Giudici 12

1Or gli uomini di Efraim si radunarono, passarono a Tsafon, e dissero a Jefte: "Perché sei andato a combattere contro i figliuoli di Ammon e non ci hai chiamati ad andar teco? Noi bruceremo la tua casa e te con essa". 2Jefte rispose loro: "Io e il mio popolo abbiamo avuto gran contesa coi figliuoli di Ammon; e quando v’ho chiamati in aiuto, non mi avete liberato dalle loro mani. 3E vedendo che voi non venivate in mio soccorso, ho posto a repentaglio la mia vita, ho marciato contro i figliuoli di Ammon, e l’Eterno me li ha dati nelle mani. Perché dunque siete saliti oggi contro di me per muovermi guerra?" 4Poi Jefte, radunati tutti gli uomini di Galaad, diè battaglia ad Efraim; e gli uomini di Galaad sconfissero gli Efraimiti, perché questi dicevano: "Voi, Galaaditi, siete de’ fuggiaschi d’Efraim, in mezzo ad Efraim e in mezzo a Manasse!" 5E i Galaaditi intercettarono i guadi del Giordano agli Efraimiti; e quando uno de’ fuggiaschi d’Efraim diceva: "Lasciatemi passare", gli uomini di Galaad gli chiedevano: "Sei tu un Efraimita?" Se quello rispondeva: "No", i Galaaditi gli dicevano: 6"Ebbene, di’ Scibboleth"; e quello diceva "Sibboleth", senza fare attenzione a pronunziar bene; allora lo pigliavano e lo scannavano presso i guadi del Giordano. E perirono in quel tempo quarantaduemila uomini d’Efraim. 7Jefte fu giudice d’Israele per sei anni. Poi Jefte, il Galaadita, morì e fu sepolto in una delle città di Galaad. 8Dopo di lui fu giudice d’Israele Ibtsan di Bethlehem, 9che ebbe trenta figliuoli, maritò fuori trenta figliuole, condusse di fuori trenta fanciulle per i suoi figliuoli. Fu giudice d’Israele per sette anni. 10Poi Ibtsan morì e fu sepolto a Bethlehem. 11Dopo di lui fu giudice d’Israele Elon, lo Zabulonita; fu giudice d’Israele per dieci anni. 12Poi Elon, lo Zabulonita, morì e fu sepolto ad Aialon, nel paese di Zabulon. 13Dopo di lui fu giudice d’Israele Abdon, figliuolo di Hillel, il Pirathonita. 14Ebbe quaranta figliuoli e trenta nipoti, i quali cavalcavano settanta asinelli. Fu giudice d’Israele per otto anni. 15Poi Abdon, figliuolo di Hillel, il Pirathonita, morì e fu sepolto a Pirathon, nel paese di Efraim, sul monte Amalek.

1The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!” 2Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand. 3When I saw that you didn’t save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?” 4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.” 5The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No”; 6then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell. 7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead. 8After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. 10Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem. 11After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. 13After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, who rode on seventy donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 15Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

1Toen werden de mannen van Efraim bijeengeroepen, en trokken over naar het noorden; en zij zeiden tot Jeftha: Waarom zijt gij doorgetogen om te strijden tegen de kinderen Ammons, en hebt ons niet geroepen, om met u te gaan? wij zullen uw huis met u met vuur verbranden. 2En Jeftha zeide tot hen: Ik en mijn volk waren zeer twistig met de kinderen Ammons; en ik heb ulieden geroepen, maar gij hebt mij uit hun hand niet verlost. 3Als ik nu zag, dat gij niet verlostet, zo stelde ik mijn ziel in mijn hand, en toog door tot de kinderen Ammons, en de HEERE gaf hen in mijn hand; waarom zijt gij dan te dezen dage tot mij opgekomen, om tegen mij te strijden? 4En Jeftha vergaderde alle mannen van Gilead, en streed met Efraim; en de mannen van Gilead sloegen Efraim, want de Gileadieten, zijnde tussen Efraim en tussen Manasse, zeiden: Gijlieden zijt vluchtelingen van Efraim. 5Want de Gileadieten namen de Efraimieten de veren van de Jordaan af; en het geschiedde, als de vluchtelingen van Efraim zeiden: Laat mij overgaan; zo zeiden de mannen van Gilead tot hem: Zijt gij een Efraimiet? wanneer hij zeide: Neen; 6Zo zeiden zij tot hem: Zeg nu Schibboleth; maar hij zeide: Sibbolet, en kon het alzo niet recht spreken; zo grepen zij hem, en versloegen hem aan de veren van de Jordaan, dat te dier tijd van Efraim vielen twee en veertig duizend. 7Jeftha nu richtte Israel zes jaren; en Jeftha, de Gileadiet, stierf, en werd begraven in de steden van Gilead. 8En na hem richtte Israel Ebzan, van Bethlehem. 9En hij had dertig zonen; en hij zond dertig dochteren naar buiten, en bracht dertig dochteren van buiten in voor zijn zonen; en hij richtte Israel zeven jaren. 10Toen stierf Ebzan, en werd begraven te Bethlehem. 11En na hem richtte Israel Elon, de Zebuloniet, en hij richtte Israel tien jaren. 12En Elon, de Zebuloniet, stierf, en werd begraven te Ajalon, in het land van Zebulon. 13En na hem richtte Israel Abdon, een zoon van Hillel, de Pirhathoniet. 14En hij had veertig zonen, en dertig zoons zonen, rijdende op zeventig ezelveulens; en hij richtte Israel acht jaren. 15Toen stierf Abdon, een zoon van Hillel, de Pirhathoniet; en hij werd begraven te Pirhathon, in het land van Efraim, op den berg van den Amalekiet.