Judges 9

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to his mother's kinsmen in Shechem, and said to them and to the whole clan to which his mother's family belonged,	1 ܘܐܙܠ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܢܕܘܒܥܠ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗ̇ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗ ܕܐܡܗ
2 "Put this question to all the citizens of Shechem: 'Which is better for you: that seventy men, or all Jerubbaal's sons, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?' You must remember that I am your own flesh and bone."	2 ܐܡܪ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܡܢܐ ܦܩܚ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܢܫܬܠܛܘܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܐܘ ܕܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܟܘܢ ܚܕ ܓܒܪ ܘܐܬܕܟܪܘ ܕܓܪܡܟܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܘܒܣܪܟܘܢ
3 When his mother's kin repeated these words to them on his behalf, all the citizens of Shechem sympathized with Abimelech, thinking, "He is our kinsman."	3 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܐܨܛܒܝ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܚܘܢ ܗܘ
4 They also gave him seventy silver shekels from the temple of Baal of Berith, with which Abimelech hired shiftless men and ruffians as his followers.	4 ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܒܥܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܐܓܪ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܘܦܚ̈ܙܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ
5 He then went to his ancestral house in Ophrah, and slew his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. Only the youngest son of Jerubbaal, Jotham, escaped, for he was hidden.	5 ܘܥܠ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܘܦܪܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܠܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܐܫܬܚܪ ܝܘܬܡ ܒܪ ܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܛܫܝ
6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and proceeded to make Abimelech king by the terebinth at the memorial pillar in Shechem.	6 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܘܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܠܘܛܐ ܕܡܨܦܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܫܟܝܡ
7 When this was reported to him, Jotham went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and standing there, cried out to them in a loud voice: "Hear me, citizens of Shechem, that God may then hear you!	7 ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܝܘܬܡ ܘܣܠܩ ܘܩܡ ܒܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܪܙܝܡ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܕܢܫܡܥܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ
8 Once the trees went to anoint a king over themselves. So they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'	8 ܡܐܙܠ ܐܙܠܘ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ ܕܢܡܫܚܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܙܝܬܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܢ
9 But the olive tree answered them, 'Must I give up my rich oil, whereby men and gods are honored, and go to wave over the trees?'	9 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܐܢܐ ܕܘܗܢܝ ܕܒܝ ܡܬܝܩܪܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܘܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܢܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'Come; you reign over us!'	10 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ ܠܬܬܐ ܬܝ ܐܢܬܝ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܢ
11 But the fig tree answered them, 'Must I give up my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?'	11 ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܒܩܐ ܐܢܐ ܚܠܝܘܬܝ ܘܐܒܝ ܛܒܐ ܘܐܙܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܢܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ
12 Then the trees said to the vine, 'Come you, and reign over us.'	12 ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܠܓܦܬܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܬܝ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܢ
13 But the vine answered them, 'Must I give up my wine that cheers gods and men, and go to wave over the trees?'	13 ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܦܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܒܩܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܕܫܝ ܕܡܚܕܐ ܠܒܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܘܐܙܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܢܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ
14 Then all the trees said to the buckthorn, 'Come; you reign over us!'	14 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܗܛܛܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܢ
15 But the buckthorn replied to the trees, 'If you wish to anoint me king over you in good faith, come and take refuge in my shadow. Otherwise, let fire come from the buckthorn and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'	15 ܐܡܪ ܗܛܛܐ ܠܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ ܐܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܫܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܕܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܬܘ ܐܣܬܬܪܘ ܒܛܠܠܝ ܘܐܠܐ ܬܦܘܩ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܗܛܛܐ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܠܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܒܠܒܢܢ
16 "Now then, if you have acted in good faith and honorably in appointing Abimelech your king, if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and with his family, and if you have treated him as he deserved--	16 ܘܗܫܐ ܐܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܘܐܡܠܟܬܘܢ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܐܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܥܡ ܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܘܥܡ ܒܝܬܗ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܦܪܥܬܘܢܝܗܝ
17 for my father fought for you at the risk of his life when he saved you from the power of Midian;	17 ܕܐܬܟܬܫ ܐܒܝ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܘܢ ܘܫܕܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܩܒܘܠ ܘܦܨܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ
18 but you have risen against his family this day and have killed his seventy sons upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your kinsman--	18 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܡܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܩܛܠܬܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܐܡܠܟܬܘܢ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܐܡܬܗ ܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܚܘܟܘܢ ܗܘ
19 if, then, you have acted in good faith and with honor toward Jerubbaal and his family this day, rejoice in Abimelech and may he in turn rejoice in you.	19 ܘܐܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܘܥܡ ܒܝܬܗ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܚܕܘ ܒܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܐܦ ܗܘ ܢܚܕܐ ܒܟܘܢ
20 But if not, let fire come forth from Abimelech to devour the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo, and let fire come forth from the citizens and from Beth-millo to devour Abimelech."	20 ܘܐܠܐ ܬܦܘܩ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܠܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܘܠܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܡܠܘ ܘܬܦܘܩ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܘܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܡܠܘ ܘܬܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ
21 Then Jotham went in flight to Beer, where he remained for fear of his brother Abimelech.	21 ܘܥܪܩ ܝܘܬܡ ܘܐܬܦܠܛ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܕܒܝܪ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܬܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܝܬ̇ܒ ܗܘܐ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ
22 When Abimelech had ruled Israel for three years,	22 ܘܐܫܬܠܛ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
23 God put bad feelings between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem, who rebelled against Abimelech.	23 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܘܕܓܠܘ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܒܐܒܝܡܠܟ
24 This was to repay the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal and to avenge their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who encouraged him to kill his brothers.	24 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܢܕܘܒܥܠ ܘܕܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܣܡ ܥܠ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܐܚܘܗܘܢ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܕܚܝܠܘ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܩܛܠ ܠܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ
25 The citizens of Shechem then set men in ambush for him on the mountaintops, and these robbed all who passed them on the road. But it was reported to Abimelech.	25 ܘܐܟܡܢܘ ܠܗ ܟܡܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ ܘܚܛܦܘ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܬܚܘܝ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ
26 Now Gaal, son of Ebed, came over to Shechem with his kinsmen. The citizens of Shechem put their trust in him,	26 ܘܐܬܐ ܓܥܠ ܒܪ ܥܦܪ ܘܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܘܥܒܪ ܒܫܟܝܡ ܘܐܬܬܟܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܫܟܝܡ
27 and went out into the fields, harvested their grapes and trod them out. Then they held a festival and went to the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.	27 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܕܒܪܐ ܘܩܛܦܘ ܟܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܨܪܘ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܚܠܘܠܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܥܣܘ ܘܐܫܬܝܘ ܘܨܚܝܘ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ
28 Gaal, son of Ebed, said, "Who is Abimelech? And why should we of Shechem serve him? Were not the son of Jerubbaal and his lieutenant Zebul once subject to the men of Hamor, father of Shechem? Why should we serve him?	28 ܘܐܡܪ ܓܥܠ ܒܪ ܥܦܪ ܡܢܘ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܡܢܘ ܫܟܝܡ ܕܢܦܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܪ ܢܕܘܒܥܠ ܘܙܟܠ ܕܫܢܝ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܦܠܚ ܠܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܚܡܘܪ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܫܟܝܡ ܡܛܘܠ ܡܢܐ ܢܦܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܚܢܢ
29 Would that this people were entrusted to my command! I would depose Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, 'Get a larger army and come out!'"	29 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܫܠܡܗ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܘܐܥܒܪܬܗ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܐܣܓܐ ܚܝܠܟ ܘܦܘܩ
30 At the news of what Gaal, son of Ebed, had said, Zebul, the ruler of the city, was angry	30 ܘܫܡܥ ܙܟܠ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܓܥܠ ܒܪ ܥܦܪ ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ
31 and sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah with the information: "Gaal, son of Ebed, and his kinsmen have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.	31 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܐ ܓܥܠ ܒܪ ܥܦܪ ܗܘ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܬܘ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܘܗܐ ܚܕܝܪܝܢ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܟ
32 Now rouse yourself; set an ambush tonight in the fields, you and the men who are with you.	32 ܗܫܐ ܩܘܡ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܟ ܘܐܬܟܡܢܘ ܒܕܒܪܐ
33 Promptly at sunrise tomorrow morning, make a raid on the city. When he and his followers come out against you, deal with him as best you can."	33 ܘܒܨܦܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܕܢܚܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܩܘܡ ܘܗܠܟ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܗܘ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܣܦܩܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ
34 During the night Abimelech advanced with all his soldiers and set up an ambush for Shechem in four companies.	34 ܘܩܡ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܬܟܡܢܘ ܥܠ ܫܟܝܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܢ
35 Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate. When Abimelech and his soldiers rose from their place of ambush,	35 ܘܢܦܩ ܓܥܠ ܒܪ ܥܦܪ ܘܩܡ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܩܡ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܟܡܐܢܐ
36 Gaal saw them and said to Zebul, "There are men coming down from the hilltops!" But Zebul answered him, "You see the shadow of the hills as men."	36 ܘܚܙܐ ܓܥܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܙܟܠ ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܢܚܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܙܟܠ ܛܠܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ
37 But Gaal went on to say, "Men are coming down from the region of Tabbur-Haares, and one company is coming by way of Elon-Meonenim."	37 ܘܐܘܣܦ ܓܥܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܙܟܠ ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܢܚܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܘܩܢܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܚܕ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܠܘܛܐ ܕܡܥܘܢܝܢ
38 Zebul said to him, "Where now is the boast you uttered, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men for whom you expressed contempt? Go out now and fight with them."	38 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܙܟܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܦܘܡܟ ܗܘ ܕܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܢܘ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܕܢܦܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܣܠܝܬ ܦܘܩ ܗܫܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡܗ
39 So Gaal went out at the head of the citizens of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.	39 ܘܢܦܩ ܓܥܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ
40 But Abimelech routed him, and he fled before him; and many fell slain right up to the entrance of the gate.	40 ܘܪܕܦܗ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ
41 Abimelech returned to Arumah, but Zebul drove Gaal and his kinsmen from Shechem, which they had occupied.	41 ܘܐܝܬܒ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܒܐܕܘܡܐ ܘܛܪܕ ܙܟܠ ܠܓܥܠ ܘܠܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܒܘܢ ܒܫܟܝܡ
42 The next day, when the people were taking the field, it was reported to Abimelech,	42 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܕܒܪܐ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ
43 who divided the men he had into three companies, and set up an ambush in the fields. He watched till he saw the people leave the city, and then rose against them for the attack.	43 ܘܕܒܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܦܠܓ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܬܠܬܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܐܬܟܡܢܘ ܒܕܒܪܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܘܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܩܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ
44 Abimelech and the company with him dashed in and stood by the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and attacked them.	44 ܘܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܗܠܟܘ ܘܩܡܘ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ ܗܠܟܘ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܩܛܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ
45 That entire day Abimelech fought against the city, and captured it. He then killed its inhabitants and demolished the city, sowing the site with salt.	45 ܘܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܘܟܒܫܗ̇ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܩܛܠ ܘܥܩܪܗ̇ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܙܪܥܗ̇ ܡܠܘܚܐ
46 When they heard of this, all the citizens of Migdal-shechem went into the crypt of the temple of El-berith.	46 ܘܫܡܥܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܡܓܕܠ ܫܟܝܡ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܡܦܣܩ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܩܝܡܐ
47 It was reported to Abimelech that all the citizens of Migdal-shechem were gathered together.	47 ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܡܓܕܠ ܫܟܝܡ
48 So he went up Mount Zalmon with all his soldiers, took his axe in his hand, and cut down some brushwood. This he lifted to his shoulder, then said to the men with him, "Hurry! Do just as you have seen me do."	48 ܘܣܠܩ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܠܡܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܢܣܒ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܢܪܓܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܦܣܩ ܣܘܟܬܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܫܩܠܗ̇ ܘܣܡܗ̇ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܒܕܘ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܥܓܠ ܐܟܘܬܝ
49 So all the men likewise cut down brushwood, and following Abimelech, placed it against the crypt. Then they set the crypt on fire over their heads, so that every one of the citizens of Migdal-shechem, about a thousand men and women, perished.	49 ܘܦܣܩܘ ܓܒܪ ܣܘܟܬܗ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܣܡܘ ܟܫܝܬܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘܗ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܡܝܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܓܕܠ ܫܟܝܡ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܢܫ̈ܐ
50 Abimelech proceeded to Thebez, which he invested and captured.	50 ܘܐܙܠ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܠܬܒܨ ܘܫܪܐ ܒܬܒܨ ܘܐܚܕܗ̇
51 Now there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, in a word all the citizens of the city, fled there, shutting themselves in and going up to the roof of the tower.	51 ܘܡܓܕܠܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܠܬܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܚܕܘ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܓܕܠܐ
52 Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, advancing to the very entrance of the tower to set it on fire.	52 ܘܡܛܝ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܓܕܠܐ ܘܡܬܟܬܫ ܒܗ ܘܩܪܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܢܘܩܕܝܘܗܝ ܒܢܘܪܐ
53 But a certain woman cast the upper part of a millstone down on Abimelech's head, and it fractured his skull.	53 ܘܫܕܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܕܪܟܒܐ ܕܪܚܝܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܬܒܪܬܗ ܠܪܝܫܗ
54 He immediately called his armor-bearer and said to him, "Draw your sword and dispatch me, lest they say of me that a woman killed me." So his attendant ran him through and he died.	54 ܘܩܪܐ ܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܡܘܛ ܣܝܦܟ ܘܩܛܘܠܝܢܝ ܒܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܩܛܠܬܗ ܘܕܩܪܗ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܘܡܝܬ
55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all left for their homes.	55 ܘܚܙܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܐܬܪܗ
56 Thus did God requite the evil Abimelech had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.	56 ܘܦܪܥܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐܒܝܡܠܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܩܛܠ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ
57 God also brought all their wickedness home to the Shechemites, for the curse of Jotham, son of Jerubbaal, overtook them.	57 ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܫܟܝܡ ܐܗܦܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܠܘܛܬܗ ܕܝܘܬܡ ܒܪ ܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ