1Ætthöfðingjarnir af kynkvísl Gíleaðs sona, Makírssonar, Manassesonar, af kynkvíslum Jósefs sona, gengu fram og töluðu fyrir augliti Móse og fyrir augliti höfuðsmannanna, ætthöfðingja Ísraelsmanna,
1The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel:
2og sögðu: ,,Drottinn hefir boðið þér, herra, að fá Ísraelsmönnum landið til eignar með hlutkesti. Þér var og, herra, boðið af Drottni að fá eignarhluta Selofhaðs bróður vors dætrum hans í hendur.
2and they said, “Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
3Giftist þær nú einhverjum af sonum annarra ættkvísla Ísraelsmanna, þá tekst erfð þeirra af erfð feðra vorra og bætist við erfð þess ættleggs, er þær giftast í, og tekst þannig af erfðahluta vorum.
3If they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
4Og þegar fagnaðarár Ísraelsmanna kemur, þá verður erfð þeirra bætt við erfð þess ættleggs, er þær giftast í, og erfð þeirra tekst af erfð ættleggs feðra vorra.``
4When the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.”
5Þá gaf Móse Ísraelsmönnum svofelld fyrirmæli að boði Drottins: ,,Ættleggur Jósefs sona hefir rétt að mæla!
5Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Yahweh, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks right.
6Þetta eru fyrirmæli Drottins um dætur Selofhaðs: Þær mega giftast hverjum sem þær vilja; aðeins skulu þær giftast einhverjum úr föðurætt sinni,
6This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.
7svo að erfð Ísraelsmanna gangi eigi frá einum ættlegg til annars, heldur skulu allir Ísraelsmenn halda fast í erfð föðurættar sinnar.
7So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
8Sérhver dóttir af ættkvíslum Ísraelsmanna, er erfð hlýtur, skal giftast í föðurætt sína, svo að hver Ísraelsmanna erfi föðurleifð sína
8Every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
9og erfð gangi eigi frá einum ættlegg til annars, heldur skulu allir ættleggir Ísraelsmanna halda fast í erfð sína.``
9So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall each keep his own inheritance.”
10Dætur Selofhaðs gjörðu svo sem Drottinn hafði boðið Móse,
10The daughters of Zelophehad did as Yahweh commanded Moses:
11og giftust þær Mahla, Tirsa, Hogla, Milka og Nóa, dætur Selofhaðs, sonum föðurbræðra sinna.Giftust þær mönnum af kynkvísl sona Manasse Jósefssonar, og varð erfð þeirra kyrr í ættlegg föðurættar þeirra.
11for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
12Giftust þær mönnum af kynkvísl sona Manasse Jósefssonar, og varð erfð þeirra kyrr í ættlegg föðurættar þeirra.
12They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
13These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.