1 D epois de Abimeleque, um homem de Issacar chamado Tolá, filho de Puá, filho de Dodô, levantou-se para libertar Israel. Ele morava em Samir, nos montes 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 liderou Israel durante vinte e três anos; então morreu e foi sepultado em Samir. Jair

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

3 D epois dele veio Jair, de Gileade, que liderou Israel durante vinte e dois anos.

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

4 T eve trinta filhos, que montavam trinta jumentos. Eles tinham autoridade sobre trinta cidades, as quais até hoje são chamadas “povoados de Jair” e ficam em 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 Q uando Jair morreu, foi sepultado em Camom. Jefté

Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

6 M ais uma vez os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova. Serviram aos baalins, às imagens de Astarote, aos deuses de Arã, aos deuses de Sidom, aos deuses de Moabe, aos deuses dos amonitas e aos deuses dos filisteus. E como os israelitas abandonaram o Senhor e não mais lhe prestaram culto,

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 a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra eles. Ele os entregou nas mãos dos filisteus e 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 q ue naquele ano os humilharam e os oprimiram. Durante dezoito anos oprimiram todos os israelitas do lado leste do Jordão, em Gileade, terra dos amorreus.

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 O s amonitas também atravessaram o Jordão para lutar contra Judá, contra Benjamim e contra a tribo de Efraim; e grande angústia dominou Israel.

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 israelitas clamaram ao Senhor, dizendo: “Temos pecado contra ti, pois abandonamos o nosso Deus e prestamos culto 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 respondeu: “Quando os egípcios, os amorreus, os amonitas, os 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 o s sidônios, os amalequitas e os maonitas os oprimiram, e vocês clamaram a mim, eu os libertei das mãos deles.

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 M as vocês me abandonaram e prestaram culto a outros deuses. Por isso não os livrarei mais.

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

14 C lamem aos deuses que vocês escolheram. Que eles os livrem na hora do aperto!”

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

15 O s israelitas, porém, disseram ao Senhor: “Nós pecamos. Faze conosco o que achares melhor, mas te rogamos, livra-nos agora”.

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 ntão eles se desfizeram dos deuses estrangeiros que havia entre eles e prestaram culto ao Senhor. E ele não pôde mais suportar o sofrimento 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 Q uando os amonitas foram convocados e acamparam em Gileade, os israelitas reuniram-se e acamparam em Mispá.

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

18 O s líderes do povo de Gileade disseram uns aos outros: “Quem iniciar o ataque contra os amonitas será chefe dos que vivem em 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.”