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.

After Abimelech's time, Tola, son of Puah, son of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, came on the scene to save Israel. He lived in the town of Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

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

He led Israel as a judge for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

3 Efter ham fremstod Gileaditen Jair; han var Dommer i Israel i to og tyve År.

After Tola came Jair from Gilead, who led Israel as a judge for twenty-two years.

4 Han havde tredive Sønner, som red på tredive Æsler, og de havde tredive Byer, som endnu den Dag i Dag kaldes Jairs Teltbyer; de ligger i Gilead.

He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called the Towns of Jair.

5 Da Jair døde, blev han jordet i Kamon.

Jair died and he was buried in Kamon.

6 Men Israelitterne 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.

Once again the Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths, as well as the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. They rejected the Lord and did not worship him.

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

So the Lord became angry with Israel, and he sold them to the Philistines and the Ammonites.

8 som kuede og mishandlede Israelitterne i det År; i atten År kuede de alle Israelitterne hinsides Jordan i Amoritemes Land i Gilead.

That year and for eighteen more years they harassed and oppressed the Israelites, all the Israelites that lived on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.

9 Og Ammoniterne satte over Jordan for også at angribe Juda, Benjamin og Efraims Slægt, så at Israelitterne kom i stor Nød.

The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to attack Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, causing terrible trouble for Israel.

10 Da råbte Israelitterne til HERREN og sagde: "Vi har syndet imod dig, thi vi har forladt HERREN vor Gud og dyrket Ba'alerne!"

The Israelites cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “We have sinned against you, rejecting our God and worshiping the Baals.”

11 Men HERREN svarede Israelitterne: "Har ikke Ægypterne, Amoriterne, Ammoniterne, Filisterne,

The Lord replied to the Israelites, “Didn't I save you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,

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

the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they attacked you, and you cried out to me for help, didn't I save you from them?

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

But you have rejected me and worshiped other gods, so I won't save you again.

14 Gå nu hen og råb til de Guder, I udvalgte eder, og lad dem frelse eder i eders Nød:"

Go and cry out for help to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”

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

The Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned! Treat us in whatever way you think you should, only please save us now!”

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

So they got rid of the foreign gods they had and worshiped the Lord. And the Lord couldn't stand Israel's misery any longer.

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

The Ammonite armies had been called up and were camped in Gilead. The Israelites assembled and camped at 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!"

The commanders of the people of Gilead agreed among themselves, “Whoever leads the attack on the Ammonites will become ruler over everyone who lives in Gilead.”