| א וַיִּצָּעֵק אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם, וַיַּעֲבֹר צָפוֹנָה; וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְיִפְתָּח מַדּוּעַ עָבַרְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵם בִּבְנֵי-עַמּוֹן, וְלָנוּ לֹא קָרָאתָ לָלֶכֶת עִמָּךְ--בֵּיתְךָ, נִשְׂרֹף עָלֶיךָ בָּאֵשׁ. | 1 And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed to Zaphon; and they said unto Jephthah: 'Wherefore didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.' |
| ב וַיֹּאמֶר יִפְתָּח, אֲלֵיהֶם, אִישׁ רִיב הָיִיתִי אֲנִי וְעַמִּי וּבְנֵי-עַמּוֹן, מְאֹד; וָאֶזְעַק אֶתְכֶם, וְלֹא-הוֹשַׁעְתֶּם אוֹתִי מִיָּדָם. | 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 saved me not out of their hand. |
| ג וָאֶרְאֶה כִּי-אֵינְךָ מוֹשִׁיעַ, וָאָשִׂימָה נַפְשִׁי בְכַפִּי וָאֶעְבְּרָה אֶל-בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה, בְּיָדִי; וְלָמָה עֲלִיתֶם אֵלַי, הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה--לְהִלָּחֶם בִּי. | 3 And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, 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?' |
| ד וַיִּקְבֹּץ יִפְתָּח אֶת-כָּל-אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד, וַיִּלָּחֶם אֶת-אֶפְרָיִם; וַיַּכּוּ אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד אֶת-אֶפְרַיִם, כִּי אָמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם אַתֶּם--גִּלְעָד, בְּתוֹךְ אֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ מְנַשֶּׁה. | 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 are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.' |
| ה וַיִּלְכֹּד גִּלְעָד אֶת-מַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן, לְאֶפְרָיִם; וְהָיָה כִּי יֹאמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם, אֶעֱבֹרָה, וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אַנְשֵׁי-גִלְעָד הַאֶפְרָתִי אַתָּה, וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא. | 5 And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites; and it was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said: 'Let me go over,' the men of Gilead said unto him: 'Art thou an Ephraimite?' If he said: 'Nay'; |
| ו וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אֱמָר-נָא שִׁבֹּלֶת וַיֹּאמֶר סִבֹּלֶת, וְלֹא יָכִין לְדַבֵּר כֵּן, וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אוֹתוֹ, וַיִּשְׁחָטוּהוּ אֶל-מַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן; וַיִּפֹּל בָּעֵת הַהִיא, מֵאֶפְרַיִם, אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנַיִם, אָלֶף. | 6 then said they unto him: 'Say now Shibboleth'; and he said 'Sibboleth'; for he could not frame to pronounce it right; then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. |
| ז וַיִּשְׁפֹּט יִפְתָּח אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים; וַיָּמָת, יִפְתָּח הַגִּלְעָדִי, וַיִּקָּבֵר, בְּעָרֵי גִלְעָד. {פ} | 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. {P} |
| ח וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אִבְצָן מִבֵּית לָחֶם. | 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. |
| ט וַיְהִי-לוֹ שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנִים, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנוֹת שִׁלַּח הַחוּצָה, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנוֹת, הֵבִיא לְבָנָיו מִן-הַחוּץ; וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים. | 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| י וַיָּמָת אִבְצָן, וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּבֵית לָחֶם. {פ} | 10 and Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem. {P} |
| יא וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֵילוֹן הַזְּבוּלֹנִי; וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים. | 11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. |
| יב וַיָּמָת, אֵילוֹן הַזְּבוּלֹנִי; וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּאַיָּלוֹן, בְּאֶרֶץ זְבוּלֻן. {פ} | 12 And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. {P} |
| יג וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן-הִלֵּל, הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִי. | 13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. |
| יד וַיְהִי-לוֹ אַרְבָּעִים בָּנִים, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בְּנֵי בָנִים, רֹכְבִים, עַל-שִׁבְעִים עֲיָרִם; וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים. | 14 And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years. |
| טו וַיָּמָת עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן-הִלֵּל, הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִי; וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּפִרְעָתוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם, בְּהַר הָעֲמָלֵקִי. {פ} | 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites. {P} |