Judges 12

1 Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.

Pada waktu itu suku Efraim bersiap-siap untuk bertempur, lalu pergi menyeberangi Sungai Yordan menuju ke Zafon. Mereka berkata kepada Yefta, "Mengapa engkau pergi memerangi bangsa Amon tanpa mengajak kami? Sekarang kami akan membakar engkau dan seisi rumahmu."

2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

Berkatalah Yefta, "Antara orang Amon dan kami orang Gilead ada perselisihan yang hebat. Kalian sudah saya panggil untuk membantu membebaskan saya dari orang-orang Amon itu, tetapi kalian tidak datang.

3 So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?

Jadi, setelah saya yakin bahwa kalian tidak akan datang membantu saya, saya nekad pergi memerangi orang-orang Amon itu, sekalipun saya harus mati. Lalu TUHAN memberikan kepada saya kemenangan atas mereka. Mengapa sekarang kalian datang menyerang saya?"

4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

Kemudian Yefta mengumpulkan semua orang Gilead, lalu mereka memerangi dan mengalahkan orang Efraim. (Orang Gilead yang tinggal di Efraim dan Manasye telah dituduh oleh orang Efraim bahwa mereka telah memisahkan diri dari Efraim, sukunya.)

5 And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;

Orang-orang Gilead yang sedang berperang itu, menduduki tempat-tempat penyeberangan di Sungai Yordan, supaya dapat mencegat orang-orang Efraim yang mau lari. Pada waktu seorang Efraim, yang hendak melarikan diri, minta izin untuk menyeberang, orang Gilead bertanya kepadanya, "Apakah kau orang Efraim?" Kalau ia menjawab, "Bukan,"

6 Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.

mereka menyuruh dia mengucapkan kata "Syibolet". Ia akan mengatakan "Sibolet" karena tidak dapat mengucapkan kata itu dengan tepat. Lalu mereka akan menangkapnya dan membunuhnya di salah satu tempat penyeberangan itu. Maka terbunuhlah 42.000 orang Efraim pada waktu itu.

7 Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

Enam tahun lamanya Yefta memimpin orang Israel. Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di kampung halamannya yaitu di kota Mizpa di Gilead.

8 And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.

Setelah Yefta, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Ebzan dari Betlehem.

9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

Ebzan mempunyai tiga puluh anak lelaki dan tiga puluh anak perempuan. Anak-anaknya yang perempuan itu dikawinkannya dengan orang-orang dari suku lain, dan ia mengambil tiga puluh gadis dari suku lain untuk anak-anaknya yang lelaki. Tujuh tahun lamanya Ebzan memimpin umat Israel,

10 And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.

kemudian ia meninggal dan dimakamkan di Betlehem.

11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.

Setelah Ebzan, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Elon dari suku Zebulon sepuluh tahun lamanya.

12 And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di Ayalon di wilayah Zebulon.

13 And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.

Setelah Elon, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Abdon anak Hilel dari Piraton.

14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

Anaknya yang lelaki ada empat puluh orang, dan cucu-cucunya yang lelaki ada tiga puluh orang. Mereka masing-masing memiliki seekor keledai tunggangan. Delapan tahun lamanya umat Israel dipimpin oleh Abdon.

15 And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.

Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di Piraton di wilayah Efraim di daerah pegunungan orang Amalek.