قُضاة 12

١ 1 وَجَهَّزَ سِبْطُ أَفْرَايِمَ جَيْشاً، وَتَقَدَّمُوا شِمَالاً نَحْوَ زَفُونَ قَائِلِينَ لِيَفْتَاحَ: «لِمَاذَا انْطَلَقْتَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَدْعُوَنَا لِلانْضِمَامِ إِلَيْكَ؟ لِنُحْرِقَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بَيْتَكَ بِالنَّارِ».

Then the Ephraimites were called up and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight the Ammonites without summoning us to go with you? We're going to burn your house down with you inside it!”

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «كُنْتُ أَنَا وَقَوْمِي فِي خِصَامٍ عَنِيفٍ مَعَ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ، فَاسْتَنْجَدْتُ بِكُمْ فَلَمْ تُجِيرُونِي.

“I was a man with a great fight on my hands,” Jephthah replied. “I and my people were fighting the Ammonites. When I called on you for help, you didn't come and help save me from them.

٣ 3 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَيْتُ تَقَاعُسَكُمْ عَنْ إِجَارَتِي جَازَفْتُ بِحَيَاتِي، وَحَارَبْتُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، فَنَصَرَنِي الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَلِمَاذَا اجْتَمَعْتُمْ عَلَيَّ الْيَوْمَ لِمُحَارَبَتِي؟»

When I realized that you weren't going to help, I took my life in my hands and went to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord made me victorious over them. So why have you come here today to attack me?”

٤ 4 وَحَشَدَ يَفْتَاحُ كُلَّ رِجَالِ جِلْعَادَ وَحَارَبَ سِبْطَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهَزَمَهُمْ، لأَنَّ رِجَالَ أَفْرَايِمَ اسْتَخَفُّوا بِالْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّهُمْ مَنْبُوذُو أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى».

Jephthah summoned all of the men of Gilead and fought against the Ephraimites. The men of Gilead killed them because the Ephraimites taunted them, saying, “You Gileadites are nothing more than escapees living among Ephraim and Manasseh.”

٥ 5 فَاسْتَوْلَى الْجِلْعَادِيُّونَ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَكُلَّمَا قَالَ أَحَدُ رِجَالِ أَفْرَايِمَ الْهَارِبِينَ: «دَعُونِي أَعْبُرُ»، كَانَ رِجَالُ جِلْعَادَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ أَفْرَايِمِيٌّ؟» فَإِنْ قَالَ: «لا»

The Gileadites took control of the fords over the Jordan River that led to Ephraim's territory, and when an Ephraimite escapee from the battle would come and ask, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would question him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”

٦ 6 كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «شِبُّولَتْ» فَيَقُولُ: «سِبُّولَتْ» مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَحَفَّظَ فِي لَفْظِهَا لَفْظاً صَحِيحاً، فَيَقْبِضُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَذْبَحُونَهُ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ الأُرْدُنِّ. فَقُتِلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ إِثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفاً.

they would tell him, “Say Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim he would say “Sibboleth” because he couldn't pronounce it right, and they'd grab him and kill him there at the Jordan fords. A total of 42,000 were killed at that time.

٧ 7 وَظَلَّ يَفْتَاحُ قَاضِياً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سِتَّ سَنَواتٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا مَاتَ دُفِنَ فِي إِحْدَى مُدُنِ جِلْعَادَ.

Jephthah led Israel as judge for six years. Then he died and was buried in one of Gilead's towns.

٨ 8 وَخَلَفَ إِبْصَانُ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، يَفْتَاحَ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ.

After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel as a judge.

٩ 9 وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ ابْنَةً فَزَوَّجَ بَنَاتِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبْنَاءِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، كَمَا زَوَّجَ أَبْنَاءَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَنَاتِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، وَاسْتَمَرَّ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ.

He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He married off his daughters to men of other tribes, and he brought in thirty wives from other tribes to marry his sons. Ibzan led Israel as judge for seven years.

١٠ 10 ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِبْصَانُ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

١١ 11 وَأَعْقَبَهُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ، فَظَلَّ قَاضِياً مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel as judge for ten years.

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ فَدُفِنَ فِي إِيَّلُونَ فِي أَرْضِ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ.

Then he died and was buried at Aijalon in the territory of Zebulun.

١٣ 13 وَجَاءَ بَعْدَهُ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.

After him, Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel as judge.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ حَفِيداً يَرْكَبُونَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حِمَاراً. هَذَا قَضَى لإِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَواتٍ.

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode seventy donkeys. He led Israel as judge for eight years.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ وَدُفِنَ فِي فِرْعَتُونَ فِي أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ فِي جَبَلِ الْعَمَالِقَةِ.

Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.