Septuagint Complete Greek and English Edition

by Septuagint

  [31] And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Jobel and his brethren are come to Sychem; and behold, they have besieged the city against thee.

  [32] καὶ νῦν ἀναστὰς νυκτὸς σὺ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετὰ σοῦ καὶ ἐνέδρευσον ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ,

  [32] And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.

  [33] καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρωῒ ἅμα τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον ὀρθριεῖς καὶ ἐκτενεῖς ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύονται πρὸς σέ, καὶ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ ὅσα ἂν εὕρῃ ἡ χείρ σου.

  [33] And it shall come to pass in the morning at sunrising, thou shalt rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and the people with him will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him according to thy power.

  [34] καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπὶ Συχεμ τέτρασιν ἀρχαῖς.

  [34] And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.

  [35] καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ καὶ ἔστη πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνέδρου.

  [35] And Gaal the son of Jobel went forth, and stood by the door of the gate of the city: and Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambuscade.

  [36] καὶ εἶδεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ τὸν λαὸν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Ζεβουλ Ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνει ἀπὸ κεφαλῶν τῶν ὀρέων. καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ Τὴν σκιὰν τῶν ὀρέων σὺ βλέπεις ὡς ἄνδρας.

  [36] And Gaal the son of Jobel saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains: and Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.

  [37] καὶ προσέθετο ἔτι Γααλ τοῦ λαλῆσαι καὶ εἶπεν Ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνων κατὰ θάλασσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐχόμενα ὀμφαλοῦ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀρχὴ ἑτέρα ἔρχεται διὰ ὁδοῦ Ηλωνμαωνενιμ.

  [37] And Gaal continued to speak and said, Behold, a people comes down westward from the part bordering on the middle of the land, and another company comes by the way of Helon Maonenim.

  [38] καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ Καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν τὸ στόμα σου, ὡς ἐλάλησας Τίς ἐστιν Αβιμελεχ, ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ; μὴ οὐχὶ οὗτος ὁ λαός, ὃν ἐξουδένωσας; ἔξελθε δὴ νῦν καὶ παράταξαι αὐτῷ.

  [38] And Zebul said to him, And where is thy mouth as thou spokest, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people whom thou despisedst? go forth now, and set the battle in array against him.

  [39] καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ ἐνώπιον ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ καὶ παρετάξατο πρὸς Αβιμελεχ.

  [39] And Gaal went forth before the men of Sychem, and set the battle in array against Abimelech.

  [40] καὶ ἐδίωξεν αὐτὸν Αβιμελεχ, καὶ ἔφυγεν ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔπεσαν τραυματίαι πολλοὶ ἕως τῆς θύρας τῆς πύλης.

  [40] And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from before him; and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.

  [41] καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Αβιμελεχ ἐν Αρημα· καὶ ἐξέβαλεν Ζεβουλ τὸν Γααλ καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ μὴ οἰκεῖν ἐν Συχεμ.

  [41] And Abimelech entered into Arema, and Zebul cast out Gaal and his brethren, so that they should not dwell in Sychem.

  [42] καὶ ἐγένετο τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λαὸς εἰς τὸν ἀγρόν, καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν τῷ Αβιμελεχ.

  [42] And it came to pass on the second day that the people went out into the field, and one brought word to Abimelech.

  [43] καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸν λαὸν καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τρεῖς ἀρχὰς καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν ἀγρῷ· καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ λαὸς ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἀνέστη ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτούς.

  [43] And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and formed an ambush in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people went forth out of the city, and he rose up against them, and smote them.

  [44] καὶ Αβιμελεχ καὶ οἱ ἀρχηγοὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐξέτειναν καὶ ἔστησαν παρὰ τὴν θύραν τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως, καὶ αἱ δύο ἀρχαὶ ἐξέτειναν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτούς.

  [44] And Abimelech and the chiefs of companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood by the door of the gate of the city; and the two other companies rushed forward upon all that were in the field, and smote them.

  [45] καὶ Αβιμελεχ παρετάσσετο ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην καὶ κατελάβετο τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπέκτεινεν καὶ καθεῖλεν τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἔσπειρεν εἰς ἅλας.

  [45] And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.

  [46] καὶ ἤκουσαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργων Συχεμ καὶ ἦλθον εἰς συνέλευσιν Βαιθηλβεριθ.

  [46] And all the men of the tower of Sychem heard, and came to the gathering of Baethel-berith.

  [47] καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τῷ Αβιμελεχ ὅτι συνήχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργων Συχεμ.

  [47] And it was reported to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Sychem were gathered together.

  [48] καὶ ἀνέβη Αβιμελεχ εἰς ὄρος Ερμων καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ’ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔλαβεν Αβιμελεχ τὰς ἀξίνας ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκοψεν κλάδον ξύλου καὶ ἦρεν καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐπ’ ὤμων αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν τῷ λαῷ τῷ μετ’ αὐτοῦ Ὃ εἴδετέ με ποιοῦντα, ταχέως ποιήσατε ὡς ἐγώ.

  [48] And Abimelech went up to the mount of Selmon, and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch of a tree, and took it, and laid it on his shoulders; and said to the people that were with him, What ye see me doing, do quickly as I.

  [49] καὶ ἔκοψαν καί γε ἀνὴρ κλάδον πᾶς ἀνὴρ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὴν συνέλευσιν καὶ ἐνεπύρισαν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς τὴν συνέλευσιν ἐν πυρί, καὶ ἀπέθανον καί γε πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργου Σικιμων ὡς χίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες.

  [49] And they cut down likewise even every man a branch, and went after Abimelech, and laid them against the place of gathering, and burnt the place of gathering over them with fire; and they died, even all the men of the tower of Sicima, about a thousand men and women.

  [50] Καὶ ἐπορεύ
θη Αβιμελεχ ἐκ Βαιθηλβεριθ καὶ παρενέβαλεν ἐν Θηβης καὶ κατέλαβεν αὐτήν.

  [50] And Abimelech went out of Baethel-berith, and encamped against Thebes, and took it.

  [51] καὶ πύργος ἰσχυρὸς ἦν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἔφυγον ἐκεῖ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἔκλεισαν ἔξωθεν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα τοῦ πύργου.

  [51] And there was a strong tower in the midst of the city; and thither all the men and the women of the city fled, and shut the door without them, and went up on the roof of the tower.

  [52] καὶ ἦλθεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τοῦ πύργου, καὶ παρετάξαντο αὐτῷ· καὶ ἤγγισεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τῆς θύρας τοῦ πύργου τοῦ ἐμπρῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν πυρί.

  [52] And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

  [53] καὶ ἔρριψεν γυνὴ μία κλάσμα ἐπιμυλίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἔκλασεν τὸ κρανίον αὐτοῦ.

  [53] And a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.

  [54] καὶ ἐβόησεν ταχὺ πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον τὸ αἶρον τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Σπάσον τὴν ῥομφαίαν μου καὶ θανάτωσόν με, μήποτε εἴπωσιν Γυνὴ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν. καὶ ἐξεκέντησεν αὐτὸν τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

  [54] And he cried out quickly to the young man his armour-bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, lest at any time they should say, A woman slew him: and his young man thrust him through and he died.

  [55] καὶ εἶδεν ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀνὴρ εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ.

  [55] And the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead; and they went each to his place.

  [56] καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν πονηρίαν Αβιμελεχ, ἣν ἐποίησεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ.

  [56] So God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he wrought against his father, in slaying his seventy brethren.

  [57] καὶ τὴν πᾶσαν πονηρίαν ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπῆλθεν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἡ κατάρα Ιωαθαν υἱοῦ Ιεροβααλ.

  [57] And all the wickedness of the men of Sychem God requited upon their head; and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon them.

  CHAPTER 10

  [1] Καὶ ἀνέστη μετὰ Αβιμελεχ τοῦ σῶσαι τὸν Ισραηλ Θωλα υἱὸς Φουα υἱὸς πατραδέλφου αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ Ισσαχαρ, καὶ αὐτὸς ᾤκει ἐν Σαμιρ ἐν ὄρει Εφραιμ.

  [1] And after Abimelech Thola the son of Phua rose up to save Israel, being the son of his father’s brother, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Samir in mount Ephraim.

  [2] καὶ ἔκρινεν τὸν Ισραηλ εἴκοσι τρία ἔτη καὶ ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν Σαμιρ.

  [2] And he judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Samir.

  [3] Καὶ ἀνέστη μετ’ αὐτὸν Ιαιρ ὁ Γαλααδ καὶ ἔκρινεν τὸν Ισραηλ εἴκοσι δύο ἔτη.

  [3] And after him arose Jair of Galaad, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.

  [4] καὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα καὶ δύο υἱοὶ ἐπιβαίνοντες ἐπὶ τριάκοντα δύο πώλους· καὶ τριάκοντα δύο πόλεις αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὰς Ἐπαύλεις Ιαιρ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἐν γῇ Γαλααδ.

  [4] And he had thirty-two sons riding on thirty-two colts, and they had thirty-two cities; and they called them Jair’s towns until this day in the land of Galaad.

  [5] καὶ ἀπέθανεν Ιαιρ καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν Ραμνων.

  [5] And Jair died, and was buried in Rhamnon.

  [6] Καὶ προσέθεντο οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ ἐδούλευσαν τοῖς Βααλιμ καὶ ταῖς Ασταρωθ καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Αραδ καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Σιδῶνος καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Μωαβ καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς υἱῶν Αμμων καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Φυλιστιιμ καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον τὸν κύριον καὶ οὐκ ἐδούλευσαν αὐτῷ.

  [6] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Astaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Phylistines; and they forsook the Lord, and did not serve him.

  [7] καὶ ὠργίσθη θυμῷ κύριος ἐν Ισραηλ καὶ ἀπέδοτο αὐτοὺς ἐν χειρὶ Φυλιστιιμ καὶ ἐν χειρὶ υἱῶν Αμμων.

  [7] And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hands of the Phylistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.

  [8] καὶ ἔθλιψαν καὶ ἔθλασαν τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ δέκα ὀκτὼ ἔτη, τοὺς πάντας υἱοὺς Ισραηλ τοὺς ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ Ιορδάνου ἐν γῇ τοῦ Αμορρι τοῦ ἐν Γαλααδ.

  [8] And they afflicted and bruised the children of Israel at that time eighteen years, all the children of Israel beyond Jordan in the land of the Amorite in Galaad.

  [9] καὶ διέβησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Αμμων τὸν Ιορδάνην παρατάξασθαι πρὸς Ιουδαν καὶ Βενιαμιν καὶ πρὸς Εφραιμ, καὶ ἐθλίβη Ισραηλ σφόδρα.

  [9] And the children of Ammon went over Jordan to fight with Juda, and Benjamin, and with Ephraim; and the children of Israel were greatly afflicted.

  [10] καὶ ἐβόησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον λέγοντες Ἡμάρτομέν σοι, ὅτι ἐγκατελίπομεν τὸν θεὸν καὶ ἐδουλεύσαμεν τῷ Βααλιμ.

  [10] And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken God, and served Baalim.

  [11] καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ Μὴ οὐχὶ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Αμορραίου καὶ ἀπὸ υἱῶν Αμμων καὶ ἀπὸ Φυλιστιιμ

  [11] And the Lord said to the children of Israel, Did I not save you from Egypt and from the Amorite, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Phylistines,

  [12] καὶ Σιδωνίων καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ Μαδιαμ, οἳ ἔθλιψαν ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἐβοήσατε πρός με, καὶ ἔσωσα ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῶν;

  [12] and from the Sidonians, and Amalec, and Madiam, who afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand?

  [13] καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐγκατελίπετέ με καὶ ἐδουλεύσατε θεοῖς ἑτέροις· διὰ τοῦτο οὐ προσθήσω τοῦ σῶσαι ὑμᾶς.

  [13] Yet ye forsook me and served other gods; therefore I will not save you any more.

  [14] πορεύεσθε καὶ βοήσατε πρὸς τοὺς θεούς, οὓς ἐξελέξασθε ἑαυτο�
�ς, καὶ αὐτοὶ σωσάτωσαν ὑμᾶς ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως ὑμῶν.

  [14] Go, and cry to the gods whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and let them save you in the time of your affliction.

  [15] καὶ εἶπαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον Ἡμάρτομεν, ποίησον σὺ ἡμῖν κατὰ πᾶν τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου, πλὴν ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ.

  [15] And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We have sinned: do thou to us according to all that is good in thine eyes; only deliver us this day.

  [16] καὶ ἐξέκλιναν τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς ἀλλοτρίους ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἐδούλευσαν τῷ κυρίῳ μόνῳ, καὶ ὠλιγώθη ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν κόπῳ Ισραηλ.

  [16] And they put away the strange gods from the midst of them, and served the Lord only, and his soul was pained for the trouble of Israel.

  [17] Καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Αμμων καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν Γαλααδ, καὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν τῇ σκοπιᾷ.

  [17] And the children of Ammon went up, and encamped in Galaad; and the children of Israel were gathered together and encamped on the hill.

  [18] καὶ εἶπον ὁ λαὸς οἱ ἄρχοντες Γαλααδ ἀνὴρ πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ Τίς ὁ ἀνήρ, ὅστις ἂν ἄρξηται παρατάξασθαι πρὸς υἱοὺς Αμμων; καὶ ἔσται εἰς ἄρχοντα πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Γαλααδ.

  [18] And the people the princes of Galaad said every man to his neighbour, Who is he that shall begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall even be head over all that dwell in Galaad.