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.
Efter Abimelek uppstod till Israels frälsning Tola, son till Pua, son till Dodo, en man från Isaskar; och han bodde i Samir, i Efraims bergsbygd.
2 He ruled the Israeli people for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Han var domare i Israel i tjugutre år; sedan dog han och blev begraven i Samir.
3 After Tola died, Jair, from [the] Gilead [region], became the Israelis’ leader, and he ruled them for 22 years.
Efter honom uppstod gileaditen Jair. Han var domare i Israel i tjugutvå år.
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’.
Han hade trettio söner, som plägade rida på trettio åsnor; och de hade trettio städer. Dessa kallar man ännu i dag Jairs byar, och de ligga i Gileads land.
5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon [city].
Och Jair dog och blev begraven i 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.
Men Israels barn gjorde åter vad ont var i HERRENS ögon och tjänade Baalerna och Astarterna, så ock Arams, Sidons, Moabs, Ammons barns och filistéernas gudar och övergåvo HERREN och tjänade honom icke.
7 So Yahweh was very angry with them, and he allowed the Philistia and Ammon people-groups to defeat [IDM] the Israelis.
Då upptändes HERRENS vrede mot Israel, och han sålde dem i filistéernas och Ammons barns hand.
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.
Och dessa plågade Israels barn och förforo våldsamt mot dem det året; i aderton år gjorde de så mot alla de israeliter som bodde på andra sidan Jordan, i amoréernas land, i 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.
Därtill gingo Ammons barn över Jordan och gåvo sig i strid också med Juda, Benjamin och Efraims hus, så att Israel kom i stor nöd.
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.”
Då ropade Israels barn till HERREN och sade: »Vi hava syndat mot dig, ty vi hava övergivit vår Gud och tjänat Baalerna.»
11 Yahweh answered them, saying, “When the people of Egypt, and the Amor and Ammon and Philistia people-groups
Men HERREN sade till Israels barn: »Har jag icke frälst eder från egyptierna, amoréerna, Ammons barn och filistéerna?
12 and the Sidon and Amalek and Maon people-groups were cruel to you, you cried out to me, and then I rescued you.
Likaledes bleven I förtryckta av sidonierna, amalekiterna och maoniterna; och när I ropaden till mig, frälste jag eder från deras hand.
13 But now you have abandoned me again, and you have been worshiping other gods. So I will not rescue you again.
Men I haven nu övergivit mig och tjänat andra gudar; därför vill jag icke mer frälsa eder.
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!”
Gån bort och ropen till de gudar som I haven utvalt; må de frälsa eder, om I nu ären i nöd.
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!”
Då sade Israels barn till HERREN: »Vi hava syndat; gör du med oss alldeles såsom dig täckes. Allenast rädda oss nu denna gång.»
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.
Därefter skaffade de bort ifrån sig de främmande gudarna och tjänade HERREN. Då kunde han icke längre lida att se Israels vedermöda.
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].
Och Ammons barn blevo uppbådade och lägrade sig i Gilead; men Israels barn församlade sig och lägrade sig i Mispa.
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].”
Då sade folket, nämligen de överste i Gilead, till varandra: »Vem vill begynna striden mot Ammons barn? Den som det vill skall bliva hövding över alla Gileads inbyggare.»
