Judges 11
1 There was at that time Jephte the Galaadite, a most valiant man and a warrior, the son of a woman that was a harlot, and his father was Galaad.
Og Gileaditeren Jeftha var vældig til Strid, men han var en Horekvindes Søn; og Gilead havde avlet Jeftha.
2 Now Galaad had a wife of whom he had sons: who after they were grown up, thrust out Jephte, saying: Thou canst not inherit in the house of our father, because thou art born of another mother.
Og Gileads Hustru fødte ham Børn; da Hustruens Børn bleve store, udstødte de Jeftha og sagde til ham: Du skal ikke arve i vor Faders Hus, thi du er en anden Kvindes Søn.
3 Then he fled and avoided them and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men, and robbers, and they followed him as their prince.
Da flyede Jeftha fra sine Brødres Ansigt og boede i Landet Tob; og der samlede sig til Jeftha løse Mænd, og de droge ud med ham.
4 In those days the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Og det skete efter nogle Aar, da strede Ammons Børn imod Israel.
5 And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them:
Og det skete, der Ammons Børn strede mod Israel, da gik de Ældste af Gilead hen at hente Jeftha fra Landet Tob.
6 And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.
Og de sagde til Jeftha: Kom, saa skal du være vor Øverste, og vi ville stride imod Ammons Børn.
7 And he answered them: Are not you the men that hated me, and cast me out of my father’s house, and now you are come to me constrained by necessity?
Og Jeftha sagde til de Ældste af Gilead: Have I ikke hadet mig og udstødt mig af min Faders Hus? hvorfor komme I nu til mig, efterdi I have Trængsel?
8 And the princes of Galaad said to Jephte: For this cause we are now come to thee, that thou mayst go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be head over all the inhabitants of Galaad.
Og de Ældste af Gilead sagde til Jeftha: Derfor vende vi nu tilbage til dig, at du skal gaa med os og stride imod Ammons Børn; og du skal være vort Hoved, ja alle deres, som bo i Gilead.
9 Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my band, shall I be your prince?
Og Jeftha sagde til de Ældste af Gilead: Dersom I hente mig for at stride imod Ammons Børn, og Herren giver dem for mit Ansigt, skal jeg da være eders Hoved?
10 They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.
Da sagde de Ældste af Gilead til Jeftha: Herren skal være Vidne imellem os, dersom vi ikke gøre saaledes efter dine Ord.
11 Jephte therefore went with the princes of Galaad, and all the people made him their prince. And Jephte spoke all his words before the Lord in Maspha.
Saa gik Jeftha med de Ældste af Gilead, og Folket satte ham over sig til et Hoved og til en Øverste, og Jeftha talede alle sine Ord for Herrens Ansigt i Mizpa.
12 And he sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, to say in his name, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me, to waste my land?
Da sendte Jeftha Bud til Ammons Børns Konge og lod sige: Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre, at du kommer til mig at stride imod mit Land?
13 And he answered them: I Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the confines of the Arnon unto the Jaboc and the Jordan: now therefore restore the same peaceably to me.
Ammons Børns Konge sagde til Jefthas Bud: Fordi Israel har taget mit Land, der han drog op af Ægypten, fra Arnon og indtil Jakob og indtil Jordanen; saa giv mig nu de Stæder tilbage med Fred!
14 And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:
Men Jeftha sendte atter Bud til Ammons Børns Konge.
15 Thus saith Jephte: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
Og han lod sige til ham: Saa siger Jeftha: Israel har ikke taget Moabs Land eller Ammons Børns Land;
16 But when they came up out of Egypt, he walked through the desert to the Red Sea and came into Cades.
thi der de droge op af Ægypten, da vandrede Israel i Ørken indtil det røde Hav, og kom til Kades.
17 And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying: Suffer me to pass through thy land. But he would not condescend to his request. He sent also to the king of Moab, who likewise refused to give him passage. He abode therefore in Cades,
Og Israel sendte Bud til Edomiternes Konge og lod sige: Kære, lad mig drage igennem dit Land, men Edomiternes Konge vilde ikke høre; han sendte ogsaa Bud til Moabiternes Konge, men denne vilde heller ikke; saa blev Israel i Kades.
18 And went round the land of Edom at the side, and the land of Moab: and came over against the east coast of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon: and he would not enter the bounds of Moab.
Derefter vandrede han i Ørken og drog omkring Edomiternes Land og Moabiternes Land og kom fra Solens Opgang til Moabiternes Land, og de lejrede sig paa hin Side Arnon; og de kom ikke i Moabiternes Landemærke; thi Arnon er Moabiternes Landemærke.
19 So Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and they said to him: Suffer me to pass through thy land to the river.
Og Israel sendte Bud til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, Kongen i Hesbon, og Israel lod ham sige: Kære, lad os drage igennem dit Land indtil mit Sted.
20 But he also despising the words of Israel, suffered him not to pass through his borders: but gathering an infinite multitude, went out against him to Jasa, and made strong opposition.
Men Sihon troede ikke Israel, saa at han lod ham drage igennem sit Landemærke; men Sihon samlede alt sit Folk, og de lejrede sig i Jahza, og han stred imod Israel.
21 And the Lord delivered him with all his army into the hands of Israel, and he slew him, and possessed all the land of the Amorrhite the inhabitant of that country,
Da gav Herren, Israels Gud, Sihon og alt hans Folk i Israels Haand, og de sloge dem; saa indtog Israel til Ejendom hele Landet fra Amoriterne, som boede sammesteds.
22 And all the coasts thereof from the Arnon to the Jaboc, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
Og de indtoge alt Amoriternes Landemærke til Ejendom, fra Arnon og indtil Jabok og fra Ørken og indtil Jordanen.
23 So the Lord the God of Israel destroyed the Amorrhite, his people of Israel fighting against him, and wilt thou now possess this land?
Saa har nu Herren, Israels Gud, fordrevet Amoriterne fra sit Folks Israels Ansigt; og du vil tage det i Eje?
24 Are not those things which thy god Chamos possesseth, due to thee by right? But what the Lord our God hath obtained by conquest, shall be our possession:
Mon du ikke tager til Eje det, som din Gud Kamos giver dig i Eje? og alt hvad Herren vor Gud har gjort ryddeligt for vort Ansigt, det tage vi i Eje.
25 Unless perhaps thou art better than Balac the son of Sephor king of Moab: or canst shew that he strove against Israel and fought against him,
Og nu, er du vel meget bedre end Balak, Zippors Søn, Moabiternes Konge? har han vel trættet med Israel, eller har han vel ført Krig imod dem?
26 Whereas he hath dwelt in Hesebon, and the villages thereof, and in Aroer, and its villages, and in all the cities near the Jordan, for three hundred years. Why have you for so long a time attempted nothing about this claim?
Da Israel har boet i Hesbon og i dens tilhørende Stæder og i Aroer og i dens tilhørende Stæder og i alle Stæderne, som ligge ved Arnons Bredder, tre Hundrede Aar, hvorfor friede I dem da ikke i den Tid?
27 Therefore I do not trespass against thee, but thou wrongest me by declaring an unjust war against me. The Lord be judge and decide this day between Israel and the children of Ammon.
Og jeg har intet syndet imod dig, og du gør dette onde imod mig, at du strider imod mig; Herren, som er Dommer, skal dømme i Dag imellem Israels Børn og imellem Ammons Børn.
28 And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers.
Men Ammons Børns Konge hørte ikke Jefthas Ord, hvilke han sendte til ham.
29 Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon,
Og Herrens Aand var over Jeftha, og han drog igennem Gilead og Manasse; og han drog over til Mizpa i Gilead, og fra Mizpa i Gilead drog han over til Ammons Børn,
30 He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
og Jeftha lovede Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver Ammons Børn i min Haand,
31 Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord.
da skal det ske, at det, som gaar ud, ja det, som gaar ud af mit Huses Døre imod mig, naar jeg kommer tilbage med Fred fra Ammons Børn, det skal høre Herren til, og jeg vil ofre det til et Brændoffer.
32 And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon, to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
Saa drog Jeftha over til Ammons Børn for at stride imod dem, og Herren gav dem i hans Haand.
33 And he smote them from Aroer till you come to Mennith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is set with vineyards, with a very great slaughter: and the children of Ammon were humbled by the children of Israel.
Og han slog dem fra Aroer, og indtil man kommer til Minnith, tyve Stæder, og indtil Abel-Keramim med et saare stort Slag; saa bleve Ammons Børn ydmygede for Israels Børns Ansigt.
34 And when Jephte returned into Maspha to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children.
Og Jeftha kom til Mizpa til sit Hus, og se, hans Datter gik ud mod ham med Trommer og med Dans, og hun var hans eneste; han havde ellers hverken Søn eller Datter.
35 And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing.
Og det skete, der han saa hende, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og sagde: Ak, min Datter! du har nedbøjet mig saare, og du har bedrøvet mig inderligen; thi jeg oplod min Mund til Herren, og jeg kan ikke kalde det tilbage.
36 And she answered him: My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the Lord, do unto me whatsoever thou hast promised, since the victory hath been granted to thee, and revenge of thy enemies.
Og hun sagde til ham: Min Fader! har du opladt din Mund til Herren, da gør med mig, som det er udgaaet af din Mund, efter at Herren har skaffet dig fuldkommen Hævn over dine Fjender, over Ammons Børn.
37 And she said to her father: Grant me only this which I desire: Let me go, that I may go about the mountains for two months, and may bewail my virginity with my companions.
Og hun sagde til sin Fader: Denne Ting lad mig vederfares, giv mig Frist to Maaneder, at jeg maa gaa og fare ned paa Bjergene og begræde min Jomfrustand, jeg og mine Veninder.
38 And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains.
Og han sagde: Gak hen, og han gav hende Frist to Maaneder; da gik hun med sine Veninder hen og begræd sin Jomfrustand, paa Bjergene.
39 And the two months being expired, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed, and she knew no man. From thence came a fashion in Israel, and a custom has been kept:
Og det skete, der to Maaneder vare til Ende, da kom hun tilbage til sin Fader, og han gjorde med hende efter sit Løfte, som han havde lovet; og hun kendte ikke Mand. Og det blev en Skik i Israel:
40 That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days.
Israels Døtre gaa fra Aar til Aar for at prise Gileaditeren Jefthas Datter fire Dage om Aaret.
