase no da Manase deɛ no atifi fam, na Isakar asase no nso da apueeɛ fam.

11 And Manasseh had—in Issachar and in Asher—Bethshean 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—the three heights,

Wɔde saa nkuro a ɛwɔ Isakar ne Aser mantam mu no maa Manase: Bet-Sean, Yibleam, Dor (a ɛyɛ Nafɔt Dor), En-Dor, Taanak ne Megido ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ.

12 The sons of Manasseh, however, could not dispossess these cities, —but the Canaanites were determined to remain in this land;

Nanso, Manase asefoɔ no antumi amfa saa nkuro yi. Wɔantumi antu Kanaanfoɔ a na wɔte hɔ no.

13 but, when the sons of Israel had waxed strong, they put the Canaanites under tribute, —though they, dispossessed, them not.

Akyire yi, ɛberɛ a Israelfoɔ nyaa ahoɔden no, wɔhyɛɛ Kanaanfoɔ no ma wɔyɛɛ adwuma sɛ nkoa. Nanso, wɔampamo wɔn amfiri asase no so.

14 Then spake the sons of Joseph unto Joshua, saying, —Why hast thou given me, as an inheritance, but one lot and one portion, seeing that, I, am a numerous people, because hitherto hath Yahweh blessed me.

Yosef asefoɔ baa Yosua nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na woama yɛn asaseta baako pɛ wɔ ɛberɛ a Awurade ama yɛn ase adɔre?”

15 And Joshua said unto them: If, a numerous people, thou art, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there, in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, —seeing that, too narrow for thee, is the hill country of Ephraim.

Yosua buaa sɛ, “Sɛ Efraim bepɔ asase no sua ma mo dea, monkɔdɔ kwaeɛ a Perisifoɔ ne Refaimfoɔ te so no.”

16 And the sons of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us, —and there are, chariots of iron, among all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley, belonging both to them in Bethshean, and her towns, and to them in the valley of Jezreel.

Na wɔbuaa sɛ, “Bepɔ so asase no sua ma yɛn, na Kanaanfoɔ a wɔwɔ bepɔ no ase nsase a atwa Bet-Sean ne Yesreel bɔnhwa ho ahyia no wɔ nnadeɛ nteaseɛnam na wɔn ho yɛ den dodo ma yɛn.”

17 And Joshua made answer unto the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, —A numerous people, thou art, and, great vigour, thou hast, thou shalt not have one lot only;

Na Yosua ka kyerɛɛ Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuo a wɔyɛ Yosef asefoɔ no sɛ, “Esiane sɛ mo dɔɔso na mo ho yɛ den enti, mobɛnya nsasetam no bi aka baako no ho.

18 for, the hill country, shall be thine, in that, a forest, it is, therefore canst thou cut it down, and thine shall be the extensions thereof, —for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though, chariots of iron, they have, and though, strong, they are.

Wɔde kwaeɛ a ɛda bepɔ no so no bɛka mo ho. Monnɔ asase no sɛdeɛ mobɛtumi biara na montena hɔ. Ɛwom sɛ Kanaanfoɔ no ho yɛ den na wɔwɔ nnadeɛ nteaseɛnam, nanso mewɔ awerɛhyɛmu sɛ mobɛtumi apamo wɔn afiri bɔnhwa no mu.”