Judges 10
1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
Setelah Abimelekh meninggal, Tola anak Pua, menjadi pemimpin untuk membebaskan orang Israel. Ia adalah cucu Dodo dari suku Isakhar. Ia tinggal di Samir di daerah pegunungan Efraim.
2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
Dua puluh tiga tahun lamanya ia memimpin umat Israel, kemudian ia meninggal lalu dimakamkan di Samir.
3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Setelah Tola, Israel dipimpin oleh Yair dua puluh dua tahun lamanya. Yair berasal dari Gilead.
4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
Anaknya yang laki-laki ada tiga puluh orang. Mereka mempunyai tiga puluh ekor keledai tunggangan dan tiga puluh desa di daerah Gilead. Desa-desa itu masih disebut desa-desa Yair.
5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
Yair pun meninggal, dan dimakamkan di Kamon.
6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
Umat Israel berdosa lagi kepada TUHAN. Mereka tidak menghiraukan TUHAN dan tidak menyembah Dia lagi. Mereka menyembah dewa-dewa Baal dan Asytoret, serta dewa-dewa bangsa Siria, Sidon, Moab, Amon dan Filistin.
7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
Karena itu TUHAN marah kepada umat Israel, sehingga Ia membiarkan bangsa Filistin dan bangsa Amon menguasai mereka.
8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
Delapan belas tahun lamanya kedua bangsa itu menekan semua orang Israel yang tinggal di Gilead, yaitu daerah orang Amori sebelah timur Sungai Yordan. Mereka memperlakukan orang-orang Israel dengan kejam.
9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
Orang Amon malah menyeberangi Sungai Yordan untuk pergi memerangi suku Yehuda, Benyamin dan Efraim sehingga umat Israel sangat menderita.
10 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against you, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
Lalu umat Israel berseru kepada TUHAN, katanya, "Kami telah berdosa kepada-Mu, karena kami tidak menghiraukan Engkau, ya Allah kami. Kami menyembah dewa-dewa Baal."
11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
TUHAN menjawab, "Dahulu kamu dijajah oleh bangsa Mesir, Amori, Amon, Filistin, Sidon, Amalek dan bangsa Maon. Lalu pada waktu itu kamu berseru meminta tolong kepada-Ku, bukan? Coba ingat, apakah Aku tidak menyelamatkan kamu dari kekuasaan mereka?
12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and all of you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
13 Yet all of you have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
Meskipun begitu, kamu bahkan masih juga membelakangi Aku, lalu pergi menyembah dewa-dewa. Sekarang Aku tak mau lagi membebaskan kamu.
14 Go and cry unto the gods which all of you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
Pergilah saja kepada dewa-dewa yang kamu pilih itu. Berserulah kepada mereka! Biarlah mereka yang menolong pada waktu kamu dalam kesukaran."
15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do you unto us whatsoever seems good unto you; deliver us only, we pray you, this day.
Tetapi umat Israel berkata kepada TUHAN, "Kami telah berdosa, TUHAN. Lakukanlah apa saja yang Engkau kehendaki, asal Engkau menolong kami hari ini."
16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Kemudian mereka membuang semua patung berhala, lalu menyembah Allah. Maka Allah pun terharu hatinya melihat mereka dalam kesukaran.
17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
Pada waktu itu tentara Amon sedang bersiap-siap untuk berperang. Mereka berkemah di Gilead. Umat Israel pun sudah berkumpul dan berkemah di Gilead.
18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Di sana rakyat dan para pemimpin dari suku-suku Israel itu saling bertanya apakah ada di antara mereka yang berani mengangkat senjata melawan bangsa Amon. Orang itu akan dijadikan pemimpin seluruh penduduk Gilead.
