Dommerbogen 11 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Gileaditten Jefta var en erfaren kriger. Han var søn af en skøge, og hans far hed Gilead. | 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. |
| 2 Men Gilead fik også sønner med sin kone, og da de blev voksne, jog de Jefta bort. De sagde til ham: "Du skal ikke have del i arven fra vores fars slægt, for du er søn af en fremmed kvinde." | 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. |
| 3 Så flygtede Jefta bort fra sine brødre og slog sig ned i landet Tob, og nogle ryggesløse mænd samledes om ham og fulgte ham. | 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. |
| 4 Nogen tid efter angreb ammonitterne Israel. | 4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. |
| 5 Da ammonitterne angreb Israel, drog Gileads ældste af sted for at hente Jefta fra landet Tob. | 5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: |
| 6 De sagde til ham: "Kom, du skal være vores anfører, så vi kan tage kampen op med ammonitterne." | 6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. |
| 7 Jefta sagde til dem: "Var det ikke jer, der hadede mig og jog mig bort fra min fars hus? Hvorfor kommer I så til mig, nu da I er i nød?" | 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? |
| 8 Gileads ældste svarede: "Det er jo derfor, vi henvender os til dig. Gå nu med os, og tag kampen op med ammonitterne. Så gør vi dig til overhoved for alle Gileads indbyggere." | 8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. |
| 9 Jefta sagde til dem: "Hvis I henter mig tilbage, for at jeg skal tage kampen op med ammonitterne, og Herren giver dem i min magt, så vil jeg være jeres overhoved." | 9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? |
| 10 Gileads ældste sagde til Jefta: "Herren skal være vidne mellem os på, at vi gør, som du har sagt!" | 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. |
| 11 Så gik Jefta med Gileads ældste, og folket gjordeham til overhoved og anfører. Og Jefta gentog alle sine ord for Herrens ansigt i Mispa. | 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh. |
| 12 Jefta sendte bud til ammonitterkongen og sagde: "Hvad er der os imellem, siden du går til angreb på mit land?" | 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? |
| 13 Ammonitterkongen sagde til Jeftas sendebud: "Israelitterne tog mit land mellem Arnon og Jabbok helt til Jordan, dengang de drog op fra Egypten. Giv mig det nu godvilligt tilbage!" | 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. |
| 14 Jefta sendte igen bud til ammonitterkongen | 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: |
| 15 med den besked: "Dette siger Jefta: Israelitterne har ikke taget land fra moabitterne eller ammonitterne. | 15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: |
| 16 De drog op fra Egypten og gik gennem ørkenen til Sivhavet, og da de kom til Kadesh, | 16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh; |
| 17 sendte de bud til Edoms konge og sagde: Lad os drage gennem dit land. Men Edoms konge ville ikke høre på dem. De sendte også bud til Moabs konge, men han ville heller ikke høre på dem. Så blev israelitterne boende i Kadesh. | 17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. |
| 18 Da de senere drog gennem ørkenen, gik de uden om Edom og Moab. De kom til egnen øst for Moab og slog lejr på den anden side af Arnon; de kom ikke ind på Moabs område, for Arnon er grænsen til Moab. | 18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. |
| 19 Så sendte israelitterne bud til amoritterkongen Sihon i Heshbon og sagde til ham: Lad os drage gennem dit land og komme hen, hvor vi skal. | 19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. |
| 20 Men Sihon stolede ikke på israelitterne og lod dem ikke drage gennem sit område. Han samlede hele sin hær, og de slog lejr i Jasa og angreb israelitterne. | 20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. |
| 21 Men Herren, Israels Gud, gav Sihon og hele hans hær i israelitternes magt; de slog dem og erobrede hele det land, amoritterne boede i. | 21 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. |
| 22 De erobrede hele amoritternes område fra Arnon til Jabbok og fra Ørkenen til Jordan. | 22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. |
| 23 Herren,Israels Gud, drev amoritterne bort foran sit foLk Israel, og nu vil du tage deres land i besiddelse! | 23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? |
| 24 Er det ikke sådan, at når Kemosh, din gud, fordriver nogen, så tager du deres land i besiddelse, og hver gang Herren, vor Gud, driver nogen bort foran os, så tager vi deres land i besiddelse? | 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. |
| 25 Er du måske bedre end Moabs konge Balak, Sippors søn? Lå han i strid med israelitterne eller gik til angreb på dem? | 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, |
| 26 I tre hundrede år har israelitterne boet i Heshbon med tilhørende småbyer, i Aro'er med tilhørende småbyer og i alle de byer, der ligger på Arnons bredder. Hvorfor har I ikke bemægtiget jer dem i al den tid? | 26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time? |
| 27 Det er ikke mig, der har forbrudt mig mod dig, men du har handlet ondt mod mig ved at gå til angreb på mig. Herren, dommeren, skal i dag dømme israelitter og ammonitter imellem!" | 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. |
| 28 Men ammonitterkongen ville ikke høre på de ord, sendebudene overbragte fra Jefta. | 28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. |
| 29 Da kom Herrens ånd over Jefta, og han drog gennem Gilead og Manasse og videre til Mispe i Gilead, og fra Mispe i Gilead drog han mod ammonitterne. | 29 Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. |
| 30 Jefta aflagde det løfte til Herren: "Hvis du giver ammonitterne i min hånd, | 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, |
| 31 skal den første, der går ud af døren til mit hus og kommer mig i møde, når jeg vender hjem fra ammonitterne som sejrherre, tilhøre Herren; ham vil jeg ofre som brændoffer." | 31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. |
| 32 Så drog Jefta ud til kamp mod ammonitterne. Og Herren gav dem i hans hånd. | 32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. |
| 33 Han tilføjede dem et stort nederlag og slog dem fra Aro'er helt til Minnit og til Abel?Keramim, tyve byer. Sådan bukkede ammonitterne under for israelitterne. | 33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. |
| 34 Da Jefta kom hjem til sit hus i Mispa, var det hans datter, der kom ham i møde, dansende til paukens lyd. Hun var hans eneste barn, han havde ellers ingen sønner eller døtre. | 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. |
| 35 Da han fik øje på hende, flængede han sine klæder og sagde: "Ak, min datter! Du knuser mig, du styrter mig i ulykke. Jeg har aflagt et løfte til Herren, og jeg kan ikke tage mine ord i mig igen." | 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. |
| 36 Hun sagde til ham: "Har du aflagt et løfte til Herren, far, så gør med mig, som du har lovet, nu da Herren har givet dig hævn over dine fjender, ammonitterne." | 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. |
| 37 Og hun sagde: "Én ting beder jeg dig om: Giv mig en frist på to måneder, så jeg kan gå op i-bjergene sammen med mine veninder og græde over, at jeg skal dø som jomfru." | 37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. |
| 38 Han sagde: "Gå du blot!" og han lod hende være væk i to måneder. Hun gik ud i-bjergene sammen med sine veninder og græd over, at hun skulle dø som jomfru. | 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. |
| 39 Da de to måneder var gået, vendte hun hjem til sin far, og han gjorde med hende, som han havde givet løfte om. Hun havde aldrig været sammen med en mand. | 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, |
| 40 Det blevskik i Israel, at israelitiske kvinder fire dage hvert år går ud og synger klagesange over gileaditten Jeftas datter. | 40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. |