Judges 12
1 The men of the tribe of Ephraim summoned their soldiers, and they crossed [the Jordan River] to [the town of] Zaphon [to talk with] Jephthah. They said to him, “(Why did you not ask us for help?/You should have requested us) to help your army fight the Ammon people-group. So we will burn down your house while you are in it.”
І були скликані Єфре́мові люди, і перейшли на пі́вніч та й сказали до Їфта́ха: „Чому́ перейшов ти Йордан, щоб воювати з Аммоновими синами, а нас не покликав піти з собою? Ми спа́лимо огнем твій дім із тобою.
2 Jephthah replied, “The Ammon people-group were oppressing us greatly. When we were prepared to start to attack them, I requested you to come and help us, but you refused. My men and I defeated the Ammon people-group, but you did not help us.
І сказав їм Їфта́х: „Велику боротьбу́ мав я та народ мій з Аммоновими синами. І кликав я вас, та ви не спасли мене з його руки.
3 When I saw that you would not help us, I was willing to be killed in the battle against the Ammon people-group. But Yahweh helped us to defeat them. [You did not help us when we requested it before], so (why have you come here today to fight against me?/you should not have come here today to fight against me.)” [RHQ]
І коли я побачив, що ви не спасе́те, то поклав я ду́шу свою на небезпе́ку, і перейшов Йордан до Аммонових синів, а Господь дав їх у мою руку. І чого́ прийшли ви до мене цього дня, щоб воювати зо мною?“
4 Then Jephthah summoned the men of [the] Gilead [region] to fight [against the men of the tribe of] Ephraim. The men of the tribe of Ephraim said, “You men from [the] Gilead [region] are men who deserted us. Long ago you left us and moved to the area between our tribe and the tribe of Manasseh.” [Because of their saying that], the men of [the] Gilead [region] attacked the men of the tribe of Ephraim.
І зібрав Їфта́х усіх ґілеа́дських людей, та й воював з Єфремом. І побили ґілеадські люди Єфрема, бо ті сказали: „Ви Єфремові втікачі́, — Ґілеад поміж Єфремом та поміж Манасією“.
5 The men of Gilead captured that (ford/place where people can walk across) at the Jordan [River] to go to the land where the tribe of Ephraim live. Whenever one of the soldiers from the tribe of Ephraim came to the ford to try to escape, he would say, “Let me cross the river.” Then the men of Gilead would ask him, “Are you from the tribe of Ephraim?” If he said “No,”
І зайняв Ґілеад йорда́нські перехо́ди до Єфрема. І сталося, коли говорили Єфремові втікачі: „Нехай я перейду́“, то ґілеадські люди йому говорили: „Чи ти єфремівець?“Той казав: „Ні“.
6 they would say to him, “Say the word ‘Shibboleth’.” The men of Ephraim could not pronounce that word correctly. So if the person from the tribe of Ephraim said ‘Sibboleth’, [they would know that he was lying and that he was really from the tribe of Ephraim, and] they would kill him there at the ford. So the men of Gilead killed 42,000 people from the tribe of Ephraim at that time.
І казали йому: „Скажи но шіббо́лет“. А той казав: „Сіббо́лет“, бо не міг ви́мовити так. І хапа́ли його, і різали при йорданськім перехо́ді. І впало того часу в Єфрема сорок і дві тисячі.
7 Jephthah, the man from [the] Gilead [region], was a leader of the Israeli people for six years. Then he died and was buried in a town in [the] Gilead [region].
І судив Їфта́х Ізраїля шість років. І помер ґілеадянин Їфтах, і був похований у місті Ґілеаді.
8 After Jephthah died, a man named Ibzan, from Bethlehem, became the leader of the Israeli people.
А по ньому Ізраїля судив Івцан з Віфлеє́му.
9 He had 30 sons and 30 daughters. He forced all his daughters to marry men who were not in his clan, and brought women from outside his clan to marry his sons. He was the leader of the Israeli people for seven years.
І було в нього тридцять синів, а тридцять дочо́к він відпустив заміж назо́вні, і тридцять дочо́к впровадив для синів своїх з-назо́вні. І судив він Ізраїля сім літ.
10 When he died, he was buried in Bethlehem.
І помер Івцан і був похований в Віфлеємі.
11 After Ibzan died, a man named Elon, from the tribe of Zebulun, became the leader of the Israeli people. He was their leader for ten years.
А по ньому Ізраїля судив завуло́нівець Елон, і судив Ізраїля десять літ.
12 Then he died and was buried in Aijalon [city] in the area where the tribe of Zebulun lives.
І помер завуло́нівець Елон, і був похований в Айялоні, у Завулоновім кра́ї.
13 After Elon died, a man named Abdon who was the son of Hillel, from Pirathon [city, in the area where the tribe of Ephraim live] became the leader of the Israeli people.
А по ньому Ізраїля судив Авдо́н, син Гіллела, пір'атонянин.
14 He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. Each of them had his own donkey on which to ride. Abdon was the leader of the Israeli people for eight years.
І було в нього сорок синів та тридцять ону́ків, що їздили на семидесяти молодих ослах. І судив він Ізраїля вісім літ.
15 When Abdon died, he was buried in Pirathon, in the hilly area where the descendants of Amalek lived previously, [but now it is the area where the tribe of Ephraim lives].
І помер Авдон, син Гіллела, пір'атонянин, і був похований в Єфремовім кра́ї, на горі амалике́янина.
