Jasi Vahere 9
1 Hagi mago kna Gidioni nemofo Abimeleki'a anokahe'mofo ome zamagenaku Sekemu vuno, amanage huno anokahemofone nerera naga'enena zamasami'ne.
Gideon’s son Abimelech went to [talk with] his mother’s brothers in Shechem [city]. He said to them and to all his mother’s relatives,
2 Mika Sekemu kumate kva vahetamima mani'naza vahe'motafi ama nanekea nehue, Gidionina ana mika 70'a mofavre'aramimo kegava huramante'nie nehazafi, magokemo kegava huramantenigeno knarera hugahie huta nehaze? Tamagra tamagesa antahiho, nagara tamagri kora mani'noe.
“Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you [think it would be] good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, [me], to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
3 E'inage hige'za Abimeleki anokahemo'za agri agi eri'za maka Sekemu kumapima mani'naza vahetega kea atrazageno vuno eno hu'ne. Hagi ana kumapi vahe'mo'zama ana nanekema nentahiza Abimeleki'a tagri kora mani'ne nehu'za agri kaziga mani'naze.
So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”
4 Anama nehu'za Bal-Berit havi anumzamofo mono nompintira 70'a silva zago Abimelekina erimi'naze. Hagi ana zagoa Abimeleki'a erino hazenke vahetami mi'za huzmanteno zamavarege'za agri amage ante'za avariri'za vu'naze.
So the leaders of Shechem took from the temple of [their god] Baal-Berith (almost 2 pounds/0.8 kg.) of silver and gave it to Abimelech. With that silver he paid some worthless troublemakers to help him, and they went with Abimelech wherever he went.
5 Hagi Abimeleki'a nefa kumate Ofra vuno 70'a Jerubali ne' mofavre zagaramina magoke have agofetu ome zamahe'ne. Hianagi amite'na ne'amo Jotamu'a koro freno ome fraki'ne.
They went to Ophrah, his father’s town, and murdered 69 of his 70 brothers, the sons of his father Gideon. They killed all those men on one huge rock. But Gideon’s youngest son Jotham hid [from Abimelech and his men], and he escaped.
6 Hagi anama higeno'a Sekemu kumateti'ene Beth-Milo kumateti kva vahe'mo'za Sekemu kumate vu'za, oki zafa agafare'ma zafa retruma rente'ne'za mono'ma hunentazare omeri atru hute'za, Abimelekina kinia azeri oti'naze.
Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered under the big sacred tree in Shechem. There they appointed Abimelech to be their leader.
7 Hagi Jotamu'ma anazama haza zmagenkema nentahino'a, Gerisimi agonare marerino amanage huno kezana ati'ne. Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mota keni'a antahiho. Anumzamo'ma ketimima antahinie hanuta nagri kea antahiho.
When Jotham heard about that, he climbed up Gerizim Mountain. He stood at the top of the mountain and shouted to the people [down below], “You leaders of Shechem, listen to me, in order that God will listen to you!
8 Hagi mago zupa zafamo'za kinizmi azeri otinaku amanage hu'naze. Olivi zafamoka kiniti mani'nenka kegava huranto hu'za hu'naze!
One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’
9 Hianagi olivi zafamo'a anage huno zamasami'ne, Nagra olivi masavema tro'ma hute'na Anumzane vahe'mokizmi nezamuge'za musema nehaza eri'zana atre'na amne oti'nena, vuge ege nehu'na zafamota naza atrezamante vava hanuo?
“But the olive tree said, ‘No! [I will not be your king] Men and gods enjoy the oil from my fruit. I will not [RHQ] stop producing [olives from which we make] that oil, in order to rule over you other trees!’
10 Anagema hige'za zafamo'za amanage hu'za fiki zafagura hu'naze, Kiniti mani'nenka kegava huranto!
“Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king!’
11 Hianagi fiki zafamo'a anage huno zamasami'ne, Nagra haganentake zafaragama renentoa eri'zana atre'na amne oti'nena vuge ege nehu'na, zafamota nazana atreramante vava hanuo?
“But the fig tree replied, ‘No! I do not want to [RHQ] stop producing my good sweet fruit, and rule over you other trees!’
12 Hige'za zafamo'za amanage hu'za waini nofikura hu'naze, Waini nofi'moka kiniti mani'nenka kegava huranto!
“Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and be our king!’
13 Hianagi waini nofi'mo'a anage hu'ne, Nagra kasefa waini rgama trohu'na Anumzane vahe'mofonema nezamua eri'za atre'na amne oti'nena vuge ege nehu'na, naza atreramante vava hanuo?
“But the grapevine replied, ‘No! [I will not be your king] The new wine [that is made from my grapes] causes people and gods [who drink it] to become very happy. I do not want to stop producing grapes and rule over you other trees!’ [RHQ]
14 Hagi anagema hige'za ave'ave nofikura amanage hu'naze, Ave'ave nofimoka kiniti mani'nenka kegava huranto!
“Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king!’
15 Anage'ma hu'za antahigazageno'a, ave'ave nofi'mo'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Tamagema huta tamagu'areti'ma kinima nazeri otisuta, eta nagri turunampinka emaniho. Hagi ana'ma osanazana ana ave'ave trazampinti tevemo'a eno Lebanoni sida zafaramina teno erihana hugahie!
“The thornbush replied, ‘If you truly want to appoint me to be your king, come into the shade of my [tiny branches]. But if you do not want to do that, I hope/desire that fire will come out from me and burn up all the huge cedar trees in Lebanon [country]!’”
16 Anante Jotamu'a mago'ane amanage huno hu'ne, Abimelekima kinima azeri oti'zana tamagra knare'za huta azeri onetizo? Hagi Jerubali'ene naga'amo'zanena tamagrira knare'za hu'za tamaza hu'nazanagi, tamagra knare'za huntazafi haviza huntaze?
“[After] Jotham [finished telling them this parable, he] said, “So now [I ask you], were you being completely honest and sincere when you appointed Abimelech to be your king [RHQ]? And have you treated Gideon and his family [RHQ] fairly? Have you rewarded Gideon by honoring him as he deserved [because of all the good things he did for you]? No!
17 Na'ankure nenfa Jerubali'a agra avufgagura ontahi hara huno Midieni vahe zamazampinti tamagu'vazi'ne.
“[Do not forget that] my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you [if that had been necessary], to save you from the Midian people-group.
18 Hianagi menina nenfane naga'anena hara rezamanteta 70'a ne' mofavreramima'a magoke have agofetu zamahe vagare'naze. Ana nehuta eri'za a'amofo mofavrea Abimelekina Sekemu kinia azeri oti'naze. Na'ankure agra tamagripinti fore hu'negu anara hu'naze.
But now you have rebelled against my father’s family, and you have killed 69 of his sons on one huge rock. And you have appointed Abimelech—who is the son of my father’s slave girl, [not the son of his wife]—to be the king who will rule you people of Shechem. You have done that only because he is one of your relatives!
19 Hagi menima tamagrama haza avu'avamo'a Jerubaline naga'are'enema knare'ma huno fatgoma hu'ne'nigeta, Abimeleki'enena musena nehinkeno, agra'enena musena tamagri'enena hino.
So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.
20 Hianagi tamagrama knare huno fatgo osu' avu'ava'ma hu'nena zana Abimelekimpinti tevemo'a atiramino Sekemu kumate kva vahe'ene Bet-Milo kumate kva vahetmina tehana nehanigeno, Sekemu kumate kva vahe'tamimpinti'ene Bet-Milo kumate kva vahepinti tevemo'a atiramino Abimelekina tegahie.
But if what you did was not right, I wish/desire that Abimelech will burn up all of you leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo with fire! And I also hope/desire that the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo will cause fire to burn up Abimelech!”
21 Hagi Jotamu'ma anagema huteno'a, koro freno Beri kumate umani'ne. Na'ankure Abimeleki'ma ahezanku koro freno vu'ne.
[After] Jotham [finished saying that, he] escaped from them and ran away to Beer [town]. He stayed there because he was afraid that his brother Abimelech [would try to kill him].
22 Ana'ma hutegeno'a Abimeleki'a 3'a kafu Israeli vahe kinia mani'ne.
Abimelech [became the leader of all the people of Israel. He] ruled them for three years.
23 Hagi Anumzamo'a havi avamu huntegeno Abimelekine Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mofo amu'nompi emaninege'za, Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mo'za Abimelekina azeri amuho hu'naze.
Then God sent an evil spirit [to cause trouble] between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, with the result that the leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
24 Anumzamo'a knazana atregeno Abimelekinte'ene Sekemu kumate kva vahetaminte'ene e'ne. Na'ankure Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mo'za Abimelekina aza hazageno, Gidionina afuhe'ima 70'a ne'mofavre'zaga zamahenegu anara hu'ne.
The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.
25 Hagi Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mo'za mago'a vahera agonafi Abimelekima esigura kankafo ome ante'za mani'ne'za, ami'mi hu'za kante'ma enevaza vahera keonkezazmi zamahe'za hanare'naze. Hianagi anazama haza nanekea Abimelekina eme asami'naze.
The leaders of Shechem (set an ambush/sent men to hide) on the hilltops to ambush Abimelech. Those men robbed everyone who passed by. But someone told Abimelech about it, [so he did not go near them].
26 Hagi mago zupa Ebedi nemofo Gali'a afu'aganahe'zane Sekemu kumate vu'ne. E'inama higeno'a Sekemu kumate kva vahe'mo'za Galina antahimi'za amage ante'naze.
There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem [city], along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.
27 Hagi ne'zama vasage knare'ma musema hu knafina Sekemu vahe'mo'za waini raga tagi'za rerati'za tima'a eri'za havi anumzazmimofo mono nompi vu'za, ana tine ne'zanena nene'za Abimelekina huhaviza hunte'naze.
They went out [of the city] to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes [to make juice, and then they made wine]. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate [a lot of food] and drank [a lot of wine]. Then they cursed Abimelech.
28 Hagi Ebedi nemofo Gali'a amanage hu'ne, Sekemu vahera Hamori tazeri fore hu'ne. Hagi Abimeleki'a agra inanknahu ne' mani'nesigeta tagra Sekemu vahe'mota agri kvafina manigahune? Hagi Abimeleki'a Jeru-Bali nemofo manigeno eri'za vahe'a Zebuli mani'ne. Tagra Sekemu kumamofo nefa, Hamori mofavrerami mani'nonanki, nagafare Abimeleki eri'za vahera manigahune?
Gaal said, “(Why should [we allow] Abimelech to rule over us?/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us!) [RHQ] He is only one of Gideon’s sons [so he really does not belong to us] [RHQ]! And he appointed Zebul, the governor of our city, to be his deputy! We should (serve/be loyal to) [one of the descendants of] Hamor, [the founder of our city], and let him be our leader, not Abimelech [RHQ]!
29 Hagi nagrama ama Sekemu vahe'ma kegavama huresina Abimelekina ahe kasonepe'na amanage hu'na huntegahue, sondia vaheka'a ome avrenka ha' eme hunanto hu'na huresine.
If you would appoint me to be your leader, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get your army ready, [and then come to fight us]!’”
30 Hianagi ana rankumate kva ne' Zebuli'ma, Ebedi nemofo Gali nanekema nentahino'a, tusi arimpa ahe'ne.
When someone told Zebul what Gaal said, he was very angry.
31 Anama higeno'a eri'za vahe oku'a huzmantege'za vu'za anage hu'za Abimelekina ome asmi'naze, Ebedi nemofo Gali'a afu'aganahezane eno, Sekemu kumate vahera ha'huzamantenogu zamarimpa eme nere.
He secretly sent some messengers to Abimelech. They told him, “Gaal and his brothers have come here to Shechem, and they are causing [the people of] the city to rebel against you.
32 E'ina hu'negu sondia vaheka'ane kenage eta kankafona eme hu'nenkeno,
You and your men should get up during the night and go and hide in the fields outside the city.
33 nanterama rumasama huno zagema hanati'nigeta tamagareta ana kumapina vinkeno, ana kumapinti vahe'ma ha'ma huramantenaku'ma esazana anante tamagrama tamagesama antahisaza zana hugahaze.
As soon as the sun rises in the morning, get up and attack the city. When Gaal and his men come out to fight against you, you can do to them whatever you want to.”
34 Hagi Abimeleki'a ana kenageke sondia vahe'a 4'afi refko huno Sekemu kumara avazagigagi'ne.
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They [divided into] four groups, [and] hid [in the fields] near Shechem.
35 Hagi nanterama Ebedi nemofo Galima kuma'mofo kahante uoma'netige'za, Abimeleki'ene sondia vahe'amo'zama fraki'nazafintira atre'za e'naze.
[The next morning], Gaal went out and stood at the entrance to the city gate. While he was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places [and started walking toward the city].
36 Hagi Gali'ma ana vahe'tmima nezmageno'a Zebulinkura amanage hu'ne, Agonaregatira vahera eneramizanki ko. Anage'ma higeno'a Zebuli'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, amne agonaramimofo amema'aramimo vahe knara nehie.
When Gaal saw the soldiers, he said to Zebul, “Look! There are people coming down from the hills!” But Zebul said, “You are seeing only the shadows [of trees] on the hills. They [are not people; they] only resemble people.”
37 Hianagi Gali'a mago'ane amanage huno hu'ne, agonaregatira vahe'tmi eneramizanki ko. Hagi mago'a vahera zamavune vahe'ma mani'ne'za henkama fore'ma hania zanku'ma, havi kasnampa kema nehaza oki zafa agafama me'nea kantegati neaze.
But Gaal [looked] again [and] said, “Look! There are people coming down from the top of the sacred mountain! There is a group of them coming down from where the tree is where people talk with the spirits of dead people!”
38 Anante Zebuli'a otino Galina amanage huno asami'ne, ina kagipinti kagra ama ana kea hu'nane. Iza'e Abimeleki'a, agra iza mani'nenige'na nagra agri eri'za vahera manigahue? E'inage hunka huhavizama hu'nana vaheki vunka hara ome huzamanto.
Zebul said to Gaal, “Now (what good is your bragging?/your bragging is worthless!) [MTY, RHQ] You said, ‘(Why should we serve Abimelech/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us)?’ You made fun of these men. So now go out and fight them!”
39 Hagi anagema higeno'a Gali'a Sekemu kumate vahera nezamavreno, agra vugota huno Abimeleki naga'enena hara ome hu'ne.
So Gaal led the men of Shechem outside [the city] to fight Abimelech [and his men].
40 Hianagi Abimeleki sondia vahe'mo'za Galina arotago nehu'za, vahera ome zamahetre eme zamahetre hu'za rankumamofo kahante ehanati'naze.
Abimelech and his men pursued them, and they killed many of Gaal’s men before they could return [safely] inside the city gate.
41 Ana huteno Abimeleki'a Aruma kumate umanigeno, Zebuli'a Galine afu'aganahe'ina zamahe kasopeno agra Sekemu kumatera umani'ne.
Abimelech then stayed at Arumah, [about five miles away from Shechem], and Zebul’s men forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
42 Hagi hanima huno ko'matigeno'a, Sekemu kumate vahe'mo'za hozafi vu'naku atirami'za vazageno, Abimelekina mago'a vahe'mo'za ome asami'naze.
The next day, the people of Shechem [got ready to leave the city and work] in their fields. When someone told Abimelech about that,
43 Abimeleki'ma ana nanekema nentahino'a, 3'afi vahe'a refko huno kankafona ante'ne. Hagi Abimeleki'ma kegeno'ma ana ha' vahetmima kumapinti'ma atirami'za azageno'a, agrane naga'amo'zama framaki'nazafintira oti'za zamahe'naze.
he divided his men into three groups, and told them to hide in the fields. So they did that. And when they saw the people coming out of the city, they jumped up and attacked them.
44 Hagi 3'a kevu vahepintira Abimeleki'a mago kevua avreno kuma'mofo kafante ome ankanire'za mani'nazageno, tare kevu vahe'mo'za megi'ama mani'naza ha' vahera zamahe vagare'naze.
Abimelech and the men who were with him ran to the city gate. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and attacked them.
45 Hagi Abimeleki'a ana kumapi vahera ana zage ferupinke hara huno zamahe hana nehuno, ana kumara tapage huno eri pehe nehuno, hage atinteno vano hu'ne.
Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins [in order that nothing would grow there again].
46 Hagi zaza nompima mani'ne'za kuma kegavama nehaza kva vahe'mo'za Abimeleki'ma ha'ma eme huzamantea nanekema nentahi'za, ana nanteranke Bal-Beriti havi anumzamofo mono nomofo vihufi ufre'za mani'naze.
When the leaders who lived in the tower/fortress outside of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid inside the [fortress, which was also a] temple of [their god] El-Berith.
47 Ana'ma hazageno'a mago'a vahe'mo'za Abimelekina eme asami'za, Sekemu kumate'ma za'za nompima manine'za kuma'ma kegavama nehaza kva vahe'mo'za maka magopi eritru hu'za mani'naze hu'za asami'naze.
But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there.
48 Hagi Abimeleki'a sondia vahe'a zamavareno Zalmoni agonafi mareriteno, sa'ume erino zafa azankuna'aramina antagi atreno afunte e'nerino, zamavarenoma vu'nea vahetmina amanage huno zamasami'ne, Ame'ama huta amama huaza hiho.
So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain [which is near Shechem]. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”
49 Anagema higeno'a, ana maka vahe'mo'za ana zafa azankunatmina antagi'za Sekemu vahetmimofo vihurera retrure kagite'za teve tagintazageno ana vihufima mani'naza vahe'ene zaza nonte'ma kegavama nehaza vahetaminena miko 1tauseni'a venenene a'nenena fri'naze.
So his men all cut branches [then carried them down the mountain], following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.
50 Hagi anama huteno'a Abimeleki'a Tebezi kumate vuno ana kumapi vahera hara ome huzamanteno, ana kumara zamaheno hanare'ne.
Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebes [city]. They surrounded it and captured it.
51 Hianagi ana kumapi kva vahe'mo'za vihufinke ufrevagare'za ufraki'naze. Ana vihua zaza no ki'za mareri'naza nomofo agofetu fre'za umani'naze.
But there was a strong tower inside the city. So all the men, women, and leaders of the city ran to the tower. When they were all inside, they locked the door. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower.
52 Hagi Abimeleki'a ha' hunaku ana zaza nonte eno, ana nomofo kahante teve taginte'za nehigeno,
Abimelech and his men came to the tower and tried to get in the door, [but they could not]. Then Abimelech prepared to light a fire to burn down the door.
53 mago a'mo'a witi neharaza havenkno atregeno tamino asenia ru prarovazino ahetre'ne.
But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman [who was on the roof] dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed his skull.
54 Anama higeno'a Abimeleki'a amanage huno hanko'ama erinentea nehaza nera asami'ne, a'ne'mo ahe frine hu'za hanagi, ame hunka kazinka'a erinka nahe frio, huno higeno ana nehazamo'a kazi regeno fri'ne.
Abimelech quickly called to the young man who carried Abimelech’s weapons, and said, “Pull out your sword and kill me with it! I do not want people to say ‘It was a woman who killed Abimelech.’” So the young man thrust his sword into Abimelech, and Abimelech died.
55 Abimeleki'ma frige'za kazana hige'za, Israeli vahe'mo'za atre'za nozimirega vu'naze.
When the Israeli soldiers saw that Abimelech was dead, they all returned to their homes.
56 Hagi Abimeleki'ma kefo avu'ava'ma huno 70'a afu'aganahe'ima zamahe frino nefama agima eri haviza hu'nea zantera, e'ina hukna huno Anumzamo'a nona huno azeri havizana hu'ne.
In that way God punished Abimelech for the evil things that he had done to his father and especially for killing all 69 of his brothers.
57 Ana hukna huno Sekumu kumate vahe'mo'zama kefozama hu'naza zantera Anumzamo'a nona huzmante'ne. E'inama hu'neana Jerubali nemofo Jotamu'ma zamazeri haviza hu kasnampa ke'ma huno kazusima huzmante'nea zamo'a zamagrite efore hu'ne.
God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. And when those things happened, it fulfilled what Gideon’s son Jotham said when he cursed [Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem].
