¹And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and spake 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, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule 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 Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who 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: but 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 assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak 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 on 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 wave to and fro 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 leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

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

¹²And the trees said 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 new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro 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 take refuge in my shade; 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 dealt truly and uprightly, 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, 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 maid-servant, 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 uprightly 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.

²²And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

²² Wedi i Abimelech deyrnasu am dair blynedd ar Israel,

²³And 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 violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay 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 on the tops 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 trust in him.

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

²⁷And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, 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 ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but 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 that 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 craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city [to take part] 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 are 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 rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are 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 entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.

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 tops 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 one company cometh by the way of the oak 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, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, 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 there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance 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 drove 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 he looked, and, behold, the people came 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 companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote 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 were therein: and he 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 thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

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 up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he 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 stronghold, and set the stronghold 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 themselves in, and gat them up to the roof 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 drew near 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 an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and 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 armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman 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 requited 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 wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite 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.