Abbootii Murtii 9
1 Abiimelek ilmi Yerub-Baʼaal gara obboloota haadha isaa kanneen Sheekem keessa jiraatanii dhaqee isaanii fi gosa haadha isaa hundaan akkana jedhe;
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 “Jiraattota Sheekem hundumaan, ‘Kam isinii wayya? Yoo ilmaan Yerub-Baʼaal torbaatamni isin bulchan moo yoo namni tokko isin bulche wayya?’ jedhaa gaafadhaa. Akka ani foonii fi dhiiga keessan taʼe immoo yaadadhaa.”
"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"
3 Obboloonni haadha isaas dubbii kana gurra Sheekemotaatiin gaʼan; garaan isaaniis gara Abiimelek goruu kajeele; isaan, “Inni obboleessa keenya” jedhaniiruutii.
And his mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the lords of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, "He is our brother."
4 Isaanis mana sagadaa Baʼaal Beriit keessaa meetii gara giraamii dhibba saddeet ulfaatu kennaniif; Abiimelekis meetii sanaan kashlabboota isa faana buʼan qaxarate.
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
5 Gara mana abbaa isaa kan Ofraatti argamuu dhaqee obboloota isaa ilmaan Yerub-Baʼaal torbaatama dhagaa tokko irratti qale. Yootaam ilmi Yiruubaʼaal quxisuun garuu dhokatee isa jalaa miliqe.
He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 Namoonni Sheekemii fi Beet Miiloo hundi Abiimelekin moosisuuf jedhanii Sheekemitti utubaa mukaa guddaa tokko biratti walitti qabaman.
And all the lords of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all Beth Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak which is found at the pillar in Shechem.
7 Yootaam yommuu wanni kun itti himametti fiixee Gaara Gerziimitti ol baʼee sagalee guddaadhaan akkana isaaniin jedhe; “Yaa jiraattota Sheekem, akka Waaqni isin dhagaʼuuf na dhaggeeffadhaa.
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you lords of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8 Gaaf tokko mukkeen mootii moosifachuuf baʼan; isaanis muka ejersaatiin, ‘Mootii nuu taʼi’ jedhan.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'
9 “Mukni ejersaa garuu, ‘Ani mukkeen hundaa olitti raafamuudhaaf jedhee zayitii koo kan Waaqnii fi namni ittiin kabajaman dhowwadhuu ree?’ jedhee deebise.
"But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
10 “Itti aansaniis mukkeen muka harbuutiin, ‘Kottuutii mootii nuu taʼi’ jedhan.
"The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come, and reign over us.'
11 “Mukni harbuu garuu deebisee, ‘Ani mukkeen hundaa olitti baʼee raafamuuf jedhee ija koo miʼaawaa fi gaarii sana kennuu dhiisuu ree?’ jedhe.
"But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
12 “Mukkeenis muka wayiniitiin, ‘Kottuutii mootii nuu taʼi’ jedhan.
"The trees said to the vine, 'Come, and reign over us.'
13 “Mukni wayinii garuu deebisee, ‘Ani mukkeen hundaa olitti baʼee raafamuuf jedhe daadhii wayinii kootii kan Waaqaa fi nama gammachiisu sana kennuu dhiisuu?’ jedhe.
"The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
14 “Dhuma irrattis mukkeen hundi muka qoraattiitiin, ‘Kottuutii mootii nuu taʼi’ jedhan.
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come, and reign over us.'
15 “Mukni qoraattiis mukkeeniin, ‘Isin yoo dhugumaan na moosifachuu feetan, kottaatii gaaddisa koo jalatti daʼeeffadhaa; yoo akkas taʼuu baate garuu ibiddi muka qoraattii keessaa baʼee birbirsa Libaanoon haa barbadeessu!’ jedhe.
"The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'
16 “Egaa isin Abiimelekin moosisuun keessan yoo karaa dhugaatii fi amanamummaan taʼe, yoo Yerub-Baʼaalii fi maatii isaatiif waan gaarii gochuuf taʼe, yoo waan isaaf malu isaaf gochuuf taʼe,
"Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17 abbaan koo lubbuu isaa duʼaaf saaxilee harka Midiyaanotaa jalaa isin baasuuf isinii loleeraatii;
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 isin garuu harʼa maatii abbaa kootti kaatanii ilmaan isaa jechuunis nama torbaatama dhagaa tokko irratti qaltan; sababii inni fira keessan taʼeef Abiimelek ilma garbittii sana namoota Sheekem irratti moosiftan;
and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your brother).
19 egaa yoo isin harʼa dhugaa fi amanamummaadhaan Yerub-Baʼaalii fi maatii isaatiif waan gaarii gootan, isin Abiimelekitti gammadaa; innis isinitti haa gammadu!
If you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20 Akkas taʼuu baannaan garuu ibiddi mana Abiimelekii baʼee namoota Sheekemii fi Beet Miiloo haa fixu; akkasumas ibiddi namoota Sheekemii fi Beet Miiloo biraa baʼee Abiimelekin haa balleessu!”
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the lords of Shechem, and Beth Millo; and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth Millo, and devour Abimelech."
21 Yootaamis Biʼeeritti baqatee sababii obboleessa isaa Abiimelekin sodaateef achuma jiraate.
And Jotham escaped and fled and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Erga Abiimelek waggaa sadii Israaʼel bulchee booddee,
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 Waaqnis Abiimelekii fi namoota Sheekem gidduutti hafuura hamaa erge; Sheekemonnis Abiimelekitti daba hojjetan.
And God sent a spirit of hostility between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 Waaqnis yakka ilmaan Yerub-Baʼaal torbaataman sanatti hojjetamee fi dhiiga isaanii kan dhangalaafame sanaaf, Abiimelek obboleessa isaanii kan isaan qale sanaa fi namoota Sheekem kanneen akka inni obboloota isaa fixuuf isa gargaaran sana haaloo baʼuuf waan kana godhe.
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25 Namoonni Sheekemis akka isaan riphanii isa eegataniif fiixee gaaraa irra namoota kaaʼatan; isaanis nama achiin darbu hunda saamaan; wanni kunis Abiimelekitti odeeffame.
And the lords of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them. And it was told to Abimelech.
26 Yeroo kanatti Gaʼaal ilmi Ebeed obboloota isaa wajjin gara Sheekem dhufe; Sheekemonnis isa abdatan.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the lords of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 Isaanis erga gara lafa qotiisaa wayiniitti baʼanii wayinii walitti qabatanii booddee cuunfanii galma waaqa tolfamaa isaaniitti ayyaana ayyaaneffatan. Nyaatanii dhuganiis Abiimelekin abaaran.
They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28 Gaʼaal ilmi Ebeedis akkana jedhe; “Akka nu isaaf bulluuf Abiimelekii fi Sheekem eenyu? Abiimelek ilma Yerub-Baʼaal mitii? Zebulis itti aanaa isaa mitii? Isin namoota Hamoor abbaa Sheekem tajaajilaa! Nu maaliif Abiimelekin tajaajillaa?
Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. But why should we serve him?
29 Utuu sabni kun ajaja koo jala jiraatee silaa ani Abiimelekin lafa irraa nan balleessa ture; ‘Waraana kee dabaladhuutii gad baʼi!’ isaan nan jedhas ture.”
Would that this people were under my hand. Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, "Increase your army, and come out."
30 Zebul bulchaan magaalattii yeroo waan Gaʼaal ilmi Ebeed jedhe dhagaʼetti akka malee aare.
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 Akkana jedhees dhoksaadhaan gara Abiimelekitti ergamoota erge; “Gaʼaal ilmi Ebeedii fi obboloonni isaa gara Sheekem dhufanii saba magaalaa sitti kakaasaa jiru.
He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, saying, "Look, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and look, they constrain the city to take part against you.
32 Kanaafuu atii fi namoonni kee halkaniin baatanii lafa qotiisaa keessa riphuu qabdu.
Now therefore, rise up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 Ganama akkuma aduun baateenis magaalaa sana cabsaa seenaa. Yommuu Galaʼaalii fi namoonni isaa sitti dhufanittis waan harki kee hojjechuu malu kam iyyuu hojjedhu.”
And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city. And look, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then do whatever you can to them."
34 Abiimelekis namoota isa wajjin turan hunda wajjin halkaniin kaʼee garee afuritti qoodamuudhaan Sheekemitti dhiʼaatee riphe.
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 Akkuma Gaʼaal ilmi Ebeed baʼee karra magaalaa sanaa irra dhaabateen, Abiimelek namoota isaa wajjin iddoo riphee ture sanaa itti gad baʼe.
And it happened early in the morning that Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
36 Gaʼaal yommuu isaan argetti Zebuliin, “Kunoo namoonni fiixee gaarranii irraa gad dhufaa jiru!” jedhe. Zebulis deebisee, “Gaaddisa tulluuwwaniitu namoota sitti fakkaate” jedheen.
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, there are people coming down from the tops of the mountains." Zebul said to him, "You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men."
37 Gaʼaal garuu ammas deebisee, “Ilaali; namoonni handhuura lafaatii dhufaa jiru; gareen tokkos karaa muka abdaariitiin dhufaa jira” jedhe.
Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, there are people coming down by the central part of the land, and one company comes by the way of the Diviners' Oak."
38 Zebulis, “Ati kan, ‘Akka nu isaaf bulluuf Abiimelek kun eenyu?’ jette, oduun kee sun amma meerre? Namoonni ati tuffatte isaan kana mitii? Mee baʼiitii jara loli kaa!” jedheen.
Then Zebul said to him, "Where is now your mouth, that you said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Is not this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them."
39 Kanaafuu Gaʼaal namoota Sheekem hoogganee Abiimelekin loluuf baʼe.
And Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 Abiimelekis isa ariʼe; innis duraa baqate; namoonni baayʼeenis madaaʼanii hamma karra magaalattiitti harcaʼan.
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even to the entrance of the gate of the city.
41 Abiimelek Aruumaa keessa ture; Zebul immoo Gaʼaalii fi obboloota isaa ariʼee Sheekem keessaa baase.
And Abimelech returned to Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not dwell in Shechem.
42 Guyyaa itti aanu namoonni Sheekem dirreetti baʼan; wanni kunis Abiimelekitti himame.
It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 Innis namoota isaa fudhatee garee sadiitti qoodee dirree irratti riphee eeggate. Yeroo namoota magaalaa kaʼanii dhufaa jiran argettis isaan loluudhaaf kaʼe.
He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the field; and he looked, and look, the people came forth out of the city. He rose up against them, and struck them.
44 Abiimelekii fi gareen isa wajjin turan gara karra magaalattiitti gugatan. Gareen hafan lamaan immoo gara warra dirree irratti baʼanii turaniitti fiiganii isaan fixan.
Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed against all who were in the field, and struck them.
45 Abiimelek gaafas guyyaa guutuu lolee magaalattii qabate; jiraattota ishees fixee magaalattii illee barbadeessee soogidda itti facaase.
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were in it. And he destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 Namoonni gamoo Sheekem keessa jiraatan yommuu waan kana dhagaʼanitti gara daʼannoo mana sagadaa Elbiriititti ol galan.
And when all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El Berith.
47 Abiimelekis yommuu akka namoonni Sheekem achitti walitti qabaman dhagaʼetti,
And it was told Abimelech that all the lords of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 namoota isaa hundumaa wajjin Tulluu Zalmoonitti ol baʼe. Abiimelekis qottoo harkatti qabatee dameewwan mukaa mummuree ol fuudhee gatiittii isaatti baate. Namoota isa wajjin jiraniinis, “Dafaa! Waanuma anaa godhu argitan sana godhaa!” jedhe.
So Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, do quickly, and do as I have done."
49 Namoonni hundinuus dameewwan mukaa mummuratanii Abiimelekin duukaa buʼan. Dameewwan sanas daʼannoo Sheekemonni itti baqatan sanatti irkisanii ibidda itti qabsiisan. Kanaafuu namoonni gamoo Sheekem keessa turan hundinuu dhiironnii fi dubartoonni gara kuma tokko taʼan dhuman.
All the people likewise cut down his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the Tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Ergasiis Abiimelek gara Tebez dhaqee magaalaa sana marsee qabate.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Taʼus waan gamoon jabaan tokko magaalaa sana keessa tureef jiraattonni magaalaa sanaa dhiiraa dubartiin utuu hin hafin itti baqatan. Keessaanis ofitti cufanii bantii isaatti ol baʼan.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women fled, and all the lords of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
52 Abiimelekis dhufee gamoo sana dhaʼe; yommuu inni ibiddaan gubuudhaaf balbala gamoo sanaatti dhiʼaatetti garuu,
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 dubartiin tokko gubbaadhaa majii dhagaa itti gad dhiiftee buqqee mataa isaa cabsite.
A certain woman threw down an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
54 Innis dafee dargaggeessa miʼa lolaa baatuuf tokko waamee, “Akka isaan, ‘dubartiitu isa ajjeese’ jechuu hin dandeenyeef goraadee kee luqqifadhuu na ajjeesi” jedheen. Kanaafuu dargaggeessi sun isa waraane; innis ni duʼe.
Then he called quickly to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" So the young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 Israaʼeloonnis yommuu akka Abiimelek duʼe arganitti gara mana isaaniitti deebiʼan.
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.
56 Akkasiin Waaqni hammina Abiimelek obboloota isaa torbaatama qaluudhaan abbaa ofiitti hojjeteef gatii hojii isaa kenneef.
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;
57 Akkasumas Waaqni hammina namoonni Sheekem hojjetan hunda matuma isaaniitti deebise. Abaarsi Yootaam ilma Yerub-Baʼaalis isaan irra gaʼe.
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God return on their heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
