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.

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

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 Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

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 that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, 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 Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh.

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 Gileadites took the fords of Jordan against the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when [any of] the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

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.

then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right; then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan: and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

7 Dia nitsara ny Isiraely enin-taona Jefta. Ary maty Jefta Gileadita ka nalevina tao amin’ ny tanana anankiray any Gileada.

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.

8 Ary Ibzana, avy any Betlehema, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby an’ i Jefta.

And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem 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.

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10 Dia maty Ibzana ka nalevina tany Betlehema.

And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

11 Ary Elona Zebolonita no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy; ary nitsara ny Isiraely folo taona izy.

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

12 Dia maty Elona Zebolonita ka nalevina tany Aialona ao amin’ ny tanin’ ny Zebolona.

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

13 Ary Abdona, zanak’ i Elela, avy any Piratona, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy.

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite 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 thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten 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 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.