22亚比米勒治理以色列三年后，23上帝派遣一个邪灵挑起亚比米勒和示剑人之间的争端，示剑人用诡诈的手段对待亚比米勒。24这是要惩罚亚比米勒和帮他残杀耶路·巴力七十个儿子的示剑人。25示剑人在山顶设下埋伏，等候亚比米勒，他们抢劫所有过路的行人。有人把这事告诉了亚比米勒。26以别的儿子迦勒和他的弟兄来到示剑，示剑人都信任他们。27示剑人出城到田间采摘葡萄，踩榨葡萄汁，然后在他们的神庙中欢宴，尽情吃喝，咒诅亚比米勒。28以别的儿子迦勒说：“亚比米勒是谁？我们示剑人是谁，竟要服侍他？他不就是耶路·巴力的儿子吗？他的帮手不就是西布勒吗？我们为什么要服侍他？你们要服侍示剑人祖先哈抹的后代。29要是这百姓归我领导就好了！我会除掉亚比米勒，我会挑战他召集全军来战*。”30示剑城的官长西布勒听见以别的儿子迦勒的话，勃然大怒，31暗中派人对亚比米勒说：“以别的儿子迦勒和他的弟兄已经到了示剑，正在煽动全城反对你。32请你晚上带着部下埋伏在田间，33清晨日出时攻城。迦勒带着部下出来应战时，你便可以见机行事。”34于是，亚比米勒带领军队夜间出发，兵分四路埋伏在示剑城外。35早晨，以别的儿子迦勒出来站在城门口时，亚比米勒带领部下从埋伏的地方冲了出来。36迦勒看见他们，便对西布勒说：“看！有人正从山顶下来。”西布勒说：“你把山影看成人了吧。”37迦勒说：“看！有人正从山上下来，还有一队人正从占卜橡树那边的路上奔来。”38西布勒说：“你的豪气哪里去了？你曾说，‘亚比米勒是谁，我们竟要服侍他？’这些不就是你讥笑的人吗？出去迎战吧！”39于是，迦勒率领示剑人出城迎战亚比米勒。40迦勒败逃，亚比米勒紧追不舍，沿途有许多人受伤倒在地上，一直到城门口。41之后，亚比米勒住在亚鲁玛，西布勒把迦勒和他的弟兄逐出示剑。42第二天，示剑人出城来到田间。亚比米勒得知后，43把部下兵分三队，埋伏在田间，等城里的人出来时，伏击他们。44亚比米勒率领一队人冲到示剑的城门口，截断示剑人的退路，其他两队击杀田间的示剑人。45亚比米勒鏖战一天，攻陷了示剑城，杀了城内的居民，把整座城夷为平地，还撒上了盐。46示剑楼的人听到风声，躲进了巴力·比利土神庙的内堂。47亚比米勒得知后，48便领兵上撒门山用斧头砍下树枝，扛在肩上，并命令部下赶紧照做。49他们都砍下一根树枝，跟着亚比米勒把树枝堆在神庙内堂的四周，放火烧死了里面所有的人，男女约一千人。50随后，亚比米勒去围攻提备斯，占领了该城。51全城的人都逃进城中一座坚固的城楼内，锁上大门，爬上楼顶。52亚比米勒攻打城楼，走到城楼门口正准备放火时，53有个妇人扔下一块磨石，砸烂了他的头。54亚比米勒连忙对为他拿兵器的年轻人说：“拔刀杀了我吧，免得人们说，‘一位妇人杀了他。’”于是，那年轻人刺死了他。55以色列人见亚比米勒已死，便各自回家了。56上帝就这样使亚比米勒得到了报应，因为他残杀了自己的七十个兄弟，57也让示剑人因自己的一切恶行而得到了报应。耶路·巴力的儿子约坦的咒诅临到了他们。
English Standard Version
Abimelech’s Conspiracy
1Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family,2“Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”3And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”4And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.5And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.6And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.7When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.8The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’9But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’10And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’11But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’12And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’13But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’14Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’15And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’16“Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved—17for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian,18and you have risen up against my father’s house this day and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative—19if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.”21And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother.
The Downfall of Abimelech
22Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.23And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,24that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.25And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech.26And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him.27And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him?29Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say* to Abimelech, ‘Increase your army, and come out.’”30When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.31And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly,* saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up* the city against you.32Now therefore, go by night, you and the people who are with you, and set an ambush in the field.33Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as your hand finds to do.”34So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies.35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush.36And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountaintops!” And Zebul said to him, “You mistake* the shadow of the mountains for men.”37Gaal spoke again and said, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners’ Oak.”38Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your mouth now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them.”39And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.40And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.41And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives, so that they could not dwell at Shechem.42On the following day, the people went out into the field, and Abimelech was told.43He took his people and divided them into three companies and set an ambush in the fields. And he looked and saw the people coming out of the city. So he rose against them and killed them.44Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and killed them.45And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.46When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith.47Abimelech was told that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.48And Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an axe in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men who were with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done.”49So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women.50Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it.51But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in, and they went up to the roof of the tower.52And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.53And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.54Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” And his young man thrust him through, and he died.55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home.56Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.57And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
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