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.
Or dopo Abimelec sorse, per liberare Israele, Thola, figliuolo di Puah, figliuolo di Dodo, uomo d’Issacar. Dimorava a Samir, nella contrada montuosa di Efraim;
2 He ruled the Israeli people for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
fu giudice d’Israele per ventitre anni; poi morì e fu sepolto a Samir.
3 After Tola died, Jair, from [the] Gilead [region], became the Israelis’ leader, and he ruled them for 22 years.
Dopo di lui sorse Jair, il Galaadita, che fu giudice d’Israele per ventidue anni;
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’.
ebbe trenta figliuoli che cavalcavano trenta asinelli e aveano trenta città, che si chiamano anche oggi i borghi di Jair, e sono nel paese di Galaad.
5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon [city].
Poi Jair morì e fu sepolto a 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.
E i figliuoli d’Israele continuarono a fare ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno e servirono agl’idoli di Baal e di Astarte, agli dèi della Siria, agli dèi di Sidon, agli dèi di Moab, agli dèi de’ figliuoli di Ammon e agli dèi de’ Filistei; abbandonaron l’Eterno e non gli serviron più.
7 So Yahweh was very angry with them, and he allowed the Philistia and Ammon people-groups to defeat [IDM] the Israelis.
L’ira dell’Eterno s’accese contro Israele, ed egli li diede nelle mani de’ Filistei e nelle mani de’ figliuoli di Ammon.
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.
E in quell’anno, questi angariarono ed oppressero i figliuoli d’Israele; per diciotto anni oppressero tutti i figliuoli d’Israele ch’erano di là dal Giordano, nel paese degli Amorei in Galaad.
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.
E i figliuoli di Ammon passarono il Giordano per combattere anche contro Giuda, contro Beniamino e contro la casa d’Efraim; e Israele fu in grande angustia.
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.”
Allora i figliuoli d’Israele gridarono all’Eterno, dicendo: “Abbiam peccato contro di te, perché abbiamo abbandonato il nostro Dio, e abbiam servito agl’idoli Baal”.
11 Yahweh answered them, saying, “When the people of Egypt, and the Amor and Ammon and Philistia people-groups
E l’Eterno disse ai figliuoli d’Israele: “Non vi ho io liberati dagli Egiziani, dagli Amorei, dai figliuoli di Ammon e dai Filistei?
12 and the Sidon and Amalek and Maon people-groups were cruel to you, you cried out to me, and then I rescued you.
Quando i Sidonii, gli Amalekiti e i Maoniti vi opprimevano e voi gridaste a me, non vi liberai io dalle loro mani?
13 But now you have abandoned me again, and you have been worshiping other gods. So I will not rescue you again.
Eppure, m’avete abbandonato e avete servito ad altri dèi; perciò io non vi libererò più.
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!”
Andate a gridare agli dèi che avete scelto; vi salvino essi nel tempo della vostra angoscia!”
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!”
E i figliuoli d’Israele dissero all’Eterno: “Abbiamo peccato; facci tutto quello che a te piace; soltanto, te ne preghiamo, liberaci oggi!”
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.
Allora tolsero di mezzo a loro gli dèi stranieri e servirono all’Eterno, che si accorò per l’afflizione d’Israele.
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].
I figliuoli di Ammon s’adunarono e si accamparono in Galaad, e i figliuoli d’Israele s’adunaron pure, e si accamparono a Mitspa.
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].”
Il popolo, i principi di Galaad, si dissero l’uno all’altro: “Chi sarà l’uomo che comincerà l’attacco contro i figliuoli di Ammon? Quegli sarà il capo di tutti gli abitanti di Galaad”.
