Judges 12

1 A call went out to the men of Ephraim; they passed through Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass through to fight against the people of Ammon and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down over you.”

Kemudian suku Efraim mengerahkan pasukannya. Mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan, pergi ke kota Zafon, dan berkata kepada Yefta, “Mengapa kamu tidak memanggil kami waktu kamu menyeberangi sungai Yordan untuk berperang dengan bangsa Amon? Kami akan membakarmu beserta rumahmu!”

2 Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were in a great conflict with the people of Ammon. When I called you, you did not rescue me from them.

Jawab Yefta, “Waktu kami berselisih dengan bangsa Amon, saya memanggil kalian. Tetapi kalian tidak membantu melepaskan kami dari tekanan mereka.

3 When I saw that you did not rescue me, When I saw that you did not rescue me, I put my life in my own hand and passed through against the people of Ammon, and Yahweh gave me victory. Why have you come to fight against me today?”

Ketika saya menyadari bahwa kalian tidak akan menolong saya, saya mempertaruhkan nyawa dan maju melawan bangsa Amon. TUHAN membuat saya menang atas mereka. Lalu mengapa sekarang kalian datang menyerang saya?”

4 Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and he fought against Ephraim. The men of Gilead attacked the men of Ephraim because they said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim—in Ephraim and Manasseh.”

Dalam pertengkaran hari itu, orang Efraim menghina orang Gilead, “Kalian, orang-orang Gilead, hanya orang buangan dari suku Efraim yang menumpang tinggal di pinggir wilayah Efraim dan Manasye!” Maka Yefta mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Gilead untuk menyerang. Mereka pun menang atas suku Efraim.

5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. When any of the survivors of Ephraim said, “Let me go over the river,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

Orang Gilead merebut tempat-tempat penyeberangan sungai Yordan untuk mencegat orang Efraim yang hendak lewat. Ketika orang Efraim yang mencoba kabur berkata, “Biarkan aku menyeberang,” maka orang Gilead bertanya, “Apakah kamu orang Efraim?” Kalau dia menjawab, “Bukan,”

6 then they would say to him, “Say: Shibboleth,” and if he said “Sibboleth” (for he could not pronounce the word correctly), the Gileadites would seize him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.

mereka akan menyuruh dia mengucapkan “Syibolet.” Jika orang itu mengucapkan “Sibolet,” dengan logat Efraim, maka orang Gilead akan menangkap dia dan membunuhnya di tempat penyeberangan. Pada waktu itu 42.000 orang Efraim mati dibunuh.

7 Jephthah served as a judge over Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Yefta menjadi pembela Israel selama enam tahun. Lalu dia meninggal dan dikuburkan di kota Mispa, di Gilead.

8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem served as a judge over Israel.

Setelah Yefta, Ibsan dari Betlehem menjadi pembela Israel.

9 He had thirty sons. He gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and he brought in thirty daughters of other men for his sons, from the outside. He judged Israel for seven years.

Ibsan memiliki tiga puluh anak laki-laki dan tiga puluh anak perempuan. Dia mengurus pernikahan untuk semua anaknya itu dengan pasangan dari marga lain. Ibsan menjadi pembela Israel selama tujuh tahun,

10 Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

lalu dia meninggal dan dikuburkan di Betlehem.

11 After him Elon the Zebulunite served as judge over Israel. He judged Israel for ten years.

Setelah Ibsan, Elon orang Zebulon menjadi pembela bangsa Israel selama sepuluh tahun.

12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Kemudian Elon meninggal dan dikuburkan di Ayalon, di wilayah Zebulon.

13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite served as a judge over Israel.

Setelah itu, seorang dari Piraton, yaitu Abdon anak Hilel, menjadi pembela bangsa Israel.

14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons. They rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel for eight years.

Dia memiliki empat puluh anak laki-laki dan tiga puluh cucu laki-laki. Mereka masing-masing memiliki keledai tunggangan sendiri-sendiri. Abdon menjadi pembela bangsa Israel selama delapan tahun.

15 Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Lalu Abdon meninggal dan dikuburkan di Piraton, di wilayah perbukitan Efraim yang dulu dikuasai oleh orang Amalek.