1 و َتَمَّ تَحدِيدُ أرْضِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى، بِكْرِ يُوسُفَ، بِالقُرعَةِ. فَقَدْ أُعطِيَتْ جِلعادُ وَباشانُ لِنسلِ ماكِيرَ بِكْرِ مَنَسَّى، وَأبِي جِلعادَ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ مُحارِباً شَدِيداً.

This was the share of land given to the family of Manasseh, the first-born of Joseph. Gilead and Bashan were given to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war.

2 أ مَّا باقِي شَعبِ مَنَسَّى، الذي أُعْطِيَ حِصَّةً من الأرْض، فأَخَذُوا بِحَسَبِ عَشائِرِهِمْ، لِنَسلِ أبِيعَزَرَ وَحالَقَ وَأسْرِيئِيلَ وَشَكَمَ وَحافَرَ وَشَمِيداعَ. فَهَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الأبناءُ الذُّكُورُ لِمَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ بِحَسَبِ عَشائِرِهِمْ.

And land was given to the rest of the sons of Manasseh for their families. The sons of Joseph’s son Manasseh, with their families, were Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida.

3 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ لِصَلُفْحادَ بْنِ حافَرَ بْنِ جِلعادَ بْنِ ماكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسِّى أولادٌ ذُكُورٌ، فَقَدْ كانَ لَهُ بَناتٌ فَقَطْ. وَهَذَهِ هِيَ أسماءُ بَناتِهِ: مَحلَةُ وَنَوْعَةُ وَحُجلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 ف َأتَينَ إلَى ألِعازَرَ الكاهِنِ وَيَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ وَالقادَةِ وَقُلْنَ: «أمَرَ اللهُ مُوسَى بِأنْ يُعطِيَنا مِيراثاً فِي وَسَطِ أقرِبائِنا الذُّكُورِ.» فَأعطاهُنَّ مِيراثاً مَعَ أعْمامِهِنَّ، كَما أمَرَ اللهُ.

They came to Eleazar the religious leader, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The Lord told Moses to give us a share of land among our brothers.” So they gave them a share of land among their father’s brothers, as the Lord had said.

5 ف َنالَتْ قَبِيلَةُ مَنَسَّى عَشْرَ حِصَصٍ مِنَ الأرْضِ بِالإضافَةِ إلَى أرْضِ جِلْعادَ وَباشانَ فِي الجِهَةِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ مِنْ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ،

Ten parts of the land were given to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other side of the Jordan;

6 ل ِأنَّ بَناتَ مَنَسَّى أخَذْنَ مِيراثاً مَعَ أبنائِهِ الذُّكُورِ. وَكانَتْ أرْضُ جِلعادَ لِبَقِيَّةِ نَسلِ مَنَسَّى.

because Manasseh’s daughters received a share of land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

7 و َيَمتَدُّ حَدُّ مَنَسَّى مِنْ أشِيرَ إلَى مَكْمَتَةَ الَّتِي تَقَعُ مُقابِلَ شَكِيمَ. ثُمَّ يَتَّجِهُ إلَى الجَنُوبِ إلَى سُكّانِ عَينِ تَفُّوحَ.

The side of the land of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath, east of Shechem. Then it went south to the people of En-tappuah.

8 و َكانَتْ أرْضُ تَفُّوحَ لِمَنَسَّى. وَأمّا مَدِينَةُ تَفُّوحَ الَّتِي عَلَى حُدُودِ أرْضِ مَنَسَّى فَكانَتْ لِقَبِيلَةِ أفْرايِمَ.

The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh. But the town of Tappuah on the side of Manasseh’s land belonged to the sons of Ephraim.

9 ث ُمَّ يَنزِلُ الحَدُّ إلَى وادِي قانَةَ. وَكانَتِ المُدُنُ الواقِعَةُ إلَى الجَنُوبِ مِنَ الوادِي فِي وَسَطِ مُدُنِ المَنَسِّيِّينَ لِأفرايِمَ، وَلَكِنَّ حُدُودَ مَنَسَّى كانَتْ شَمالِ الوادِي، وَقَدِ انتَهَتْ عِندَ البَحْرِ.

Then the side of the land went down to the river of Kanah. The cities south of the river, among the cities of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim. Then Manasseh’s land went along the north side of the river and ended at the sea.

10 ا لأرْضُ الَّتِي فِي الجَنُوبِ كانَتْ لِأفرايِمَ، وَالأرْضُ الَّتِي فِي الشَّمالِ كانَتْ لِمَنَسَّى. وَكانَ البَحرُ هُوَ حَدُّ مَنَسَّى الغَربِيُّ، وَقَدْ وَصَلَ حَدُّهُمْ إلَى أشِيرَ فِي الشَّمالِ وَإلَى يَسّاكَرَ فِي الشَّرقِ.

The south side belonged to Ephraim. The north side belonged to Manasseh. Their land spread from the sea to Asher on the north and to Issachar on the east.

11 و َفِي داخِلَ أرْضِ أشِيرَ وَيَسّاكَرَ كانَ لِمَنَسَّى المُدُنُ التّالِيَةُ: بَيتُ شانَ وَيَبلَعامُ وَقُراهُما، وَسُكّانُ دُورَ وَعْينُ دُورَ وَتَعْنَكَ وَمَجِدُّو وَقُراها جَمِيعاً، وَكَذَلِكَ التِّلالُ الثَّلاثَةُ.

In Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the people of Dor and its towns, the people of En-dor and its towns, the people of Taanach and its towns, and the people of Megiddo and its towns. The third city is Napheth.

12 و َلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنْ شَعبُ مَنَسَّى مِنَ امتِلاكِ هَذَهِ المُدُنِ، فَبَقِيَ الكَنعانِيُّونَ ساكِنَينَ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

But the sons of Manasseh could not take these cities for their own because the Canaanites would not leave that land.

13 و َحِينَ قَوِيَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، أجبَرُوا الكَنعانِيِّينَ عَلَى العَمَلِ كَعَبِيدٍ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطرُدُوهُمْ تَماماً.

When the people of Israel became strong, they made the Canaanites work for them. But they did not drive all of them out.

14 و َقالَتْ عَشِيرَةُ يُوسُفَ لِيَشُوعَ: «لِماذا أعطَيتَنا قُرْعَةً واحِدَةً وَحَصَّةً واحِدَةً مِيراثاً لَنا؟ إنَّنا شَعبٌ كَبِيرٌ لِأنَّ اللهَ بارَكَنا حَتَّى الآنَ.»

The sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one share of the land? We have many people. And the Lord has brought good to us until now.”

15 ف َقالَ يَشُوعُ لَهُمْ: «إنْ كُنْتُمْ شَعباً كَبِيراً فاصعَدُوا إلَى الغابَةِ، وَاقطَعُوا الأشجارَ مِنها لِتُعِدُّوا لَكُمْ مَكاناً فِي أرْضِ الفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالرَّفائِيِّينَ، لِأنَّ أرْضَ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةَ صَغِيرَةٌ عَلَيكُمْ.»

Joshua said to them, “If you have many people, go up among the trees and clear a place for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”

16 ف َقالَ شَعبُ يُوسُفَ: «المِنطَقَةُ الجَبَلِيَّةُ غَيرُ كافِيَةٍ لَنا، وَلَكِنَّ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي الوادِي يَملِكُونَ مَركَباتٍ حَدِيدِيَّةً فِي بَيتِ شانَ وَقُراها فِي وادِي يَزرَعِيلَ.»

The sons of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. But all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron war-wagons. Both those in Beth-shean and its towns and those in the valley of Jezreel have them.”

17 ث ُمَّ قالَ يَشُوعُ لِشَعبِ يُوسُفَ، أفْرايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى: «إنَّكُمْ شَعبٌ كَبِيرٌ وَلَدَيكُمْ قُوَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ. لَنْ تَكُونَ لَكُمْ حِصَّةٌ واحِدَةٌ مِنَ الأرْضِ،

Then Joshua said to the families of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You have many people and much power. You will not have only one share of land.

18 ف َالمِنطَقَةُ الجَبَلِيَّةُ سَتَكُونُ لَكُمْ. فَمَعْ أنَّها غاباتٌ، لَكِنَّكُمْ سَتَقطَعُونَ الأشجارَ وَتُمَهِّدُونَها وَتَمتَلِكُونَها. وَسَتَطرُدُونَ الكَنعانِيِّينَ مَعَ أنَّهُمْ أقوِياءُ وَلَدَيهِمْ مَركَباتٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ.»

The hill country will be yours. It is full of trees, but you will clear it. All of it will be yours. For you will drive out the Canaanites, even if they have iron war-wagons and much strength.”