| 1 ܘܢܦܬܚ ܓܠܥܕܝܐ ܓܢܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܗܘ ܒܪ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܘܠܕ ܓܠܥܕ ܠܢܦܬܚ | 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah. |
| 2 ܘܝܠܕܬ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܗ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܪܒܘ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܛܪܕܘܗܝ ܠܢܦܬܚ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܪܬ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܘ ܐܚܪܬܐ | 2 And Gilead's wife also bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they thrust Jephthah out, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman." |
| 3 ܘܥܪܩ ܢܦܬܚ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܐܬܠܩܛܘ ܠܘܬ ܢܦܬܚ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܗ | 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows collected round Jephthah, and went raiding with him. |
| 4 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 4 After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel. |
| 5 ܘܟܕ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܙܠܘ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܡܕܒܪܗ ܠܢܦܬܚ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܛܒܬܐ | 5 And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob; |
| 6 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܢܦܬܚ ܬܐ ܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܘܢܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 6 and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites." |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܣܢܝܬܘܢܢܝ ܘܛܪܕܬܘܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܘܗܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܕ ܥܩܬ ܠܟܘܢ | 7 But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in trouble?" |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܢܦܬܚ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܙܠ ܥܡܢ ܘܢܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܗܘܝ ܪܝܫܐ ܠܟܠ ܝܬܒ̈ܝ ܓܠܥܕ | 8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." |
| 9 ܘܐܡܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܐܢ ܡܗܦܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܕܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܡܫܠܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ | 9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the Ammonites, and the LORD gives them over to me, I will be your head." |
| 10 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܘܥܐ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܟ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ | 10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say." |
| 11 ܘܐܙܠ ܢܦܬܚ ܥܡ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܐܩܝܡܘܗܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܘܫܠܝܛܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ | 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD at Mizpah. |
| 12 ܘܫܕܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܐ ܠܝ ܘܠܟ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܐܪܥܝ | 12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites and said, "What have you against me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?" |
| 13 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ ܥܡܘܢ ܠܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܦܬܚ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܣܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪܥܝ ܟܕ ܣܠܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܢܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܩ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܫܐ ܦܢܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܝ ܒܫܠܡܐ | 13 And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel on coming from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably." |
| 14 ܘܗܦܟ ܬܘܒ ܢܦܬܚ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the Ammonites |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 15 and said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites, |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܕ ܣܠܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܗܠܟܘ ܗܘܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ ܘܡܛܝܘ ܠܪܩܡ | 16 but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. |
| 17 ܘܫܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܢܥܒܪ ܒܐܪܥܟ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܐܦ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܫܠܚ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܛܦܝܣ ܠܗ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܪܩܡ | 17 Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Let us pass, we pray, through your land'; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh. |
| 18 ܘܗܠܟ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܬܟܪܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܠܘ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ | 18 Then they journeyed through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and arrived on the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon; but they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab. |
| 19 ܘܫܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܙ̈ܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܚܫܒܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܢܥܒܪ ܒܐܪܥܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܪܥܝ | 19 Israel then sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, 'Let us pass, we pray, through your land to our country.' |
| 20 ܘܠܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܒܬܚܘܡܗ ܘܟܢܫ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܗ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܝܗܨ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel. |
| 21 ܘܐܫܠܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܠܣܝܚܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܗ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ | 21 And the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country. |
| 22 ܘܐܝܪܬ ܟܠܗ ܬܚܘܡܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܢܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܩ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܪܕܢܢ | 22 And they took possession of all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. |
| 23 ܘܗܫܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܢܬ ܝܪܬ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܘܢ | 23 So then the LORD, the God of Israel, dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel; and are you to take possession of them? |
| 24 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܘܪܬܟ ܟܡܘܫ ܐܠܗܟ ܝܪܬ ܐܢܬ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܐܘܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܝܪܬܝܢ ܚܢܢ | 24 Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? And all that the LORD our God has dispossessed before us, we will possess. |
| 25 ܗܫܐ ܡܛܒ ܛܒ ܐܢܬ ܡܢ ܒܠܩ ܒܪ ܨܦܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܚܪܝܘ ܐܬܚܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܘ ܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ | 25 Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them? |
| 26 ܟܕ ܝܬܒ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܒܚܫܒܘܢ ܘܒܟܦܪ̈ܘܢܝܗ ܘܒܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܘܒܟܦܪ̈ܘܢܝܗ ܘܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܐܪܢܘܢ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܕܝܬܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ | 26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? |
| 27 ܐܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܝܬ ܠܟ ܘܐܢܬ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܥܡܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܝ ܢܕܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܒܝܢܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܒܝܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 27 I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me; the LORD, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon." |
| 28 ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܦܬܚ ܕܫܠܚ ܠܗ | 28 But the king of the Ammonites did not heed the message of Jephthah which he sent to him. |
| 29 ܘܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܒܪ ܠܓܠܥܕ ܘܠܡܢܫܐ ܘܥܒܪ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܡܢ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܥܒܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. |
| 30 ܘܢܕܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܢܕܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢ ܡܫܠܡܘ ܬܫܠܡ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ | 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand, |
| 31 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬܝ ܠܐܘܪܥܝ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܣܩܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܬܐ | 31 then whoever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious from the Ammonites, shall be the LORDs, and I will offer him up for a burnt offering." |
| 32 ܘܥܒܪ ܢܦܬܚ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ | 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand. |
| 33 ܘܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܡܟܝܪ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܠ ܟܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܛܒ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 33 And he smote them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. |
| 34 ܘܐܬܐ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܗܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܢܦܩܬ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܒ̈ܦܠܓܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܒܝܥܐ ܘܗܝ ܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܘܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܒܪܐ ܐܘ ܒܪܬܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ̇ | 34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. |
| 35 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܗ̇ ܨܪܝ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܘܗ ܒܪܬܝ ܡܣܚܦ ܣܚܦܬܝܢܝ ܘܐܢܬ ܗܘܝܬܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܚ̈ܘܦܝ ܕܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܦܬܚܬ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܗܦܘܟ | 35 And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." |
| 36 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܒܝ ܦܬܚܬ ܦܘܡܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܟ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܩܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 36 And she said to him, "My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone forth from your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." |
| 37 ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܐܒܘܗ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܗܕܐ ܐܪܦܢܝ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܗܠܟ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܒܟܐ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܝ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܝ | 37 And she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me; let me alone two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions." |
| 38 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܙܠ ܘܫܕܪܗ̇ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܗܝ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܘܒܟܬ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗ̇ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ | 38 And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. |
| 39 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܐܬܬ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܢܕܪܐ ܕܢܕܪ ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܚܟܡܗ̇ ܓܒܪ ܘܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܐܬܐ ܒܝܢܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had made. She had never known a man. And it became a custom in Israel |
| 40 ܘܡܢ ܥܕܢ ܠܥܕܢ ܐܙ̈ܠܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܒ̈ܟܝܢ ܘܐ̈ܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܢܦܬܚ ܓܠܥܕܝܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܫܢܬܐ | 40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. |
