Dommer 11
1 Og Gileaditeren Jeftha var vældig til Strid, men han var en Horekvindes Søn; og Gilead havde avlet Jeftha.
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
2 Og Gileads Hustru fødte ham Børn; da Hustruens Børn bleve store, udstødte de Jeftha og sagde til ham: Du skal ikke arve i vor Faders Hus, thi du er en anden Kvindes Søn.
And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
3 Da flyede Jeftha fra sine Brødres Ansigt og boede i Landet Tob; og der samlede sig til Jeftha løse Mænd, og de droge ud med ham.
So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
4 Og det skete efter nogle Aar, da strede Ammons Børn imod Israel.
Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel
5 Og det skete, der Ammons Børn strede mod Israel, da gik de Ældste af Gilead hen at hente Jeftha fra Landet Tob.
and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
6 Og de sagde til Jeftha: Kom, saa skal du være vor Øverste, og vi ville stride imod Ammons Børn.
“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
7 Og Jeftha sagde til de Ældste af Gilead: Have I ikke hadet mig og udstødt mig af min Faders Hus? hvorfor komme I nu til mig, efterdi I have Trængsel?
Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
8 Og de Ældste af Gilead sagde til Jeftha: Derfor vende vi nu tilbage til dig, at du skal gaa med os og stride imod Ammons Børn; og du skal være vort Hoved, ja alle deres, som bo i Gilead.
They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
9 Og Jeftha sagde til de Ældste af Gilead: Dersom I hente mig for at stride imod Ammons Børn, og Herren giver dem for mit Ansigt, skal jeg da være eders Hoved?
But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
10 Da sagde de Ældste af Gilead til Jeftha: Herren skal være Vidne imellem os, dersom vi ikke gøre saaledes efter dine Ord.
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
11 Saa gik Jeftha med de Ældste af Gilead, og Folket satte ham over sig til et Hoved og til en Øverste, og Jeftha talede alle sine Ord for Herrens Ansigt i Mizpa.
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
12 Da sendte Jeftha Bud til Ammons Børns Konge og lod sige: Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre, at du kommer til mig at stride imod mit Land?
Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
13 Ammons Børns Konge sagde til Jefthas Bud: Fordi Israel har taget mit Land, der han drog op af Ægypten, fra Arnon og indtil Jakob og indtil Jordanen; saa giv mig nu de Stæder tilbage med Fred!
The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
14 Men Jeftha sendte atter Bud til Ammons Børns Konge.
Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
15 Og han lod sige til ham: Saa siger Jeftha: Israel har ikke taget Moabs Land eller Ammons Børns Land;
to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
16 thi der de droge op af Ægypten, da vandrede Israel i Ørken indtil det røde Hav, og kom til Kades.
But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
17 Og Israel sendte Bud til Edomiternes Konge og lod sige: Kære, lad mig drage igennem dit Land, men Edomiternes Konge vilde ikke høre; han sendte ogsaa Bud til Moabiternes Konge, men denne vilde heller ikke; saa blev Israel i Kades.
Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
18 Derefter vandrede han i Ørken og drog omkring Edomiternes Land og Moabiternes Land og kom fra Solens Opgang til Moabiternes Land, og de lejrede sig paa hin Side Arnon; og de kom ikke i Moabiternes Landemærke; thi Arnon er Moabiternes Landemærke.
Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
19 Og Israel sendte Bud til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, Kongen i Hesbon, og Israel lod ham sige: Kære, lad os drage igennem dit Land indtil mit Sted.
And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
20 Men Sihon troede ikke Israel, saa at han lod ham drage igennem sit Landemærke; men Sihon samlede alt sit Folk, og de lejrede sig i Jahza, og han stred imod Israel.
But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
21 Da gav Herren, Israels Gud, Sihon og alt hans Folk i Israels Haand, og de sloge dem; saa indtog Israel til Ejendom hele Landet fra Amoriterne, som boede sammesteds.
Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,
22 Og de indtoge alt Amoriternes Landemærke til Ejendom, fra Arnon og indtil Jabok og fra Ørken og indtil Jordanen.
seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
23 Saa har nu Herren, Israels Gud, fordrevet Amoriterne fra sit Folks Israels Ansigt; og du vil tage det i Eje?
Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?
24 Mon du ikke tager til Eje det, som din Gud Kamos giver dig i Eje? og alt hvad Herren vor Gud har gjort ryddeligt for vort Ansigt, det tage vi i Eje.
Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
25 Og nu, er du vel meget bedre end Balak, Zippors Søn, Moabiternes Konge? har han vel trættet med Israel, eller har han vel ført Krig imod dem?
Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
26 Da Israel har boet i Hesbon og i dens tilhørende Stæder og i Aroer og i dens tilhørende Stæder og i alle Stæderne, som ligge ved Arnons Bredder, tre Hundrede Aar, hvorfor friede I dem da ikke i den Tid?
For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
27 Og jeg har intet syndet imod dig, og du gør dette onde imod mig, at du strider imod mig; Herren, som er Dommer, skal dømme i Dag imellem Israels Børn og imellem Ammons Børn.
I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
28 Men Ammons Børns Konge hørte ikke Jefthas Ord, hvilke han sendte til ham.
But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.
29 Og Herrens Aand var over Jeftha, og han drog igennem Gilead og Manasse; og han drog over til Mizpa i Gilead, og fra Mizpa i Gilead drog han over til Ammons Børn,
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
30 og Jeftha lovede Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver Ammons Børn i min Haand,
Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
31 da skal det ske, at det, som gaar ud, ja det, som gaar ud af mit Huses Døre imod mig, naar jeg kommer tilbage med Fred fra Ammons Børn, det skal høre Herren til, og jeg vil ofre det til et Brændoffer.
then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”
32 Saa drog Jeftha over til Ammons Børn for at stride imod dem, og Herren gav dem i hans Haand.
So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
33 Og han slog dem fra Aroer, og indtil man kommer til Minnith, tyve Stæder, og indtil Abel-Keramim med et saare stort Slag; saa bleve Ammons Børn ydmygede for Israels Børns Ansigt.
With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
34 Og Jeftha kom til Mizpa til sit Hus, og se, hans Datter gik ud mod ham med Trommer og med Dans, og hun var hans eneste; han havde ellers hverken Søn eller Datter.
And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
35 Og det skete, der han saa hende, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og sagde: Ak, min Datter! du har nedbøjet mig saare, og du har bedrøvet mig inderligen; thi jeg oplod min Mund til Herren, og jeg kan ikke kalde det tilbage.
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
36 Og hun sagde til ham: Min Fader! har du opladt din Mund til Herren, da gør med mig, som det er udgaaet af din Mund, efter at Herren har skaffet dig fuldkommen Hævn over dine Fjender, over Ammons Børn.
“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
37 Og hun sagde til sin Fader: Denne Ting lad mig vederfares, giv mig Frist to Maaneder, at jeg maa gaa og fare ned paa Bjergene og begræde min Jomfrustand, jeg og mine Veninder.
She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
38 Og han sagde: Gak hen, og han gav hende Frist to Maaneder; da gik hun med sine Veninder hen og begræd sin Jomfrustand, paa Bjergene.
“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
39 Og det skete, der to Maaneder vare til Ende, da kom hun tilbage til sin Fader, og han gjorde med hende efter sit Løfte, som han havde lovet; og hun kendte ikke Mand. Og det blev en Skik i Israel:
After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
40 Israels Døtre gaa fra Aar til Aar for at prise Gileaditeren Jefthas Datter fire Dage om Aaret.
that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
