Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.
Og Gileaditeren Jeftha var vældig til Strid, men han var en Horekvindes Søn; og Gilead havde avlet Jeftha.
2 And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said unto him: 'Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of another woman.'
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 Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
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 And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Og det skete efter nogle Aar, da strede Ammons Børn imod Israel.
5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
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 unto Jephthah: 'Come and be our chief, that we may fight with 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 Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: 'Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?'
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 elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'Therefore are we returned to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'
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 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: 'If ye bring me back home to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, I will be your head.'
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 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.'
Da sagde de Ældste af Gilead til Jeftha: Herren skal være Vidne imellem os, dersom vi ikke gøre saaledes efter dine Ord.
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah.
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 Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying: 'What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against 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 the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah: 'Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan; now therefore restore those cities peaceably.'
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 Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
Men Jeftha sendte atter Bud til Ammons Børns Konge.
15 and he said unto him: 'Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not 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 from Egypt, and Israel walked through the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;
thi der de droge op af Ægypten, da vandrede Israel i Ørken indtil det røde Hav, og kom til Kades.
17 then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying: Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not; and Israel abode in Kadesh.
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 Then he walked through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they pitched on the other side of the Arnon; but they came not within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border 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 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him: Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land unto my place.
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 Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them; so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants 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 they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto the Jordan.
Og de indtoge alt Amoriternes Landemærke til Ejendom, fra Arnon og indtil Jabok og fra Ørken og indtil Jordanen.
23 So now the LORD, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel, and shouldest thou possess them?
Saa har nu Herren, Israels Gud, fordrevet Amoriterne fra sit Folks Israels Ansigt; og du vil tage det i Eje?
24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
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 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
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 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore did ye not recover them within that time?
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 I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of 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 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Men Ammons Børns Konge hørte ikke Jefthas Ord, hvilke han sendte til ham.
29 Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto 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 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said: 'If Thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
og Jeftha lovede Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver Ammons Børn i min Haand,
31 then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.'
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 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
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 until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before 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 Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
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 it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art become my troubler; for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.'
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 said unto him: 'My father, thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD; do unto me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.'
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 unto her father: 'Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and 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 said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon 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 it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed; and she had not known man. And it was a custom in Israel,
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 the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
Israels Døtre gaa fra Aar til Aar for at prise Gileaditeren Jefthas Datter fire Dage om Aaret.
