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| 1After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. | 1A man from the tribe of Issachar, Puah's son Tola, grandson of Dodo, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the mountainous region of Ephraim. |
| 2And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir. | 2He governed Israel for 23 years and then died. He was buried in Shamir. |
| 3After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. | 3After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and governed Israel for 22 years. |
| 4And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. | 4His 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys, controlling 30 cities in the territory of Gilead named Havvoth-jair to this day. |
| 5And Jair died and was buried in Kamon. | 5Jair died and was buried in Kamon. |
| 6The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the LORD and did not serve him. | 6Later on, the Israelis again practiced what the LORD considered to be evil by serving the Baals, the stars, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the descendants of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. In doing so, they ignored the LORD and wouldn't serve him. |
| 7So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites, | 7In his burning anger against Israel, he sold them into domination by the Philistines and the Ammonites, |
| 8and they crushed and oppressed the people of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. | 8who trampled and troubled the Israelis during that year—eighteen years for the Israelis who lived east of the Jordan River in Gilead, the land occupied by the Amorites. |
| 9And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed. | 9The Ammonites crossed the Jordan River to fight against the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim. As a result, Israel was deeply distressed. |
| 10And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against you, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals.” | 10Then the Israelis cried out to the LORD and told him, "We have sinned against you because we have abandoned our God to serve the Baals." |
| 11And the LORD said to the people of Israel, “Did I not save you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines? | 11The LORD replied to the Israelis, "Aren't you away from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines? |
| 12The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you out of their hand. | 12And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites harassed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from under their domination. |
| 13Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. | 13But you have abandoned me and served other gods. Therefore I will no longer be delivering you. |
| 14Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” | 14Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen for yourselves. Let them deliver you in your time of trouble." |
| 15And the people of Israel said to the LORD, “We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day.” | 15The Israelis replied to the LORD, "We have sinned, so do to us anything that's right to do in your opinion, just please deliver us right now." |
| 16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel. | 16When they put away their foreign gods and served the LORD, he brought Israel's misery to an end. |
| 17Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah. | 17The Ammonites were summoned and they encamped in Gilead. The Israelis assembled together and encamped in Mizpah. |
| 18And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” | 18The people and Gilead's officials inquired among themselves, "Who will begin our attack against the Ammonites? He'll become head over everyone who lives in Gilead." |
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