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Jueces 11
La Biblia de las Américas

Jefté libra a Israel

11 Y Jefté galaadita(A) era un guerrero valiente[a], hijo de una ramera. Y Galaad era el padre de[b] Jefté. 2 Y la mujer de Galaad le dio hijos; y cuando los hijos de su mujer crecieron, echaron fuera a Jefté, y le dijeron: No tendrás heredad en la casa de nuestro padre, porque eres hijo de otra mujer. 3 Jefté huyó de sus hermanos y habitó en la tierra de Tob(B); y hombres indignos se juntaron con[c] Jefté y salían con él.

4 Después de cierto tiempo sucedió que los hijos de Amón(C) pelearon contra Israel. 5 Y[d] cuando los hijos de Amón pelearon contra Israel, los ancianos de Galaad fueron a traer a Jefté de la tierra de Tob. 6 Y dijeron a Jefté: Ven y sé nuestro jefe para que peleemos contra los hijos de Amón. 7 Entonces Jefté dijo a los ancianos de Galaad: ¿No me odiasteis y me echasteis de la casa de mi padre? ¿Por qué, pues, habéis venido a mí ahora cuando estáis en apuros(D)? 8 Y los ancianos de Galaad dijeron a Jefté: Por esta causa hemos vuelto a ti: para que vengas con nosotros y pelees contra los hijos de Amón y seas jefe sobre todos los habitantes de Galaad(E). 9 Y Jefté dijo a los ancianos de Galaad: Si me hacéis volver para pelear contra los hijos de Amón y el Señor me[e] los entrega, ¿seré yo vuestro jefe? 10 Y los ancianos de Galaad dijeron a Jefté: El Señor es testigo[f] entre nosotros(F); ciertamente haremos como has dicho[g]. 11 Jefté fue con los ancianos de Galaad, y el pueblo lo hizo cabeza y jefe sobre ellos; y Jefté habló todas sus palabras delante del Señor en Mizpa(G).

12 Y envió Jefté mensajeros al rey de los hijos de Amón, diciendo: ¿Qué hay entre tú y yo[h], que has venido a mí para pelear contra mi tierra? 13 Y el rey de los hijos de Amón dijo a los mensajeros de Jefté: Porque Israel tomó mi tierra, cuando subieron de Egipto, desde el Arnón hasta el Jaboc(H) y el Jordán; por tanto devuélvela ahora en paz. 14 Pero Jefté volvió a enviar mensajeros al rey de los hijos de Amón, 15 que le dijeron: Así dice Jefté: «Israel no tomó la tierra de Moab, ni la tierra de los hijos de Amón. 16 Porque cuando subieron de Egipto, e Israel pasó por el desierto hasta el mar Rojo[i](I) y llegó a Cades(J), 17 Israel envió mensajeros al rey de Edom, diciendo: “Permítenos, te rogamos, pasar por tu tierra”, pero el rey de Edom no les escuchó. También enviaron mensajeros al rey de Moab pero él no consintió(K), así que Israel permaneció en Cades. 18 Luego atravesaron el desierto y rodearon la tierra de Edom y de Moab(L), llegaron al lado oriental de la tierra de Moab y acamparon al otro lado del Arnón; pero no entraron en el territorio de Moab(M), porque el Arnón era la frontera de Moab. 19 (N)Y envió Israel mensajeros a Sehón, rey de los amorreos, rey de Hesbón, y le dijo Israel: “Permítenos, te rogamos, pasar por tu tierra a nuestro lugar”. 20 Pero Sehón no confió en Israel para darle paso por su territorio; reunió, pues, Sehón a todo su pueblo y acampó en Jahaza, y peleó contra Israel. 21 Y el Señor, Dios de Israel, entregó a Sehón y a todo su pueblo en manos de Israel, y los derrotaron[j], e Israel tomó posesión de toda la tierra de los amorreos, los habitantes de esa región(O). 22 Y poseyeron todo el territorio de los amorreos desde el Arnón hasta el Jaboc(P), y desde el desierto hasta el Jordán. 23 Y puesto que el Señor, Dios de Israel, expulsó[k] a los amorreos de delante de su pueblo Israel, ¿has tú de poseerla? 24 ¿No posees tú lo que Quemos(Q), tu dios, te ha dado para poseer? De modo que todo el territorio que el Señor nuestro Dios ha desposeído delante de nosotros, lo poseeremos. 25 Ahora pues, ¿eres tú mejor que Balac, hijo de Zipor, rey de Moab(R)? ¿Acaso luchó él con Israel, o acaso peleó contra ellos? 26 Mientras Israel habitaba en Hesbón y sus pueblos(S), y en Aroer y sus aldeas, y en todas las ciudades que están a orillas del Arnón, trescientos años, ¿por qué no las recuperaste durante ese tiempo? 27 Por tanto, yo no he pecado contra ti, pero tú me estás haciendo mal al hacer guerra contra mí; que el Señor, el Juez, juzgue hoy entre los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Amón(T)». 28 Pero el rey de los hijos de Amón no hizo caso al mensaje[l] que Jefté le envió.

Voto y victoria de Jefté

29 Y el Espíritu del Señor vino sobre Jefté(U), y pasó por Galaad y Manasés; luego pasó por Mizpa de Galaad, y de Mizpa de Galaad fue adonde estaban los hijos de Amón. 30 Y Jefté hizo un voto al Señor, y dijo: Si en verdad entregas en mis manos a los hijos de Amón, 31 sucederá que cualquiera que salga de las puertas de mi casa a recibirme cuando yo vuelva en paz de los hijos de Amón, será del Señor, o[m] lo ofreceré como holocausto. 32 Y Jefté cruzó adonde estaban los hijos de Amón para pelear contra ellos; y el Señor los entregó en su mano. 33 Y los hirió con una gran matanza desde Aroer hasta la entrada de Minit(V), veinte ciudades, hasta Abel-keramim. Y los hijos de Amón fueron sometidos delante de los hijos de Israel.

34 Cuando Jefté llegó a su casa en Mizpa(W), he aquí, su hija salió a recibirlo con panderos y con danzas(X). Era ella su única hija; fuera de ella no tenía hijo ni hija. 35 Y[n] cuando la vio, él rasgó sus ropas y dijo: ¡Ay, hija mía! Me has abatido y estás entre los que me afligen; porque he dado mi palabra[o] al Señor, y no me puedo retractar(Y). 36 Entonces ella le dijo: Padre mío, has dado tu palabra[p] al Señor; haz conmigo conforme a lo que has dicho[q](Z), ya que el Señor te ha vengado de tus enemigos, los hijos de Amón. 37 Y ella dijo a su padre: Que se haga esto por mí; déjame sola por dos meses, para que vaya yo a[r] los montes y llore por mi virginidad(AA), yo y mis compañeras. 38 Y él dijo: Ve, y la dejó ir por dos meses; y ella se fue con sus compañeras, y lloró su virginidad por los montes. 39 Al[s] cabo de los dos meses ella regresó a su padre, que hizo con ella conforme al voto que había hecho; y ella no tuvo relaciones con ningún hombre[t]. Y se hizo costumbre en Israel, 40 que de año en año las hijas de Israel fueran cuatro días en el año a conmemorar[u] a la hija de Jefté galaadita.

Footnotes

  1. Jueces 11:1 O, poderoso hombre de valor
  2. Jueces 11:1 Lit., engendró a
  3. Jueces 11:3 Lit., a
  4. Jueces 11:5 Lit., Y fue que
  5. Jueces 11:9 Lit., delante de mí
  6. Jueces 11:10 Lit., oyente
  7. Jueces 11:10 Lit., conforme a tu palabra
  8. Jueces 11:12 Lit., Qué a mí y a ti
  9. Jueces 11:16 Lit., mar de Cañas
  10. Jueces 11:21 Lit., hirieron
  11. Jueces 11:23 Lit., desposeyó
  12. Jueces 11:28 Lit., no escuchó las palabras
  13. Jueces 11:31 O, y
  14. Jueces 11:35 Lit., Y fue que
  15. Jueces 11:35 Lit., he abierto mi boca
  16. Jueces 11:36 Lit., has abierto tu boca
  17. Jueces 11:36 Lit., a lo que ha salido de tu boca
  18. Jueces 11:37 Lit., vaya y descienda sobre
  19. Jueces 11:39 Lit., Y fue que al
  20. Jueces 11:39 Lit., no conoció hombre
  21. Jueces 11:40 Lit., recontar; algunas versiones antiguas dicen: lamentar
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Giudici 11
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana

Iefte pone le condizioni

11 Ora Iefte, il Galaadita, era uomo forte e valoroso, figlio di una prostituta; lo aveva generato Gàlaad. 2 Poi la moglie di Gàlaad gli partorì figli e, quando i figli della moglie furono adulti, cacciarono Iefte e gli dissero: «Tu non avrai eredità nella casa di nostro padre, perché sei figlio di un'altra donna». 3 Iefte fuggì lontano dai suoi fratelli e si stabilì nel paese di Tob. Attorno a Iefte si raccolsero alcuni sfaccendati e facevano scorrerie con lui. 4 Qualche tempo dopo gli Ammoniti mossero guerra a Israele. 5 Quando gli Ammoniti iniziarono la guerra contro Israele, gli anziani di Gàlaad andarono a prendere Iefte nel paese di Tob. 6 Dissero a Iefte: «Vieni, sii nostro condottiero e combatteremo contro gli Ammoniti». 7 Ma Iefte rispose agli anziani di Gàlaad: «Non siete forse voi quelli che mi avete odiato e scacciato dalla casa di mio padre? Perché venite da me ora che siete in difficoltà?». 8 Gli anziani di Gàlaad dissero a Iefte: «Proprio per questo ora ci rivolgiamo a te: verrai con noi, combatterai contro gli Ammoniti e sarai il capo di noi tutti abitanti di Gàlaad». 9 Iefte rispose agli anziani di Gàlaad: «Se mi riconducete per combattere contro gli Ammoniti e il Signore li mette in mio potere, io sarò vostro capo». 10 Gli anziani di Gàlaad dissero a Iefte: «Il Signore sia testimone tra di noi, se non faremo come hai detto». 11 Iefte dunque andò con gli anziani di Gàlaad; il popolo lo costituì suo capo e condottiero e Iefte ripetè le sue parole davanti al Signore in Mizpa.

Approcci di Iefte con gli Ammoniti

12 Poi Iefte inviò messaggeri al re degli Ammoniti per dirgli: «Che c'è tra me e te, perché tu venga contro di me a muover guerra al mio paese?». 13 Il re degli Ammoniti rispose ai messaggeri di Iefte: «Perché, quando Israele uscì dall'Egitto, si impadronì del mio territorio, dall'Arnon fino allo Iabbok e al Giordano; restituiscilo spontaneamente». 14 Iefte inviò di nuovo messaggeri al re degli Ammoniti per dirgli: 15 «Dice Iefte: Israele non si impadronì del paese di Moab, né del paese degli Ammoniti; 16 ma, quando Israele uscì dall'Egitto e attraversò il deserto fino al Mare Rosso e giunse a Kades, 17 mandò messaggeri al re di Edom per dirgli: Lasciami passare per il tuo paese, ma il re di Edom non acconsentì. Mandò anche al re di Moab, nemmeno lui volle e Israele rimase a Kades. 18 Poi camminò per il deserto, fece il giro del paese di Edom e del paese di Moab, giunse a oriente del paese di Moab e si accampò oltre l'Arnon senza entrare nei territori di Moab; perché l'Arnon segna il confine di Moab. 19 Allora Israele mandò messaggeri a Sicon, re degli Amorrei, re di Chesbon, e gli disse: Lasciaci passare dal tuo paese, per arrivare al nostro. 20 Ma Sicon non si fidò che Israele passasse per i suoi confini; anzi radunò tutta la sua gente, si accampò a Iaaz e combattè contro Israele. 21 Il Signore, Dio d'Israele, mise Sicon e tutta la sua gente nelle mani d'Israele, che li sconfisse; così Israele conquistò tutto il paese degli Amorrei che abitavano quel territoro; 22 conquistò tutti i territori degli Amorrei, dall'Arnon allo Iabbok e dal deserto al Giordano. 23 Ora il Signore, Dio d'Israele, ha scacciato gli Amorrei davanti a Israele suo popolo e tu vorresti possedere il loro paese? 24 Non possiedi tu quello che Camos tuo dio ti ha fatto possedere? Così anche noi possiederemo il paese di quelli che il Signore ha scacciati davanti a noi. 25 Sei tu forse più di Balak, figlio di Zippor, re di Moab? Mosse forse querela ad Israele o gli fece guerra? 26 Da trecento anni Israele abita a Chesbon e nelle sue dipendenze, ad Aroer e nelle sue dipendenze e in tutte le città lungo l'Arnon; perché non gliele avete tolte durante questo tempo? 27 Io non ti ho fatto torto e tu agisci male verso di me, muovendomi guerra; il Signore giudice giudichi oggi tra gli Israeliti e gli Ammoniti!». 28 Ma il re degli Ammoniti non ascoltò le parole che Iefte gli aveva mandato a dire.

Il voto di Iefte e la sua vittoria

29 Allora lo spirito del Signore venne su Iefte ed egli attraversò Gàlaad e Manàsse, passò a Mizpa di Gàlaad e da Mizpa di Gàlaad raggiunse gli Ammoniti. 30 Iefte fece voto al Signore e disse: «Se tu mi metti nelle mani gli Ammoniti, 31 la persona che uscirà per prima dalle porte di casa mia per venirmi incontro, quando tornerò vittorioso dagli Ammoniti, sarà per il Signore e io l'offrirò in olocausto». 32 Quindi Iefte raggiunse gli Ammoniti per combatterli e il Signore glieli mise nelle mani. 33 Egli li sconfisse da Aroer fin verso Minnit, prendendo loro venti città, e fino ad Abel-Cheramin. Così gli Ammoniti furono umiliati davanti agli Israeliti. 34 Poi Iefte tornò a Mizpa, verso casa sua; ed ecco uscirgli incontro la figlia, con timpani e danze. Era l'unica figlia: non aveva altri figli, né altre figlie. 35 Appena la vide, si stracciò le vesti e disse: «Figlia mia, tu mi hai rovinato! Anche tu sei con quelli che mi hanno reso infelice! Io ho dato la mia parola al Signore e non posso ritirarmi». 36 Essa gli disse: «Padre mio, se hai dato parola al Signore, fà di me secondo quanto è uscito dalla tua bocca, perché il Signore ti ha concesso vendetta sugli Ammoniti, tuoi nemici». 37 Poi disse al padre: «Mi sia concesso questo: lasciami libera per due mesi, perché io vada errando per i monti a piangere la mia verginità con le mie compagne». 38 Egli le rispose: «Và!», e la lasciò andare per due mesi. Essa se ne andò con le compagne e pianse sui monti la sua verginità. 39 Alla fine dei due mesi tornò dal padre ed egli fece di lei quello che aveva promesso con voto. Essa non aveva conosciuto uomo; di qui venne in Israele questa usanza: 40 ogni anno le fanciulle d'Israele vanno a piangere la figlia di Iefte il Galaadita, per quattro giorni.

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11 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?

8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.

12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:

15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.

33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.

36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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11 Jephthah(A) the Gileadite was a mighty warrior.(B) His father was Gilead;(C) his mother was a prostitute.(D) 2 Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob,(E) where a gang of scoundrels(F) gathered around him and followed him.

4 Some time later, when the Ammonites(G) were fighting against Israel, 5 the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6 “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites.”

7 Jephthah said to them, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me from my father’s house?(H) Why do you come to me now, when you’re in trouble?”

8 The elders of Gilead said to him, “Nevertheless, we are turning to you now; come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be head(I) over all of us who live in Gilead.”

9 Jephthah answered, “Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me—will I really be your head?”

10 The elders of Gilead replied, “The Lord is our witness;(J) we will certainly do as you say.” 11 So Jephthah went with the elders(K) of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated(L) all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.(M)

12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king with the question: “What do you have against me that you have attacked my country?”

13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they took away my land from the Arnon(N) to the Jabbok,(O) all the way to the Jordan. Now give it back peaceably.”

14 Jephthah sent back messengers to the Ammonite king, 15 saying:

“This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab(P) or the land of the Ammonites.(Q) 16 But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea[a](R) and on to Kadesh.(S) 17 Then Israel sent messengers(T) to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Give us permission to go through your country,’(U) but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to the king of Moab,(V) and he refused.(W) So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

18 “Next they traveled through the wilderness, skirted the lands of Edom(X) and Moab, passed along the eastern side(Y) of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon.(Z) They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its border.

19 “Then Israel sent messengers(AA) to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,(AB) and said to him, ‘Let us pass through your country to our own place.’(AC) 20 Sihon, however, did not trust Israel[b] to pass through his territory. He mustered all his troops and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.(AD)

21 “Then the Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and his whole army into Israel’s hands, and they defeated them. Israel took over all the land of the Amorites who lived in that country, 22 capturing all of it from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan.(AE)

23 “Now since the Lord, the God of Israel, has driven the Amorites out before his people Israel, what right have you to take it over? 24 Will you not take what your god Chemosh(AF) gives you? Likewise, whatever the Lord our God has given us,(AG) we will possess. 25 Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor,(AH) king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them?(AI) 26 For three hundred years Israel occupied(AJ) Heshbon, Aroer,(AK) the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time? 27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge,(AL) decide(AM) the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.(AN)”

28 The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.

29 Then the Spirit(AO) of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah(AP) of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.(AQ) 30 And Jephthah made a vow(AR) to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph(AS) from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.(AT)”

32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands. 33 He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith,(AU) as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon.

34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing(AV) to the sound of timbrels!(AW) She was an only child.(AX) Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes(AY) and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.(AZ)”

36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised,(BA) now that the Lord has avenged you(BB) of your enemies,(BC) the Ammonites. 37 But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”

38 “You may go,” he said. And he let her go for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never marry. 39 After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin.

From this comes the Israelite tradition 40 that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 11:16 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Judges 11:20 Or however, would not make an agreement for Israel
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