1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: 2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. 3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance. 10 Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: 11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons: 12 And they 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. 13 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Mantojuma saglabāšana laulībās
1 Tad nāca tēvu namu galvenie no Gileāda, Māhīra dēla, dzimtām, no Manases, Jāzepa dēla, dzimtām un runāja ar Mozu un Israēla dēlu vadoņiem, tēva namu galvenajiem. 2 Un tie teica: “Mans kungs, Kungs ir pavēlējis izlozēt šo zemi Israēla dēliem, un Kungs ir pavēlējis manam kungam dot mūsu brāļa Celofhāda mantojumu viņa meitām. 3 Bet, ja tās kļūs par sievām kādam no Israēla cilšu dēliem, tad viņu mantojums tiks atrauts no mūsu tēvu mantojuma un pievienots tās cilts mantojumam, kurai viņas piederēs, un tas tiks atrauts no mūsu izlozētā mantojuma. 4 Un, kad Israēla dēliem nāks jubileju gads, tad viņu mantojums tiks pievienots tās cilts mantojumam, kurai tās piederēs, un viņu mantojums tiks atrauts no mūsu tēvu cilts mantojuma!”
5 Un Mozus pavēlēja Israēla dēliem, kā bija teicis Kungs: “Pareizi runā Jāzepa dēlu cilts! 6 Šie ir vārdi, ko Kungs pavēlējis par Celofhāda meitām: lai tās iziet par sievām pie tiem, kas tām tīk, taču lai tās ir par sievām kādam, kas no viņu tēvu cilts dzimtām. 7 Lai Israēla dēlu mantojums nepāriet no cilts pie cilts, bet katrs Israēla dēls lai turas pie sava mantojuma sava tēva ciltī. 8 Un ik meita, kas iegūst mantojumu kādā Israēla ciltī, lai kļūst par sievu kādam no viņas tēva cilts dzimtām – lai Israēla dēli manto katrs sava tēva mantojumu. 9 Lai mantojums nepāriet no cilts uz cilti, katra Israēla dēlu cilts lai turas pie sava mantojuma.”
10 Kā Kungs Mozum pavēlēja, tā Celofhāda meitas darīja. 11 Un Celofhāda meitas Mahla, Tirca, Hogla, Milka un Noa kļuva par sievām savu tēvoču dēliem, 12 viņas kļuva par sievām vīriem no Jāzepa dēla, Manases dēlu, dzimtām, un viņu mantojums palika viņu tēvu dzimtā.
13 Šie ir baušļi un tiesas, ko Kungs caur Mozu pavēlēja Israēla dēliem Moāba klajumos pie Jardānas pretī Jērikai.
