1 T hen the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you 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 said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands.

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

3 S o when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”

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

4 N ow Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.”

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 T he Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “ Are you an Ephraimite?” 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 to him, “Then say, ‘Shibboleth’!” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.

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 among the cities of Gilead. Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

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

8 A fter him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

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

9 H e had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. 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 fter him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years.

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

12 A nd Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

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

13 A fter him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

وَبَعْدَ إيلُونَ قَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ عَبْدُونُ بْنُ هِلِّيلَ الفِرْعَتُونِيُّ.

14 H e had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.

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

15 T hen Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains of the Amalekites.

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