Jephthah and the Ephraimites
1 The men of Ephraim prepared for battle; they crossed the Jordan River to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross the border to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We'll burn the house down over your head!”
2 But Jephthah told them, “My people and I had a serious quarrel with the Ammonites. I did call you, but you would not rescue me from them. 3 When I saw that you were not going to, I risked my life and crossed the border to fight them, and the Lord gave me victory over them. So why are you coming up to fight me now?” 4 Then Jephthah brought all the men of Gilead together, fought the men of Ephraim and defeated them. (The Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites in Ephraim and Manasseh, you are deserters from Ephraim!”) 5 In order to keep the Ephraimites from escaping, the Gileadites captured the places where the Jordan could be crossed. When any Ephraimite who was trying to escape would ask permission to cross, the men of Gilead would ask, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,” 6 they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” But he would say “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they would grab him and kill him there at one of the Jordan River crossings. At that time forty-two thousand of the Ephraimites were killed.
7 Jephthah led Israel for six years. Then he died and was buried in his hometown in Gilead.
Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
8 After Jephthah, Ibzan from Bethlehem led Israel. 9 He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters in marriage outside the clan and brought thirty young women from outside the clan for his sons to marry. Ibzan led Israel for seven years, 10 then he died and was buried at Bethlehem.
11 After Ibzan, Elon from Zebulun led Israel for ten years. 12 Then he died and was buried at Aijalon in the territory of Zebulun.
13 After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel from Pirathon led Israel. 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. Abdon led Israel for eight years, 15 then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Jeftab tsî Efraimǁîn
1 Efraimǁîgu ge torob ǃaroma ǂhomisen; ǁîgu ge Jordanǃāba ǃgâu tsî Safons tawa sī tsî Jeftaba ǃoa ge mî: “Tare xū-i ǃaromats kha sige sao tsi ge nîga ǂgai tamase Amonǁîn ǃoagu ge ǃkhamǃgû? Sige ge oms âtsa sats ai nî ǂhubiǁnâ.”
2 Xaweb ge Jeftaba ge ǃeream: “Tita tsî ti khoen tsîda ge kai ǂnoaguba Amonǁîn ǀkha ge ūhâ i. ǂGai ta ge xawe du ge ǁîna xu huiǂui da tama ge i. 3 Tsî hui te du tide ǃkhaisa ta ge mû, o ta ge ti ûiba ǃaorosasib ǃnâ mâi tsî ǁîn ǃoagu ge ǃkhamǃgû, tsîb ge ǃKhūba ǁîn ǂama dansa ge mā te. Tare-i ǃaroma go nēsi tita ǃoagu hā ra ǃkham?” 4 Tsîb ge Jeftaba hoaraga aogu Gileadi diga ǀhaoǀhao, Efraimǁîgu ǃoagu torodī tsî ǁîga ge dan. (Efraimǁîn ge ge mî: “Sa Gileadǁîdu Efraimmi tsî Manaseb ǃnâ hâdu ge Efraimma xu hâ duni-aodo.”) 5 Efraimǁîn nî duni ǃkhaisa ǁkhaes ǃaroma gu ge Gileadǁîga Jordanni di ǃgâuǃkhaidi hoade ge ū. Tsî duni ǂgao ra Efraimǁî-i ga ǃgâu i nîga ǂgansen, o gu ge Gileadǁîga ǁî-e “Satsa Efraimǁîtsa?” ti gere dî. Tsî-i ga “Hî-î” ti a mî, 6 o gu ge “Tsibolet” ti ǁî-e gere mî kai. Xawe i ge ǁî-e “Sibolet” ti gere mî, ǁnā mîsa i ǃgâise a mî ǁoa xui-ao. O gu ge ǁî-e ǃkhō tsî ǁnāpa Jordanni ǃgâu-amdi di ǀguis tawa gere ǃgam. ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnân ge hakadisiǀgamǀaǀoadisi Efraimǁîna ge ǃgamhe.
7 Jeftab ge Israela ǃnani kuriga ge ǂgaeǂgui. ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge ǁō tsî ǁîb ǃādi di ǀguis tawa Gileadi ǃnâ ge ǁkhōhe.
Ibsanni, Elonni tsî Abdonni
8 Jeftab khaoǃgâb ge Ibsanni Betlehems diba Israelǁîna gere ǂgaeǂgui. 9 ǁÎb ǃnonadisi ǀgôagu tsî ǃnonadisi ǀgôadi tsîna ge ūhâ i. Tsîb ge ǁîb ôade ǁîb ǃhaos di tama khoegu ǀkha ge ǃgame kai tsî ǁîb ôaga ǁîb di tama ǃhaosa xu ǃgame gu nîse khoede ge hā-ūba. Ibsanni ge Israelǁîna hû kuriga ge ǂgaeǂgui. 10 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge ǁō tsî Betlehems tawa ge ǁkhōhe.
11 Ibsanni khaoǃgâb ge Elonni Sebulonna xu hâba Israelǁîna disi kuriga ge ǂgaeǂgui. 12 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge ǁō tsî Ajalons tawa Sebulonni di ǀkharib ǃnâ ge ǁkhōhe.
13 Elonni khaoǃgâb ge Hileli Piratonsa xu hâb di ôab Abdonna Israelǁîna gere ǂgaeǂgui. 14 ǁÎb ge hakadisi ǀgôagu tsî ǃnonadisi ǁnurisagu tsîna ge ūhâ i; ǁîgu ge hûdisi dâukigu ai gere ǃgapi. Abdonni ge Israelǁîna ǁkhaisa kuriga ge ǂgaeǂgui. 15 ǁÎb ge ǁō tsî Piratons tawa Efraimmi di ǀkharib ǃnâ, Amalekǁîn di ǃnâuxa ǃhūb ǃnâ ge ǁkhōhe.
