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 arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of 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 and three years, and 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 arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and 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 that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto 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 that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD was kindled against Israel, and He gave them over 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 that year; eighteen years oppressed they 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, so that Israel was sore 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 unto the LORD, saying: 'We have sinned against Thee, in that we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.'

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

And the LORD said unto the children of Israel: 'Did not I 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 the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto 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!

Yet ye have forsaken Me, and served other gods; wherefore 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 unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.'

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 unto the LORD: 'We have sinned; do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee; 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 the LORD; 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.

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.

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 princes of Gilead, said one to another: 'What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'