ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 11

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Και ο Ιεφθαε ο Γαλααδιτης ητο δυνατος εν ισχυι? και ητο υιος γυναικος πορνης, και εγεννησεν ο Γαλααδ τον Ιεφθαε.	1 At that time, there was a Gileadite, Jephthah, a very strong man and a fighter, the son of a kept woman, and he was born of Gilead.
2 Και εγεννησεν η γυνη του Γαλααδ εις αυτον υιους? και ηυξηθησαν οι υιοι της γυναικος και απεβαλον τον Ιεφθαε, λεγοντες προς αυτον, Δεν θελεις κληρονομησει εν τω οικω του πατρος ημων? διοτι εισαι υιος γυναικος ξενης.	2 Now Gilead had a wife, from whom he received sons. And they, after growing up, cast out Jephthah, saying, “You cannot inherit in the house of our father, because you were born of another mother.”
3 Και εφυγεν ο Ιεφθαε απο προσωπου των αδελφων αυτου και κατωκησεν εν τη γη Τωβ? και συνηχθησαν εις τον Ιεφθαε ανθρωποι ποταποι και εξηρχοντο μετ' αυτου.	3 And so, fleeing and avoiding them, he lived in the land of Tob. And men who were indigent and robbers joined with him, and they followed him as their leader.
4 Και μετα καιρον οι υιοι Αμμων επολεμησαν εναντιον του Ισραηλ.	4 In those days, the sons of Ammon fought against Israel.
5 Και οτε επολεμησαν οι υιοι Αμμων εναντιον του Ισραηλ, οι πρεσβυτεροι της Γαλααδ υπηγαν να παραλαβωσι τον Ιεφθαε εκ της γης Τωβ.	5 And being steadfastly attacked, the elders of Gilead traveled so that they might obtain for their assistance Jephthah, from the land of Tob.
6 Και ειπον προς τον Ιεφθαε, Ελθε και γινου αρχηγος ημων, δια να πολεμησωμεν τους υιους Αμμων.	6 And they said to him, “Come and be our leader, and fight against the sons of Ammon.”
7 Και ειπεν ο Ιεφθαε προς τους πρεσβυτερους της Γαλααδ, Σεις δεν με εμισησατε και με απεβαλετε εκ του οικου του πατρος μου; δια τι λοιπον ηλθετε τωρα προς εμε, οτε ευρισκεσθε εις αμηχανιαν;	7 But he answered them: “Are you not the ones who hated me, and who cast me out of my father’s house? And yet now you come to me, compelled by necessity?”
8 Και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της Γαλααδ προς τον Ιεφθαε, Δια τουτο επεστρεψαμεν τωρα προς σε? δια να ελθης μεθ' ημων και να πολεμησης τους υιους Αμμων και να ησαι αρχων εφ' ημων, επι παντων των κατοικων της Γαλααδ.	8 And the leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “But it is due to this necessity that we have approached you now, so that you may set out with us, and fight against the sons of Ammon, and be commander over all who live in Gilead.”
9 Και ειπεν ο Ιεφθαε προς τους πρεσβυτερους της Γαλααδ, Εαν σεις με επαναφερητε δια να πολεμησω τους υιους Αμμων, και ο Κυριος παραδωση αυτους εις εμε, εγω θελω εισθαι αρχων εφ' υμων;	9 Jephthah also said to them: “If you have come to me so that I may fight for you against the sons of Ammon, and if the Lord will deliver them into my hands, will I truly be your leader?”
10 Και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της Γαλααδ προς τον Ιεφθαε, Ο Κυριος ας ηναι μαρτυς μεταξυ ημων, εαν δεν καμωμεν κατα τον λογον σου.	10 They answered him, “The Lord who hears these things is himself the Mediator and the Witness that we shall do what we have promised.”
11 Τοτε υπηγεν ο Ιεφθαε μετα των πρεσβυτερων της Γαλααδ, και κατεστησεν αυτον ο λαος εφ' εαυτου κεφαλην και αρχοντα? και ελαλησεν ο Ιεφθαε παντας τους λογους αυτου ενωπιον του Κυριου εν Μισπα.	11 And so Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead, and all the people made him their leader. And Jephthah spoke all his words, in the sight of the Lord, at Mizpah.
12 Και απεστειλεν ο Ιεφθαε πρεσβεις προς τον βασιλεα των υιων Αμμων, λεγων, Τι εχεις να καμης μετ' εμου και ηλθες εναντιον μου να πολεμησης εν τη γη μου;	12 And he sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, who said on his behalf, “What is there between you and me, that you would approach against me, so that you might lay waste to my land?”
13 Και απεκριθη ο βασιλευς των υιων Αμμων προς τους πρεσβεις του Ιεφθαε, Διοτι ο Ισραηλ ελαβε την γην μου, οτε ανεβαινεν εξ Αιγυπτου, απο Αρνων εως Ιαβοκ και εως του Ιορδανου? τωρα λοιπον επιστρεψον αυτα εν ειρηνη.	13 And he responded to them, “It is because Israel took my land, when he ascended from Egypt, from the parts of Arnon, as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan. Now therefore, restore these to me with peace.”
14 Και απεστειλε παλιν ο Ιεφθαε πρεσβεις προς τον βασιλεα των υιων Αμμων?	14 And Jephthah again commissioned them, and he ordered them to say to the king of Ammon:
15 και ειπε προς αυτον, Ουτω λεγει ο Ιεφθαε? Ο Ισραηλ δεν ελαβε την γην του Μωαβ ουδε την γην των υιων Αμμων?	15 “Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab, nor the land of the sons of Ammon.
16 αλλ' αφου ανεβη ο Ισραηλ εξ Αιγυπτου και επορευθη δια της ερημου εις την Ερυθραν θαλασσαν και ηλθεν εις Καδης,	16 But when they ascended together from Egypt, he walked through the desert as far as the Red Sea, and he went into Kadesh.
17 τοτε ο Ισραηλ απεστειλε πρεσβεις προς τον βασιλεα του Εδωμ, λεγων, Ας περασω, παρακαλω, δια της γης σου? πλην ο βασιλευς του Εδωμ δεν εισηκουσεν. Ετι δε και προς τον βασιλεα του Μωαβ απεστειλε? πλην και αυτος δεν συγκατενευσε? και εκαθισεν ο Ισραηλ εν Καδης.	17 And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Permit me to pass through your land.’ But he was not willing to agree to his petition. Likewise, he sent to the king of Moab, who also refused to offer him passage. And so he delayed in Kadesh,
18 Τοτε υπηγε δια της ερημου και περιηλθε την γην του Εδωμ και την γην του Μωαβ και ηλθεν απο ανατολων της γης του Μωαβ και εστρατοπεδευσε περαν του Αρνων, και δεν εισηλθεν εις τα ορια του Μωαβ? διοτι ο Αρνων ητο οριον του Μωαβ.	18 and he circled around the side of the land of Edom and the land of Moab. And he arrived opposite the eastern region of the land of Moab. And he made camp across the Arnon. But he was not willing to enter the borders of Moab. (Of course, Arnon is the border of the land of Moab.)
19 Και απεστειλεν ο Ισραηλ πρεσβεις προς τον Σηων βασιλεα των Αμορραιων, βασιλεα της Εσεβων? και ειπε προς αυτον ο Ισραηλ, Ας περασωμεν, παρακαλουμεν, δια της γης σου εως του τοπου μου.	19 And so Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who was living at Heshbon. And they said to him, “Permit me to cross through your land as far as the river.”
20 Αλλ' ο Σηων δεν ενεπιστευθη εις τον Ισραηλ να περαση δια του οριου αυτου? οθεν εσυναξεν ο Σηων παντα τον λαον αυτου, και εστρατοπεδευσεν εν Ιαασα και επολεμησε τον Ισραηλ.	20 But he, too, despising the words of Israel, would not permit him to cross through his borders. Instead, gathering an innumerable multitude, he went out against him at Jahaz, and he resisted strongly.
21 Και παρεδωκε Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ τον Σηων και παντα τον λαον αυτου εις την χειρα του Ισραηλ, και επαταξεν αυτους? και ο Ισραηλ εκληρονομησε πασαν την γην των Αμορραιων, των κατοικων της γης εκεινης.	21 But the Lord delivered him, with his entire army, into the hands of Israel. And he struck him down, and he possessed all the land of the Amorite, the inhabitant of that region,
22 Και εκληρονομησαν παντα τα ορια των Αμορραιων, απο Αρνων εως Ιαβοκ και απο της ερημου εως του Ιορδανου.	22 with all its parts, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
23 Και τωρα, αφου Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ εξεδιωξε τους Αμορραιους απ' εμπροσθεν του λαου αυτου Ισραηλ, συ θελεις κληρονομησει αυτους;	23 Therefore, it was the Lord, the God of Israel, who overthrew the Amorites, by means of his people Israel fighting against them. And now you wish to possess his land?
24 συ δεν κληρονομεις ο, τι εκληροδοτησεν εις σε Χεμως ο Θεος σου; και ημεις, παντα οσα εκληροδοτησεν εις ημας Κυριος ο Θεος ημων, ταυτα θελομεν κληρονομησει.	24 Are not the things that your god Chemosh possesses owed to you by right? And so, what the Lord our God has obtained by victory falls to us as a possession.
25 Και τωρα μηπως συ εισαι τι καλητερος του Βαλακ υιου του Σεπφωρ βασιλεως του Μωαβ; διεφιλονεικησεν εκεινος διολου προς τον Ισραηλ η επολεμησε ποτε εναντιον αυτου,	25 Or are you, perhaps, better than Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of Moab? Or are you able to explain what his argument was against Israel, and why he fought against him?
26 αφου ο Ισραηλ κατωκησεν εις Εσεβων και εις τας κωμας αυτης, και εις Αροηρ και εις τας κωμας αυτης, και εις πασας τας πολεις τας πλησιον του Αρνων, τριακοσια ετη; δια τι λοιπον εν τω διαστηματι τουτω δεν ηλευθερωσατε αυτα;	26 And though he has lived in Heshbon, and its villages, and in Aroer, and its villages, and in all the cities near the Jordan for three hundred years, why have you, for such long a time, put forward nothing about this claim?
27 Εγω λοιπον δεν επταισα εις σε? αλλα συ πραττεις αδικα εις εμε, πολεμων εναντιον μου. Ο Κυριος ο Κριτης ας κρινη σημερον αναμεσον των υιων Ισραηλ και των υιων Αμμων.	27 Therefore, I am not sinning against you, but you are doing evil against me, by declaring an unjust war against me. May the Lord be the Judge and the Arbiter this day, between Israel and the sons of Ammon.”
28 Αλλα δεν εισηκουσεν ο βασιλευς των υιων Αμμων εις τους λογους του Ιεφθαε, τους οποιους εστειλε προς αυτον.	28 But the king of the sons of Ammon was not willing to agree to the words of Jephthah that he commissioned by the messengers.
29 Τοτε επηλθεν επι τον Ιεφθαε πνευμα Κυριου, και αυτος επερασε δια της Γαλααδ και του Μανασση, και επερασε δια της Μισπα της Γαλααδ, και απο Μισπα της Γαλααδ επερασεν επι τους υιους Αμμων.	29 Therefore, the Spirit of the Lord rested upon Jephthah, and circling around Gilead, and Manasseh, and also Mizpah of Gilead, and crossing from there to the sons of Ammon,
30 Και ευχηθη ο Ιεφθαε ευχην προς τον Κυριον, και ειπεν, Εαν τωοντι παραδωσης τους υιους Αμμων εις την χειρα μου,	30 he made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you will deliver the sons of Ammon into my hands,
31 τοτε ο, τι εξελθη εκ των θυρων του οικου μου εις συναντησιν μου, οταν επιστρεφω εν ειρηνη απο των υιων Αμμων, θελει εισθαι του Κυριου, και θελω προσφερει αυτο εις ολοκαυτωμα.	31 whoever will be the first to depart from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, the same will I offer as a holocaust to the Lord.”
32 Τοτε διεβη ο Ιεφθαε προς τους υιους Αμμων δια να πολεμηση αυτους? και παρεδωκεν αυτους ο Κυριος εις την χειρα αυτου.	32 And Jephthah crossed to the sons of Ammon, so that he might fight against them. And the Lord delivered them into his hands.
33 Και επαταξεν αυτους, απο Αροηρ εως της εισοδου Μινιθ, εικοσι πολεις, και εως της πεδιαδος των αμπελωνων, εν σφαγη μεγαλη σφοδρα. Και εταπεινωθησαν οι υιοι Αμμων εμπροσθεν των υιων Ισραηλ.	33 And he struck them down from Aroer, as far as the entrance to Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is covered with vineyards, in an exceedingly great slaughter. And the sons of Ammon were humbled by the sons of Israel.
34 Και ηλθεν ο Ιεφθαε εις Μισπα προς τον οικον αυτου? και ιδου, η θυγατηρ αυτου εξηρχετο εις συναντησιν αυτου μετα τυμπανων και χορων? και αυτη ητο μονογενης? εκτος αυτης δεν ειχεν ουτε υιον ουτε θυγατερα.	34 But when Jephthah returned to Mizpah, to his own house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and dances. For he had no other children.
35 Και ως ειδεν αυτην, διεσχισε τα ιματια αυτου και ειπεν, Οιμοι θυγατηρ μου? ολως κατελυπησας με, και συ εισαι εκ των καταθλιβοντων με? διοτι εγω ηνοιξα το στομα μου προς τον Κυριον, και δεν δυναμαι να λαβω οπισω τον λογον μου.	35 And upon seeing her, he tore his garments, and he said: “Alas, my daughter! You have cheated me, and you yourself have been cheated. For I opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do nothing else.”
36 Εκεινη δε ειπε προς αυτον, Πατερ μου, εαν ηνοιξας το στομα σου προς τον Κυριον, καμε εις εμε κατ' εκεινο το οποιον εξηλθεν εκ του στοματος σου? αφου ο Κυριος εκαμεν εκδικησιν εις σε απο των εχθρων σου, απο των υιων Αμμων.	36 And she answered him, “My father, if you have opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me whatever you have promised, since victory has been granted to you, as well as vengeance against your enemies.”
37 Και ειπε προς τον πατερα αυτης, Ας γεινη εις εμε το πραγμα τουτο? αφες με δυο μηνας, δια να υπαγω να περιελθω τα ορη και να κλαυσω την παρθενιαν μου, εγω και αι συντροφοι μου.	37 And she said to her father: “Grant to me this one thing, which I request. Permit me, that I may wander the hillsides for two months, and that I may mourn my virginity with my companions.”
38 Ο δε ειπεν, Υπαγε? και απεστειλεν αυτην δια δυο μηνας, και υπηγεν αυτη μετα των συντροφων αυτης και εκλαυσε την παρθενιαν αυτης επι τα ορη.	38 And he answered her, “Go.” And he released her for two months. And when she had departed with her friends and companions, she wept over her virginity in the hillsides.
39 Και εις το τελος των δυο μηνων επεστρεψε προς τον πατερα αυτης? και εκαμεν εις αυτην κατα την ευχην αυτου την οποιαν ευχηθη? και αυτη δεν εγνωρισεν ανδρα. Και εγεινεν εθος εις τον Ισραηλ,	39 And when the two months expired, she returned to her father, and he did to her just as he had vowed, though she knew no man. From this, the custom grew up in Israel, and the practice has been preserved,
40 να υπαγωσιν αι θυγατερες του Ισραηλ απο χρονου εις χρονον, να θρηνωσι την θυγατερα του Ιεφθαε του Γαλααδιτου, τεσσαρας ημερας κατ' ετος.	40 such that, after each year passes, the daughters of Israel convene as one, and they lament the daughter of Jephthah, the Gileadite, for four days.