| 1 ܘܩܥܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܢܦܬܚ ܠܡܢܐ ܥܒܪܬ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܠܢ ܠܐ ܩܪܝܬ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܥܡܟ ܒܝܬܟ ܡܘܩܕܝܢܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܒܢܘܪܐ | 1 The men of Ephraim gathered together and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why do you go on to fight with the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house over you." |
| 2 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܦܬܚ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܨܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܥܡܝ ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܩܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܦܪܩܬܘܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ | 2 Jephthah answered them, "My soldiers and I were engaged in a critical contest with the Ammonites. I summoned you, but you did not rescue me from their power. |
| 3 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܝܬ ܕܠܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦܪܩ ܠܝ ܣܡܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܙܘܪ̈ܝ ܘܥܒܪܢ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܘܗܫܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܣܠܩܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܬܬܟܬܫܘܢ ܥܡܝ | 3 When I saw that you would not effect a rescue, I took my life in my own hand and went on to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my power. Why, then, do you come up against me this day to fight with me?" |
| 4 ܘܟܢܫ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܚܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܓܠܥܕ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܦܪ̈ܡܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܢܫܐ | 4 Then Jephthah called together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim, whom they defeated; for the Ephraimites had said, "You of Gilead are Ephraimite fugitives in territory belonging to Ephraim and Manasseh." |
| 5 ܘܐܚܕܘ ܓܠܥܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܠܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܡܥܒܪ ܡܫܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܓܠܥܕ ܐܦܪܡܝܐ ܐܢܬ | 5 The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan toward Ephraim. When any of the fleeing Ephraimites said, "Let me pass," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he answered, "No!" |
| 6 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܐ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܡܪ ܫܒ̈ܠܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܣܒ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܐܥܒܪܘܗܝ ܘܢܟܣܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ | 6 they would ask him to say "Shibboleth." If he said "Sibboleth," not being able to give the proper pronunciation, they would seize him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell at that time. |
| 7 ܘܕܢ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܫܬ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܡܝܬ ܢܦܬܚ ܓܠܥܕܝܐ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ | 7 After having judged Israel for six years, Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. |
| 8 ܘܕܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܒܝܨܢ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ | 8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. |
| 9 ܘܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܢ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ ܐܦܩ ܠܒܪ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܟ̈ܠܠܢ ܐܥܠ ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܘܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܫܒܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ | 9 He had thirty sons. He also had thirty daughters married outside the family, and he brought in as wives for his sons thirty young women from outside the family. After having judged Israel for seven years, |
| 10 ܘܡܝܬ ܐܒܝܨܢ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ | 10 Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. |
| 11 ܘܕܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܠܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܥܣܪ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ | 11 After him the Zebulunite Elon judged Israel. When he had judged Israel for ten years, |
| 12 ܘܡܝܬ ܐܠܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܐܝܠܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܙܒܘܠܘܢ | 12 the Zebulunite Elon died and was buried in Elon in the land of Zebulun. |
| 13 ܘܕܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܟܪܢ ܒܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܦܪܥܬܘܢܝܐ | 13 After him the Pirathonite Abdon, son of Hillel, judged Israel. |
| 14 ܘܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܗܘܘ ܪ̈ܟܝܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܥ̈ܝܠܝܢ ܘܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܡܢܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ | 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy saddle-asses. After having judged Israel for eight years, |
| 15 ܘܡܝܬ ܥܟܪܢ ܒܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܦܪܥܬܘܢܝܐ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܐܦܪܥܬܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܩܝܐ | 15 the Pirathonite Abdon, son of Hillel, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim on the mountain of the Amalekites. |
