Dommer 11
1 Gileaditen Jefta var en dygtig Kriger. Han var Søn af en Skøge. Gilead avlede Jefta.
Then Gilead begate Iphtah, and Iphtah the Gileadite was a valiant man, but the sonne of an harlot.
2 Men Gileads Hustru fødte ham Sønner, og da de voksede op, jog de Jefta bort med de Ord: »Du skal ikke have Arv og Lod i vor Faders Hus, thi du er en fremmed Kvindes Søn!«
And Gileads wife bare him sonnes, and when the womans children were come to age, they thrust out Iphtah, and sayd vnto him, Thou shalt not inherite in our fathers house: for thou art the sonne of a strange woman.
3 Jefta flygtede da for sine Brødre og bosatte sig i Landet Tob, hvor nogle daarlige Folk samlede sig om ham og deltog i hans Strejftog.
Then Iphtah fledde from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there gathered idle fellowes to Iphtah, and went out with him.
4 Efter nogen Tids Forløb angreb Ammoniterne Israel.
And in processe of time the children of Ammon made warre with Israel.
5 Og da Ammoniterne angreb Israel, drog Gileads Ældste hen for at hente Jefta hjem fra Landet Tob.
And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fet Iphtah out of the land of Tob.
6 De sagde til Jefta: »Kom og vær vor Fører, at vi kan tage Kampen op med Ammoniterne!«
And they saide vnto Iphtah, Come and be our captaine, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
7 Jefta svarede Gileads Ældste: »Har I ikke hadet mig og jaget mig bort fra min Faders Hus? Hvorfor kommer I da til mig, nu I er i Nød?«
Iphtah then answered the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? how then come you vnto me now in time of your tribulation?
8 Men Gileads Ældste sagde til Jefta: »Derfor kommer vi jo nu tilbage til dig! Vil du drage med os og kæmpe med Ammoniterne, skal du være Høvding over os, over alle Gileads Indbyggere!«
Then the Elders of Gilead saide vnto Iphtah, Therefore we turne againe to thee now, that thou mayest goe with vs, and fight against the children of Ammon, and bee our head ouer all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9 Jefta svarede Gileads Ældste: »Dersom I fører mig tilbage, for at jeg skal kæmpe med Ammoniterne, og HERREN giver dem i min Magt, saa vil jeg være eders Høvding!«
And Iphtah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, if the Lord giue them before me, shall I be your head?
10 Da sagde Gileads Ældste til Jefta: »HERREN hører Overenskomsten mellem os; visselig vil vi gøre, som du siger!«
And the Elders of Gilead saide to Iphtah, The Lord be witnesse betweene vs, if we doe not according to thy wordes.
11 Da drog Jefta med Gileads Ældste; og Folket gjorde ham til deres Høvding og Fører. Og alle sine Ord udtalte Jefta for HERRENS Aasyn i Mizpa.
Then Iphtah went with the Elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captaine ouer them: and Iphtah rehearsed all his wordes before the Lord in Mizpeh.
12 Derpaa sendte Jefta Sendebud til Ammoniternes Konge og lod sige: »Hvad er der dig og mig imellem, siden du er draget imod mig for at angribe mit Land?«
Then Iphtah sent messengers vnto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to doe with me, that thou art come against me, to fight in my lande?
13 Ammoniternes Konge svarede Jeftas Sendebud: »Jo, Israel tog mit Land, da de drog op fra Ægypten, lige fra Arnon til Jabbok og Jordan; giv det derfor tilbage med det gode!«
And the King of the children of Ammon answered vnto the messengers of Iphtah, Because Israel tooke my lande, when they came vp from Egypt, from Arnon vnto Iabbok, and vnto Iorden: now therefore restore those lands quietly.
14 Men Jefta sendte atter Sendebud til Ammoniternes Konge
Yet Iphtah sent messengers againe vnto the King of the children of Ammon,
15 og lod sige: »Saaledes siger Jefta: Israel har ikke taget Moabs eller Ammoniternes Land!
And said vnto him, Thus saith Iphtah, Israel tooke not the lande of Moab, nor the lande of the children of Ammon.
16 Men da de drog op fra Ægypten, vandrede Israel igennem Ørkenen til det røde Hav og kom derpaa til Kadesj.
But when Israel came vp from Egypt, and walked through the wildernesse vnto the redde Sea, then they came to Kadesh.
17 Da sendte Israel Sendebud til Edomiternes Konge og lod sige: Lad mig drage igennem dit Land! Men Edomiternes Konge ænsede det ikke. Ligeledes sendte de Bud til Moabiternes Konge, men han var heller ikke villig dertil. Israel blev da boende i Kadesj.
And Israel sent messengers vnto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, goe thorowe thy lande: but the King of Edom woulde not consent: and also they sent vnto the King of Moab, but he would not: therefore Israel abode in Kadesh.
18 Derpaa drog de igennem Ørkenen og gik uden om Edomiternes og Moabiternes, Land, og da de naaede Egnen østen for Moab, slog de Lejr hinsides Arnon; men de betraadte ikke Moabs Enemærker, thi Arnon er Moabs Grænse.
Then they went through the wildernesse, and compassed the lande of Edom, and the lande of Moab, and came by the Eastside of the lande of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, and came not within the coast of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
19 Israel sendte derpaa Sendebud til Kongen af Hesjbon, Amoriterkongen Sihon, og lod sige: Lad os drage igennem dit Land for at naa hen, hvor vi skal!
Also Israel sent messengers vnto Sihon, King of the Amorites, the King of Heshbon, and Israel said vnto him, Let vs passe, we pray thee, by thy lande vnto our place.
20 Men Sihon nægtede Israeliterne Tilladelse til at drage gennem hans Land; og Sihon samlede hele sin Hær, og de slog Lejr i Jaza og angreb Israel.
But Sihon consented not to Israel, that he shoulde goe through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Iahaz, and fought with Israel.
21 Da gav HERREN, Israels Gud, Sihon og hele hans Hær i Israels Haand, saa at de slog dem. Og Israel underlagde sig hele det Land, Amoriterne boede i;
And the Lord God of Israel gaue Sihon and all his folke into the handes of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the lande of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that countrey:
22 de underlagde sig hele Amoriternes Omraade fra Arnon til Jabbok og fra Ørkenen til Jordan.
And they possessed all the coast of the Amorites, from Arnon vnto Iabbok, and from the wildernesse euen vnto Iorden.
23 Saaledes drev HERREN, Israels Gud, Amoriterne bort foran sit Folk Israel; og nu vil du underlægge dig deres Land!
Nowe therefore the Lord God of Israel hath cast out the Amorites before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possesse it?
24 Ikke sandt, naar din Gud Kemosj driver nogen bort, saa tager du hans Land? Og hver Gang HERREN vor Gud driver nogen bort foran os, tager vi hans Land.
Wouldest not thou possesse that which Chemosh thy god giueth thee to possesse? So whomesoeuer the Lord our God driueth out before vs, them will we possesse.
25 Er du vel bedre end Zippors Søn, Kong Balak af Moab? Stredes han med Israel, eller indlod han sig i Kamp med dem,
And art thou nowe farre better then Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab? did he not striue with Israel and fight against them,
26 da Israeliterne bosatte sig i Hesjbon med Smaabyer, i Aroer med Smaabyer og i alle Byerne langs Arnon nu har de boet der i 300 Aar? Hvorfor tilrev I eder dem ikke dengang?
When Israel dwelt in Heshbon and in her townes, and in Aroer and in her townes, and in all the cities that are by the coastes of Arnon, three hundreth yeeres? why did ye not then recouer them in that space?
27 Det er ikke mig, der har forbrudt mig mod dig, men dig, der handler ilde mod mig ved at angribe mig. HERREN, Dommeren, vil i Dag dømme Israeliterne og Ammoniterne imellem!«
Wherefore, I haue not offended thee: but thou doest me wrong to warre against me. The Lord the Iudge be iudge this day betweene the children of Israel, and the children of Ammon.
28 Men Ammoniternes Konge ænsede ikke Jeftas Ord, som hans Sendebud overbragte.
Howbeit the King of the children of Ammon hearkened not vnto the wordes of Iphtah, which he had sent him.
29 Da kom HERRENS Aand over Jefta; og han drog igennem Gilead og Manasse; derpaa drog han til Mizpe i Gilead, og fra Mizpe i Gilead drog han mod Ammoniterne.
Then the Spirite of the Lord came vpon Iphtah, and he passed ouer to Gilead and to Manasseh, and came to Mizpeh in Gilead, and from Mizpeh in Gilead he went vnto the children of Ammon.
30 Og Jefta aflagde HERREN et Løfte og sagde: »Dersom du giver Ammoniterne i min Haand,
And Iphtah vowed a vowe vnto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt deliuer the children of Ammon into mine handes,
31 saa skal den, som først kommer mig i Møde fra min Husdør naar jeg vender uskadt, tilbage fra Ammoniterne, tilfalde HERREN, og jeg vil ofre ham som Brændoffer!«
Then that thing that commeth out of the doores of mine house to meete me, when I come home in peace from the children of Ammon, shall be the Lordes, and I will offer it for a burnt offering.
32 Saa drog Jefta i Kamp mod Ammoniterne, og HERREN gav dem i hans Haand,
And so Iphtah went vnto the children of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord deliuered them into his handes.
33 saa at han tilføjede dem et stort Nederlag fra Aroer til Egnen ved Minnit, tyve Byer, og til Abel-Keramim. Saaledes bukkede Ammoniterne under for Israeliterne.
And he smote them from Aroer euen till thou come to Minnith, twentie cities, and so foorth to Abel of the vineyardes, with an exceeding great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were humbled before the children of Israel.
34 Men da Jefta kom til sit Hjem i Mizpa, se, da kom hans Datter ham i Møde med Haandpauker og Dans. Hun var hans eneste Barn foruden hende havde han hverken Søn eller Datter.
Nowe when Iphtah came to Mizpeh vnto his house, beholde, his daughter came out to meete him with timbrels and daunces, which was his onely childe: he had none other sonne, nor daughter.
35 Da han fik Øje paa hende, sønderrev han sine Klæder og raabte: »Ak, min Datter, du har bøjet mig dybt, og det er dig, der styrter mig i Ulykke! Thi jeg har aabnet min Mund for HERREN og kan ikke tage mit Ord tilbage!«
And when hee sawe her, hee rent his clothes, and saide, Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lord, and can not goe backe.
36 Da svarede hun ham: »Fader, har du aabnet din Mund for HERREN, saa gør med mig, som dit Ord lød, nu da HERREN har skaffet dig Hævn over dine Fjender, Ammoniterne!«
And she said vnto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth vnto the Lord, doe with me as thou hast promised, seeing that the Lord hath auenged thee of thine enemies the children of Ammon.
37 Men hun sagde til sin Fader: »En Ting maa du unde mig: Giv mig to Maaneders Frist, saa jeg kan gaa omkring i Bjergene for at begræde min Jomfrustand sammen med mine Veninder!«
Also she saide vnto her father, Doe thus much for me: suffer me two moneths, that I may goe to the mountaines, and bewaile my virginitie, I and my fellowes.
38 Han sagde: »Gaa!« og lod hende drage bort i to Maaneder; og hun gik bort med sine Veninder for at begræde sin Jomfrustand i Bjergene.
And he sayde, Goe: and he sent her away two moneths: so she went with her companions, and lamented her virginitie vpon the moutaines.
39 Da de to Maaneder var omme, vendte hun tilbage til sin Fader, og han fuldbyrdede det Løfte, han havde aflagt, paa hende; og hun havde ikke kendt Mand. Og det blev Skik i Israel,
And after the ende of two moneths, she turned againe vnto her father, who did with her according to his vowe which he had vowed, and she had knowen no man. and it was a custome in Israel:
40 at Israels Døtre hvert Aar gaar hen for at klage over Gileaditen Jeftas Datter fire Dage om Aaret.
The daughters of Israel went yere by yere to lament the daughter of Iphtah the Gileadite, foure dayes in a yeere.
