1 Derpå stævnedes Efraimierne sammen, og de drog nordpå; og de sagde til Jefta: "Hvorfor drog du i Kamp mod Ammoniterne uden at opfordre os til at gå med? Nu brænder vi Huset af over Hovedet på dig!"

1 Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.”

2 Men Jeffa svarede dem: "Jeg og mit Folk var i Krig, og Ammoniterne trængte os hårdt; da sendte jeg Bud efter eder, men I hjalp mig ikke imod dem;

2 Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

3 og da jeg så, at ingen kom mig til Hjælp, vovede jeg Livet og drog mod Ammoniterne, og HERREN gav dem i min Hånd. Hvorfor drager I da nu i Kamp imod mig?"

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

4 Derpå samlede Jefta alle Gileads Mænd og angreb Efraimiterne; og Gileads Mænd slog Efraimiterne.

4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, O Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh.”

5 Og Gileaditerne afskar Efraimiterne fra Jordans Vadesteder.

5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim. And it happened when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

6 sagde de til ham: "Sig Sjibbolet!" Og når han da sagde Sibbolet, fordi han ikke kunde udtale Ordet rigtigt, greb de ham og huggede ham ned ved Jordans Vadesteder. Ved den Lejlighed faldt 42000 Efraimiter.

6 then they would say to him, “Say now, ‘Shibboleth.’” But he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim.

7 Jefta var Dommer i Israel i seks År. Så døde Gileaditen Jefta og blev jordet i sin By i Gilead.

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

8 Efter ham var Ibzan fra Betlehem Dommer i Israel.

8 Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel after him.

9 Han havde tredive Sønner; tredive Døtre giftede han bort, og tredive Svigerdøtre hjemførte han til sine Sønner.

9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10 Han var Dommer i Israel i syv År. Så døde Ibzan og blev jordet i Betlehem.

10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

11 Efter ham var Zebuloniten Elon Dommer i Israel. Han var Dommer i Israel i ti År.

11 Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; and he judged Israel ten years.

12 Så døde Zebuloniten Elon og blev jordet i Ajjalon i Zebulons Land.

12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

13 Efter ham var Abdon, Hillels Søn, fra Piraton Dommer i Israel.

13 Now Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel after him.

14 Han havde fyrretyve Sønner og tredive Sønnesønner, som red på halvfjerdsindstyve Æsler. Han var Dommer i Israel i otte År.

14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel eight years.

15 Så døde Abdon, Hillels Søn, fra Piraton og blev jordet i Piraton i Efraims Land på Amalekiterbjerget. 

15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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