Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
Torej Gileádec Jefte je bil mogočen hraber človek in bil je sin pocestnice; in Gileád je zaplodil Jefteja.
2 And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
Gileádova žena mu je rodila sinove in sinovi njegove žene so zrasli in pregnali Jefteja ter mu rekli: »Ne boš dedoval v hiši našega očeta, kajti ti si sin tuje ženske.«
3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
Potem je Jefte pobegnil pred svojimi brati in prebival v deželi Tob. Tam pa so bili k Jefteju zbrani praznoglavi možje in z njim odšli ven.
4 Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel
In pripetilo se je tekom časa, da so Amónovi otroci začeli vojno zoper Izrael.
5 and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Bilo je tako, da ko so Amónovi otroci začeli vojno zoper Izrael, so starešine iz Gileáda odšli, da Jefteja pripeljejo iz dežele Tob.
6 “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
Jefteju so rekli: »Pridi in bodi naš poveljnik, da se bomo lahko borili z Amónovimi otroki.«
7 Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
Jefte je rekel starešinam iz Gileáda: »Ali me niste sovražili in pregnali iz hiše mojega očeta? Zakaj ste prišli k meni sedaj, ko ste v stiski?«
8 They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
Starešine iz Gileáda so Jefteju rekli: »Zato se sedaj ponovno obračamo k tebi, da boš lahko šel z nami in se boril zoper Amónove otroke in boš naš poglavar nad vsemi prebivalci Gileáda.«
9 But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
Jefte je rekel starešinam iz Gileáda: »Če me ponovno privedete domov, da se borim zoper Amónove otroke in jih Gospod izroči pred menoj, ali bom vaš poglavar?«
10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
Starešine iz Gileáda so rekli Jefteju: » Gospod bodi priča med nami, če ne storimo tako glede na tvoje besede.«
11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Potem je Jefte odšel s starešinami iz Gileáda in ljudstvo ga je postavilo za poglavarja in poveljnika nad njimi in Jefte je vse svoje besede izrekel pred Gospodom v Micpi.
12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
Jefte je poslal poslance h kralju Amónovih otrok, rekoč: »Kaj imaš z menoj, da si prišel zoper mene, da se boriš v moji deželi?«
13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
Kralj Amónovih otrok je Jeftejevim poslancem odgovoril: »Ker je Izrael odvzel mojo deželo, ko so prišli gor iz Egipta, od Arnóna, celo do Jabóka in do Jordana. Sedaj torej ponovno miroljubno povrni te dežele.«
14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
Jefte je ponovno poslal poslance h kralju Amónovih otrok
15 to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
in mu rekel: »Tako govori Jefte: ›Izrael ni odvzel moábske dežele niti dežele Amónovih otrok,
16 But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
temveč ko je Izrael prišel gor iz Egipta in skozi divjino hodil do Rdečega morja in prišel do Kadeša,
17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
potem je Izrael poslal poslance k edómskemu kralju, rekoč: ›Pusti mi, prosim te, iti skozi tvojo deželo.‹ Toda edómski kralj temu ni hotel prisluhniti. In na podoben način so poslali k moábskemu kralju. Toda ta ni hotel privoliti in Izrael je ostal v Kadešu.
18 Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
Potem so šli vzdolž skozi divjino in obkrožili edómsko deželo in moábsko deželo in prišli pri vzhodni strani moábske dežele in se utaborili na drugi strani Arnóna, toda niso prišli znotraj moábske meje, kajti Arnón je bil moábska meja.
19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
Izrael je poslal poslance k Sihónu, kralju Amoréjcev, hešbónskemu kralju. Izrael mu je rekel: ›Naj gremo, prosim te, skozi tvojo deželo na svoj kraj.‹
20 But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
Toda Sihón ni zaupal Izraelu, da gre skozi njegovo pokrajino, temveč je Sihón zbral skupaj vse svoje ljudstvo, se utaboril v Jahacu in se boril zoper Izrael.
21 Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,
Gospod, Izraelov Bog, je Sihóna in vse njegovo ljudstvo izročil v roko Izraelcev in ti so jih udarili. Tako je Izrael vzel v last vso deželo Amoréjcev, prebivalcev tiste dežele.
22 seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
V last so vzeli vse pokrajine Amoréjcev, od Arnóna, celo do Jabóka in od divjine, celo do Jordana.
23 Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?
Tako je torej Gospod, Izraelov Bog, Amoréjce razlastil izpred svojega ljudstva Izraela in ti naj bi to vzel v last?
24 Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
Ali ne boš vzel v last tega, kar ti tvoj bog Kemoš daje v last? Tako kogarkoli bo Gospod, naš Bog, napodil izpred nas, te bomo vzeli v last.
25 Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
In sedaj ali si ti kakorkoli boljši kakor Balák, Cipórjev sin, moábski kralj? Ali se je on kdaj prepiral zoper Izrael, ali se je kdaj boril zoper njih,
26 For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
medtem ko je Izrael tristo let prebival v Hešbónu in njegovih mestih, v Aroêrju in njegovih mestih in v vseh mestih, ki so vzdolž ob pokrajinah Arnóna? Zakaj jih torej niste povrnili znotraj tega časa?
27 I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
Zato nisem grešil zoper tebe, temveč mi ti delaš krivico, da se vojskuješ zoper mene. Gospod, Sodnik, naj bo danes sodnik med Izraelovi otroci in Amónovimi otroci.‹«
28 But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.
Vendar kralj Amónovih otrok ni prisluhnil Jeftejevim besedam, ki mu jih je poslal.
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
Potem je Gospodov Duh prišel nad Jefteja in ta je prečkal Gileád in Manáse in šel čez Micpo v Gileádu in iz Micpe v Gileádu prečkal k Amónovim otrokom.
30 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
Jefte je prisegel zaobljubo Gospodu in rekel: »Če mi boš čisto gotovo izročil Amónove sinove v moje roke,
31 then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”
potem se bo zgodilo, da kdorkoli pride naprej od vrat moje hiše, da bi me srečal, ko se v miru vrnem od Amónovih otrok, bo zagotovo Gospodov in daroval ga bom za žgalno daritev.«
32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
Tako je Jefte prešel preko k Amónovim otrokom, da se bori zoper njih in Gospod jih je izročil v njegove roke.
33 With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
Udaril jih je od Aroêrja, celo dokler ne prideš v Minít, celó dvajset mest in do ravnine vinogradov, z zelo velikim pokolom. Tako so bili Amónovi otroci podjarmljeni pred Izraelovimi otroci.
34 And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
Jefte je prišel v Micpo, k svoji hiši in glej, njegova hči je prišla ven, da ga sreča s tamburini in s plesi. Ona pa je bila njegov edini otrok. Poleg nje ni imel niti sina niti hčere.
35 As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
Pripetilo se je, ko jo je zagledal, da je pretrgal svoja oblačila in rekel: »Ojoj, moja hči! Zelo si me potrla in ti si ena izmed tistih, ki me vznemirjajo, kajti svoja usta sem odprl h Gospodu in se ne morem obrniti nazaj.«
36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
Rekla mu je: »Moj oče, če si svoja usta odprl h Gospodu, mi stori glede na to, kar je prišlo iz tvojih ust, kakor se je Gospod zate maščeval na tvojih sovražnikih, na Amónovih otrocih.«
37 She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
Svojemu očetu je rekla: »Naj mi bo storjena ta stvar. Dva meseca me pusti samo, da lahko grem gor in dol po gorah in objokujem svoje devištvo, jaz in moje prijateljice.«
38 “Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
Rekel je: »Pojdi.« In za dva meseca jo je poslal proč in odšla je s svojimi družabnicami ter po gorah objokovala svoje devištvo.
39 After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
Pripetilo se je ob koncu dveh mesecev, da se je vrnila k svojemu očetu, ki je z njo storil glede na svojo zaobljubo, ki jo je prisegel. Nobenega moškega ni spoznala. In to je bil zakon v Izraelu,
40 that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
da so Izraelove hčere vsako leto odšle, da štiri dni v letu objokujejo hčer Gileádca Jefteja.
