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,

¹Ja Abimelek, Jerubbaali poeg, läks Sekemisse oma ema vendade juurde ja rääkis nendega ja kogu oma ema isakoja suguvõsaga, öeldes:

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'Rääkige ometi kõigi Sekemi kodanike kuuldes: Kumb on teile parem, kas see, et seitsekümmend meest, kõik Jerubbaali pojad, valitsevad teie üle, või et üksainus mees valitseb teie üle? Ja mõelge ka sellele, et minagi olen teie luust ja lihast!'

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.

³Ja tema ema vennad rääkisid tema kasuks kõigi Sekemi kodanike kuuldes kõik needsamad sõnad. Ja nende süda kaldus Abimeleki poole, sest nad ütlesid: 'Ta on meie vend.'

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.

⁴Ja nad andsid temale seitsekümmend hõbeseeklit Baal-Beriti kojast; ja Abimelek palkas sellega tühiseid ja jultunud mehi, ja need järgnesid temale.

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.

⁵Siis ta läks oma isakotta Ofrasse ja tappis ära oma vennad, Jerubbaali pojad, seitsekümmend meest ühe ja sama kivi peal; aga Jootam, Jerubbaali noorim poeg, jäi alles, sest ta oli pugenud peitu.

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.

⁶Ja kõik Sekemi kodanikud ja kõik kindluse elanikud kogunesid ning läksid ja tõstsid Abimeleki kuningaks Sekemis oleva Kivisambatamme juures.

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.

⁷Kui sellest jutustati Jootamile, siis ta läks ja seisis Gerisimi mäeharjal, tõstis häält, hüüdis ja ütles neile: 'Kuulge mind, Sekemi kodanikud, et Jumal kuuleks teid!

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

⁸Ükskord läksid puud võidma enestele kuningat. Nad ütlesid õlipuule: 'Ole meile kuningaks!'

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?

⁹Aga õlipuu vastas neile: 'Kas peaksin loobuma oma õlist, millega austatakse jumalaid ja inimesi, ning hakkama õõtsuma kõrgemal kui teised puud?'

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

¹⁰Siis ütlesid puud viigipuule: 'Tule sina meile kuningaks!'

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?

¹¹Aga viigipuu vastas neile: 'Kas peaksin loobuma oma magususest ja oma heast viljast ning hakkama õõtsuma kõrgemal kui teised puud?'

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

¹²Siis ütlesid puud viinapuule: 'Tule sina meile kuningaks!'

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?

¹³Aga viinapuu vastas neile: 'Kas peaksin loobuma oma veinist, mis rõõmustab jumalaid ja inimesi, ning hakkama õõtsuma kõrgemal kui teised puud?'

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

¹⁴Siis ütlesid kõik puud orjavitsale: 'Tule sina meile kuningaks!'

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.

¹⁵Aga orjavits vastas puudele: 'Kui te tõesti tahate mind võida enestele kuningaks, siis tulge otsige pelgupaika minu varju all! Aga kui mitte, siis orjavitsast puhkeb tuli ja põletab ära Liibanoni seedrid.'

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

¹⁶Kui te nüüd olete talitanud tõsiselt ja otsekoheselt, tõstes kuningaks Abimeleki, ja kui te olete teinud head Jerubbaalile ja tema soole, ja kui te temale olete tasunud ta kätetöö eest,

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

¹⁷sest mu isa sõdis ju teie eest, pani kaalule oma elu ja päästis teid midjanlaste käest,

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);

¹⁸teie aga olete nüüd tõusnud mu isakoja vastu ja olete tapnud tema pojad, seitsekümmend meest ühe kivi peal, ja olete Sekemi kodanikele tõstnud kuningaks Abimeleki, tema teenija poja, sellepärast et ta on teie vend,

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:

¹⁹kui te siis sel päeval olete talitanud Jerubbaali ja tema sooga tõsiselt ja otsekoheselt, siis tundke rõõmu Abimelekist ja tema tundku rõõmu ka teist!

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.

²⁰Aga kui mitte, siis puhkegu tuli Abimeleki käest ja põletagu ära Sekemi kodanikud ja kindluse elanikud! Nõndasamuti puhkegu tuli Sekemi kodanike käest ja kindluse elanike käest ja põletagu ära Abimelek!'

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

²¹Siis Jootam põgenes ja pääses ning läks Beerasse ja elas seal oma venna Abimeleki pärast.

²²And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

²²Kui Abimelek oli kolm aastat valitsenud Iisraeli üle,

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

²³läkitas Jumal kurja vaimu Abimeleki ja Sekemi kodanike vahele, ja Sekemi kodanikud reetsid Abimeleki,

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.

²⁴et vägivald Jerubbaali seitsmekümne poja vastu tasutaks ja nende veri pandaks nende venna Abimeleki peale, kes nad tappis, ja Sekemi kodanike peale, kes kinnitasid tema käsi oma vendi tapma.

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.

²⁵Ja Sekemi kodanikud seadsid temale varitsejaid mäetippudesse, ja need riisusid kõiki, kes teel neist mööda läksid; ja sellest teatati Abimelekile.

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.

²⁶Aga Gaal, Ebedi poeg, tuli koos oma vendadega, ja nad asusid Sekemisse; ja Sekemi kodanikud usaldasid teda.

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.

²⁷Nad läksid väljale ja noppisid viinamarju oma viinamägedelt ning surusid mahla ja pidasid peo; nad läksid oma jumalakotta ning sõid ja jõid ja sajatasid Abimelekit.

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?

²⁸Ja Gaal, Ebedi poeg, ütles: 'Kes on Abimelek ja mis on Sekem, et me peame teda teenima? Eks ta ole Jerubbaali poeg ja Sebul tema käsutäitja? Teenige Sekemi isa Hamori mehi! Miks peaksime teda teenima?

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.

²⁹Jah, antaks see rahvas ometi minu käe alla, ma ajaksin Abimeleki ära!' Ja ta ütles Abimelekile: 'Suurenda oma sõjaväge ja tule välja!'

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

³⁰Kui Sebul, linna ülem, kuulis Ebedi poja Gaali sõnu, siis süttis ta viha põlema.

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.

³¹Ja ta läkitas salaja käskjalad Aruumasse Abimelekile ütlema: 'Vaata, Gaal, Ebedi poeg, ja tema vennad on tulnud Sekemisse, ja näe, nad ässitavad linna sinu vastu.

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

³²Aga tõuse nüüd öösel, sina ja rahvas, kes on koos sinuga, ja varitse väljal!

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.

³³Ja hommikul, kui päike tõuseb, asu varakult teele ja mine linnale kallale; ja vaata, kui Gaal ja rahvas, kes on koos temaga, tuleb välja su vastu, siis talita temaga, nagu su käsi jaksab!'

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

³⁴Ja Abimelek tõusis öösel üles ja kogu rahvas, kes oli koos temaga, ja nad varitsesid Sekemit neljas salgas.

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.

³⁵Ka Gaal, Ebedi poeg, läks välja ning asus linna värava suhu; aga Abimelek ja rahvas, kes oli koos temaga, tõusid varitsuspaigast.

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.

³⁶Kui Gaal nägi rahvast, siis ta ütles Sebulile: 'Vaata, rahvas tuleb alla mäetippudelt.' Aga Sebul vastas temale: 'Sa näed mägede varje, nagu oleksid need mehed.'

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.

³⁷Gaal aga jätkas kõnelust ja ütles: 'Vaata, rahvas tuleb alla Maa-nabalt ja üks salk tuleb Ennustajatamme poolt.'

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.

³⁸Ja Sebul ütles temale: 'Kus on nüüd sinu suu? Sina ju ütlesid: Kes on Abimelek, et peaksime teda teenima? Eks see ole rahvas, keda sa põlgasid? Mine siis nüüd ja sõdi tema vastu!'

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

³⁹Ja Gaal läks välja Sekemi kodanike ees ning sõdis Abimeleki vastu.

⁴⁰And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

⁴⁰Aga Abimelek ajas teda taga ja Gaal põgenes tema eest ning mahalööduid langes hulganisti kuni värava suuni.

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

⁴¹Ja Abimelek jäi Aruumasse; aga Sebul ajas Gaali ja tema vennad Sekemist ära.

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

⁴²Teisel päeval läks rahvas väljale ja sellest teatati Abimelekile.

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.

⁴³Siis ta võttis oma sõjaväe ja jaotas selle kolmeks osaks ning varitses väljal. Ja ta vaatas, ja ennäe, rahvas tuli linnast välja. Siis ta tõusis nende vastu ja lõi neid.

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.

⁴⁴Ja Abimelek ja need salgad, kes olid koos temaga, tungisid peale ning asusid linna värava suhu, ja kaks salka tungis kallale kõigile, kes olid väljal, ja lõi need maha.

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.

⁴⁵Ja Abimelek sõdis kogu selle päeva linna vastu ja vallutas linna ning tappis rahva, kes oli seal sees. Ja ta kiskus linna maha ning külvas soola peale.

⁴⁶And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

⁴⁶Kui kõik Sekemi tornis asujad sellest kuulsid, siis läksid nad Eel-Beriti koja võlvistikku.

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

⁴⁷Kui Abimelekile teatati, et kõik Sekemi tornis asujad olid kokku kogunenud,

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.

⁴⁸siis läks Abimelek Salmoni mäele, tema ja kogu rahvas, kes oli koos temaga; ja Abimelek võttis kirve kätte ja raius haokubu, tõstis ja pani selle enesele õlale ning ütles rahvale, kes oli koos temaga: 'Mida te nägite mind tegevat, seda tehke kähku nagu minagi!'

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.

⁴⁹Siis raius ka kogu rahvas, igamees oma haokubu, läks Abimeleki järel ja pani kubu võlvistiku peale ning nad süütasid võlvistiku seesolijate kohal põlema, nõnda et ka kõik Sekemi torni inimesed said surma, ligi tuhat meest ja naist.

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

⁵⁰Siis läks Abimelek Teebesisse ja piiras Teebesit ning vallutas selle.

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.

⁵¹Aga keset linna oli tugev torn ja sinna põgenesid kõik mehed ja naised ja kõik linna elanikud; nad sulgesid eneste järel ukse ja läksid üles torni katusele.

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

⁵²Ja Abimelek tuli torni juurde ning sõdis selle vastu; ja ligines torni uksele, et seda tulega põletada.

⁵³And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

⁵³Aga üks naine viskas pealmise veskikivi Abimelekile pähe ja purustas tema kolju.

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.

⁵⁴Siis Abimelek kutsus kiiresti poisi, oma sõjariistade kandja, ja ütles temale: 'Tõmba oma mõõk ja surma mind, et minu kohta ei öeldaks: Naine tappis tema!' Ja tema poiss pistis ta läbi, nõnda et ta suri.

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

⁵⁵Kui Iisraeli mehed nägid, et Abimelek oli surnud, siis läks igaüks koju.

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

⁵⁶Nõnda tasus Jumal Abimeleki kurjuse, mida ta oli teinud oma isale, tappes oma seitsekümmend venda.

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.

⁵⁷Ja kõik Sekemi meeste kurjuse tasus Jumal nende pea peale; nõnda tabas neid Jootami, Jerubbaali poja needus.