Judges 10:9-14

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ¹  Israel suffered greatly. ² 

10:10 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: “We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped ³  the Baals.” 10:11 The Lord said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 10:12 the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian ⁴  when they oppressed you? ⁵  You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power. ⁶  10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ⁷  other gods, I will not deliver you again. 10:14 Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!” ⁸ 

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

[10:9]  ² tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

[10:10]  ³ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:12]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the LXX which reads “Midian”; the Hebrew text has “Maon.”

[10:12]  ⁵ tn The words “Did I not deliver you” are interpretive. The Hebrew text simply reads, “Is it not from Egypt…when they oppressed you?” Perhaps the incomplete sentence reflects the Lord’s frustration.

[10:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “hand.”

[10:13]  ⁷ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “in your time of trouble.”