Richter 12
1 Da ward Ephraims Mannschaft aufgeboten. Und sie zog gen Saphon. Und sie sprachen zu Jephte: "Warum bist du in den Kampf wider die Ammoniter gezogen und hast uns nicht gerufen, mit dir zu ziehen? Wir wollen dein Haus über dir anzünden."
Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.
2 Da sprach Jephte zu ihnen: "Ich und mein Volk haben einen schweren Kampf mit den Ammonitern gehabt. Ich rief euch; aber ihr habt mich nicht aus ihrer Hand befreit.
And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.
3 Als ich sah, daß du mir nicht halfest, da wagte ich mein Leben und zog aus gegen die Ammoniter. Und der Herr gab sie in meine Hand. Was zieht ihr heute wider mich, mit mir zu streiten?"
So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
4 Dann bot Jephte alle Männer Gileads auf und stritt mit Ephraim. Da schlugen Gileads Männer Ephraim. Denn dieses pflegte zu sagen: "Ihr seid Flüchtlinge aus Ephraim." Gilead liegt ja zwischen Ephraim und Manasse.
Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
5 Und Gilead besetzte die Jordanfurten nach Ephraim. Sagten nun die Flüchtlinge von Ephraim: "Ich möchte hinüber", so fragten ihn die Männer Gileads: "Bist du ein Ephratiter?" Sagte er: "Nein!"
And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
6 Dann sagten sie zu ihm- "Sag doch Schibbolet! Sagte er Sibbolet, weil er nicht richtig sprechen konnte, dann griffen sie ihn und metzelten ihn an den Jordanfurten. So fielen damals aus Ephraim 42.000.
Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
7 Und Jephte richtete Israel sechs Jahre. Dann starb Jephte, der Gileaditer, und ward in einer der Städte Gileads begraben.
Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
8 Nach ihm richtete Ibsan aus Bethlehem Israel.
And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
9 Er hatte dreißig Söhne. Dreißig Töchter gab er auswärts und dreißig Töchter führte er seinen Söhnen von auswärts zu. Er richtete Israel sieben Jahre.
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
10 Ibsan starb und ward zu Bethlehem begraben.
And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
11 Nach ihm richtete der Zabulonite Elon Israel. Er richtete Israel zehn Jahre lang.
And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
12 Dann starb der Zabulonite Elon und ward zu Ajjalon im Lande Zabulon begraben.
And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 Nach ihm richtete der Piratonite Abdon, Hillels Sohn, Israel.
And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
14 Er hatte vierzig Söhne und dreißig Enkel, die auf siebzig Eselsfüllen ritten. Er richtete Israel acht Jahre.
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
15 Dann starb der Piratonite Abdon, Hillels Sohn, und ward zu Piraton im Land Ephraim auf dem Arnalekitergebirge begraben.
And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
