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Tola og Jair som dommere

10 Efter Abimelek kom en ny dommer til magten i Israel. Det var Tola, der var søn af Pua og barnebarn til Dodo. Han tilhørte Issakars stamme, selv om han boede i byen Shamir i Efraims højland. Tola var dommer i Israel i 23 år. Da han døde, blev han begravet i Shamir og efterfulgt af Jair fra Gilead, der var dommer i Israel i 22 år. Han havde 30 sønner, der red rundt på 30 æsler, og sønnerne havde 30 byer i Gilead under sig—byer, der den dag i dag går under fællesnavnet „Jairs byer”. Da Jair døde, blev han begravet i Kamon.

Israelitterne vender sig igen bort fra Herren og straffes

Så gjorde israelitterne igen, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne. De dyrkede de hedenske guder Ba’al og Astarte og de øvrige afguder, som aramæerne, sidonierne, moabitterne, ammonitterne og filistrene dyrkede. De glemte Herren og tilbad ham slet ikke mere. Da blussede Herrens vrede op imod folket, så han ikke tøvede med at udlevere dem til filistrene og ammonitterne. I 18 år tyranniserede ammonitterne de israelitter, der boede øst for Jordanfloden i Gilead, i amoritternes land. De satte også over Jordanfloden og invaderede den del af landet, hvor Judas, Benjamins og Efraims stammer boede. Det var en hård plage for israelitterne. 10 Til sidst vendte de sig til Herren og råbte om hjælp.

„Vi har syndet imod dig ved at svigte dig og dyrke afguderne!” bekendte de.

11 Men Herren svarede: „Frelste jeg jer ikke fra egypterne, amoritterne, ammonitterne, filistrene, 12 sidonierne, amalekitterne og de arabiske folk?[a] Har jeg ikke altid reddet jer, når I råbte til mig om hjælp? 13 Og alligevel bliver I ved med at svigte mig for at dyrke andre guder! Forsvind med jer, for nu vil jeg ikke længere redde jer! 14 Gå hen til de nye guder, I har valgt jer, og kald på dem, så de kan redde jer fra jeres plageånder!”

15 Men folket råbte igen: „Vi har syndet! Giv os den straf, vi fortjener—bare du en sidste gang vil redde os fra vores fjender!” 16 Så ødelagde de deres afgudsbilleder og gik tilbage til at tilbede Herren. Derfor besluttede han alligevel at hjælpe dem mod deres fjender.

Jefta besejrer ammonitterne

17 Ammonitterne mobiliserede deres hær i Gilead og gjorde sig parat til at angribe Israels hær, som havde samlet sig ved Mitzpa.

18 Da sagde Gileads ledere til hinanden: „Den, der vil lede angrebet mod ammonitterne, skal regere over os.”

Footnotes

  1. 10,12 På hebraisk: Maon. Det betegner her et arabisk folk, sandsynligvis midjanitterne.

Tola

10 After the time of Abimelek,(A) a man of Issachar(B) named Tola son of Puah,(C) the son of Dodo, rose to save(D) Israel. He lived in Shamir,(E) in the hill country of Ephraim. He led[a] Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.

Jair

He was followed by Jair(F) of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years. He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.(G) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.[b](H) When Jair(I) died, he was buried in Kamon.

Jephthah

Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord.(J) They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths,(K) and the gods of Aram,(L) the gods of Sidon,(M) the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites(N) and the gods of the Philistines.(O) And because the Israelites forsook the Lord(P) and no longer served him, he became angry(Q) with them. He sold them(R) into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites, who that year shattered and crushed them. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead,(S) the land of the Amorites. The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah,(T) Benjamin and Ephraim;(U) Israel was in great distress. 10 Then the Israelites cried(V) out to the Lord, “We have sinned(W) against you, forsaking our God and serving the Baals.”(X)

11 The Lord replied, “When the Egyptians,(Y) the Amorites,(Z) the Ammonites,(AA) the Philistines,(AB) 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites(AC) and the Maonites[c](AD) oppressed you(AE) and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands? 13 But you have forsaken(AF) me and served other gods,(AG) so I will no longer save you. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save(AH) you when you are in trouble!(AI)

15 But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best,(AJ) but please rescue us now.” 16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord.(AK) And he could bear Israel’s misery(AL) no longer.(AM)

17 When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.(AN) 18 The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, “Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head(AO) over all who live in Gilead.”

Footnotes

  1. Judges 10:2 Traditionally judged; also in verse 3
  2. Judges 10:4 Or called the settlements of Jair
  3. Judges 10:12 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Midianites

Tola

10 After Abimelech's death Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to free Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar and lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. He was Israel's leader for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir.

Jair

After Tola came Jair from Gilead. He led Israel for twenty-two years. He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities in the land of Gilead, which are still called the villages of Jair. Jair died and was buried at Kamon.

Jephthah

Once again the Israelites sinned against the Lord by worshiping the Baals and the Astartes, as well as the gods of Syria, of Sidon, of Moab, of Ammon, and of Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and stopped worshiping him. So the Lord became angry with the Israelites, and let the Philistines and the Ammonites conquer them. For eighteen years they oppressed and persecuted all the Israelites who lived in Amorite country east of the Jordan River in Gilead. The Ammonites even crossed the Jordan to fight the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. Israel was in great distress.

10 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord and said, “We have sinned against you, for we left you, our God, and worshiped the Baals.”

11 The Lord gave them this answer: “The Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you in the past, and you cried out to me. Did I not save you from them? 13 But you still left me and worshiped other gods, so I am not going to rescue you again. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them rescue you when you get in trouble.”

15 But the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do whatever you like, but please, save us today.” 16 So they got rid of their foreign gods and worshiped the Lord; and he became troubled over Israel's distress.

17 Then the Ammonite army prepared for battle and camped in Gilead. The people of Israel came together and camped at Mizpah in Gilead. 18 There the people and the leaders of the Israelite tribes asked one another, “Who will lead the fight against the Ammonites? Whoever does will be the leader of everyone in Gilead.”