1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
3 ¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
6 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
10 ¶ And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
15 ¶ And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
1 post Abimelech surrexit dux in Israhel
Thola filius Phoa patrui Abimelech vir de Isachar
qui habitavit in Sanir montis Ephraim
2 et iudicavit Israhel viginti et tribus annis
mortuusque ac sepultus est in Sanir
3 huic successit Iair Galaadites
qui iudicavit Israhel per viginti et duos annos
4 habens triginta filios sedentes super triginta pullos asinarum
et principes triginta civitatum
quae ex nomine eius appellatae sunt Avothiair id est
oppida Iair
usque in praesentem diem in terra Galaad
5 mortuusque est Iair ac sepultus
in loco cui est vocabulum Camon
6 filii autem Israhel peccatis veteribus iungentes nova
fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini
et servierunt idolis Baalim et Astharoth
et diis Syriae ac Sidonis et Moab et filiorum Ammon et
Philisthim
dimiseruntque Dominum et non colebant eum
7 contra quos iratus
tradidit eos in manu Philisthim et filiorum Ammon
8 adflictique sunt et vehementer oppressi per annos decem et octo
omnes qui habitabant trans Iordanem in terra Amorrei
quae est in Galaad
9 in tantum ut filii Ammon Iordane transmisso
vastarent Iudam et Beniamin et Ephraim
adflictusque est Israhel nimis
10 et clamantes ad Dominum dixerunt
peccavimus tibi quia dereliquimus Deum
nostrum
et servivimus Baalim
11 quibus locutus est Dominus
numquid non Aegyptii et Amorrei filiique Ammon et
Philisthim
12 Sidonii quoque et Amalech et Chanaan oppresserunt vos
et clamastis ad me et erui vos de manu eorum
13 et tamen reliquistis me et coluistis deos alienos
idcirco non addam ut ultra vos liberem
14 ite et invocate deos quos elegistis
ipsi vos liberent in tempore angustiae
15 dixeruntque filii Israhel ad Dominum
peccavimus redde tu nobis quicquid tibi placet
tantum nunc libera nos
16 quae dicentes
omnia de finibus suis alienorum deorum idola proiecerunt
et servierunt Deo
qui doluit super miseriis eorum
17 itaque filii Ammon conclamantes in Galaad fixere tentoria
contra quos congregati filii Israhel in Maspha
castrametati sunt
18 dixeruntque principes Galaad singuli ad proximos suos
qui primus e nobis contra filios Ammon coeperit dimicare
erit dux populi Galaad