基列的人民、基列的首領、就彼此說：『哪一個人能先去攻打亞捫人，那一個人就可以做基列一切居民的首領。』

基列的民和众首领彼此商议说：“谁能先去攻打亚扪人，谁必作基列一切居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列的首领们彼此商议说：“谁先攻打亚扪人，谁就做所有基列人的首领。”

基列的人民和众领袖彼此说：“谁先去攻打亚扪人，谁就可以作基列所有居民的首领。

基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說：「誰能先去攻打亞捫人，誰必作基列一切居民的領袖。」

基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列的首領們彼此商議說：「誰先攻打亞捫人，誰就做所有基列人的首領。」

基列的人民和眾領袖彼此說：“誰先去攻打亞捫人，誰就可以作基列所有居民的首領。

基列民之牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、彼必為基列民長、

基列民及其長相議曰、誰先戰亞捫族、必為基列民之牧。

基列之民及諸牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、必為基列一切居民之首、

The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head over all who live in Gilead.”

The leaders of Gilead spoke to one another. They said,“ Who will lead the attack against the Ammonites? That person will be the ruler of all the people who live in Gilead.”

And 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.”

The leaders of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.”

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin the fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will lead the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people[ and] princes of Gilead said one to another, What man[ is he] that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The leaders of Gilead said to one another,“ Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

於是耶弗他和基列的長老一同去，人民就立耶弗他做首領、做將軍、來管理他們；耶弗他將自己的一切話在米斯巴永恆主面前都說明出來。

以色列眾人彼此說：『這上來的人你看見了麼？他上來是要向以色列人罵陣的；若有人擊殺了他，王就將大財寶使他成富，將自己的女兒給他為妻，並在以色列人中使他父家自由、免納糧當差。』

看哪，主萬軍之永恆主、從耶路撒冷和猶大除掉眾人所倚靠的所倚賴的，眾人所倚靠的糧、眾人所倚賴的水；除掉勇士和戰士、審判官和豫言者、占卜者和長老、五十夫長、和受景仰的體面人及謀士、有技能行法術者和精通念咒者。我必使孩童做他們的首領，使反覆無常的人管轄他們。人民必彼此壓迫：人必壓迫人，人必壓迫鄰舍：少年人必侮慢老年人，卑賤人必侮慢尊貴人。人在他族弟兄的父家裏抓住那人說：『你有外披，你可以做我們的獨裁者，這敗落堆就可以歸你手下處理』，那時他必揚聲說：『我不做綁紮創傷的，因為我家裏沒有糧食，也沒有外披；你們不要立我做人民的獨裁者。』因為耶路撒冷敗落，猶大仆倒、是因他們的口舌和行為都跟永恆主作對，挑激了他威榮之眼目。

約書亞死了以後，以色列人求問永恆主說：『誰要為我們先上去攻擊迦南人，和他們交戰呢？』

耶弗他作了士師六年來拯救以色列。基列人耶弗他死了，埋葬在基列、他本城裏。

亞捫人一攻打了以色列，基列的長老就去、要把耶弗他從陀伯地請來；他們對耶弗他說：『請來做我們的將軍，我們好和亞捫人交戰。』耶弗他對基列的長老說：『從前你們不是恨我，趕逐了我離開我父的家麼？為甚麼現在遭遇了患難了就來找我呢？』基列的長老對耶弗他說：『我們現在之所以又回來找你，是要你跟我們一同去，和亞捫人交戰，你就可以做我們的首領，做基列一切居民的首領啊。』

人必宣稱「那裏無王位」；其一切官長都沒有了。