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

2 And there was a lot for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to 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, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the leaders, saying, Jehovah had commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers. Therefore, according to the mouth of Jehovah, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.

5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,

6 because the daughters of Manasseh had inherited an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies before Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.

8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim.

9 And 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.

10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. It met up with Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its daughter-villages, Ibleam and its daughter-villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its daughter-villages, the inhabitants of En Dor and its daughter-villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its daughter-villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its daughter-villages; three high regions.

12 Yet the sons of Manasseh could not dispossess those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

13 And it happened, when the sons of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not drive them out to dispossess them.

14 And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, since we are a numerous people, inasmuch as Jehovah has blessed us until now?

15 And Joshua answered them, If you are a numerous people, then go up to the forests and clear out 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 And the sons of Joseph said, The mountains are 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 daughter-villages and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel.

17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, You are a numerous people and have great power, you shall not have only one lot,

18 but the mountains shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it shall be yours to its extremities; for you shall dispossess the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.

1 Estas foram as terras distribuídas à tribo de Manassés, filho mais velho de José. Foram entregues a Maquir, filho mais velho de Manassés. Maquir, pai de Gileade, guerreiro valente, recebeu Gileade e Basã.

2 Também foram dadas terras para os clãs dos outros filhos de Manassés: Abiezer, Heleque, Asriel, Siquém, Héfer e Semida. Esses são os filhos homens de Manassés, filho de José, de acordo com os seus clãs.

3 Zelofeade, porém, filho de Héfer, neto de Gileade, bisneto de Maquir, trineto de Manassés, não teve nenhum filho, mas somente filhas. Seus nomes eram Maalá, Noa, Hogla, Milca e Tirza.

4 Elas foram ao sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué, filho de Num, e aos líderes, e disseram: "O Senhor ordenou a Moisés que nos desse uma herança entre os nossos parentes". Josué deu-lhes então uma herança entre os irmãos de seu pai, de acordo com a ordem do Senhor.

5 A tribo de Manassés recebeu dez quinhões de terra, além de Gileade e Basã, que ficam a leste do Jordão,

6 pois tanto as descendentes de Manassés como os filhos dele receberam herança. A terra de Gileade ficou para os outros descendentes de Manassés.

7 O território de Manassés estendia-se desde Aser até Micmetá, a leste de Siquém. A fronteira ia dali para o sul, chegando até o povo que vivia em En-Tapua.

8 As terras de Tapua eram de Manassés, mas a cidade de Tapua, na fronteira de Manassés, pertencia aos efraimitas.

9 Depois a fronteira descia até o ribeiro de Caná. Ao sul do ribeiro havia cidades pertencentes a Efraim que ficavam em meio às cidades de Manassés, mas a fronteira de Manassés ficava ao norte do ribeiro e terminava no mar.

10 Do lado sul a terra pertencia a Efraim; do lado norte, a Manassés. O território de Manassés chegava até o mar e alcançava Aser, ao norte, e Issacar, a leste.

11 Em Issacar e Aser, Manassés tinha também Bete-Seã, Ibleã e as populações de Dor, En-Dor, Taanaque e Megido, com os seus respectivos povoados. A terceira da lista é Nafote.

12 Mas os manassitas não conseguiram expulsar os habitantes dessas cidades, pois os cananeus estavam decididos a viver naquela região.

13 Entretanto, quando os israelitas se fortaleceram, submeteram os cananeus a trabalhos forçados, mas não os expulsaram totalmente.

14 Os descendentes de José disseram então a Josué: "Por que nos deste apenas um quinhão, uma só porção de herança? Somos um povo numeroso, e o Senhor nos tem abençoado ricamente".

15 Respondeu Josué: "Se vocês são tão numerosos, e se os montes de Efraim têm pouco espaço para vocês, subam, entrem na floresta e limpem o terreno para vocês na terra dos ferezeus e dos refains".

16 Os descendentes de José responderam: "Os montes não são suficientes para nós; além disso todos os cananeus que vivem na planície possuem carros de ferro, tanto os que vivem em Bete-Seã e seus povoados como os que vivem no vale de Jezreel".

17 Josué, porém, disse à tribo de José, a Efraim e a Manassés: "Vocês são numerosos e poderosos. Vocês não terão apenas um quinhão.

18 Os montes cobertos de floresta serão de vocês. Limpem o terreno, e será de vocês, até os seus limites mais distantes. Embora os cananeus possuam carros de ferro e sejam fortes, vocês poderão expulsá-los".