Книга Судей израилевых 11
1 И бяше Иеффай Галаадитянин силен крепостию: и той бысть сын жены блудницы, яже роди Галааду Иеффая.
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
2 И роди жена Галаадова сынов ему: и возмужаша сынове жены и изгнаша Иеффая, и рекоша ему: не наследиши в дому отца нашего, яко сын жены блудныя еси ты.
Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman."
3 И отбеже Иеффай от лица братии своея и вселися в земли Тов: и собирахуся ко Иеффаю мужие праздни, и хождаху с ним.
Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
4 И бысть по днех сих, и воеваша сынове Аммони на Израиля.
It happened after a while, that the people of Ammon made war against Israel.
5 И егда воеваша сынове Аммони на Израиля, и поидоша старейшины Галаадовы пояти Иеффая от земли Тов,
It was so, that when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
6 и рекоша ко Иеффаю: прииди и буди нам началник, и ополчимся на сыны Аммони.
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the people of Ammon."
7 И рече Иеффай старейшинам Галаадским: не вы ли возненавидесте мя, и изгнасте мя из дому отца моего, и отпустисте мя от себе? И почто приидосте ко мне ныне, егда нужду возиместе?
And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house, and sent me away from you? And why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
8 И рекоша старейшины Галаадстии ко Иеффаю: сего ради ныне приидохом к тебе, да пойдеши с нами, и ополчимся на сыны Аммони: и будеши нам князь всем живущым в Галааде.
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Not so. We have turned to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the people of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
9 И рече Иеффай ко старейшинам Галаадовым: аще возвращаете мя ополчитися на сыны Аммони, и предаст их Господь предо мною, и аз вам буду ли князь?
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the people of Ammon, and Jehovah delivers them before me, shall I be your head?"
10 И рекоша старейшины Галаадстии ко Иеффаю: Господь да будет послух между нами, аще по слову твоему тако не сотворим.
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."
11 И пойде Иеффай со старейшинами Галаадскими, и поставиша его людие над собою главу и князя: и глагола Иеффай вся словеса своя пред Господем в Массифе.
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.
12 И посла Иеффай послы к царю сынов Аммоних, глаголя: что мне и тебе, яко пришел еси ко мне воевати на земли моей?
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, "What have you to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"
13 И рече царь сынов Аммоних к послом Иеффаевым: яко взя Израиль землю мою, егда изыде из Египта, от Арнона даже до Иавока и до Иордана: и ныне возврати ю с миром, и отиду.
And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore it peaceably, and I will depart."
14 И возвратишася послы ко Иеффаю. И приложи еще Иеффай, и посла послы к царю сынов Аммоних, и рекоша ему:
And the messengers returned to Jephthah, and Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the people of Ammon;
15 тако глаголет Иеффай: не взя Израиль земли Моавли и земли сынов Аммоних,
and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon,
16 понеже егда исхождаше из Египта, пойде Израиль по пустыни до моря Чермнаго, и прииде до Кадиса:
but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;
17 и посла Израиль послы к царю Едомску, глаголя: да прейду сквозе землю твою: и не послуша царь Едомск: такожде посыла и к царю Моавску, и не восхоте: и седе Израиль в Кадисе:
then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let me pass through your land.' But the king of Edom did not listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
18 и иде пустынею, и обыде землю Едомлю и землю Моавлю, и прииде на востоки солнца земли Моавли, и ополчися об ону страну Арнона, и не вниде в пределы Моавли, яко Арнон бяше предел Моавль:
Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they camped on the other side of the Arnon; but they did not come within the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.
19 и посла Израиль послы к Сиону царю Аморрейску, царю Есевонску, и рече к нему Израиль: да прейдем по земли твоей до места нашего:
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, "Please let me pass through your land to our land.'
20 и не восхоте Сион Израилю преити по пределом своим, и собра Сион вся люди своя, и ополчися во Иасе, и воева на Израиля:
But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and camped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
21 и предаде Господь Бог Израилев Сиона и вся люди его в руки Израиля, и изби их:
Jehovah, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
22 и наследова Израиль всю землю Аморреа живущаго на земли той: и взя весь предел Аморрейск от Арнона даже до Иавока, и от пустыни до Иордана:
They possessed all the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
23 и ныне Господь Бог Израилев изгна Аморреа от лица людий Своих Израиля, и ты ли хощеши наследити его?
So now Jehovah, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
24 Ни, но елико даде в наследие тебе Хамос бог твой, сия да наследиши: а всех, ихже изгна Господь Бог наш от лица нашего, сия мы наследим:
Won't you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Jehovah our God has driven out from before us, we will possess.
25 и ныне еда лучший еси ты Валака сына Сепфорова, царя Моавля? Не бранию ли боряшеся со Израилем, или воюя воева его?
And now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
26 Егда вселися Израиль во Есевоне и в пределех его, и во Ароире и в пределех его, и во всех градех, иже у Иордана, триста лет, и почто не избавил еси их во время оно?
While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why did you not liberate them within that time?
27 Аз же не согреших тебе, и ты твориши со мною зло, воюя на мя: да судит Господь судяй днесь между сыны Израилевыми и между сыны Аммони.
I therefore have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong by making war against me. Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon."
28 И не послуша царь сынов Аммоних словес Иеффаевых, яже посылаше к нему.
However the king of the people of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
29 И бысть на Иеффаи Дух Господень, и прейде Галаада и Манассию, и прейде Стражбу Галаадову, и от Стражбы Галаадовы иде на ону страну сынов Аммоних.
Then the Spirit of Jehovah came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the people of Ammon.
30 И обеща Иеффай обет Господеви и рече: аще преданием предаси сыны Аммони в руку мою,
Jephthah made a vow to Jehovah, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hand,
31 и будет исходяй, иже аще изыдет из врат дому моего во сретение мне, егда возвращуся с миром от сынов Аммоних, и будет Господеви, и вознесу его во всесожжение.
then it shall be that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, it shall be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
32 И прииде Иеффай к сыном Аммоним воевати на ня: и предаде я Господь в руце его
So Jephthah passed over to the people of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
33 и изби их от Ароира, дондеже приити в Мениф, двадесять градов, и даже до Авеля Виноградов, язвою великою зело. И покорени быша сынове Аммони пред лицем сынов Израилевых.
He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
34 И прииде Иеффай в Массифу в дом свой: и се, дщерь его исхождаше во сретение его с тимпаны и лики: и сия бяше единородна ему возлюбленна: и не бе ему сына, ни другия дщере, кроме ея.
Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and look, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 И бысть егда увиде ю сам, растерза ризы своя и рече: о, дщи моя, смущающи смутила мя еси: и ты ныне в претыкание была еси пред очима моима: аз бо отверзох уста моя на тя ко Господу и не возмогу вспять возвратити.
And it happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter. You have brought me very low. You have become a stumbling block in my sight. And you are among those who trouble me. For I have given my word to Jehovah, and I can't break it."
36 И рече к нему: отче, аще отверзл еси уста твоя ко Господу, сотвори мне, якоже изыде изо уст твоих, занеже сотвори тебе Господь месть врагом твоим от сынов Аммоних.
She said to him, "My father, since you have given your word to Jehovah; do to me as you promised, because Jehovah has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the people of Ammon."
37 И рече ко отцу своему: сотвори, отче мой, сие слово: остави мя два месяца, да пойду и взыду на горы и плачуся девства моего аз и другини мои.
She said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and weep because of my virginity, I and my companions."
38 И рече: иди. И отпусти ю на два месяца: и иде сама и другини ея, и плакася девства своего на горах.
He said, "Go." He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and wept because of her virginity on the mountains.
39 И бысть в конце двою месяцу, и возвратися ко отцу своему: и сотвори на ней обет свой, имже обещася: и сия не позна мужа. И бысть в повеление во Израили:
It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to what he had vowed. And she was a virgin. It became a custom in Israel,
40 от дний до дний исхождаху дщери Израилевы плакати о дщери Иеффая Галаадитина четыри дни в лете.
that the daughters of Israel went yearly four days in a year to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
