ବିଚାରକର୍ତ୍ତା 12
1 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମ ଲୋକମାନେ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଗକୁ ଗମନ କଲେ, ପୁଣି ସେମାନେ ଯିପ୍ତହଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅମ୍ମୋନ-ସନ୍ତାନଗଣ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ପାରି ହେବା ବେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ସଙ୍ଗେ ଯିବା ପାଇଁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କାହିଁକି ଡାକିଲ ନାହିଁ? ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଉପରେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଘର ଅଗ୍ନିରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ କରିବା।”
The men of the tribe of Ephraim summoned their soldiers, and they crossed [the Jordan River] to [the town of] Zaphon [to talk with] Jephthah. They said to him, “(Why did you not ask us for help?/You should have requested us) to help your army fight the Ammon people-group. So we will burn down your house while you are in it.”
2 ତହିଁରେ ଯିପ୍ତହ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, “ଅମ୍ମୋନ-ସନ୍ତାନଗଣ ସହିତ ମୋହର ଓ ମୋʼ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ବଡ଼ ବିବାଦ ହୋଇଥିଲା; ପୁଣି ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଡାକନ୍ତେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରୁ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କଲ ନାହିଁ।
Jephthah replied, “The Ammon people-group were oppressing us greatly. When we were prepared to start to attack them, I requested you to come and help us, but you refused. My men and I defeated the Ammon people-group, but you did not help us.
3 ଆଉ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମୋତେ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କଲ ନାହିଁ, ଏହା ଦେଖି ମୁଁ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରାଣ ଆପଣା ହସ୍ତରେ ଘେନି ଅମ୍ମୋନ-ସନ୍ତାନଗଣ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ପାର ହୋଇଗଲି, ତହୁଁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ହସ୍ତରେ ସମର୍ପଣ କଲେ; ଏହେତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଆଜି କାହିଁକି ମୋʼ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ଆସିଲ?”
When I saw that you would not help us, I was willing to be killed in the battle against the Ammon people-group. But Yahweh helped us to defeat them. [You did not help us when we requested it before], so (why have you come here today to fight against me?/you should not have come here today to fight against me.)” [RHQ]
4 ତେବେ ଯିପ୍ତହ ଗିଲୀୟଦର ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଏକତ୍ର କରି ଇଫ୍ରୟିମ ସହିତ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କଲେ; ତହିଁରେ ଗିଲୀୟଦୀୟ ଲୋକମାନେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମକୁ ପରାସ୍ତ କଲେ, କାରଣ ସେମାନେ କହିଥିଲେ, “ହେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମ ଓ ମନଃଶିର ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଗିଲୀୟଦୀୟମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମର ପଳାତକ ଲୋକ।”
Then Jephthah summoned the men of [the] Gilead [region] to fight [against the men of the tribe of] Ephraim. The men of the tribe of Ephraim said, “You men from [the] Gilead [region] are men who deserted us. Long ago you left us and moved to the area between our tribe and the tribe of Manasseh.” [Because of their saying that], the men of [the] Gilead [region] attacked the men of the tribe of Ephraim.
5 ପୁଣି ଗିଲୀୟଦୀୟ ଲୋକମାନେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ଯର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ଘାଟ ହସ୍ତଗତ କଲେ; ତହିଁରେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମର ପଳାତକ କୌଣସି ଲୋକ ଯେତେବେଳେ “ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ପାର ହୋଇ ଯିବାକୁ ଦିଅ” ବୋଲି କହିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେ ଗିଲୀୟଦର ଲୋକମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ପଚାରିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ କି ଇଫ୍ରୟିମୀୟ ଲୋକ?” ଯେବେ ସେ କହିଲା, “ନା;”
The men of Gilead captured that (ford/place where people can walk across) at the Jordan [River] to go to the land where the tribe of Ephraim live. Whenever one of the soldiers from the tribe of Ephraim came to the ford to try to escape, he would say, “Let me cross the river.” Then the men of Gilead would ask him, “Are you from the tribe of Ephraim?” If he said “No,”
6 ତେବେ ସେମାନେ ତାହାକୁ କହିଲେ, କହ ତ “ଶିବ୍ବୋଲେତ୍” ତହିଁରେ ସେ କହିଲା, “ସିବ୍ବୋଲେତ୍,” କାରଣ ସେ ତାହା ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ରୂପେ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରି ପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ; ତେବେ ସେମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ଧରି ଯର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ଘାଟରେ ବଧ କଲେ; ଆଉ ସେହି ସମୟରେ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମର ବୟାଳିଶ ହଜାର ଲୋକ ମାରା ପଡ଼ିଲେ।
they would say to him, “Say the word ‘Shibboleth’.” The men of Ephraim could not pronounce that word correctly. So if the person from the tribe of Ephraim said ‘Sibboleth’, [they would know that he was lying and that he was really from the tribe of Ephraim, and] they would kill him there at the ford. So the men of Gilead killed 42,000 people from the tribe of Ephraim at that time.
7 ଯିପ୍ତହ ଛଅ ବର୍ଷ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ। ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଗିଲୀୟଦୀୟ ଯିପ୍ତହ ମଲେ ଓ ଗିଲୀୟଦୀୟ ଏକ ନଗରରେ କବର ପାଇଲେ।
Jephthah, the man from [the] Gilead [region], was a leader of the Israeli people for six years. Then he died and was buried in a town in [the] Gilead [region].
8 ତାହା ଉତ୍ତାରେ ବେଥଲିହିମର ଇବ୍ସନ୍ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ।
After Jephthah died, a man named Ibzan, from Bethlehem, became the leader of the Israeli people.
9 ତାଙ୍କର ତିରିଶ ପୁତ୍ର ଥିଲେ ଓ ସେ ତିରିଶ କନ୍ୟା ବାହାରେ ଦେଲେ ଓ ଆପଣା ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ତିରିଶ କନ୍ୟା ବାହାରୁ ଆଣିଲେ। ପୁଣି ସେ ସାତ ବର୍ଷ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ।
He had 30 sons and 30 daughters. He forced all his daughters to marry men who were not in his clan, and brought women from outside his clan to marry his sons. He was the leader of the Israeli people for seven years.
10 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଇବ୍ସନ୍ ମଲେ ଓ ବେଥଲିହିମରେ କବର ପାଇଲେ।
When he died, he was buried in Bethlehem.
11 ତାହା ଉତ୍ତାରେ ସବୂଲୂନୀୟ ଏଲୋନ୍ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ ଓ ସେ ଦଶ ବର୍ଷ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ।
After Ibzan died, a man named Elon, from the tribe of Zebulun, became the leader of the Israeli people. He was their leader for ten years.
12 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ସବୂଲୂନୀୟ ଏଲୋନ୍ ମଲେ ଓ ସବୂଲୂନ ଦେଶସ୍ଥ ଅୟାଲୋନ୍ରେ କବର ପାଇଲେ।
Then he died and was buried in Aijalon [city] in the area where the tribe of Zebulun lives.
13 ତାହା ଉତ୍ତାରେ ପିରୀୟାଥୋନୀୟ ହିଲ୍ଲେଲର ପୁତ୍ର ଅବ୍ଦୋନ୍ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ।
After Elon died, a man named Abdon who was the son of Hillel, from Pirathon [city, in the area where the tribe of Ephraim live] became the leader of the Israeli people.
14 ଆଉ ତାହାର ଚାଳିଶ ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ତିରିଶ ପୌତ୍ର ଥିଲେ, ସେମାନେ ସତୁରି ଗର୍ଦ୍ଦଭ ଚଢ଼ିଲେ; ପୁଣି ସେ ଆଠ ବର୍ଷ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବିଚାର କଲେ।
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. Each of them had his own donkey on which to ride. Abdon was the leader of the Israeli people for eight years.
15 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ପିରୀୟାଥୋନୀୟ ହିଲ୍ଲେଲର ପୁତ୍ର ଅବ୍ଦୋନ୍ ମଲେ ଓ ଅମାଲେକୀୟ ପର୍ବତମୟ ଦେଶ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଇଫ୍ରୟିମ ଦେଶସ୍ଥ ଫିରୀୟାଥୋନରେ କବର ପାଇଲେ।
When Abdon died, he was buried in Pirathon, in the hilly area where the descendants of Amalek lived previously, [but now it is the area where the tribe of Ephraim lives].
