¹And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

¹ Aeth Abimelech fab Jerwbbaal i Sichem at frodyr ei fam, a dweud wrthynt hwy ac wrth holl dylwyth ei fam,

²Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

² "Yr wyf am i chwi ofyn i holl ben-aethiaid Sichem, 'Prun sydd orau gennych, cael eich llywodraethu gan yr holl ddeg a thrigain o feibion Jerwbbaal, ynteu cael eich llywodraethu gan un dyn? Cofiwch hefyd fy mod i o'r un asgwrn a chnawd � chwi.'"

³And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

³ Fe siaradodd brodyr ei fam amdano yng nghlyw holl benaethiaid Sichem, a dweud yr holl bethau hyn, ac yr oedd eu calon yn tueddu tuag at Abimelech am eu bod yn meddwl, "Y mae'n frawd i ni."

⁴And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

⁴ Rhoesant iddo ddeg a thrigain o ddarnau arian o deml Baal-berith, ac � hwy fe gyflogodd Abimelech ddynion ofer a gwyllt i'w ddilyn.

⁵And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

⁵ Aeth i du375? ei dad yn Offra, a lladd ar yr un maen bob un o'i frodyr, sef deng mab a thrigain Jerwbbaal. Ond arbedwyd Jotham, mab ieuengaf Jerwbbaal, am iddo ymguddio.

⁶And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

⁶ Yna daeth holl benaethiaid Sichem a phawb o Beth-milo ynghyd, a mynd a gwneud Abimelech yn frenin, ger y dderwen a osodwyd i fyny yn Sichem.

⁷And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

⁷ Pan ddywedwyd hyn wrth Jotham, fe aeth ef a sefyll ar gopa Mynydd Garisim a gweiddi'n uchel. Meddai wrthynt, "Gwrandewch arnaf fi, chwi benaethiaid Sichem, er mwyn i Dduw wrando arnoch chwithau.

⁸The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

⁸ Daeth y coed at ei gilydd i eneinio un o'u plith yn frenin.

⁹But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

⁹ Dywedasant wrth yr olewydden, 'Bydd di yn frenin arnom.' Ond atebodd yr olewydden, 'A adawaf fi fy mraster, yr anrhydeddir Duw a dynion trwyddo, a mynd i lywodraethu ar y coed?'

¹⁰And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹⁰ Yna dywedodd y coed wrth y ffigysbren, 'Tyrd di; bydd yn frenin arnom.'

¹¹But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

¹¹ Atebodd y ffigysbren, 'A adawaf fi fy melystra a'm ffrwyth hyfryd, a mynd i lywodraethu ar y coed?'

¹²Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹² Dywedodd y coed wrth y winwydden, 'Tyrd di; bydd yn frenin arnom.'

¹³And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

¹³ Ond atebodd y winwydden, 'A adawaf fi fy ngwin melys, sy'n llonni Duw a dyn, a mynd i lywodraethu ar y coed?'

¹⁴Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

¹⁴ Yna dywedodd yr holl goed wrth y fiaren, 'Tyrd di; bydd yn frenin arnom.'

¹⁵And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁵ Ac meddai'r fiaren wrth y coed, 'Os ydych o ddifrif am f'eneinio i yn frenin arnoch, dewch a llochesu yn fy nghysgod. Onid e, fe ddaw t�n allan o'r fiaren a difa cedrwydd Lebanon.'

¹⁶Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

¹⁶ "Yn awr, a ydych wedi gweithredu'n onest a chydwybodol wrth wneud Abimelech yn frenin? A ydych wedi delio'n deg � Jerwbbaal a'i deulu? Ai'r hyn a haeddai a wnaethoch iddo?

¹⁷(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

¹⁷ Oherwydd brwydrodd fy nhad drosoch, a mentro'i einioes a'ch achub o law Midian;

¹⁸And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

¹⁸ ond heddiw yr ydych wedi codi yn erbyn tu375? fy nhad a lladd ei feibion, deg a thrigain o wu375?r, ar un maen. Yr ydych wedi gwneud Abimelech, mab ei gaethferch, yn frenin ar benaethiaid Sichem, am ei fod yn frawd i chwi.

¹⁹If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

¹⁹ Os ydych wedi delio'n onest a chydwybodol � Jerwbbaal a'i deulu heddiw, llawenhewch yn Abimelech, a bydded iddo yntau lawenhau ynoch chwi.

²⁰But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

²⁰ Onid e, aed t�n allan o Abimelech a difa penaethiaid Sichem a Beth-milo; hefyd aed t�n allan o benaethiaid Sichem a Beth-milo a difa Abimelech."

²¹And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

²¹ Yna ciliodd Jotham, a ffoi i Beer ac aros yno, o gyrraedd ei frawd Abimelech.

²²When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

²² Wedi i Abimelech deyrnasu am dair blynedd ar Israel,

²³Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

²³ anfonodd Duw ysbryd cynnen rhwng Abimelech a phenaethiaid Sichem, a throesant yn annheyrngar iddo.

²⁴That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

²⁴ Digwyddodd hyn er mwyn i'r trais a wnaed ar ddeng mab a thrigain Jerwbbaal, a'r tywallt gwaed, ddisgyn ar eu brawd Abimelech, a'u lladdodd, ac ar benaethiaid Sichem, a fu'n ei gynorthwyo i ladd ei frodyr.

²⁵And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

²⁵ Gosododd penaethiaid Sichem rai ar bennau'r mynyddoedd i wylio amdano; yr oeddent hwy'n ysbeilio pawb a dd�i heibio iddynt ar y ffyrdd, a dywedwyd am hyn wrth Abimelech.

²⁶And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

²⁶ Pan ddaeth Gaal fab Ebed a'i gymrodyr drosodd i Sichem, enillodd ymddiriedaeth penaethiaid Sichem.

²⁷And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

²⁷ Wedi iddynt fod allan yn y maes yn cynaeafu eu gwinllannoedd ac yn sathru'r grawnwin, cadwasant u373?yl o lawenydd a mynd i deml eu duw gan fwyta ac yfed, ac yna difenwi Abimelech.

²⁸And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

²⁸ Ac meddai Gaal fab Ebed, "Pwy yw Abimelech a phwy yw pobl Sichem, fel ein bod ni yn ei wasanaethu ef? Oni ddylai mab Jerwbbaal a'i oruchwyliwr Sebul wasanaethu gwu375?r Hemor tad Sichem? Pam y dylem ni ei wasanaethu ef?

²⁹And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

²⁹ O na fyddai'r bobl yma dan fy awdurdod i! Mi symudwn i Abimelech. Dywedwn wrtho, 'Cynydda dy fyddin a thyrd allan.'"

³⁰And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

³⁰ Pan glywodd Sebul, goruchwyliwr y ddinas, eiriau Gaal fab Ebed, fe wylltiodd.

³¹And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

³¹ Anfonodd negeswyr at Abimelech i Aruma a dweud, "Edrych, y mae Gaal fab Ebed a'i gymrodyr wedi dod i Sichem, ac yn troi'r dref yn d'erbyn.

³²Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

³² Yn awr, cychwyn di liw nos gyda'r bobl sydd gennyt, ac ymguddia allan yn y wlad;

³³And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

³³ yna, yfory ar godiad haul, gwna gyrch cynnar ar y dref, a phan ddaw ef a'r bobl sydd gydag ef allan i'th gyfarfod, gwna dithau iddo orau y medri."

³⁴And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

³⁴ Cych-wynnodd Abimelech a'r holl bobl oedd gydag ef liw nos, ac ymguddio yn bedair mintai yn erbyn Sichem.

³⁵And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

³⁵ Pan aeth Gaal fab Ebed allan a sefyll ym mynediad porth y dref, cododd Abimelech a'r dynion oedd gydag ef o'u cuddfan.

³⁶And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

³⁶ Gwelodd Gaal y bobl a dywedodd wrth Sebul, "Edrych, y mae pobl yn dod i lawr o gopaon y mynyddoedd." Ond dywedodd Sebul wrtho, "Gweld cysgod y mynyddoedd fel pobl yr wyt."

³⁷And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

³⁷ Yna dywedodd Gaal eto, "Y mae yna bobl yn dod i lawr o ganol y wlad, ac un fintai'n dod o gyfeiriad Derwen y Swynwyr."

³⁸Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

³⁸ Atebodd Sebul, "Ple'n awr, ynteu, y mae dy geg fawr oedd yn dweud, 'Pwy yw Abimelech, fel ein bod ni yn ei wasanaethu?' Onid dyma'r fyddin y buost yn ei dilorni? Allan � thi yn awr i ymladd � hi!"

³⁹And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

³⁹ Arweiniodd Gaal benaethiaid Sichem allan, ac ymladd ag Abimelech.

⁴⁰And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

⁴⁰ Aeth Abimelech ar ei �l, a ffodd yntau; ond cwympodd llawer yn glwyfedig hyd at fynediad y porth.

⁴¹And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

⁴¹ Arhosodd Abimelech yn Aruma, a gyrrwyd Gaal a'i gymrodyr ymaith gan Sebul rhag iddynt aros yn Sichem.

⁴²And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

⁴² Trannoeth aeth pobl Sichem allan i'r maes, a hysbyswyd Abimelech.

⁴³And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

⁴³ Cymerodd yntau fyddin, a'i rhannu'n dair mintai ac ymguddio yn y maes, a phan welodd y bobl yn dod allan o'r dref, cododd yn eu herbyn a'u taro.

⁴⁴And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

⁴⁴ Ymosododd Abimelech a'r fintai oedd gydag ef, a sefyll ym mynediad porth y dref, ac yr oedd dwy fintai yn ymosod ar bawb oedd yn y maes ac yn eu taro.

⁴⁵And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁵ Brwydrodd Abimelech yn erbyn y dref ar hyd y diwrnod hwnnw, a chipiodd hi a lladd y bobl oedd ynddi. Distrywiodd y dref a'i hau � halen.

⁴⁶And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

⁴⁶ Pan glywodd holl benaethiaid Tu373?r Sichem, aethant i ddaeargell teml El-berith.

⁴⁷And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

⁴⁷ Dywedwyd wrth Abimelech fod penaethiaid Tu373?r Sichem i gyd wedi ymgasglu,

⁴⁸And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

⁴⁸ ac aeth ef a phawb o'r fyddin oedd gydag ef i Fynydd Salmon. Cymerodd Abimelech un o'r bwyeill yn ei law, a thorri cangen o'r coed, a'i chodi a'i gosod ar ei ysgwydd. Yna dywedodd wrth y bobl oedd gydag ef, "Brysiwch, gwnewch yr un fath � mi."

⁴⁹And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

⁴⁹ Felly torrodd pob un o'r bobl ei gangen a dilyn Abimelech; rhoesant hwy dros y ddaeargell, a'i llosgi uwch eu pennau. Bu farw pawb oedd yn Nhu373?r Sichem, oddeutu mil o wu375?r a gwragedd.

⁵⁰Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

⁵⁰ Yna aeth Abimelech i Thebes a gwersyllu yn ei herbyn a'i hennill.

⁵¹But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

⁵¹ Yr oedd tu373?r cadarn yng nghanol y dref, a ffodd y gwu375?r a'r gwragedd i gyd yno, a holl benaethiaid y dref, a chloi arnynt ac esgyn i do'r tu373?r.

⁵²And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

⁵² Daeth Abimelech at y tu373?r, ac ymladd yn ei erbyn; ac wrth iddo agos�u at fynediad y tu373?r i'w losgi,

⁵³And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

⁵³ taflodd rhyw wraig faen melin i lawr ar ben Abimelech a dryllio'i benglog.

⁵⁴Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

⁵⁴ Ar unwaith galwodd ei lanc, a oedd yn cludo'i arfau, a dweud wrtho, "Tyn dy gleddyf a lladd fi, rhag iddynt ddweud amdanaf mai gwraig a'm lladdodd." Felly trywanodd ei lanc ef, a bu farw.

⁵⁵And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

⁵⁵ Pan welodd yr Israeliaid fod Abimelech wedi marw, aeth pawb adref.

⁵⁶Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

⁵⁶ Felly y talodd Duw i Abimelech am y drygioni a wnaeth i'w dad trwy ladd ei ddeg brawd a thrigain.

⁵⁷And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

⁵⁷ Hefyd talodd Duw yn �l holl ddrygioni pobl Sichem, a disgynnodd arnynt felltith Jotham fab Jerwbbaal.