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.”

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, "Why did you pass over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house on you with fire."

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.

And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people had a dispute, and the people of Ammon were oppressing me greatly; and when I called you, you did not save me out of their hand.

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 did not save me, I put my life in my own hands, and passed over against the people of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day, 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.”

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of 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 took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "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.

then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth"; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.

7 Jefta duuru ndị Izrel afọ isii. Mgbe ọ nwụrụ, e liri ya nʼotu obodo Gilead.

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.

8 Onye ikpe ọzọ Izrel nwere bụ Ibzan onye bi na Betlehem.

After him 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; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

10 Ibzan nwụrụ, e lie ya na Betlehem.

Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 Onye ọzọ kpere Izrel ikpe bụ Elọn, onye Zebụlọn. O kpere Izrel ikpe afọ iri.

After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

12 Emesịa, Elọn nwụrụ, e lie ya nʼAijalon, nʼime ala Zebụlọn.

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

13 Onye ọzọ kpere Izrel ikpe bụ Abdon nwa Hilel, onye Piraton.

After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite 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 donkey colts. 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.

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