Jueces 11

1Now Jephthah^H3316 the Gileadite^H1569 was a mighty man^H1368 of valor^H2428, and he was the son^H1121 of a harlot^H802: and Gilead^H1568 begat^H3205 Jephthah^H3316. 2And Gilead's^H1568 wife^H802 bare^H3205 him sons^H1121; and when his wife's^H802 sons^H1121 grew up^H1431, they drove out^H1644 Jephthah^H3316, and said^H559 unto him, Thou shalt not inherit^H5157 in our father's^H1 house^H1004; for thou art the son^H1121 of another^H312 woman^H802. 3Then Jephthah^H3316 fled^H1272 from^H6440 his brethren^H251, and dwelt^H3427 in the land^H776 of Tob^H2897: and there were gathered^H3950 vain^H7386 fellows^H582 to Jephthah^H3316, and they went out^H3318 with him. 4And it came to pass after a while^H3117, that the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 made war^H3898 against Israel^H3478. 5And it was so, that, when the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 made war^H3898 against Israel^H3478, the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568 went^H3212 to fetch^H3947 Jephthah^H3316 out of the land^H776 of Tob^H2897; 6and they said^H559 unto Jephthah^H3316, Come^H3212 and be our chief^H7101, that we may fight^H3898 with the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983. 7And Jephthah^H3316 said^H559 unto the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568, Did not ye hate^H8130 me, and drive^H1644 me out of my father's^H1 house^H1004? and why are ye come^H935 unto me now when ye are in distress^H6887? 8And the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568 said^H559 unto Jephthah^H3316, Therefore are we turned again^H7725 to thee now, that thou mayest go^H1980 with us, and fight^H3898 with the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983; and thou shalt be our head^H7218 over all the inhabitants^H3427 of Gilead^H1568. 9And Jephthah^H3316 said^H559 unto the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568, If ye bring me home again^H7725 to fight^H3898 with the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, and Jehovah^H3068 deliver^H5414 them before^H6440 me, shall I be your head^H7218? 10And the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568 said^H559 unto Jephthah^H3316, Jehovah^H3068 shall be witness^H8085 between us; surely according to thy word^H1697 so will we do^H6213. 11Then Jephthah^H3316 went^H3212 with the elders^H2205 of Gilead^H1568, and the people^H5971 made^H7760 him head^H7218 and chief^H7101 over them: and Jephthah^H3316 spake^H1696 all his words^H1697 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 in Mizpah^H4709. 12And Jephthah^H3316 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto the king^H4428 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, saying^H559, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come^H935 unto me to fight^H3898 against my land^H776? 13And the king^H4428 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 answered^H559 unto the messengers^H4397 of Jephthah^H3316, Because Israel^H3478 took away^H3947 my land^H776, when he came up^H5927 out of Egypt^H4714, from the Arnon^H769 even unto the Jabbok^H2999, and unto the Jordan^H3383: now therefore restore those lands again^H7725 peaceably^H7965. 14And Jephthah^H3316 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 again^H3254 unto the king^H4428 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983; 15and he said^H559 unto him, Thus saith^H559 Jephthah^H3316: Israel^H3478 took not away^H3947 the land^H776 of Moab^H4124, nor the land^H776 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, 16but when they came up^H5927 from Egypt^H4714, and Israel^H3478 went^H3212 through the wilderness^H4057 unto the Red^H5488 Sea^H3220, and came^H935 to Kadesh^H6946; 17then Israel^H3478 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto the king^H4428 of Edom^H123, saying^H559, Let me, I pray thee, pass through^H5674 thy land^H776; but the king^H4428 of Edom^H123 hearkened^H8085 not. And in like manner he sent^H7971 unto the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124; but he would^H14 not: and Israel^H3478 abode^H3427 in Kadesh^H6946. 18Then they went through^H3212 the wilderness^H4057, and went around^H5437 the land^H776 of Edom^H123, and the land^H776 of Moab^H4124, and came^H935 by the east side^H4217 of the land^H776 of Moab^H4124, and they encamped^H2583 on the other side^H5676 of the Arnon^H769; but they came^H935 not within the border^H1366 of Moab^H4124, for the Arnon^H769 was the border^H1366 of Moab^H4124. 19And Israel^H3478 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites^H567, the king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809; and Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto him, Let us pass^H5674, we pray thee, through thy land^H776 unto^H5704 my place^H4725. 20But Sihon^H5511 trusted^H539 not Israel^H3478 to pass^H5674 through his border^H1366; but Sihon^H5511 gathered^H622 all his people^H5971 together^H622, and encamped^H2583 in Jahaz^H3096, and fought^H3898 against Israel^H3478. 21And Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, delivered^H5414 Sihon^H5511 and all his people^H5971 into the hand^H3027 of Israel^H3478, and they smote^H5221 them: so Israel^H3478 possessed^H3423 all the land^H776 of the Amorites^H567, the inhabitants^H3427 of that country^H776. 22And they possessed^H3423 all the border^H1366 of the Amorites^H567, from the Arnon^H769 even unto the Jabbok^H2999, and from the wilderness^H4057 even unto the Jordan^H3383. 23So now Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, hath dispossessed^H3423 the Amorites^H567 from before^H6440 his people^H5971 Israel^H3478, and shouldest thou possess^H3423 them? 24Wilt not thou possess^H3423 that which Chemosh^H3645 thy god^H430 giveth thee to possess^H3423? So whomsoever Jehovah^H3068 our God^H430 hath dispossessed^H3423 from before^H6440 us, them will we possess^H3423. 25And now art thou anything better^H2896 than Balak^H1111 the son^H1121 of Zippor^H6834, king^H4428 of Moab^H4124? did he ever^H7378 strive^H7378 against Israel^H3478, or did he ever^H7378 fight^H3898 against them? 26While Israel^H3478 dwelt^H3427 in Heshbon^H2809 and its towns^H1323, and in Aroer^H6177 and its towns^H1323, and in all the cities^H5892 that are along by the side^H3027 of the Arnon^H769, three^H7969 hundred^H3967 years^H8141; wherefore did ye not recover^H5337 them within that time^H6256? 27I therefore have not sinned^H2398 against thee, but thou doest^H6213 me wrong^H7451 to war^H3898 against me: Jehovah^H3068, the Judge^H8199, be judge^H8199 this day^H3117 between the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 and the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983. 28Howbeit the king^H4428 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 hearkened^H8085 not unto the words^H1697 of Jephthah^H3316 which he sent^H7971 him. 29Then the Spirit^H7307 of Jehovah^H3068 came upon Jephthah^H3316, and he passed over^H5674 Gilead^H1568 and Manasseh^H4519, and passed over^H5674 Mizpeh^H4708 of Gilead^H1568, and from Mizpeh^H4708 of Gilead^H1568 he passed over^H5674 unto the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983. 30And Jephthah^H3316 vowed^H5087 a vow^H5088 unto Jehovah^H3068, and said^H559, If thou wilt indeed^H5414 deliver^H5414 the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 into my hand^H3027, 31then it shall be, that whatsoever^H3318 cometh forth^H3318 from the doors^H1817 of my house^H1004 to meet^H7125 me, when I return^H7725 in peace^H7965 from the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, it shall be Jehovah's^H3068, and I will offer it up^H5927 for a burnt-offering^H5930. 32So Jephthah^H3316 passed over^H5674 unto the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 to fight^H3898 against them; and Jehovah^H3068 delivered^H5414 them into his hand^H3027. 33And he smote^H5221 them from Aroer^H6177 until thou come^H935 to Minnith^H4511, even twenty^H6242 cities^H5892, and unto^H58 Abel-cheramim^H3754, with a very^H3966 great^H1419 slaughter^H4347. So the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 were subdued^H3665 before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478. 34And Jephthah^H3316 came^H935 to Mizpah^H4709 unto his house^H1004; and, behold, his daughter^H1323 came out^H3318 to meet^H7125 him with timbrels^H8596 and with dances^H4246: and she was his only child^H3173; besides her he had neither son^H1121 nor^H176 daughter^H1323. 35And it came to pass, when he saw^H7200 her, that he rent^H7167 his clothes^H899, and said^H559, Alas^H162, my daughter^H1323! thou hast brought^H3766 me very^H3766 low^H3766, and thou art one of them that trouble^H5916 me; for I have opened^H6475 my mouth^H6310 unto Jehovah^H3068, and I cannot^H3201 go back^H7725. 36And she said^H559 unto him, My father^H1, thou hast opened^H6475 thy mouth^H6310 unto Jehovah^H3068; do^H6213 unto me according to that which^H834 hath proceeded^H3318 out of thy mouth^H6310, forasmuch^H310 as Jehovah^H3068 hath taken^H6213 vengeance^H5360 for thee on thine enemies^H341, even on the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983. 37And she said^H559 unto her father^H1, Let this thing^H1697 be done^H6213 for me: let me alone^H7503 two^H8147 months^H2320, that I may depart^H3212 and go down^H3381 upon the mountains^H2022, and bewail^H1058 my virginity^H1331, I and my companions^H7464. 38And he said^H559, Go^H3212. And he sent her away^H7971 for two^H8147 months^H2320: and she departed^H3212, she and her companions^H7464, and bewailed^H1058 her virginity^H1331 upon the mountains^H2022. 39And it came to pass at the end^H7093 of two^H8147 months^H2320, that she returned^H7725 unto her father^H1, who did^H6213 with her according to his vow^H5088 which he had vowed^H5087: and she knew^H3045 not man^H376. And it was a custom^H2706 in Israel^H3478, 40that the daughters^H1323 of Israel^H3478 went^H3212 yearly^H3117 to celebrate^H8567 the daughter^H1323 of Jephthah^H3316 the Gileadite^H1569 four^H702 days^H3117 in a year^H8141.