士师记 12

¹以法莲人聚集，到了北方，对耶弗他说：“你去与亚扪人争战，为什么没有招我们同去呢？我们必用火烧你和你的房屋。”Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

²耶弗他对他们说：“我和我的民与亚扪人大大争战；我招你们来，你们竟没有来救我脱离他们的手。But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.

³我见你们不来救我，我就拚命前去攻击亚扪人，耶和华将他们交在我手中。你们今日为什么上我这里来攻打我呢？”When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”

⁴于是耶弗他招聚基列人，与以法莲人争战。基列人击杀以法莲人，是因他们说：“你们基列人在以法莲、玛拿西中间，不过是以法莲逃亡的人。”Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”

⁵基列人把守约旦河的渡口，不容以法莲人过去。以法莲逃走的人若说：“容我过去。”基列人就问他说：“你是以法莲人不是？”他若说：“不是”，The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”

⁶就对他说：“你说‘示播列’。”以法莲人因为咬不真字音，便说“西播列”。基列人就将他拿住，杀在约旦河的渡口。那时以法莲人被杀的有四万二千人。they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.

⁷耶弗他作以色列的士师六年。基列人耶弗他死了，葬在基列的一座城里。Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

⁸耶弗他以后，有伯利恒人以比赞作以色列的士师。After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

⁹他有三十个儿子，三十个女儿；女儿都嫁出去了。他给众子从外乡娶了三十个媳妇。他作以色列的士师七年。He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.

¹⁰以比赞死了，葬在伯利恒。Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.

¹¹以比赞之后，有西布伦人以伦，作以色列的士师十年。After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.

¹²西布伦人以伦死了，葬在西布伦地的亚雅仑。Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

¹³以伦之后，有比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿作以色列的士师。After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.

¹⁴他有四十个儿子，三十个孙子，骑着七十匹驴驹。押顿作以色列的士师八年。He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

¹⁵比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿死了，葬在以法莲地的比拉顿，在亚玛力人的山地。Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.