< Judges 10 >

1 Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, became the saviour of Israel; he was living in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.
Nach Abimelek kam zu Israels Rettung Tola, Puas Sohn und Dodus Enkel, aus Issakar. Er saß zu Samir auf dem Gebirge Ephraim.
2 He was judge over Israel for twenty-three years; and at his death his body was put to rest in the earth in Shamir.
Er richtete Israel 23 Jahre. Dann starb er und ward in Samir begraben.
3 And after him came Jair the Gileadite, who was judge over Israel for twenty-two years.
Nach ihm kam der Gileadite Jair und richtete Israel 22 Jahre.
4 And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.
Er hatte dreißig Söhne, die auf dreißig Eselsfüllen ritten und dreißig Städte besaßen. Diese nennt man Jairs Zeltdörfer bis auf diesen Tag. Sie sind im Lande Gilead.
5 And at the death of Jair his body was put to rest in the earth in Kamon.
Jair starb und ward in Kanon begraben.
6 And again the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, worshipping the Baals and Astartes, 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; they gave up the Lord and were servants to him no longer.
Und wieder taten die Israeliten, was dem Herrn mißfiel, und sie dienten den Baalen und Astarten und den Göttern Syriens, Sidons, Moabs und den Göttern der Ammoniter und der Philister. So verließen sie den Herrn und dienten ihm nicht mehr.
7 And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
Da entbrannte des Herrn Zorn wider Israel, und er verkaufte sie in die Hand der Philister und der Ammoniter.
8 And that year the children of Israel were crushed under their yoke; for eighteen years all the children of Israel on the other side of Jordan, in the land of the Amorites which is in Gilead, were cruelly crushed down.
Und diese quälten und plagten die Israeliten zehn Jahre lang, alle Israeliten jenseits des Jordans im Amoriterlande, in Gilead.
9 And the children of Ammon went over Jordan, to make war against Judah and Benjamin and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was in great trouble.
Dann zogen die Ammoniter über den Jordan, um auch mit Juda, Benjamin und dem Hause Ephraim zu streiten. Und Israel kam in große Not.
10 Then the children of Israel, crying out to the Lord, said, Great is our sin against you, for we have given up our God and have been servants to the Baals.
Da schrien die Israeliten zum Herrn und sprachen: "Wir haben wider Dich gesündigt; denn wir haben in der Tat unseren Gott verlassen und den Baalen gedient."
11 And the Lord said to the children of Israel, Were not the Egyptians and the Amorites and the children of Ammon and the Philistines
Da sprach der Herr zu den Israeliten: "Haben nicht Leute der Ägypter und Amoriter, der Ammoniter und Philister,
12 And the Zidonians and Amalek and Midian crushing you down, and in answer to your cry did I not give you salvation from their hands?
Sidonier, Amalek und Maon euch bedrängt? Da schriet ihr zu mir, und ich befreite euch aus ihrer Hand.
13 But, for all this, you have given me up and have been servants to other gods: so I will be your saviour no longer.
Da verließet ihr mich und dientet anderen Göttern. Darum helfe ich euch nicht länger.
14 Go, send up your cry for help to the gods of your selection; let them be your saviours in the time of your trouble.
Geht und ruft zu den Göttern, die ihr erwählt habt! Sie mögen euch in euren Nöten helfen!"
15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We are sinners; do to us whatever seems good to you: only give us salvation this day.
Da sprachen die Israeliten zum Herrn: "Wir haben gesündigt. Tu mit uns, wie es Dir gefällt! Nur rette uns jetzt!"
16 So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.
Und sie schafften des Auslands Götter aus ihrer Mitte und dienten dem Herrn. Da ward er über Israels Elend ungeduldig.
17 Then the children of Ammon came together and put their army in position in Gilead. And the children of Israel came together and put their army in position in Mizpah.
Die Ammoniter aber wurden wieder aufgeboten und lagerten in Gilead. Da kamen auch die Israeliten zusammen und lagerten in der Mispa.
18 And the people of Israel said to one another, Who will be the first to make an attack on the children of Ammon? We will make him head over all Gilead.
Da sprach das Volk in Gileads Städten zueinander: "Wer ist der Mann, der mit den Ammonitern zu streiten beginnt? Er soll das Haupt aller Insassen Gileads werden!"

< Judges 10 >