Hâkimler 10
1 Avimelek'in ölümünden sonra İsrail'i kurtarmak için İssakar oymağından Dodo oğlu Pua oğlu Tola adında bir adam ortaya çıktı. Tola Efrayim'in dağlık bölgesindeki Şamir'de yaşardı.
After Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo became the leader to rescue the Israeli people [from their enemies]. He belonged to the tribe of Issachar, but he lived in Shamir [city] in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live.
2 İsrail'i yirmi üç yıl yönettikten sonra öldü, Şamir'de gömüldü.
He ruled the Israeli people for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
3 Ondan sonra Gilatlı Yair başa geçti. Yair İsrail'i yirmi iki yıl yönetti.
After Tola died, Jair, from [the] Gilead [region], became the Israelis’ leader, and he ruled them for 22 years.
4 Otuz oğlu vardı. Bunlar otuz eşeğe biner, otuz kenti yönetirlerdi. Gilat yöresindeki bu kentler bugün de Havvot-Yair diye anılıyor.
He had thirty sons, and each of them had his own donkey to ride on. They each controlled a different town in [the] Gilead [region]. That region is still named ‘The Towns of Jair’.
5 Yair ölünce Kamon'da gömüldü.
When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon [city].
6 İsrailliler yine RAB'bin gözünde kötü olanı yaptılar; Baallar'a, Aştoretler'e, Aram, Sayda, Moav, Ammon ve Filist ilahlarına kulluk ettiler. RAB'bi terk ettiler, O'na kulluk etmediler.
Again the Israelis did things that Yahweh said were wrong/evil. They worshiped [the idols of their god] Baal and [their goddess] Astarte. They also worshiped the gods of the Aram, Sidon, Moab, and Ammon people-groups, and the gods of the Philistia people-group. They abandoned Yahweh and stopped worshiping him.
7 Bu yüzden İsrailliler'e öfkelenen RAB, onları Filistliler'e ve Ammonlular'a tutsak etti.
So Yahweh was very angry with them, and he allowed the Philistia and Ammon people-groups to defeat [IDM] the Israelis.
8 Bunlar o yıldan başlayarak İsrailliler'i baskı altında ezdiler; Şeria Irmağı'nın ötesinde, Gilat'taki Amorlular ülkesinde yaşayan bütün İsrailliler'i on sekiz yıl baskı altında tuttular.
In that same year, those people started to oppress the Israelis who lived in [the] Gilead [region] on the east side of the Jordan [River]. That was where the Amor people-group also lived. were They caused the Israelis who lived in that region to suffer for 18 years.
9 Ammonlular Yahuda, Benyamin ve Efrayim oymaklarıyla savaşmak için Şeria Irmağı'nın ötesine geçtiler. İsrail büyük sıkıntı içindeydi.
Then the people of the Ammon people-group crossed the Jordan [River] to fight against the people of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. They caused the Israelis’ lives to be very miserable.
10 İsrailliler RAB'be, “Sana karşı günah işledik” diye seslendiler, “Seni, Tanrımız'ı terk edip Baallar'a kulluk ettik.”
So the Israelis cried out to Yahweh, saying “We have sinned against you. We have abandoned you, and we have been worshiping [the idols of their god] Baal.”
11 RAB, “Sizi Mısırlılar'dan, Amorlular'dan, Ammonlular'dan, Filistliler'den kurtaran ben değil miyim?” diye karşılık verdi,
Yahweh answered them, saying, “When the people of Egypt, and the Amor and Ammon and Philistia people-groups
12 “Saydalılar, Amalekliler, Maonlular size baskı yaptıklarında bana yakardınız, ben de sizi onların elinden kurtardım.
and the Sidon and Amalek and Maon people-groups were cruel to you, you cried out to me, and then I rescued you.
13 Sizse beni terk ettiniz, başka ilahlara kulluk ettiniz. Bu yüzden sizi bir daha kurtarmayacağım.
But now you have abandoned me again, and you have been worshiping other gods. So I will not rescue you again.
14 Gidin, seçtiğiniz ilahlara yakarın; sıkıntıya düştüğünüzde sizi onlar kurtarsın.”
You have chosen those gods [to be the ones that you worship]. So call to them to help you. Allow them to rescue you when you have a lot of trouble!”
15 İsrailliler, “Günah işledik” dediler, “Bize ne istersen yap. Yalnız bugün bizi kurtar.”
But the Israeli people said to Yahweh, “Truly we have sinned. Punish us in whatever way you wish to, but please rescue us now!”
16 Sonra aralarındaki yabancı putları atıp RAB'be tapındılar. RAB de onların daha fazla acı çekmesine dayanamadı.
Then the Israelis threw away the [idols of the] gods that belonged to other people-groups, and they worshiped Yahweh again. He saw that they were suffering very much, and he felt sorry [IDM] for them.
17 Ammonlular toplanıp Gilat'ta ordugah kurunca İsrailliler de toplanarak Mispa'da ordugah kurdular.
The Ammon people-group gathered to fight [against the Israelis], and they set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region]. The Israeli men also gathered and set up their tents at Mizpah, [which was a city in Gilead].
18 Gilat halkının önderleri birbirlerine, “Ammonlular'a karşı ilk saldırıyı başlatan kişi, bütün Gilat halkının önderi olacak” dediler.
The Israeli leaders said, “Who will lead our soldiers to attack the Ammon people-group? The one who will lead us will become the leader of all us who live in this Gilead [region].”
