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 warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. 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.
Gilead's wife also gave birth to his other sons. When his wife's sons grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave the house and said to him, “You are not going to inherit anything from our family. 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 lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah and they came and went with him.
4 Og det skete efter nogle Aar, da strede Ammons Børn imod Israel.
Some days later, the people 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.
When the people of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back 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.
They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader that we may fight with the people 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?
Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “You hated me and forced me to leave my father's house. Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?”
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.
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That is why we are turning to you now; come with us and fight with the people of Ammon, and you will become the leader over all 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?
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight against the people of Ammon, and if Yahweh gives us victory over them, I will 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.
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “May Yahweh be witness between us if we do not do as we 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 leader and commander over them. When he was before Yahweh in Mizpah, Jephthah repeated all the promises he made.
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 people of Ammon, saying, “What is this conflict between us? Why have you come with force to take our 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 people of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, “Because when Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, over to the Jordan. Now give back those lands in peace.”
14 Men Jeftha sendte atter Bud til Ammons Børns Konge.
Again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon,
15 Og han lod sige til ham: Saa siger Jeftha: Israel har ikke taget Moabs Land eller Ammons Børns Land;
and he said, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab and the land of the people of Ammon,
16 thi der de droge op af Ægypten, da vandrede Israel i Ørken indtil det røde Hav, og kom til Kades.
but they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Sea of Reeds and on 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.
When Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let us pass through your land,' the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed at 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 through the wilderness and turned away from the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and they went along the east side of the land of Moab and they camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not go into the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was Moab's 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.
Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon; Israel said to him, 'Please, let us pass through your land to the place that is ours.'
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 did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his army together and moved it to Jahaz, and there he 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.
Then Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel and they defeated them. So Israel took all the land of the Amorites who lived in that country.
22 Og de indtoge alt Amoriternes Landemærke til Ejendom, fra Arnon og indtil Jabok og fra Ørken og indtil Jordanen.
They took over everything within the territory of the Amorites, 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?
So then Yahweh, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites before his people Israel, and should you now take possession of their land?
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.
Will you not take over the land that Chemosh, your god, gives you? So whatever land Yahweh our God has given us, we will take over.
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?
Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to have an argument with Israel? Did he ever wage war 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 lived for three hundred years in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are along the banks of the Arnon—why then 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 done you wrong, but you are doing me wrong by attacking me. Yahweh, the judge, will decide today between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon.”
28 Men Ammons Børns Konge hørte ikke Jefthas Ord, hvilke han sendte til ham.
But the king of the people of Ammon rejected the warning 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 Yahweh came on Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through to the people of Ammon.
30 og Jeftha lovede Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver Ammons Børn i min Haand,
Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh and said, “If you give me victory over the people of Ammon,
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 of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the people of Ammon will belong to Yahweh, 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 passed through to the people of Ammon to fight against them, and Yahweh gave him victory.
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.
He attacked them and caused a great slaughter from Aroer as far as Minnith—twenty cities—and to Abel Keramim. So the people of Ammon were put under the control of the people 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.
Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah, and there his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. She was his only child, and besides 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.
As soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Oh! My daughter! You have crushed me with sorrow, and you have become one who causes me pain! For I have made an oath to Yahweh, and I cannot turn back on my promise.”
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.
She said to him, “My father, you have made a vow to Yahweh, do to me everything you promised, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you against 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 said to her father, “Let this promise be kept for me. Leave me alone for two months, that I may leave and go down to the hills and grieve over my virginity, I and my companions.”
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.
He said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months. She left him, she and her companions, and they grieved her virginity in the hills.
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:
At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did with her according to the promise of the vow he had made. Now she had never slept with a man, and it became 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 every year, for four days, would retell the story of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
