1 Then the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!

2 And Jephthah said to them, My people and I were in a great struggle with the sons of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands.

3 So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I put my soul into my hands and crossed over against the sons of Ammon; and Jehovah delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?

4 Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.

5 The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, Let me cross over, the men of Gilead would say to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No,

6 then they would say to him, Then say, Shibboleth! And he would say, Sibboleth, for he could not speak it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim.

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 He had thirty sons. And he sent thirty daughters in marriage outside, and brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years.

12 And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains 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.