Judges · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Judges 12 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Los hombres de Efraín se reunieron, tomaron sus armas y cruzaron hacia Zafón. Dijeron a Jefté: «¿Por qué fuiste a luchar contra los hijos de Amón sin llamarnos para que fuéramos contigo? Vamos a quemar tu casa contigo dentro».
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 Jefté respondió: «Mi pueblo y yo estábamos en grave peligro por causa de los hijos de Amón. Los llamé a ustedes, pero no vinieron a salvarme 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 Cuando vi que no me ayudaban, arriesgué mi vida y fui contra los hijos de Amón. El Señor los entregó en mis manos. Entonces, ¿por qué han venido hoy a luchar contra mí?»
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 Jefté reunió a todos los hombres de Galaad y luchó contra Efraín. Los hombres de Galaad derrotaron a los efraimitas.
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 Los galaaditas tomaron los lugares de cruce del Jordán para impedir el paso a los efraimitas. Cuando un fugitivo de Efraín decía: «Déjenme cruzar», los hombres de Galaad le preguntaban: «¿Eres efraimita?» Si 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 le decían: «Di Shibolet». Él decía «Sibolet», porque no podía pronunciar correctamente la palabra. Entonces lo capturaban y lo mataban junto a los lugares de cruce del Jordán. En aquel tiempo murieron cuarenta y dos mil efraimitas.
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 Jefté fue juez de Israel durante seis años. Luego murió y fue enterrado en su ciudad, Mizpa de Galaad.
7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
8 Después de Jefté, Ibzán de Belén fue juez de Israel.
8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
9 Tuvo treinta hijos y treinta hijas. Envió a sus hijas a casarse fuera de su familia y trajo de otros lugares treinta mujeres para sus hijos. Fue juez de Israel durante 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 Luego Ibzán murió y fue enterrado en Belén.
10 Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.
11 Después de él, Elón el zabulonita fue juez de Israel durante diez años.
11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
12 Elón el zabulonita murió y fue enterrado en Ajalón, en la tierra de Zabulón.
12 Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 Después de él, Abdón hijo de Hilel, de Piratón, fue juez de Israel.
13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
14 Tuvo cuarenta hijos y treinta nietos, que montaban setenta asnos jóvenes. Abdón fue juez de Israel durante ocho años.
14 He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
15 Abdón hijo de Hilel murió y fue enterrado en Piratón, en la tierra de Efraín, en la región montañosa de los amalecitas.
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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