1And after Avimelekh there arose to save Yisra’el Tolah Ben Pu’ah, Ben Dodo, a man of Yisakhar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill country of Efrayim. 2And he judged Yisra’el twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
3And after him arose Ya’ir, the Giladi; and he judged Yisra’el twenty-two years. 4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Khavot-Ya’ir unto this day, which are in the land of Gilad. 5And Ya’ir died, and was buried in Kamon.
6And B’nei Yisra’el again did that which was evil in the sight of יהוה , and served the Ba’alim, and the Ashtarot, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Tzidon, and the gods of Mo’av, and the gods of the children of Amon, and the gods of the P’lishtim; and they forsook יהוה , and served Him not. 7And the anger of יהוה was kindled against Yisra’el, and He gave them over into the hand of the P’lishtim, and into the hand of the children of Amon. 8And they oppressed and crushed B’nei Yisra’el that year; eighteen years they oppressed all B’nei Yisra’el that were beyond the Yarden in the land of the Amori, which is in Gilad. 9And the children of Amon passed over the Yarden to fight also against Yehudah, and against Binyamin, and against the house of Efrayim, so that Yisra’el was sore distressed. 10And B’nei Yisra’el cried unto יהוה , saying, “We have sinned against You, in that we have forsaken our Elohim, and have served the Ba’alim.”
11And יהוה said unto B’nei Yisra’el, “Did not I save you from Mitzrayim, and from the Amori, from the children of Amon, and from the P’lishtim? 12The Tzidonim also, and Amalek, Ma’on, did oppress you; and you cried unto Me, and I saved you out of their hand. 13Yet you have forsaken Me, and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. 14Go and cry unto the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” 15And B’nei Yisra’el said unto יהוה , “We have sinned; do unto us whatsoever seems good unto You; only deliver us, we pray, this day.” 16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served יהוה ; and His soul was grieved for the misery of Yisra’el.
17Then the children of Amon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilad. And B’nei Yisra’el assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mitzpah. 18And the people, the princes of Gilad, said one to another, “What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Amon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilad.”
אוַיָּקָם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן פּוּאָה בֶּן דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר; וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם. בוַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה; וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּשָׁמִיר.
גוַיָּקָם אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר הַגִּלְעָדִי; וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה. דוַיְהִי לוֹ שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנִים רֹכְבִים עַל שְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים לָהֶם; לָהֶם יִקְרְאוּ חַוֹּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד. הוַיָּמָת יָאִיר וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקָמוֹן.
ווַיֹּסִיפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יהוה וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת הָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת אֱלֹהֵי אֲרָם וְאֶת אֱלֹהֵי צִידוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי מוֹאָב וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵי עַמּוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים; וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת יהוה וְלֹא עֲבָדוּהוּ. זוַיִּחַר אַף יהוה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּבְיַד בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן. חוַיִּרְעֲצוּ וַיְרֹצְצוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא: שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אֶת כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בְּאֶרֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָד. טוַיַּעַבְרוּ בְנֵי עַמּוֹן אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן לְהִלָּחֵם גַּם בִּיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִין וּבְבֵית אֶפְרָיִם; וַתֵּצֶר לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מְאֹד. יוַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל יהוה לֵאמֹר: חָטָאנוּ לָךְ וְכִי עָזַבְנוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנַּעֲבֹד אֶת הַבְּעָלִים.
יאוַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: הֲלֹא מִמִּצְרַיִם וּמִן הָאֱמֹרִי וּמִן בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמִן פְּלִשְׁתִּים. יבוְצִידוֹנִים וַעֲמָלֵק וּמָעוֹן לָחֲצוּ אֶתְכֶם; וַתִּצְעֲקוּ אֵלַי וָאוֹשִׁיעָה אֶתְכֶם מִיָּדָם. יגוְאַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אוֹתִי וַתַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים; לָכֵן לֹא אוֹסִיף לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם. ידלְכוּ וְזַעֲקוּ אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם בָּם: הֵמָּה יוֹשִׁיעוּ לָכֶם בְּעֵת צָרַתְכֶם. טווַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל יהוה חָטָאנוּ עֲשֵׂה אַתָּה לָנוּ כְּכָל הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ: אַךְ הַצִּילֵנוּ נָא הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה. טזוַיָּסִירוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר מִקִּרְבָּם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת יהוה ; וַתִּקְצַר נַפְשׁוֹ בַּעֲמַל יִשְׂרָאֵל.
יזוַיִּצָּעֲקוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְעָד; וַיֵּאָסְפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּצְפָּה. יחוַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעָם שָׂרֵי גִלְעָד אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ מִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יָחֵל לְהִלָּחֵם בִּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ לְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי גִלְעָד.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 