Mga Hukom 11
1 Si Jephte nga na Galaadita ay lalaking makapangyarihang may tapang, at siya'y anak ng isang patutot: at si Jephte ay naging anak ni Galaad.
[There was a man] from [the] Gilead [region] named Jephthah. He was a great warrior. His father was also named Gilead. But his mother was a prostitute.
2 At ang asawa ni Galaad ay nagkaanak sa kaniya ng mga lalake; at nang magsilaki ang mga anak ng kaniyang asawa ay kanilang pinalayas si Jephte, at sinabi nila sa kaniya, Ikaw ay hindi magmamana sa sangbahayan ng aming ama; sapagka't ikaw ay anak ng ibang babae.
Gilead’s wife gave birth to several sons. When they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home, saying to him, “You are the son of a prostitute, [not the son of our mother]. So [when] our father [dies], you will not receive any of his property.”
3 Nang magkagayo'y tumakas si Jephte sa harap ng kaniyang mga kapatid, at tumahan sa lupain ng Tob: at doo'y nakipisan kay Jephte ang mga lalaking walang kabuluhan, at nagsilabas na kasama niya.
So Jephthah ran away from his brothers, and he went to the Tob region. While he was there, some worthless men started to spend a lot of time with him.
4 At nangyari pagkaraan ng ilang panahon, na ang mga anak ni Ammon ay nakipagdigma sa Israel.
Some time later, the Ammon people-group started to fight against the Israelis.
5 At nangyari, nang lumaban ang mga anak ni Ammon sa Israel, na ang mga matanda sa Galaad ay naparoon upang sunduin si Jephte mula sa lupain ng Tob:
When that happened [DOU], the leaders of [the] Gilead [region] went to Jephthah to bring him back from the Tob region [to their area].
6 At kanilang sinabi kay Jephte, Halika't ikaw ay maging aming pinuno, upang kami ay makalaban sa mga anak ni Ammon.
They said to him, “Come [with us] and lead our army, and [help us to] fight against the men from the Ammon people-group!”
7 At sinabi ni Jephte sa mga matanda sa Galaad, Di ba kayo'y napoot sa akin at pinalayas ninyo ako sa bahay ng aking ama? at bakit kayo'y naparito sa akin ngayon, pagka kayo'y nasa paghihinagpis?
But Jephthah replied, “You hated me [RHQ] previously! You forced me to leave my father’s house! So why are you coming to me now, [asking me to help you] when you are experiencing trouble?”
8 At sinabi ng mga matanda sa Galaad kay Jephte, Kaya't kami ay bumabalik sa iyo ngayon, upang ikaw ay makasama namin, at makipaglaban sa mga anak ni Ammon, at ikaw ay magiging pangulo naming lahat na taga Galaad.
The leaders from Gilead replied, “[Yes, we are having trouble, and] that is the reason that we have come to you now. If you come with us and [help us to] fight against the Ammon people-group, [after we defeat them, we will appoint] you to be the leader of all us people in [the] Gilead [region].”
9 At sinabi ni Jephte sa mga matanda sa Galaad, Kung pauuwiin ninyo ako upang makipaglaban sa mga anak ni Ammon, at ibigay ng Panginoon sila sa harap ko, magiging pangulo ba ninyo ako?
Jephthah replied, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the Ammon people-group, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, will you truly appoint me to be your leader?”
10 At sinabi ng mga matanda sa Galaad kay Jephte, Ang Panginoon ang maging saksi natin: tunay na ayon sa iyong salita ay siya naming gagawin.
They replied, “Yahweh is listening to everything that we say. [So he will punish us] if we do not do everything that you tell us to do.”
11 Nang magkagayo'y si Jephte ay yumaong kasama ng mga matanda sa Galaad, at ginawa nila siyang pangulo at pinuno: at sinalita ni Jephte sa Mizpa ang lahat ng kaniyang salita sa harap ng Panginoon.
So Jephthah went with them back to [the] Gilead [region], and the people appointed him to be their leader and the commander of their army. And Jephthah solemnly promised to Yahweh there at Mizpah [to serve him well].
12 At nagsugo si Jephte ng mga sugo sa hari ng mga anak ni Ammon, na nagsasabi, Anong ipinakikialam mo sa akin, na ikaw ay naparito sa akin upang lumaban sa aking lupain?
Jephthah sent some messengers to the king of the Ammon people-group. They asked the king, “What have we [done to make you angry, with the result] that your army is coming to fight [against the people] in our land?”
13 At isinagot ng hari ng mga anak ni Ammon sa mga sugo ni Jephte, Sapagka't sinakop ng Israel ang aking lupain, nang siya'y umahong galing sa Egipto, mula sa Arnon hanggang sa Jaboc, at hanggang sa Jordan: kaya't ngayo'y ibalik mo ng payapa ang mga lupaing yaon.
The king replied, “[We have come to fight against you Israelis because] you took our land when you came here from Egypt. You took all our land east of the Jordan [River], from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north]. So if you now give it back to us, there (will be peace between us/we will not fight against you).”
14 At nagsugo uli si Jephte ng mga sugo sa hari ng mga anak ni Ammon:
[The messengers returned to Jephthah and told him what the king had said]. So Jephthah sent the messengers to the king again.
15 At kaniyang sinabi sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ni Jephte, Hindi sumakop ang Israel ng lupain ng Moab, o ng lupain ng mga anak ni Ammon;
They said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘It is not [true] that we Israelis took the land from the Moab people-group and the Ammon people-group.
16 Kundi nang sila'y umahon mula sa Egipto, at ang Israel ay naglakad sa ilang hanggang sa Dagat na Mapula, at napasa Cades:
When the Israeli people came out of Egypt, they walked through the desert to the Red Sea, and then [walked across it and traveled to Kadesh town at the border of the Edom region].
17 Nagsugo nga ang Israel ng mga sugo sa hari sa Edom, na nagsasabi, Isinasamo ko sa iyong paraanin mo ako sa iyong lupain: nguni't hindi dininig ng hari sa Edom. At gayon din nagsugo siya sa hari sa Moab; nguni't ayaw siya: at ang Israel ay tumahan sa Cades:
They sent messengers to the king of the Edom people-group, to say to him, “Please allow us Israelis to walk across your land.” But the king of the Edom people-group refused. Later we sent the same message to the king of the Moab people-group, but he also refused to allow the Israelis to go through his land. So the Israelis stayed at Kadesh [for a long time].
18 Nang magkagayo'y naglakad sila sa ilang, at lumiko sa lupain ng Edom, at sa lupain ng Moab, at napasa dakong silanganan ng lupain ng Moab, at sila'y humantong sa kabilang dako ng Arnon; nguni't hindi sila pumasok sa hangganan ng Moab, sapagka't ang Arnon ay siyang hangganan ng Moab.
Then the Israelis went into the desert and walked outside the borders of the Edom and Moab regions. They walked east of the Moab region, east of the Arnon [River, which is the eastern border of the Moab region]. They did not cross that river to enter [the] Moab [region].
19 At nagsugo ang Israel ng mga sugo kay Sehon na hari ng mga Amorrheo, na hari sa Hesbon; at sinabi ng Israel sa kaniya, Isinasamo namin sa iyo na paraanin mo kami sa iyong lupain hanggang sa aking dako.
‘Then the Israelis sent a message to Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. They asked him, “Will you please allow us Israeli people to cross through your land to arrive at the land to which we [are going].”
20 Nguni't si Sehon ay hindi tumiwala sa Israel upang paraanin sa kaniyang hangganan: kundi pinisan ni Sehon ang kaniyang buong bayan, at humantong sa Jaas, at lumaban sa Israel.
But Sihon did not trust the Israelis; [he thought that they would steal some of the things in his land]. So he gathered all his troops and they set up their tents at Jahaz [village] and then they attacked the Israelis.
21 At ibinigay ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel si Sehon, at ang kaniyang buong bayan sa kamay ng Israel, at sinaktan nila sila: sa gayo'y inari ng Israel ang buong lupain ng mga Amorrheo, na mga tagaroon sa lupaing yaon.
But Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], enabled the Israeli army to defeat [IDM] Sihon and his army. Then they (took possession of/started to live in) all the land where the Amor people-group had lived.
22 At kanilang inari ang buong hangganan ng mga Amorrheo, mula sa Arnon hanggang sa Jaboc, at mula sa ilang hanggang sa Jordan.
The Israelis took all the land that belonged to the Amor people-group, from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north], and from the desert [in the east] to the Jordan [River in the west].
23 Ngayon nga'y inalisan ng ari ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel ang mga Amorrheo sa harap ng bayang Israel, at iyo bang aariin ang mga iyan?
‘It was Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], who forced the Amor people-group to leave as the Israelis advanced. So do you now think that you can force the Israelis to leave [RHQ]?
24 Hindi mo ba aariin ang ibinigay sa iyo ni Chemos na iyong dios upang ariin? Sinoman ngang inalisan ng ari ng Panginoon naming Dios sa harap namin, ay aming aariin.
You take the land that your god Chemosh has given to you. And we will live in the land that Yahweh our God has given to us!
25 At ngayo'y gagaling ka pa ba sa anomang paraan kay Balac na anak ni Zippor, na hari sa Moab? siya ba'y nakipagkaalit kailan man sa Israel o lumaban kaya sa kanila?
(You are no/Are you) better than Zippor’s son Balak, who was the king of the Moab people-group? He never [RHQ] quarreled with the Israeli people, and he never started to fight against us [RHQ]!
26 Samantalang ang Israel ay tumatahan sa Hesbon at sa mga bayan nito, at sa Aroer at sa mga bayan nito, at sa lahat ng mga bayang nangasa tabi ng Arnon, na tatlong daang taon; bakit hindi ninyo binawi nang panahong yaon?
For 300 years the Israeli people have lived in Heshbon and Aroer [cities in your region], and in the surrounding towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon [River]. Why have you people of the Ammon people-group not taken back those cities during all those years [RHQ]?
27 Ako nga'y hindi nagkasala laban sa iyo, kundi ikaw ang gumawa ng masama sa pakikipagdigma mo sa akin: ang Panginoon, ang Hukom, ay maging hukom sa araw na ito sa mga anak ni Israel at sa mga anak ni Ammon.
We have not sinned against you, but you are sinning against me by attacking me [and my army]. I trust that Yahweh, the great judge, will decide whether we Israelis are right, or whether you people of the Ammon people-group are right.’”
28 Nguni't hindi dininig ng hari ng mga anak ni Ammon ang mga salita ni Jephte na ipinaalam sa kaniya.
But the king of the Ammon people-group did not pay attention to that message from Jephthah.
29 Nang magkagayo'y ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay suma kay Jephte, at siya'y nagdaan ng Galaad at Manases, at nagdaan sa Mizpa ng Galaad, at mula sa Mizpa ng Galaad ay nagdaan siya sa mga anak ni Ammon.
Then the Spirit of Yahweh took control of Jephthah. Jephthah went through [the] Gilead [region] and through the area where the tribe of Manasseh lived, [to enlist/gather men for his army]. [He finally gathered them together] in Mizpah [city] in [the] Gilead [region] to fight against the Ammon people-group.
30 At nagpanata si Jephte ng isang panata sa Panginoon, at nagsabi, Kung tunay na iyong ibibigay ang mga anak ni Ammon sa aking kamay,
There Jephthah made a solemn promise to Yahweh. He said, “If you will enable my army to defeat [IDM] the Ammon people-group,
31 Ay mangyayari nga, na sinomang lumabas na sumalubong sa akin sa mga pintuan ng aking bahay, pagbalik kong payapa na galing sa mga anak ni Ammon, ay magiging sa Panginoon, at aking ihahandog na pinakahandog na susunugin.
when I return from the battle, I will sacrifice to you the first person who comes out of my house [to greet me]. It will be a sacrifice that will be completely burned [on the altar].”
32 Sa gayo'y nagdaan si Jephte sa mga anak ni Ammon upang lumaban sa kanila; at sila'y ibinigay ng Panginoon sa kaniyang kamay.
Then Jephthah [and his men] went from Mizpah to attack the Ammon people-group, and Yahweh enabled his army to defeat them.
33 At sila'y sinaktan niya ng di kawasang pagpatay mula sa Aroer hanggang sa Minnith, na may dalawang pung bayan, at hanggang sa Abelkeramim. Sa gayo'y sumuko ang mga anak ni Ammon sa mga anak ni Israel.
Jephthah and his men killed them, from Aroer [city] all the way to the area around the city of Minnith. They destroyed 20 cities, as far as [the city of] Abel Keramim. So the Israelis [completely] defeated the Ammon people-group.
34 At si Jephte ay naparoon sa Mizpa sa kaniyang bahay; at, narito, ang kaniyang anak na babae ay lumalabas na sinasalubong siya ng pandereta at ng sayaw: at siya ang kaniyang bugtong na anak: liban sa kaniya'y wala na siyang anak na lalake o babae man.
When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, his daughter was the first one to come out of the house to meet him. She was [joyfully] playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only child; he had no sons and no other daughters.
35 At nangyari, pagkakita niya sa kaniya, na kaniyang hinapak ang kaniyang damit, at sinabi, Sa aba ko, aking anak! pinapakumbaba mo akong lubos, at ikaw ay isa sa mga bumabagabag sa akin: sapagka't aking ibinuka ang aking bibig sa Panginoon, at hindi na ako makapanumbalik.
When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes [to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do]. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh [to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house], and I must do what I promised.”
36 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ama ko, iyong ibinuka ang iyong bibig sa Panginoon; gawin mo sa akin ang ayon sa ipinangusap ng iyong bibig; yamang ipinanghiganti ka ng Panginoon sa iyong mga kaaway, sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga anak ni Ammon.
His daughter said, “My father, you made a solemn promise to Yahweh. So you must do to me what you promised, because [you said that you would do that if] Yahweh helped you to defeat our enemies, the Ammon people-group.”
37 At sinabi niya sa kaniyang ama, Ipagawa mo ang bagay na ito sa akin: pahintulutan mo lamang akong dalawang buwan, upang ako'y humayo't yumaon sa mga bundukin at aking itangis ang aking pagkadalaga, ako at ang aking mga kasama.
Then she also said, “But allow me to do one thing. (First/before you do what you promised), allow me to go up into the hilly area and wander around for two months. Since I will never be married [and have children], allow me and my friends to go and cry together.”
38 At kaniyang sinabi, Yumaon ka. At pinapagpaalam niya siyang dalawang buwan: at siya'y yumaon, siya at ang kaniyang mga kasama, at itinangis ang kaniyang pagkadalaga sa mga bundukin.
Jephthah replied, “All right, you may go.” So she left for two months. She and her friends stayed in the hills and they cried for her because she would never be married.
39 At nangyari, sa katapusan ng dalawang buwan, na siya'y nagbalik sa kaniyang ama, na ginawa sa kaniya ang ayon sa kaniyang panata na kaniyang ipinanata: at siya'y hindi nasipingan ng lalake. At naging kaugalian sa Israel,
After two months, she returned to her father Jephthah, and he did to her what he had vowed. So his daughter never was married. Because of that, the Israelis now have a custom.
40 Na ipinagdidiwang taon taon ng mga anak na babae ng Israel ang anak ni Jephte na Galaadita, na apat na araw sa isang taon.
Every year the young Israeli women go [into the hills] for four days to remember [and cry about what happened to] the daughter of Jephthah.
