1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Why passed you over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? we will burn your house upon you 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, you delivered me not out of their hands.3 And when I saw that you 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: why then are you 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 struck down Ephraim, because they said, You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.5 And the Gileadites took the fords of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so that when those Ephraimites who were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, are you an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the fords 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 outside for marriage, and took in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.11 And after him Elon, a Zebulunite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.12 And Elon the Zebulunite 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 grandsons, that rode on threescore and ten donkey 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.

1 ENTÃO se convocaram os homens de Efraim, e passaram para o norte, e disseram a Jefté: Por que passaste a combater contra os filhos de Amom, e não nos chamaste para ir contigo? queimaremos a fogo a tua casa contigo. 2 E Jefté lhes disse: Eu e o meu povo tivemos grande contenda com os filhos de Amom: e chamei-vos, e não me livrastes da sua mão; 3 E, vendo eu que me não livráveis, pus a minha alma na minha mão, e passei aos filhos de Amom, e o Senhor mos entregou nas mãos: por que pois subistes vós hoje contra mim, para combater contra mim? 4 E ajuntou Jefté a todos os homens de Gileade, e combateu com Efraim: e os homens de Gileade feriram a Efraim; porque, estando os gileaditas entre Efraim e Manassés, disseram: Fugitivos sois de Efraim. 5 Porém tomaram os gileaditas aos efraimitas os vaus do Jordão: e sucedeu que, quando os fugitivos de Efraim diziam: Passarei; então os homens de Gileade lhes diziam: És tu efraimita? E dizendo ele: Não; 6 Então lhe diziam: Dize pois, Chibolete; porém ele dizia: Sibolete, porque o não podia pronunciar assim bem: então pegavam dele, e o degolavam nos vaus do Jordão; e caíram de Efraim naquele tempo quarenta e dois mil. 7 E Jefté julgou a Israel seis anos: e Jefté, o gileadita, faleceu, e foi sepultado nas cidades de Gileade.

8 E depois dele julgou a Israel Ebsã de Belém. 9 E tinha este trinta filhos; e pôs fora a trinta filhas; e trinta filhas trouxe de fora para seus filhos: e julgou a Israel sete anos. 10 Então faleceu Ebsã, e foi sepultado em Belém. 11 E depois dele julgou a Israel Elom, o zebulonita: e julgou a Israel dez anos. 12 E faleceu Elom, o zebulonita, e foi sepultado em Ajalom, na terra de Zebulom. 13 E depois dele julgou a Israel Abdom, filho de Hilel, o piratonita. 14 E tinha este quarenta filhos, e trinta filhos de filhos, que cavalgavam sobre setenta jumentos: e julgou a Israel oito anos. 15 Então faleceu Abdom, filho de Hilel, o piratonita: e foi sepultado em Piratom, na terra de Efraim, no monte do amalequita.