Mga Hukom 9
1 At si Abimelech na anak ni Jerobaal ay napasa Sichem, sa mga kapatid ng kaniyang ina, at nagsalita sa kanila, at sa lahat ng angkan ng sangbahayan ng ama ng kaniyang ina, na nagsasabi,
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 Isinasamo ko sa inyo na inyong salitain sa mga pakinig ng lahat ng mga lalake sa Sichem, Kung ano ang magaling sa inyo, na lahat na anak ni Jerobaal na pitong pung lalake ay magpuno sa inyo, o isa ang magpuno sa inyo? alalahanin din naman ninyo na ako ay inyong buto at inyong laman.
"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 At tungkol sa kaniya ay sinalita ng mga kapatid ng ina niya, sa mga pakinig ng lahat ng mga lalake sa Sichem ang lahat ng mga salitang ito at ang kanilang puso ay kumiling na sumunod kay Abimelech, sapagka't kanilang sinabi, Siya'y ating kapatid.
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 At nagbigay sila ng pitong pung putol na pilak, mula sa bahay ng Baal-berith, na siyang iniupa ni Abimelech sa mga taong hampas lupa at mga palaboy, na siyang mga sumunod sa kaniya.
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 At siya'y naparoon sa bahay ng kaniyang ama sa Ophra, at pinatay ang kaniyang mga kapatid na mga anak ni Jerobaal, na pitong pung katao, sa ibabaw ng isang bato: nguni't si Jotham na bunsong anak ni Jerobaal ay nalabi; sapagka't siya'y nagtago.
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 At lahat ng mga lalake sa Sichem ay nagpupulong at ang buong sangbahayan ni Millo, at yumaon at ginawang hari si Abimelech sa tabi ng encina ng haliging nasa Sichem.
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 At nang kanilang saysayin kay Jotham, siya'y yumaon at tumayo sa taluktok ng bundok Gerizim, at inilakas ang kaniyang tinig, at sumigaw, at sinabi sa kanila, Dinggin ninyo ako, ninyong mga lalake sa Sichem, upang dinggin kayo ng Dios.
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 Ang mga puno ng kahoy ay naghalal ng hari na minsan; at kanilang sinabi sa puno ng olibo, Maghari ka sa amin.
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 Nguni't sinabi ng puno ng olibo sa kanila, Akin bang iiwan ang aking katabaan, na siyang sa akin ay nakapagpaparangal sa Dios at sa tao, at makipagindayunan sa mga puno ng kahoy?
"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 At sinabi ng mga punong kahoy sa puno ng igos, Halika, at maghari ka sa amin.
"The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come, and reign over us.'
11 Nguni't sinabi ng puno ng igos sa kanila, Akin bang iiwan ang aking katamisan, at ang aking mabuting bunga, at yayaong makipagindayunan sa mga puno ng kahoy?
"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 At sinabi ng mga puno ng kahoy sa puno ng ubas, Halika, at maghari ka sa amin.
"The trees said to the vine, 'Come, and reign over us.'
13 At sinabi ng puno ng ubas sa kanila, Akin bang iiwan ang aking alak, na nagpapasaya sa Dios at sa tao, at yayaong makipagindayunan sa mga puno ng kahoy?
"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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng lahat ng mga puno ng kahoy sa dawag, Halika, at maghari ka sa amin.
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come, and reign over us.'
15 At sinabi ng dawag sa mga puno ng kahoy, Kung tunay na ako'y inyong inihahalal na hari ninyo, pumarito nga kayo at manganlong kayo sa aking lilim: at kung hindi ay labasan ng apoy ang dawag at pugnawin ang mga sedro ng Libano.
"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 Ngayon nga'y kung tapat at matuwid mong ginawang hari si Abimelech, at kung gumawa kayo ng mabuti kay Jerobaal at sa kaniyang sangbahayan, at kayo'y gumawa sa kaniya ng ayon sa marapat sa kaniyang mga kamay;
"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 (Sapagka't ipinakipaglaban kayo ng aking ama at inihadlang ang kaniyang buhay, at pinapaging laya kayo sa kamay ni Madian:
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 At kayo'y bumangon laban sa sangbahayan ng aking ama sa araw na ito, at pinatay ninyo ang kaniyang mga anak, na pitong pung lalake, sa ibabaw ng isang bato, at ginawa ninyong hari si Abimelech, na anak ng kaniyang aliping babae, sa mga lalake sa Sichem, sapagka't siya'y inyong kapatid; )
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 Kung tapat nga at matuwid na kayo'y gumanti kay Jerobaal at sa kaniyang sangbahayan sa araw na ito, magalak nga kayo kay Abimelech at magalak naman siya sa inyo:
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 Nguni't kung hindi ay labasan ng apoy si Abimelech, at pugnawin ang mga lalake sa Sichem, at ang sangbahayan ni Millo, at labasan ng apoy ang mga lalake sa Sichem, at ang sangbahayan ni Millo, at pugnawin si Abimelech.
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 At si Jotham ay tumakbong umalis, at tumakas, at napasa Beer, at tumahan doon, dahil sa takot kay Abimelech na kaniyang kapatid.
And Jotham escaped and fled and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 At si Abimelech ay naging prinsipe sa Israel na tatlong taon.
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 At nagsugo ang Dios ng isang masamang espiritu kay Abimelech at sa mga lalake sa Sichem; at ang mga lalake sa Sichem ay naglilo kay Abimelech.
And God sent a spirit of hostility between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 Upang ang dahas na ginawa sa pitong pung anak ni Jerobaal ay dumating, at upang ang kanilang dugo ay malagpak kay Abimelech na kanilang kapatid, na siyang pumatay sa kanila, at sa mga lalake sa Sichem, na nagpalakas ng kaniyang mga kamay upang patayin ang kaniyang mga kapatid.
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 At binakayan siya ng mga lalake sa Sichem sa mga taluktok ng mga bundukin, at kanilang pinagnakawan yaong lahat na dumaan sa daang yaon na malapit sa kanila; at naibalita kay Abimelech.
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 At dumating si Gaal na anak ni Ebed na kasama ng kaniyang mga kapatid, at dumaan sa Sichem: at inilagak ng mga lalake sa Sichem ang kanilang tiwala sa kaniya.
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 At sila'y lumabas sa bukid, at namitas sa kanilang mga ubasan, at pinisa, at nagpapista, at napasa bahay ng kanilang dios, at nagkainan at naginuman, at sinumpa si Abimelech.
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 At sinabi ni Gaal na anak ni Ebed, Sino si Abimelech at sino si Sichem, upang, aming paglingkuran siya? hindi ba siya ang anak ni Jerobaal? at si Zebul ay kaniyang pinuno? Maglingkod kayo sa mga lalake ni Hamor na ama ni Sichem: nguni't bakit kami maglilingkod sa kaniya?
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 At kahi manawari ang bayang ito'y mapasa ilalim ng aking kamay. Kung magkagayo'y aking hahalinhan si Abimelech. At kaniyang sinabi kay Abimelech, Dagdagan mo ang iyong kawal at lumabas ka.
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 At nang marinig ni Zebul na puno ng bayan ang mga salita ni Gaal na anak ni Ebed, ay nagalab ang kaniyang galit.
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 At lihim na nagsugo siya ng mga sugo kay Abimelech, na nagsabi, Narito, si Gaal na anak ni Ebed at ang kaniyang mga kapatid ay naparoon sa Sichem; at, narito, kanilang pinilit ang bayan laban sa iyo.
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 Ngayon nga'y bumangon ka sa gabi, ikaw at ang bayan na kasama mo, at bakayan mo sa bukid:
Now therefore, rise up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 At mangyayari, na sa kinaumagahan, pagsikat ng araw, ay babangon kang maaga, at isasalakay mo ang bayan: at, narito, pagka siya at ang bayan na kasama niya ay lumabas laban sa iyo, ay magagawa mo nga sa kanila ang magalingin mo.
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 At bumangon si Abimelech, at ang buong bayan na kasama niya, sa kinagabihan at sinalakay nila ang Sichem, na sila'y apat na pulutong.
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 At lumabas si Gaal na anak ni Ebed, at tumayo sa pasukan ng pintuang-bayan; at si Abimelech ay bumangon sa pagbakay at ang bayan na kasama niya.
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 At nang makita ni Gaal ang bayan, ay kaniyang sinabi kay Zebul, Narito, bumababa ang bayan mula sa taluktuk ng mga bundok. At sinabi ni Zebul sa kaniya, Iyong nakikita'y mga lilim ng mga bundukin, na parang mga lalake.
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 At nagsalita uli si Gaal, at nagsabi, Tignan mo, bumababa ang bayan sa kalagitnaan ng lupain, at isang pulutung ay dumarating sa daan ng encina ng Meonenim.
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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Zebul sa kaniya, Saan nandoon ngayon ang iyong bibig, na iyong ipinagsabi, Sino si Abimelech upang tayo'y maglingkod sa kaniya? hindi ba ito ang bayan na iyong niwalan ng kabuluhan? lumabas ka ngayon at lumaban sa kanila.
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 At lumabas si Gaal sa harap ng mga lalake sa Sichem, at lumaban kay Abimelech.
And Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 At hinabol ni Abimelech siya, at siya'y tumakas sa harap niya, at nabuwal ang maraming sugatan hanggang sa pasukan ng pintuang-bayan.
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even to the entrance of the gate of the city.
41 At si Abimelech ay tumahan sa Aruma: at pinalayas ni Zebul si Gaal at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, upang sila'y huwag tumahan sa Sichem.
And Abimelech returned to Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not dwell in Shechem.
42 At nangyari nang kinaumagahan, na ang baya'y lumabas sa parang; at kanilang isinaysay kay Abimelech.
It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 At kaniyang kinuha ang bayan, at binahagi niya ng tatlong pulutong, at bumakay sa parang; at siya'y tumingin, at narito, ang bayan ay lumabas sa kabayanan; at siya'y bumangon laban sa kanila, at sila'y sinaktan niya.
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 At si Abimelech at ang mga pulutong na kasama niya ay nagsidaluhong at nagsitayo sa pasukan ng pintuan ng bayan: at ang dalawang pulutong ay nagsidaluhong doon sa lahat ng nasa bukid, at sila'y sinaktan nila.
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 At lumaban si Abimelech sa bayan nang buong araw na yaon; at sinakop ang bayan, at pinatay ang bayan na nasa loob niyaon: at iginiba ang kabayanan at hinasikan ng asin.
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 At nang mabalitaan yaon ng lahat ng mga lalake sa moog ng Sichem, ay pumasok sila sa kuta ng bahay ng El-berith.
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 At nasaysay kay Abimelech, na ang lahat ng mga tao sa moog ng Sichem ay nagpipisan.
And it was told Abimelech that all the lords of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 At umahon si Abimelech sa bundok ng Salmon, siya at ang buong bayan na kasama niya; at sumunggab si Abimelech ng isang palakol sa kaniyang kamay, at pumutol ng isang sanga sa mga kahoy at itinaas, at ipinasan sa kaniyang balikat: at sinabi niya sa bayan na kasama niya, Kung ano ang makita ninyo na gawin ko, magmadali kayo, at gawin ninyo ang aking ginawa.
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 At ang buong bayan ay pumutol na gayon din ang bawa't lalake ng kanikaniyang sanga, at sumunod kay Abimelech, at ipinaglalagay sa kuta, at sinilaban ang kuta sa pamamagitan niyaon; na ano pa't ang lahat ng mga lalake sa moog ng Sichem ay namatay rin, na may isang libong lalake at babae.
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 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si Abimelech sa Thebes, at humantong ng laban sa Thebes, at sinakop.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Nguni't may isang matibay na moog sa loob ng bayan, at doo'y nagsitakas ang lahat na lalake at babae at ang lahat na nasa bayan, at sinarhan, at nagsisampa sa bubungan ng moog.
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 At naparoon si Abimelech sa moog, at lumaban, at lumapit sa pintuan ng moog, upang sunugin ng apoy.
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 At hinagis ng isang babae, ng isang pangibabaw na bato ng gilingan ang ulo ni Abimelech at nabasag ang kaniyang bungo.
A certain woman threw down an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
54 Nang magkagayo'y tinawag niyang madali ang bataang kaniyang tagadala ng almas, at sinabi niya sa kaniya, Kunin mo ang iyong tabak, at patayin mo ako, upang huwag sabihin tungkol sa akin ng mga tao, Isang babae ang pumatay sa kaniya. At pinalagpasan siya ng kaniyang bataan, at siya'y namatay.
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 At nang makita ng Israel na namatay si Abimelech, ay yumaon ang bawa't lalake sa kanikaniyang dako.
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.
56 Ganito pinaghigantihan ng Dios ang kasamaan ni Abimelech, na kaniyang ginawa sa kaniyang ama, sa pagpatay ng kaniyang pitong pung kapatid:
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;
57 At ang buong kasamaan ng mga lalake sa Sichem ay pinaghigantihan ng Dios sa kanilang mga ulo: at dumating sa kanila ang sumpa ni Jotham na anak ni Jerobaal.
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.
