Dommer 10

1 Efter Abimelek fremstod som Israels Befrier Tola, en Søn af Dodos Søn Pua, en Mand af Issakar, som boede i Sjamir i Efraims Bjerge.

And after Abimelech, there rose up to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir on mount Ephraim.

2 Han var Dommer i Israel i tre og tyve Aar. Da han døde, blev han jordet i Sjamir.

And he judged Israel twenty-three years; and he died, and was buried in Shamir.

3 Efter ham fremstod Gileaditen Ja'ir; han var Dommer i Israel i to og tyve Aar.

And after him rose up Jair, a Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years.

4 Han havde tredive Sønner, som red paa tredive Æsler, og de havde tredive Byer, som endnu den Dag i Dag kaldes Ja'irs Teltbyer; de ligger i Gilead.

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty ass colts; and they had thirty cities, which are called the villages of Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5 Da Ja'ir døde, blev han jordet i Kamon.

And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

6 Men Israeliterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, idet de dyrkede Ba'alerne og Astarterne og Aramæernes, Zidons, Moabs, Ammoniternes og Filisternes Guder og faldt fra HERREN og undlod at dyrke ham.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baals, and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.

7 Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op mod Israel, og han gav dem til Pris for Filisterne og Ammoniterne,

And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold him into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.

8 som kuede og mishandlede Israeliterne i det Aar; i atten Aar kuede de alle Israeliterne hinsides Jordan i Amoriternes Land i Gilead.

And they oppressed and crushed the children of Israel in that year; eighteen years [they oppressed] all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

9 Og Ammoniterne satte over Jordan for ogsaa at angribe Juda, Benjamin og Efraims Slægt, saa at Israeliterne kom i stor Nød.

And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; and Israel was greatly distressed.

10 Da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN og sagde: »Vi har syndet imod dig, thi vi har forladt HERREN vor Gud og dyrket Ba'alerne!«

And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served the Baals.

11 Men HERREN svarede Israeliterne: »Har ikke Ægypterne, Amoriterne, Ammoniterne, Filisterne,

And Jehovah said to the children of Israel, Did I not [save you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12 Zidonierne, Amalekiterne og Midjaniterne mishandlet eder? Og da I raabte til mig, frelste jeg eder af deres Haand.

The Zidonians also, and Amalek and Maon oppressed you, and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.

13 Men I forlod mig og dyrkede andre Guder! Derfor vil jeg ikke mere frelse eder!

But ye have forsaken me, and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more.

14 Gaa nu hen og raab til de Guder, I udvalgte eder, og lad dem frelse eder i eders Nød!«

Go and cry to the gods that ye have chosen: let them save you in the time of your trouble.

15 Da sagde Israeliterne til HERREN: »Vi har syndet! Gør med os, hvad dig tykkes godt, men frels os blot nu!«

And the children of Israel said to Jehovah, We have sinned. Do thou unto us according to all that is good in thy sight; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.

16 Og de skilte sig af med de fremmede Guder og dyrkede HERREN; da kunde han ikke længer holde ud at se Israels Nød.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17 Ammoniterne stævnedes sammen, og de slog Lejr i Gilead; ogsaa Israeliterne samlede sig, og de slog Lejr i Mizpa.

And the children of Ammon were called together and encamped in Gilead; and the children of Israel gathered together and encamped in Mizpeh.

18 Da sagde Folket, Gileads Høvdinger, til hverandre: »Hvis der findes en Mand, som vil tage Kampen op med Ammoniterne, skal han være Høvding over alle Gileads Indbyggere!«

And the people, the chief men of Gilead, said one to another, Who is the man that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.