1 D epois de Abimeleque levantou-se, para livrar a Israel, Tola, filho de Puva, filho de Dodó, homem de Issacar, que habitava em Samir, na região montanhosa de Efraim.

After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.

2 E le julgou a Israel vinte e três anos; e morreu, e foi sepultado em Samir.

He judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3 D epois dele levantou-se Jair, gileadita, que julgou a Israel vinte e dois anos.

After him Jair, the Gileadite arose, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.

4 E le tinha trinta filhos, que cavalgavam sobre trinta jumentos; e tinham estes trinta cidades, que se chamam Havote-Jair, até a dia de hoje, as quais estão na terra de Gileade.

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5 M orreu Jair, e foi sepultado em Camom.

Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

6 E ntão tornaram os filhos de Israel a fazer e que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, e serviram aos baalins, e

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned Yahweh, and didn’t serve him.

7 P elo que a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os vendeu na mão dos filisteus e na mão dos amonitas,

Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.

8 o s quais naquele mesmo ano começaram a vexá-los e oprimi-los. Por dezoito anos oprimiram a todos os filhos de Israel que estavam dalém do Jordão, na terra dos amorreus, que é em Gileade.

They troubled and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years, they oppressed all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

9 E os amonitas passaram o Jordão, para pelejar também contra Judá e Benjamim, e contra a casa de Efraim, de maneira que Israel se viu muito angustiado.

The children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was very distressed.

10 E ntão os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, dizendo: Pecamos contra ti, pois abandonamos o nosso Deus, e servimos aos baalins.

The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”

11 O Senhor, porém, respondeu aos filhos de Israel: Porventura não vos livrei eu dos egipcios, dos amorreus, dos amonitas e dos filisteus?

Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “Didn’t I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12 T ambém os sidônios, os amalequitas e os maonitas vos oprimiram; e, quando clamastes a mim, não vos livrei da sua mão?

The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.

13 C ontudo vós me deixastes a mim e servistes a outros deuses, pelo que não vos livrarei mais.

Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.

14 I de e clamai aos deuses que escolhestes; que eles vos livrem no tempo da vossa angústia.

Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!”

15 M as os filhos de Israel disseram ao Senhor: Pecamos; fazes-nos conforme tudo quanto te parecer bem; tão-somente te rogamos que nos livres hoje.

The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned! Do you to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.”

16 E tiraram os deuses alheios do meio de si, e serviram ao Senhor, que se moveu de compaixão por causa da desgraça de Israel.

They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17 D epois os amonitas se reuniram e acamparam em Gileade; também os filhos de Israel, reunindo-se, acamparam em Mizpá.

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.

18 E ntão o povo, isto é, os príncipes de Gileade disseram uns aos outros: Quem será o varão que começará a peleja contra os amonitas? esse será o chefe de todos os habitantes de Gileade.

The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”