士師記 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶弗他打敗以法蓮人
12 後來，以法蓮人召集軍隊，渡過約旦河來到撒分。他們對耶弗他說：「你為什麼不召我們一起去攻打亞捫人呢？我們要把你和你的房子一起燒掉。」 2 耶弗他說：「我和我的人民與亞捫人激戰時，我曾召你們參戰，你們卻不肯來援救我們。 3 我見你們不來援救，只好冒死去迎戰亞捫人，耶和華把敵人交在了我手中。你們今天為什麼來攻打我呢？」 4 以法蓮人說：「你們這些在以法蓮和瑪拿西境內的基列人不過是以法蓮的逃亡者。」於是，耶弗他號召基列人起來迎戰以法蓮人，打敗了他們。 5 基列人佔據約旦河各渡口，不讓以法蓮人過去。如果有以法蓮的逃兵請求過河，基列人便問他：「你是以法蓮人嗎？」如果他否認， 6 他們就讓他說「示播列」。因為以法蓮人咬字不清，如果有人把「示播列」說成「西播列」，基列人便抓住他，在那裡處死他。那時，有四萬二千名以法蓮人被殺。
7 耶弗他做以色列的士師六年，死後葬在基列的一座城裡。
以比贊、以倫、押頓
8 耶弗他死後，伯利恆人以比贊做以色列的士師。 9 他有三十個兒子、三十個女兒，他從別的宗族給兒子們娶來三十個媳婦，又把女兒都嫁到別的宗族。他做以色列的士師七年， 10 死後葬在伯利恆。 11 以比贊死後，西布倫人以倫做以色列的士師十年。 12 他死後葬在西布倫的亞雅崙。 13 以倫死後，比拉頓人希列的兒子押頓做以色列的士師。 14 他有四十個兒子、三十個孫子，他的兒孫每人騎一頭驢。押頓做以色列的士師八年， 15 死後葬在以法蓮的比拉頓，在亞瑪力人的山區。
Judges 12
New King James Version
Jephthah’s Conflict with Ephraim
12 Then (A)the men of Ephraim [a]gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!”
2 And Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. 3 So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I (B)took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites (C)are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.” 5 The Gileadites seized the (D)fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,” 6 then they would say to him, “Then say, (E)‘Shibboleth’!”[b] And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not [c]pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. 10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who (F)rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years. 15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, (G)in the mountains of the Amalekites.
Footnotes
- Judges 12:1 were summoned
- Judges 12:6 Lit. a flowing stream; used as a test of dialect
- Judges 12:6 Lit. speak so
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
