1 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 En-tappuah. 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 Beth-shean 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 Beth-shean 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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Iordan gʻarbidagi Manashe qabilasining yarmiga berilgan yerlar
1 Keyin Manashe qabilasiga ulush berildi. Manashe Yusufning toʻngʻichi edi. Moxir Manashening toʻngʻichi boʻlib, Giladning otasi edi. Moxir botir jangchi boʻlgani uchun, Muso unga Iordanning sharqidagi Gilad va Bashan oʻlkalarini bergan edi. 2 Iordanning gʻarbida Manashe qabilasining qolganiga ulush berildi. Manashe oʻgʻillari Abuazar, Xalek, Osriyol, Shakam, Xafer va Shamido urugʻlarining hammasiga yerlar berildi.
3 Manashening nabirasi Giladning Xafer degan oʻgʻli bor edi. Xaferning esa Zalofxod degan oʻgʻli bor edi. Zalofxodning oʻgʻillari yoʻq, faqatgina qizlari bor edi. Qizlarining ismlari Maxlo, Nuvah, Xoʻglax, Milxo va Tirza edi. 4 Shu ayollar ruhoniy Elazar , Yoshua va oqsoqollarning oldiga kelib, shunday deyishdi: “Egamizning Oʻzi bizga ham, amakilarimiz qatori, ulush berishni Musoga amr qilgan.” Yoshua Egamizga itoat etib, qizlarga ham amakilari qatori ulush berdi. 5 Natijada Iordanning sharqidagi Gilad va Bashan oʻlkalaridan tashqari, Manashe qabilasi Iordanning gʻarbida yana oʻn boʻlak yer oldi. 6 Chunki Manashe avlodining ayollari ham erkaklar qatori ulush olishdi. Gilad yerini esa Yoshua Manashe qabilasining qolganlariga taqsimlab berdi.
7 Iordan daryosining gʻarbidagi Manashe qabilasi yerlarining shimoliy chegarasi Osher qabilasi hududining chegarasi bilan tutashgan edi. Janubiy chegarasi esa Mixmatit shahrigacha borib, Tappux bulogʻi atrofida yashaydiganlarning yerlarigacha choʻzilgan edi. Mixmatit shahri Shakam shahrining sharqida edi. 8 Tappux shahri Manashe va Efrayim qabilalarining chegarasida joylashgan edi. Tappuxning atrofidagi yerlar Manashe qabilasiga tegishli boʻlsa ham, shaharning oʻzi Efrayim qabilasiga tegishli edi. 9 Manashe hududining janubiy chegarasi Tappux shahridan, Kanax soyligi boʻylab, Oʻrta yer dengizigacha choʻziladi. Kanax soyligining qirgʻogʻidagi bir nechta shahar Manashe qabilasining hududida boʻlishiga qaramay Efrayim qabilasiga tegishli edi. 10 Oʻsha soylikning janubidagi yerlar Efrayim qabilasiniki, shimolidagi yerlar esa Manashe qabilasiniki edi. Oʻrta yer dengizining qirgʻogʻi Manashe hududining gʻarbiy chegarasi edi. Bu hudud shimol tomonda Osher qabilasining hududigacha, sharq tomonda esa Issaxor qabilasining hududigacha choʻzilgan edi.
11 Issaxor va Osher qabilalarining hududlarida joylashgan quyidagi shaharlar va atrofidagi qishloqlar Manashe qabilasiga berilgan edi: Bayt–Shan, Yiblayom, Doʻr, yaʼni Nafoʻt–Doʻr, En–Doʻr, Tanax va Magidoʻ. 12 Lekin Manashe qabilasi bu shaharlarni qoʻlga kirita olmadi. Kanʼon xalqlari oʻsha joylarda yashashda davom etaverdi. 13 Birmuncha vaqt oʻtgandan keyin Isroil xalqi yanada kuchaydi va Kanʼon xalqlarini qarol boʻlib xizmat qilishga majbur qildi. Ammo ularni yurtdan butunlay quvib chiqarmadi.
Efrayim va Manashe qabilalari kattaroq ulushni soʻrab borishadi
14 Bir kun Yusuf avlodlari kelib, Yoshuadan soʻrashdi:
— Egamiz bizni barakali qilib, juda ham koʻpaytirdi. Nima uchun bizga faqatgina bir ulush yer berdingiz?
15 Yoshua ularga shunday deb javob berdi:
— Agar Efrayim qirlari sizlarga kichiklik qilayotgan boʻlsa, boringlar, Pariz va Rafa xalqlarining oʻrmonlaridagi daraxtlarni kesib, oʻzingizga joy tozalab olinglar.
16 Ular shunday dedilar:
— Biz aytganingizday qilsak ham, baribir, u joy bizga torlik qiladi. Yizril vodiysiga borib ham, u yerda yashay olmaymiz. Nega desangiz, Bayt–Shan shahri va uning atrofidagi qishloqlarda hamda Yizril vodiysining boshqa joylarida yashaydigan Kanʼon xalqi bizdan ancha kuchli, ularning temirdan yasalgan jang aravalari bor.
17 Yoshua Yusufning avlodlari boʻlgan Efrayim va Manashe qabilalariga shunday dedi:
— Sizlar juda koʻpchiliksizlar, kuchingiz ham koʻp. Nafaqat bir ulush yer, 18 balki qirlar ham sizlarniki boʻladi. U yerlar oʻrmon boʻlsa ham, daraxtlarini kesib, tozalanglar. U joylar boshidan oxirigacha sizlarniki boʻladi. Kanʼon xalqlarining temir jang aravalariyu katta kuchi boʻlishiga qaramay, sizlar ularni u yerdan haydab chiqarasizlar.
