Juízes 12

Queixa dos homens de Efraim

1 Então se congregaram os homens de Efraim e, passando até Zafom, *Jz 8.1disseram a Jefté: Por que passaste a pelejar contra os filhos de Amom e não nos chamaste para irmos contigo? Por isso, queimaremos a fogo a tua casa contigo. 2 Respondeu-lhes Jefté: Eu e o meu povo tivemos uma grande contenda com os filhos de Amom; chamei-vos, porém não me livráveis da sua mão. 3 Quando vi que não me livrastes, *1Sm 19.5;28.21;Jó 13.14arrisquei a vida, passei contra os filhos de Amom, e Jeová mos entregou nas mãos; por que subistes contra mim, hoje, para me fazerdes guerra? 4 Assim, reuniu Jefté todos os homens de Gileade e pelejou contra Efraim, que foi ferido pelos de Gileade, porque este dissera: Sois fugitivos de Efraim, vós, gileaditas, que morais no meio de Efraim e no meio de Manassés. 5 Os gileaditas *Jz 3.28apoderaram-se dos vaus do Jordão contra os efraimitas; quando algum dos fugitivos de Efraim dizia: Deixai-me passar, perguntavam-lhe os homens de Gileade: És tu efraimita? Se ele respondia: Não; 6 replicavam-lhe eles: Dize chibolete. Se ele dizia sibolete, não conseguindo pronunciar bem, pegavam dele e o degolavam aos vaus do Jordão. De Efraim caíram, naquele tempo, quarenta e dois mil homens.

A morte de Jefté

7 Jefté julgou a Israel seis anos. Morreu Jefté, gileadita, e foi sepultado numa das cidades de Gileade.

8 Depois dele, Ibsã, de Belém, julgou a Israel. 9 Tinha trinta filhos e trinta filhas que casou fora, e de fora trouxe trinta mulheres para seus filhos. Julgou a Israel sete anos. 10 Morreu Ibsã e foi sepultado em Belém.

11 Sucedeu-lhe Elom, zebulonita, que julgou a Israel dez anos. 12 Morreu e foi sepultado em Aijalom, na terra de Zebulom.

13 Depois dele, Abdom, filho de Hilel, piratonita, julgou a Israel. 14 Tinha quarenta filhos e trinta netos que montavam em setenta jumentos. Julgou a Israel oito anos. 15 Morreu Abdom, filho de Hilel, piratonita, e foi sepultado em Piratom, na terra de Efraim, na região montanhosa dos amalequitas.

1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.*12.1 gathered…: Heb. were called 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye 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: wherefore then are ye 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 smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages 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 Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite 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 nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.*12.14 nephews: Heb. sons’ sons 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.