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.

8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

1 以法莲人聚集起来， 过河到了撒分， 对耶弗他说： "你过去攻打亚扪人的时候， 为什么没有召我们与你同去呢？我们要用火烧掉你和你的房屋。"

2 耶弗他对他们说： "我和我的人民跟亚扪人激烈争战的时候， 我曾经呼求你们， 你们却没有来救我们脱离他们的手。

3 我见你们不来拯救我， 我就拚命上去攻击亚扪人， 耶和华就把他们交在我的手里。你们今日为什么上我这里来攻打我呢？"

4 于是耶弗他召集了基列所有的人， 与以法莲人争战； 基列人击杀了以法莲人， 因为以法莲人曾经说过： "你们基列人在以法莲和玛拿西中间， 不过是以法莲逃亡的人罢了。"

5 基列人占领约旦河的各渡口， 不容以法莲人过去。如果以法莲逃亡的人说： "让我过去吧。"基列人就问他： "你是以法莲人吗？"如果他说： "不是。"

6 基列人就对他说： "请说‘示播列’。"以法莲人因为发不出准确的字音， 就说成"西播列"； 基列人就把他捉住， 在约旦河的渡口那里杀了； 那时以法莲人死了四万二千人。

7 耶弗他治理以色列人共六年； 基列人耶弗他死了以后， 埋葬在基列的一座城里。

8 耶弗他之后， 有伯利恒人以比赞治理以色列人。

9 他有三十个儿子， 三十个女儿； 女儿都嫁到外面去， 又给他的儿子从外面娶了三十个女子作妻子。他治理以色列人共七年。

10 以比赞死了， 就埋葬在伯利恒。

11 以比赞之后， 有西布伦人以伦， 治理以色列人共十年。

12 西布伦人以伦死了以后， 就埋葬在西布伦地的亚雅仑。

13 以伦之后， 有比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿治理以色列人。

14 他有四十个儿子， 三十个孙子， 骑着七十头驴驹； 押顿治理以色列人共八年。

15 比拉顿人希列的儿子押顿死了， 埋葬在以法莲地， 就是在亚玛力人的山地。