1Po Abimelechovi povstal k záchraně Izraele Tola, syn Puy, syna Dodova, muž z pokolení Isachar. Bydlel v Šamiru v Efraimských horách2a soudil Izrael třiadvacet let. Pak zemřel a byl pohřben v Šamiru.
Jair
3Po něm povstal Jair Gileádský. Ten soudil Izrael dvaadvacet let.4Měl třicet synů, kteří jezdili na třiceti oslech a patřilo jim třicet měst v Gileádu. Až dodnes se jim říká Chavot-jair, Jairovy vesnice.5Jair pak zemřel a byl pohřben v Kamonu.6Synové Izraele znovu jednali v Hospodinových očích zle. Sloužili baalům a aštartám, bohům aramejským a sidonským, bohům moábským, amonským i bohům filištínským. Hospodina opustili a nesloužili mu.7Proto Hospodin vzplanul proti Izraeli hněvem a vydal je napospas Filištínům a Amoncům,8kteří je toho roku porobili. Osmnáct let pak sužovali všechny Izraelce na emorejském území za Jordánem v Gileádu.9Amonci dokonce překročili Jordán, aby napadli také Judu, Benjamína a dům Efraimův. Na Izrael přišlo veliké soužení.10Synové Izraele tehdy volali k Hospodinu: „Zhřešili jsme proti tobě. Ano, opustili jsme svého Boha a sloužili baalům!“11Hospodin synům Izraele odpověděl: „Když vás sužovali Egypťané, Emorejci, Amonci, Filištíni,12Sidonci, Amalekovci a Maonci, volali jste ke mně, a cožpak jsem vás z jejich ruky nevysvobodil?13Vy jste mě ale opustili a sloužili jste cizím bohům! Proto vás už vysvobozovat nebudu.14Jděte si volat k bohům, které jste si zvolili; jen ať vás zachrání v dobách soužení.“15Synové Izraele na to Hospodinu řekli: „Zhřešili jsme. Udělej s námi, cokoli uznáš za dobré, ale vysvoboď nás, prosím, ještě tentokrát!“16Pak ze svého středu odstranili cizí bohy a sloužili Hospodinu. A ten už nemohl strádání Izraele dále snášet.17Amonci se tehdy sešikovali a utábořili se v Gileádu. Také Izraelci se shromáždili a utábořili se v Micpě.18Velitelé gileádského vojska se spolu domluvili: „Kdo půjde jako první do boje s Amonci, ten bude vůdcem všech obyvatel Gileádu.“
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. (Jz 24,33; Sd 2,16; Sd 10,12)2And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir.3After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two 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. (Dt 3,14; Sd 5,10; Sd 12,14)5And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
Further Disobedience and Oppression
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. (Dt 31,16; Sd 2,11; Sd 2,13; Sd 10,10; Sd 10,13; 1Kr 11,5; 1Kr 11,7; 1Kr 11,33; 2Kr 23,13)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, (Sd 2,14)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.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.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.” (Sd 3,9; Sd 10,6; Sd 10,13)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? (Ex 14,30; Nu 21,21; Sd 3,13; Sd 3,31)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. (Sd 2,16; Sd 3,13; Sd 6,3)13Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. (Dt 32,15; Sd 10,6; Sd 10,10; Jr 2,13)14Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” (Dt 32,37)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.”16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel. (Sd 2,18; Iz 63,9)17Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah. (Sd 11,11; Sd 11,29)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.” (Sd 11,5; Sd 11,8; Sd 11,11)