Judges 12

1 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!”

1 وَجَهَّزَ سِبْطُ أَفْرَايِمَ جَيْشاً، وَتَقَدَّمُوا شِمَالاً نَحْوَ زَفُونَ قَائِلِينَ لِيَفْتَاحَ: «لِمَاذَا انْطَلَقْتَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَدْعُوَنَا لِلانْضِمَامِ إِلَيْكَ؟ لِنُحْرِقَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بَيْتَكَ بِالنَّارِ».

2 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.

2 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «كُنْتُ أَنَا وَقَوْمِي فِي خِصَامٍ عَنِيفٍ مَعَ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ، فَاسْتَنْجَدْتُ بِكُمْ فَلَمْ تُجِيرُونِي.

3 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?”

3 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَيْتُ تَقَاعُسَكُمْ عَنْ إِجَارَتِي جَازَفْتُ بِحَيَاتِي، وَحَارَبْتُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، فَنَصَرَنِي الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَلِمَاذَا اجْتَمَعْتُمْ عَلَيَّ الْيَوْمَ لِمُحَارَبَتِي؟»

4 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.”

4 وَحَشَدَ يَفْتَاحُ كُلَّ رِجَالِ جِلْعَادَ وَحَارَبَ سِبْطَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهَزَمَهُمْ، لأَنَّ رِجَالَ أَفْرَايِمَ اسْتَخَفُّوا بِالْجِلْعَادِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّهُمْ مَنْبُوذُو أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى».

5 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,”

5 فَاسْتَوْلَى الْجِلْعَادِيُّونَ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَكُلَّمَا قَالَ أَحَدُ رِجَالِ أَفْرَايِمَ الْهَارِبِينَ: «دَعُونِي أَعْبُرُ»، كَانَ رِجَالُ جِلْعَادَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ أَفْرَايِمِيٌّ؟» فَإِنْ قَالَ: «لا»

6 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.

6 كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «شِبُّولَتْ» فَيَقُولُ: «سِبُّولَتْ» مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَحَفَّظَ فِي لَفْظِهَا لَفْظاً صَحِيحاً، فَيَقْبِضُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَذْبَحُونَهُ عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ الأُرْدُنِّ. فَقُتِلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ إِثْنَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفاً.

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

7 وَظَلَّ يَفْتَاحُ قَاضِياً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سِتَّ سَنَواتٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا مَاتَ دُفِنَ فِي إِحْدَى مُدُنِ جِلْعَادَ.

8 After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

8 وَخَلَفَ إِبْصَانُ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، يَفْتَاحَ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ.

9 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.

9 وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ ابْنَةً فَزَوَّجَ بَنَاتِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبْنَاءِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، كَمَا زَوَّجَ أَبْنَاءَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَنَاتِ عَشِيرَتِهِ، وَاسْتَمَرَّ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ.

10 Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.

10 ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِبْصَانُ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

11 After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.

11 وَأَعْقَبَهُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ لإِسْرَائِيلَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ، فَظَلَّ قَاضِياً مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

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

12 ثُمَّ مَاتَ إِيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ فَدُفِنَ فِي إِيَّلُونَ فِي أَرْضِ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ.

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

13 وَجَاءَ بَعْدَهُ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.

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

14 وَكَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ حَفِيداً يَرْكَبُونَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حِمَاراً. هَذَا قَضَى لإِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَواتٍ.

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

15 ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الْفِرْعَتُونِيُّ وَدُفِنَ فِي فِرْعَتُونَ فِي أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ فِي جَبَلِ الْعَمَالِقَةِ.