Joshua 17
King James Version
17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by 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 by their families.
3 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 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 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.
8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
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 Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill 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 of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
17 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 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
Josue 17
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Lupain ng Kalahating Lahi ni Manase
17 May ibinigay din na mga lupain para sa kalahating lahi ni Manase, na panganay na anak ni Jose. Ang Gilead at ang Bashan sa silangan ng Ilog ng Jordan ay ibinigay kay Makir dahil mabuti siyang sundalo. (Si Makir ang panganay ni Manase at ang ama ni Gilead.) 2 Ang lupain sa kanluran ng Jordan ay ibinigay sa ibang mga lahi ni Manase: ang mga sambahayan nina Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shekem, Hefer at Shemida. Sila ang mga lalaking anak ni Manase, at mga pinuno ng kani-kanilang angkan.
3 Ngayon, may isang tao na ang pangalan ay si Zelofehad. Anak siya ni Hefer at apo ni Gilead. Si Gilead ay anak ni Makir, at si Makir ay anak ni Manase. Si Zelofehad ay walang anak na lalaki kundi mga babae lang. Silaʼy sina Mahlah, Noe, Hogla, Milka at Tirza. 4 Pumunta sila kina Eleazar na pari, Josue na anak ni Nun at sa mga pinuno, at sinabi, “Nag-utos po ang Panginoon kay Moises na bigyan kami ng lupain gaya po ng mga kamag-anak naming lalaki.” Kaya binigyan sila ng bahagi nila ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon. 5 Ito ang dahilan kung bakit ang lahi ni Manase ay nakatanggap ng sampung bahagi ng lupain, hindi kasama ang Gilead at Bashan sa silangan ng Jordan, 6 dahil binigyan din ng bahagi ang mga kalahing babae kagaya ng mga kalahi niyang lalaki. Ang Gilead ay ibinigay sa iba pang lahi ni Manase.
7 Ang hangganan ng lupain ng lahi ni Manase ay nagmula sa Asher hanggang sa Micmetat, sa silangan ng Shekem papuntang timog sa lupain ng mga nakatira malapit sa bukal ng Tapua.[a] 8 (Ang mga lupain sa paligid ng Tapua ay pagmamay-ari ng lahi ni Manase, pero ang Tapua, na nasa hangganan ng lupain ni Manase ay pagmamay-ari ng lahi ni Efraim.) 9 Tumuloy ito sa hangganan na papunta sa Lambak ng Kana. Sa timog ng lambak na ito ay may mga bayan na pagmamay-ari ng lahi ni Efraim, kahit na kasama ito sa mga bayan ng lahi ni Manase. Ang hangganan ng lahi ni Manase ay patuloy sa hilaga ng lambak hanggang sa Dagat ng Mediteraneo. 10 Ang lupain sa timog ng ilog ay pagmamay-ari ng lahi ni Efraim at ang lupain sa hilaga ng ilog ay pagmamay-ari ng lahi ni Manase. Ang hangganan ng lupain ng lahi ni Manase sa kanluran ay ang Dagat ng Mediteraneo. Ang nasa hilaga ng lahi ni Manase ay ng lahi ni Asher, at ang nasa silangan ay ng lahi ni Isacar. 11 Ito ang mga bayan sa lupain ng lahi nina Isacar at Asher na ibinigay sa lahi ni Manase: ang Bet Shan, Ibleam, Dor (na tinatawag ding Nafat Dor), Endor, Taanac, Megido at ang mga bayan sa paligid nito. 12 Pero hindi naangkin ng mga lahi ni Manase ang mga bayan na ito dahil hindi nila mapaalis ang mga Cananeo roon. 13 Ngunit nang matatag na ang mga Israelita, inalipin nila ang mga Cananeo, pero hindi nila itinaboy nang lubusan ang mga ito.
14 Sinabi ng mga lahi ni Jose kay Josue, “Bakit isang bahagi lang ng lupain ang ibinigay mo sa amin? Napakarami namin dahil pinagpala talaga kami ng Panginoon.”
15 Sumagot si Josue, “Kung talagang marami kayo at maliit para sa inyo ang mga kabundukan ng Efraim, pumunta kayo sa mga kagubatan ng mga Perezeo at Refaimeo. Linisin nʼyo ang lugar na iyon para sa sarili ninyo.”
16 Sinabi ng mga lahi ni Jose, “Ang mga kabundukan ay maliit para sa amin. At hindi namin kaya ang mga Cananeo sa kapatagan dahil may mga karwahe silang bakal. At ganoon din ang mga Cananeo sa Bet Shan at sa mga bayan sa paligid nito at sa Lambak ng Jezreel.”
17 Sumagot si Josue, “Dahil napakarami nʼyo at makapangyarihan, hindi lang isa ang bahagi nʼyo, 18 magiging inyo rin ang mga kagubatan ng kabundukan. Kahit magubat ito, linisin na lang ninyo, dahil magiging inyo ito mula sa unahan hanggang sa dulo. At tiyak na maitataboy nʼyo ang mga Cananeo kahit makapangyarihan pa sila at may mga karwaheng bakal.”
Footnotes
- 17:7 nakatira malapit sa bukal ng Tapua: o, nakatira sa En Tapua.
Joshua 17
New King James Version
The Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh (West)
17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the (A)firstborn of Joseph: namely for (B)Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given (C)Gilead and Bashan. 2 And there was a lot for (D)the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: (E)for the children of [a]Abiezer, the children of Helek, (F)the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, (G)the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
3 But (H)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before (I)Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, (J)“The Lord commanded Moses to give us an [b]inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers. 5 Ten shares fell to (K)Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.
7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to (L)Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. 8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but (M)Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the [c]border descended to the [d]Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. (N)These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea.
10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 11 And in Issachar and in Asher, (O)Manasseh had (P)Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three hilly regions. 12 Yet (Q)the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to (R)forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.
More Land for Ephraim and Manasseh
14 (S)Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only (T)one [e]lot and one share to inherit, since we are (U)a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?”
15 So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.”
16 But the children of Joseph said, “The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have (V)chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are (W)of the Valley of Jezreel.”
17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one [f]lot, 18 but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its [g]farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, (X)though they have iron chariots and are strong.”
Footnotes
- Joshua 17:2 Jeezer, Num. 26:30
- Joshua 17:4 possession
- Joshua 17:9 boundary
- Joshua 17:9 Wadi
- Joshua 17:14 allotment
- Joshua 17:17 allotment
- Joshua 17:18 Lit. goings out
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