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.
Yefta adalah seorang prajurit yang gagah berani. Ia tinggal di Gilead. Ayahnya bernama Gilead tetapi ibunya seorang pelacur.
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.
Ayahnya itu mempunyai juga anak-anak lelaki yang lain dari istrinya yang sah. Setelah anak-anak itu dewasa, mereka mengusir Yefta dari rumah. Kata mereka kepadanya, "Kau tidak akan mendapat warisan apa-apa dari ayah kami, sebab kau anak dari wanita lain."
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.
Karena itu Yefta berpisah dari saudara-saudaranya lalu pergi dan tinggal di daerah Tob. Di sana segerombolan penjahat bergabung dengan dia lalu mereka pergi merampok.
4 In those days the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Beberapa waktu kemudian orang Israel diserang oleh orang Amon.
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:
Ketika hal itu terjadi, para pemuka Israel di Gilead pergi dan mengajak Yefta meninggalkan daerah Tob.
6 And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.
Mereka berkata, "Pimpinlah kami melawan orang Amon."
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?
Tetapi Yefta menjawab, "Bukankah kalian sangat membenci saya? Kalian telah mengusir saya dari rumah ayah saya. Mengapa sekarang pada waktu kalian dalam kesukaran, kalian datang kepada saya?"
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.
Mereka menjawab, "Kami datang karena kami ingin supaya kau memimpin seluruh penduduk Gilead untuk memerangi bangsa Amon sekarang juga."
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?
Sahut Yefta, "Kalau kalian mengajak saya kembali ke Gilead untuk memerangi bangsa Amon, dan TUHAN memberi kemenangan kepada kita, sayalah yang akan menjadi penguasa atas kalian."
10 They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.
Mereka menjawab, "Kami setuju. Tuhanlah saksinya."
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.
Maka berangkatlah Yefta bersama-sama dengan para pemimpin Gilead. Kemudian penduduk Gilead mengangkatnya menjadi penguasa dan pemimpin. Dan di hadapan TUHAN di Mizpa, Yefta mengajukan tuntutan-tuntutan kepada penduduk Gilead.
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?
Setelah itu Yefta mengutus orang kepada raja Amon untuk mengatakan begini, "Apa kesalahan kami sehingga kalian memerangi negeri kami?"
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.
Raja bangsa Amon menjawab utusan-utusan itu, "Ketika umat Israel datang dari Mesir, mereka mengambil tanah kami, mulai dari Sungai Arnon sampai ke Sungai Yabok dan Sungai Yordan. Sekarang kembalikanlah itu secara damai."
14 And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:
Lalu Yefta mengutus lagi orang-orang kepada raja Amon
15 Thus saith Jephte: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
untuk menjawab begini, "Umat Israel sama sekali tidak merampas tanah orang Moab atau tanah orang Amon.
16 But when they came up out of Egypt, he walked through the desert to the Red Sea and came into Cades.
Ketika orang Israel meninggalkan Mesir, mereka menuju ke Teluk Akaba melalui padang pasir lalu sampai di 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,
Kemudian mereka mengutus orang kepada raja Edom untuk minta izin melewati negerinya. Tetapi ia tidak mengizinkan mereka. Kemudian mereka meminta hal yang sama kepada raja Moab, tetapi ia pun tidak mengizinkan mereka melewati daerahnya. Karena itu umat Israel tinggal di 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.
Kemudian mereka meneruskan perjalanan melalui padang pasir, tetapi tidak melewati daerah Edom dan Moab, melainkan mengambil jalan keliling sampai tiba di sebelah timur Moab, di seberang Sungai Arnon. Mereka berkemah di sana, tetapi tidak menyeberangi sungai itu, karena daerah itu termasuk wilayah Moab.
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.
Sesudah itu umat Israel mengutus orang kepada Sihon, raja Amori di Hesybon untuk minta izin melewati daerah Amori, karena mereka hendak ke daerah mereka sendiri.
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.
Tetapi Sihon tidak mengizinkan mereka sebab ia tidak percaya bahwa mereka hanya mau lewat saja. Ia malah mengerahkan seluruh angkatan perangnya lalu bermarkas di Yahas kemudian menyerang 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,
Tetapi TUHAN, Allah Israel, memberikan kepada umat Israel kemenangan atas Sihon beserta angkatan perangnya. Demikianlah umat Israel mendapatkan semua tanah-tanah orang Amori yang tinggal di negeri itu.
22 And all the coasts thereof from the Arnon to the Jaboc, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
Wilayah Amori itu mereka duduki mulai dari Arnon di sebelah selatan, sampai ke sebelah utara Sungai Yabok, dan dari padang pasir di sebelah timur, sampai ke Sungai Yordan sebelah barat.
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?
Jadi TUHAN, Allah Israel, itulah yang mengusir orang-orang Amori untuk kepentingan umat TUHAN.
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:
Dan sekarang ini apakah engkau mau mengambilnya kembali? Tanah yang diberikan oleh Kamos, dewamu itu, kepadamu bolehlah tetap kalian miliki. Tetapi apa yang telah diberikan TUHAN, Allah kami kepada kami, akan kami pertahankan.
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,
Kau kira kau lebih baik dari Balak anak Zipor, raja Moab? Balak tidak pernah menantang atau berperang dengan kami.
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?
Tiga ratus tahun lamanya Israel menduduki Hesybon dan Aroer serta desa-desa di sekelilingnya, dan semua kota-kota di tepi Sungai Arnon. Dan mengapa selama itu kau tidak mengambilnya kembali?
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.
Tidak, kami tidak bersalah kepadamu. Engkaulah yang bersalah karena menyerang kami. Tuhanlah hakim yang hari ini memutuskan perkara ini antara bangsa Israel dan bangsa Amon."
28 And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers.
Tetapi raja Amon tidak menghiraukan pesan dari Yefta itu.
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,
Kemudian Roh TUHAN menguasai Yefta. Maka pergilah Yefta mengunjungi daerah Gilead dan Manasye kemudian kembali ke Mizpa di Gilead. Dari situ ia meneruskan perjalanannya ke wilayah bangsa Amon.
30 He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
Yefta membuat janji ini kepada TUHAN, "Kalau TUHAN mengizinkan saya mengalahkan orang Amon,
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.
dan saya kembali dengan selamat, maka siapa pun yang pertama-tama keluar dari rumah saya untuk menyambut saya, akan saya persembahkan sebagai kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN."
32 And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon, to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
Lalu Yefta menyeberangi Sungai Yordan untuk memerangi orang Amon, dan TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepadanya.
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.
Yefta menggempur mereka habis-habisan dari Aroer sampai ke daerah sekitar Minit--seluruhnya dua puluh kota--dan sampai sejauh Abel-Keramim. Banyak sekali orang Amon yang mati, sehingga kalahlah mereka terhadap orang Israel.
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.
Ketika Yefta kembali ke Mizpa, anak gadisnya datang menyambut dia dengan menari sambil memukul rebana. Itulah anaknya yang satu-satunya.
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.
Begitu Yefta melihatnya, Yefta menjadi sangat sedih sehingga ia mengoyak-ngoyak bajunya, sambil berkata, "Aduh anakku, hancurlah hatiku! Mengapakah harus kau yang menjadikan hatiku pedih? Aku telah bersumpah kepada TUHAN, dan aku tak dapat lagi menariknya kembali!"
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.
Lalu kata gadis itu kepada Yefta, "Ayah sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN, dan TUHAN telah memperkenankan Ayah membalas kejahatan orang-orang Amon, musuh Ayah itu. Jadi, apa yang telah Ayah janjikan, hendaklah ayah jalankan."
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.
"Hanya," kata gadis itu selanjutnya, "saya mohon satu hal: Berilah saya waktu dua bulan untuk jalan-jalan di pegunungan bersama-sama dengan kawan-kawan saya. Di sana saya akan menangisi nasib saya, sebab saya akan meninggal semasa masih perawan."
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.
Ayahnya mengizinkannya, lalu melepaskannya pergi. Gadis itu dan kawan-kawannya pergi ke pegunungan untuk bersedih hati di sana, karena ia akan meninggal sebelum menikah dan mempunyai anak.
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:
Setelah lewat dua bulan, ia kembali kepada ayahnya, lalu ayahnya melakukan apa yang telah dijanjikannya kepada TUHAN. Maka meninggallah gadis itu semasa masih perawan. Itulah asal mulanya mengapa di kalangan orang Israel, biasanya
40 That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days.
anak-anak gadis pergi selama empat hari setiap tahun untuk bersedih hati mengenangkan anak Yefta di Gilead.
