10 Then the Israelites cried(A) out to the Lord, “We have sinned(B) against you, forsaking our God and serving the Baals.”(C)

11 The Lord replied, “When the Egyptians,(D) the Amorites,(E) the Ammonites,(F) the Philistines,(G) 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites(H) and the Maonites[a](I) oppressed you(J) and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands? 13 But you have forsaken(K) me and served other gods,(L) so I will no longer save you. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save(M) you when you are in trouble!(N)

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

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Notas al pie

  1. Judges 10:12 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Midianites

10 so they cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You.(A) We have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

11 The Lord said to the Israelites, “When the Egyptians,(B) Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, 12 Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites[a](C) oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, did I not deliver you from their power? 13 But you have abandoned Me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen.(D) Let them deliver you in the time of your oppression.”

15 But the Israelites said, “We have sinned. Deal with us as You see fit;[b] only deliver us(E) today!” 16 So they got rid of the foreign gods(F) among them and worshiped the Lord,(G) and He became weary(H) of Israel’s misery.

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Notas al pie

  1. Judges 10:12 LXX reads Midianites
  2. Judges 10:15 Lit Do to us what is good in Your eyes