न्यायकर्ता 12:1-7

1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

1 एप्रैमका कुल समूहका मानिसहरूले तिनीहरूका समस्त सैनिकहरूलाई साथ बोलाए। त्यसपछि तिनीहरू नदी पारिको सापोन शहरमा गए। तिनीहरूले यिप्तहलाई भने, “तिमीले अम्मोनी मानिसहरूको विरूद्ध युद्ध गर्दा हामीहरूलाई सहायताका निम्ति किन बोलाउनु भएन तपाईंलाई तपाईंको घर संगै जलाउने छौं।”
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

2 यिप्तहले तिनीहरूलाई उत्तर दिए, “अम्मोनी मानिसहरूले हामीलाई अनेक समस्याहरू उत्पन्न गराइरहे। यसर्थ म अनि मेरो मानिसहरू तिनीहरूको विरूद्ध लडेका हौं। मैले तिमीहरूलाई बोलाएँ, तर तिमीहरू हामीलाई सहायता गर्न आएनौ।
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

3 तिमीहरूले हामीलाई सहायता गर्ने छैनौं भनी मैले देखे। यसर्थ मैले आफ्नै जीवनलाई जोखिममा पारे। अम्मोनी मानिसहरू विरूद्ध लड्न म नदीपारि गएँ। परमप्रभुले मलाई तिनीहरूमाथि पराजित गर्नमा सहयोग प्रदान गर्नु भयो। अब, आज तिमीहरू किन मसित लड्न आउछौं?”
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4 त्यसपछि यिप्तहले गिलादका मानिसहरूलाई एक साथ बोलाए। तिनीहरूले एप्रैमका कुल समूहका मानिसहरूको विरूद्ध युद्ध गरे। तिनीहरू एप्रैमका मानिसहरूको विरूद्ध लडे किनभने ती मानिसहरूले गिलादका मानिसहरूको अपमान गरेका थिए। तिनीहरूले भनेका थिए, “तिमी गिलादका मानिसहरू केही होइनौ एप्रैममा छोडीएका मानिसहरू मात्र हौ। तिमीहरूको आफ्नो निवास भूमिधरि छैन। तिमीहरूको अंश एप्रैमको हो। अनि तिमीहरूको अंश मनश्शेको हो।” गिलादका मानिसहरूले एप्रैमका मानिसहरूलाई पराजित गरिदिए।
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

5 गिलादका मानिसहरूले ती स्थानहरू अधिकारमा लिए जहाँबाट मानिसहरू यर्दन नदीपार गर्छन्। ती ठाउँहरूबाट एप्रैम देशतिर जान्छ। एप्रैममा बाँचेका जो कोही पनि नदीमा आउँछन् उसले भन्छन्, “मलाई पारि तर्न देऊ।” तब गिलादका मानिसहरू उसलाई सोध्छन्, “के तिमी एप्रैमका मानिस हौ?” यदि उसले “होइन,” भन्यो भने
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

6 तिनीहरूले भन्छन्, “‘शिब्बोलेत’ शब्द भन।” एप्रैमका मानिसहरू त्यो शब्द ठीकसित भन्न सक्तैन थिए। तिनीहरूले त्यो शब्द ठीकसितले भन्न सक्तैन थियो। तिनीहरूले त्यो शब्दको उच्चारण “सिब्बोलेत” भनी गर्थे। यसर्थ, यदि त्यस व्यक्तिले “सिब्बोलेत” भनी उच्चारण गरे भने गिलादका मानिसहरू बुझ्थे कि उ एप्रैमका मानिस हुन्। यसर्थ उसलाई तिनीहरूले पार गर्ने स्थानमा मारिदिन्थे। तिनीहरूले एप्रैमका 42,000 मानिसहरूलाई मारे।
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

7 यिप्तह छः वर्षसम्म इस्राएली मानिसहरूका न्यायकर्त्ता थिए। त्यसपछि गिलादमा यिप्तहको देहान्त भयो। तिनीहरूले तिनलाई तिनकै गिलादको शहरमा गाडिदिए।
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.