Joshua 17
New Living Translation
The Land Given to West Manasseh
17 The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them. 2 So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.
3 However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 These women came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us a grant of land along with the men of our tribe.”
So Joshua gave them a grant of land along with their uncles, as the Lord had commanded. 5 As a result, Manasseh’s total allocation came to ten parcels of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan across the Jordan River, 6 because the female descendants of Manasseh received a grant of land along with the male descendants. (The land of Gilead was given to the rest of the male descendants of Manasseh.)
7 The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah. 8 The land surrounding Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh’s territory, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. 9 From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea.[a] Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh’s territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. 10 In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh’s boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar.
11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[b] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[c] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
12 But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. 13 Later, however, when the Israelites became strong enough, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves. But they did not drive them out of the land.
14 The descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked, “Why have you given us only one portion of land as our homeland when the Lord has blessed us with so many people?”
15 Joshua replied, “If there are so many of you, and if the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for you, clear out land for yourselves in the forest where the Perizzites and Rephaites live.”
16 The descendants of Joseph responded, “It’s true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us.”
17 Then Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so large and strong, you will be given more than one portion. 18 The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.”
約書亞記 17
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
分給西瑪拿西半支派的土地
17 瑪拿西是約瑟的長子，這是他的支派抽籤所得之地。瑪拿西的長子，基列的父親瑪吉，因為是勇士，就得了基列和巴珊。 2 瑪拿西其餘的子孫，就是亞比以謝的子孫，希勒的子孫，亞斯烈的子孫，示劍的子孫，希弗的子孫，示米大的子孫，都按着宗族抽籤得了地。這都是約瑟的兒子瑪拿西子孫中各宗族的男丁。
3 瑪拿西的玄孫，瑪吉的曾孫，基列的孫子，希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子，只有女兒。他的女兒名叫瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒。 4 她們來到以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞以及眾領袖面前，說：「耶和華曾吩咐摩西在我們兄弟中分產業給我們。」於是約書亞照耶和華的指示，在她們叔伯中，把產業分給她們。 5 除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外，還有十份的地業是屬於瑪拿西的， 6 因為瑪拿西支派的女子也在男子中分得產業。基列地屬於瑪拿西其餘的子孫。
7 瑪拿西的地界是從亞設起，到示劍前面的密米他，往右[a]到隱‧他普亞居民之地。 8 他普亞地歸於瑪拿西，只是瑪拿西邊界的他普亞城卻歸於以法蓮子孫。 9 這地界從那裏下到加拿河。河南邊的城鎮雖然在瑪拿西境內，卻是屬於以法蓮的。瑪拿西的地界是在河的北邊直通到海為止。 10 南邊屬於以法蓮，北邊屬於瑪拿西，以海為界；北邊達到亞設，東邊達到以薩迦。 11 瑪拿西在以薩迦和亞設境內，有伯‧善和所屬的鄉鎮，以伯蓮和所屬的鄉鎮，多珥和所屬鄉鎮的居民；還有隱‧多珥和所屬鄉鎮的居民，他納和所屬鄉鎮的居民，米吉多和所屬鄉鎮的居民，共三個山岡[b]。 12 只是瑪拿西的子孫不能趕出這些城鎮的居民，迦南人仍堅持住在那地。 13 以色列人強盛的時候，就叫迦南人做苦工，沒有把他們全然趕走。
約瑟的子孫要求更多土地
14 約瑟的子孫對約書亞說：「耶和華到如今這樣賜福給我，我百姓眾多，你為甚麼只給我抽一籤，分一份的土地為業呢？」 15 約書亞對他們說：「如果你百姓眾多，而以法蓮山區太窄小，那麼你可以上比利洗人和利乏音人之地的樹林中，在那裏開墾。」 16 約瑟的子孫說：「那山區容不下我們，而且住平原的迦南人，就是住伯‧善和所屬的鄉鎮，以及住在耶斯列平原的人，都有鐵的戰車。」 17 約書亞對約瑟家，就是以法蓮和瑪拿西人，說：「你百姓眾多，並且強大，不可只有一籤而已。 18 那山區也要歸你，雖然是樹林，你可以去開墾，邊緣之地也必歸你。迦南人縱然強盛，有鐵的戰車，你也能把他們趕出去。」
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.
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