Judges 11
1 [There was a man] from [the] Gilead [region] named Jephthah. He was a great warrior. His father was also named Gilead. But his mother was a prostitute.
А Јефтај од Галада беше храбар јунак, али син једне курве, с којом Галад роди Јефтаја.
2 Gilead’s wife gave birth to several sons. When they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home, saying to him, “You are the son of a prostitute, [not the son of our mother]. So [when] our father [dies], you will not receive any of his property.”
Али Галаду и жена његова роди синове, па кад дорастоше синови те жене, отераше Јефтаја рекавши му: Нећеш имати наследство у дому оца нашег, јер си син друге жене.
3 So Jephthah ran away from his brothers, and he went to the Tob region. While he was there, some worthless men started to spend a lot of time with him.
Зато побеже Јефтај од браће своје, и настани се у земљи Тову; и стекоше се к њему људи празнови, и иђаху с њим.
4 Some time later, the Ammon people-group started to fight against the Israelis.
А после неког времена завојштише синови Амонови на Израиља;
5 When that happened [DOU], the leaders of [the] Gilead [region] went to Jephthah to bring him back from the Tob region [to their area].
И кад завојштише синови Амонови на Израиља, отидоше старешине галадске да доведу Јефтаја из земље Това.
6 They said to him, “Come [with us] and lead our army, and [help us to] fight against the men from the Ammon people-group!”
И рекоше Јефтају: Ходи и буди нам војвода, да војујемо са синовима Амоновим.
7 But Jephthah replied, “You hated me [RHQ] previously! You forced me to leave my father’s house! So why are you coming to me now, [asking me to help you] when you are experiencing trouble?”
А Јефтај рече старешинама галадским: Не мрзите ли ви на ме, и не истерасте ли ме из дома оца мог? Што сте дакле дошли к мени сада кад сте у невољи?
8 The leaders from Gilead replied, “[Yes, we are having trouble, and] that is the reason that we have come to you now. If you come with us and [help us to] fight against the Ammon people-group, [after we defeat them, we will appoint] you to be the leader of all us people in [the] Gilead [region].”
А старешине галадске рекоше Јефтају: Зато смо сада дошли опет к теби да пођеш с нама и да војујеш са синовима Амоновим и да нам будеш поглавар свима који живимо у Галаду.
9 Jephthah replied, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the Ammon people-group, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, will you truly appoint me to be your leader?”
А Јефтај рече старешинама галадским: Кад хоћете да ме одведете натраг да војујем са синовима Амоновим, ако ми их да Господ, хоћу ли вам бити поглавар?
10 They replied, “Yahweh is listening to everything that we say. [So he will punish us] if we do not do everything that you tell us to do.”
А старешине галадске рекоше Јефтају: Господ нека буде сведок међу нама, ако не учинимо како си казао.
11 So Jephthah went with them back to [the] Gilead [region], and the people appointed him to be their leader and the commander of their army. And Jephthah solemnly promised to Yahweh there at Mizpah [to serve him well].
Тада отиде Јефтај са старешинама галадским, и народ га постави поглаварем и војводом над собом: и Јефтај изговори пред Господом у Миспи све речи које беше рекао.
12 Jephthah sent some messengers to the king of the Ammon people-group. They asked the king, “What have we [done to make you angry, with the result] that your army is coming to fight [against the people] in our land?”
Потом посла Јефтај посланике к цару синова Амонових, и поручи: Шта имаш ти са мном, те си допао к мени да ратујеш по мојој земљи?
13 The king replied, “[We have come to fight against you Israelis because] you took our land when you came here from Egypt. You took all our land east of the Jordan [River], from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north]. So if you now give it back to us, there (will be peace between us/we will not fight against you).”
А цар синова Амонових рече посланицима Јефтајевим: Што је узео Израиљ моју земљу кад дође из Мисира, од Ариона до Јавока и до Јордана; сада дакле врати ми је с миром.
14 [The messengers returned to Jephthah and told him what the king had said]. So Jephthah sent the messengers to the king again.
Али Јефтај посла опет посланике к цару синова Амонових.
15 They said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘It is not [true] that we Israelis took the land from the Moab people-group and the Ammon people-group.
И поручи му: Овако вели Јефтај: Није узео Израиљ земље моавске ни земље синова Амонових.
16 When the Israeli people came out of Egypt, they walked through the desert to the Red Sea, and then [walked across it and traveled to Kadesh town at the border of the Edom region].
Него изашавши из Мисира пређе Израиљ преко пустиње до Црвеног Мора и дође до Кадиса.
17 They sent messengers to the king of the Edom people-group, to say to him, “Please allow us Israelis to walk across your land.” But the king of the Edom people-group refused. Later we sent the same message to the king of the Moab people-group, but he also refused to allow the Israelis to go through his land. So the Israelis stayed at Kadesh [for a long time].
И посла Израиљ посланике к цару едомском и рече: Пусти да прођем кроз твоју земљу. Али не послуша цар едомски. Посла такође к цару моавском: , али ни он не хте. И тако стаја Израиљ у Кадису.
18 Then the Israelis went into the desert and walked outside the borders of the Edom and Moab regions. They walked east of the Moab region, east of the Arnon [River, which is the eastern border of the Moab region]. They did not cross that river to enter [the] Moab [region].
Потом идући преко пустиње обиђе земљу едомску и земљу моавску, и дошавши с Истока земљи моавској стаде у логор с оне стране Ариона; али не пређоше преко међе моавске, јер Арион беше међа моавска.
19 ‘Then the Israelis sent a message to Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. They asked him, “Will you please allow us Israeli people to cross through your land to arrive at the land to which we [are going].”
Него посла Израиљ посланике к Сиону цару аморејском, цару есевонском, и рече му Израиљ; допусти нам да прођемо кроз твоју земљу до свог места.
20 But Sihon did not trust the Israelis; [he thought that they would steal some of the things in his land]. So he gathered all his troops and they set up their tents at Jahaz [village] and then they attacked the Israelis.
Али Сион не верова Израиљу да га пусти да пређе преко међе његове, него Сион скупи сав свој народ и стадоше у логор у Јаси, и поби се са Израиљем.
21 But Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], enabled the Israeli army to defeat [IDM] Sihon and his army. Then they (took possession of/started to live in) all the land where the Amor people-group had lived.
А Господ Бог Израиљев предаде Сиона и сав народ његов у руке синовима Израиљевим, те их побише; и зароби Израиљ сву земљу Амореја, који живљаху у оној земљи.
22 The Israelis took all the land that belonged to the Amor people-group, from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north], and from the desert [in the east] to the Jordan [River in the west].
Задобише сву земљу аморејску од Ариона до Јавока, и од пустиње до Јордана.
23 ‘It was Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], who forced the Amor people-group to leave as the Israelis advanced. So do you now think that you can force the Israelis to leave [RHQ]?
Тако је дакле Господ Бог Израиљев отерао Амореје испред народа свог Израиља, па ти ли хоћеш да је земља њихова твоја?
24 You take the land that your god Chemosh has given to you. And we will live in the land that Yahweh our God has given to us!
Није ли твоје оно што ти да да је твоје Хемос бог твој? Тако кога год Господ Бог наш отера испред нас, оног је земља наша.
25 (You are no/Are you) better than Zippor’s son Balak, who was the king of the Moab people-group? He never [RHQ] quarreled with the Israeli people, and he never started to fight against us [RHQ]!
Или си ти по чем бољи од Валака сина Сефоровог цара моавског? Је ли се он кад свађао с Израиљем? Је ли кад војевао с нама?
26 For 300 years the Israeli people have lived in Heshbon and Aroer [cities in your region], and in the surrounding towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon [River]. Why have you people of the Ammon people-group not taken back those cities during all those years [RHQ]?
Израиљ живи у Есевону и у селима његовим и у Ароиру и селима његовим и по свим градовима дуж Арнона три стотине година; зашто не отесте за толико времена.
27 We have not sinned against you, but you are sinning against me by attacking me [and my army]. I trust that Yahweh, the great judge, will decide whether we Israelis are right, or whether you people of the Ammon people-group are right.’”
И тако нисам ја теби скривио, него ти мени чиниш зло ратујући на ме. Господ судија нек суди данас између синова Израиљевих и синова Амонових.
28 But the king of the Ammon people-group did not pay attention to that message from Jephthah.
Али цар синова Амонових не послуша речи које му поручи Јефтај.
29 Then the Spirit of Yahweh took control of Jephthah. Jephthah went through [the] Gilead [region] and through the area where the tribe of Manasseh lived, [to enlist/gather men for his army]. [He finally gathered them together] in Mizpah [city] in [the] Gilead [region] to fight against the Ammon people-group.
И сиђе на Јефтаја дух Господњи, те прође кроз Галад и кроз Манасију, прође и Миспу галадску, и од Миспе галадске дође о синова Амонових.
30 There Jephthah made a solemn promise to Yahweh. He said, “If you will enable my army to defeat [IDM] the Ammon people-group,
И заветова Јефтај завет Господу и рече: Ако ми даш синове Амонове у руке,
31 when I return from the battle, I will sacrifice to you the first person who comes out of my house [to greet me]. It will be a sacrifice that will be completely burned [on the altar].”
Шта год изиђе на врата из куће моје на сусрет мени, кад се вратим здрав од синова Амонових, биће Господње, и принећу на жртву паљеницу.
32 Then Jephthah [and his men] went from Mizpah to attack the Ammon people-group, and Yahweh enabled his army to defeat them.
И тако дође Јефтај до синова Амонових да се бије с њима; и Господ му их даде у руке.
33 Jephthah and his men killed them, from Aroer [city] all the way to the area around the city of Minnith. They destroyed 20 cities, as far as [the city of] Abel Keramim. So the Israelis [completely] defeated the Ammon people-group.
И поби их од Ароира па до Минита у двадесет градова и до равнице виноградске у боју врло великом; и синови Амонови бише покорени пред синовима Израиљевим.
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, his daughter was the first one to come out of the house to meet him. She was [joyfully] playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only child; he had no sons and no other daughters.
А кад се враћаше Јефтај кући својој у Миспу, гле, кћи његова изиђе му на сусрет с бубњевима и свиралама; она му беше јединица, и осим ње не имаше ни сина ни кћери.
35 When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes [to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do]. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh [to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house], and I must do what I promised.”
Па кад је угледа, раздре хаљине своје и рече: Ах кћери моја! Веле ли ме обори! Ти си од оних што ме цвеле; јер сам отворио уста своја ка Господу и не могу порећи.
36 His daughter said, “My father, you made a solemn promise to Yahweh. So you must do to me what you promised, because [you said that you would do that if] Yahweh helped you to defeat our enemies, the Ammon people-group.”
А она му рече: Оче мој, кад си отворио уста своја ка Господу, учини ми, како је изашло из уста твојих, кад те је Господ осветио од непријатеља твојих, синова Амонових.
37 Then she also said, “But allow me to do one thing. (First/before you do what you promised), allow me to go up into the hilly area and wander around for two months. Since I will never be married [and have children], allow me and my friends to go and cry together.”
Још рече оцу свом: Учини ми ово: остави ме до два месеца да отидем да се попнем на горе да оплачем своје девојаштво с другама својим.
38 Jephthah replied, “All right, you may go.” So she left for two months. She and her friends stayed in the hills and they cried for her because she would never be married.
А он јој рече: Иди. И пусти је на два месеца, и она отиде с другама својим и оплакива девојаштво своје по горама.
39 After two months, she returned to her father Jephthah, and he did to her what he had vowed. So his daughter never was married. Because of that, the Israelis now have a custom.
А кад прођоше два месеца, врати се к оцу свом; и он сврши на њој завет свој који беше заветовао. А она не позна човека. И поста обичај у Израиљу
40 Every year the young Israeli women go [into the hills] for four days to remember [and cry about what happened to] the daughter of Jephthah.
Да од године до године иду кћери Израиљеве да плачу за кћерју Јефтаја од Галада, четири дана у години.
