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 valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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 bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange 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.
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
4 Og det skete efter nogle Aar, da strede Ammons Børn imod Israel.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war 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 it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
6 Og de sagde til Jeftha: Kom, saa skal du være vor Øverste, og vi ville stride imod Ammons Børn.
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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?
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye 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.
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of 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?
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, And Yhwh deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
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 unto Jephthah, Yhwh be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
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.
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before Yhwh in Mizpeh.
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?
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in 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!
And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
14 Men Jeftha sendte atter Bud til Ammons Børns Konge.
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
15 Og han lod sige til ham: Saa siger Jeftha: Israel har ikke taget Moabs Land eller Ammons Børns Land;
And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
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 from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto 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 unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode 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 they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
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 unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my 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 trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against 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.
And Yhwh God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
22 Og de indtoge alt Amoriternes Landemærke til Ejendom, fra Arnon og indtil Jabok og fra Ørken og indtil Jordanen.
And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
23 Saa har nu Herren, Israels Gud, fordrevet Amoriterne fra sit Folks Israels Ansigt; og du vil tage det i Eje?
So now Yhwh God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou 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.
Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever Yhwh our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
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?
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever 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?
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within 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.
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: Jehovah-shaphat, Yhwh the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
28 Men Ammons Børns Konge hørte ikke Jefthas Ord, hvilke han sendte til ham.
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he 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 Yhwh came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
30 og Jeftha lovede Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver Ammons Børn i min Haand,
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Yhwh, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
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 it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be Yhwh's, and I will offer it up for 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 passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yhwh delivered them into his hands.
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.
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
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 Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
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.
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto Yhwh, and I cannot go 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.
And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto Yhwh, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as Yhwh hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
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.
And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
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.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed 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:
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
40 Israels Døtre gaa fra Aar til Aar for at prise Gileaditeren Jefthas Datter fire Dage om Aaret.
That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
