1 Caiu também a sorte à tribo de Manassés, por ser ele o primogênito de José. Quanto a Maquir, primogênito de Manassés, pai de Gileade, pelo fato de ser homem de guerra, teve a Gileade e a Basã.

2 Caiu a sorte aos mais filhos de Manassés segundo as suas famílias: aos filhos de Abiezer, e aos filhos de Heleque, e aos filhos de Asriel, e aos filhos de Siquém, e aos filhos de Hefer, e aos filhos de Semida. Estes foram os filhos de Manassés, filho de José, segundo as suas famílias.

3 Mas Zelofeade, filho de Hefer, filho de Gileade, filho de Maquir, filho de Manassés, não tinha filhos, mas somete filhas, cujos nomes são estes: Maalá, Noa, Hogla, Milca e Tirza.

4 Estas chegaram à presença do sacerdote Eleazar, e de Josué, filho de Num, e dos príncipes, dizendo: Jeová ordenou a Moisés que se nos desse uma herança entre nossos irmãos. Josué, segundo a ordem de Jeová, deu-lhes uma herança entre os irmãos do seu pai.

5 Caíram a Manassés dez quinhões, afora a terra de Gileade e Basã, que está além do Jordão;

6 porque as filhas de Manassés receberam uma herança entre os filhos dele. A terra de Gileade pertencia aos outros filhos de Manassés.

7 Foi o termo de Manassés desde Aser até Micmetá, que está defronte de Siquém; e estendeu-se pela direita até os que habitam En-Tapua.

8 A terra de Tapua ficou pertencendo a Manassés; mas Tapua, junto ao termo de Manassés, pertencia aos filhos de Efraim.

9 Desceu o termo desta até a torrente de Caná, para o sul da mesma. A Efraim pertenciam estas cidades entre as de Manassés. O termo de Manassés estava ao norte da torrente, e os seus extremos chegaram ao mar:

10 ao sul era de Efraim, ao norte era de Manassés, e o mar era o seu termo; estenderam-se até Aser ao norte, e até Issacar ao oriente.

11 Tinha Manassés em Issacar e em Aser a Bete-Seã e suas vilas, e a Ibleã e suas vilas, e aos habitantes de Dor e suas vilas, e aos habitantes de En-Dor e suas vilas, e aos habitantes de Taanaque e suas vilas, e aos habitantes de Megido e suas vilas, a saber, os três outeiros.

12 Contudo os filhos de Manassés não puderam desapossar os habitantes daquelas cidades, mas o cananeus persistiram em habitar nessa terra.

13 Quando os filhos de Israel se tornaram fortes, sujeitaram os cananeus a trabalhos forçados, e não os desapossaram de todo.

14 Falaram os filhos de José a Josué, dizendo: Porque me deste apenas uma sorte e um quinhão por herança, sendo eu um povo grande, porquanto até aqui Jeová me tem abençoado?

15 Respondeu-lhes Josué: Se tu és povo grande, sobe ao bosque, e ali corta para ti lugar na terra dos ferezeus e dos refains, desde que a região montanhosa de Efraim te é estreita demais.

16 Tornaram os filhos de José: A região montanhosa não nos basta; e todos os cananeus que habitam na terra do vale têm carros de ferro, tanto os que estão em Bete-Seã e suas vilas, como os que estão no vale de Jezreel.

17 Falou Josué à casa de José, isto é, a Efraim e a Manassés, dizendo: Tu és povo grande, e tens grandes forças: não terás tão-somente uma sorte,

18 mas a região montanhosa será tua. Ainda que é bosque, cortá-lo-ás, e as suas extremidades serão tuas, porque desapossarás os cananeus, ainda que têm carros de ferro, e ainda que são fortes.

1 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 2 So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to 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 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, 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, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; 6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea: 10 southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and 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 part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me? 15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country 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 in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in 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 hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.