1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so , that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
8 ¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
11 ¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
13 ¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
1 Tika sapulcināti arī Efraima vīri, un tie devās uz ziemeļiem un sacīja Jeftam: "Kāpēc tu esi devies karā pret Amona bērniem, bet mūs neesi saucis iet sev līdzi? Tagad mēs tavu namu virs tavas galvas sadedzināsim ar uguni." 2 Un Jefta viņiem sacīja: "Es pats un mana tauta bija lielā naidā ar Amona bērniem. Es jūs saucu, bet jūs man nepalīdzējāt atbrīvoties no viņu rokas. 3 Un, kad es redzēju, ka man nebija neviena glābēja, tad es liku savu dvēseli savā rokā un devos pret Amona bērniem, un Tas Kungs tos nodeva manā rokā. Kādēļ tad jūs nākat šodien, lai sāktu karu pret mani?" 4 Tad Jefta sapulcināja itin visus Gileāda vīrus, un tie karoja pret Efraima vīriem, un Gileāda vīri sakāva Efraimu, tāpēc ka tie bija teikuši: jūs esat bēgļi no Efraima, jo tiešām Gileāds ir Efraima un Manases vidū. 5 Un Gileāds atņēma Efraimam Jordānas braslus. Un ikreiz, kad kāds pārnācējs efraimietis, kas meklēja glābiņu, teica: ļaujiet man celties pāri, - tad Gileāda vīri tādam prasīja: vai tu esi efraimietis? Kad viņš atbildēja: es neesmu,- 6 tad tie viņam sacīja: pasaki "šibolet"! Ja tas teica "sibolet", nespēdams šo vārdu pareizi izrunāt, tad tie viņu sagrāba un nokāva pie Jordānas brasliem, un tanī laikā no Efraima ļaudīm krita četrdesmit divi tūkstoši vīru. 7 Un Jefta bija soģis Israēlā sešus gadus; tad gileādietis Jefta nomira, un viņu apglabāja kādā pilsētā Gileādā. 8 Un pēc viņa soģis Israēlā bija Ibcans no Bētlemes. 9 Un tam bija trīsdesmit dēli, un trīsdesmit meitas viņš izprecināja no savām mājām, un trīsdesmit meitas viņš pārveda no ārienes saviem dēliem; viņš tiesāja Israēlu septiņus gadus. 10 Un tad Ibcans nomira, un viņu apglabāja Bētlemē. 11 Un pēc viņa soģis Israēlā bija zebulonietis Elons, un viņš Israēlu tiesāja desmit gadus. 12 Un zebulonietis Elons nomira, un viņu apglabāja Ajalonā Zebulona zemē. 13 Pēc viņa soģis Israēlā kļuva Abdons, Hillēla dēls, no Piratonas. 14 Un viņam bija četrdesmit dēlu un trīsdesmit mazdēlu, kas jāja uz septiņdesmit jauniem ēzeļiem, un viņš pats tiesāja Israēlu astoņus gadus. 15 Un arī vīrs no Piratonas, Abdons, Hillēla dēls, nomira, un viņu apglabāja Piratonā, Efraima zemē, amalekiešu kalnos.
