1 و َدُعِيَ بَنُو أفْرايِمَ لِلاجْتِماعِ لِلقِتالِ. فَعَبَرُوا إلَى صافُونَ، وَقالُوا لِيَفْتاحَ: «لِماذا ذَهَبْتَ لِمُقاتَلَةِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ وَلَمْ تَدْعُنا إلَى الذَّهابِ مَعَكَ؟ سَنُحرِقُ بَيتَكَ عَلَيكَ!»

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

2 ف َقالَ يَفْتاحُ لَهُمْ: «كُنْتُ وَشَعبِي فِي صِراعٍ شَدِيدٍ مَعَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ. دَعَوْتُكُمْ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُنقِذُونِي مِنْ قُوَّتِهِمْ.

And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

3 و َلَمّا رَأيتُ أنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُنقِذُونِي، قَرَّرتُ أنْ أتَصَرَّفَ بِنَفْسِي، وَهاجَمْتُ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، فَأعانَنِي اللهُ عَلَى هَزِيمَتِهِمْ. فَلِماذا خَرَجْتُمُ اليَومَ لِكَي تُقاتِلُونِي؟»

And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4 ث ُمَّ جَمَعَ يَفْتاحُ كُلَّ رِجالِ جِلْعادَ وَحارَبُوا بَنِي أفْرايِمَ. وَهَزَمَ رِجالُ جِلْعادَ رِجالَ أفْرايِمَ. فَهُمْ كَانُوا يُهينُونَ الجِلْعادِيّينَ بِقَولِهِم: «ما أنتُمُ إلّا طَرِيدُونَ مِنْ أفْرايِمَ. فَجِلْعادُ لا هِيَ مِنْ أفْرايِمَ وَلا مِنْ مَنَسَّى!»

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

5 و َاسْتَولَى الجِلْعادِيُّونَ عَلَى مَعابِرِ نَهْرِ الأُردُنّ لِيَمْنَعُوا رِجالَ أفْرايِمَ مِنَ العُبُورِ. وَعِندَما كانَ أيٌّ مِنَ النّاجِينَ مِنْ أفْرايِمَ يَقُولُ: «أُريدُ أنْ أعبُرَ.» كانَ الجِلعادِيُّونَ يَسْألُونَهُ: «هَلْ أنْتَ مِنْ بَنِي أفْرايِمَ؟» فَيَقُولُ: «لا!»

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

6 ف َيَقُولُونَ لَهُ: «قُلْ: شِبُّولَتْ.» فَيَقُولُ: «سِبُّولَتْ» فَيَلْفِظُ الكَلِمَةَ بِشَكلٍ خاطِئٍ، فَيَمسِكُونَهُ وَيَقْتُلُونَهُ عِنْدَ مَعابِرِ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ. فَقُتِلَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، اثْنانِ وَأربَعُونَ ألْفاً مِنْ بَنِي أفْرايِمَ.

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

7 و َقَضَى يَفْتاحُ لإسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ سِتِّ سَنَواتٍ. ثُمَّ ماتَ يَفْتاحُ الجِلْعادِيُّ، وَدُفِنَ فِي مَدِينَةِ جِلْعادَ. القاضِي إبْصان

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8 و َبَعْدَ يَفْتاحَ قَضَى لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إبْصانُ، وَهُوَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بَيتِ لَحْمٍ،

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 و َكانَ لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُوْنَ بِنْتاً زَوَّجَهُنَّ مِنْ خارِجِ قَبِيلَتِهِ، وَجَلَبَ ثَلاثِينَ بِنتاً مِنْ خارِجِ قَبِيلَتِهِ زَوجاتٍ لِأبْنائِهِ. وَقَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ.

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10 ث ُمَّ ماتَ إبْصانُ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيتَ لَحْمَ. القاضِي إيلُون

Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 و َبَعْدَ إبْصانَ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ إيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ. وَقَدْ قَضَى مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سَنَواتٍ.

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

12 ث ُمَّ ماتَ إيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ، وَدُفِنَ فِي إيلُونَ، فِي أرْضِ زَبُولُونَ. القاضِي عَبْدُون

And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

13 و َبَعْدَ إيلُونَ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

14 و َكانَ لَهُ أربَعُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ حَفِيداً يَركَبُونَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حِماراً. وَقَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ ثَمانِي سَنَواتٍ.

And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

15 ث ُمَّ ماتَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الفِرْعَتُونِيُّ، وَدُفِنَ فِي فِرْعَتُونَ فِي أرْضِ أفْرايِمَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ العَمالِيِقِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.