Domarboken 12
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Jefta anfaller Efraims stam
12 Männen i Efraims stam samlades vid Safon och hotade Jefta: ”Varför bad du inte oss vara med i striden mot Ammon? Nu tänker vi bränna ner ditt hus och även dig!” 2 ”Jag kallade på er när jag och mitt folk stred hårt mot ammoniterna, men ni ville inte rädda mig”, svarade Jefta. 3 ”När jag såg att ni inte ville rädda mig, riskerade jag mitt liv och drog ut i strid mot ammoniterna och Herren gav dem i mitt våld. Vad ger det nu er för rätt att börja strida mot oss?”
4 Jefta samlade alla männen i Gilead och gav sig i strid mot efraimiterna. De besegrade efraimiterna som hade sagt: ”Ni gileaditer är bara flyktingar från Efraim och Manasse!” 5 Han besatte vadställena över Jordan bakom Efraims armé och varje gång en överlevande från Efraim försökte komma över floden, frågade gileaditerna: ”Tillhör du Efraims stam?” Den som nekade till detta, 6 uppmanades att säga ”shibbolet”[a]. Om det då blev ”sibbolet” i stället för ”shibbolet”, därför att han inte kunde uttala ordet rätt, dödades han omedelbart på vadstället. På så sätt föll 42 000 efraimiter.
7 Jefta var Israels domare i sex år och när gileaditen Jefta dog, begravde man honom i en av Gileads städer.
Ivsan
8 Näste domare i Israel hette Ivsan och bodde i Betlehem. 9 Han hade trettio söner och trettio döttrar. Han gifte bort sina döttrar med män utanför sin släkt och skaffade också utifrån trettio flickor som hustrur åt sina söner. I sju år var han domare i Israel 10 innan han dog. Han blev sedan begravd i Betlehem.
Elon
11 Efter honom blev Elon från Sebulon domare i tio år. 12 Efter sin död begravdes han i Ajalon i Sebulon.
Avdon
13 Näste domare hette Avdon från Piraton. Han var son till Hillel 14 och hade fyrtio söner och trettio sonsöner som red på sjuttio åsnor. I åtta år var han domare i Israel. 15 Sedan dog Avdon från Piraton, Hillels son, och begravdes i Piraton i Efraims land i amalekiternas bergsbygd.
Footnotes
- 12:6 Betyder ax eller ström och visar att uttalet kunde variera i hebreiskan, m.a.o. dialektala skillnader.
Judges 12
King James Version
12 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 Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem.
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.
Judges 12
English Standard Version
Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim
12 (A)The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. 3 And when I saw that you would not save me, (B)I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, (C)“You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” 5 And the Gileadites captured (D)the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” 6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at (E)the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.
7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.[a]
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.
11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. 12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14 He had forty (F)sons and thirty grandsons, who (G)rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years. 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.
Footnotes
- Judges 12:7 Septuagint; Hebrew in the cities of Gilead
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