Giudici 10

1Or dopo Abimelec sorse, per liberare Israele, Thola, figliuolo di Puah, figliuolo di Dodo, uomo d’Issacar. Dimorava a Samir, nella contrada montuosa di Efraim; 2fu giudice d’Israele per ventitre anni; poi morì e fu sepolto a Samir. 3Dopo di lui sorse Jair, il Galaadita, che fu giudice d’Israele per ventidue anni; 4ebbe trenta figliuoli che cavalcavano trenta asinelli e aveano trenta città, che si chiamano anche oggi i borghi di Jair, e sono nel paese di Galaad. 5Poi Jair morì e fu sepolto a Kamon. 6E i figliuoli d’Israele continuarono a fare ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno e servirono agl’idoli di Baal e di Astarte, agli dèi della Siria, agli dèi di Sidon, agli dèi di Moab, agli dèi de’ figliuoli di Ammon e agli dèi de’ Filistei; abbandonaron l’Eterno e non gli serviron più. 7L’ira dell’Eterno s’accese contro Israele, ed egli li diede nelle mani de’ Filistei e nelle mani de’ figliuoli di Ammon. 8E in quell’anno, questi angariarono ed oppressero i figliuoli d’Israele; per diciotto anni oppressero tutti i figliuoli d’Israele ch’erano di là dal Giordano, nel paese degli Amorei in Galaad. 9E i figliuoli di Ammon passarono il Giordano per combattere anche contro Giuda, contro Beniamino e contro la casa d’Efraim; e Israele fu in grande angustia. 10Allora i figliuoli d’Israele gridarono all’Eterno, dicendo: "Abbiam peccato contro di te, perché abbiamo abbandonato il nostro Dio, e abbiam servito agl’idoli Baal". 11E l’Eterno disse ai figliuoli d’Israele: "Non vi ho io liberati dagli Egiziani, dagli Amorei, dai figliuoli di Ammon e dai Filistei? 12Quando i Sidonii, gli Amalekiti e i Maoniti vi opprimevano e voi gridaste a me, non vi liberai io dalle loro mani? 13Eppure, m’avete abbandonato e avete servito ad altri dèi; perciò io non vi libererò più. 14Andate a gridare agli dèi che avete scelto; vi salvino essi nel tempo della vostra angoscia!" 15E i figliuoli d’Israele dissero all’Eterno: "Abbiamo peccato; facci tutto quello che a te piace; soltanto, te ne preghiamo, liberaci oggi!" 16Allora tolsero di mezzo a loro gli dèi stranieri e servirono all’Eterno, che si accorò per l’afflizione d’Israele. 17I figliuoli di Ammon s’adunarono e si accamparono in Galaad, e i figliuoli d’Israele s’adunaron pure, e si accamparono a Mitspa. 18Il popolo, i principi di Galaad, si dissero l’uno all’altro: "Chi sarà l’uomo che comincerà l’attacco contro i figliuoli di Ammon? Quegli sarà il capo di tutti gli abitanti di Galaad".

1After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2He judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 3After him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years. 4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. 6The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served the Baals, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they abandoned Yahweh, and didn’t serve him. 7Yahweh’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon. 8They troubled and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years, they oppressed all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9The children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was very distressed. 10The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.” 11Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “Didn’t I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand. 13Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods: therefore I will save you no more. 14Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!” 15The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned: do you to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, this day.” 16They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. 18The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, “What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

1Na Abimelech nu stond op, om Israel te behouden, Thola, een zoon van Pua, zoon van Dodo, een man van Issaschar; en hij woonde te Samir, op het gebergte van Efraim. 2En hij richtte Israel drie en twintig jaren; en hij stierf, en werd begraven te Samir. 3En na hem stond op Jair, de Gileadiet; en hij richtte Israel twee en twintig jaren. 4En hij had dertig zonen, rijdende op dertig ezelveulens, en die hadden dertig steden, die zij noemden Havvoth-Jair, tot op dezen dag, dewelke in het land van Gilead zijn. 5En Jair stierf, en werd begraven te Kamon. 6Toen voeren de kinderen Israels voort te doen, dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN, en dienden de Baals, en Astharoth, en de goden van Syrie, en de goden van Sidon, en de goden van Moab, en de goden der kinderen Ammons, mitsgaders de goden der Filistijnen; en zij verlieten den HEERE, en dienden Hem niet. 7Zo ontstak de toorn des HEEREN tegen Israel; en Hij verkocht hen in de hand der Filistijnen, en in de hand der kinderen Ammons. 8En zij onderdrukten en vertraden de kinderen Israels in datzelve jaar; achttien jaren, onderdrukten zij al de kinderen Israels, die aan gene zijde van de Jordaan waren, in het land der Amorieten, dat in Gilead is. 9Daartoe togen de kinderen Ammons over de Jordaan, om te krijgen, zelfs tegen Juda, en tegen Benjamin, en tegen het huis van Efraim; zodat het Israel zeer bang werd. 10Toen riepen de kinderen Israels tot den HEERE, zeggende: Wij hebben tegen U gezondigd, zo omdat wij onzen God hebben verlaten, als dat wij de Baals gediend hebben. 11Maar de HEERE zeide tot de kinderen Israels: Heb Ik u niet van de Egyptenaren, en van de Amorieten, en van de kinderen Ammons, en van de Filistijnen, 12En de Sidoniers, en Amalekieten, en Maonieten, die u onderdrukten, toen gij tot Mij riept, alsdan uit hun hand verlost? 13Nochtans hebt gij Mij verlaten, en andere goden gediend; daarom zal Ik u niet meer verlossen. 14Gaat henen, roept tot de goden, die gij verkoren hebt; laten die u verlossen, ter tijd uwer benauwdheid. 15Maar de kinderen Israels zeiden tot den HEERE: Wij hebben gezondigd; doe Gij ons, naar alles, wat goed is in Uw ogen; alleenlijk verlos ons toch te dezen dage! 16En zij deden de vreemde goden uit hun midden weg, en dienden den HEERE. Toen werd Zijn ziel verdrietig over den arbeid van Israel. 17En de kinderen Ammons werden bijeengeroepen, en legerden zich in Gilead; daarentegen werden de kinderen Israels vergaderd, en legerden zich te Mizpa. 18Toen zeide het volk, de oversten van Gilead, de een tot den ander: Wie is de man, die beginnen zal te strijden tegen de kinderen Ammons? die zal tot een hoofd zijn over alle inwoners van Gilead.