Judges 10

1 After Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo became the leader to rescue the Israeli people [from their enemies]. He belonged to the tribe of Issachar, but he lived in Shamir [city] in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live.

Sesudah Abimelekh, bangkitlah Tola bin Pua bin Dodo, seorang Isakhar, untuk menyelamatkan orang Israel. Ia diam di Samir, di pegunungan Efraim

2 He ruled the Israeli people for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

dan ia memerintah sebagai hakim atas orang Israel dua puluh tiga tahun lamanya; kemudian matilah ia, lalu dikuburkan di Samir.

3 After Tola died, Jair, from [the] Gilead [region], became the Israelis’ leader, and he ruled them for 22 years.

Sesudah dia, bangkitlah Yair, orang Gilead, yang memerintah sebagai hakim atas orang Israel dua puluh dua tahun lamanya.

4 He had thirty sons, and each of them had his own donkey to ride on. They each controlled a different town in [the] Gilead [region]. That region is still named ‘The Towns of Jair’.

Ia mempunyai tiga puluh anak laki-laki, yang mengendarai tiga puluh ekor keledai jantan, dan mereka mempunyai tiga puluh kota, yang sampai sekarang disebutkan orang Hawot-Yair, di tanah Gilead.

5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon [city].

Lalu matilah Yair dan dikuburkan di Kamon.

6 Again the Israelis did things that Yahweh said were wrong/evil. They worshiped [the idols of their god] Baal and [their goddess] Astarte. They also worshiped the gods of the Aram, Sidon, Moab, and Ammon people-groups, and the gods of the Philistia people-group. They abandoned Yahweh and stopped worshiping him.

Orang Israel itu melakukan pula apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN; mereka beribadah kepada para Baal dan para Asytoret, kepada para allah orang Aram, para allah orang Sidon, para allah orang Moab, para allah bani Amon dan para allah orang Filistin, tetapi TUHAN ditinggalkan mereka dan kepada Dia mereka tidak beribadah.

7 So Yahweh was very angry with them, and he allowed the Philistia and Ammon people-groups to defeat [IDM] the Israelis.

Lalu bangkitlah murka TUHAN terhadap orang Israel, dan Ia menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tangan orang Filistin dan bani Amon.

8 In that same year, those people started to oppress the Israelis who lived in [the] Gilead [region] on the east side of the Jordan [River]. That was where the Amor people-group also lived. were They caused the Israelis who lived in that region to suffer for 18 years.

Dalam tahun itu juga orang Israel ditindas dan diinjak mereka; delapan belas tahun lamanya mereka memperlakukan demikian semua orang Israel yang di seberang sungai Yordan di tanah orang Amori yang di Gilead.

9 Then the people of the Ammon people-group crossed the Jordan [River] to fight against the people of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. They caused the Israelis’ lives to be very miserable.

Dan bani Amonpun menyeberangi sungai Yordan untuk berperang melawan suku Yehuda, suku Benyamin dan keturunan Efraim, sehingga orang Israel sangat terdesak.

10 So the Israelis cried out to Yahweh, saying “We have sinned against you. We have abandoned you, and we have been worshiping [the idols of their god] Baal.”

Lalu berserulah orang Israel kepada TUHAN, katanya: "Kami telah berbuat dosa terhadap Engkau, sebab kami telah meninggalkan Allah kami lalu beribadah kepada para Baal."

11 Yahweh answered them, saying, “When the people of Egypt, and the Amor and Ammon and Philistia people-groups

Tetapi firman TUHAN kepada orang Israel: "Bukankah Aku yang telah menyelamatkan kamu dari tangan orang Mesir, orang Amori, bani Amon, orang Filistin,

12 and the Sidon and Amalek and Maon people-groups were cruel to you, you cried out to me, and then I rescued you.

orang Sidon, suku Amalek dan suku Maon yang menindas kamu, ketika kamu berseru kepada-Ku?

13 But now you have abandoned me again, and you have been worshiping other gods. So I will not rescue you again.

Tetapi kamu telah meninggalkan Aku dan beribadah kepada allah lain; sebab itu Aku tidak akan menyelamatkan kamu lagi.

14 You have chosen those gods [to be the ones that you worship]. So call to them to help you. Allow them to rescue you when you have a lot of trouble!”

Pergi sajalah berseru kepada para allah yang telah kamu pilih itu; biar merekalah yang menyelamatkan kamu, pada waktu kamu terdesak."

15 But the Israeli people said to Yahweh, “Truly we have sinned. Punish us in whatever way you wish to, but please rescue us now!”

Kata orang Israel kepada TUHAN: "Kami telah berbuat dosa. Lakukanlah kepada kami segala yang baik di mata-Mu. Hanya tolonglah kiranya kami sekarang ini!"

16 Then the Israelis threw away the [idols of the] gods that belonged to other people-groups, and they worshiped Yahweh again. He saw that they were suffering very much, and he felt sorry [IDM] for them.

Dan mereka menjauhkan para allah asing dari tengah-tengah mereka, lalu mereka beribadah kepada TUHAN. Maka TUHAN tidak dapat lagi menahan hati-Nya melihat kesukaran mereka.

17 The Ammon people-group gathered to fight [against the Israelis], and they set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region]. The Israeli men also gathered and set up their tents at Mizpah, [which was a city in Gilead].

Kemudian bani Amon dikerahkan dan berkemah di Gilead, sedang orang Israel berkumpul dan berkemah di Mizpa.

18 The Israeli leaders said, “Who will lead our soldiers to attack the Ammon people-group? The one who will lead us will become the leader of all us who live in this Gilead [region].”

Maka para pemimpin bangsa di Gilead berkata seorang kepada yang lain: "Siapakah orang yang berani memulai peperangan melawan bani Amon itu? Dialah yang harus menjadi kepala atas seluruh penduduk Gilead."