And AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 wentH3212 to ShechemH7927 unto his mother'sH517 brethrenH251, and communedH1696 with them, and with all the familyH4940 of the houseH1004 of his mother'sH517 fatherH1, sayingH559,
SpeakH1696, I pray you, in the earsH241 of all the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, Whether is betterH2896 for you, either that all the sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378, which are threescore and tenH7657 personsH376, reignH4910 over you, or that oneH259 reignH4910 over you? rememberH2142 also that I am your boneH6106 and your fleshH1320. {Whether…: Heb. What is good? whether, etc}
And his mother'sH517 brethrenH251 spakeH1696 of him in the earsH241 of all the menH1167 of ShechemH7927 all these wordsH1697: and their heartsH3820 inclinedH5186 to followH310 AbimelechH40; for they saidH559, He is our brotherH251. {to follow: Heb. after}
And they gaveH5414 him threescore and tenH7657 pieces of silverH3701 out of the houseH1004 of BaalberithH1170, wherewith AbimelechH40 hiredH7936 vainH7386 and lightH6348 personsH582, which followedH3212 himH310.
And he wentH935 unto his father'sH1 houseH1004 at OphrahH6084, and slewH2026 his brethrenH251 the sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378, being threescore and tenH7657 personsH376, upon oneH259 stoneH68: notwithstanding yet JothamH3147 the youngestH6996 sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 was leftH3498; for he hidH2244 himself.
And all the menH1167 of ShechemH7927 gathered togetherH622, and all the houseH1004 of MilloH4407+H1037, and wentH3212, and madeH4427 AbimelechH40 kingH4428, by the plainH436 of the pillarH5324 that was in ShechemH7927. {plain: or, oak}
And when they toldH5046 it to JothamH3147, he wentH3212 and stoodH5975 in the topH7218 of mountH2022 GerizimH1630, and lifted upH5375 his voiceH6963, and criedH7121, and saidH559 unto them, HearkenH8085 unto me, ye menH1167 of ShechemH7927, that GodH430 may hearkenH8085 unto you.
The treesH6086 went forthH1980+H1980 on a time to anointH4886 a kingH4428 over them; and they saidH559 unto the olive treeH2132, ReignH4427 thou over us.
But the olive treeH2132 saidH559 unto them, Should I leaveH2308 my fatnessH1880, wherewith by me they honourH3513 GodH430 and manH582, and goH1980 to be promotedH5128 over the treesH6086? {go…: or, go up and down for other trees}
And the treesH6086 saidH559 to the fig treeH8384, ComeH3212 thou, and reignH4427 over us.
But the fig treeH8384 saidH559 unto them, Should I forsakeH2308 my sweetnessH4987, and my goodH2896 fruitH8570, and goH1980 to be promotedH5128 over the treesH6086?
Then saidH559 the treesH6086 unto the vineH1612, ComeH3212 thou, and reignH4427 over us.
And the vineH1612 saidH559 unto them, Should I leaveH2308 my wineH8492, which cheerethH8055 GodH430 and manH582, and goH1980 to be promotedH5128 over the treesH6086?
Then saidH559 all the treesH6086 unto the brambleH329, ComeH3212 thou, and reignH4427 over us. {bramble: or, thistle}
And the brambleH329 saidH559 unto the treesH6086, If in truthH571 ye anointH4886 me kingH4428 over you, then comeH935 and put your trustH2620 in my shadowH6738: and if not, let fireH784 come outH3318 of the brambleH329, and devourH398 the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844.
Now therefore, if ye have doneH6213 trulyH571 and sincerelyH8549, in that ye have made AbimelechH40 kingH4427, and if ye have dealtH6213 wellH2896 with JerubbaalH3378 and his houseH1004, and have doneH6213 unto him according to the deservingH1576 of his handsH3027;
(For my fatherH1 foughtH3898 for you, and adventuredH7993 his lifeH5315 farH5048, and deliveredH5337 you out of the handH3027 of MidianH4080: {adventured…: Heb. cast his life}
And ye are risen upH6965 against my father'sH1 houseH1004 this dayH3117, and have slainH2026 his sonsH1121, threescore and tenH7657 personsH376, upon oneH259 stoneH68, and have made AbimelechH40, the sonH1121 of his maidservantH519, kingH4427 over the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, because he is your brotherH251;)
If ye then have dealtH6213 trulyH571 and sincerelyH8549 with JerubbaalH3378 and with his houseH1004 this dayH3117, then rejoiceH8055 ye in AbimelechH40, and let him also rejoiceH8055 in you:
But if not, let fireH784 come outH3318 from AbimelechH40, and devourH398 the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, and the houseH1004 of MilloH4407+H1037; and let fireH784 come outH3318 from the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, and from the houseH1004 of MilloH4407+H1037, and devourH398 AbimelechH40.
And JothamH3147 ran awayH1272, and fledH5127, and wentH3212 to BeerH876, and dweltH3427 there, for fearH6440 of AbimelechH40 his brotherH251.
When AbimelechH40 had reignedH7786 threeH7969 yearsH8141 over IsraelH3478,
Then GodH430 sentH7971 an evilH7451 spiritH7307 between AbimelechH40 and the menH1167 of ShechemH7927; and the menH1167 of ShechemH7927 dealt treacherouslyH898 with AbimelechH40:
That the crueltyH2555 done to the threescore and tenH7657 sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 might comeH935, and their bloodH1818 be laidH7760 upon AbimelechH40 their brotherH251, which slewH2026 them; and upon the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, which aidedH2388+H3027 him in the killingH2026 of his brethrenH251. {aided…: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill}
And the menH1167 of ShechemH7927 setH7760 liers in waitH693 for him in the topH7218 of the mountainsH2022, and they robbedH1497 all that cameH5674 along that wayH1870 by them: and it was toldH5046 AbimelechH40.
And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 cameH935 with his brethrenH251, and went overH5674 to ShechemH7927: and the menH1167 of ShechemH7927 put their confidenceH982 in him.
And they went outH3318 into the fieldsH7704, and gatheredH1219 their vineyardsH3754, and trodeH1869 the grapes, and madeH6213 merryH1974, and wentH935 into the houseH1004 of their godH430, and did eatH398 and drinkH8354, and cursedH7043 AbimelechH40. {merry: or, songs}
And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 saidH559, Who is AbimelechH40, and who is ShechemH7927, that we should serveH5647 him? is not he the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378? and ZebulH2083 his officerH6496? serveH5647 the menH582 of HamorH2544 the fatherH1 of ShechemH7927: for why should we serveH5647 him?
And would to God this peopleH5971 were underH5414 my handH3027! then would I removeH5493 AbimelechH40. And he saidH559 to AbimelechH40, IncreaseH7235 thine armyH6635, and come outH3318.
And when ZebulH2083 the rulerH8269 of the cityH5892 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651, his angerH639 was kindledH2734. {kindled: or, hot}
And he sentH7971 messengersH4397 unto AbimelechH40 privilyH8649, sayingH559, Behold, GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 and his brethrenH251 be comeH935 to ShechemH7927; and, behold, they fortifyH6696 the cityH5892 against thee. {privily: Heb. craftily or, to Tormah}
Now therefore upH6965 by nightH3915, thou and the peopleH5971 that is with thee, and lie in waitH693 in the fieldH7704:
And it shall be, that in the morningH1242, as soon as the sunH8121 is upH2224, thou shalt rise earlyH7925, and setH6584 upon the cityH5892: and, behold, when he and the peopleH5971 that is with him come outH3318 against thee, then mayest thou doH6213 to them as thouH3027 shalt find occasionH4672. {as thou shalt…: Heb. as thine hand shall find}
And AbimelechH40 rose upH6965, and all the peopleH5971 that were with him, by nightH3915, and they laid waitH693 against ShechemH7927 in fourH702 companiesH7218.
And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 went outH3318, and stoodH5975 in the enteringH6607 of the gateH8179 of the cityH5892: and AbimelechH40 rose upH6965, and the peopleH5971 that were with him, from lying in waitH3993.
And when GaalH1603 sawH7200 the peopleH5971, he saidH559 to ZebulH2083, Behold, there comeH3381 peopleH5971 downH3381 from the topH7218 of the mountainsH2022. And ZebulH2083 saidH559 unto him, Thou seestH7200 the shadowH6738 of the mountainsH2022 as if they were menH582.
And GaalH1603 spakeH1696 againH3254 and saidH559, See there comeH3381 peopleH5971 downH3381 by the middleH2872 of the landH776, and anotherH259 companyH7218 comeH935 along by the plainH436 ofH1870 MeonenimH6049. {middle: Heb. navel} {Meonenim: or, the regarders of times}
Then saidH559 ZebulH2083 unto him, Where is nowH645 thy mouthH6310, wherewith thou saidstH559, Who is AbimelechH40, that we should serveH5647 him? is not this the peopleH5971 that thou hast despisedH3988? go outH3318, I pray nowH4994, and fightH3898 with them.
And GaalH1603 went outH3318 beforeH6440 the menH1167 of ShechemH7927, and foughtH3898 with AbimelechH40.
And AbimelechH40 chasedH7291 him, and he fledH5127 beforeH6440 him, and manyH7227 were overthrownH5307 and woundedH2491, even unto the enteringH6607 of the gateH8179.
And AbimelechH40 dweltH3427 at ArumahH725: and ZebulH2083 thrust outH1644 GaalH1603 and his brethrenH251, that they should not dwellH3427 in ShechemH7927.
And it came to pass on the morrowH4283, that the peopleH5971 went outH3318 into the fieldH7704; and they toldH5046 AbimelechH40.
And he tookH3947 the peopleH5971, and dividedH2673 them into threeH7969 companiesH7218, and laid waitH693 in the fieldH7704, and lookedH7200, and, behold, the peopleH5971 were come forthH3318 out of the cityH5892; and he rose upH6965 against them, and smoteH5221 them.
And AbimelechH40, and the companyH7218 that was with him, rushed forwardH6584, and stoodH5975 in the enteringH6607 of the gateH8179 of the cityH5892: and the twoH8147 other companiesH7218 ran uponH6584 all the people that were in the fieldsH7704, and slewH5221 them.
And AbimelechH40 foughtH3898 against the cityH5892 all that dayH3117; and he tookH3920 the cityH5892, and slewH2026 the peopleH5971 that was therein, and beat downH5422 the cityH5892, and sowedH2232 it with saltH4417.
And when all the menH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 heardH8085 that, they enteredH935 into an holdH6877 of the houseH1004 of the godH410 BerithH1286.
And it was toldH5046 AbimelechH40, that all the menH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 were gathered togetherH6908.
And AbimelechH40 gat him upH5927 to mountH2022 ZalmonH6756, he and all the peopleH5971 that were with him; and AbimelechH40 tookH3947 an axeH7134 in his handH3027, and cut downH3772 a boughH7754 from the treesH6086, and tookH5375 it, and laidH7760 it on his shoulderH7926, and saidH559 unto the peopleH5971 that were with him, What ye have seenH7200 me doH6213, make hasteH4116, and doH6213 as IH3644 have done. {me do: Heb. I have done}
And all the peopleH5971 likewise cut downH3772 every manH376 his boughH7754, and followedH3212+H310 AbimelechH40, and putH7760 them to the holdH6877, and setH3341 the holdH6877 on fireH784 upon them; so that all the menH582 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 diedH4191 also, about a thousandH505 menH376 and womenH802.
Then wentH3212 AbimelechH40 to ThebezH8405, and encampedH2583 against ThebezH8405, and tookH3920 it.
But there was a strongH5797 towerH4026 withinH8432 the cityH5892, and thither fledH5127 all the menH582 and womenH802, and all theyH1167 of the cityH5892, and shutH5462 it to them, and gat them upH5927 to the topH1406 of the towerH4026.
And AbimelechH40 cameH935 unto the towerH4026, and foughtH3898 against it, and went hardH5066 unto the doorH6607 of the towerH4026 to burnH8313 it with fireH784.
And a certainH259 womanH802 castH7993 a pieceH6400 of a millstoneH7393 upon Abimelech'sH40 headH7218, and all to brakeH7533 his skullH1538.
Then he calledH7121 hastilyH4120 unto the young manH5288 his armourbearerH5375+H3627, and saidH559 unto him, DrawH8025 thy swordH2719, and slayH4191 me, that men sayH559 not of me, A womanH802 slewH2026 him. And his young manH5288 thrust him throughH1856, and he diedH4191.
And when the menH376 of IsraelH3478 sawH7200 that AbimelechH40 was deadH4191, they departedH3212 every manH376 unto his placeH4725.
Thus GodH430 renderedH7725 the wickednessH7451 of AbimelechH40, which he didH6213 unto his fatherH1, in slayingH2026 his seventyH7657 brethrenH251:
And all the evilH7451 of the menH582 of ShechemH7927 did GodH430 renderH7725 upon their headsH7218: and upon them cameH935 the curseH7045 of JothamH3147 the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378.
Querverweise zu Richter 9,8 Ri 9,8
And JehoashH3060 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 sentH7971 to AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, The thistleH2336 that was in LebanonH3844 sentH7971 to the cedarH730 that was in LebanonH3844, sayingH559, GiveH5414 thy daughterH1323 to my sonH1121 to wifeH802: and there passedH5674 by a wildH7704 beastH2416 that was in LebanonH3844, and trode downH7429 the thistleH2336.
Then the menH376 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 unto GideonH1439, RuleH4910 thou over us, both thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy son'sH1121 sonH1121 also: for thou hast deliveredH3467 us from the handH3027 of MidianH4080.
And sayH559, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; A greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671, longwingedH83+H750, fullH4392 of feathersH5133, which had divers coloursH7553, cameH935 unto LebanonH3844, and tookH3947 the highest branchH6788 of the cedarH730: {divers…: Heb. embroidering}
He cropped offH6998 the topH7218 of his young twigsH3242, and carriedH935 it into a landH776 of traffickH3667; he setH7760 it in a cityH5892 of merchantsH7402.
He tookH3947 also of the seedH2233 of the landH776, and plantedH5414 it in a fruitfulH2233 fieldH7704; he placedH3947 it by greatH7227 watersH4325, and setH7760 it as a willow treeH6851. {planted…: Heb. put it in a field of seed}
And it grewH6779, and became a spreadingH5628 vineH1612 of lowH8217 statureH6967, whose branchesH1808 turnedH6437 toward him, and the rootsH8328 thereof were under him: so it became a vineH1612, and brought forthH6213 branchesH905, and shotH7971 forth sprigsH6288.
There was also anotherH259 greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671 and manyH7227 feathersH5133: and, behold, this vineH1612 did bendH3719 her rootsH8328 toward him, and shot forthH7971 her branchesH1808 toward him, that he might waterH8248 it by the furrowsH6170 of her plantationH4302.
It was plantedH8362 in a goodH2896 soilH7704 by greatH7227 watersH4325, that it might bring forthH6213 branchesH6057, and that it might bearH5375 fruitH6529, that it might be a goodlyH155 vineH1612. {soil: Heb. field}
SayH559 thou, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Shall it prosperH6743? shall he not pull upH5423 the rootsH8328 thereof, and cut offH7082 the fruitH6529 thereof, that it witherH3001? it shall witherH3001 in all the leavesH2964 of her springH6780, even without greatH1419 powerH2220 or manyH7227 peopleH5971 to pluck it upH5375 by the rootsH8328 thereof.
Yea, behold, being plantedH8362, shall it prosperH6743? shall it not utterlyH3001 witherH3001, when the eastH6921 windH7307 touchethH5060 it? it shall witherH3001 in the furrowsH6170 where it grewH6780.
And GideonH1439 saidH559 unto them, I will not ruleH4910 over you, neither shall my sonH1121 ruleH4910 over you: the LORDH3068 shall ruleH4910 over you.
Thus were the visionsH2376 of mine headH7217 inH5922 my bedH4903; I sawH1934+H2370, and beholdH431 a treeH363 in the midstH1459 of the earthH772, and the heightH7314 thereof was greatH7690. {I saw: Cald. I was seeing}
The treeH363 grewH7236, and was strongH8631, and the heightH7314 thereof reachedH4291 unto heavenH8065, and the sightH2379 thereof to the endH5491 of allH3606 the earthH772:
The leavesH6074 thereof were fairH8209, and the fruitH4 thereof muchH7690, and in it was meatH4203 for allH3606: the beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251 had shadowH2927 underH8460 it, and the fowlsH6853 of the heavenH8065 dweltH1753 in the boughsH6056 thereof, and allH3606 fleshH1321 was fedH2110 of itH4481.
I sawH1934+H2370 in the visionsH2376 of my headH7217 uponH5922 my bedH4903, and, beholdH431, a watcherH5894 and an holy oneH6922 came downH5182 fromH4481 heavenH8065;
He criedH7123 aloudH2429, and saidH560 thusH3652, Hew downH1414 the treeH363, and cut offH7113 his branchesH6056, shake offH5426 his leavesH6074, and scatterH921 his fruitH4: let the beastsH2423 get awayH5111 fromH4481 under itH8479, and the fowlsH6853 fromH4481 his branchesH6056: {aloud: Cald. with might}
NeverthelessH1297 leaveH7662 the stumpH6136 of his rootsH8330 in the earthH772, even with a bandH613 of ironH6523 and brassH5174, in the tender grassH1883 of the fieldH1251; and let it be wetH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065, and let his portionH2508 be withH5974 the beastsH2423 in the grassH6211 of the earthH772:
Let his heartH3825 be changedH8133 fromH4481 man'sH606, and let a beast'sH2423 heartH3825 be givenH3052 unto him; and let sevenH7655 timesH5732 passH2499 overH5922 him.
This matterH6600 is by the decreeH1510 of the watchersH5894, and the demandH7595 by the wordH3983 of the holy onesH6922: toH5705 the intentH1701 that the livingH2417 may knowH3046 that the most HighH5943 rulethH7990 in the kingdomH4437 of menH606, and givethH5415 it to whomsoeverH4479 he willH6634, and setteth upH6966 overH5922 it the basestH8215 of menH606.
ThisH1836 dreamH2493 IH576 kingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 have seenH2370. Now thouH607, O BelteshazzarH1096, declareH560 the interpretationH6591 thereof, forasmuch asH6903 allH3606 the wiseH2445 men of my kingdomH4437 are notH3809 ableH3202 to make knownH3046 unto me the interpretationH6591: but thouH607 art ableH3546; for the spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426 is in thee.