1 T here was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.

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

2 A nd there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

أمَّا 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.

3 B ut 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.

وَلَمْ 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.

4 A nd they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.

فَأتَينَ 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.

5 T en shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,

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

6 b ecause the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

لِأنَّ بَناتَ مَنَسَّى أخَذْنَ مِيراثاً مَعَ أبنائِهِ الذُّكُورِ. وَكانَتْ أرْضُ جِلعادَ لِبَقِيَّةِ نَسلِ مَنَسَّى.

7 A nd the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.

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

8 M anasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

وَكانَتْ أرْضُ تَفُّوحَ لِمَنَسَّى. وَأمّا مَدِينَةُ تَفُّوحَ الَّتِي عَلَى حُدُودِ أرْضِ مَنَسَّى فَكانَتْ لِقَبِيلَةِ أفْرايِمَ.

9 A nd the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. 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.

ثُمَّ 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.

10 S outhward 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.

الأرْضُ 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.

11 A nd in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had 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.

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

12 Y et the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

وَلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنْ شَعبُ مَنَسَّى مِنَ امتِلاكِ هَذَهِ المُدُنِ، فَبَقِيَ الكَنعانِيُّونَ ساكِنَينَ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

13 A nd it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. More Land for Ephraim and Manasseh

وَحِينَ قَوِيَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، أجبَرُوا الكَنعانِيِّينَ عَلَى العَمَلِ كَعَبِيدٍ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَطرُدُوهُمْ تَماماً.

14 T hen the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?”

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

15 S o 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.”

فَقالَ 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.»

16 B ut 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 chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel.”

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

17 A nd 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 lot,

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

18 b ut the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.”

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