1 ¶ And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together towards the Aquilon and said unto Jephthah, Why didst thou go over to fight against the sons of Ammon and didst not call us to go with thee? We will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

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

2 A nd Jephthah replied unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon, and when I called you, ye did not defend me from their hands.

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

3 S eeing, therefore, that ye did not defend me, I put my life in my hands and went over against the sons of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have ye come up against me this day to fight with me?

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

4 T hen Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim because they had said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim; ye are Gileadites among Ephraim and Manasseh.

ثُمَّ 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!»

5 A nd the Gileadites took the passages of the Jordan from Ephraim; and it was such that when any of those of Ephraim who had escaped would say, May I pass? The men of Gilead would ask them, Art thou an Ephrathite? If he said, No;

وَاسْتَولَى 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!»

6 t hen they would say unto him, Now say Shibboleth. And he would say Sibboleth; for he could not pronounce it the same. Then they would take him and slay him at the passages of the Jordan. And at that time forty-two thousand of those of Ephraim fell.

فَيَقُولُونَ 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.

7 A nd Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

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

8 ¶ After him Ibzan, of Bethlehem, judged Israel,

وَبَعْدَ يَفْتاحَ قَضَى لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إبْصانُ، وَهُوَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ بَيتِ لَحْمٍ،

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

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

10 T hen Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

ثُمَّ ماتَ إبْصانُ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيتَ لَحْمَ. القاضِي إيلُون

11 A nd after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.

وَبَعْدَ إبْصانَ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ إيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ. وَقَدْ قَضَى مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ سَنَواتٍ.

12 A nd Elon, the Zebulonite, died and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

ثُمَّ ماتَ إيلُونُ الزَّبُولُونِيُّ، وَدُفِنَ فِي إيلُونَ، فِي أرْضِ زَبُولُونَ. القاضِي عَبْدُون

13 A nd after him Abdon, the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

وَبَعْدَ إيلُونَ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.

14 A nd he had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy he asses, and he judged Israel eight years.

وَكانَ لَهُ أربَعُونَ ابْناً وَثَلاثُونَ حَفِيداً يَركَبُونَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ حِماراً. وَقَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ ثَمانِي سَنَواتٍ.

15 A nd Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalek.

ثُمَّ ماتَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الفِرْعَتُونِيُّ، وَدُفِنَ فِي فِرْعَتُونَ فِي أرْضِ أفْرايِمَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ العَمالِيِقِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.