士师记 12
1 以法莲人聚集,到了北方,对耶弗他说,你去与亚扪人争战,为什么没有招我们同去呢?我们必用火烧你和你的房屋。
The men of Ephraim called out their forces, crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We're going to burn down your house over your head."
2 耶弗他对他们说,我和我的民与亚扪人大大争战。我招你们来,你们竟没有来救我脱离他们的手。
Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of their hands.
3 我见你们不来救我,我就拚命前去攻击亚扪人,耶和华将他们交在我手中。你们今日为什么上我这里来攻打我呢?
When I saw that you wouldn't help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?"
4 于是耶弗他招聚基列人,与以法莲人争战。基列人击杀以法莲人,是因他们说,你们基列人在以法莲,玛拿西中间,不过是以法莲逃亡的人。
Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, "You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh."
5 基列人把守约旦河的渡口,不容以法莲人过去。以法莲逃走的人若说,容我过去。基列人就问他说,你是以法莲人不是。他若说,不是,
The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he replied, "No,"
6 就对他说,你说示播列。。以法莲人因为咬不真字音,便说西播列。基列人就将他拿住,杀在约旦河的渡口。那时以法莲人被杀的有四万二千人。
they said, "All right, say 'Shibboleth.'" If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.
7 耶弗他作以色列的士师六年。基列人耶弗他死了,葬在基列的一座城里。
Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in a town in Gilead.
8 耶弗他以后,有伯利恒人以比赞作以色列的士师。
After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.
9 他有三十个儿子,三十个女儿。女儿都嫁出去了。他给众子从外乡娶了三十个媳妇。他作以色列的士师七年。
He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.
10 以比赞死了,葬在伯利恒。
Then Ibzan died, and was buried in Bethlehem.
11 以比赞之后,有西布伦人以伦,作以色列的士师十年。
After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years.
12 西布伦人以伦死了,葬在西布伦地的亚雅仑。
Then Elon died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 以伦之后,有比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿作以色列的士师。
After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel.
14 他有四十个儿子,三十个孙子,骑着七十匹驴驹。押顿作以色列的士师八年。
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.
15 比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿死了,葬在以法莲地的比拉顿,在亚玛力人的山地。
Then Abdon son of Hillel died, and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.