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.
Watu wa Efraimu walitoka pamoja; nao wakapitia Zafoni, wakamwambia Yeftha, Kwa nini umetangulia kupigana na wana wa Amoni, wala hukutuita twende pamoja nawe? Tutachoma nyumba yako.
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.
Yeftha akawaambia, Mimi na watu wangu tulikuwa katika vita kubwa na wana wa Amoni. Nilipokuita, hukuniokoa kutoka kwao.
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?
Nilipoona ya kuwa hamkuniokoa, nikaweka uhai wangu na nguvu yangu mwenyewe, na kupita kipita ili kupigana na wana wa Amoni, na Bwana alinipa ushindi. Kwa nini mmekuja kupigana nami leo?”
4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
Yeftha akawakusanya watu wote wa Gileadi na akapigana na Efraimu. Watu wa Gileadi waliwaangamiza wana wa Efraimu kwa sababu walisema, “Ninyi Wagileadi ni wakimbizi katika Efraimu-katika Efraimu na Manase.”
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;
Wagileadi waliteketeza ngome za Yordani zinaelekea Efraimu. Ikiwa yeyote kati ya waliopona wa Efraimu akisema, Nipe ruhusa niende juu ya mto; watu wa Gileadi wakamwambia, “Je, wewe ni Mwefraimu?” Ikiwa akasema, “Hapana,”
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.
basi watamwambia, Sema Shiboleth. Na kama akisema 'Sibboleth' (kwa maana hakuweza kutamka neno hilo kwa usahihi), Wagileadi watamkamata na kumwua kwenye mabwawa ya Yordani. Waefraimu elfu arobaini waliuawa wakati huo.
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.
Yeftha alikuwa mwamuzi juu ya Israeli kwa miaka sita. Ndipo Yeftha Mgileadi akafa, akazikwa katika moja ya miji ya Gileadi.
8 And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
Baada yake, Ibzani wa Bethlehemu akawa mwamuzi juu ya Israeli.
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.
Alikuwa na wana thelathini. Aliwapeleka binti thelathini katika ndoa, naye akaleta binti thelathini kutoka nje kwa ajili ya wanawe, Alikuwa mwamuzi wa Israeli kwa miaka saba.
10 And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
Ibzani alikufa na kuzikwa huko Bethlehemu.
11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
Baada yake, Eloni wa Zabuloni akawa mwamuzi juu ya Israeli. Akawaamua Israeli kwa miaka kumi.
12 And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
Eloni wa Zabuloni akafa, akazikwa huko Aiyaloni katika nchi ya Zabuloni.
13 And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
Baada ya huyo, Abdoni mwana wa Hileli, Mpirathoni, akawa mwamuzi juu ya Israeli.
14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
Alikuwa na wana arobaini na wajukuu thelathini. Walikuwa wakipanda punda sabini, naye akawaamua Israeli kwa miaka nane.
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.
Abdoni mwana wa Hileli, Mpirathoni, akafa, akazikwa huko Pirathoni katika nchi ya Efraimu, katika kilima cha Waamaleki.
