Fakamaau 12

1 Pea naʻe fakakātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻonau ʻalu atu ki he potu tokelau, ʻonau pehē kia Sefita, “Ko e hā naʻa ke ʻalu ai ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ke tau, ka naʻe ʻikai te ke ui kimautolu ke tau ō mo koe? Te mau tutu ho fale ʻi ʻolunga ʻiate koe.”

Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

2 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sefita kiate kinautolu, “Ko au mo hoku kakai naʻa mau fekeʻikeʻi lahi mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni; pea ʻi heʻeku ui ʻakimoutolu naʻe ʻikai te mou fakamoʻui au mei honau nima.

But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.

3 Pea ʻi heʻeku mamata naʻe ʻikai te mou fakamoʻui au, naʻaku ʻai ʻeku moʻui ki hoku nima, pea u ʻalu atu ʻo tuʻu hake ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea naʻe tuku mai ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki hoku nima: ko ia ko e hā kuo mou haʻu ai he ʻaho ni, ke tau kiate au?”

When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”

4 Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻe Sefita ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo Kiliati, pea naʻa ne tauʻi ʻa ʻIfalemi: pea naʻe teʻia ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Kiliati ʻa ʻIfalemi, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau pehē, “Ko e kau hola mei ʻIfalemi ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau Kiliati, pea mei he kakai Manase.”

Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”

5 Pea tomuʻa maʻu ʻae ngaahi aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani ʻe he kakai Kiliati ʻi he kakai ʻIfalemi: pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he lau ʻe he kau ʻIfalemi ko ia kuo hao, ʻo pehē, Tuku au ke u ʻalu ki he kauvai; naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Kiliati ki ai, “Ko e tangata ʻIfalemi koe?” Kapau naʻa ne pehē, “ʻIkai:”

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”

6 Naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Ke ke pehē mai Sihipoleti:’ Ka naʻa ne pehē, Sipoleti: he naʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa lea ʻaki ia ke totonu: Pea naʻa nau ʻave ia, ʻo tāmateʻi ia ʻi he aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani: pea naʻe tō ai ʻi he kuonga ko ia ʻae kau tangata ʻIfalemi ʻe toko ua mano mo e toko ua afe.

they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.

7 Pea naʻe fakamaau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe Sefita ʻi he taʻu ʻe ono. Pea naʻe toki pekia ʻa Sefita ko e tangata Kiliati, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi he kolo ʻe taha ʻi Kiliati.

Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Ipisani mei Petelihema ʻi he fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.

After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 Pea naʻe toko tolungofulu hono ngaahi foha mo toko tolungofulu hono ʻofefine ʻaia naʻa ne fekau atu ki he mamaʻo, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻe toko tolungofulu mei he mamaʻo ki hono ngaahi foha. Pea naʻa ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu.

He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.

10 Pea naʻe toki pekia ai ʻa Ipisani, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Petelihema.

Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.

11 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻEloni, ko e tangata Sepuloni, ʻo ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli; pea ne fakamaau ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu.

After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.

12 Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻEloni ko e tangata Sepuloni, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi ʻAsaloni ʻi he fonua ʻo Sepuloni.

Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

13 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia, ʻae fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli ko e tangata ʻo Pilatoni.

After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.

14 Pea naʻe toko fāngofulu hono foha, pea toko tolungofulu hono ʻilamutu, naʻe faʻa heka ʻi he ʻasi mui ʻe fitungofulu: pea naʻe fakamaau ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe valu.

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

15 Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli, ko e tangata Pilatoni, pea naʻe fai ia ʻi Pilatoni ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻi he moʻunga ʻoe kau ʻAmaleki.

Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.