Ndị Ikpe 12
1 Mgbe ahụ, ndị Ifrem kpọkọtara ndị agha ha na Zafọn zigara Jefta ozi sị ya, “Gịnị mere ị kpọghị anyị ka anyị bịa nyere gị aka ịlụso ndị Amọn agha? Anyị na-abịa iwere ọkụ irechapụ gị na ezinaụlọ gị.”
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
2 Jefta zaghachiri ha sị, “Akpọrọ m unu mgbe mụ na ndị m na ndị Amọn na-ese okwu dị ukwu ma unu jụrụ ịbịa. Unu azọpụtaghị m site nʼaka ha.
But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
3 Mgbe m hụrụ na unu achọghị inyere anyị aka, e tinyere m ndụ m nʼaka m, gabiga nʼofe nke ọzọ ibuso ndị Amọn agha. Ma Onyenwe anyị nyeere m aka imeri ha. Ugbu a, nʼihi gịnị ka unu ji bịa ịlụso m ọgụ taa?”
When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”
4 Jefta kpọkọtara ndị ikom Gilead pụọ buso ndị Ifrem agha. Ndị Gilead tidara ha nʼala nʼihi na ndị Ifrem sịrị, “Ndị gbapụrụ agbapụ site nʼIfrem na Manase ka unu bụ.”
Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
5 Ọ nọchiri akụkụ Jọdan dị ndị agha Ifrem nʼazụ, ebe ndị agha Ifrem nwere ike isi gbapụ. Mgbe ọbụla onye agha Ifrem ọbụla gbapụrụ ọsọ chọọ ịgafe osimiri ahụ, ndị agha Gilead ga-ejide ya jụọ ya sị, “Ị bụ onye Ifrem?” Ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ ekwuo na ya abụghị onye Ifrem,
The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
6 ha sịrị, “Ọ dị mma, kpọọ, ‘Shibolet.’” Ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ akpọ, “Sibolet,” nʼihi na ọ kpọpụtaghị mkpụrụ okwu ahụ nke ọma, ha na-akpụrụ ya gbuo ya na ngabiga mmiri Jọdan. Ọ bụ ọnụọgụgụ iri puku anọ, na puku abụọ ndị Ifrem ka e gburu mgbe ahụ.
they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
7 Jefta duuru ndị Izrel afọ isii. Mgbe ọ nwụrụ, e liri ya nʼotu obodo Gilead.
Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
8 Onye ikpe ọzọ Izrel nwere bụ Ibzan onye bi na Betlehem.
After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 O nwere iri ụmụ ndị ikom atọ na iri ụmụ ndị inyom atọ. O kenyere ndị ikom ikwu ọzọ ụmụ ya ndị inyom. Otu a kwa, o sikwa nʼikwu ọzọ lụtara ụmụ ya ndị ikom iri ndị inyom atọ. O kpere Izrel ikpe afọ asaa.
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
10 Ibzan nwụrụ, e lie ya na Betlehem.
Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.
11 Onye ọzọ kpere Izrel ikpe bụ Elọn, onye Zebụlọn. O kpere Izrel ikpe afọ iri.
After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
12 Emesịa, Elọn nwụrụ, e lie ya nʼAijalon, nʼime ala Zebụlọn.
Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 Onye ọzọ kpere Izrel ikpe bụ Abdon nwa Hilel, onye Piraton.
After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
14 O nwere iri ụmụ ndị ikom anọ na iri ụmụ ụmụ atọ ndị na-agba iri ịnyịnya ibu asaa. O kpere ụmụ Izrel ikpe afọ asatọ.
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
15 Mgbe ahụ, Abdon nwa Hilel nwụrụ, e lie ya na Piraton ala dị nʼIfrem, nʼobodo ugwu ndị Amalek.
Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
