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.

Kemudian suku Efraim mengerahkan pasukannya. Mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan, pergi ke kota Zafon, dan berkata kepada Yefta, “Mengapa kamu tidak memanggil kami waktu kamu menyeberangi sungai Yordan untuk berperang dengan bangsa Amon? Kami akan membakarmu beserta 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.

Jawab Yefta, “Waktu kami berselisih dengan bangsa Amon, saya memanggil kalian. Tetapi kalian tidak membantu melepaskan kami dari tekanan mereka.

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?

Ketika saya menyadari bahwa kalian tidak akan menolong saya, saya mempertaruhkan nyawa dan maju melawan bangsa Amon. TUHAN membuat saya menang atas mereka. Lalu 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.

Dalam pertengkaran hari itu, orang Efraim menghina orang Gilead, “Kalian, orang-orang Gilead, hanya orang buangan dari suku Efraim yang menumpang tinggal di pinggir wilayah Efraim dan Manasye!” Maka Yefta mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Gilead untuk menyerang. Mereka pun menang atas suku Efraim.

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 Gilead merebut tempat-tempat penyeberangan sungai Yordan untuk mencegat orang Efraim yang hendak lewat. Ketika orang Efraim yang mencoba kabur berkata, “Biarkan aku menyeberang,” maka orang Gilead bertanya, “Apakah kamu orang Efraim?” Kalau dia 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 akan menyuruh dia mengucapkan “Syibolet.” Jika orang itu mengucapkan “Sibolet,” dengan logat Efraim, maka orang Gilead akan menangkap dia dan membunuhnya di tempat penyeberangan. Pada waktu itu 42.000 orang Efraim mati dibunuh.

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.

Yefta menjadi pembela Israel selama enam tahun. Lalu dia meninggal dan dikuburkan di kota Mispa, di Gilead.

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

Setelah Yefta, Ibsan dari Betlehem menjadi pembela Israel.

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.

Ibsan memiliki tiga puluh anak laki-laki dan tiga puluh anak perempuan. Dia mengurus pernikahan untuk semua anaknya itu dengan pasangan dari marga lain. Ibsan menjadi pembela Israel selama tujuh tahun,

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

lalu dia meninggal dan dikuburkan di Betlehem.

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

Setelah Ibsan, Elon orang Zebulon menjadi pembela bangsa Israel selama sepuluh tahun.

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

Kemudian Elon meninggal dan dikuburkan di Ayalon, di wilayah Zebulon.

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

Setelah itu, seorang dari Piraton, yaitu Abdon anak Hilel, menjadi pembela bangsa Israel.

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

Dia memiliki empat puluh anak laki-laki dan tiga puluh cucu laki-laki. Mereka masing-masing memiliki keledai tunggangan sendiri-sendiri. Abdon menjadi pembela bangsa Israel selama delapan tahun.

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.

Lalu Abdon meninggal dan dikuburkan di Piraton, di wilayah perbukitan Efraim yang dulu dikuasai oleh orang Amalek.