قُضاة 10

١ 1 وَقَامَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِيمَالِكَ تُولَعُ بْنُ فُوَاةَ بْنِ دُودُو مِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ لإِنْقَاذِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكَانَ هَذَا قَاطِناً فِي شَامِيرَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ،

After Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola, the sonne of Puah, the sone of Dodo, a man of Issachar, which dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

٢ 2 وَظَلَّ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ مُدَّةَ ثَلاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ فِي شَامِيرَ.

And he iudged Israel three and twentie yeere and dyed, and was buried in Shamir.

٣ 3 ثُمَّ تَوَلَّى بَعْدَهُ قَضَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَائِيرُ الْجِلْعَادِيُّ طَوَالَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

And after him arose Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Israel two and twenty yeere.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ لِيَائِيرَ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً يَرْكَبُونَ عَلَى ثَلاثِينَ جَحْشاً وَيَمْلِكُونَ ثَلاثِينَ مَدِينَةً فِي أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ، وَهِيَ تُدْعَى حَوُّوثَ يَائِيرَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And he had thirtie sonnes that rode on thirtie assecolts, and they had thirtie cities, which are called Hauoth-Iair vnto this day, and are in the land of Gilead.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ مَاتَ يَائِيرُ وَدُفِنَ فِي قَامُونَ.

And Iair dyed, and was buried in Kamon.

٦ 6 وَعَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَرْتَكِبُونَ الإِثْمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ وَآلِهَةَ أَرَامَ وَآلِهَةَ صِيدُونَ وَآلِهَةَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَآلِهَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَتَرَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَلَمْ يَعْبُدُوهُ.

And the children of Israel wrought wickednesse againe in the sight of the Lord, and serued Baalim and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistims, and forsooke the Lord and serued not him.

٧ 7 وَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَبَنِي عَمُّونَ،

Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he solde them into the hands of the Philistims, and into the handes of the children of Ammon:

٨ 8 مُدَّةَ ثَمَانِي عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَأَذَاقُوا الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَرْضِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ فِي جِلْعَادَ. شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ

Who from that yere vexed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteene yeres, euen all the children of Israel that were beyond Iorden, in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

٩ 9 وَعَبَرَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ لِمُحَارَبَةِ أَسْبَاطِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَأَفْرَايِمَ، فَاعْتَرَى الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ ضِيقٌ عَظِيمٌ.

Moreouer, the children of Ammon went ouer Iorden to fight against Iudah, and against Beniamin, and against the house of Ephraim: so that Israel was sore tormented.

١٠ 10 فَاسْتَغَاثُوا بِالرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْكَ لأَنَّنَا تَرَكْنَا إِلَهَنَا وَعَبَدْنَا الْبَعْلِيمَ».

Then the children of Israel cryed vnto the Lord, saying, We haue sinned against thee, euen because we haue forsaken our owne God, and haue serued Baalim.

١١ 11 فَأَجَابَهُمُ الرَّبُّ: «أَلَمْ أُنْقِذْكُمْ مِنَ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ وَبَنِي عَمُّونَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟

And the Lord sayd vnto the children of Israel, Did not I deliuer you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon and from the Philistims?

١٢ 12 وَعِنْدَمَا اسْتَغَثْتُمْ بِي مِنَ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ وَالْعَمَالِقَةِ وَالْعَمُّونِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ ضَايَقُوكُمْ، أَلَمْ أُخَلِّصْكُمْ؟

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did oppresse you, and ye cryed to me and I saued you out of their hands.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمُونِي وَعَبَدْتُمْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى، لِهَذَا لَا أَعُودُ أُنْقِذُكُمْ،

Yet ye haue forsaken me, and serued other gods: wherefore I will deliuer you no more.

١٤ 14 فَهَيَّا اسْتَجِيرُوا بِالآلِهَةِ الَّتِي اخْتَرْتُمُوهَا لِتُخَلِّصَكُمْ فِي وَقْتِ ضِيْقِكُمْ».

Goe, and cry vnto the gods which ye haue chosen: let them saue you in the time of your tribulation.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلرَّبِّ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا، فَافْعَلْ بِنَا مَا تَشَاءُ، وَلَكِنْ أَنْقِذْنَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ».

And the children of Israel sayde vnto the Lord, We haue sinned: doe thou vnto vs whatsoeuer please thee: onely we pray thee to deliuer vs this day.

١٦ 16 وَأَزَالُوا الأَوْثَانَ الْغَرِيبَةَ مِنْ وَسَطِهِمْ وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ، فَرَقَّ قَلْبُهُ لِمَشَقَّةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Then they put away the strange gods from among them and serued the Lord: and his soule was grieued for the miserie of Israel.

١٧ 17 فَاحْتَشَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ وَعَسْكَرُوا فِي جِلْعَادَ، وَتَجَمَّعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَيَّمُوا فِي الْمِصْفَاةِ.

Then the children of Ammon gathered themselues together, and pitched in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselues, and pitched in Mizpeh.

١٨ 18 فَتَدَاوَلَ قَادَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مَا بَيْنَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ يَبْدَأْ فِي شَنِّ الْهُجُومِ عَلَى الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ، يُصْبِحْ رَئِيساً عَلَى جَمِيعِ سُكَّانِ جِلْعَادَ».

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, Whosoeuer will beginne the battell against the children of Ammon, the same shall be head ouer all the inhabitants of Gilead.