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Judges 12 Bible in Basic English
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1 Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.
1 Y JUNTÁNDOSE los varones de Ephraim, pasaron hacia el aquilón, y dijeron á Jephté: ¿Por qué fuiste á hacer guerra contra los hijos de Ammón, y no nos llamaste para que fuéramos contigo? Nosotros quemaremos á fuego tu casa contigo.
1 The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”
2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.
2 Y Jephté les respondió: Yo tuve, y mi pueblo, una gran contienda con los hijos de Ammón, y os llamé, y no me defendisteis de sus manos.
2 Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand.
3 So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
3 Viendo pues que no me defendíais, puse mi alma en mi palma, y pasé contra los hijos de Ammón, y Jehová los entregó en mi mano: ¿por qué pues habéis subido hoy contra mí para pelear conmigo?
3 When I saw that you didn’t save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me today, to fight against me?”
4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
4 Y juntando Jephté á todos los varones de Galaad, peleó contra Ephraim; y los de Galaad hirieron á Ephraim, porque habían dicho: Vosotros sois fugitivos de Ephraim, vosotros sois Galaaditas entre Ephraim y Manasés.
4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.”
5 And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
5 Y los Galaaditas tomaron los vados del Jordán á Ephraim; y era que, cuando alguno de los de Ephraim que había huído, decía, ¿pasaré? los de Galaad le preguntaban: ¿Eres tú Ephrateo? Si él respondía, No;
5 The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No;”
6 Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
6 Entonces le decían: Ahora pues, di, Shiboleth. Y él decía, Siboleth; porque no podía pronunciar de aquella suerte. Entonces le echaban mano, y le degollaban junto á los vados del Jordán. Y murieron entonces de los de Ephraim cuarenta y dos mil.
6 then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.
7 Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
7 Y Jephté juzgó á Israel seis años: luego murió Jephté Galaadita, y fué sepultado en [una de] las ciudades de Galaad.
7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
8 And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
8 Después de él juzgó á Israel Ibzan de Beth-lehem;
8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
9 El cual tuvo treinta hijos y treinta hijas, las cuales casó fuera, y tomó de fuera treinta hijas para sus hijos: y juzgó á Israel siete años.
9 He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.
10 And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
10 Y murió Ibzan, y fué sepultado en Beth-lehem.
10 Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.
11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
11 Después de él juzgó á Israel Elón, Zabulonita, el cual juzgó á Israel diez años.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
12 And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
12 Y murió Elón, Zabulonita, y fué sepultado en Ajalón en la tierra de Zabulón.
12 Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
13 Después de él juzgó á Israel Abdón hijo de Hillel, Piratonita.
13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
14 Este tuvo cuarenta hijos y treinta nietos, que cabalgaban sobre setenta asnos: y juzgó á Israel ocho años.
14 He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
15 And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
15 Y murió Abdón hijo de Hillel, Piratonita, y fué sepultado en Piratón, en la tierra de Ephraim, en el monte de Amalec.
15 Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abdon
Son of Hillel from Pirathon who judged Israel eight years, had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode seventy donkeys, and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim.
Cited in the guide: Judges 12:13; Judges 12:15
Elon
Zebulunite who judged Israel ten years and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
Cited in the guide: Judges 12:11; Judges 12:12
Hillel
Named as the father of the judge Abdon of Pirathon.
Cited in the guide: Judges 12:13; Judges 12:15
Ibzan
Judge from Bethlehem who judged Israel seven years, had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he married outside his clan, and was buried in Bethlehem.
Cited in the guide: Judges 12:8; Judges 12:9; Judges 12:10
Cross references (11)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Judges 8:1; John 10:32; James 3:16; James 4:1–2; Judges 14:15
- 2 Judges 11:12–33
- 3 Job 13:14; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 28:21; Psalm 119:109; 2 Chronicles 13:12
- 4 Proverbs 12:13; 1 Samuel 25:10; Numbers 32:39–40; Nehemiah 4:4; Judges 11:10
- 5 Judges 3:28; Joshua 22:11; Judges 7:24; Joshua 2:7
- 6 Ecclesiastes 10:12; Matthew 12:25; Isaiah 27:12; Psalm 69:2; Proverbs 17:14
- 8 1 Samuel 16:1; Matthew 2:1; Genesis 15:19; Micah 5:2
- 9 Judges 10:4; Judges 12:14
- 12 Joshua 19:42; 1 Chronicles 6:69; 1 Chronicles 8:13
- 14 Judges 5:10; Judges 10:4
- 15 Judges 5:14; 1 Samuel 15:7; Genesis 14:7; Judges 3:27; 2 Samuel 23:30
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