Joshua · Chapter 17

[ edit] And þe lot felle to þe lynage of Manaſſe, forſoþe he is þe firſt goten of Joſeph; to Machir, þe firſt goten of Manaſſes, þe fader of Galaad, þat was a man fiȝter, and hadde þe poſſeſſioun of Galaad and Baſan; and to þe relikis of þe ſones of Manaſſe, after her meynees; to þe ſones of Abieſer, and to þe ſones of Heleph, and to þe ſones of Heſryel, and to þe ſones of Sichem, and to þe ſones of Epher, and to þe ſones of Semyda; þes ben þe ſones of Manaſſe, ſone of Joſeph, maalis, bi her kynredis.

To Salphat forſoþe, þe ſone of Epher, ſone of Galaad, ſone of Machir, ſone of Manaſſe, were no ſones, but oonli douȝtres; of þe whiche þes ben þe names, Maala, and Noa, and Negla, and Melcha, and Terſa. And þei camen in þe ſiȝt of Eliazar, preeſt, and of Joſue ſone of Nun, and of þe princis, ſeiynge, Þe Lord haþ comaundid bi þe hoond of Moyſes, þat poſſeſſioun were ȝouun to vs in þe mydil of oure briþeren. And he ȝaf to hem, after þe heeſt of þe Lord, poſſeſſioun in þe mydil of þe briþeren of þe fader of hem. And þe litil cordis fellen to Manaſſe ten, wiþ out þe loond of Galaad and Baſan biȝond Jordan; forſoþe þe douȝtres of Manaſſe hadden herytage in þe mydil of þe ſones of hym.

Forſoþe þe loond of Galaad felle into þe lot of þe ſones of Manaſſe, þat weren left. And þe teerme of Manaſſe was fro Aſer Machynaþat, þat biholdiþ Sichem, and gooþ out to þe riȝt biſide þe dwellers of þe welle of Taphue. And forſoþe in þe lot of Manaſſe felle þe loond of Taphue, þat is biſide þe teermes of Manaſſe, and of þe ſones of Effraym. And þe teerme of þe valey ful of reedis comeþ doun in þe ſouþ of þe ſtreeme of þe cytees of Effraym, þat ben in þe mydil of þe cytees of Manaſſe.

Þe teerme of Manaſſe fro þe norþ of þe ſtreem, and þe goynge out of it gooþ to þe ſee; ſo þat þe poſſeſſioun of Effraym be fro þe ſouþ, and fro þe norþ of Manaſſe, and eiþer cloſiþ þe ſee; and þei ben ioyned to hem ſelf in þe lynage of Aſer fro þe norþ, and in þe lynage of Yſachar fro þe eſt. And þe herytage of Manaſſe was in Yſachar and in Aſer, Verſan and þe litil touns of it, and Jeblaan wiþ his litil touns, and þe dwellers of Dor, wiþ her borgh touns; forſoþe þe dwellers of Endor, wiþ her litil touns, and alſo þe dwellers of Thanaþ, wiþ her litil touns, and þe dwellers of Magedo, wiþ her litil touns, and þe þridde part of þe cytee of Nophet.

Ne þe ſones of Manaſſe myȝten þeſe cytees vndurturn, but Chanane bygan to dwelle in þis loond. Forſoþe after þat þe children of Yrael weren recouerd, þei ſugetiden þe Chananeis, and maden tributaryes to hem, and ſlewen hem not. And þe ſones of Joſeph ſpeken to Joſue, and ſeiden, Whi haſt þow ȝeue to me loond into poſſeſſioun of lot and of o litil coord, ſiþ Y am of ſo myche multitude, and þe Lord haþ bleſſid me? To whom Joſue ſeiþ, If þow art a myche puple, ſty into þe wode, and hew to þee ſpacis in þe loond of Pherezei, and Raphaym; for ſtreyt is to þee þe poſſeſſioun of þe hil of Effraym.

To whom anſwerden þe ſones of Joſeph, We ſhulen not mowe ſtie vp to þe mounteyns, ſiþ yren charys vſen þe Chananees, þat dwellen in þe feeldi loond; in þe which ben ſet Berſan, wiþ his litil touns, and Jerazel hauynge þe mydil valey. And Joſue ſeide to þe hous of Joſeph, þat is, Effraym and Manaſſe, Þow art a myche puple, and of greet ſtrengþe; þow ſhalt not haue o ſoort, but þow ſhalt paſſe to þe hil, and hew to þee, and purge ſpacis to dwelle. And þow ſhalt mowe forþermore goo forþ, whanne þow haſt vndur turned Chananee, whom þow ſeiſt yren charis to han, and to be mooſt ſtrong.