Judges 12

1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Og hver Mand af Efraim blev opbudt og drog over mod Norden, og de sagde til Jeftha: Hvorfor gik du over til at stride imod Ammons Børn og kaldte os ikke at gaa med dig? Vi ville brænde dit Hus over dig med Ild.

2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

Og Jeftha sagde til dem: Jeg og mit Folk havde en svar Trætte med Ammons Børn; og jeg kaldte ad eder, men I frelste mig ikke af deres Haand.

3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, And Yhwh delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

Der jeg saa, at du ikke vilde frelse, da satte jeg mit Liv i min Haand og drog over til Ammons Børn; og Herren gav dem i min Haand; og hvorfor komme I op til mig paa denne Dag at stride imod mig?

4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

Og Jeftha samlede alle Mænd i Gilead og stred imod Efraim; og Mændene i Gilead sloge Efraim; thi de havde sagt: I Mænd af det Gilead, som ligger imellem Efraim og Manasse, ere Overløbere fra Efraim.

5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

Thi Gileaditerne indtoge Jordanens Færgestæder overfor Efraim, og det skete, naar nogen af de undkomne af Efraim sagde: Jeg vil gaa over, da sagde Mændene af Gilead til ham: Er du en Efratiter? og han sagde: Nej.

6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

Da sagde de til ham: Kære, sig: Sjibboleth, og han sagde: Sibboleth, og kunde saaledes ikke udtale det ret; saa grebe de ham og sloge ham ihjel ved Jordanens Færgestæder, og der faldt paa den samme Tid af Etraim to og fyrretyve Tusinde.

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Og Jeftha dømte Israel seks Aar; og Gileaditeren Jeftha døde og blev begraven i en af Stæderne udi Gilead.

8 And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel.

Og efter ham dømte Ibzan af Bethlehem Israel.

9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Og han havde tredive Sønner, og tredive Døtre udstyrede han og indførte tredive Døtre til sine Sønner udenfra; og han dømte Israel syv Aar.

10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth–lehem.

Og Ibzan døde og blev begraven i Bethlehem.

11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Og efter ham dømte Sebuloniteren Elon Israel; og han dømte Israel ti Aar.

12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

Og Sebuloniteren Elon døde, og han blev begraven i Ajalon udi Sebulons Land.

13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Og efter ham dømte Pireathoniteren Abdon, Hillels Søn, Israel.

14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Og han havde fyrretyve Sønner og tredive Sønnesønner, som rede paa halvfjerdsindstyve Asenfoler; og han dømte Israel otte Aar.

15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

Og Abdon, Pireathoniteren Hillels Søn døde; og han blev begraven i Pireathon udi Efraims Land paa Amalekiternes Bjerg.