Josue 17
Magandang Balita Biblia
17 Isang bahagi ng lupain ang ibinigay sa lipi ni Manases, sapagkat siya'y panganay ni Jose. Ibinigay ang Gilead at Bashan kay Maquir na ama ni Gilead, anak na panganay ni Manases, sapagkat siya'y isang mandirigma. 2 Binigyan din ng kani-kanilang bahagi sa lupain ang mga angkan nina Abiezer, Helec, Asriel, Shekem, Hefer at Semida. Sila ang mga anak na lalaki ni Manases, at mga pinuno ng kani-kanilang angkan. 3 Ngunit si Zelofehad na anak ni Hefer at apo ni Gilead na anak naman ni Maquir at apo ni Manases, ay walang anak na lalaki. Babae lahat ang anak niya, at ang pangalan nila'y Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milca at Tirza. 4 Lumapit(A) sila kay Eleazar na pari, kay Josue na anak ni Nun, at sa mga pinuno ng bayan. Sinabi nila, “Iniutos ni Yahweh kay Moises na bigyan din kami ng lupain, gaya ng ginawa niya sa iba naming kapatid.” Kaya't ayon sa utos ni Yahweh, binigyan din sila ng bahagi tulad ng kanilang mga kamag-anak na lalaki. 5 Ito ang dahilan kung bakit ang lipi ni Manases ay tumanggap pa ng sampung parte, bukod sa Gilead at Bashan sa kabila ng Jordan. 6 Binigyan din ng kanilang kaparte ang mga anak na babae. Ang Gilead ay napunta sa ibang mga anak na lalaki ni Manases.
7 Ang lupain ng lipi ni Manases ay mula sa Asher hanggang sa Micmetat na nasa tapat ng Shekem. Buhat doon, nagtuloy ang hangganan sa En-tapua. 8 Talagang bahagi ng Manases ang lupain ng Tapua, ngunit ang bayan ng Tapua na nasa gilid ng hangganan ng Manases ay kabilang sa mga bayang napapunta sa lipi ni Efraim. 9 Ang hanggana'y nagtuloy sa batis ng Cana, namaybay rito, at nagtapos sa Dagat Mediteraneo. Bahagi ng Efraim ang mga lunsod na nasa timog ng batis, kahit na malapit ang mga ito sa mga lunsod ng Manases. 10 Ang lupain ng Efraim ay nasa timog ng batis at ang lupain ng Manases ay nasa hilaga. Ang Dagat Mediteraneo ang hangganan nila sa kanluran. Katabi ng lipi ni Manases ang Asher sa dulong hilaga, at ang Isacar sa dakong silangan. 11 Sa loob ng lupain ng Isacar at Asher ay may mga lunsod pa ring napunta sa lipi ni Manases: ang mga lunsod ng Beth-sean at Ibleam, pati ang mga nayon sa paligid, gayundin ang mga naninirahan sa Dor, Endor, Taanac at Megido, at sa kanilang mga nayon sa paligid. 12 Ngunit(B) hindi napaalis lahat ng mga taga-Manases ang mga naninirahan sa mga nasabing lunsod, kaya't nanatili roon ang mga Cananeo. 13 Subalit nang maging mas makapangyarihan ang mga Israelita, hindi na nila lubusang pinaalis ang mga Cananeo ngunit sapilitan nilang pinagtrabaho ang mga ito bilang alipin.
14 Lumapit kay Josue ang mga lipi ni Jose at kanilang sinabi, “Bakit iisang bahagi ang ibinigay mo sa amin, gayong napakarami namin sapagkat pinagpala kami ni Yahweh?”
15 Sumagot si Josue, “Kung hindi sapat sa inyo ang kaburulan ng Efraim, pasukin ninyo at linisan ang mga kagubatan sa lupain ng mga Perezeo at mga Refaita.”
16 Tumutol pa ang mga lipi ni Jose, “Hindi pa rin sapat sa amin ang kaburulan. Hindi naman namin kaya ang mga Cananeo sa kapatagan sapagkat sila'y may mga karwaheng bakal; gayundin ang mga Cananeo sa Beth-sean, sa mga nayon sa paligid, at sa Kapatagan ng Jezreel.”
17 Sumagot muli si Josue, “Kayo'y napakarami at makapangyarihan. Hindi lamang iisa ang magiging kaparte ninyo. 18 Mapapasa-inyo ang kaburulan. Kahit na kagubatan pa ngayon, lilinisan ninyo at titirhan ang kabuuan niyon. Mapapalayas ninyo ang mga Cananeo kahit na makapangyarihan sila at may mga karwaheng bakal.”
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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