耶弗他打败以法莲人
1后来，以法莲人召集军队，渡过约旦河来到撒分。他们对耶弗他说：“你为什么不召我们一起去攻打亚扪人呢？我们要把你和你的房子一起烧掉。” 2耶弗他说：“我和我的人民与亚扪人激战时，我曾召你们参战，你们却不肯来援救我们。 3我见你们不来援救，只好冒死去迎战亚扪人，耶和华把敌人交在了我手中。你们今天为什么来攻打我呢？” 4以法莲人说：“你们这些在以法莲和玛拿西境内的基列人不过是以法莲的逃亡者。”于是，耶弗他号召基列人起来迎战以法莲人，打败了他们。 5基列人占据约旦河各渡口，不让以法莲人过去。如果有以法莲的逃兵请求过河，基列人便问他：“你是以法莲人吗？”如果他否认， 6他们就让他说“示播列”。因为以法莲人咬字不清，如果有人把“示播列”说成“西播列”，基列人便抓住他，在那里处死他。那时，有四万二千名以法莲人被杀。
7耶弗他做以色列的士师六年，死后葬在基列的一座城里。
以比赞、以伦、押顿
8耶弗他死后，伯利恒人以比赞做以色列的士师。 9他有三十个儿子、三十个女儿，他从别的宗族给儿子们娶来三十个媳妇，又把女儿都嫁到别的宗族。他做以色列的士师七年， 10死后葬在伯利恒。 11以比赞死后，西布伦人以伦做以色列的士师十年。 12他死后葬在西布伦的亚雅仑。 13以伦死后，比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿做以色列的士师。 14他有四十个儿子、三十个孙子，他的儿孙每人骑一头驴。押顿做以色列的士师八年， 15死后葬在以法莲的比拉顿，在亚玛力人的山区。
1And 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 2And 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. 3And 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? 4Then 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. 5And 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; 6Then 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. 7And 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. 9And 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. 10Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
11¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12And 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. 14And 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 15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
