Jasi Vahere 20

1 Hagi anante noti kaziga Daniti vuno Berseba uhanatigeno sauti kazigati'ene, Jodani timofo kantu kaziga Giliatiti'ene maka Israeli vahera emeri tru hu'naze. Hagi ana maka Israeli vahera Ra Anumzamofo avuga Mispa kumateke ome atru hu'naze.

All the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, went and gathered at Mizpah before the Lord. The assembly was united in purpose.

2 Hagi Israeli naga'mofonte'ma ugagota hu'naza maka kva vahetmimo'za Anumzamofo vahe'mo'zama atruma hazafi umani'naze. Hagi anampina kazinteti'ma ha'ma hu sondia vahe'tmina 400 tausenia vahe mani'naze.

The leaders of all the people of every Israelite tribe took their assigned positions in the assembled army of God's people, four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

3 Hagi Israeli naga'mo'za Mispa kumate'ma atruma haza nanekemo'a ko Benzameni nagatera vu'ne. Hagi Israeli vahetmimo'za amanage hu'naze. Inankna huno ama ana kefo avu'ava zana fore hu'nefi hugeta antahimneno.

The tribe of Benjamin found out that the Israelites had assembled at Mizpah. The Israelites asked, “Tell us, how could such an evil act have happened?”

4 Hazageno nenaroma ahe fri'naza Livae ne'mo'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Benzameni nagamofo kumate Gibea masenaku a'ni'ane nagranena emani'no'e.

The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, explained, “I and my concubine came to spend the night at the town of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.

5 Hianagi ana kenagera Gibea kumate vahe'mo'za eme tavazagigagi'za nahe'za nehu'za, a'ni'a avre'za monko'zana hunentazageno fri'ne.

The leaders of Gibeah came to attack me at night. They surrounded the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine and she died.

6 E'ina hazage'na ana a'mofo avufga'a taga hu'na 12fu'a Israeli naga nofima mani'nazarega, atrogeno vuno eno hu'ne. Na'ankure Israeli mopamofo agu'afina kasrino havizantfa huno zamagazegu huga monko avu'avaza hu'naze.

I took my concubine and cut her into pieces, and I sent these pieces of her to every part of the country that had been given to Israel, because those men had done something shameful and disgusting in Israel.

7 Hagi menina maka Israeli vahe'motma na'a hugahumpi nanekea hiho.

So all of you Israelites have to decide here and now what you're going to do about it!”

8 Hagi anagema hige'za, maka Israeli vahe'mo'za magoke zamagi ante'za amanage hu'naze, Mago'mo'e huno seli noma'arega ovuge, noma'arega ovuge hugahie.

Everyone stood up and unitedly declared, “None of us are going home to our tents! None of us are going home to our houses!

9 Hianagi amanahu'za Gibea vahera huzamantegahune. Satu zokagoreta kesunkeno, zamagimo'ma efore'ma hania vahe'mo'za hatera vu'za hara ome hugahaze.

This is what we're going to do to Gilboah: we will attack it with our forces chosen by lot.

10 Hagi 100'a Israeli vahepintira 10ni'a vaheke nezamavareta, 1tauseni'a vahepintira 100'a vahe nezamavareta, 10 tauseni'a vahepintira 1tauseni'a vahetami zamavaresunke'za Gibea kumate vahe'mo'zama Israeli vahe amu'nompima kasrino havizantfama hu'nea monko avu'avazama hu'nazare'ma ha'ma ome huzmante'za zamavu'za zamagesazama hanaza sondia vahe'mokizmi ne'zana eri'za vugahaze.

We'll take ten men from a hundred from all the Israelite tribes, then a hundred from a thousand, then a thousand from ten thousand, to arrange food for the army, so when the troops reach Gibeah in Benjamin, they can pay them back for all these disgusting things they've done in Israel.”

11 E'ina hige'za maka Israeli emerimago hu'za Gibea kumate vahera hara ome huzmante'naze.

All the men of Israel were in agreement and gathered to attack the town.

12 Ana nehu'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Benzameni nagatega amanage hu'za kea atrazageno vu'ne. Nankna kefo avu'avaza amu'nontamifina fore hu'ne?

The Israelite tribes also sent men throughout the territory of Benjamin, asking the people, “What are you doing about this terrible evil that has taken place among you?

13 E'ina hazenke vahetmina Gibea kumapintira avre taminketa zamahe frisunkeno, Israeli mopamo'a agru hino. Hianagi zamafuhe'zama Israeli vahe'mo'za hazankea Benjamen naga'mo'za ontahi'naze.

Hand over these wicked men so we can execute them and get rid of this evil from Israel!” But the Benjamites refused to listen to what their fellow Israelites had to say.

14 Ana nehu'za maka Benzameni mopafima me'nea ranra kumatamimpinti vahe'mo'za Israeli vahera hara huzamantenaku Gibea kumate emeritru hu'naze.

They left their towns and assembled at Gibeah to go and fight the other Israelites.

15 Hagi Benzameni naga'mofo kumatamimpintira kazinteti'ma ha'ma hu vahera 26 tauseni'a vahe eritru hazageno, Gibea kumatetira anampina 700'a hankave sondia vahetami eritru hu'naze.

That day a total of twenty-six thousand men armed with swords were called up from the towns of Benjamin, in addition to the seven hundred seasoned warriors from Gibeah.

16 Hagi e'i ana 700'a ha' vahetmina hoga kazigati hara hu vahetminkino, kumi atifima havema ante'zama osi'zama ahesazana hantaga osugahaze.

Making up part of this army were seven hundred experienced soldiers who used their left hands. All of them could fire a slingshot and not miss by even a hair's breadth.

17 Hagi kazinteti'ma ha'ma hu vahera 400 tauseni'a Israeli vahera eritru hu'za, Benzameni nagara hara huzmante'naku hu'naze.

The Israelite army (excluding Benjamin) numbered four hundred thousand seasoned warriors, all armed with swords.

18 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za henka hara ome hugahunanki hu'za nehu'za, esera Beteli kumate vu'za Anumzamofona amanage hu'za ome antahige'naze. Ina naga nofimo'za vugota hurantesageta Benzameni nagara hara ome huzmantegahune? Hu'za hazageno, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno zamasami'ne, Juda naga'mo'za vugota hu'za vugahaze.

The Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, “Which ones of us should be the first to go and fight the Benjamites?” “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied.

19 Hagi anagema hutege'za Israeli vahe'mo'za nantera otiza Gibea kuma tava'onte vu'za seli nonkumazmia ome ki'za mani'naze.

The next morning the Israelites left and set up their camp near Gibeah.

20 Hagi anante Israeli vahe'mo'za Benzameni nagara ha' ome huzamante'naku Gibea kumate ome erimpi hu'za oti'naze.

Then they marched out for battle with the army of Benjamin, taking up their positions to attack Gibeah.

21 Hagi anama hazageno'a Benzameni naga'mo'za Gibea kumapintira atiramiza Israeli vahe'enena hara eme nehu'za, ana zupa 22 tauseni'a Israeli sondia vahera zamahe fri'naze.

But the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.

22 Hianagi Israeli vahe'mo'za ana zankura zamagesa ontahi ko'ma hate'ma vunaku'ma emeritru hu'naza kumapi ete hate vunaku atruhu'za mani'ne'za nanekea hu'za ozeri hankaveti azeri hankaveti hu'naze.

But the Israelites encouraged one other to be confident, and they took up the same positions they had on the first day.

23 Ana hute'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Beteli kumate mareri'za, Ra Anumzamofontega zavi krafa ome nehazageno vuno kinagase'ne. Hagi zavima nete'za amanage hu'za Ra Anumzamofona antahige'naze. Tafuhe'mofona Benzameni nagara ete hara ome huzamantenumpi atrenune? Hu'za hazageno, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno hu'ne, Vuta hara ome huzamanteho.

The Israelites went and cried before the Lord until the evening and asked, “Should we go and attack the Benjamites again, our relatives?” “Go and attack them,” the Lord replied.

24 Anagema hige'za mase'za anante nanterana vu'za Benzameni nagara hara ome huzamante'naze.

So the second day they advanced to attack the army of Benjamin.

25 Hagi Benzameni naga'mo'za ete mago'ane Gibea kumapintira atirami'za 18 tauseni'a Israeli vahetamina kazinteti'ma ha'ma nehaza vahera zamahe fri'naze.

However, Benjamites came out of Gibeah once more and slaughtered eighteen thousand Israelites, all armed with swords.

26 Hagi anama hige'za maka Israeli vahe'mo'za arimpa fru ofane kresramnama vu ofanena e'neriza, Beteli kumate mareri'za ofa ome nehu'za, ne'zana a'o hu'za mani'ne'za tusi zavi Ra Anumzamofontega netazageno vuno kinagase'ne.

Then all the Israelites and all their army went to Bethel, and sat crying there before the Lord. That day they fasted until evening and gave burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.

27 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo antahintahi'a erinaku Beteli vu'naze. Na'ankure e'ina knafina Ra Anumzamofo huhagerafi huvempage vogisimo'a Beteli kumate me'nege'za anara hu'naze.

The Israelites asked the Lord what to do. At that time the Ark of God's Agreement was kept there.

28 Aroni negeho Eleaza nemofo Finiasi ana knafina pristia mani'ne. Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za amanage hu'za Ra Anumzamofona antahige'naze. Tafuhe'mofona Benzameni nagara hara ome huzmantenumpi atrenune? Hu'za hazageno Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno hu'ne, Okina zamavarena tamazampi antegahuanki vuta hara ome huzamanteho.

Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was the priest. The Israelites asked the Lord, “Should go and we fight again against our relatives from Benjamin, or not?” “Yes, go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you,” the Lord replied.

29 Anagema hige'za Israeli vahe'mo'za Gibea Kumate vu'za kafona ome antegagi'naze.

Then the Israelites set up an ambush around Gibeah.

30 Hagi ana'ma hute'za namba 3 knarera ko'ma nehazaza hu'za hahunaku Gibea kumate vu'naze.

On the third day they took up the same positions they had as before.

31 Hagi anante Benzameni naga'mo'za kumazmifintira atirami'za Israeli nagara hara eme huzamantage'za Israeli naga'mo'za zamimi hu'za kumazmimofona afete vu'naze. Hagi Israeli vahera 30'a vahe Betelima vu kantegane Gibeama vu kanteganena zamahe fri'naze.

The Benjamites came out to attack them and were lured away from the town as they began to kill Israelites as they had before. Some thirty Israelites died on the battlefield and along the roads, the one that goes towards Bethel and the other that goes back towards Gibeah.

32 Hagi Benzameni naga'mo'za amanage hu'naze, kote'ma hu'nonaza huta Israeli vahera zamahone. Hianagi Israeli vahe'mo'za amange hu'naze, Atreta nefreta zami'mi huta karanka vanunke'za, kumazmia atre'za afete egahaze.

“We're defeating them, just like before,” the Benjamites shouted. But the Israelites said, “Let's run away from them and lure them away from the town towards the roads.”

33 Hagi anagema hute'za, maka Israeli vahe'mo'za Ba'al-tamar kumate unehanati'za ete rukrahe hu'za ha'huzamanteku ha'zana ome retro hu'za manizageno, mago'a Israeli vahe'ma Ma'ar-Geba kumate'ma kafoma ante'za mani'nazaretira hahunaku kafona hage'za atirami'naze.

The main army of Israelites left where they were and took up positions at Baal-tamar, while those in the ambush west of Gibeah charged out to attack from where they had been hiding.

34 Hagi 10tauseni'a Israeli sondia vahe'ma knare'ma hu'za ha'ma nehaza vahe'mo'za, Gibea kumatera hara eme hu'naze. Hagi ha'mo'a tusiza huno hankavetino vu'neanagi, Israeli vahe'mo'zama zamahe hana'ma huzankura Benzameni naga'mo'za ontahi'naze.

Ten thousand seasoned Israelite warriors attacked Gibeah, and the fighting was so intense the Benjamites didn't realize they were on the brink of disaster.

35 Ana'ma hazageno'a Ra Anumzamo'a Israeli vahera zamaza hige'za' Benzameni nagara 25tausen 100'a kazinteti'ma ha'ma hu'ama antahini'ma hu'naza vahera zamahe'naze.

So the Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel. That day the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjamites, all armed with swords.

36 Hagi ana'ma hazage'za Benzameni naga'mo'za kazana Israeli vahe'mo'za hara huzmagatere'naze. Na'ankure kafoma ante'naza nagaku Israeli vahe'mo'za zamagesa nentahi'za Benzameni nagara zami'mi hu'za Gibea kumara atre'za afete e'naze.

The Benjamites saw that they were defeated. The Israelites had fallen back before the Benjamites because they were confident the ambush they had put in place near Gibeah would be successful.

37 Hagi ana'ma hazageno'a, kafoma ante'za mani'naza Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za zamagare'za Gibea kumapi ufre'za, ana kumapima mani'naza vahera kazinteti zamahehana nehu'za,

The men from the ambush raced to attack the town, and they killed everyone in it.

38 ana kumara teve tagintazageno teve kumo'a vemagu vemagu huno marerige'za, mago'a Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za nege'za hara agaterone hu'za hu'naze.

The agreement was that they would send up a great cloud of smoke to show the town had fallen.

39 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama ana tevegu'ma nege'za ete rukrahe hu'za Benzameni nagara zamarotgo hu'naze. Hagi ana zupa Benzameni naga'mo'za 30'a Israeli vahe nezmahe'za amanage hu'naze. Ko'ma hu'nonaza huta Israeli vahera hara hago huzamagaterone.

The Israelite army turned to attack the Benjamites, who had already killed about thirty Israelites. The Benjamites were saying, “We're completely defeating them, just like the first battle!”

40 Hianagi Benzameni naga'mo'zama rukrahe hu'zama kazana teve kumo'a kumazmifintira vemagu vemagu huno hampompi marerige'za ke'naze.

However, when the Israelites saw the columns of smoke rising heavenwards to form a great cloud over the whole of the town,

41 Ana'ma hige'za Israeli vahe'mo'za rukrahe hu'za Benzameni nagara hara huzamantage'za, Benzameni naga'mo'za tusi koro hu'naze. Na'ankure zamagrama antahi'za ke'zama hazana ra hazenkefi ufrone hu'naze.

they turned on their enemies. The Benjamites were horrified when they saw it and realized they were doomed.

42 Hagi anantetira rukrahe hu'za ka'ma kokampi Israeli vahe'mokizmi korora fre'naze. Hianagi kumazmima omeri havizama hute'za aza vahe'mo'za zamavatga hu'naze.

They turned and ran from the Israelites towards the desert, but the battle caught up with them, and the Israelites also killed those who left the towns on the way.

43 Hagi Benzameni nagara Noha kumateti agafa hute'za zamaratgo hu'za manigasa osu Gibea kuma'mofona kantu zage hanati kaziga vu'naze.

Chasing after the Benjamites, the Israelites surrounded them, easily overtaking them east of Gibeah.

44 Hagi ana knarera Benzameni nagara hankavetiza ha'ma huga sondia vahetamina, 18tauseni'a vahe zamahe'naze.

Eighteen thousand Benjamites were killed, all of them courageous warriors.

45 Hagi maniza naga'mo'za hagage kokampi Rimon havema me'nerega fre'za nevazageno 5tauseni'a vahera karanka ome zamahe'naze. Hagi mago'a vahera zamarotgo hu'za Gidomu kumate 2tauseni'a vahe ome zamahe'naze.

Some of the Benjamites that were left ran towards Pomegranate Rock in the desert, and the Israelites killed another five thousand men on the way. They chased another group of Benjamites as far as Gidom and killed another thousand.

46 Hagi ana maka vahe'ma ha'ma huga vahe'ma zamahe'neana 25tauseni'a vahe Benzameni nagara zamahe'naze.

So that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite were killed, all armed with swords and all courageous warriors.

47 Hianagi 600'a vahe'mo'za rukrahe hu'za fre'za hagege kokampi vu'za Rimon havefi 4'a ika umani'naze.

There were six hundred who ran away to Pomegranate Rock in the desert and they stayed there four months.

48 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Benzameni nagamofo kumatamimpintira maka vahe'ene bulimakao afu'zaminena zamahe vaganere'za ana kumatmina teve taginte vagare'naze.

The Israelites went back into the territory of the Benjamites, and going from town to town, they killed everything: people, animals, everything they found. Then they burned down every town on their way.