1 A fter 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.

وَبَعْدَ أبِيمالِكَ جاءَ تُولَعُ بْنُ فُواةَ بْنِ دُودُو لِيُنقِذَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَكانَ يَنتَمِي إلَى قَبِيلَةِ يسّاكَرَ. وَقَدْ سَكَنَ فِي شامِيرَ، فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

2 H e judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

وَقَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ ثَلاثاً وَعِشرِينَ سَنَةً، ثُمَّ ماتَ وَدُفِنَ فِي شامِيرَ. القاضِي يائِير

3 A fter him Jair, the Gileadite arose, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.

وَجاءَ بَعدَهُ يائِيرُ الجِلْعادِيُّ. وَقَضَى لإسْرائِيلَ اثْنَتَينِ وَعِشرِينَ سَنَةً.

4 H e 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.

وَكانَ لَهُ ثَلاثُونَ ابْناً، رَكِبُوا عَلَى ثَلاثِينَ حِماراً. وَكانَتْ لَهُمْ ثَلاثُونَ بَلْدَةً فِي أرْضِ جِلْعادَ. وَاسْمُها قُرَى جِلْعادَ حَتَّى يَومِنا هَذا.

5 J air died, and was buried in Kamon.

وَماتَ يائِيرُ وَدُفِنَ فِي قامُونَ. العَمُّونِيُّونَ يُحارِبُونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيل

6 T he 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.

وَفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. فَقَدْ عَبَدُوا آلِهَةً زائِفَةً: البَعلَ وَعَشْتارُوثَ، وَآلِهَةَ أرامَ، وَآلِهَةَ صِيدُونَ، وَآلِهَةَ مُوآبَ، وَآلِهَةَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، وَآلِهَةَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَتَرَكُوا اللهَ وَلَمْ يَعْبُدُوهُ.

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

فَغَضِبَ اللهُ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَمَحَ لِلفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَالعَمُّونِيِّينَ بِأنْ يَغْزُوهُمْ.

8 T hey 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.

فَسَحَقُوا وَقَمَعُوا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ. قَمَعُوا كُلَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِينَ شَرْقَ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ فِي أِرضِ الأمُورِيِّينَ، أي جِلْعادَ، مُدَّةَ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةٍ.

9 T he 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.

وَعَبَرَ العَمُونِّيونَ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ لِيُحارِبُوا بَنِي يَهُوذا أيضاً، بِالإضافَةِ إلَى بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ وَبَنِي أفْرايِمَ. فَكانَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ فِي ضِيقٍ عَظِيمٍ.

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

فَصَرَخَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى اللهِ: «إلَيكَ أخطَأْنا، لِأنَّنا تَرَكْنا إلَهَنا، وَعَبَدْنا الإلَهَ الزّائِفَ بَعلَ.»

11 Y ahweh 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?

فَقالَ اللهُ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: «ألَمْ أُنقِذْكُمْ مِنَ المِصْرِيِّينَ وَالأمُورِيِّينَ وَالعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَالفِلِسْطِيِّينَ؟

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

قَمَعَكُمُ الصَّيدُونِيُّونَ وَالعَمالِقَةُ وَالمَعُونِيّونَ، فَصَرَخْتُمْ مُستَنجِدِينَ بِي، فَخَلَّصْتُكُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَتِهِمْ.

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

لَكِنَّكُمْ تَرَكتُمُونِي وَعَبَدْتُمْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى! وَلِهَذا فَإنِّي لَنْ أُخَلِّصَكُمْ ثانِيَةً.

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

اذْهَبُوا وَاصرُخُوا مُستَنجِدِينَ بِالآلِهَةِ الَّتِي اختَرتُمُوها. فَلْتُنقِذْكُمْ هِيَ فِي وَقْتِ ضِيقِكُمْ.»

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

فَقالَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ للهِ: «لَقَدْ أخطَأْنا! فافعَلْ بِنا كَما يَحلُو لَكَ، لَكِنْ أنقِذْنا الآنَ!»

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

فَأزالُوا الآلِهَةَ الغَرِيبَةَ مِنْ بَينِهِمْ، وَعَبَدُوا اللهَ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ رَضيَ تَماماً عَنْ إسرائيلَ. اختِيارُ يَفتاح

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

وَدُعِيَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ لِلاحتِشادِ لِلحَرْبِ، وَعَسْكَرُوا فِي جِلْعادَ. وَتَجَمَّعَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَعَسْكَرُوا فِي المِصْفاةِ.

18 T he 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.”

فَقالَ قادَةُ قُوّاتِ جِلْعادَ أحَدُهُمْ لِلآخَرِ: «مَنْ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي سَيَقُودُنا فِي القِتالِ ضِدَّ العَمُّونِيِّينَ؟ سَنَجْعَلُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ رَئِيساً عَلَى جَمِيعِ سُكّانِ جِلْعادَ.»