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Ang Duta sang Katunga sang Tribo ni Manase

17 May ginhatag man nga duta para sa katunga sang tribo ni Manase nga kamagulangan nga anak ni Jose. Ang Gilead kag ang Bashan sa sidlangan sang Suba sang Jordan ginhatag na sa pamilya ni Makir tungod kay maayo siya nga soldado. (Si Makir nga amay ni Gilead amo ang kamagulangan nga anak ni Manase.) Ang duta sa nakatundan sang Suba sang Jordan ginhatag sa iban nga mga kaliwat ni Manase nga amo ang mga pamilya ni Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shekem, Hefer, kag Shemida. Ginpanagtag ini sa ila suno sa kada pamilya.

Karon may isa ka tawo nga ang iya ngalan si Zelofehad. Anak siya ni Hefer kag apo ni Gilead. Si Gilead anak ni Makir, kag si Makir anak ni Manase. Si Zelofehad wala sing mga anak nga lalaki, kundi mga babayi lang. Sila amo sanday Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milca, kag Tirza. Nagkadto sila kay Eleazar nga pari, kay Josue nga anak ni Nun, kag sa mga pangulo kag nagsiling, “Nagsugo ang Ginoo kay Moises nga hatagan kami sang duta pareho sa amon mga paryente nga lalaki.” Gani ginhatagan sila sang ila bahin suno sa ginsugo sang Ginoo. Amo ini ang rason kon ngaa ang tribo ni Manase nakabaton sang napulo ka bahin sang duta, wala labot sa Gilead kag Bashan sa sidlangan sang Jordan, tungod kay ginhatagan man sang parte ang iya mga kaliwat nga babayi kaupod sang iya mga kaliwat nga lalaki. Ang Gilead ginhatag sa iban pa nga mga kaliwat ni Manase.

Ang dulunan sang duta sang tribo ni Manase nagasugod sa Asher hasta sa Micmetat, sa sidlangan sang Shekem. Dayon nagapadulong ini sa bagatnan pakadto sa duta sang mga tawo nga nagaestar malapit sa tuburan sang Tapua.[a] (Ang mga duta sa palibot sang Tapua iya sang tribo ni Manase, pero ang Tapua mismo, nga ara sa dulunan sang tribo ni Manase, iya sang mga kaliwat ni Efraim.) Dayon ang dulunan nagapakadto sa Kana nga ililigan sang tubig. May mga banwa sa bagatnan sang sina nga ililigan nga iya sang tribo ni Efraim, bisan nalakip ini sa mga banwa sang tribo ni Manase. Ang dulunan sang tribo ni Manase nagapadayon sa aminhan sang ililigan hasta sa Dagat sang Mediteraneo. 10 Ang duta sa bagatnan sang ililigan iya sang tribo ni Efraim kag ang duta sa aminhan sang ililigan iya sang tribo ni Manase. Ang dulunan sang tribo ni Manase sa nakatundan amo ang Dagat sang Mediteraneo. Nagatambi ang tribo ni Manase sa tribo ni Asher sa aminhan kag sa tribo ni Isacar sa sidlangan.

11 Amo ini ang mga banwa sa duta sang mga tribo ni Isacar kag ni Asher nga ginhatag sa tribo ni Manase: ang Bet Shean, Ibleam, Dor (ukon Nafot Dor), Endor, Taanac, Megido, kag ang mga baryo sa palibot sini. 12 Pero ini nga mga banwa wala mapanag-iyahan sang mga kaliwat ni Manase, kay indi nila mapahalin ang mga Canaanhon didto. 13 Pero sang malig-on na ang mga Israelinhon, gin-ulipon nila ang mga Canaanhon, pero wala nila sila ginpalayas.

14 Nagsiling ang mga kaliwat ni Jose kay Josue, “Ngaa isa lang ka parte sang duta ang ginhatag mo sa amon? Damo kami katama tungod kay ginpakamaayo gid kami sang Ginoo.”

15 Nagsabat si Josue, “Kon madamo gid man kamo kag gamay lang para sa inyo ang mga kabukiran sang Efraim, kadto kamo sa mga kagulangan sang mga Periznon kag mga Refaimnon. Didto magpanghawan kamo sang lugar para sa inyo kaugalingon.”

16 Nagsiling ang mga kaliwat ni Jose, “Ang mga kabukiran gamay para sa amon. Kag indi namon masarangan ang mga Canaanhon sa kapatagan tungod kay may mga karwahe sila nga salsalon. Kag amo man ang mga Canaanhon sa Bet Shean kag sa mga banwa sa palibot sini, kag sa Kapatagan sang Jezreel.” 17 Nagsabat liwat si Josue, “Tungod damo kamo katama kag puwerte pa kagamhanan, indi lang isa ang inyo parte, 18 mangin inyo man ang mga kagulangan sang kabukiran. Bisan kagulangan ini, hawani lang ninyo, kay mangin inyo ini halin sa puno hasta sa punta. Kag sigurado nga mapalayas ninyo ang mga Canaanhon bisan gamhanan pa sila kag may mga karwahe nga salsalon.”

Footnotes

  1. 17:7 tuburan sang Tapua: ukon, En Tapua.

17 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh(A) as Joseph’s firstborn,(B) that is, for Makir,(C) Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead(D) and Bashan(E) because the Makirites were great soldiers. So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh(F)—the clans of Abiezer,(G) Helek, Asriel,(H) Shechem, Hepher(I) and Shemida.(J) These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher,(K) the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters,(L) whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our relatives.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the Lord’s command.(M) Manasseh’s share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,(N) because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher(O) to Mikmethath(P) east of Shechem.(Q) The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah. (Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah(R) itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.) Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.(S) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(T) on the north and Issachar(U) on the east.(V)

11 Within Issachar(W) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(X) Ibleam(Y) and the people of Dor,(Z) Endor,(AA) Taanach(AB) and Megiddo,(AC) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(AD)

12 Yet the Manassites were not able(AE) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region. 13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.(AF)

14 The people of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people, and the Lord has blessed us abundantly.”(AG)

15 “If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest(AH) and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites(AI) and Rephaites.(AJ)

16 The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,(AK) both those in Beth Shan(AL) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”(AM)

17 But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment(AN) 18 but the forested hill country(AO) as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have chariots fitted with iron(AP) and though they are strong, you can drive them out.”

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor

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.

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.

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.

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.

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

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.

Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;

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.