Mpitsara 12
1 Ary nivory ny lehilahy amin’ ny Efraima, dia nandeha nianavaratra ka nanao tamin’ i Jefta hoe: Nahoana no nandeha niady tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona ianao ka tsy mba niantso anay hiaraka aminao? Hodoranay amin’ ny afo ny tranonao sy ianao.
But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house.
2 Fa hoy Jefta taminy: Izaho sy ny oloko efa nanana ady mafy tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona; ary niantso anareo aho, fa tsy namonjy ahy tamin’ ny tànany ianareo.
And he answered them: I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon: and I called you to assist me, and you would not do it.
3 Ary rehefa hitako fa tsy namonjy ahy ianareo, dia nanao ny aiko tsy ho zavatra aho ka nandeha niady tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona, ary natolotr’ i Jehovah teo an-tanako izy, koa nahoana ianareo no miakatra atỳ amiko anio hila ady amiko?
And when I saw this, I put my life in my own hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hands. What have I deserved, that you should rise up to fight against me?
4 Ary Jefta dia namory ny lehilahy rehetra amin’ ny Gileada ka niady tamin’ ny Efraima; ary dia namely ny Efraima ny lehilahy amin’ ny Gileada, satria hoy ireo: Hianareo Gileadita dia mpandositra avy amin’ ny Efraima ao amin’ ny taranak’ i Efraima sy Manase.
Then calling to him all the men of Galaad, he fought against Ephraim: and the men of Galaad defeated Ephraim, because he had said: Galaad is a fugitive of Ephraim, and dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim and Manasses.
5 Dia novonjen’ ny Gileada ny fitàna any Jordana mankany amin’ ny Efraima; ary nony niteny ny mpandositra avy amin’ ny Efraima nanao hoe: Aoka mba hita aho; dia hoy ny lehilahy amin’ ny Gileada taminy: Efraimita va ianao? ary raha hoy izy: Tsia,
And the Galaadites secured the fords of the Jordan, by which Ephraim was to return. And when any one of the number of Ephraim came thither in the flight, and said: I beseech you let me pass: the Galaadites said to him: Art thou not an Ephraimite? If he said: I am not:
6 dia hoy izy ireo taminy: Tonony ary ny hoe Shiboleta; fa hoy kosa izy: Siboleta, satria tsy nahay nanonona izany marina izy. Dia nisambotra azy ireo ka namono azy teo amin’ ny fitàna ao Jordana; ary nahafatesana roa arivo sy efatra alina ny Efraimita tamin’ izany andro izany.
They asked him: Say then, Scibboleth, which is interpreted, An ear of corn. But he answered, Sibboleth, not being able to express an ear of corn by the same letter. Then presently they took him and killed him in the very passage of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand.
7 Dia nitsara ny Isiraely enin-taona Jefta. Ary maty Jefta Gileadita ka nalevina tao amin’ ny tanana anankiray any Gileada.
And Jephte the Galaadite judged Israel six years: and he died, and was buried in his city of Galaad.
8 Ary Ibzana, avy any Betlehema, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby an’ i Jefta.
After him Abesan of Bethlehem judged Israel:
9 Ary izy nanana zanakalahy telo-polo sy zanakavavy telo-polo, izay nampanambadiny tany ivelany, ary zazavavy telo-polo kosa no nampidiriny ho an’ ny zananilahy. Ary nitsara ny Isiraely fito taona izy.
He had thirty sons, and as many daughters, whom he sent abroad, and gave to husbands, and took wives for his sons of the same number, bringing them into his house. And he judged Israel seven years:
10 Dia maty Ibzana ka nalevina tany Betlehema.
And he died, and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 Ary Elona Zebolonita no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy; ary nitsara ny Isiraely folo taona izy.
To him succeeded Ahialon a Zabulonite: and he judged Israel ten years:
12 Dia maty Elona Zebolonita ka nalevina tany Aialona ao amin’ ny tanin’ ny Zebolona.
And he died, and was buried in Zabulon.
13 Ary Abdona, zanak’ i Elela, avy any Piratona, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy.
After him Abdon, the son of Illel, a Pharathonite, judged Israel:
14 Ary nanana zanakalahy efa-polo sy zafy telo-polo izay nitaingina zana-boriky fito-polo izy, ary nitsara ny Isiraely valo taona.
And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years:
15 Dia maty Abdona, zanak’ i Elela, avy any Piratona, ka nalevina tany Piratona, any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Efraima any amin’ ny tany havoan’ ny Amalekita.
And he died, and was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of Amalech.
