其界下到加拿河的南边。在玛拿西城邑中的这些城邑都归以法莲。玛拿西的地界是在河北直通到海为止。
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
南归以法莲，北归玛拿西，以海为界。北边到亚设，东边到以萨迦。
Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
及至以色列人强盛了，就使迦南人作苦工，没有把他们全然赶出。
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
约瑟的子孙对约书亚说，耶和华到如今既然赐福与我们，我们也族大人多，你为什么仅将一阄一段之地分给我们为业呢。
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
以法莲山地有一个人名叫米迦。
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
米迦就把这一千一百舍客勒银子还他母亲。他母亲说，我分出这银子来为你献给耶和华，好雕刻一个像，铸成一个像。现在我还是交给你。
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
米迦将银子还他母亲，他母亲将二百舍客勒银子交给银匠，雕刻一个像，铸成一个像，安置在米迦的屋内。
Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
这米迦有了神堂，又制造以弗得和家中的神像，分派他一个儿子作祭司。
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
那时以色列中没有王，各人任意而行。
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
犹大的伯利恒有一个少年人，是犹大族的利未人，他在那里寄居。
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.