Judges 9 Free Bible Version
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1 Abimelech, son of Jerub-baal, went to his mother's brothers at Shechem and told them and all his mother's relatives,
1 Y FUÉSE Abimelech hijo de Jerobaal á Sichêm, á los hermanos de su madre, y habló con ellos, y con toda la familia de la casa del padre de su madre, diciendo:
2 “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘What's best for you? That seventy men, all of them Jerub-baal's sons, rule over you—or just one man?’ Remember I'm your own flesh and blood!”
2 Yo os ruego que habléis á oídos de todos los de Sichêm: ¿Qué tenéis por mejor, que os señoreen setenta hombres, todos los hijos de Jerobaal; ó que os señoree un varón? Acordaos que yo soy hueso vuestro, y carne vuestra.
3 His mother's brothers shared his proposal with all the leaders of Shechem, and they decided to follow Abimelech, because they said, “He is our relative.”
3 Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre á oídos de todos los de Sichêm todas estas palabras: y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelech, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es.
4 They gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech used the money to hire some arrogant troublemakers as his gang.
4 Y diéronle setenta [siclos] de plata del templo de Baal-berith, con los cuales Abimelech alquiló hombres ociosos y vagabundos, que le siguieron.
5 He went to his father's house in Ophrah, and on one stone killed his seventy half-brothers, the sons of Jerub-baal. But Jotham, Jerub-baal's youngest son, escaped by going into hiding.
5 Y viniendo á la casa de su padre en Ophra, mató á sus hermanos los hijos de Jerobaal, setenta varones, sobre una piedra: mas quedó Jotham, el más pequeño hijo de Jerobaal, que se escondió.
6 Then the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo all assembled by the oak at the pillar in Shechem and made Abimelech their king.
6 Y reunidos todos los de Sichêm con toda la casa de Millo, fueron y eligieron á Abimelech por rey, cerca de la llanura del pilar que [estaba] en Sichêm.
7 When Jotham got to hear this, he went up to the top of Mount Gerizim, and shouted in a loud voice: “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, and God may listen to you!
7 Y como se lo dijesen á Jotham, fué y púsose en la cumbre del monte de Gerizim, y alzando su voz clamó, y díjoles: Oidme, varones de Sichêm; que Dios os oiga.
8 Once upon a time the trees were determined to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, ‘You shall be our king.’
8 Fueron los árboles á elegir rey sobre sí, y dijeron á la oliva: Reina sobre nosotros.
9 But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my rich oil that benefits both gods and men just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
9 Mas la oliva respondió: ¿Tengo de dejar mi pingüe jugo, con el que por mi causa Dios y los hombres son honrados, por ir á ser grande sobre los árboles?
10 Then the trees asked the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king.’
10 Y dijeron los árboles á la higuera: Anda tú, reina sobre nosotros.
11 But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my good sweet fruit just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
11 Y respondió la higuera: ¿Tengo de dejar mi dulzura y mi buen fruto, por ir á ser grande sobre los árboles?
12 Then the trees asked the grape vine, ‘You come and be our king.’
12 Dijeron luego los árboles á la vid: Pues ven tú, reina sobre nosotros.
13 But the grape vine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that makes both gods and men happy just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
13 Y la vid les respondió: ¿Tengo de dejar mi mosto, que alegra á Dios y á los hombres, por ir á ser grande sobre los árboles?
14 Then all the trees asked the thorn bush, ‘You come and be our king.’
14 Dijeron entonces todos los árboles al escaramujo: Anda tú, reina sobre nosotros.
15 The thorn bush replied to the trees, ‘If you're really sincere about anointing me as your king, come and find shelter in my shade. But if not, may fire flame out of the thorn bush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon!’
15 Y el escaramujo respondió á los árboles: Si en verdad me elegís por rey sobre vosotros, venid, y aseguraos debajo de mi sombra: y si no, fuego salga del escaramujo que devore los cedros del Líbano.
16 Have you acted sincerely and honestly by making Abimelech your king? Have you acted honorably towards Jerub-baal and his family? Have you respected him for all that he accomplished?
16 Ahora pues, si con verdad y con integridad habéis procedido en hacer rey á Abimelech, y si lo habéis hecho bien con Jerobaal y con su casa, y si le habéis pagado conforme á la obra de sus manos;
17 Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!
17 (Pues que mi padre peleó por vosotros, y echó lejos su vida por libraros de mano de Madián;
18 But you have rebelled against my father's family today. You have killed his seventy sons on one stone and have made Abimelech, the son of his slave woman, king over the leaders of Shechem simply because he's related to you.
18 Y vosotros os levantasteis hoy contra la casa de mi padre, y matasteis sus hijos, setenta varones, sobre una piedra; y habéis puesto por rey sobre los de Sichêm á Abimelech, hijo de su criada, por cuanto es vuestro hermano:)
19 Have you acted sincerely and honestly toward Jerub-baal and his family today? If so, may you be happy with Abimelech, and may he be happy with you too!
19 Si con verdad y con integridad habéis obrado hoy con Jerobaal y con su casa, que gocéis de Abimelech, y él goce de vosotros.
20 But if you haven't, then may fire flame out from Abimelech, and may it burn up the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire flame out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and burn up Abimelech!”
20 Y si no, fuego salga de Abimelech, que consuma á los de Sichêm y á la casa de Millo; y fuego salga de los de Sichêm y de la casa de Millo, que consuma á Abimelech.
21 Then Jotham escaped and ran away. He went to Beer and stayed there because of the threat of Abimelech his brother.
21 Y huyó Jotham, y se fugó, y fuése á Beer, y allí se estuvo por causa de Abimelech su hermano.
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
22 Y después que Abimelech hubo dominado sobre Israel tres años,
23 Then God sent an evil spirit to cause trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. The leaders of Shechem betrayed Abimelech.
23 Envió Dios un espíritu malo entre Abimelech y los hombres de Sichêm: que los de Sichêm se levantaron contra Abimelech:
24 This happened because of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerub-baal and that responsibility for their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who provided the means to kill his brothers.
24 Para que el agravio de los setenta hijos de Jerobaal, y la sangre de ellos, viniera á ponerse sobre Abimelech su hermano que los mató, y sobre los hombres de Sichêm que corroboraron las manos de él para matar á sus hermanos.
25 The leaders of Shechem sent men to the hill passes to lie in wait and attack Abimelech, and, in the meantime, they robbed everyone who passed by on the road. Abimelech found out what was happening.
25 Y pusiéronle los de Sichêm asechadores en las cumbres de los montes, los cuales salteaban á todos los que pasaban junto á ellos por el camino; de lo que fué dado aviso á Abimelech.
26 Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders of Shechem.
26 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed vino con sus hermanos, y pasáronse á Sichêm: y los de Sichêm se confiaron en él.
27 At harvest-time they went out into the countryside and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them. They celebrated by having a festival in the temple of their god, where they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
27 Y saliendo al campo, vendimiaron sus viñas, y pisaron [la uva], é hicieron alegrías; y entrando en el templo de sus dioses, comieron y bebieron, y maldijeron á Abimelech.
28 “Who is this Abimelech?” asked Gaal, son of Ebed. “And who is Shechem, that we should have to serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerub-baal, while Zebul is actually the one in charge? You should serve the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we have to serve Abimelech?
28 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed dijo: ¿Quién es Abimelech y qué es Sichêm, para que nosotros á él sirvamos? ¿no es hijo de Jerobaal? ¿y [no es] Zebul su asistente? Servid á los varones de Hemor padre de Sichêm: mas ¿por qué habíamos de servir á él?
29 If I was the one in charge of you people, I would dispose of Abimelech! I would tell him, ‘Get your army together, and come and fight!’”
29 Fuérame dado este pueblo bajo de mi mano, yo echaría luego á Abimelech. Y decía á Abimelech: Aumenta tus escuadrones, y sal.
30 When Zebul, the governor of the city, got to hear what Gaal was saying, he became very angry.
30 Y Zebul asistente de la ciudad, oyendo las palabras de Gaal hijo de Ebed, encendióse su ira;
31 He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech to tell him, “Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his relatives have arrived in Shechem, and they are stirring up the town to rebel against you.
31 Y envió sagazmente mensajeros á Abimelech, diciendo: He aquí que Gaal hijo de Ebed y sus hermanos han venido á Sichêm, y he aquí, que han cercado la ciudad contra ti.
32 So come at night with your army and hide in the countryside.
32 Levántate pues ahora de noche, tú y el pueblo que está contigo, y pon emboscada en el campo:
33 In the morning as soon as the sun comes up, go and attack the town. When Gaal and his men come out to fight you, you can do whatever you want to them.”
33 Y por la mañana al salir del sol te levantarás y acometerás la ciudad: y él y el pueblo que está con él saldrán contra ti, y tu harás con él según que se te ofrecerá.
34 Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait near Shechem.
34 Levantándose pues de noche Abimelech y todo el pueblo que con él estaba, pusieron emboscada contra Sichêm con cuatro compañías.
35 When Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the town's entrance gate, Abimelech and his army came out from where they had been hiding.
35 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed salió, y púsose á la entrada de la puerta de la ciudad: y Abimelech y todo el pueblo que con él estaba, se levantaron de la emboscada.
36 Gaal saw the army approaching and said to Zebul, “Look! Some people are coming down from the hilltops!” “That's just shadows made by the hills that look like men,” Zebul replied.
36 Y viendo Gaal el pueblo, dijo á Zebul: He allí pueblo que desciende de las cumbres de los montes. Y Zebul le respondió: La sombra de los montes te parece hombres.
37 “No really, people are coming down from the high ground,” Gaal repeated. “Plus, there's another company coming down the road that passes the diviners' oak tree.”
37 Mas Gaal tornó á hablar, y dijo: He allí pueblo que desciende por medio de la tierra, y un escuadrón viene camino de la campiña de Meonenim.
38 “Where's your big mouth now? You're the one who said, ‘Who is this Abimelech, that we should have to serve him?’” Zebul told him. “Aren't these the people you detested? Go on then—go and fight with them!”
38 Y Zebul le respondió: ¿Dónde está ahora aquel tu hablar, diciendo: Quién es Abimelech para que le sirvamos? ¿No es este el pueblo que tenías en poco? Sal pues ahora, y pelea con él.
39 So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out of the town and fought with Abimelech.
39 Y Gaal salió delante de los de Sichêm, y peleó contra Abimelech.
40 Abimelech attacked, and chased him and his men as they ran away, killing many of them as they tried to get back to the town gate.
40 Mas persiguiólo Abimelech, delante del cual él huyó; y cayeron heridos muchos hasta la entrada de la puerta.
41 Abimelech went back to Arumah while Zebul expelled Gaal and his relatives from Shechem.
41 Y Abimelech se quedó en Aruma; y Zebul echó fuera á Gaal y á sus hermanos, para que no morasen en Sichêm.
42 The following day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and Abimelech was informed about it.
42 Y aconteció al siguiente día, que el pueblo salió al campo: y fué dado aviso á Abimelech.
43 He divided his army into three companies and had them lay in ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and killed them.
43 El cual, tomando gente, repartióla en tres compañías, y puso emboscadas en el campo: y como miró, he aquí el pueblo que salía de la ciudad; y levantóse contra ellos, é hiriólos:
44 Abimelech and his company raced to occupy the town's entrance gate, while the two companies raced to attack everyone in the fields and kill them.
44 Pues Abimelech y el escuadrón que estaba con él, acometieron con ímpetu, y pararon á la entrada de la puerta de la ciudad; y las dos compañías acometieron á todos los que estaban en el campo, y los hirieron.
45 The battle for the town lasted all day but eventually Abimelech captured it. He killed the people, demolished the town, and scattered salt over the ground.
45 Y después de combatir Abimelech la ciudad todo aquel día, tomóla, y mató el pueblo que en ella estaba, y asoló la ciudad, y sembróla de sal.
46 When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem realized what had happened, they took refuge in the strongroom of the temple of El-berith.
46 Como oyeron esto todos los que estaban en la torre de Sichêm, entráronse en la fortaleza del templo del dios Berith.
47 When Abimelech found out that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
47 Y fué dicho á Abimelech como todos los de la torre de Sichêm estaban reunidos.
48 he and all the men with him went up Mount Zalmon. Abimelech grabbed hold of an ax and cut a branch from the trees. He lifted it onto his shoulder, and told his men, “Quick! You saw what I did. Do the same!”
48 Entonces subió Abimelech al monte de Salmón, él y toda la gente que con él estaba; y tomó Abimelech un hacha en su mano, y cortó una rama de los árboles, y levantándola púsosela sobre sus hombros, diciendo al pueblo que estaba con él: Lo que me veis á mí que hago, haced vosotros prestamente como yo.
49 Each of them cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They placed the branches against the strongroom and set it on fire. So all the people who lived in the tower of Shechem died, around one thousand men and women.
49 Y [así] todo el pueblo cortó también cada uno su rama, y siguieron á Abimelech, y pusiéronlas junto á la fortaleza, y prendieron fuego con ellas á la fortaleza: por manera que todos los de la torre de Sichêm murieron, como unos mil hombres y mujeres.
50 Then Abimelech went to attack Thebez and captured it.
50 Después Abimelech se fué á Thebes; y puso cerco á Thebes, y tomóla.
51 But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and the town leaders ran there and barricaded themselves in, and then went up to the roof of the tower.
51 En medio de aquella ciudad había una torre fuerte, á la cual se retiraron todos los hombres y mujeres, y todos los señores de la ciudad; y cerrando tras sí [las puertas], subiéronse al piso alto de la torre.
52 Abimelech went up to the tower to attack it. But as he approached the tower's entrance to set it on fire,
52 Y vino Abimelech á la torre, y combatiéndola, llegóse á la puerta de la torre para pegarle fuego.
53 a woman dropped a millstone down on Abimelech's head and cracked his skull open.
53 Mas una mujer dejó caer un pedazo de una rueda de molino sobre la cabeza de Abimelech, y quebróle los cascos.
54 He quickly called the young man who carried his weapons, and ordered him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so they won't say about me that a woman killed him.” So the young man drove his sword through him, and he died.
54 Y luego llamó él á su escudero, y díjole: Saca tu espada y mátame, porque no se diga de mí: Una mujer lo mató. Y su escudero le atravesó, y murió.
55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all left and went home.
55 Y como los Israelitas vieron muerto á Abimelech, fuéronse cada uno á su casa.
56 This is how God paid back Abimelech's crime against his father of murdering his seventy brothers.
56 Así pues pagó Dios á Abimelech el mal que hizo contra su padre matando á sus setenta hermanos.
57 He also repaid the people of Shechem for their evil, and the curse of Jotham, son of Jerub-baal, came down upon them.
57 Y aun todo el mal de los hombres de Sichêm tornó Dios sobre sus cabezas: y la maldición de Jotham, hijo de Jerobaal, vino sobre ellos.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abimelech
Son of Gideon by his concubine in Shechem who murdered his seventy brothers on one stone, was made king by the leaders of Shechem, reigned three years, and died at Thebez when a…
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:31; Judges 9:1; Judges 9:6
Ebed
Named only as the father of Gaal, who rebelled against Abimelech at Shechem.
Cited in the guide: Judges 9:26; Judges 9:28; Judges 9:31
Gaal
Son of Ebed who came to Shechem with his brothers, won the confidence of its leaders and challenged Abimelech, but was defeated and driven out of the city.
Cited in the guide: Judges 9:26; Judges 9:28; Judges 9:41
Jotham
Gideon's youngest son and sole survivor of Abimelech's massacre, who told the parable of the trees from Mount Gerizim and whose curse came upon Abimelech and Shechem.
Cited in the guide: Judges 9:5; Judges 9:7; Judges 9:21
Zebul
Abimelech's officer and governor of Shechem who warned him of Gaal's revolt and then drove Gaal out of the city.
Cited in the guide: Judges 9:28; Judges 9:30; Judges 9:36
Cross references (44)
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- 1 Judges 8:31; Psalm 83:2–4; Genesis 34:2; 1 Kings 12:1; Genesis 33:18
- 2 Genesis 29:14; Judges 8:30; 1 Chronicles 11:1; Hebrews 2:14; 2 Samuel 19:13
- 3 Genesis 29:15; Psalm 10:3; Proverbs 1:11–14
- 4 Judges 8:33; 2 Chronicles 13:7; Proverbs 12:11; Acts 17:5; Judges 11:3
- 5 2 Kings 11:1–2; 2 Chronicles 21:4; Judges 6:24; Matthew 2:16; 2 Kings 10:17
- 6 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Kings 12:25; 2 Kings 12:20; Joshua 24:26; 1 Kings 12:20
- 7 Deuteronomy 11:29; Isaiah 1:15; Deuteronomy 27:12; Proverbs 28:9; John 4:20
- 8 Daniel 4:10–18; Judges 8:22–23; 2 Kings 14:9; Ezekiel 17:3–10
- 9 Exodus 29:2; Psalm 104:15; Job 1:7; Acts 4:27; Acts 10:38
- 11 Luke 13:6–7
- 13 Ecclesiastes 10:19; Numbers 15:10; Psalm 104:15; Numbers 15:5; Proverbs 31:6
- 14 2 Kings 14:9
- 15 Isaiah 30:2; Isaiah 2:13; Judges 9:20; Hosea 14:7; Isaiah 37:24
- 16 Judges 8:35
- 17 Romans 5:8; Judges 7:1–25; Revelation 12:11; Esther 4:16; Romans 16:4
- 18 Judges 9:5–6; Psalm 109:4; Judges 8:35; Judges 9:14; Judges 8:30–31
- 19 Isaiah 8:6; James 4:16; Philippians 3:3
- 20 Judges 9:15; Judges 9:56–57; Psalm 140:10; 2 Chronicles 20:22–23; Psalm 28:4
- 21 Numbers 21:16; Joshua 19:8; 2 Samuel 20:14
- 23 Isaiah 33:1; Isaiah 19:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12; Isaiah 19:2; 1 Samuel 18:9–10
- 24 1 Kings 2:32; Psalm 7:16; Esther 9:25; Deuteronomy 27:25; Matthew 23:34–36
- 25 Proverbs 1:11–12; Joshua 8:12–13; Joshua 8:4
- 26 Genesis 13:8; Genesis 19:7
- 27 Luke 17:26–29; Judges 9:4; Daniel 5:1–4; Judges 16:23; Amos 6:3–6
- 28 1 Samuel 25:10; Genesis 34:2; Genesis 34:6; 1 Kings 12:16; 2 Samuel 20:1
- 29 2 Samuel 15:4; Romans 1:30–31; Psalm 10:3; 2 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 18:23
- 32 Proverbs 4:16; Proverbs 1:11–16; Romans 3:15; Job 24:14–17; Psalm 36:4
- 33 1 Samuel 10:7; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Leviticus 25:26; 1 Samuel 25:8
- 36 Ezekiel 7:7; Mark 8:24
- 37 Deuteronomy 18:14
- 38 Judges 9:28–29; Jeremiah 2:28; 2 Kings 14:8–14; 2 Samuel 2:26–27
- 40 1 Kings 20:30; 1 Kings 20:18–21
- 41 Judges 9:30; Judges 9:28
- 44 Galatians 5:15; Judges 9:20; Judges 9:15
- 45 2 Kings 3:25; Deuteronomy 29:23; 1 Kings 12:25; Psalm 107:34; Ezekiel 47:11
- 46 Judges 8:33; Psalm 115:8; Judges 9:4; Isaiah 37:38; Judges 9:27
- 48 Psalm 68:14; Judges 7:17–18; Proverbs 1:11–12
- 49 Judges 9:15; Judges 9:20; Galatians 5:15; James 3:16
- 52 2 Kings 15:16; Judges 9:48–49; 2 Kings 14:10
- 53 2 Samuel 11:21; Job 31:3; Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45; Judges 9:20
- 54 1 Samuel 31:4–5
- 55 Proverbs 22:10; 2 Samuel 18:16; 2 Samuel 20:21–22; 1 Kings 22:35–36
- 56 Psalm 94:23; Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 11:6; Psalm 58:10–11; Matthew 7:2
- 57 Judges 9:20; 1 Kings 16:34; Joshua 6:26; Judges 9:45
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