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

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

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!'

²Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.

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.'

³And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

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

⁴And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they followed him.

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.

⁵And he came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons upon one stone; but there remained Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal; for he had hid himself.

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

⁶And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is in Shechem.

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!

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

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

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

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

⁹And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

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

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

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

¹¹But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?

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

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

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

¹³And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

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

¹⁴Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.

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.'

¹⁵And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

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,

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

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

¹⁷-- for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

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,

¹⁸but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother;

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

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

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!'

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

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

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

²²Kui Abimelek oli kolm aastat valitsenud Iisraeli üle,

²²And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

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

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

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.

²⁴that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

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

²⁵And the citizens 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.

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

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

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.

²⁷And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

³¹and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee;

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

³²and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.

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!'

³³And it shall be in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt find occasion.

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

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

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

³⁵And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Then Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, out of the ambush.

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.'

³⁶And Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.

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

³⁷And Gaal spoke again, and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.

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!'

³⁸Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that 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 against them.

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

³⁹And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.

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

⁴⁰And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate.

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

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

⁴²Teisel päeval läks rahvas väljale ja sellest teatati Abimelekile.

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

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.

⁴³And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush 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.

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.

⁴⁴And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and two of the companies ran upon all that were in the fields, and slew them.

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.

⁴⁵And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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

⁴⁶And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the ùgod Berith.

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

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

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!'

⁴⁸Then Abimelech went 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 said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, do as I have done.

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.

⁴⁹And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

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

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

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.

⁵¹But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower.

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

⁵²And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;

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

⁵³and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.

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.

⁵⁴Then he called hastily to the young man that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they say not of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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

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

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

⁵⁶And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.

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

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