Judges 12
1 Then the Ephraimites were called up and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight the Ammonites without summoning us to go with you? We're going to burn your house down with you inside it!”
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 “I was a man with a great fight on my hands,” Jephthah replied. “I and my people were fighting the Ammonites. When I called on you for help, you didn't come and help save me from 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 When I realized that you weren't going to help, I took my life in my hands and went to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord made me victorious over them. So why have you come here today to attack 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 Jephthah summoned all of the men of Gilead and fought against the Ephraimites. The men of Gilead killed them because the Ephraimites taunted them, saying, “You Gileadites are nothing more than escapees living among Ephraim and Manasseh.”
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 The Gileadites took control of the fords over the Jordan River that led to Ephraim's territory, and when an Ephraimite escapee from the battle would come and ask, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would question him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “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 they would tell him, “Say Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim he would say “Sibboleth” because he couldn't pronounce it right, and they'd grab him and kill him there at the Jordan fords. A total of 42,000 were killed at that time.
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 Jephthah led Israel as judge for six years. Then he died and was buried in one of Gilead's towns.
Enam tahun lamanya Yefta memimpin orang Israel. Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di kampung halamannya yaitu di kota Mizpa di Gilead.
8 After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel as a judge.
Setelah Yefta, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Ebzan dari Betlehem.
9 He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He married off his daughters to men of other tribes, and he brought in thirty wives from other tribes to marry his sons. Ibzan led Israel as judge 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 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
kemudian ia meninggal dan dimakamkan di Betlehem.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel as judge for ten years.
Setelah Ebzan, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Elon dari suku Zebulon sepuluh tahun lamanya.
12 Then he died and was buried at Aijalon in the territory of Zebulun.
Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di Ayalon di wilayah Zebulon.
13 After him, Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel as judge.
Setelah Elon, umat Israel dipimpin oleh Abdon anak Hilel dari Piraton.
14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode seventy donkeys. He led Israel as judge 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 Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di Piraton di wilayah Efraim di daerah pegunungan orang Amalek.
