1Надел Иосифа начинался у Иордана иерихонского[1], к востоку от иерихонских вод, и тянулся оттуда через пустыню до нагорий Вефиля.2Он продолжался от Вефиля к Лузу, переходил к землям аркитян в Атароте,3спускался на запад к землям иафлетян до области Нижнего Бет-Хорона и к Гезеру, заканчиваясь у моря.4Манассия и Ефрем, потомки Иосифа, получили свой удел.5Вот земли Ефрема по их кланам: Граница их удела проходила от Атарот-Аддара на востоке до Верхнего Бет-Хорона6и тянулась к морю. От Микмефафа на севере она сворачивала на восток к Таанат-Шило, проходя за него к Ианоху на востоке.7Затем она спускалась от Ианоха к Атароту и Нааре, примыкала к Иерихону и выходила к Иордану.8От Таппуаха граница шла на запад к реке Кане и доходила до самого моря. Таков был удел рода ефремитов по их кланам.9Еще он включал все города с окрестными поселениями, которые были отделены ефремитам в уделе манасситов.10Они не выселили хананеев, живущих в Гезере; до сегодняшнего дня хананеи живут среди ефремитов, но как подневольные.
1The land given to the two tribes in the family line of Joseph began at the River Jordan. Their border started east of the springs of Jericho. It went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.2Bethel is also called Luz. From Bethel the border crossed over to Ataroth. That’s where the Arkites live.3Then it went west down to the territory of the Japhletites. It went all the way to the area of Lower Beth Horon. It went on to Gezer. The border came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.4The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim were from the family line of Joseph. So they received that land as their share.5Here is the territory given to the tribe of Ephraim, according to its family groups. The border of their share of land started at Ataroth Addar in the east. It went to Upper Beth Horon.6It continued towards the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north, it curved towards the east. It went to Taanath Shiloh. It passed by Taanath Shiloh to Janoah on the east.7Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah. It touched Jericho and came to an end at the River Jordan.8From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Valley. It came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea. That was the land given to the tribe of Ephraim. Each family group received its share.9The tribe of Ephraim was also given other towns and villages that were set apart for them. Those towns and villages were in the share of land given to the tribe of Manasseh.10The people of Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim to this day. But they are forced to work hard for the people of Ephraim.