¹The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”

¹ Kala Ifraymu borey mo margu ka daŋandi ka koy azawa kambe. I ne Yefta se: «Ifo se no ni daŋandi ka koy ka Amon izey wongu, ni mana iri ce, iri ma koy ni banda? To, iri ga ni windo ton ni boŋ.»

¹And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

²Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand.

² Kala Yefta ne i se: «Waato, in d'ay borey, iri go ga tangam da Amon izey gumo. Saaya kaŋ ay n'araŋ ce din, araŋ mana ay faaba i kambe ra.

²And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

³When I saw that you didn’t save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?”

³ Ay mo, waato kaŋ ay di araŋ mana ay faaba, ga ti ay mo n'ay fundo neera. Ay daŋandi ka koy ka Amon izey wongu. Rabbi mo n'i daŋ ay kambe ra. Ifo se no hunkuna araŋ kaa ne ka ne araŋ g'ay wongu?»

³And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

⁴Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.”

⁴ Saaya din binde Yefta na Jileyad borey kulu margu ka Ifraymu wongu. Zama i ne: «Araŋ ya Ifraymu zurukoy no, araŋ Jileyad borey, Ifraymu da Manasse game ra.»

⁴Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh.

⁵The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No”;

⁵ Jileyad borey na Urdun yawyaŋ nangey ta i gaa, zama ngey ma Ifraymu kosaray se. Yaadin mo no ka te, Ifraymu do haray boro kulu kaŋ zuru ka kaa, d'a ne: «Wa naŋ ya daŋandi,» kala Jileyad borey ma ne a se: «Ni ya Ifraymu boro no?» Da bora ne: «Abada!»

⁵And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when [any of] the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

⁶then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it right: then they siezed him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

⁶ kal i ma ne a se: «Ne Shibboleth.» Da day a ne Sibbolet, (zama a si hin ka nga deena naan hal a ma du ka ci mate kaŋ ga saba) kala i ma bora din di k'a wi noodin, Urdun yawyaŋ do. Ifraymu boro zambar waytaaci cindi hinka no ka bu alwaati woodin ra.

⁶then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

⁷Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.

⁷ Yefta na Israyla may jiiri iddu, gaa no Yefta Jileyad bora bu. I n'a fiji Jileyad birni fo ra.

⁷And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.

⁸After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

⁸ A banda no Ibzan Baytlahami boro, nga mo na Israyla may.

⁸And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.

⁹He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

⁹ A gonda ize aru waranza da ize way waranza kaŋ yaŋ a hiijandi taray haray. A na wandiyo waranza mo sambu taray ka kand'ey zama nga m'i hiijandi nga ize arey se. A na Israyla may hala jiiri iyye.

⁹And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

¹⁰Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.

¹⁰ Ibzan bu, i n'a fiji mo noodin Baytlahami.

¹⁰And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

¹¹After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

¹¹ A banda mo Elon, Zabluna boro no, nga mo na Israyla may. A na Israyla may jiiri way.

¹¹And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

¹²Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

¹² Elon, Zabluna bora bu. I n'a fiji Ayyalon ra Zabluna laabu.

¹²And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

¹³After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

¹³ A banda koyne Abdon, Hillel izo, Piraton boro no, a na Israyla may.

¹³And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

¹⁴He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, who rode on seventy donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

¹⁴ A gonda ize aru waytaaci da haama waranza, kaŋ yaŋ ga kaaru farka binji furo-taji wayye boŋ. A na Israyla may jiiri ahakku.

¹⁴And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

¹⁵Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

¹⁵ Abdon, Hillel izo, Piraton bora bu. I n'a fiji Piraton ra, Ifraymu laabu, Amalekancey tondey ra.

¹⁵And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.