< Judges 12 >

1 And the me of Ephraim gathered themselues together, and went Northwarde, and saide vnto Iphtah, Wherefore wentest thou to fight against the children of Ammon, and diddest not call vs to goe with thee? we will therefore burne thine house vpon thee with fire.
وَجَهَّزَ سِبْطُ أَفْرَايِمَ جَيْشاً، وَتَقَدَّمُوا شِمَالاً نَحْوَ زَفُونَ قَائِلِينَ لِيَفْتَاحَ: «لِمَاذَا انْطَلَقْتَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَدْعُوَنَا لِلانْضِمَامِ إِلَيْكَ؟ لِنُحْرِقَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بَيْتَكَ بِالنَّارِ».١
2 And Iphtah said vnto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon, and when I called you, ye deliuered me not out of their handes.
فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «كُنْتُ أَنَا وَقَوْمِي فِي خِصَامٍ عَنِيفٍ مَعَ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ، فَاسْتَنْجَدْتُ بِكُمْ فَلَمْ تُجِيرُونِي.٢
3 So when I sawe that ye deliuered me not, I put my life in mine hands, and went vpon the children of Ammon: so the Lord deliuered them into mine handes. Wherefore then are ye come vpon me nowe to fight against me?
وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَيْتُ تَقَاعُسَكُمْ عَنْ إِجَارَتِي جَازَفْتُ بِحَيَاتِي، وَحَارَبْتُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، فَنَصَرَنِي الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَلِمَاذَا اجْتَمَعْتُمْ عَلَيَّ الْيَوْمَ لِمُحَارَبَتِي؟»٣
4 Then Iphtah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are runnagates of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
وَحَشَدَ يَفْتَاحُ كُلَّ رِجَالِ جِلْعَادَ وَحَارَبَ سِبْطَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهَزَمَهُمْ، لأَنَّ رِجَالَ أَفْرَايِمَ اسْتَخَفُّوا بِالْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّهُمْ مَنْبُوذُو أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى».٤
5 Also the Gileadites tooke the passages of Iorden before the Ephraimites, and when the Ephraimites that were escaped, saide, Let me passe, then the men of Gilead said vnto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay,
فَاسْتَوْلَى الْجِلْعَادِيُّونَ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَكُلَّمَا قَالَ أَحَدُ رِجَالِ أَفْرَايِمَ الْهَارِبِينَ: «دَعُونِي أَعْبُرُ»، كَانَ رِجَالُ جِلْعَادَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ أَفْرَايِمِيٌّ؟» فَإِنْ قَالَ: «لا»٥
6 Then said they vnto him, Say nowe Shibboleth: and he said, Sibboleth: for he could not so pronounce: then they tooke him, and slewe him at the passages of Iorden: and there fel at that time of the Ephraimites two and fourtie thousand.
كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «شِبُّولَتْ» فَيَقُولُ: «سِبُّولَتْ» مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَحَفَّظَ فِي لَفْظِهَا لَفْظاً صَحِيحاً، فَيَقْبِضُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَذْبَحُونَهُ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ الأُرْدُنِّ. فَقُتِلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ إِثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفاً.٦
7 And Iphtah iudged Israel sixe yeere: then dyed Iphtah the Gileadite, and was buryed in one of the cities of Gilead.
وَظَلَّ يَفْتَاحُ قَاضِياً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سِتَّ سَنَواتٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا مَاتَ دُفِنَ فِي إِحْدَى مُدُنِ جِلْعَادَ.٧
8 After him Ibzan of Beth-lehem iudged Israel,
وَخَلَفَ إِبْصَانُ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، يَفْتَاحَ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ.٨
9 Who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, which he sent out, and tooke in thirtie daughters from abroade for his sonnes. and he iudged Israel seuen yeere.
وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ ابْنَةً فَزَوَّجَ بَنَاتِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبْنَاءِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، كَمَا زَوَّجَ أَبْنَاءَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَنَاتِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، وَاسْتَمَرَّ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ.٩
10 Then Ibzan died, and was buryed at Bethlehem.
ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِبْصَانُ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.١٠
11 And after him iudged Israel Elon, a Zebulonite, and he iudged Israel tenne yeere.
وَأَعْقَبَهُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ، فَظَلَّ قَاضِياً مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ.١١
12 Then Elon the Zebulonite dyed, and was buryed in Aijalon in the countrey of Zebulun.
ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ فَدُفِنَ فِي إِيَّلُونَ فِي أَرْضِ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ.١٢
13 And after him Abdon the sonne of Hillel the Pirathonite iudged Israel.
وَجَاءَ بَعْدَهُ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.١٣
14 And he had fourty sonnes and thirtie nephewes that rode on seuentie assecoltes: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres.
وَكَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ حَفِيداً يَرْكَبُونَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حِمَاراً. هَذَا قَضَى لإِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَواتٍ.١٤
15 Then dyed Abdon the sonne of Hillel the Pirathonite, and was buryed in Pirathon, in ye lande of Ephraim, in the Mount of the Amalekites.
ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ وَدُفِنَ فِي فِرْعَتُونَ فِي أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ فِي جَبَلِ الْعَمَالِقَةِ.١٥

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