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Mo^.t 1:1
Sau khi Gio^-sue^ qua ddo+`i, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n be`n ca^`u ho?i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ma` ra(`ng: Ai la` ngu+o+`i trong chu'ng to^i pha?i ddi le^n tru+o+'c dda(.ng dda'nh da^n Ca-na-an ?
1:2
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p ra(`ng: A^'y la` ngu+o+`i Giu-dda pha?i ddi le^n; ki`a, ta dda~ pho' xu+' va`o tay ho..
1:3
Ngu+o+`i Giu-dda be`n no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i Si-me^-o^n, la` anh em mi`nh, ra(`ng: Ha~y ddi le^n cu`ng to^i trong xu+' dda~ ba('t tha(m ve^` to^i, thi` chu'ng ta se~ dda'nh da^n Ca-na-an; ro^`i to^i cu~ng se~ ddi cu`ng anh em dde^'n xu+' dda~ ba('t tha(m ve^` anh em. Ngu+o+`i Si-me^-o^n be`n ddi vo+'i ho..
1:4
Va^.y, ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ddi le^n, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' da^n Ca-na-an va` da^n Phe^-re^-si't va`o tay ho.; ta.i Be^-xe'c ho. dda'nh gie^'t mo^.t va.n ngu+o+`i .
1:5
O+? Be^-xe'c cu~ng co' ga(.p A-ddo^-ni-Be^-xe'c, be`n xo^ng va`o ngu+o+`i, dda'nh ba.i da^n Ca-na-an va` da^n Phe^-re^-si't.
1:6
A-ddo^-ni-Be^-xe'c cha.y tro^'n, nhu+ng chu'ng dduo^?i theo, ba('t ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i, cha(.t ngo'n ca'i cu?a tay va` cho+n.
1:7
Ba^'y gio+` A-ddo^-ni-Be^-xe'c no'i ra(`ng: Co' ba?y mu+o+i vua bi. cha(.t ngo'n ca'i cu?a tay va` cho+n, lu+o+.m va^.t chi ro+'t du+o+'i ba`n ta . DDe^`u ta dda~ la`m, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i la.i ba'o-u+'ng ta . Ngu+o+`i ta da^~n vua dde^'n Gie^-ru-sa-lem, va` ngu+o+`i che^'t ta.i ddo'.
1:8
Ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ha~m dda'nh tha`nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem va` chie^'m la^'y, du`ng lu+o+~i gu+o+m gie^'t da^n-cu+, va` pho'ng-ho?a tha`nh.
1:9
Ke^' a^'y, ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ddi xuo^'ng dda(.ng dda'nh da^n Ca-na-an o+? tre^n nu'i, mie^`n nam, va` ddo^`ng ba(`ng;
1:10
la.i ddi dda'nh da^n Ca-na-an o+? ta.i He^'p-ro^n (te^n He^'p-ro^n thuo+? xu+a la` Ki-ri-a't-A-ra-ba), va` dda'nh Se^-sai, A-hi-man, cu`ng Tanh-mai .
1:11
Tu+` ddo', ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ddi dda'nh da^n-cu+ cu?a DDe^-bia (te^n DDe^-bia thuo+? xu+a la` Ki-ri-a't-Se^-phe^).
1:12
Ca-le'p be`n no'i: Ai ha~m dda'nh Ki-ri-a't-Se^-phe, va` chie^'m la^'y no', thi` ta se~ ga? con ga'i ta la` Ai~c-sa cho ngu+o+`i a^'y la`m vo+..
1:13
Ba^'y gio+`, O^'t-ni-e^n, con trai Ke^-na, em thu+' Ca-le'p, chie^'m la^'y tha`nh ddo', ne^n Ca-le'p ga? con ga'i mi`nh la` Ai~c-sa cho ngu+o+`i la`m vo+..
1:14
Khi na`ng dda~ dde^'n nha` O^'t-ni-e^n, na`ng giu.c ngu+o+`i xin cha mi`nh mo^.t mie^'ng ruo^.ng. Na`ng xuo^'ng kho?i lu+`a, thi` Ca-le'p ho?i ra(`ng: Con muo^'n chi ?
1:15
Na`ng thu+a ra(`ng: Xin cha cho con mo^.t cu?a phu+o+'c. Vi` cha dda~ ddi.nh cho con o+? dda^'t mie^`n nam, xin ha~y cho con nhu+~ng nguo^`n nu+o+'c! Ca-le'p be`n ban cho na`ng ca'c nguo^`n tre^n va` ca'c nguo^`n du+o+'i .
1:16
Va?, con-cha'u cu?a Ke^-ni't, la` anh em be^n vo+. cu?a Mo^i-se, tu+` tha`nh Ca^y-Cha`-la` ddi le^n vo+'i con-cha'u Giu-dda, dde^'n trong ddo^`ng va('ng Giu-dda, o+? ve^` phi'a nam A-ra't, va` la^.p cho^~ o+? ta.i giu+~a da^n-su+..
1:17
Ke^' a^'y, ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ddi cu`ng anh em mi`nh, la` ngu+o+`i Si-me^-o^n, dda'nh da^n Ca-na-an o+? ta.i Xe^-pha't, ta^.n die^.t no+i a^'y, ro^`i go.i te^n no' la` Ho.t-ma .
1:18
Ngu+o+`i Giu-dda cu~ng chie^'m la^'y Ga-xa cu`ng ddi.a-pha^.n no', A'ch-ca-lo^n cu`ng ddi.a-pha^.n no', va` E'c-ro^n cu`ng ddi.a- pha^.n no'.
1:19
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng ngu+o+`i Giu-dda; ngu+o+`i Giu-dda ha~m la^'y nu'i, co`n da^n-su+. o+? tru~ng, thi` ho. dduo^?i ddi kho^ng dda(.ng, vi` chu'ng no' co' nhu+~ng xe ba(`ng sa('t.
1:20
Ke^' sau, theo li.nh cu?a Mo^i-se, ngu+o+`i ta ban He^'p-ro^n cho Ca-le'p! Ca-le'p be`n dduo^?i ba con trai cu?a A-na'c kho?i tha`nh a^'y .
1:21
Nhu+ng con cha'u Be^n-gia-min kho^ng dduo^?i ddu+o+.c da^n Gie^-bu-si't o+? ta.i Gie^-ru-sa-lem, ne^n da^n Gie^-bu-si't ha~y co`n o+? chung cu`ng con-cha'u Be^n-gia-min cho dde^'n nga`y nay .
1:22
Co`n nha` Gio^-se'p cu~ng le^n dda'nh Be^-te^n, va` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng ho..
1:23
Va^.y, nha` Gio^-se'p sai do-tha'm Be^-te^n; te^n tha`nh na^`y lu'c tru+o+'c la` Lu-xo+ .
1:24
Nhu+~ng ke? do-tha'm tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i o+? tha`nh ddi ra, be`n no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Xin chi? cho chu'ng ta ngo~ na`o ddi va`o tha`nh ddu+o+.c, thi` chu'ng ta se~ la`m o+n cho ngu+o+i .
1:25
Ngu+o+`i be`n chi? cho ho. ngo~ ngu+o+`i ta ddi va`o tha`nh ddu+o+.c; chu'ng be`n la^'y gu+o+m dda'nh gie^'t tha`nh; nhu+ng dde^? cho ngu+o+`i ddo' va` ca? nha` ngu+o+`i ddi .
1:26
DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i a^'y ddi va`o xu+' da^n He^-ti't, xa^y mo^.t ca'i tha`nh ta.i ddo', va` dda(.t te^n la` Lu-xo+, ha~y co`n go.i va^.y cho dde^'n nga`y nay .
1:27
Ngu+o+`i Ma-na-se kho^ng dduo^?i ddu+o+.c da^n-cu+ cu?a Be^'t-Se^-an va` cu?a ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i da^n- cu+ cu?a Tha-a-na'c va` cu?a ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', hoa(.c da^n o+? DDo^-ro+ va` da^n o+? ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', hoa(.c da^n o+? Gi'p-le^-am va` da^n o+? trong ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', hoa(.c da^n o+? Me^-ghi-ddo^ va` da^n o+? ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', thi` cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i ddi, vi` da^n Ca-na-an quye^'t-ddi.nh o+? trong xu+' a^'y .
1:28
Xa?y khi Y-so+-ra-e^n tro+? ne^n cu+o+`ng-tha.nh, thi` ba('t da^n Ca-na-an phu.c-di.ch; nhu+ng kho^ng co' dduo^?i chu'ng no' ddi he^'t.
1:29
Ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i da^n Ca-na-an o+? ta.i Ghe^-xe; nhu+ng da^n Ca-na-an cu+' o+? cu`ng ho. ta.i Ghe^-xe .
1:30
Ngu+o+`i Sa-bu-lo^n cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i da^n Ki't-ro^n, hoa(.c da^n o+? Na-ha-lo^; va` ngu+o+`i Ca-na-an o+? chung cu`ng ngu+o+`i Sa-bu-lo^n, song pha?i phu.c-di.ch ho..
1:31
Ngu+o+`i A-se cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i da^n o+? A-co^, hoa(.c da^n o+? Si-ddo^n, da^n o+? A'ch-la'p, da^n o+? A.c-xi'p, da^n o+? He^n-ba, da^n o+? A-phe'c hay la` da^n o+? Re^-ho^'p.
1:32
Ngu+o+`i A-se la^.p sa?n-nghie^.p o+? giu+~a da^n Ca-na-an, la` da^n bo^?n-xu+'; vi` ngu+o+`i A-se kho^ng dduo^?i chu'ng no' ddi .
1:33
Ngu+o+`i Ne'p-ta-li kho^ng dduo^?i da^n o+? Be^'t-Se^-me^'t va` Be^'t -A-na't; nhu+ng la^.p sa?n-nghie^.p o+? giu+~a da^n Ca-na-an, la` da^n bo^?n-xu+'; co`n da^n Be^'t-Se^-me^'t va` da^n Be^'t -A-na't pha?i phu.c-di.ch ngu+o+`i Ne'p-ta-li .
1:34
Da^n A-mo^-ri't do^`n ngu+o+`i DDan o+? tre^n nu'i, kho^ng cho ho. xuo^'ng tru~ng.
1:35
Da^n A-mo^-ri't ddi.nh o+? ta.i nu'i He^-re, A-gia-lo^n, va` Sa-an-bim; nhu+ng tay cu?a nha` Gio^-se'p tha('ng chu'ng no', ne^n chu'ng no' pha?i phu.c-di.ch.
1:36
DDi.a-pha^.n da^n A-mo^-ri't cha.y tu+` do^'c Ai~c-ra'p-bim, tu+` Se^-la tro+? le^n.

Ca'c Quan Xe't
Hai
2:1
Va?, thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ddi le^n tu+` Ghinh-ganh dde^'n Bo^-kim, va` no'i ra(`ng: Ta dda~ ddem ca'c ngu+o+i ddi le^n kho?i xu+' E^-di'p-to^, da^~n va`o xu+' ta dda~ the^` ban cho to^?-phu. ca'c ngu+o+i . Ta dda~ pha'n: Ta se~ cha(?ng he^` hu?y giao-u+o+'c ta dda~ la^.p cu`ng ca'c ngu+o+i;
2:2
co`n ca'c ngu+o+i, cho+' la^.p giao-u+o+'c cu`ng da^n xu+' na^`y; ha~y pha'-hu?y ba`n-tho+` cu?a chu'ng no'. Song ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng co' va^ng theo lo+`i pha'n cu?a ta .... Ta.i sao ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ la`m dde^`u ddo'?
2:3
Ta cu~ng co' pha'n: Ta se~ cha(?ng dduo^?i da^n a^'y kho?i tru+o+'c ma(.t ca'c ngu+o+i, song chu'ng no' se~ o+? be^n ca'c ngu+o+i, va` ca'c tha^`n chu'ng no' se~ tha`nh mo^.t ca'i ba^~y cho ca'c ngu+o+i .
2:4
Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va vu+`a no'i du+'t lo+`i na^`y cho ca? da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, thi` ca? da^n-su+. be`n ca^'t tie^'ng le^n kho'c.
2:5
Chu'ng go.i te^n cho^~ dda' ddo' la` Bo^-kim, va` da^ng te^'-le^~ cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ta.i ddo'.
2:6
Khi Gio^-sue^ dda~ cho da^n-su+. ve^`, thi` mo.i ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n, ai na^'y dde^`u ddi va`o sa?n-nghie^.p mi`nh, dda(.ng nha^.n la^'y xu+'.
2:7
Da^n-su+. phu.c-su+. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va trong tro.n ddo+`i Gio^-sue^ va` tro.n ddo+`i ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o co`n so^'ng la^u ho+n Gio^-sue^, la` nhu+~ng ke? dda~ tha^'y ca'c co^ng-vie^.c lo+'n-lao ma` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ la`m ra vi` Y-so+-ra-e^n.
2:8
DDoa.n, Gio^-sue^, con trai cu?a Nun, to^i-to+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, qua ddo+`i, tuo^?i ddu+o+.c mo^.t tra(m mu+o+`i;
2:9
ngu+o+`i ta cho^n ngu+o+`i trong ddi.a-pha^.n ve^` sa?n-nghie^.p ngu+o+`i, ta.i Thim-na't-He^-re tre^n nu'i E'p-ra-im, ve^` phi'a ba('c nu'i Ga-a'ch.
2:10
He^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i ddo+`i a^'y cu~ng ddu+o+.c tie^'p ve^` to^?-phu. mi`nh; ro^`i mo^.t ddo+`i kha'c no^?i le^n, cha(?ng bie^'t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, cu~ng cha(?ng bie^'t ca'c dde^`u Nga`i dda~ la`m nho+n vi` Y-so+-ra-e^n.
2:11
Ba^'y gio+` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la`m a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ha^`u vie^.c ca'c-tha^`n tu+o+.ng cu?a Ba-anh,
2:12
bo? Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a to^?-phu. mi`nh, la` DDa^'ng dda~ ddem ho. ra kho?i xu+' E^-di'p-to^; ho. tin theo ca'c tha^`n kha'c cu?a nhu+~ng da^n-to^.c xung-quanh, qui`-la.y ca'c tha^`n ddo' va` cho.c gia^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
2:13
Va^.y, chu'ng no' bo? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ha^`u vie^.c Ba-anh va` A't-ta.t-te^ .
2:14
Co+n tha.nh-no^. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va no^?i phu+`ng le^n cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n, Nga`i pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay cu?a ke? cu+o+'p- bo'c, va` chu'ng no' bo'c-lo^.t ho.; Nga`i ba'n Y-so+-ra-e^n cho ca'c ke? thu`-nghi.ch chung-quanh, va` Y-so+-ra-e^n kho^ng co`n the^' cho^'ng-cu+. no^?i tru+o+'c ma(.t ke? thu`-nghi.ch mi`nh.
2:15
Ba^'t-lua^.n chu'ng ddi dde^'n dda^u, tay cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va va^~n nghi.ch cu`ng chu'ng dda(.ng gia'ng ho.a cho, y nhu+ DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pha'n va` the^` cu`ng chu'ng. Chu'ng bi. co+n hoa.n-na.n lo+'n-lao thay .
2:16
Song DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va da^'y le^n nhu+~ng quan xe't gia?i-cu+'u chu'ng kho?i tay ke? tay ke? cu+o+'p-bo'c.
2:17
Nhu+ng chu'ng cu~ng kho^ng nghe ca'c quan xe't vi` chu'ng ha`nh-da^m cu`ng ca'c tha^`n kha'c, va` qui`-la.y tru+o+'c ma(.t ca'c tha^`n a^'y . Chu'ng vo^.i xa^y bo? con ddu+o+`ng ma` to^?-phu. mi`nh dda~ ddi, cha(?ng ba('t chu+o+'c theo to^?-phu. ma` va^ng giu+~ ca'c ddie^`u-ra(n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
2:18
Va?, khi DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va da^'y le^n ca'c quan xe't cho Y-so+-ra-e^n, thi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng quan xe't ddo', va` tro.n ddo+`i quan xe't, Nga`i gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n kho?i tay ke? thu`-nghi.ch mi`nh; vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la^'y lo`ng thu+o+ng-xo't ho. ta.i co+' nhu+~ng tie^'ng re^n-sie^'c ma` ho. tho+? ra tru+o+'c ma(.t nhu+~ng ke? ha`-hie^'p va` la`m tu+'c-to^'i mi`nh.
2:19
Ke^' sau, khi quan xe't qua ddo+`i ro^`i, Y-so+-ra-e^n la.i la`m a'c ho+n ca'c to^?-phu. mi`nh, tin theo ca'c tha^`n kha'c, ha^`u vie^.c va` tho+`-la.y tru+o+'c ma(.t ca'c tha^`n a^'y: Y-so+-ra-e^n kho^ng khu+'ng chu+`a-bo? vie^.c la`m a'c hay la` lo^'i co^'-cha^'p cu?a ho..
2:20
Bo+?i co+' ddo', co+n tha.nh-no^. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va no^?i phu+`ng le^n cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n, va` Nga`i pha'n ra(`ng: Vi` da^n-to^.c na^`y co' bo^.i-nghi.ch giao-u+o+'c cu?a ta dda~ truye^`n cho to^?-phu. chu'ng no', va` vi` chu'ng no' kho^ng co' nghe lo+`i pha'n ta,
2:21
ne^n ve^` pha^`n ta, ta cu~ng cha(?ng dduo^?i kho?i tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng no' mo^.t da^n na`o ma` Gio^-sue^ dde^? la.i khi ngu+o+`i qua ddo+`i .
2:22
Ta se~ du`ng ca'c da^n-to^.c ddo' thu+?-tha'ch Y-so+-ra-e^n, dde^? xem thu+? chu'ng no' co' giu+~ va` ddi theo ddu+o+`ng cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, nhu+ to^?-phu. chu'ng no' cha(ng.
2:23
A^'y va^.y, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dde^? cho ca'c da^n-to^.c na^`y o+? la.i trong xu+', kho^ng vo^.i dduo^?i chu'ng no' ddi, va` cu~ng kho^ng pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay Gio^-sue^ .

Ca'c Quan Xe't
Ba
3:1
Na^`y la` ca'c da^n-to^.c ma` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dde^? co`n la.i, dda(.ng du`ng chu'ng no' thu+?-tha'ch ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n na`o chu+a tu+`ng tha^'y nhu+~ng chie^'n-tra^.n Ca-na-an.
3:2
Nga`i chi? muo^'n thu+?-tha'ch ca'c do`ng-do~i mo+'i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n, ta^.p cho chu'ng no' vie^.c chie^'n-tra^.n, nhu+'t la` nhu+~ng ke? chu+a tu+`ng tha^'y chie^'n-tra^.n khi tru+o+'c.
3:3
Ca'c da^n-to^.c na^`y la` da^n Phi-li-tin cu`ng na(m vua chu'ng no', he^'t tha?y da^n Ca-na-an, da^n Si-ddo^n, va` da^n He^-vi't o+? ta.i nu'i Li-ban, tu+` nu'i Ba-anh-He.t-mo^n cho dde^'n cu+?a Ha-ma't.
3:4
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va du`ng ca'c da^n-to^.c na^`y dde^? thu+?-tha'ch Y-so+-ra-e^n, dda(.ng xem thu+? chu'ng no' co' y' va^ng theo ca'c ddie^`u-ra(n ma` Nga`i ca^.y Mo^i-se truye^`n cho to^?-phu. chu'ng no' cha(ng.
3:5
Nhu+ va^.y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n o+? chung cu`ng da^n Ca-na-an, da^n He^-ti't, da^n A-mo^-ri't, da^n Phe^-re^-si't, da^n He^-vi't, da^n Gie^-bu-si't,
3:6
cu+o+'i con ga'i cu?a chu'ng no' la`m vo+., ga? con ga'i mi`nh cho con trai chu'ng no', va` ha^`u vie^.c ca'c tha^`n chu'ng no'.
3:7
Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co`n la`m dde^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, que^n Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh, cu'ng-tho+` ca'c hi`nh-tu+o+.ng Ba-anh va` A-se^-ra .
3:8
Vi` va^.y, co+n tha.nh-no^. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va no^?i phu+`ng cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n, Nga`i pho' chu'ng va`o tay Cu-san-Ri-sa-tha-im, vua nu+o+'c Me^-so^-bo^-ta-mi . Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n bi. ta'm na(m phu.c-di.ch vua Cu-san-Ri-sa-tha-im.
3:9
Ke^' a^'y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ke^u la cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va; DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va be`n da^'y le^n cho chu'ng no' mo^.t ngu+o+`i gia?i-cu+'u, la` O^'t-ni-e^n, con trai cu?a Ke^-na, em thu+' cu?a Ca-le'p, va` ngu+o+`i a^'y gia?i-cu+'u ho..
3:10
Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ca?m-ddo^.ng ngu+o+`i, ngu+o+`i ddoa'n-xe't Y-so+-ra-e^n, va` ddi ra chie^'n-tra^.n. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' Cu-san-Ri-sa-tha-im, vua A-ram, va`o tay ngu+o+`i, khie^'n cho ngu+o+`i tha('ng Cu-san-Ri-sa-tha-mi .
3:11
Xu+' ddu+o+.c ho`a-bi`nh trong bo^'n mu+o+i na(m; ke^' ddo', O^'t-ni-e^n, con trai Ke^-na, qua ddo+`i .
3:12
Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la.i la`m ddie^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va; ne^n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va khie^'n E'c-lo^n, vua Mo^-a'p tro+? ne^n cu+o+`ng-tha.nh dde^? ha~m dda'nh Y-so+-ra-e^n.
3:13
Va^.y, E'c-lo^n nho'm-hie^.p chung-quanh mi`nh da^n Am-mo^n va` da^n A-ma-le'c, ke'o ddi dda'nh Y-so+-ra-e^n va` chie^'m la^'y tha`nh Ca^y-cha`-la`.
3:14
Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n bi. phu.c-di.ch E'c-lo^n, vua Mo^-a'p, trong mu+o+`i ta'm na(m.
3:15
DDoa.n, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ke^u la cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va da^'y le^n cho chu'ng mo^.t dda^'ng gia?i-cu+'u, la` E^-hu't, con trai Ghe^-ra, thuo^.c ve^` chi-pha'i Be^n-gia-min, la` ngu+o+`i co' ta^.t thua^.n tay ta?. Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n sai ngu+o+`i ddem le^~-co^'ng cho E'c-lo^n, vua Mo^-a'p.
3:16
E^-hu't tu+. la`m la^'y mo^.t ca^y gu+o+m hai lu+o+~i, da`i mo^.t thu+o+'c, va` ddeo theo trong mi`nh a'o no+i ha'ng hu+~u .
3:17
Va^.y, ngu+o+`i ddem da^ng le^~-co^'ng cho E'c-lo^n, vua Mo^-a'p, la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ra^'t ma^.p.
3:18
Khi da^ng le^~-co^'ng ro^`i, be`n cho nhu+~ng ke? dda~ ddem le^~- va^.t dde^'n ddi ve^`.
3:19
Nhu+ng cha'nh ngu+o+`i dde^'n ha^`m la^'y dda' o+? ga^`n Ghinh-ganh, thi` tro+? la.i, no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i vua, to^i co' mo^.t lo+`i ta^u ki'n cu`ng vua . Vua truye^`n: Ha~y ni'n! He^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ke? ha^`u-ca^.n vua be`n ddi ra .
3:20
Ba^'y gio+`, vua ddu+o+ng ngo^`i mo^.t mi`nh no+i la^`u ma't; E^-hu't dde^'n ga^`n ma` no'i ra(`ng: To^i co' mo^.t lo+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ta^u la.i vo+'i vua . E'c-lo^n vu+`a ddu+'ng da^.y kho?i ngai;
3:21
E^-hu't be`n gio+ tay ta? ra ru't gu+o+m ddeo o+? phi'a hu+~u, ma` dda^m ngu+o+`i no+i bu.ng.
3:22
Ca'n gu+o+m cu~ng lu't theo lu+o+~i, mo+~ li'p la.i xung-quanh lu+o+~i gu+o+m; vi` ngu+o+`i kho^ng ru't gu+o+m ra kho?i bu.ng, no' tha^'u ra sau lu+ng.
3:23
DDoa.n, E^-hu't la'nh ra no+i hie^n cu+?a, ddo'ng ca'c cu+?a la^`u ma't la.i va` ga`i cho^'t.
3:24
Khi E^-hu't ddi ra kho?i, ca'c dda^`y-to+' dde^'n xem, tha^'y ca'c cu+?a la^`u ma't dde^`u ddo'ng ga`i cho^'t, thi` no'i vo+'i nhau ra(`ng: Hoa(.c vua ddi ngo+i trong la^`u ma't cha(ng.
3:25
Chu'ng ddo+.i ra^'t la^u, dde^'n ddo^~i ho^?-the.n; song vi` kho^ng tha^'y vua mo+? cu+?a pho`ng, be`n la^'y chi`a kho'a va` mo+?: ki`a tha^'y chu'a mi`nh dda~ che^'t, na(`m sa?i tre^n dda^'t.
3:26
Trong khi chu'ng tri`-huo+?n, E^-hu't dda~ tro^'n qua kho?i ca'c ha^`m dda', la'nh dde^'n Se^-ri-a .
3:27
Ngu+o+`i vu+`a dde^'n, be`n tho^?i ke`n le^n trong nu'i E'p-ra-im; da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n dde^`u cu`ng ngu+o+`i xuo^'ng kho?i nu'i va` chi'nh ngu+o+`i ddi o+? dda^`u he^'t.
3:28
E^-hu't no'i cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Ha~y theo ta, vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pho' va`o tay ca'c ngu+o+i da^n Mo^-a'p, la` ke? thu`- nghi.ch ca'c ngu+o+i . Chu'ng dde^`u theo ngu+o+`i xuo^'ng chie^'m-cu+' ca'c cho^~ ca.n so^ng Gio^-ddanh, la` ddu+o+`ng ddi dde^'n Mo^-a'p, ca^'m kho^ng cho ai ddi qua .
3:29
Va^.y, trong lu'c ddo' da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n dda'nh gie^'t chu+`ng mu+o+`i nga`n ngu+o+`i Mo^-a'p, tha?y dde^`u la` tay ma.nh-me~, can-ddo+?m, kho^ng mo^.t ai thoa't kho?i ddu+o+.c.
3:30
Trong nga`y ddo', da^n Mo^-a'p bi. phu.c du+o+'i tay Y-so+-ra-e^n; xu+' ddu+o+.c ho`a-bi`nh trong ta'm mu+o+i na(m.
3:31
Sau E^-hu't, co' Sam-ga, con trai cu?a A-na't. Ngu+o+`i du`ng mo^.t ca^y ddo't bo` ma` dda'nh gie^'t sa'u tra(m ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin, va` cu~ng gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n.

Ca'c Quan Xe't
Bo^'n
4:1
Sau khi E^-hu't dda~ qua ddo+`i, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la.i la`m dde^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
4:2
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' chu'ng va`o tay Gia-bin, la` vua Ca-na-an tri.-vi` ta.i Ha't-so . Quan tho^'ng-la~nh dda.o binh ngu+o+`i la` Si-se^-ra o+? ta.i Ha-ro^-se^'t cu?a da^n ngoa.i-bang.
4:3
Vua Gia-bin co' chi'n tra(m xe sa('t va` trong hai mu+o+i na(m, ngu+o+`i ha`-hie^'p da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ca'ch hung-ba.o; ne^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ke^u-ca^`u cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
4:4
Trong lu'c ddo', DDe^-bo^-ra, la` nu+~ tie^n-tri, vo+. cu?a La'p-bi-ddo^'t, ddoa'n-xe't da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n.
4:5
Ba` o+? tre^n nu'i E'p-ra-im, giu+~a khoa?ng Ra-ma va` Be^-te^n, du+o+'i ca^y cha`-la` DDe^-bo^-ra, va` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n le^n dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i, dda(.ng nghe su+. xe't-ddoa'n.
4:6
Ba` sai go.i Ba-ra'c, con trai A-bi-no^-am, tu+` Ke^-dde trong Ne'p-ta-li, ma` no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ truy.e^`n li.nh na^`y: Ha~y cho.n ddem theo ngu+o+i mo^.t va.n ngu+o+`i trong con-cha'u Ne'p-ta-li va` trong con-cha'u Sa-bu-lo^n, ma` ddi tha(?ng dde^'n nu'i Tha-bo^ .
4:7
Ta se~ khie^'n Si-se^-ra, la` tho^'ng-la~nh dda.o binh vua Gia-bin, luo^n vo+'i ca'c xe-co^. va` ca? qua^n-li'nh cu?a ha('n; ta se~ pho' ha('n va`o tay ngu+o+i .
4:8
Ba-ra'c dda'p ra(`ng: Ne^'u ba` ddi vo+'i to^i, thi` to^i se~ ddi; nhu+ng ne^'u ba` kho^ng ddi vo+'i to^i, to^i se~ kho^ng ddi .
4:9
Ba` be`n dda'p: U+`, pha?i, ta se~ ddi vo+'i ngu+o+i, song su+. vinh- hie^?n cu?a vie^.c na^`y se~ cha(?ng ve^` ngu+o+i; vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va se~ pho' Si-se^-ra va`o tay mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~. Va^.y, DDe^-bo^-ra ddu+'ng da^.y, ddi cu`ng Ba-ra'c dde^'n Ke^-dde .
4:10
Ba-ra'c nho'm-hie^.p ngu+o+`i Sa-bu-lo^n va` ngu+o+`i Ne'p-ta-li ta.i Ke^-dde, co' mo^.t muo^n ngu+o+`i ddi theo sau ngu+o+`i, va` DDe^-bo^-ra cu~ng ddi le^n vo+'i ngu+o+`i .
4:11
Va?, He^-be, ngu+o+`i Ke^-ni't, dda~ li`a kho?i da^n Ke^-ni't, la` con-cha'u Ho^-ba'p, anh em vo+. cu?a Mo^i-se, va` ddi du+.ng tra.i mi`nh o+? ve^` ca^y de?-bo^.p Sa-na-im, ga^`n be^n Ke^-dde .
4:12
Ngu+o+`i ta thua^.t cho Si-se^-ra hay ra(`ng Ba-ra'c, con trai cu?a A-bi-no^-am, dda~ ddi dde^'n nu'i Tha-bo^ .
4:13
Si-se^-ra be`n nho'm-hie^.p he^'t tha?y xe-co^. sa('t mi`nh la` chi'n tra(m ca'i ba(`ng sa('t, va` toa`n qua^n-binh va^~n o+? vo+'i mi`nh, tu+` Ha-ro^-se^'t ve^` da^n-ngoa.i cho dde^'n khe Ki-so^n.
4:14
DDe^-bo^-ra no'i cu`ng Ba-ra'c ra(`ng: Ha~y ddu+'ng da^.y, vi` na^`y la` nga`y DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' Si-se^-ra va`o tay ngu+o+i . DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ha' cha(?ng ddi dda(`ng tru+o+'c ngu+o+i sao ? Ro^`i Ba-ra'c ddi xuo^'ng Tha-bo^, co' mu+o+`i nga`n ngu+o+`i theo sau .
4:15
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va du`ng mu~i gu+o+m la`m cho Si-se^-ra va` he^'t tha?y xe-co^. cu`ng toa`n qua^n-li'nh ngu+o+`i vo+~ cha.y tru+o+'c ma(.t Ba-ra'c; Si-se^-ra be`n xuo^'ng xe mi`nh, cha.y bo^. ma` tro^'n.
4:16
Ba-ra'c dduo^?i theo xe-co^. va` dda.o-binh cho dde^'n Ha-ro^-se^'t ve^` da^n ngoa.i-bang; ca? dda.o binh Si-se^-ra bi. gu+o+m gie^'t, kho^ng co`n la.i mo^.t ngu+o+`i .
4:17
Si-se^-ra cha.y bo^. tro^'n dde^'n tra.i Gia-e^n, vo+. cu?a He^-be, ngu+o+`i Ke^-ni't; vi` Gia-bin, vua Ha't-so, va` nha` He^-be, ngu+o+`i Ke^-ni't, ho`a-ha?o vo+'i nhau .
4:18
Gia-e^n ra ddo'n Si-se^-ra, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Ho+~i chu'a, xin ha~y va`o no+i nha` to^i, cho+' so+. chi . Va^.y, ngu+o+`i va`o tra.i na`ng, va` na`ng la^'y me^`n dda('p ngu+o+`i la.i .
4:19
DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng na`ng ra(`ng: Ta xin na`ng cho ta chu't nu+o+'c uo^'ng, vi` ta kha't. Na`ng be`n mo+? ba^`u su+~a ra, cho ngu+o+`i uo^'ng, ro^`i tru`m ngu+o+`i la.i .
4:20
Ngu+o+`i la.i no'i cu`ng na`ng ra(`ng: Ha~y ddu+'ng no+i cu+?a tra.i, ne^'u co' ai dde^'n ho?i ra(`ng: O+? dda^y co' ai cha(ng? thi` ha~y dda'p: Cha(?ng co' ai he^'t.
4:21
Ba^'y gio+` ngu+o+`i ngu? say, vi` me^.t-nho.c qua'; Gia-e^n, vo+. He^-be, be`n la^'y mo^.t ca^y no.c tra.i, va` tay na('m ca'i bu'a, nhe. nhe. dde^'n be^n ngu+o+i, la^'y ca'i no.c ddo'ng thu?ng ma`ng- tang ngu+o+`i, tha^'u xuo^'ng dda^'t, va` ngu+o+`i he^'t ddi .
4:22
Ba-ra'c ddu+o+ng co`n ru+o+.t theo Si-se^-ra, Gia-e^n be`n ra ddo'n ngu+o+`i, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^'n, to^i se~ chi? cho o^ng tha^'y ngu+o+`i ma` o^ng ddu+o+ng ti`m-kie^'m. Ba-ra'c va`o nha` na`ng, tha^'y Si-se^-ra na(`m che^'t sa?i, co' no.c dda^m no+i ma`ng-tang.
4:23
Trong nga`y ddo', DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i khie^'n cho Gia-bin, vua Ca-na-an, bi. phu.c tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n.
4:24
Tay da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ca`ng nga`y ca`ng ma.nh tha('ng Gia-bin, vua Ca-na-an, cho dde^'n chu+`ng chu'ng dda~ die^.t ngu+o+`i ddi .

Ca'c Quan Xe't
Na(m
5:1
Trong nga`y a^'y, DDe^-bo^-ra ha't ba`i ca na^`y vo+'i Ba-ra'c, con trai A-bi-no^-am:
5:2
Kha' ngo+.i-khen DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Vi` nhu+~ng quan-tru+o+?ng dda~ ca^`m quye^`n qua?n-tri. trong Y-so+-ra-e^n,
Va` ba'-ta'nh da^ng mi`nh ca'ch vui lo`ng!
5:3
Ho+~i ca'c vua, ha~y nghe; ho+~i ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng, kha' la('ng tai!
Ta se~ ha't cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Ta se~ ha't ngo+.i-khen Gie^-ho^-va . DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n.
5:4
Ho+~i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va! khi Nga`i ra tu+` Se^-i-ro+,
Khi tra?i qua ddo^`ng ba(`ng E^-ddo^m,
Thi` dda^'t rung, ca'c tu+`ng tro+`i nho? gio.t,
DDa'm ma^y sa nu+o+'c xuo^'ng.
5:5
Tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va nu'i be`n ddo^?i ra do`ng nu+o+'c,
Tu+'c nu'i Si-na-i kia o+? tru+o+'c ma(.t Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n.
5:6
Trong nga`y Sam-ga, con trai A-na't,
Va` nha(`m lu'c Gia-e^n, ca'c ddu+o+`ng ca'i dde^`u bi. bo? hoang,
Nhu+~ng ha`nh-kha'ch nu+o+ng theo ca'c lo^'i quanh-que.o;
5:7
Trong Y-so+-ra-e^n thie^'u quan-tru+o+?ng,
Cho dde^'n chu+`ng ta la` DDe^-bo^-ra cho^?i da^.y
Nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i me. trong Y-so+-ra-e^n.
5:8
Ngu+o+`i ta dda~ cho.n ca'c tha^`n mo+'i:
Tu+'c thi` co+n gia(.c co' ta.i tru+o+'c cu+?a tha`nh.
Giu+~a bo^'n mu+o+i nga`n ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n,
Ngu+o+`i ta cha(?ng tha^'y khie^n, cu~ng cha(?ng tha^'y ca^y gia'o .
5:9
Lo`ng ta a'i-mo^. ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n,
La` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i trong da^n-su+. da^ng mi`nh ca'ch vui lo`ng;
DDa'ng ngo+.i-khen DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va!
5:10
Ho+~i ca'c ngu+o+`i co+~i con lu+`a ba.ch,
Ngo^`i tre^n kha?m,
DDi bo^. tre^n ddu+o+`ng ca'i, kha' ha't mu+`ng!
5:11
Ca^.y tie^'ng cu?a li'nh ca^`m cung ta.i chung-quanh be^'n uo^'ng nu+o+'c,
Ngu+o+`i ta ha~y ki'nh khen vie^.c co^ng-bi`nh cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Va` cuo^.c qua?n-tri. co^ng-bi`nh cu?a Nga`i ta.i no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n!
Ba^'y gio+`, da^n-su+. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ddi xuo^'ng cu+?a tha`nh.
5:12
Ho+~i DDe^-bo^-ra! kha' ti?nh-thu+'c, ti?nh-thu+'c!
Ha~y ti?nh-thu+'c, ti?nh-thu+'c, ha't mo^.t ba`i ca!
Ho+~i Ba-ra'c, kha' cho^?i da^.y! ho+~i con trai cu?a A-bi-no^-am! ha~y da^~n nhu+~ng phu-tu` ngu+o+`i ddi!
5:13
Ba^'y gio+`, ke? co`n so't la.i trong da^n-su+. dde^`u xuo^'ng,
DDe^'n cu`ng ca'c tra'ng-si~ dda(.ng ra tra^.n;
Da^n-su+. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va xuo^'ng dda'nh ke? do~ng-si~!
5:14
Tu+` E'p-ra-im dde^'n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co' go^'c no+i A-ma-le'c;
Sau ngu+o+i co' Be^n-gia-min, la` ngu+o+`i o+? giu+~a ddoa`n da^n ngu+o+i .
Ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng dde^'n tu+` Ma-ki,
Va` nhu+~ng ke? ca^`m ca^y phu?-vie^.t dde^'n tu+` Sa-bu-lo^n.
5:15
Ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng cu?a Y-ca-sa dde^`u theo DDe^-bo^-ra,
Y-ca-sa va` Ba-ra'c ddo^`ng mo^.t y' nhau;
Ngu+o+`i xo^ng dda.i va`o tru~ng......
Ga^`n ca'c suo^'i cu?a Ru-be^n,
Co' la('m dde^`u nghi.-lua^.n trong lo`ng!
5:16
Nha^n sao ngu+o+i o+? trong chuo^`ng
Ma` nghe tie^'ng ke^u cu?a nhu+~ng ba^`y chie^n?
Ga^`n be^n ca'c suo^'i Ru-be^n,
Co' la('m dde^`u nghi.-lua^.n trong lo`ng!
5:17
Ga-la-a't cu+' o+? be^n kia so^ng Gio^-ddanh,
Co`n DDan, sao o+? la.i tre^n ca'c chie^'c ta`u ?
A-se ngo^`i no+i me' bie^?n,
An-nghi? trong ca'c cu+?a bie^?n mi`nh.
5:18
Sa-bu-lo^n va` Ne'p-ta-li, la` da^n-to^.c lie^`u ma.ng mi`nh.
O+? tre^n ca'c no+i cao cu?a ddo^`ng ruo^.ng.
5:19
Ca'c vua dde^'n chie^'n-tranh,
Ca'c vua Ca-na-an chie^'n-tranh
Ta.i Tha-a-na'c, ta.i nu+o+'c Me^-ghi-ddo^;
Song cha(?ng cu+o+'p la^'y ddu+o+.c tie^`n ba.c!
5:20
Ca'c tu+`ng tro+`i co' du+. va`o chie^'n-tra^.n;
Nhu+~ng ngo^i sao cu+' theo ddu+o+`ng mi`nh ma` dda'nh Si-se^-ra .
5:21
Khe Ki-so^n dda~ ke'o tro^i chu'ng no',
Tu+'c la` khe Ki-so^n ddo+`i xu+a .
Ho+~i linh-ho^`n ta ngu+o+i co' da`y-dda.p na(ng-lu+.c du+o+'i cho+n!
5:22
Ba^'y gio+`, vo' ngu+.a be`n gia^.m dda^'t,
Vi` co+' nhu+~ng chie^'n-si~ sa?i, sa?i cha.y mau .
5:23
Su+'-gia? cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n:
Ha~y ru?a-sa? Me^-ro^;
Ha~y ru?a-sa?, ru?a-sa? da^n-cu+ cu?a no'!
Vi` chu'ng no' kho^ng dde^'n tie^'p-tro+. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Kho^ng dde^'n tie^'p-tro+. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'nh ca'c do~ng-si~!
5:24
Nguye^.n cho Gia-e^n, vo+. He^-be, ngu+o+`i Ke^-ni't.
DDu+o+.c phu+o+'c giu+~a ca'c ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba`!
Nguye^.n ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c phu+o+'c giu+~a ca'c ddo+`n-ba` o+? trong tra.i!
5:25
Si-se^-ra xin nu+o+'c, na`ng ddem cho su+~a;
Na`ng la^'y che'n ke? sang-tro.ng ma` the^'t mo+~ su+~a cho .
5:26
Mo^.t tay na`ng na('m la^'y ca^y no.c,
Co`n tay hu+~u ca^`m ca'i bu'a cu?a ngu+o+`i tho+.;
Na`ng dda'nh Si-se^-ra, bu+?a dda^`u ha('n ra,
DDa^.p be^? dda^`u va` dda^m thu?ng ma`ng-tang.
5:27
Ha('n xi?u, te', na(`m ta.i no+i cho+n na`ng.
Ha('n xi?u, te' ta.i cho+n na`ng;
Va` ta.i cho^~ ha('n xi?u, ha('n te' che^'t cu+'ng.
5:28
Me. cu?a Si-se^-ra o+? cu+?a so^? xem tha^'y,
Be`n ke^u qua song ma(.t vo?ng ma` ra(`ng:
"Vi` sao xe con dde^'n cha^.m-tre^~?
Ta.i sao ca'c xe con ddi cha^.m du+o+`ng a^'y!"
5:29
Nhu+~ng ke? kho^n-ngoan trong bo.n ha^`u ngu+o+`i tra? lo+`i,
Ma` me. ha('n cu~ng no'i tha^`m, ra(`ng:
5:30
"Chu'ng ha' cha(?ng ti`m ddu+o+.c cu?a cu+o+'p sao ?
Ho. ha' cha(?ng pha?i chia-pha^n cu?a ddo' u+ ?
Mo^.t va`i con ga'i cho mo^~i ngu+o+`i chie^'n-si~,
Mo^.t cu?a-cu+o+'p ba(`ng va?i nhuo^.m ve^` pha^`n Si-se^-ra;
Mo^.t cu?a-cu+o+'p ba(`ng va?i nhuo^.m the^u!
Mo^.t ca'i a'o va?i nhuo^.m, hai ca'i a'o va?i the^u,
Cho co^? cu?a ngu+o+`i tha('ng tra^.n!"
5:31
O^i, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va! nguye^.n he^'t tha?y ke? cu+`u-ddi.ch Nga`i dde^`u hu+-ma^'t nhu+ va^.y!
Nguye^.n nhu+~ng ke? ye^u-me^'n Nga`i ddu+o+.c gio^'ng nhu+ ma(.t tro+`i,
Khi mo.c le^n ru+.c-ro+~!
DDoa.n, xu+' ddu+o+.c ho`a-bi`nh trong bo^'n mu+o+i na(m.

Ca'c Quan Xe't
Sa'u
6:1
Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la`m dde^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ne^n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' chu'ng va`o tay da^n Ma-ddi-an trong ba?y na(m.
6:2
Tay cu?a ngu+o+`i Ma-ddi-an tha('ng ho+n Y-so+-ra-e^n. Vi` so+. ngu+o+`i Ma-ddi-an, ne^n da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la`m cho mi`nh nhu+~ng no+i a^?n-na'u trong nu'i, trong ca'c ha^`m va` ddo^`n.
6:3
Khi Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ gieo gio^'ng, da^n Ma-ddi-an vo+'i da^n A-me^-le'c, va` ngu+o+`i phu+o+ng DDo^ng ddi le^n dda'nh Y-so+-ra-e^n,
6:4
ddo'ng tra.i ddo^'i ngang ngu+o+`i, pha' ha.i mu`a-ma`ng cu?a xu+' cho dde^'n Ga-xa, va` kho^ng dde^? la.i trong Y-so+-ra-e^n lu+o+ng-thu+.c gi`, hoa(.c chie^n, bo` hay la` lu+`a .
6:5
Vi` chu'ng no' ddi le^n ddem theo ba^`y su'c-va^.t va` tra.i mi`nh, loa'n dde^'n kha'c na`o mo^.t dda'm ca`o-ca`o . Ngu+o+`i va` la.c-dda` vo^-so^' dde^'n trong xu+' dda(.ng pha'-ha.i .
6:6
Va^.y, vi` co+' da^n Ma-ddi-an, Y-so+-ra-e^n bi. nghe`o-kho^? ba^?n-cha^.t, ne^n ho. ke^u-ca^`u cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
6:7
Ba^'y gio+`, vi` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ ke^u-ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ve^` vie^.c da^n Ma-ddi-an,
6:8
ne^n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va sai mo^.t dda^'ng tie^n-tri dde^'n cu`ng da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n. Ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n pha'n nhu+ va^`y: Ta dda~ ddem ca'c ngu+o+i le^n kho?i xu+' E^-di'p-to^, ru't ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i nha` no^-le^.,
6:9
gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i tay ngu+o+`i E^-di'p-to^, va` kho?i tay he^'t tha?y ke? ha`-hie^'p ca'c ngu+o+i, va` dduo^?i chu'ng no' kho?i tru+o+'c ma(.t ca'c ngu+o+i; ta dda~ ban cho ca'c ngu+o+i xu+' cu?a chu'ng no',
6:10
va` co' pha'n ra(`ng: Ta la` Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ca'c ngu+o+i, cho+' so+. ca'c tha^`n cu?a da^n A-mo^-ri't ta.i trong xu+' ma` ca'c ngu+o+i o+?. Nhu+ng ca'c ngu+o+i na`o co' nghe tie^'ng ta!
6:11
DDoa.n, thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dde^'n ngo^`i du+o+'i ca^y tho^ng O'p-ra thuo^.c ve^` Gio^-a'ch, ngu+o+`i A-bi-e^-xe^-ri't. Ghe^-dde^-o^n, con trai ngu+o+`i, ddu+o+ng dda^.p lu'a ma.ch trong ba`n e'p, dda(.ng gia^'u kho?i da^n Ma-ddi-an.
6:12
Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va hie^.n dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i ma` ra(`ng: Ho+~i ngu+o+`i do~ng si~! DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng ngu+o+`i .
6:13
Ghe^-dde^-o^n thu+a ra(`ng: O^i! Chu'a, ne^'u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va o+? cu`ng chu'ng to^i, sao ca'c ddie^`u a^'y xa?y dde^'n cho chu'ng to^i ? Ca'c phe'p la. kia o+? dda^u ma` to^?-phu. chu'ng to^i dda~ thua^.t la.i ra(`ng: DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ha' cha(?ng co' ddem chu'ng ta ra kho?i xu+' E^-di'p-to^ sao ? Vi` ba^y gio+` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va tu+`-bo? chu'ng to^i, va` pho' chu'ng to^i va`o tay da^n Ma-ddi-an.
6:14
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va xa^y la.i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ma` pha'n ra(`ng: Ha~y du`ng su+'c cu?a ngu+o+i va^~n co' ma` ddi gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n kho?i tay da^n Ma-ddi-an. Ta ha' cha(?ng sai ngu+o+i ddi sao ?
6:15
Ngu+o+`i thu+a ra(`ng: Than o^i! ho+~i Chu'a, to^i se~ la^'y chi gia?i-cu+'u da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n? Ki`a, trong chi-pha'i Ma-na-se, ho. to^i vo^'n nghe`o ho+n he^'t; co`n to^i la` nho? ho+n he^'t trong nha` cha to^i .
6:16
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n ra(`ng: Ta se~ o+? cu`ng ngu+o+i, va` ngu+o+i se~ dda'nh ba.i da^n Ma-ddi-an nhu+ dda'nh mo^.t ngu+o+`i va^.y .
6:17
Ghe^-dde^-o^n thu+a ra(`ng: Ne^'u to^i ddu+o+.c o+n tru+o+'c ma(.t Chu'a, xin ban cho to^i mo^.t da^'u ra(`ng chi'nh Chu'a pha'n cu`ng to^i .
6:18
Xin cho+' dan kho?i dda^y cho dde^'n khi to^i tro+? la.i cu`ng Nga`i, ddem cu?a-le^~ to^i, dde^? tru+o+'c ma(.t Nga`i . Nga`i dda'p: Ta se~ o+? dda^y cho dde^'n khi ngu+o+i tro+? la.i .
6:19
Ghe^-dde^-o^n be`n ddi vo^, do.n sa(~n mo^.t con de^ con, la^'y mo^.t e^-pha bo^.t la`m nhu+~ng ba'nh nho? kho^ng men. Ngu+o+`i dde^? thi.t trong ro^?, ddo^? nu+o+'c thi.t va`o no^`i, ro^`i ddem ra da^ng ca'c mo'n a^'y cho Nga`i o+? du+o+'i ca^y tho^ng.
6:20
Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i pha'n ra(`ng: Ha~y la^'y thi.t va` ba'nh nho? kho^ng men, dde^? tre^n ho`n dda' na^`y, ro^`i ddo^? nu+o+'c thi.t ra . Ghe^-dde^-o^n be`n la`m nhu+ va^.y .
6:21
Ba^'y gio+`, thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va gio+ dda^`u ga^.y Nga`i ddu+o+ng ca^`m no+i tay mi`nh ra, ddu.ng dde^'n thi.t va` ba'nh nho? kho^ng men. Lu+?a tu+` ho`n dda' bo^'c le^n, thie^u-ho'a thi.t va` ba'nh nho? kho^ng men; ddoa.n, thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va bie^'n ddi kho?i ma('t ngu+o+`i .
6:22
Ghe^-dde^-o^n tha^'y ra(`ng a^'y la` thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, be`n la ra(`ng: O^i, Chu'a Gie^-ho^-va! kho^'n na.n cho to^i, vi` to^i tha^'y ddo^'i die^.n thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va!
6:23
Nhu+ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Kha' ye^n lo`ng, cho+' so+. chi, ngu+o+i se~ kho^ng che^'t dda^u .
6:24
Ghe^-dde^-o^n be`n la^.p ta.i ddo' mo^.t ca'i ba`n-tho+` cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, va` dda(.t te^n la` Gie^-ho^-va-Sa-lam. Ta.i O'p-ra, tha`nh cu?a ngu+o+`i A-bi-e^-xe^-ri't, ca'i ba`n-tho+` a^'y va^~n co`n dde^'n nga`y nay .
6:25
Trong cu~ng mo^.t dde^m a^'y, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Ha~y ba('t con bo` ddu+.c to+ cu?a cha ngu+o+i, va` mo^.t con bo` ddu+.c thu+' nhi` ba?y tuo^?i, ro^`i pha' do+~ ba`n-tho+` tha^`n Ba-anh ta.i nha` cha ngu+o+i, va` dda'nh ha. hi`nh-tu+o+.ng A-se^-ra o+? tre^n ddo'.
6:26
DDoa.n, ta.i no+i cho't ho`n dda' na^`y, ngu+o+i se~ la^.p mo^.t ba`n-tho+` cho Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ngu+o+i, va` sa('p dda(.t mo.i vie^.c; ro^`i ha~y ba('t con bo` ddu+.c thu+' nhi`, da^ng la`m cu?a-le^~ thie^u vo+'i go^~ hi`nh-tu+o+.ng A-se^-ra ma` ngu+o+i dda~ dda'nh ha..
6:27
Ghe^-dde^-o^n cho.n la^'y mu+o+`i ngu+o+`i trong bo.n dda^`y-to+' mi`nh, va` la`m theo dde^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pha'n da(.n; va` vi` ngu+o+`i so+. nha` cha mi`nh cu`ng ke? trong tha`nh, ne^n kho^ng da'm la`m theo li.nh a^'y ban nga`y, be`n la`m ban dde^m.
6:28
So+'m mai, khi da^n trong tha`nh thu+'c gia^'c, tha^'y ba`n-tho+` cu?a tha^`n Ba-anh dda~ bi. pha'-do+~, hi`nh-tu+o+.ng A-se^-ra o+? tre^n bi. dda'nh ha., va` con bo` ddu+.c thu+' nhi` dda~ da^ng la`m cu?a-le^~ thie^u tre^n ba`n-tho+` mo+'i la^.p ddo'.
6:29
Chu'ng ho?i nhau ra(`ng: Ai la`m ddie^`u ddo'? DDoa.n, ho?i tha(m va` tra- xe't. Co' ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: A^'y la` Ghe^-dde^-o^n, con trai Gio^-a'ch, dda~ la`m dde^`u ddo'.
6:30
Da^n trong tha`nh be`n no'i cu`ng Gio^-a'ch ra(`ng: Ha~y bie^?u con ngu+o+i ra, no' pha?i che^'t, vi` no' dda~ pha'-do+~ ba`n-tho+` tha^`n Ba-anh, va` dda'nh ha. hi`nh-tu+o+.ng A-se^-ra o+? tre^n.
6:31
Gio^-a'ch dda'p vo+'i nhu+~ng ke? da^'y nghi.ch cu`ng mi`nh ra(`ng: Ca'c ngu+o+i co' y' binh-vu+.c Ba-anh sao ? Ha' co' pha?i ca'c ngu+o+i muo^'n tie^'p-cu+'u no' u+ ? Ai theo phe cu?a Ba-anh se~ bi. xu+?-tu+? ke^? tu+` sa'ng nay . Ne^'u ha('n la` chu'a, thi` chi'nh ha('n ha~y tranh-lua^.n la^'y cho+', bo+?i vi` ngu+o+`i ta dda~ pha'-do+~ ba`n-tho+` cu?a ha('n.
6:32
Va^.y, trong nga`y ddo' ngu+o+`i ta go.i Ghe^-dde^-o^n la` Gie^-ru-ba-anh ma` ra(`ng: Ba-anh pha?i tranh-lua^.n cu`ng ngu+o+`i, vi` Ghe^-dde^-o^n co' pha'-do+~ ba`n-tho+` cu?a ha('n!
6:33
He^'t tha?y da^n Ma-ddi-an, da^n A-ma-le'c, va` ngu+o+`i phu+o+ng DDo^ng dde^`u hie^.p la.i, ddi ngang qua so^ng Gio^-ddanh, va` ddo'ng tra.i ta.i tru~ng Gi't-re^-e^n.
6:34
Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ca?m-ho'a Ghe^-dde^-o^n; ngu+o+`i tho^?i ke`n, ca'c ngu+o+`i A-bi-e^-xe^-ri't be`n hie^.p la.i dda(.ng theo ngu+o+`i .
6:35
Ngu+o+`i cu~ng sai su+'-gia? ddi kha('p Ma-na-se; ngu+o+`i Ma-na-se be`n nho'm hie^.p dda(.ng theo ngu+o+`i . DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i sai su+'-gia? dde^'n chi-pha'i A-se, Sa-bu-lo^n va` Ne'p-ta-li; ho. cu~ng ddi le^n ma` hie^.p vo+'i ngu+o+`i nu+~a .
6:36
Ghe^-dde^-o^n thu+a cu`ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ra(`ng: Ne^'u Chu'a muo^'n du`ng tay to^i gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n, y nhu+ lo+`i Chu'a dda~ pha'n,
6:37
thi` to^i se~ dde^? mo^.t lo^'t chie^n trong sa^n dda.p lu'a; ne^'u su+o+ng chi? ddo'ng tre^n lo^'t chie^n, co`n dda^'t la.i kho^ ra'o, thi` to^i se~ nha^.n bie^'t Chu'a du`ng tay to^i gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n, y nhu+ Chu'a dda~ hu+'a va^.y .
6:38
Vie^.c be`n xa?y ra nhu+ va^.y: nga`y mai Ghe^-dde^-o^n da^.y so+'m, e'p va('t lo^'t chie^n, thi` su+o+ng cha?y ra dda^`y mo^.t che'n nu+o+'c.
6:39
Ghe^-dde^-o^n be`n la.i thu+a cu`ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ra(`ng: Xin co+n tha.nh-no^. Chu'a cho+' no^?i phu+`ng cu`ng to^i, to^i chi? se~ no'i la^`n na^`y tho^i . Xin Chu'a dde^? to^i la`m thu+? vo+'i lo^'t chie^n chi? mo^.t la^`n na^`y tho^i: Xin cho mo^.t mi`nh lo^'t chie^n pha?i kho^, co`n su+o+ng la.i ddo'ng kha('p tre^n dda^'t.
6:40
Trong dde^m ddo', DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i be`n la`m nhu+ va^.y: chi? mo^.t mi`nh lo^'t chie^n thi` kho^, co`n kha('p tre^n dda^'t la.i bi. su+o+ng phu?.

Ca'c Quan Xe't *
Ba?y
7:1
Qua nga`y sau, Gie^-ru-ba-anh, tu+'c la` Ghe^-dde^-o^n, va` ca? da^n-su+. ddo^`ng theo ngu+o+`i dde^`u da^.y so+'m, ddi dde^'n ddo'ng tra.i ga^`n be^n suo^'i Ha-ro^'t. Dinh cu?a Ma-ddi-an o+? phi'a ba('c ve^` lo^'i no^?ng Mo^-re^, trong tru~ng.
7:2
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: DDa.o binh ddi theo ngu+o+i la^'y la`m ddo^ng qua', ta cha(?ng pho' da^n Ma-ddi-an va`o tay no' dda^u, e Y-so+-ra-e^n ddo^'i cu`ng ta tu+. khoe ma` ra(`ng: Tay to^i cu+'u to^i .
7:3
Va^.y ba^y gio+`, ha~y truye^`n li.nh na^`y cho ba'-ta'nh nghe: Ai la` ngu+o+`i so+.-ha~i run-ra^?y, kha' tro+? ve^` kho?i nu'i Ga-la-a't! Hai va.n hai nga`n ngu+o+`i be`n tro+? ve^`, co`n mo^.t va.n ngu+o+`i o+? la.i .
7:4
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Da^n ha~y co`n ddo^ng qua', pha?i bie^?u chu'ng xuo^'ng no+i me' nu+o+'c, ro^`i ta se~ vi` ngu+o+i thu+? chu'ng no' ta.i ddo'. He^~ ke? na`o ta pha'n vo+'i ngu+o+i ra(`ng: "No' kha' ddi vo+'i ngu+o+i," thi` no' se~ ddi theo ngu+o+i; co`n ke? na`o ta pha'n cu`ng ngu+o+i ra(`ng: "No' cho+' ddi vo+'i ngu+o+i," thi` ke? ddo' kho^ng ddi .
7:5
Va^.y, ngu+o+`i bie^?u da^n-su+. xuo^'ng me' nu+o+'c; ro^`i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Pha`m ke? na`o du`ng lu+o+~i lie^'m nu+o+'c nhu+ cho', va` ke? na`o qui` go^'i cu'i xuo^'ng ma` uo^'ng, thi` ngu+o+i pha?i dde^? rie^ng ra .
7:6
So^' ngu+o+`i bu.m nu+o+'c trong tay ro^`i ke^ mie^.ng lie^'m la` ba tra(m, co`n la.i bao nhie^u dde^`u qui` go^'i cu'i xuo^'ng ma` uo^'ng.
7:7
Ba^'y gio+`, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va be`n pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Ta se~ du`ng ba tra(m ngu+o+`i dda~ lie^'m nu+o+'c ddo' ma` gia?i cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i, va` ta se~ pho' da^n Ma-ddi-an va`o tay ngu+o+i . Co`n da^n su+. kha'c, ai na^'y dde^`u pha?i tro+? ve^` nha` mi`nh!
7:8
Ghe^-dde^-o^n cho ca? ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n, ai tro+? ve^` tra.i na^'y, nhu+ng giu+~ la.i ba tra(m ngu+o+`i kia; chu'ng la^'y lu+o+ng-thu+.c va` ca^y ke`n trong tay . Va?, dinh Ma-ddi-an o+? tha^n du+o+'i ngu+o+`i, ta.i trong tru~ng.
7:9
Xa?y trong dde^m ddo', DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Ha~y cho^?i da^.y, ddi xuo^'ng ha~m dinh Ma-ddi-an, vi` ta dda~ pho' no' va`o tay ngu+o+i .
7:10
Co`n ne^'u ngu+o+i so+. ha~m no', thi` ha~y ddi xuo^'ng vo+'i Phu-ra, dda^`y-to+' ngu+o+i .
7:11
Ngu+o+`i se~ nghe ddie^`u chu'ng no' no'i, ro^`i ngu+o+i se~ ca?m-bie^'t ra(`ng mi`nh co' su+'c-ma.nh ma` ha~m dinh chu'ng no'. Va^.y, Ghe^-dde^-o^n ddi xuo^'ng cu`ng Phu-ra, dda^`y-to+' mi`nh, dde^'n ga^`n no+i li'nh canh o+? dda^`u dinh.
7:12
Va?, da^n Ma-ddi-an, da^n A-ma-le'c, va` he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i phu+o+ng DDo^ng bu?a ra trong tru~ng ddo^ng nhu+ ca`o-ca`o, co`n la.c-dda` cu?a chu'ng no' thi` ddo^ng vo^-so^', kha'c na`o ca't no+i bo+` bie^?n.
7:13
Trong lu'c Ghe^-dde^-o^n dde^'n, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i thua^.t ddie^`m chie^m-bao cho ba.n mi`nh nghe, ra(`ng: Na^`y, to^i co' mo^.t ddie^`m chie^m-bao, tha^'y mo^.t ca'i ba'nh nho? ba(`ng bo^.t lu'a ma.ch la(n va`o tra.i-qua^n Ma-ddi-an: no' la(n dde^'n mo^.t tra.i, ddu.ng la`m cho tra.i nga~, la^.t ngu+o+.c tre^n lo^.n du+o+'i, ne^n tra.i bi. dda'nh ddo^?.
7:14
Bo.n ngu+o+`i dda'p ra(`ng: DDo' na`o kha'c ho+n la` gu+o+m cu?a Ghe^-dde^-o^n, con trai Gio^-a'ch, ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n. DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dda~ pho' Ma-ddi-an va` ca? tra.i-qua^n va`o tay ngu+o+`i .
7:15
Khi Ghe^-dde^-o^n nghe lo+`i thua^.t ddie^`m-chie^m bao na^`y va` su+. ba`n ddie^`m ddo', thi` tho+`-la.y DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i; ro^`i tro+? ve^` tra.i-qua^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, ma` ra(`ng: Ha~y cho^?i da^.y, vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pho' tra.i-qua^n Ma-ddi-an va`o tay ca'c ngu+o+i!
7:16
DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i chia ba tra(m ngu+o+`i la`m ba ddo^.i, pha't cho mo^~i te^n nhu+~ng ke`n, bi`nh kho^ng, va` dduo^'c o+? trong bi`nh,
7:17
ma` da(.n ra(`ng: Ha~y ngo' ta, va` la`m y nhu+ ta la`m; khi ta dde^'n dda^`u tra.i-qua^n, ca'c ngu+o+i se~ la`m theo dde^`u ta la`m.
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Khi ta va` nhu+~ng ke? theo ta tho^?i ke`n, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i cu~ng se~ tho^?i ke`n o+? kha('p xung-quanh tra.i-qua^n, va` reo le^n ra(`ng: Vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va va` vi` Ghe^-dde^-o^n!
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Ghe^-dde^-o^n va` mo^.t tra(m qua^n theo ngu+o+`i ddi dde^'n dda^`u-tra.i qua^n va`o lu'c canh ba, ho^`i mo+'i giao canh. Chu'ng tho^?i ke`n, va` dda^.p be^? bi`nh ca^`m no+i tay .
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Ba^'y gio+`, ba ddo^.i qua^n tho^?i ke`n, va` dda^.p be^? bi`nh, tay ta? ca^`m dduo^'c, tay hu+~u na('m ke`n dda(.ng tho^?i; ddoa.n ca^'t tie^'ng reo le^n ra(`ng: Gu+o+m cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va va` cu?a Ghe^-dde^-o^n!
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Chu'ng ddu+'ng va^y quanh tra.i-qua^n, ai cu+' cho^~ na^'y; ca? tra.i qua^n be`n vo+~ cha.y, ca^'t tie^'ng la va` tro^'n ddi .
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Ba tra(m ngu+o+`i cu+' tho^?i ke`n, va` kha('p tra.i-qua^n, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va khie^'n tro+? gu+o+m cu?a mo^~i ngu+o+`i che'm la^~n ba.n mi`nh. DDa.o-binh cha.y tro^'n dde^'n Be^'t-si-ta, ve^` hu+o+'ng Xe^-re^-ra, cho dde^'n bo+`-co~i A-be^n-Me^-ho^-la ga^`n Ta-ba't.
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Ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n, tu+'c nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chi-pha'i Ne'p-ta-li, A-se va` Ma-na-se hie^.p la.i ma` dduo^?i theo da^n Ma-ddi-an.
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Ba^'y gio+`, Ghe^-dde^-o^n sai su+' va`o kha('p nu'i E'p-ra-im dda(.ng no'i ra(`ng: Ha~y xuo^'ng ddo'n da^n Ma-ddi-an, cha^.n ddu+o+`ng chu'ng no' qua so^ng, cho dde^'n Be^'t-Ba-ra va` ca'c cho^~ ca.n cu?a Gio^-ddanh. Va^.y, ca'c ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im hie^.p la.i, chie^'m ca'c be^'n cho dde^'n Be^'t-Ba-ra, cu`ng nhu+~ng cho^~ ca.n cu?a Gio^-ddanh.
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Chu'ng cu~ng ba('t ddu+o+.c hai quan-tru+o+?ng cu?a da^n Ma-ddi-an, la` O^-re'p va` Xe^-e'p; gie^'t O^-re'p ta.i no+i ho`n dda' O^-re'p, va` Xe^-e'p ta.i no+i ma'y e'p ru+o+.u Xe^-e'p. DDoa.n, ho. dduo^?i theo da^n Ma-ddi-an, cu`ng ddem dda^`u O^-re'p va` dda^`u Xe^-e'p dde^'n Ghe^-dde^-o^n o+? phi'a be^n kia so^ng Gio^-ddanh.

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Ta'm
8:1 Ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im be`n no'i cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Vi` sao o^ng dda~ dda~i chu'ng to^i nhu+ va^.y ? Khi o^ng ddi giao-chie^'n cu`ng da^n Ma-ddi-an, sao kho^ng go.i chu'ng to^i ddi vo+'i ? Chu'ng ca~i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ca'ch du+~- do^.i .
8:2 Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i dda'p cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Sa'nh vo+'i anh em, to^i ha' co' la`m ddu+o+.c ddie^`u chi ? Su+. mo't nho cu?a E'p-ra-im ha' cha(?ng ho+n mu`a ga(.t nho cu?a A-bi-e^-xe sao ?
8:3 DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dda~ pho' O^-re'p va` Xe^-e'p la` hai quan-tru+o+?ng da^n Ma-ddi-an, va`o tay anh em. DDem sa'nh vo+'i anh em, to^i na`o co' la`m ddu+o+.c ddie^`u gi`? Khi ngu+o+`i no'i lo+`i a^'y ro^`i, co+n gia^.n cu?a chu'ng be`n nguo^i .
8:4 Ghe^-dde^-o^n ddi to+'i so^ng Gio^-ddanh, sang qua cu`ng ba tra(m nguo+`i ddo^`ng theo mi`nh; da^~u me^.t-nho.c, ho. cu~ng cu+' ru+o+.t theo qua^n-nghi.ch.
8:5 Ngu+o+`i be`n no'i cu`ng da^n Su-co^'t ra(`ng: Ta xin ca'c ngu+o+i ha~y ca^'p mo^.t va`i o^? ba'nh cho da^n theo ta, vi` chu'ng me^.t-nho.c; ta ddu+o+ng dduo^?i theo Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na, hai vua Ma-ddi-an.
8:6 Nhu+ng ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng Su-co^'t dda'p ra(`ng: Cho+' thi` o^ng dda~ ca^`m no+i tay mi`nh cu+o+`m tay cu?a Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na chu+a, ne^n chu'ng to^i pha?i ca^'p ba'nh cho dda.o binh o^ng?
8:7 Ghe^-dde^-o^n la le^n ra(`ng: The^' thi`, khi DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pho' Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na va`o tay ta, ta se~ la^'y cho^ng ddo^`ng va('ng va` nha'nh gai ma` dda'nh thi.t ca'c ngu+o+i!
8:8 Tu+` ddo', ngu+o+`i ddi le^n dde^'n Phe^-nu-e^n. Da^n Phe^-nu-e^n dda'p cu`ng ngu+o+`i y nhu+ da^n Su-co^'t dda~ dda'p.
8:9 Va^.y, ngu+o+`i cu~ng no'i vo+'i da^n Phe^-nu-e^n ra(`ng: Khi ta tro+? ve^` bi`nh- an, a('t se~ pha'-hu?y ca'i tha'p na^`y .
8:10 Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na o+? la.i Ca.t-co^ vo+'i qua^n-binh mi`nh, so^' chu+`ng mu+o+`i la(m nga`n ngu+o+`i, la` ke? co`n so't la.i trong dda.o binh cu?a ca'c ngu+o+`i phu+o+ng DDo^ng; vi` mo^.t tra(m hai mu+o+i nga`n ngu+o+`i co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m dda~ bi. gie^'t.
8:11 Ghe^-dde^-o^n ddi le^n theo ddu+o+`ng cu?a nhu+~ng da^n o+? du+o+'i tra.i, ta.i hu+o+'ng ddo^ng No^-ba'ch va` Gio^-be^-ha, dda'nh ba.i dda.o binh va^~n tu+o+?ng ra(`ng mi`nh bi`nh-an vo^-su+..
18:12 Khi Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na cha.y tro^'n, ngu+o+`i dduo^?i theo ba('t ddu+o+.c hai vua Ma-ddi-an, la` Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na, va` dda'nh ca? dda.o binh vo+~-cha.y .
8:13 DDoa.n, Ghe^-dde^-o^n, con trai Gio^-a'ch, o+? tra^.n tro+? ve^` qua do^'c He^-re,
8:14 ba('t mo^.t ddu+'a con trai tre? o+? Su-co^'t, tra ho?i no', ro^`i no' vie^'t khai te^n nhu+~ng quan-tru+o+?ng va` tru+o+?ng-la~o cu?a Su-co^'t, so^' ddu+o+.c ba?y mu+o+i ba?y ngu+o+`i .
8:15 Ke^' ddo', ngu+o+`i dde^'n cu`ng da^n Su-co^'t, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Na^`y Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na ma` ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ ma('ng ta ra(`ng: Cho+' thi` o^ng dda~ ca^`m cu+o+`m-tay Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na no+i tay mi`nh chu+a, ne^n chu'ng to^i pha?i ca^'p ba'nh cho da^n me^.t-nho.c cu?a o^ng?
8:16 Va^.y, ngu+o+`i ba('t ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o cu?a tha`nh, la^'y cho^ng gai no+i ddo^`ng va('ng ma` dda'nh pha.t nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Su-co^'t;
8:17 cu~ng pha'-hu?y tha'p Phe^-nu-e^n va` gie^'t nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i cu?a tha`nh a^'y .
8:18 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na ra(`ng: Ca'c ngu+o+`i kia ma` hai ngu+o+i dda~ gie^'t ta.i Tha-bo^ la` la`m sao ? Hai vua dda'p: Chu'ng no' cu~ng nhu+ ngu+o+i; mo^~i ngu+o+`i dde^`u co' hi`nh vo'c nhu+ mo^.t hoa`ng-tu+?.
8:19 Ngu+o+`i tie^'p: A^'y la` anh em ta, con cu?a me. ta . Qua? tha^.t, ta chi? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ha(`ng so^'ng ma` the^`, ne^'u hai ngu+o+i dda~ dde^? anh em ta so^'ng, thi` nay ta kho^ng gie^'t hai ngu+o+i!
8:20 DDoa.n, Ghe^-dde^-o^n no'i cu`ng Gie^-the, con dda^`u lo`ng mi`nh, ma` ra(`ng: Ha~y cho^?i da^.y, gie^'t ho. ddi . Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i tre? cha(?ng ru't gu+o+m ra vi` so+.: ngu+o+`i va^~n co`n thie^'u-nie^n.
8:21 Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na no'i: Cha'nh ngu+o+i ha~y cho^?i da^.y va` dda'nh chu'ng ta ddi; vi` he^~ ngu+o+`i the^? na`o thi` su+'c the^? a^'y . Ghe^-dde^-o^n be`n cho^?i da^.y, gie^'t Xe^-ba'ch va` Xanh-mu-na; ddoa.n la^'y ddo^` trang-su+'c hi`nh nhu+ tra(ng lu+o+~i lie^`m o+? no+i co^? la.c-dda` cu?a hai vua .
8:22 Ba^'y gio+`, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n no'i cu`ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n ra(`ng: Xin o^ng, con trai, va` cha'u o^ng ha~y qua?n-tri. chu'ng to^i, vi` o^ng dda~ gia?i- cu+'u chu'ng to^i kho?i tay da^n Ma-ddi-an.
8:23 Nhu+ng Ghe^-dde^-o^n dda'p cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Ta cha(?ng qua?n-tri. ca'c ngu+o+i, con trai ta cu~ng kho^ng qua?n-tri. ca'c ngu+o+i dda^u; DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va se~ qua?n-tri. ca'c ngu+o+i .
8:24 DDoa.n, Ghe^-dde^-o^n no'i cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Ta chi? xin ca'c ngu+o+i mo^.t dde^`u na^`y, la` mo^~i ngu+o+`i trong ca'c ngu+o+i pha?i giao ta ta nhu+~ng vo`ng mi`nh dda~ ddoa.t la^'y . (Va?, qua^n-nghi.ch co' nhu+~ng vo`ng va`ng, vi` chu'ng no' vo^'n da^n I'ch-ma-e^n).
8:25 Chu'ng dda'p: Chu'ng to^i sa(~n lo`ng giao cho o^ng. Ho. tra?i mo^.t a'o to+i ra, ro^`i he^'t tha?y dde^`u ne'm va`o ddo' nhu+~ng vo`ng cu?a mi`nh dda~ ddoa.t la^'y .
8:26 Nhu+~ng vo`ng va`ng ma` Ghe^-dde^-o^n dda~ xin, ca^n ddu+o+.c mo^.t nga`n ba?y tra(m sie^'c-lo+ va`ng, kho^ng ke^? nhu+~ng ddo^` trang-su+'c hi`nh nhu+ tra(ng lu+o+~i lie^`m, hoa-tai, va` a'o sa('c ddie^`u cu?a vua Ma-ddi-an thu+o+`ng ma(.c, cu`ng nhu+~ng kie^`ng no+i co^? la.c-dda`.
8:27 Ghe^-dde^-o^n la^'y mo^.t va^.t ddo' la`m mo^.t ca'i e^-pho't, dde^? trong tha`nh mi`nh ta.i O'p-ra . Ca? Y-so+-ra-e^n dde^`u cu'ng-tho+` ca'i e^-pho't ddo'; no' tro+? tha`nh mo^.t ca'i ba^~y cho Ghe^-dde^-o^n ca? nha` ngu+o+`i .
8:28 Da^n Ma-ddi-an bi. phu.c tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, cha(?ng ca^'t dda^`u le^n ddu+o+.c nu+~a; ne^n trong ddo+`i Ghe^-dde^-o^n, xu+' ddu+o+.c ho`a-bi`nh tro.n bo^'n mu+o+i na(m.
8:29 Gie^-ru-ba-anh, con trai Gio^-a'ch, tro+? ve^` va` o+? trong nha` mi`nh.
8:30 Va?, Ghe^-dde^-o^n sanh ddu+o+.c ba?y mu+o+i con trai, vi` ngu+o+`i co' nhie^`u vo+..
8:31 Vo+. le~ ngu+o+`i o+? ta.i Si-chem, cu~ng sanh cho ngu+o+i mo^.t con trai dda(.t te^n la` A-bi-me^-le'c.
8:32 DDoa.n, Ghe^-dde^-o^n, con trai Gio^-a'ch, qua ddo+`i, tuo^?i ta'c dda~ cao, ddu+o+.c cho^n trong ma? cu?a Gio^-a'ch, cha ngu+o+`i, ta.i O'p-ra, la` tha`nh cu?a da^n A-bi-e^-xe^-ri't.
8:33 Sau khi Ghe^-dde^-o^n qua ddo+`i, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n tro+? la.i ha`nh-da^m cu`ng ca'c Ba-anh, va` cho.n Ba-anh-Be^-ri't la`m tha^`n.
8:34 Nhu+ va^.y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n kho^ng nho+' dde^'n Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i mi`nh, la` DDa^'ng dda~ gia?i-cu+'u ho. kho?i tay cu?a ca'c ke? thu`-nghi.ch o+? chung-quanh;
8:35 va` cu~ng kho^ng co' lo`ng tha?o chu't na`o vo+'i nha` Gie^-ru-ba-anh, la` Ghe^-dde^-o^n, ve^` ca'c o+n ma` ngu+o+`i dda~ la`m cho Y-so+-ra-e^n.

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Chi'n 9:1 A-bi-me^-le'c, con trai Gie^-ru-ba-anh, sang qua Si-chem, dde^'n cu`ng ca'c ca^.u va` ca? nha` o^ng ngoa.i mi`nh, ma` no'i ra(`ng:
9:2 Xin ca'c o^ng ha~y ho?i he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Si-chem, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Hoa(.c ta^'t ca? ba?y mu+o+i ngu+o+`i con trai Gie^-ru-ba-anh cai-tri. tre^n ca'c ngu+o+i, hoa(.c chi? mo^.t ngu+o+`i la`m vua cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i, ddie^`u na`o la` to^'t ho+n? Cu~ng ha~y nho+' ra(`ng ta ddo^`ng co^'t-nhu.c vo+'i ca'c ngu+o+i .
9:3 Ca'c ca^.u ngu+o+`i no'i giu`m ngu+o+`i, ddem ca'c lo+`i na^`y thua^.t la.i cho he^'t tha?y da^n Si-chem nghe, va` lo`ng chu'ng nghie^ng ve^` A-bi-me^-le'c, vi` chu'ng no'i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+`i la` anh em ta .
9:4 Chu'ng be`n ban cho ngu+o+`i ba?y mu+o+i mie^'ng ba.c cu?a mie^'u Ba-anh-Be^-ri't; A-bi-me^-le'c la^'y ba.c ddo' mu+o+'n nhu+~ng ke? ba.i-hoa.i hoang- dda`ng ddi theo mi`nh.
9:5 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i ddi dde^'n nha` cha mi`nh ta.i O'p-ra, va` tre^n mo^.t ho`n dda', gie^'t ca'c anh em mi`nh, tu+'c nhu+~ng con trai cu?a Gie^-ru-ba-anh, so^' la` ba?y mu+o+i ngu+o+`i . Chi? mo^.t mi`nh Gio^-tham, con u't cu?a Gie^-ru-ba-anh, co`n so^'ng, bo+?i vi` cha`ng a^?n mi`nh.
9:6 Ba^'y gio+`, he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Si-chem nho'm-hie^.p vo+'i ca? ho. Mi-lo^, ddi dde^'n ca^y de?-bo^.p bia-dda' o+? ta.i Si-chem, ma` to^n A-bi-me^-le'c la`m vua .
9:7 Gio^-tham hay dda(.ng ddie^`u ddo', be`n ddi le^n ddu+'ng tre^n cho't nu'i Ga-ri-xim, ca^'t tie^'ng la ra(`ng: Ho+~i ngu+o+`i Si-chem, ha~y nghe ta, va` nguye^.n DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i nghe ca'c ngu+o+i!
9:8 Ca'c ca^y-co^'i dde^`u ddi dda(.ng xu+'c da^`u cho mo^.t vua cai-tri. chu'ng no'. Chu'ng no' no'i cu`ng ca^y o^-li-ve ra(`ng: Ha~y cai-tri. chu'ng to^i .
9:9 Ca^y o^-li-ve dda'p: Ta ha' se~ bo? da^`u ta ma` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i va` loa`i ngu+o+`i dde^`u to^n-vinh, dda(.ng ddi xao-ddo^.ng tre^n ca'c ca^y-co^'i u+ ?
9:10 Ca'c ca^y-co^'i la.i no'i cu`ng ca^y va? ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^'n cai-tri. chu'ng to^i .
9:11 Nhu+ng ca^y va? dda'p ra(`ng: Ta ha' se~ bo? su+. ngo.t ngon va` tra'i tu+o+i-to^'t ta dda(.ng ddi xao-ddo^.ng tre^n ca'c ca^y-co^'i u+ ?
9:12 DDoa.n, ca'c ca^y-co^'i no'i cu`ng ca^y nho ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^'n cai-tri. chu'ng to^i .
9:13 Nhu+ng ca^y nho dda'p: Ta ha' se~ bo? ru+o+.u ngon ta, la` thu+' la`m cho vui DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i va` ngu+o+`i ta, dda(.ng ddi xao-ddo^.ng tre^n ca'c ca^y-co^'i u+ ?
9:14 Ba^'y gio+`, he^'t tha?y ca^y-co^'i no'i cu`ng gai-go'c ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^'n cai-tri. chu'ng to^i .
9:15 Gai-go'c dda'p cu`ng ca'c ca^y-co^'i ra(`ng: Ne^'u bo+?i lo`ng cho+n-tha^.t ma` ca'c ngu+o+i muo^'n xu+'c da^`u ta la`m vua ca'c ngu+o+i, thi` ha~y dde^'n nu'p du+o+'i bo'ng ta; ba(`ng kho^ng, nguye^.n lu+?a ra tu+` gai va` thie^u nuo^'t ca^y ba'-hu+o+ng Li-ban ddi!
9:16 Ba^y gio+`, co' pha?i ca'c ngu+o+i cu+-xu+? cho+n-tha^.t va` co^ng-bi`nh ma` to^n A-bi-me^-le'c la`m vua cha(ng? Ca'c ngu+o+i co' ha^.u-dda~i Gie^-ru-ba-anh va` nha` ngu+o+`i cha(ng? Co' ba'o-dda'p ddie^`u ngu+o+`i dda~ la`m cho ca'c ngu+o+i cha(ng?
9:17 Vi` cha ta co' tranh-chie^'n cho ca'c ngu+o+i, lie^`u mi`nh ma` gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i tay da^n Ma-ddi-an.
9:18 Nhu+ng nga`y nay ca'c ngu+o+i la.i da^'y le^n cu`ng nha` cha ta, dda~ gie^'t tre^n mo^.t ho`n dda' ca'c con trai ngu+o+`i, so^' la` ba?y mu+o+i ngu+o+`i, va` la^'y A-bi-me^-le'c, con trai cu?a con ddo`i ngu+o+`i, ma` to^n le^n la`m vua cu?a da^n Si-chem, vi` ha('n la` anh em ca'c ngu+o+i .
9:19 Va^.y, vi' ba(`ng nga`y nay ca'c ngu+o+i co' la^'y su+. cho+n-tha^.t va` cha'nh- tru+.c ma` dda~i Gie^-ru-ba-anh va` nha` ngu+o+`i, thi` A-bi-me^-le'c kha' vui- mu+`ng no+i ca'c ngu+o+i, va` ca'c ngu+o+i ha~y vui-mu+`ng no+i ha('n!
9:20 Ba(`ng cha(?ng, nguye^.n lu+?a ra tu+` A-bi-me^-le'c thie^u-nuo^'t nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Si-chem cu`ng ho. Mi-lo^; va` nguye^.n lu+?a ra tu+` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Si-chem cu`ng ho. Mi-lo^ ma` thie^u-nuo^'t A-bi-me^-le'c!
9:21 DDoa.n, Gio^-tham tro^'n, ddi a^?n-na'u ta.i Be^-re^, va` o+? ddo', vi` so+. A-bi-me^-le'c, anh mi`nh.
9:22 A-bi-me^-le'c cai-tri. Y-so+-ra-e^n trong ba na(m.
9:23 DDoa.n, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i sai dde^'n mo^.t a'c-tha^`n sanh su+. ba^'t-bi`nh giu+~a A-bi-me^-le'c va` ngu+o+`i Si-chem; ngu+o+`i Si-chem be`n pha?n-nghi.ch cu`ng A-bi-me^-le'c,
9:24 dde^? ba'o thu` to^.i sa't-nho+n dda~ pha.m cu`ng ba?y mu+o+i con trai Gie^-ru-ba-anh, va` khie^'n huye^'t ho. ddo^? la.i tre^n A-bi-me^-le'c, la` anh dda~ gie^'t ho., cu`ng ddo^? tre^n ngu+o+`i Si-chem dda~ giu'p ha('n gie^'t anh em mi`nh.
9:25 Ngu+o+`i Si-chem sai ma^'y ke? ddi ri`nh-ra^.p ngu+o+`i tre^n cho't nu'i; chu'ng no' cu+o+'p-giu+.t nhu+~ng ke? ddi qua ddu+o+`ng ga^`n be^n chu'ng no'. A-bi-me^-le'c hay ddu+o+.c dde^`u ddo'.
9:26 Ba^'y gio+`, Ga-anh, con trai E^-be^'t, cu`ng anh em mi`nh dde^'n va`o trong Si-chem; ngu+o+`i Si-chem dde^`u dde^'n dde^? lo`ng tin-ca^.y no+i ngu+o+`i .
9:27 Ro^`i chu'ng ra ngoa`i ddo^`ng, ha'i nhu+~ng vu+o+`n nho cu?a mi`nh, dda.p tra'i nho, va` du+. tie^.c ye^'n. DDoa.n, ho. va`o trong dde^`n-tho+` cu?a tha^`n chu'ng, a(n va` uo^'ng, ro^`i ru?a-sa? A-bi-me^-le'c.
9:28 Ga-anh, con trai E^-be^'t, be`n no'i ra(`ng: A-bi-me^-le'c la` ai, Si-chem la` chi ma` chu'ng ta phu.c-su+. A-bi-me^-le'c? Ha('n ha' cha(?ng pha?i la` con trai Gie^-ru-ba-anh sao ? Co`n Xe^-bun, ha' cha(?ng pha?i la` ke? phu-ta' ha('n u+ ? Ca'c ngu+o+i kha' phu.c-su+. nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i He^-mo^, la` cha cu?a Si-chem; co`n chu'ng ta sao la.i phu.c-su+. ha('n?
9:29 O^`! ne^'u ta co' da^n-su+. na^`y du+o+'i tay ta, ta se~ dduo^?i A-bi-me^-le'c ddi! DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng A-bi-me^-le'c ra(`ng: Ha~y gia ta(ng qua^n li'nh ngu+o+i ma` ra tra^.n!
9:30 Xe^-bun, quan cai tha`nh, nghe ddu+o+.c ca'c lo+`i cu?a Ga-anh, con trai E^-be^'t no'i, thi` co+n gia^.n ngu+o+`i phu+`ng le^n,
9:31 ma^.t sai su+' dde^'n A-bi-me^-le'c, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Na^`y Ga-anh, con trai E^-be^'t, va` anh em no' dda~ dde^'n Si-chem, xui-giu.c tha`nh da^'y nghi.ch cu`ng o^ng.
9:32 Va^.y, dde^m nay o^ng va` ca'c ngu+o+`i theo o^ng pha?i cho^?i da^.y, ddi phu.c- binh ngoa`i ddo^`ng.
9:33 DDe^'n sa'ng mai khi ma(.t tro+`i mo.c, o^ng pha?i da^.y so+'m, xo^ng-ha~m tha`nh. Khi Ga-anh va` qua^n theo no' ra dda'nh o^ng, thi` o^ng ha~y tu`y co+ ma` la`m.
9:34 Va^.y, A-bi-me^-le'c va` ca? dda.o binh theo ngu+o+`i dde^`u cho^?i da^.y ban dde^m, chia ra la`m bo^'n ddo^.i, va` mai-phu.c ga^`n Si-chem.
9:35 Ga-anh, con trai E^-be^'t, ke'o ra va` ddu+'ng ta.i cu+?a tha`nh; A-bi-me^-le'c va` ca? dda.o binh theo ngu+o+`i be`n ddi ra kho?i no+i phu.c.
9:36 Ga-anh tha^'y dda.o binh a^'y, no'i cu`ng Xe^-bun ra(`ng: Ta tha^'y mo^.t dda.o binh tu+` tre^n cho't nu'i xuo^'ng. Xe^-bun dda'p: Ngu+o+i tha^'y bo'ng nu'i ma` tu+o+?ng la` ngu+o+`i ta ddo' cho+'!
9:37 Nhu+ng Ga-anh la.i tie^'p ra(`ng: Qua? tha^.t mo^.t co+ binh o+? tre^n nu'i xuo^'ng, va` mo^.t ddo^.i do ddu+o+`ng ca^y de?-bo^.p thua^.t-si~ ma` dde^'n.
9:38 Xe^-bun be`n la le^n ra(`ng: Chi'nh ngu+o+i dda~ no'i: A-bi-me^-le'c la` ai ma` phu.c-su+. ha('n! Va^.y, nhu+~ng lo+`i khoe-khoang cu?a ngu+o+i ddo' dda~ ra sao ? DDo' cha(?ng pha?i dda.o binh ma` ngu+o+`i khinh-de^? u+ ? Ba^y gio+`, kha' ddi ra giao-chie^'n cu`ng chu'ng no'!
9:39 Ga-anh be`n ddu+'ng dda^`u ca'c ngu+o+`i Si-chem, ddi ra giao-chie^'n cu`ng A-bi-me^-le'c.
9:40 Ga-anh bi. A-bi-me^-le'c dduo^?i theo, cha.y tro^'n tru+o+'c ma(.t ngu+o+`i, va` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i bi. thu+o+ng nga~ che^'t do.c ddu+o+`ng, cho dde^'n cu+?a tha`nh.
9:41 A-bi-me^-le'c ddi o+? ta.i A-ru-ma . Co`n Xe^-bun dduo^?i Ga-anh va` anh em ngu+o+`i ddi, kho^ng cho o+? ta.i Si-chem nu+~a .
9:42 Qua nga`y sau, da^n-su+. ddi ra ngoa`i ddo^`ng, co' ngu+o+`i ddem tin ddo' cho A-bi-me^-le'c hay .
9:43 Ngu+o+`i be`n ba('t co+ binh mi`nh chia ra la`m ba ddo^.i, dde^? mai-phu.c ngoa`i ddo^`ng. Khi tha^'y da^n-su+. o+? tha`nh ke'o ra, ngu+o+`i lie^`n cho^?i da^.y va` ha~m dda'nh chu'ng no'.
9:44 DDoa.n A-bi-me^-le'c va` nhu+~ng ke? ddi theo lu+o+'t dde^'n tru+o+'c, du+`ng la.i ta.i cu+?a tha`nh; co`n hai ddo^.i kia xo^ng va`o he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i o+? ngoa`i ddo^`ng, va` dda'nh gie^'t ho..
9:45 A-bi-me^-le'c ha~m dda'nh tha`nh tro.n nga`y, be`n chie^'m la^'y va` gie^'t he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i o+? trong, ro^`i pha' tha`nh va` ra('c muo^'i o+? ddo'.
9:46 Nghe tin na^`y, he^'t tha?y da^n-su+. o+? tha'p Si-chem dde^`u ru't ve^` trong ddo^`n cu?a mie^'u tha^`n Be^-ri't.
9:47 Ngu+o+`i ta ddem tin cho A-bi-me^-le'c hay ra(`ng he^'t tha?y da^n-su+. tha'p Si-chem dde^`u hie^.p la.i ta.i trong ddo^`n.
9:48 A-bi-me^-le'c be`n ddi le^n nu'i Sanh-mo^n vo+'i ca? dda.o binh theo mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i ca^`m la^'y no+i tay mo^.t ca'i ri`u cha(.t mo^.t nha'nh ca^y, ddo+~ no' le^n va` va'c tre^n vai; ro^`i no'i cu`ng qua^n theo mi`nh ra(`ng: Ca'c ngu+o+i co' tha^'y dde^`u ta la`m cha(ng? Ha~y mau mau la`m nhu+ ta .
9:49 Va^.y, mo^~i ngu+o+`i cha(.t mo^.t nha'nh ca^y, ro^`i ddi theo A-bi-me^-le'c. Ho. du+.ng sa('p nha'nh ca^y ddo' no+i ddo^`n, cha^m lu+?a va`o, va` thie^u ddo^`n cu`ng nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i o+? trong. Nhu+ va^.y he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i o+? tha'p Si-chem, nam va` nu+~, dde^`u che^'t, so^' u+o+'c mo^.t nga`n.
9:50 A-bi-me^-le'c lie^`n ddi dda'nh The^-be^'t, va^y va` chie^'m la^'y no'.
9:51 Giu+~a tha`nh-pho^' co' mo^.t ca'i tha'p vu+~ng-be^`n, he^'t tha?y da^n-su+. cu?a tha`nh, nam va` nu+~, dde^`u cha.y vo^ nu'p ta.i ddo', va` ddo'ng cu+?a la.i, ro^`i le^n tre^n ddi?nh tha'p.
9:52 A-bi-me^-le'c ta^'n to+'i tha'p, xo^ng-ha~m no', va` ddi la.i ga^`n cu+?a dda(.ng pho'ng-ho?a .
9:53 Nhu+ng mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~ ne'm tho+'t co^'i tre^n dda^`u A-bi-me^-le'c la`m be^? so. ngu+o+`i .
9:54 Ngu+o+`i be`n ke^u ga~ trai-tre? ca^`m binh-khi' ha^`u mi`nh, ma` no'i ra(`ng: Ha~y ru't gu+o+m ngu+o+i ra gie^'t ta ddi, ke?o ngu+o+`i ta no'i: mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` dda~ gie^'t ngu+o+`i! Va^.y, ga~ trai-tre? be`n dda^m ngu+o+`i, thi` ngu+o+`i che^'t.
9:55 Khi ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n tha^'y A-bi-me^-le'c dda~ che^'t, thi` mo^~i ngu+o+`i ddi ve^` nha` mi`nh.
9:56 Nhu+ va^.y, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ba'o-u+'ng A-bi-me^-le'c vi` to^.i-a'c ha('n dda~ pha.m cu`ng cha mi`nh ma` gie^'t ba?y mu+o+i ngu+o+`i anh em mi`nh.
9:57 DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu~ng ba'o-u+'ng da^n Si-chem vi` mo.i dde^`u-a'c ma` chu'ng no' la`m. Su+. ru?a-sa? cu?a Gio^-tham, con trai Gie^-ru-ba-anh, u+'ng-nghie^.m tre^n chu'ng no' la` nhu+ va^.y .

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Mu+o+`i 10:1 Sau A-bi-me^-le'c, Tho^-la, con trai Phu -a, cha'u DDo^-ddo^, ngu+o+`i Y-sa-ca, da^'y le^n dda(.ng gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n. Ngu+o+`i o+? ta.i Sa-mia trong nu'i E'p-ra-im,
10:2 la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n hai mu+o+i ba na(m; ro^`i tha'c va` ddu+o+.c cho^n ta.i Sa-mia .
10:3 Sau ngu+o+`i a^'y co' Giai-ro+, ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't, da^'y le^n, la`m quan xe't Y-so+-ra-e^n trong hai mu+o+i hai na(m.
10:4 Ngu+o+`i co' ba mu+o+i con trai, co+~i ba mu+o+i lu+`a con, va` co' ba mu+o+i ca'i tha`nh o+? ta.i xu+' Ga-la-a't; nga`y nay ngu+o+`i ta cu~ng co`n go.i no' la` tho^n Giai-ro+ .
10:5 Khi Giai-ro+ tha'c thi` ddu+o+.c cho^n ta.i Kha-mo^n.
10:6 Ke^' a^'y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la.i la`m dde^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, phu.c-su+. nhu+~ng Ba-anh va` A't-ta't-te^, cu`ng ca'c tha^`n Sy-ri, ca'c tha^`n Si-ddo^n, ca'c tha^`n Mo^-a'p, ca'c tha^`n ngu+o+`i Am-mo^n, va` ca'c tha^`n cu?a da^n Phi-li-tin: chu'ng no' li`a-bo? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va kho^ng phu.c-su+. Nga`i .
10:7 Co+n tha.nh-no^. cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va be`n no^?i phu+`ng cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n; Nga`i pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay da^n Phi-li-tin va` va`o tay ngu+o+`i Am-mo^n.
10:8 Ke^? tu+` na(m ddo', hai da^n-to^.c na^`y ha`-hie^'p va` cha`-na't da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n: nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n o+? be^n kia so^ng Gio^-ddanh trong xu+' A-mo^-ri't, ta.i mie^`n Ga-la-a't, bi. ha`-hie^'p, cha`-na't trong mu+o+`i ta'm na(m.
10:9 Da^n Am-mo^n cu~ng sang qua so^ng Gio^-ddanh, dda'nh Giu-dda, Be^n-gia-min, va` nha` E'p-ra-im; Y-so+-ra-e^n bi. co+n hoa.n-na.n lo+'n-lao va^.y .
10:10 Ba^'y gio+` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ke^u-ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ma` ra(`ng: Chu'ng to^i co' pha.m to^.i cu`ng Chu'a, vi` chu'ng to^i dda~ li`a-bo? DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng to^i, va` ha^`u-vie^.c ca'c tha^`n Ba-anh.
10:11 Nhu+ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dda'p cu`ng da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ra(`ng: Ta ha' cha(?ng co' gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i da^n E^-di'p-to^, kho?i da^n A-mo^-ri't, kho?i da^n Am-mo^n, va` kho?i da^n Phi-li-tin sao ?
10:12 La.i khi da^n Si-ddo^n, da^n A-ma-le'c, va` da^n Ma-o^n ha`-hie^'p ca'c ngu+o+i, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i co' ke^u-ca^`u cu`ng ta, va` ta dda~ gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho?i tay chu'ng no'.
10:13 Nhu+ng ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ li`a-bo? ta, ha^`u-vie^.c ca'c tha^`n kha'c, bo+?i ddo' ne^n ta kho^ng gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i nu+~a .
10:14 Ha~y ddi ke^u-ca^`u nhu+~ng tha^`n ma` ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ cho.n; chu'ng no' kha' gia?i-cu+'u ca'c ngu+o+i trong co+n hoa.n-na.n!
10:15 Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n thu+a cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ra(`ng: Chu'ng to^i dda~ pha.m to^.i! Xin Chu'a ha~y dda~i chu'ng to^i theo ddie^`u Chu'a cho la` to^'t- la`nh, chi? xin ha~y gia?i-cu+'u chu'ng to^i nga`y nay!
10:16 Ho. be`n ca^'t kho?i giu+~a mi`nh ca'c ta`-tha^`n, ro^`i tro+? la.i phu.c-su+. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va; lo`ng Nga`i buo^`n-ra^`u ve^` su+. kho^'n-kho^? cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n.
10:17 Da^n Am-mo^n nho'm la.i, va` ddo'ng tra.i trong xu+' Ga-la-a't. Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n cu~ng nho'm la.i, va` ddo'ng tra.i ta.i Mi'ch-ba .
10:18 Da^n-su+. va` ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng xu+' Ga-la-a't ho?i nhau ra(`ng: Ai la` ngu+o+`i se~ kho+?i dda^`u ra dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n? Ngu+o+`i ddo' se~ la`m quan- tru+o+?ng he^'t tha?y da^n Ga-la-a't.

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Mu+o+`i mo^.t 11:1 Gie'p-the^, ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't, la` tay do~ng-si~, con cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i ky.-nu+~, va` cha la` Ga-la-a't.
11:2 Vo+. cu?a Ga-la-a't co' sanh cho ngu+o+`i nhu+~ng con trai . Khi ca'c con trai cu?a vo+. a^'y lo+'n le^n, be`n dduo^?i Gie'p-the^ ddi, ma` ra(`ng: Ma^`y kho^ng ddu+o+.c a(n pha^`n gia-ta`i trong nha` cha chu'ng ta, vi` ma^`y la` con cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` kha'c.
11:3 Va^.y, Gie'p-the^ tro^'n xa anh em mi`nh, va` o+? trong xu+' To'p. Co' nhu+~ng ddu+'a du-dda~ng hie^.p la.i chung-quanh Gie'p-the^, va` ddi ra vo+'i ngu+o+`i .
11:4 Sau mo^.t i't la^u, da^n Am-mo^n giao-chie^'n cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n.
11:5 Trong lu'c da^n Am-mo^n dda'nh Y-so+-ra-e^n, ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't ddi ddem theo Gie'p-the^ o+? xu+' To'p ve^`.
11:6 Ho. no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Xin ha~y dde^'n la`m quan-tu+o+'ng chu'ng ta, chu'ng ta se~ dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n.
11:7 Nhu+ng Gie'p-the^ dda'p cu`ng ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't ra(`ng: Ca'c o^ng ha' cha(?ng pha?i la` ke? ghe't to^i va` dduo^?i to^i kho?i nha` cha to^i sao ? Co`n ba^y gio+` ca'c o^ng ddu+o+ng bi. cu`ng-kho^'n, sao la.i dde^'n to^i ?
11:8 Ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't dda'p cu`ng Gie'p-the^ ra(`ng: Ba^y gio+` chu'ng ta la.i dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+i, ha^`u cho ngu+o+i ddi vo+'i chu'ng ta: ngu+o+i se~ dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n, ro^`i se~ la`m dda^`u chu'ng ta, va` cu?a he^'t tha?y da^n xu+' Ga-la-a't.
11:9 Gie'p-the^ la.i dda'p cu`ng ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't ra(`ng: Vi' ba(`ng ca'c o^ng ddem to^i ve^` dda(.ng dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n, va` ne^'u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay to^i, to^i se~ la`m dda^`u ca'c o^ng cho+'.
11:10 Ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't no'i cu`ng Gie'p-the^ ra(`ng: Chu'ng ta se~ la`m y nhu+ lo+`i ngu+o+i dda~ no'i; nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la`m chu+'ng giu+~a chu'ng ta!
11:11 Va^.y, Gie'p-the^ ddi cu`ng ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o Ga-la-a't; da^n-su+. la^.p ngu+o+`i la`m dda^`u va` tu+o+'ng; ro^`i ta.i Mi'ch-ba Gie'p-the^ la(.p la.i tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va he^'t tha?y nhu+~ng lo+`i ngu+o+`i dda~ no'i .
11:12 DDoa.n Gie'p-the^ sai su+'-gia? dde^'n cu`ng vua da^n Am-mo^n ma` no'i ra(`ng: Ta vo+'i ngu+o+i co' vie^.c chi, ne^n ngu+o+i ke'o dde^'n ta dda(.ng ha~m dda'nh xu+' ta ?
11:13 Vua da^n Am-mo^n dda'p cu`ng su+'-gia? Gie'p-the^ ra(`ng: A^'y bo+?i Y-so+-ra-e^n khi ra kho?i nu+o+'c E^-di'p-to^, co' chie^'m la^'y xu+' ta tu+` Ai~t-no^n cho dde^'n Gia-bo^'c va` Gio^-ddanh. Ba^y gio+` ha~y tra? e^m la.i xu+' a^'y cho ta .
11:14 Gie'p-the^ la.i sai su+'-gia? dde^'n cu`ng vua da^n Am-mo^n no'i ra(`ng:
11:15 Gie'p-the^ no'i nhu+ va^`y: Y-so+-ra-e^n kho^ng co' xa^m-ddoa.t ddi.a-pha^.n Mo^-a'p, cu~ng cha(?ng co' chie^'m la^'y xu+' cu?a da^n Am-mo^n.
11:16 Song khi Y-so+-ra-e^n ra xu+' E^-di'p-to^, thi` ddi ngang qua ddo^`ng va('ng cho dde^'n Bie^?n-ddo?, ro^`i to+'i Ca-dde .
11:17 Ba^'y gio+`, ngu+o+`i sai su+'-gia? dde^'n vua E^-ddo^m dda(.ng ta^u ra(`ng: Xin cho to^i ddi ngang qua xu+' vua . Nhu+ng vua E^-ddo^m kho^ng ba(`ng lo`ng. Ngu+o+`i cu~ng sai su+'-gia? dde^'n vua Mo^-a'p, vua Mo^-a'p cu~ng kho^ng khu+'ng cho, ne^n Y-so+-ra-e^n cu+' o+? ta.i Ca-dde .
11:18 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i ddi va`o ddo^`ng va('ng, vo`ng quanh xu+' E^-ddo^m va` xu+' Mo^-a'p; ro^`i dde^'n co~i phi'a ddo^ng xu+' Mo^-a'p. Ngu+o+`i ha. tra.i o+? be^n kia Ai~t-no^n, kho^ng va`o bo+`-co~i Mo^-a'p; vi` Ai~t-no^n la` gio+'i-ha.n cu?a xu+' Mo^-a'p.
11:19 Ro^'t la.i, Y-so+-ra-e^n sai su+'-gia? dde^'n cu`ng Si-ho^n, vua ngu+o+`i A-mo^-ri't, o+? ta.i Be^'t-ho^n, va` da(.n no'i ra(`ng: Xin dde^? cho chu'ng to^i ddi ngang qua xu+' vua dda(.ng dde^'n xu+' chu'ng to^i .
11:20 Nhu+ng Si-ho^n kho^ng ddu? tin da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, ne^n kho^ng cho ddi ngang qua xu+' mi`nh, be`n hie^.p la.i ca? co+ binh mi`nh, ke'o dde^'n ddo'ng tra.i ta.i Gia-ha't va` cho^'ng-dda^'u cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n.
11:21 Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n pho' Si-ho^n va` ca? co+ binh ngu+o+`i va`o tay Y-so+-ra-e^n. Y-so+-ra-e^n dda'nh ba.i chu'ng no', va` la^'y toa`n xu+' da^n A-mo^-ri't, la` da^n mie^`n ddo'.
11:22 Va^.y, Y-so+-ra-e^n nha^.n ddu+o+.c toa`n xu+' da^n A-mo^-ri't, tu+` Ai~t-no^n cho dde^'n Gia-bo^'c, va` tu+` ddo^`ng va('ng cho dde^'n Gio^-ddanh.
11:23 Va^.y ba^y gio+`, Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ dduo^?i da^n A-mo^-ri't kho?i tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n cu?a Nga`i ro^`i, thi` ngu+o+i la.i muo^'n chie^'m la^'y xu+' cu?a ho. sao!
11:24 Ngu+o+i ha' cha(?ng nha^.n ddu+o+.c dda^'t ma` Ke^-mo^'t, la` tha^`n cu?a ngu+o+i, dda~ ban cho ngu+o+i sao ? The^' thi`, chu'ng ta cu~ng nha^.n ddu+o+.c dda^'t cu?a nhu+~ng ke? na`o ma` Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i chu'ng ta dda~ dduo^?i kho?i tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng ta .
11:25 Va? la.i, ngu+o+i cho tro^?i ho+n Ba-la'c, con trai Xe^'p-bo^, vua Mo^-a'p cha(ng? Ha('n ha' co' khi na`o ca~i-co. hay la` chie^'n-dda^'u cu`ng Y-so+-ra-e^n cha(ng?
11:26 DDu+o+ng lu'c ba tra(m na(m ma` Y-so+-ra-e^n o+? ta.i He^'t-bo^n va` ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', A-ro^-e va` ca'c tha`nh ddi.a-ha.t no', cu`ng he^'t tha?y ca'c tha`nh o+? do.c theo Ai~t-no^n, sao ngu+o+i kho^ng la^'y no' la.i trong khi ddo'?
11:27 Va^.y, ta kho^ng co' pha.m to^.i cu`ng ngu+o+i, nhu+ng ngu+o+i dda~ la`m qua^'y cu`ng ta ma` ha~m dda'nh ta . Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, la` DDa^'ng ddoa'n- xe't, nga`y nay xe't-ddoa'n giu+~a da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n va` da^n Am-mo^n!
11:28 Nhu+ng vua da^n Am-mo^n kho^ng khu+'ng nghe lo+`i cu?a Gie'p-the^ sai no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i .
11:29 Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va be`n ca?m-ddo^.ng Gie'p-the^; ngu+o+`i tra?i qua Ga-la-a't va` Ma-na-se, sang dde^'n Mi'ch-ba o+? Ga-la-a't, ro^`i tu+` Mi'ch-ba o+? Ga-la-a't, ngu+o+`i ddi dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n.
11:30 Gie'p-the^ kha^?n-nguye^.n cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ra(`ng: Ne^'u Nga`i pho' da^n Am-mo^n va`o tay to^i, khi to^i tha('ng chu'ng no' tro+? ve^`,
11:31 he^~ chi o+? cu+?a nha` to^i ddi ra dda^`u he^'t dda(.ng ddo'n ru+o+'c to^i, thi` na^'y se~ thuo^.c ve^` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, va` to^i se~ da^ng no' la`m cu?a-le^~ thie^u .
11:32 DDoa.n, Gie'p-the^ ddi dde^'n da^n Am-mo^n dda(.ng giao-chie^'n cu`ng chu'ng no', va` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay ngu+o+`i .
11:33 Ngu+o+`i dda'nh ba.i chu'ng no' tu+` A-ro^ -e cho dde^'n Mi-ni't, va` cho dde^'n A-be^n-Ke^-ra-mim, cu`ng chie^'m la^'y cu?a chu'ng no' hai mu+o+i ca'i tha`nh. A^'y la` mo^.t ba.i-tra^.n ra^'t lo+'n; da^n Am-mo^n bi. phu.c tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n.
11:34 Gie'p-the^ tro+? ve^` nha` mi`nh ta.i Mi'ch-ba; ki`a, con ga'i ngu+o+`i ra ddo'n-ru+o+'c ngu+o+`i, co' ca^`m tro^'ng nho? va` nha?y mu'a . Na`ng la` con mo^.t cu?a ngu+o+`i, ngoa`i na`ng cha(?ng co' con trai hoa(.c con ga'i na`o kha'c ho+n.
11:35 Gie'p-the^ vu+`a tha^'y na`ng, lie^`n xe' a'o mi`nh ma` ra(`ng: O+' con, than o^i! con ga^y cho cha tu+'c-to^'i thay! Con thuo^.c va`o ke? la`m ro^'i cha! Vi` cha co' mo+? mie^.ng kha^'n-nguye^.n cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, kho^ng the^' nuo^'t lo+`i .
11:36 Na`ng thu+a ra(`ng: Cha o^i, ne^'u cha co' mo+? mie^.ng kha^'n-nguye^.n cu`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, xin ha~y la`m cho con y nhu+ lo+`i ra kho?i mie^.ng cha, vi` ba^y gio+` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ ba'o thu` ke? cu+`u-ddi.ch cha ro^`i, tu+'c la` da^n Am-mo^n.
11:37 DDoa.n, na`ng la.i no'i cu`ng cha mi`nh ra(`ng: Xin cha ha~y nha^.m cho con lo+`i na^`y: DDe^? cho con thong-tha? trong hai tha'ng, con se~ ddi o+? tre^n nu'i dda(.ng cu`ng chi. em ba.n con kho'c ve^` su+. ddo^`ng-trinh cu?a con.
11:38 Gie'p-the^ dda'p ra(`ng: Con cu+' ddi . Ro^`i ngu+o+`i dde^? na`ng ddi hai tha'ng. Va^.y, na`ng ddi cu`ng chi. em ba.n mi`nh, kho'c su+. ddo^`ng-trinh mi`nh ta.i tre^n nu'i .
11:39 Cuo^'i hai tha'ng, na`ng tro+? ve^` cha mi`nh, va` ngu+o+`i la`m cho na`ng tu`y theo lo+`i kha^'n-nguye^.n mi`nh dda~ hu+'a . Na`ng cha(?ng co' bie^'t ngu+o+`i nam. Ta.i co+' ddo' trong Y-so+-ra-e^n co' thu+o+`ng-le^. na^`y:
11:40 Mo^~i na(m, ca'c con ga'i Y-so+-ra-e^n ddi than-kho'c con ga'i cu?a Gie'p-the^, ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't, trong bo^'n nga`y .

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Mu+o+`i hai 12:1 Ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im nho'm-hie^.p dde^'n ta.i Xa-pho^n, va` no'i cu`ng Gie'p-the^ ra(`ng: Vi` sao ngu+o+i ddi dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n kho^ng go.i chu'ng ta ddi vo+'i ? Chu'ng ta se~ ddo^'t nha` ngu+o+i luo^n vo+'i ngu+o+i .
12:2 Gie'p-the^ dda'p ra(`ng: Ta va` da^n-su+. ta co' cuo^.c tranh-ca.nh ra^'t lo+'n vo+'i da^n Am-mo^n; va` khi ta ke^u ca'c ngu+o+i, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng co' gia?i- cu+'u ta kho?i tay chu'ng no'.
12:3 Tha^'y ra(`ng ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng dde^'n tie^'p-cu+'u ta, thi` ta dda~ lie^`u mi`nh ddi dda'nh da^n Am-mo^n, va` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay ta . Va^.y, sao nga`y nay ca'c ngu+o+i le^n dde^'n ta dda(.ng tranh-chie^'n cu`ng ta ?
12:4 Ke^' a^'y, Gie'p-the^ hie^.p la.i he^'t tha?y da^n Ga-la-a't, giao-chie^'n cu`ng E'p-ra-im. Ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't dda'nh ba.i ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im, vi` ho. no'i ra(`ng: O+' da^n Ga-la-a't, giu+~a E'p-ra-im va` Ma-na-se, ca'c ngu+o+i chi? la` la` ke? tro^'n-tra'nh cu?a E'p-ra-im ddo' tho^i!
12:5 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't xa^m chie^'m nhu+~ng cho^~ ca.n so^ng Gio^-ddanh, tru+o+'c khi ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im dde^'n ddo'. Va` khi mo^.t ngu+o+`i tro^'n na`o cu?a E'p-ra-im no'i ra(`ng: Xin dde^? cho to^i ddi qua,- thi` ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't no'i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i co' pha?i ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im cha(ng? Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Kho^ng.
12:6 Chu'ng be`n no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: The^' thi`, ha~y no'i: Si-bo^-le^'t; ngu+o+`i no'i Si-bo^-le^'t, kho^ng the^' no'i cho ro~ ddu+o+.c; chu'ng be`n ba('t ho. va` gie^'t ddi ta.i cho^~ ca.n cu?a so^ng Gio^-ddanh. Trong lu'c ddo' co' bo^'n mu+o+i hai nga`n ngu+o+`i E'p-ra-im bi. che^'t.
12:7 Gie'p-the^, ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n ddu+o+.c sa'u na(m. DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i qua ddo+`i, va` ddu+o+.c cho^n trong mo^.t tha`nh o+? xu+' Ga-la-a't.
12:8 Sau ngu+o+`i, co' Ie^'p-san o+? Be^'t-le^-hem la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n.
12:9 Ngu+o+`i co' ba mu+o+i con trai va` ba mu+o+i con ga'i . Ngu+o+`i ga? ca'c con ga'i ra ngoa`i nha` mi`nh, va` cu+o+'i ba mu+o+i con ga'i o+? ngoa`i la`m vo+. cho con trai mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i la`m quan-xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n ddu+o+.c ba?y na(m.
12:10 DDoa.n, Ie^'p-san qua ddo+`i, ddu+o+.c cho^n o+? Be^'t-le^-hem.
12:11 Sau Ie^'p-san, co' E^-lo^n ngu+o+`i Sa-bu-lo^n, la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n, pha'n-xe't Y-so+-ra-e^n trong mu+o+`i na(m.
12:12 DDoa.n, E^-lo^n, ngu+o+`i Sa-bu-lo^n, qua ddo+`i, ddu+o+.c cho^n ta.i A-gia-lo^n, trong dda^'t chi-pha'i Sa-bu-lo^n.
12:13 Sau E^-lo^n, co' A'p-ddo^n, con trai Hi-le^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-ra-tho^n, la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n.
12:14 Ngu+o+`i co' bo^'n mu+o+i con trai va` ba mu+o+i cha'u trai; chu'ng no' dde^`u co+~i ba?y mu+o+i lu+`a con; ngu+o+`i pha'n-xe't Y-so+-ra-e^n ta'm na(m.
12:15 DDoa.n, A'p-ddo^n, con trai Hi-le^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-ra-tho^n, qua ddo+`i va` ddu+o+.c cho^n ta.i Phi-ra-tho^n, o+? xu+' E'p-ra-im, tre^n nu'i da^n A-ma-le'c.

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Mu+o+`i ba 13:1 Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n cu+' la`m dde^`u a'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ne^n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay da^n Phi-li-tin tro.n bo^'n mu+o+i na(m.
13:2 Va?, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i Xo^-re^ -a, thuo^.c ve^` mo^.t ho.-ha`ng cu?a chi-pha'i DDan, te^n la` Ma-no^-a; vo+. ngu+o+`i son-se~, kho^ng co' con.
13:3 Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va hie^.n dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` a^'y ma` ra(`ng: Ki`a, ngu+o+i son-se? kho^ng co' con; nhu+ng ngu+o+i se~ tho.-thai va` sanh mo^.t ddu+'a con trai .
13:4 Va^.y, tu+` ba^y gio+` ha~y ca^?n-tha^.n, cho+' uo^'ng ru+o+.u hay la` va^.t chi say, va` cu~ng ddu+`ng a(n va^.t gi` cha(?ng sa.ch;
13:5 vi` ngu+o+`i se~ co' nghe'n va` sanh mo^.t ddu+'a con trai . Dao ca.o se~ kho^ng ddu+a qua dda^`u no', bo+?i vi` ddu+'a tre? tu+` trong lo`ng me. se~ la`m ngu+o+`i Na-xi-re^ cho DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i; ve^` sau no' se~ gia?i-cu+'u Y-so+-ra-e^n kho?i tay da^n Phi-li-tin.
13:6 Ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` ddi thua^.t la.i cu`ng cho^`ng mi`nh ra(`ng: Mo^.t ngu+o+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dde^'n cu`ng to^i, die^.n-ma.o ngu+o+`i gio^'ng nhu+ die^.n-ma.o thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, ra^'t dda'ng ki'nh dda'ng so+.. To^i kho^ng da'm ho?i ngu+o+`i o+? dda^u, ngu+o+`i cu~ng kho^ng to? cho bie^'t te^n ngu+o+`i;
13:7 nhu+ng ngu+o+`i co' no'i cu`ng to^i ra(`ng: Ki`a, ngu+o+i se~ tho.-thai va` sanh mo^.t ddu+'a trai; va^.y ba^y gio+`, cho+' uo^'ng ru+o+.u hay la` va^.t chi say, va` cu~ng ddu+`ng a(n va^.t gi` cha(?ng sa.ch; vi` ddu+'a tre? ddo', tu+` trong lo`ng me. cho dde^'n nga`y qua ddo+`i, se~ la` ngu+o+`i Na-xi-re^ cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i .
13:8 Ma-no^-a ca^`u-nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` ra(`ng: O^i, Chu'a! xin Chu'a cho ngu+o+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ma` Chu'a dda~ sai xuo^'ng, la.i dde^'n cu`ng chu'ng to^i, dda(.ng da.y chu'ng to^i dde^`u pha?i la`m cho ddu+'a tre? se~ sanh ra!
13:9 DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i nha^.m lo+`i ca^`u-nguye^.n cu?a Ma-no^-a . Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i la.i dde^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` ddu+o+ng khi ngo^`i trong ddo^`ng-ruo^.ng; co`n Ma-no^-a, cho^`ng na`ng, kho^ng co' ta.i ddo' vo+'i na`ng.
13:10 Ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` lie^`n cha.y ddi thua^.t cho cho^`ng ra(`ng: Ki`a, ngu+o+`i dda~ dde^'n cu`ng to^i nga`y no., nay la.i hie^.n dde^'n.
13:11 Ma-no^-a ddu+'ng da^.y, ddi theo vo+. mi`nh, va` khi dde^'n ga^`n ngu+o+`i ddo', thi` no'i ra(`ng: O^ng co' pha?i la` ngu+o+`i dda~ no'i cu`ng ddo+`n-ba` na^`y cha(ng? Ngu+o+`i dda'p: A^'y la` ta .
13:12 Ma-no^-a tie^'p: Khi lo+`i o^ng u+'ng-nghie^.m, thi` ddu+'a tre? pha?i giu+~ theo le^. na`o, va` pha?i la`m sao ?
13:13 Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p cu`ng Ma-no^-a ra(`ng: Ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` pha?i kie^ng-cu+~ mo.i ddie^`u ta dda~ da(.n
13:14 na`ng cho+' ne^n a(n sa?n-va^.t gi` cu?a vu+o+`n nho, cho+' ne^n uo^'ng ru+o+.u hay la` va^.t chi uo^'ng say, va` cu~ng ddu+`ng a(n va^.t gi` cha(?ng sa.ch, ngu+o+`i kha' giu+~ theo mo.i dde^`u ta dda~ chi? da.y cho .
13:15 Ba^'y gio+`, Ma-no^-a thu+a cu`ng thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ra(`ng: Xin cho phe'p chu'ng to^i ca^`m o^ng dda(.ng do.n da^ng cho o^ng mo^.t con de^ con.
13:16 Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p cu`ng Ma-no^-a ra(`ng: Da^`u ngu+o+i ca^`m ta la.i, ta cu~ng cha(?ng a(n va^.t-thu+.c cu?a ngu+o+i; nhu+ng ne^'u muo^'n la`m mo^.t cu?a-le^~ thie^u, thi` ha~y da^ng le^n cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va . Va?, Ma-no^-a kho^ng ro~ a^'y la` thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
13:17 Ma-no^-a la.i thu+a cu`ng thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ra(`ng: Danh o^ng la` chi, dde^? chu'ng to^i to^n-tro.ng o^ng khi lo+`i o^ng ddu+o+.c u+'ng- nghie^.m?
13:18 Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p ra(`ng: Sao ngu+o+i ho?i danh ta nhu+ va^.y ? Danh a^'y la^'y la`m die^.u-ky`.
13:19 Ma-no^-a ba('t con de^ con luo^n vo+'i cu?a-le^~ chay, da^ng le^n cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ta.i tre^n ho`n dda'. Thie^n-su+' be`n la`m ra mo^.t vie^.c la.-lu`ng, co' Ma-no^-a va` vo+. ngu+o+`i la`m chu+'ng-kie^'n.
13:20 trong lu'c ngo.n lu+?a tu+` ba`n-tho+` ca^'t bay le^n tre^n tro+`i, thi` thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va cu~ng le^n theo trong ngo.n lu+?a cu?a ba`n-tho+`. Tha^'y va^.y, Ma-no^-a te' sa^'p ma(.t xuo^'ng dda^'t.
13:21 Thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va cha(?ng co`n hie^.n dde^'n cu`ng Ma-no^-a va` vo+. ngu+o+`i nu+~a . Ma-no^-a nha^.n bie^'t a^'y la` thie^n-su+' cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
13:22 be`n no'i cu`ng vo+. ra(`ng: Qua? tha^.t chu'ng ta se~ che^'t, vi` tha^'y DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i!
13:23 Nhu+ng vo+. dda'p ra(`ng: Ne^'u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va muo^'n gie^'t chu'ng ta, le~ na`o Nga`i co' nha^.m cu?a-le^~ thie^u va` cu?a-le^~ chay no+i tay ta, la.i le~ na`o Nga`i dda~ cho chu'ng ta tha^'y ca'c dde^`u na^`y, va` cho ta nghe nhu+~ng lo+`i ma` chu'ng ta dda~ nghe nga`y nay .
13:24 Ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` na^`y sanh mo^.t con trai, dda(.t te^n la` Sam-so^n. DDu+'a tre? lo+'n le^n, va` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ban phu+o+'c cho .
13:25 Tha^`n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va kho+?i ca?m-ddo^.ng ngu+o+`i ta.i trong dinh DDan, giu+~a khoa?ng Xo^-re^-a va` E^-ra-o^n.

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Mu+o+`i bo^'n 14:1 Sam-so^n ddi xuo^'ng Thim-na, tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~ trong vo`ng con ga'i Phi-li-tin.
14:2 Ngu+o+`i dda~ tro+? le^n, thua^.t dde^`u ddo' cho cha me. mi`nh, ma` ra(`ng: Con co' tha^'y ta.i Thim-na mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~ trong vo`ng con ga'i Phi-li-tin; ba^y gio+` xin ha~y ho?i na`ng cu+o+'i cho con.
14:3 Cha me. ngu+o+`i no'i ra(`ng: Trong vo`ng ca'c con ga'i cu?a anh em con va` trong ca? da^n-su+. chu'ng ta, ha' cha(?ng co' ngu+o+`i nu+~ na`o, ma` con pha?i ddi cu+o+'i vo+. no+i da^n Phi-li-tin cha(?ng chi.u ca('t-bi` ddo' sao ? Sam-so^n dda'p cu`ng cha ra(`ng: Xin cha ha~y cu+o+'i na`ng ddo' cho con, vi` no' dde.p ma('t con.
14:4 Va?, cha me. ngu+o+`i cha(?ng ro~ dde^`u ddo' bo+?i no+i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` dde^'n; vi` ngu+o+`i ti`m di.p tranh-dda^'u cu`ng da^n Phi-li-tin. Lu'c ba^'y gio+` da^n Phi-li-tin qua?n-ha.t Y-so+-ra-e^n.
14:5 Sam-so^n ddi xuo^'ng Thim-na vo+'i cha me. mi`nh; khi dde^'n vu+o+`n nho Thim-na, tha^'y mo^.t con su+-tu+? to+ dde^'n ddo'n ga^`m he't.
14:6 Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ca?m-ddo^.ng Sam-so^n ra^'t ma.nh, tuy cha(?ng ca^`m va^.t chi, song ngu+o+`i xe' con su+-tu+? ddo' nhu+ xe' con de^ con va^.y . Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i cha(?ng thua^.t la.i cho cha me. hay dde^`u mi`nh dda~ la`m.
14:7 Va^.y, ngu+o+`i ddi xuo^'ng, no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i nu+~, ngu+o+`i nu+~ dde.p lo`ng Sam-so^n.
14:8 Sau mo^.t i't la^u, ngu+o+`i tro+? la.i dda(.ng cu+o+'i na`ng; ddi vo`ng la.i xem ca'i tha^y su+-tu+?, tha^'y trong xa'c no' co' mo^.t ddoa`n ong va` ma^.t.
14:9 Ngu+o+`i bu.m ma^.t trong tay, vu+`a a(n vu+`a ddi . DDe^'n ga^`n cha me., ngu+o+`i ddu+a cho cha me. a(n, nhu+ng cha(?ng thua^.t la.i ra(`ng mi`nh dda~ tha^'y ma^.t ddo' trong tha^y su+-tu+?.
14:10 Cha ngu+o+`i ddi xuo^'ng nha` ngu+o+`i nu+~ a^'y, va` ta.i ddo' Sam-so^n ba`y ra mo^.t tie^.c. A^'y la` thu+o+`ng-tu.c cu?a ca'c ga~ thanh-nie^n hay la`m.
14:11 Vu+`a tha^'y cha`ng, ngu+o+`i ta be`n mo+`i ba mu+o+i ga~ thanh-nie^n dde^? ke^'t ba.n cu`ng cha`ng.
14:12 Sam-so^n no'i: To^i se~ ra cho anh em mo^.t ca^u ddo^'; ne^'u trong ba?y nga`y tie^.c, anh em gia?i no' ra, thi` to^i se~ thu+o+?ng anh em ba mu+o+i ca'i a'o trong va` ba mu+o+i bo^. a'o le^~;
14:13 co`n ne^'u anh em kho^ng gia?i no' ra ddu+o+.c, thi` anh em pha?i no^.p cho to^i ba mu+o+i ca'i a'o trong, va` ba mu+o+i bo^. a'o le^~. Chu'ng dda'p ra(`ng: Ha~y ra ca^u ddo^' anh cho chu'ng to^i nghe .
14:14 Va^.y, cha`ng ra cho chu'ng ra(`ng: Cu?a a(n tu+` gio^'ng a(n ma` ra; va^.t ngo.t tu+` gio^'ng ma.nh ma` ra . Trong ba nga`y chu'ng kho^ng gia?i ddu+o+.c ca^u ddo^'.
14:15 DDe^'n nga`y thu+' ba?y, chu'ng no'i cu`ng vo+. Sam-so^n ra(`ng: Ha~y du. cho^`ng na`ng gia?i dda'p ca^u ddo^' cho chu'ng ta; ba(`ng cha(?ng, chu'ng ta se~ ddo^'t na`ng va` nha` cha na`ng. Co' pha?i dde^? bo'c-lo^.t chu'ng ta ma` ca'c ngu+o+i thi?nh chu'ng ta cha(ng?
14:16 Vo+. Sam-so^n kho'c tru+o+'c ma(.t ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Qua? tha^.t, cha`ng ghe't to^i, cha(?ng thu+o+ng to^i chu't na`o: cha`ng dda~ ra mo^.t ca^u ddo^' cho ngu+o+`i da^n-su+. to^i, ma` kho^ng co' gia?i nghi~a cho to^i . Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Ki`a, ta kho^ng gia?i nghi~a cho cha me. ta thay, ma` ta la.i pha?i gia?i nghi~a cho na`ng sao ?
14:17 Trong ba?y nga`y a(n tie^.c na`ng cu+' kho'c nhu+ va^.y tru+o+'c ma(.t ngu+o+`i . Qua nga`y thu+' ba?y, ngu+o+`i gia?i nghi~a cho na`ng, bo+?i vi` na`ng la`m cu+.c lo`ng ngu+o+`i . DDoa.n, na`ng gia?i la.i cho ngu+o+`i da^n-su+. mi`nh.
14:18 Va^.y, nga`y thu+' ba?y, tru+o+'c khi ma(.t tro+`i la(.n, ngu+o+`i trong tha`nh dde^'n no'i cu`ng cha`ng ra(`ng: Co' gi` ngo.t ho+n ma^.t, co' chi ma.nh ho+n su+-tu+?? Sam-so^n be`n dda'p: Ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng ca`y ruo^.ng ba(`ng bo` ca'i to+ ta, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i kho^ng gia?i ddu+o+.c ca^u ddo^' ta .
14:19 Ba^'y gio+` Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ca?m-ddo^.ng ngu+o+`i; ngu+o+`i ddi xuo^'ng A'ch-ca-lo^n, gie^'t ba mu+o+i ngu+o+`i, cu+o+'p la^'y a'o-xo^'ng cu?a chu'ng no', thu+o+?ng cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i gia?i ddu+o+.c ca^u ddo^'; ddoa.n, ngu+o+`i no^?i gia^.n phu+`ng phu+`ng tro+? ve^` nha` cha mi`nh.
14:20 Vo+. Sam-so^n bi. ga? cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i trai-tre? ma` cha`ng dda~ cho.n la`m ba.n.

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Mu+o+`i la(m 15:1 Sau i't la^u, nha(`m mu`a ga(.t lu'a mi`, Sam-so^n ddi tha(m vo+. mi`nh, ddem cho na`ng mo^.t con de^ con, va` no'i ra(`ng: To^i muo^'n ddi dde^'n cu`ng vo+. to^i trong pho`ng na`ng. Nhu+ng cha na`ng kho^ng cho phe'p ngu+o+`i va`o,
15:2 be`n no'i ra(`ng: Ta ngo+` ngu+o+i ghe't no', ne^n ta dda~ ga? no' cho ba.n cu?a ngu+o+i . Em ga'i no' ha' cha(?ng li.ch-su+. ho+n no' sao ? Va^.y, ha~y la^'y em no' the^' cho .
15:3 Sam-so^n dda'p ra(`ng: Ne^'u la^`n na^`y ta la`m ha.i cho da^n Phi-li-tin, thi` ta cu~ng vo^-to^.i .
15:4 Va^.y, Sam-so^n ddi ba('t ba tra(m con cho' ru+`ng, cu~ng la^'y nhu+~ng dduo^'c, ro^`i co^.t dduo^i mo^~i hai con la.i, va` co^.t dduo^'c giu+~a hai dduo^i .
15:5 Ngu+o+`i ddo^'t dduo^'c, tha? cho' ru+`ng va`o trong lu'a mi` cu?a da^n Phi-li-tin. Nhu+ va^.y, ngu+o+`i ddo^'t lu'a mi` dda~ bo' cu`ng lu'a mi` chu+a ga(.t, va` ca'c vu+o+`n o^-li-ve .
15:6 Da^n Phi-li-tin ho?i: Ai la`m ddie^`u ddo'? Ngu+o+`i ta dda'p: Sam-so^n, re^? cu?a ngu+o+`i Thim-na, bo+?i vi` ngu+o+`i Thim-na ba('t vo+. ha('n ma` ga? cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n cu?a ha('n. Da^n Phi-li-tin be`n ddi le^n, thie^u na`ng luo^n vo+'i cha na`ng trong lu+?a .
15:7 Sam-so^n no'i: Ne^'u ca'c ngu+o+i la`m nhu+ va^.y, thi` ta quye^'t ha(?n ba'o thu` ca'c ngu+o+i ro^`i mo+'i chi.u an-nghi?.
15:8 Ngu+o+`i dda'nh chu'ng no' bi. thua-be^. ca?-the^?. DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i ddi xuo^'ng va` o+? ta.i hang dda' E^-tam.
15:9 Ba^'y gio+`, da^n Phi-li-tin ddi le^n, ddo'ng tra.i ta.i Giu-dda, va` tra`n ra dde^'n Le^-chi .
15:10 Ngu+o+`i Giu-dda no'i cu`ng chu'ng ra(`ng: Co+' sao ca'c ngu+o+i le^n dda'nh chu'ng ta ? Chu'ng dda'p: Chu'ng ta le^n dda^y, a^'y dda(.ng tro'i Sam-so^n: chu'ng ta se~ dda~i ha('n y nhu+ ha('n dda~ dda~i chu'ng ta!
15:11 Ba nga`n ngu+o+`i Giu-dda be`n xuo^'ng hang dda' E^-tam ma` no'i cu`ng Sam-so^n ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i ha' cha(?ng bie^'t da^n Phi-li-tin la` chu? chu'ng ta u+ ? Va^.y, sao ngu+o+i dda~ la`m dde^`u ddo' cho chu'ng ta ? Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Ta dda~i chu'ng no' nhu+ chi'nh chu'ng no' dda~i ta .
15:12 Chu'ng la.i no'i ra(`ng: Chu'ng ta xuo^'ng dda(.ng tro'i ngu+o+i, dde^? no^.p ngu+o+i va`o tay da^n Phi-li-tin. Sam-so^n tie^'p: Ha~y the^` cu`ng ta ra(`ng ca'c ngu+o+i cha(?ng gie^'t ta .
15:13 Chu'ng dda'p ra(`ng: Kho^ng, chu'ng ta chi? muo^'n tro'i ngu+o+i, no^.p va`o tay da^n Phi-li-tin, cho+' cha(?ng muo^'n gie^'t ngu+o+i dda^u . Va^.y, chu'ng be`n tro'i ngu+o+`i ba(`ng hai so+.i da^y mo+'i, va` da('c ra kho?i hang dda'.
15:14 Khi dde^'n Le^-chi, da^n Phi-li-tin ra ddo'n ngu+o+`i va` la tie^'ng reo-mu+`ng. Song Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ca?m-ddo^.ng Sam-so^n, nhu+~ng da^y co^.t ca'nh tay ngu+o+`i tro+? tha`nh nhu+ chi? gai bi. lu+?a ddo^'t, ta`n ro+'t kho?i tay ngu+o+`i .
15:15 Ga(.p ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca'i ha`m lu+`a con mo+'i tinh, ngu+o+`i be`n gio+ tay lu+o+.m la^'y, va` du`ng no' dda'nh mo^.t nga`n ngu+o+`i .
15:16 Ba^'y gio+`, Sam-so^n no'i ra(`ng:
Vo+'i mo^.t ha`m lu+`a, gie^'t cha^'t tha^y tu+`ng ddo^'ng!
Vo+'i mo^.t ha`m lu+`a, ta dda'nh mo^.t nga`n ngu+o+`i!
15:17 Khi ngu+o+`i dda~ no'i xong, be`n ne'm ca'i ha`m lu+`a kho?i tay mi`nh, va` dda(.t te^n cho^~ ddo' la` Ra-ma't-Le^-chi .
15:18 Bo+?i ngu+o+`i bi. kha't nu+o+'c qua' ddo^~i, be`n ca^`u-kha^?n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ma` ra(`ng: Chu'a dda~ ban cho to^i-to+' Chu'a su+. gia?i-cu+'u lo+'n-lao na^`y; ho^` de^~ na`o ba^y gio+` to^i pha?i che^'t kha't, va` sa va`o tay nhu+~ng ke? kho^ng chi.u ca('t-bi` sao ?
15:19 DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i lie^`n che? ho`n dda' bo^.ng o+? ta.i Le^-chi, co' nu+o+'c cha?y ra; Sam-so^n uo^'ng, thi` ta^m-tha^`n ngu+o+`i ho^`i-ti?nh, va` lo`ng ma.nh-me~ la.i . Bo+?i ddo' cho ne^n ngu+o+`i ta dda(.t te^n ca'i suo^'i na^`y la` E^n-Ha-co^-re^ cho dde^'n nga`y nay . Suo^'i a^'y o+? ta.i Le^-chi .
15:20 Nha(`m tho+`i-ky` da^n Phi-li-tin qua?n-ha.t Y-so+-ra-e^n, thi` Sam-so^n la`m quan xe't no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n tro.n hai mu+o+i na(m.

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Mu+o+`i sa'u 16:1 Sam-so^n ddi dde^'n Ga-xa, tha^'y mo^.t ky.-nu+~ o+? ddo', be`n ddi va`o nha` na`ng.
16:2 Ngu+o+`i ta thua^.t la.i cho da^n Ga-xa ra(`ng: Sam-so^n dda~ dde^'n dda^y . Chu'ng be`n va^y ngu+o+`i va` ri`nh giu+~ tro.n dde^m ta.i cu+?a tha`nh. Ca? dde^m a^'y, chu'ng giu+~ ye^n-la(.ng, ma` ra(`ng: Ru+.ng sa'ng, chu'ng ta se~ gie^'t ha('n.
16:3 Sam-so^n o+? ngu? cho dde^'n khuya . Lo^'i khuya, ngu+o+`i thu+'c da^.y, na('m hai ca'nh cu+?a tha`nh va` hai ca^y tru., nho^? no' le^n luo^n vo+'i ca^y then, va'c tre^n vai, va` ddem le^n cho't nu'i ddo^'i ngang He^'p-ro^n.
16:4 Sau ddo', ngu+o+`i ye^u-me^'n mo^.t ngu+o+`i nu+~ trong tru~ng So^-re'c, te^n la` DDa-li-la .
16:5 Ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin dde^'n nha` na`ng, ma` ra(`ng: Ha~y ra'n du.-do^~ ha('n, ha^`u cho bie^'t bo+?i dda^u ha('n co' su+'c-ma.nh lo+'n-lao kia, va` chu'ng ta pha?i la`m the^' na`o cho ddu+o+.c tha('ng ho+n, tro'i va` ba('t ha('n phu.c. Chu'ng ta ai na^'y se~ thu+o+?ng cho na`ng mu+o+`i mo^.t tra(m mie^'ng ba.c.
16:6 DDa-li-la no'i cu`ng Sam-so^n ra(`ng: To^i xin cha`ng ha~y no'i cho to^i bie^'t bo+?i dda^u cha`ng co' su+'c-ma.nh lo+'n-lao, va` pha?i du`ng chi tro'i cha`ng dda(.ng ba('t phu.c cha`ng?
16:7 Sam-so^n dda'p: Ne^'u ngu+o+`i ta tro'i to^i ba(`ng ba?y so+.i da^y cung co`n tu+o+i va` co`n u+o+'t, thi` to^i se~ tro+? ne^n ye^'u-dduo^'i nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'c.
16:8 Ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin ddem cho DDa-li-la ba?y so+.i da^y tu+o+i co`n u+o+'t, na`ng la^'y tro'i ngu+o+`i .
16:9 Va?, ta.i trong pho`ng o+? nha` na`ng co' binh phu.c. Na`ng no'i: O+' Sam-so^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin xo^ng-ha~m ngu+o+i! Song ngu+o+`i bu+'t nhu+~ng so+.i da^y nhu+ so+.i chi? gai ddu+'t khi ddu.ng dde^'n lu+?a . Nhu+ va^.y, ca(n-nguye^n su+'c-ma.nh ngu+o+`i cha(?ng ti`m ra ddu+o+.c.
16:10 DDa-li-la no'i cu`ng Sam-so^n ra(`ng: Na^`y cha`ng dda~ ga.t to^i, no'i do^'i cu`ng to^i . Xin ba^y gio+` ha~y to? cho to^i pha?i la^'y chi tro'i cha`ng?
16:11 Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Ne^'u ngu+o+`i ta co^.t ta ba(`ng da^y lo+'n mo+'i, chu+a he^` co' ai du`ng, thi` ta se~ tro+? ne^n ye^'u nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'c.
16:12 Va^.y, DDa-li-la la^'y da^y lo+'n mo+'i, tro'i Sam-so^n ro^`i no'i ra(`ng: O+' Sam-so^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin xo^ng-ha~m ngu+o+i! Va?, co' binh ddu+o+ng phu.c trong mo^.t pho`ng. Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i bu+'t ddu+'t nhu+~ng so+.i da^y lo+'n tro'i ca'nh tay, y nhu+ mo^.t so+.i chi? va^.y .
16:13 DDa-li-la no'i cu`ng Sam-so^n ra(`ng: Cha`ng ga.t to^i va` no'i do^'i to^i dde^'n ba^y gio+`. Va^.y, xin ha~y no'i cho to^i bie^'t pha?i tro'i cha`ng ba(`ng chi . Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Na`ng cu+' de^.t ba?y lo.n to'c tha('t cu?a dda^`u ta va`o trong canh-chi? cu?a na`ng.
16:14 DDa-li-la la^'y con-se? co^.t cha(.t la.i, ro^`i la ra(`ng: O+', Sam-so^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin xo^ng ha~m ngu+o+`i! Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i thu+'c da^.y, nho^? con-se? cu?a khung-cu+?i luo^n vo+'i canh-chi?.
16:15 Ba^'y gio+`, na`ng mo+'i no'i ra(`ng: La`m sao cha`ng no'i ddu+o+.c ra(`ng: To^i ye^u na`ng! bo+?i vi` lo`ng cha`ng cha(?ng tha`nh cu`ng to^i ? Cha`ng dda~ ga.t to^i ba la^`n, va` cha(?ng no'i cho to^i bie^'t bo+?i dda^u co' su+'c-lu+.c lo+'n cu?a cha`ng.
16:16 Mo^~i nga`y na`ng la^'y ca^u ho?i ghe.o lo`ng ro^'i tri' ngu+o+`i, dde^'n ddo^~i ngu+o+`i bi. tu+'c mi`nh ho`ng che^'t.
16:17 Ngu+o+`i be`n to? he^'t su+. lo`ng mi`nh ma` ra(`ng: Dao ca.o cha(?ng he^` ddu+a qua dda^`u ta, vi` tu+` trong lo`ng me., ta dda~ la`m ngu+o+`i Na-xi-re^ cho DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i . Ne^'u ta bi. ca.o, su+'c-lu+.c ta se~ li`a kho?i ta, ta ta^'t tro+? tha`nh ye^'u nhu+ ngu+o+`i kha'c.
16:18 DDa-li-la tha^'y nguo+`i dda~ to? he^'t su+. lo`ng cho mi`nh, sai mo+`i ca'c quan- tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin, ma` ra(`ng: La^`n na^`y ha~y le^n, vi` ha('n to? he^'t su+. lo`ng cho to^i . Va^.y, ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin ddi le^n nha` na`ng, ddem ba.c trong tay .
16:19 Na`ng khie^'n Sam-so^n na(`m ngu? tre^n dda^`u go^'i mi`nh, go.i mo^.t ngu+o+`i, bie^?u ca.o ba?y me' to'c tre^n dda^`u cha`ng. Nhu+ va^.y, na`ng kho+?i la`m kho^'n-kho^? ngu+o+`i, su+'c-lu+.c be`n li`a kho?i ngu+o+`i .
16:20 Ba^'y gio+` na`ng no'i: O+' Sam-so^n, ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin xo^ng-ha~m ngu+o+i! Ngu+o+`i thu+'c da^.y ma` ra(`ng: Ta se~ ra nhu+ ca'c la^`n tru+o+'c, va` go+~ mi`nh cho thoa't kho?i tay chu'ng no'! Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i cha(?ng bie^'t ra(`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda~ li`a kho?i mi`nh.
16:21 Ngu+o+`i Phi-li-tin ba('t ngu+o+`i, khoe't con ma('t, ddem xuo^'ng Ga-xa, ro^`i tro'i ngu+o+`i ba(`ng da^y ddo^`ng dda^.u ddo^i, va` ba('t ngu+o+`i pha?i xay co^'i trong ngu.c.
16:22 Song to'c ngu+o+`i dda~ bi. ca.o kho+?i mo.c la.i .
16:23 Va?, ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin nho'm la.i dda(.ng da^ng cu?a te^'-le^~ lo+'n cho DDa-go^n, tha^`n cu?a ho., va` dda(.ng vui-mu+`ng nhau . Chu'ng no'i ra(`ng: Tha^`n chu'ng ta dda~ pho' Sam-so^n va`o tay chu'ng ta, la` ke? thu`- nghi.ch chu'ng ta .
16:24 Da^n-su+. vu+`a tha^'y ngu+o+`i, cu~ng ca^'t tie^'ng khen-ngo+.i tha^`n mi`nh, ma` ra(`ng: Tha^`n chu'ng ta dda~ pho' ke? thu`-nghi.ch va`o tay chu'ng ta, la` ke? dda~ pha' ha.i xu+' chu'ng ta, va` dda~ gie^'t bie^'t bao nhie^u ngu+o+`i!
16:25 DDu+o+ng khi lo`ng ra^'t ho+'n-ho+?, chu'ng la le^n ra(`ng: Ha~y go.i Sam-so^n, dde^? ha('n la`m tro` vui cho chu'ng ta . Va^.y, chu'ng da^~n Sam-so^n o+? ngu.c dde^'n, ro^`i ngu+o+`i la`m tro` tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng. Ngu+o+`i ta dda~ dde^? ngu+o+`i ddu+'ng giu+~a ca'c co^.t;
16:26 Sam-so^n be`n no'i cu`ng ddu+'a tre? na('m tay mi`nh ra(`ng: Ha~y buo^ng ta, va` dde^? cho ta ro+` dde^'n ca'c co^.t ddo+~ chi.u ca'i dde^`n, ha^`u cho ta du+.a va`o ddo'.
16:27 Va?, dde^`n dda^`y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nam ngu+o+`i nu+~, va` he^'t tha?y ca'c quan- tru+o+?ng Phi-li-tin dde^`u o+? ddo'; ta.i tre^n sa^n ma'i dde^`n cu~ng co' ddo^. ga^`n ba nga`n ngu+o+`i nam va` nu+~ xem Sam-so^n la`m tro`.
16:28 Ba^'y gio+`, Sam-so^n ke^u-ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ma` ra(`ng: Chu'a Gie^-ho^-va o^i! xin Nga`i nho+' la.i to^i . Ho+~i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i! xin ban su+'c- lu+.c cho to^i chi? la^`n na^`y ma` tho^i, ha^`u cho to^i ba'o thu` da^n Phi-li-tin ve^` su+. ma^'t hai con ma('t to^i .
16:29 Sam-so^n vo+' la^'y hai ca^y co^.t chi'nh giu+~a ddo+~ chi.u ca'i dde^`n, mo^.t ca^y o+? be^n hu+~u va` mo^.t ca^y o+? be^n ta?, nha^.n va`o, ma` ra(`ng: Nguye^.n to^i che^'t chung vo+'i da^n Phi-li-tin! DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i ra'n he^'t su+'c, so^ hai ca^y co^.t, dde^`n ddo^? xuo^'ng tre^n ca'c quan-tru+o+?ng va` da^n-su+. o+? ddo'.
16:30 A^'y va^.y, trong lu'c che^'t, Sam-so^n gie^'t nhie^`u ngu+o+`i ho+n la` gie^'t trong khi co`n so^'ng.
16:31 Ke^' ddo', anh em ngu+o+`i va` ca? nha` ngu+o+`i ddi xuo^'ng, ddem tha^y ngu+o+`i ve^`, cho^n ta.i giu+~a Xo^-re^-a va` E^-ta-o^n, trong mo^. cu?a Ma-no^-a, cha ngu+o+`i . Sam-so^n la`m quan xe't trong Y-so+-ra-e^n hai mu+o+i na(m.

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Mu+o+`i ba?y 17:1 Trong nu'i E'p-ra-im, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i te^n la` Mi-ca .
17:2 Ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng me. mi`nh ra(`ng: Mu+o+`i mo^.t tra(m mie^'ng ba.c ngu+o+`i ta a(n ca('p cu?a me., ma` me. dda~ ru?a-sa? tru+o+'c ma(.t con, va` buo^ng nhu+~ng lo+`i tru`-e?o chi'nh tai con dda~ nghe, na^`y ba.c ddo' hie^.n o+? trong tay con, a^'y la` con dda~ la^'y . Me. ngu+o+`i dda'p ra(`ng: Nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ban phu+o+'c cho con!
17:3 Mi-ca tra? la.i cho me. mi`nh mu+o+`i mo^.t tra(m mie^'ng ba.c a^'y . Me. no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: To^i bie^.t ba.c na^`y rie^ng ra cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, dde^? la`m cho con trai to^i mo^.t ca'i tu+o+.ng cha.m luo^n vo+'i ca'i cho+n ba(`ng gang. Va^.y me. tra? ba.c la.i cho con ba^y gio+`.
17:4 Song Mi-ca la.i tra? ba.c cho me. mi`nh; me. la^'y hai tra(m mie^'ng trao cho tho+. ddu'c, la`m mo^.t tu+o+.ng cha.m luo^n vo+'i ca'i cho+n ba(`ng gang, dde^? trong nha` Mi-ca .
17:5 Nhu+ va^.y, nha` Mi-ca tro+? ne^n mo^.t ca'i dde^`n tho+` tha^`n. Ngu+o+`i cu~ng la`m mo^.t ca'i e^-pho't, va` nhu+~ng the^-ra-phim, ro^`i la^.p mo^.t con trai mi`nh la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~.
17:6 Trong lu'c ddo', kho^ng co' vua no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n, mo.i ngu+o+`i cu+' la`m theo y' mi`nh tu+o+?ng la` pha?i .
17:7 Ba^'y gio+`, o+? Be^'t-le^-hem ta.i xu+' Giu-dda, ve^` nha` Giu-dda, co' mo^.t ga~ trai-tre? la` ngu+o+`i Le^-vi, kie^`u-ngu. trong tha`nh a^'y .
17:8 Ngu+o+`i ddo' bo? tha`nh Be^'t-le^-hem ta.i xu+' Giu-dda, dda(.ng ddi kie^'m no+i na`o kie^`u-ngu. ddu+o+.c. DDu+o+ng ddi dda`ng, ngu+o+`i to+'i nu'i E'p-ra-im, qua nha` Mi-ca .
17:9 Mi-ca ho?i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i o+? dda^u dde^'n? Ngu+o+`i Le^-vi dda'p: To^i o+? Be^'t-le^-hem trong xu+' Giu-dda dde^'n, toan ddi to+'i no+i na`o to^i kie^`u-ngu. ddu+o+.c.
17:10 Mi-ca no'i: Ha~y o+? dda^y vo+'i ta, la`m cha va` tha^`y te^'-le^~ cho ta, ta se~ ca^'p cho ngu+o+i mo^~i na(m mu+o+`i mie^'ng ba.c, mo^.t bo^. a'o-xo^'ng, va` nhu+~ng va^.t ca^`n nuo^i mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i Le^-vi be`n va`o,
17:11 ba(`ng lo`ng o+? cu`ng Mi-ca, va` Mi-ca coi ngu+o+`i tre? a^'y nhu+ mo^.t con trai cu?a mi`nh.
17:12 Mi-ca la^.p ngu+o+`i Le^-vi la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~ cho mi`nh, va` ngu+o+`i o+? trong nha` Mi-ca .
17:13 Mi-ca no'i: Ba^y gio+` ta bie^'t ra(`ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va se~ la`m o+n cho ta, bo+?i vi` ta co' ngu+o+`i Le^-vi la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~.

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Mu+o+`i ta'm 18:1 DDu+o+ng lu'c ddo', cha(?ng co' mo^.t vua no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n; chi'nh ho^`i a^'y, chi-pha'i DDan ddi ti`m mo^.t ddi.a-pha^.n dda(.ng la^.p nghie^.p; vi` tu+` tru+o+'c dde^'n gio+`, trong chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n, chi-pha'i na^`y chu+a nha^.n ddu+o+.c sa?n-nghie^.p na`o he^'t.
18:2 Va^.y, ngu+o+`i DDan cho.n trong chi-pha'i mi`nh na(m ngu+o+`i ma.nh-da.n, sai tu+` Xo^-re^-a va` E^-ta-o^n ddi kha('p no+i do-tha'm xu+', va` da(.n ho. ra(`ng: Ha~y ddi do-tha'm xu+'. Chu'ng sang qua nu'i E'p-ra-im, dde^'n nha` Mi-ca, va` ngu? dde^m o+? ddo'.
18:3 Chu'ng ddu+o+ng o+? ga^`n be^n nha` Mi-ca, thi` nghe tie^'ng cu?a ga~ tre? tuo^?i, la` ngu+o+`i Le^-vi, be`n la.i ga^`n ma` ho?i ra(`ng: Ai da^~n ngu+o+i dde^'n dda^y ? Ngu+o+i o+? dda^y la`m chi, va` o+? cho^~ na^`y co' gi`?
18:4 Ngu+o+`i dda'p: Mi-ca co' dda~i to^i the^' na^`y, the^' na^`y, ca^'p cho to^i lu+o+ng- tie^`n, du`ng to^i la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~ cho ngu+o+`i .
18:5 Chu'ng tie^'p: The^' thi`, ha~y ho?i y' DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, dde^? chu'ng ta bie^'t con ddu+o+`ng chu'ng ta ddi dda^y se~ co' may-ma('n cha(ng.
18:6 Tha^`y te^'-le^~ dda'p: Ha~y ddi bi`nh-an, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ddoa'i dde^'n con ddu+o+`ng cu?a ca'c ngu+o+i ddi .
18:7 Va^.y, na(m ngu+o+`i a^'y le^n ddu+o+`ng, dde^'n La-i't, tha^'y da^n-cu+ ta.i ddo' co' tho'i-tu.c da^n Si-ddo^n, o+? an-o^?n, bi`nh-ti.nh, va` vu+~ng-cha('c. Trong ke? qua?n-ha.t xu+' ddo', cha(?ng co' ai la`m cho chu'ng bi. ha.i chu't-ddi?nh na`o he^'t; chu'ng vo^'n ca'ch xa da^n Si-ddo^n, cha(?ng co' vie^.c chi vo+'i ai ca?.
18:8 Ke^' a^'y, na(m ngu+o+`i tro+? ve^` cu`ng ca'c anh em mi`nh ta.i Xo^-re^-a va` E^-ta-o^n, thi` anh em ho?i chu'ng ra(`ng: Ca'c anh dda~ la`m gi`?
18:9 Na(m ngu+o+`i dda'p: He`! ha~y ddi le^n dda'nh chu'ng no', vi` chu'ng to^i co' tha^'y xu+' a^'y tha^.t la^'y la`m to^'t nhu+'t. U?a ki`a! anh em o+? ddo' cha(?ng la`m chi sao ? Cho+' ne^n bie^'ng-nha'c ma` ddi le^n chie^'m la^'y xu+' a^'y la`m sa?n- nghie^.p.
18:10 Khi anh em va`o xu+' ddo', se~ dde^'n cu`ng mo^.t da^n an-o^?n. Xu+' a^'y tha^.t ra^'t ro^.ng, va` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i dda~ pho' no' va`o tay anh em; qua? tha^.t mo^.t no+i cha(?ng thie^'u va^.t chi dda^'t sanh-sa?n.
18:11 Va^.y, sa'u tra(m ngu+o+`i ve^` do`ng DDan ca^`m binh-khi', ddi tu+` Xo^-re^-a va` E^-ta-o^n
18:12 le^n ddo'ng tra.i ta.i Ki-ri-a't-Gie^-a-rim, trong dda^'t Giu-dda; ne^n cho^~ ddo' ha~y co`n go.i la` tra.i-qua^n DDan cho dde^'n nga`y nay; no' o+? phi'a sau Ki-ri-a't-Gie^ -a-rim.
18:13 Tu+` ddo' chu'ng ddi sang nu'i E'p-ra-im va` dde^'n nha` Mi-ca .
18:14 Ba^'y gio+`, na(m ngu+o+`i dda~ ddi do-tha'm xu+' La-i't ca^'t tie^'ng no'i cu`ng anh em mi`nh ra(`ng: Trong nha` na^`y co' mo^.t ca'i e^-pho't, nhu+~ng the^-ra-phim, va` mo^.t tu+o+.ng cha.m vo+'i cho+n ba(`ng gang; anh em co' bie^'t cha(ng? Va^.y, ba^y gio+` ha~y xem dde^`u anh em pha?i la`m.
18:15 Chu'ng be`n la.i ga^`n, va`o nha` ngu+o+`i Le^-vi tre? tuo^?i, tu+'c la` va`o nha` cu?a Mi-ca, va` cha`o ngu+o+`i .
18:16 Sa'u tra(m ngu+o+`i ve^` do`ng DDan ca^`m binh-khi' giu+~ o+? ngoa`i cu+?a .
18:17 Nhu+ng na(m ngu+o+`i dda~ ddi do-tha'm xu+', ddi le^n, va`o nha`, va` cu+o+'p la^'y tu+o+.ng cha.m, cho+n ba(`ng gang, e^-pho't, va` nhu+~ng the^-ra-phim, ddu+o+ng khi tha^`y te^'-le^~ ddu+'ng ta.i cu+?a cu`ng sa'u tra(m ngu+o+`i ca^`m binh-khi'.
18:18 Na(m ngu+o+`i ddo' va`o nha` cu+o+'p la^'y ca'c va^.t a^'y ro^`i, tha^`y te^'-le^~ be`n ho?i chu'ng ra(`ng: Ca'c ngu+o+i la`m chi va^.y ?
18:19 Chu'ng dda'p ra(`ng: Ha~y ni'n ddi, la^'y tay bu.m mie^.ng la.i, va` dde^'n cu`ng chu'ng ta, la`m cha va` tha^`y te^'-le^~ cho chu'ng ta . Ngu+o+i la`m tha^`y te^'- le^~ cho mo^.t nha`, hay la` la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~ cho mo^.t chi-pha'i, mo^.t ho. ha`ng trong Y-so+-ra-e^n, ddie^`u na`o kha' ho+n?
18:20 Tha^`y te^' le^~ mu+`ng lo`ng, la^'y e^-pho't, nhu+~ng the^-ra-phim, va` tu+o+.ng cha.m, ro^`i nha^.p vo+'i bo.n a^'y .
18:21 Chu'ng be`n xa^y la.i, le^n ddu+o+`ng, dde^? cho con tre?, su'c-va^.t, va` ddo^` ha`nh-ly' ddi tru+o+'c.
18:22 Chu'ng dda~ ddi xa kho?i nha` Mi-ca ro^`i, co' nhu+~ng ke? o+? ga^`n nha` Mi-ca nho'm la.i dduo^?i theo ngu+o+`i DDan.
18:23 Vi` chu'ng ke^u-la sau ho., ngu+o+`i DDan xa^y la.i no'i cu`ng Mi-ca ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i co' ddie^`u chi ? Vi` sao ngu+o+i co' nho'm la.i nhu+~ng ke? ddo'?
18:24 Mi-ca dda'p: Ca'c ngu+o+i dda~ cu+o+'p la^'y ca'c tha^`n ta dda~ la`m ne^n, va` luo^n tha^`y te^'-le^~, ma` ddi . Co`n chi la.i cho ta ? Sao ca'c ngu+o+i co`n ho?i ra(`ng ta co' la`m ddie^`u chi ?
18:25 Ngu+o+`i DDan dda'p cu`ng Mi-ca ra(`ng: Cho+' cho ta nghe tie^'ng ngu+o+i nu+~a, e co' ngu+o+i no^?i gia^.n xo^ng ha~m ca'c ngu+o+i, la`m cho ngu+o+i va` nha` ngu+o+i dde^`u bi. ma^'t su+. so^'ng cha(ng.
18:26 Ba^'y gio+` ngu+o+`i DDan cu+' ddi ddu+o+`ng, co`n Mi-ca tha^'y chu'ng ma.nh ho+n mi`nh, be`n tro+? ve^` nha` mi`nh.
18:27 A^'y va^.y, sau khi dda~ cu+o+'p la^'y va^.t cu?a Mi-ca dda~ che^' ra, va` tha^`y te^'- le^~ ngu+o+`i dda~ co' trong nha` mi`nh, thi` chu'ng xo^ng va`o da^n La-i't, la` mo^.t da^n o+? bi`nh-ti.nh, vu+~ng-cha('c, la^'y gu+o+m gie^'t da^n ddo', ro^`i cha^m lu+?a ddo^'t tha`nh.
18:28 Cha(?ng co' ai dde^'n tie^'p-cu+'u da^n La-i't, vi` tha`nh o+? xa Si-ddo^n, va` kho^ng giao-thie^.p vo+'i ai he^'t; no' o+? trong tru~ng cha.y ve^` hu+o+'ng Be^'t-Re^-ho'p. Ngu+o+`i DDan xa^y dda('p tha`nh la.i, va` o+? la.i ddo';
18:29 la^'y te^n DDan, la` to^?-phu. mi`nh, con trai cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n, ma` dda(.t cho tha`nh; co`n tru+o+'c kia te^n tha`nh a^'y la` La-i't.
18:30 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i DDan du+.ng tu+o+.ng cha.m, ro^`i Gio^-na-than, con trai Ghe.t-so^n, cha'u Mo^i-se, va` he^'t tha?y ha^.u-tu+. cu?a ngu+o+`i, dde^`u la`m tha^`y te^'-le^~ trong chi-pha'i DDan cho dde^'n nga`y chu'ng bi. lu+u-dda`y kho?i xu+'.
18:31 Chu'ng giu+~ tu+o+.ng cha.m cu?a Mi-ca la`m ne^n tro.n trong lu'c dde^`n cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i o+? ta.i Si-lo^ .

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Mu+o+`i chi'n 19:1 Nha(`m lu'c kho^ng co' vua trong Y-so+-ra-e^n, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i Le^-vi dde^'n kie^`u-ngu. no+i go'c xa ho+n he^'t cu?a nu'i E'p-ra-im, la^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i vo+. be' o+? Be^'t-le^-hem, tha`nh xu+' Giu-dda .
19:2 Vo+. be' ngu+o+`i ha`nh-da^m, bo? ngu+o+`i, ddi ve^` nha` cha mi`nh ta.i Be^'t-le^-hem trong xu+' Giu-dda, va` o+? ddo' bo^'n tha'ng.
19:3 Cho^`ng na`ng cho^?i da^.y, ddi theo na`ng, muo^'n la^'y lo+`i ngo.t ca?m lo`ng na`ng, dda(.ng da^~n na`ng ve^` nha` mi`nh. Ngu+o+`i co' ddem theo mo^.t dda^`y-to+' va` hai con lu+`a . Cha na`ng tha^'y ngu+o+`i dde^'n, ra ddo'n ru+o+'c ca'ch vui- mu+`ng.
19:4 O^ng gia ngu+o+`i, la` cha cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` tre?, ca^`m ngu+o+`i la.i, va` ngu+o+`i o+? nha` o^ng gia trong ba nga`y, cu`ng a(n uo^'ng, va` ngu? dde^m ta.i ddo'.
19:5 Nga`y thu+' tu+, ho. da^.y so+'m, va` khi ngu+o+`i Le^-vi su+?a soa.n ddi ra, cha cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` tre? be`n no'i cu`ng re^? mi`nh ra(`ng: Ha~y du`ng mo^.t mie^'ng ba'nh dda(.ng ddo+~ lo`ng con, ro^`i sau ca'c ngu+o+i se~ ddi .
19:6 Va^.y, vo+. cho^`ng ngo^`i a(n uo^'ng cu`ng nhau . Cha cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` tre? no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i cho^`ng ra(`ng: Con ha~y ddi.nh o+? la.i dde^m nay nu+~a, cho lo`ng con vui-mu+`ng!
19:7 Ngu+o+`i Le^-vi da^.y so+'m dda(.ng ddi, nhu+ng o^ng gia na`i-e'p qua', dde^'n ddo^~i ngu+o+`i tro+? la.i, va` o+? dde^m ddo' nu+~a .
19:8 Nga`y thu+' na(m, ngu+o+`i da^.y so+'m dda(.ng ra ddi, thi` cha ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` tre? no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Xin con ha~y du`ng bu+~a, na'n o+? la.i cho dde^'n xe^' chie^`u . Ro^`i vo+. cho^`ng ngo^`i la.i a(n.
19:9 DDoa.n, ngu+o+`i Le^-vi ddu+'ng da^.y dda(.ng ddi cu`ng vo+. be' va` to^i-to+' mi`nh; nhu+ng o^ng gia, la` cha cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` tre?, no'i ra(`ng: Na^`y, nga`y dda~ xe^', chie^`u ha^`u ga^`n, cha xin hai con ha~y o+? la.i dda^y . Nga`y dda~ xe^', ha~y o+? dde^m la.i dda^y, cho lo`ng con vui-mu+`ng. Nga`y mai, hai con se~ thu+'c da^.y so+'m, dda(.ng le^n ddu+o+`ng, va` tro+? ve^` nha` con.
19:10 Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i cho^`ng kho^ng muo^'n o+? dde^m, be`n ddu+'ng da^.y va` ddi . Ngu+o+`i dde^'n ta.i tru+o+'c Gie^-bu, tu+'c Gie^-ru-sa-lem, vo+'i hai con lu+`a tha('ng; cu~ng co' vo+. be' theo ngu+o+`i .
19:11 Khi hai ngu+o+`i dde^'n ga^`n Gie^-bu, nga`y dda~ xe^' chie^`u ro^`i . Ke? to^i-to+' thu+a cu`ng chu? ra(`ng: He`, chu'ng ta ha~y xa^y qua dda(.ng va`o trong tha`nh Gie^-bu na^`y, va` ngu? dde^m ta.i ddo'.
19:12 Chu? dda'p ra(`ng: Chu'ng ta kho^ng va`o trong tha`nh mo^.t ke? ngoa.i- bang, la` no+i cha(?ng co' ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n; chu'ng ta se~ ddi dde^'n Ghi-be^ -a .
19:13 Ngu+o+`i la.i no'i cu`ng ke? dda^`y-to+' ra(`ng: He`, ta ha~y ra'n ddi dde^'n mo^.t no+i na`o o+? dda(`ng tru+o+'c, hoa(.c Ghi-be^-a hay la` Ra-ma, dda(.ng ngu? dde^m ta.i ddo'.
19:14 Va^.y, chu'ng cu+' ddi ddu+o+`ng; khi dde^'n ga^`n Ghi-be^-a, la` tha`nh thuo^.c ve^` Be^n-gia-min, thi` ma(.t tro+`i la(.n ro^`i .
19:15 Chu'ng be`n que.o va`o tha`nh Ghi-be^-a dda(.ng ngu? dde^m ta.i ddo'. Va^.y, chu'ng ddi va`o, ngo^`i ta.i ngoa`i pho^' cho+. cu?a tha`nh; vi` kho^ng ai tie^'p va`o nha` mi`nh dda(.ng cho o+? ban dde^m.
19:16 Va?, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i gia` la`m vie^.c o+? ngoa`i ddo^`ng, buo^?i chie^`u tro+? ve^`. Ngu+o+`i a^'y vo^'n que^ o+? nu'i E'p-ra-im, ddu+o+ng kie^`u-ngu. ta.i Ghi-be^-a; song da^n-cu+ tha`nh na^`y la` ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min.
19:17 Ngu+o+`i gia` ngu+o+'c ma('t le^n, tha^'y ke? ha`nh-kha'ch na^`y tre^n pho^' cho+. cu?a tha`nh, be`n ho?i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i o+? dda^u dde^'n va` ddi dda^u ?
19:18 Ngu+o+`i ha`nh kha'ch dda'p ra(`ng: Chu'ng to^i dde^'n tu+` Be^'t-le^-hem o+? xu+' Giu-dda, ddu+o+ng ddi ve^` no+i go'c xa cu?a nu'i E'p-ra-im, la` no+i sanh to^i ra . To^i dda~ ddi dde^'n Be^'t-le^-hem o+? xu+' Giu-dda, va` nay to^i dde^'n nha` cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, nhu+ng cha(?ng co' ai tie^'p to^i va`o nha` mi`nh!
19:19 Va? la.i, chu'ng to^i co' ro+m va` co? cho lu+`a chu'ng to^i, ru+o+.u va` ba'nh cho to^i, cho con ddo`i va` cho ngu+o+`i trai-tre? ddi theo ke? to^i-to+' o^ng. Cha(?ng thie^'u gi` cho chu'ng to^i ca?.
19:20 Nguo+`i gia` no'i: Bi`nh-an cho ngu+o+i! Ta la~nh lo-lie^.u mo.i dde^`u ngu+o+i co' ca^`n-du`ng; ngu+o+i se~ cha(?ng ngu? dde^m ta.i pho^' cho+. dda^u .
19:21 Ngu+o+`i gia` be`n mo+`i ngu+o+`i va`o nha`, va` cho lu+`a a(n; ca'c ha`nh-kha'ch ru+?a cho+n, ro^`i a(n va` uo^'ng.
19:22 Khi chu'ng ddu+o+ng a(n vui ve?, co' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i trong tha`nh, la` ke? gian-ta`, va^y nha`, ddo^.ng cu+?a va` no'i cu`ng o^ng gia`, la` chu? nha`, ra(`ng: Ha~y ddem ngu+o+`i dda~ va`o nha` ngu+o+i ddo' ra, cho chu'ng ta bie^'t ha('n.
19:23 Chu? nha` ra dde^'n cu`ng chu'ng, ma` ra(`ng: Ho+~i anh em, ddu+`ng, xin cho+' la`m dde^`u a'c; vi` ngu+o+`i na^`y dda~ va`o nha` to^i, cho+' pha.m su+. si?-nhu.c na^`y .
19:24 Ki`a, con ga'i ta co`n ddo^`ng-trinh, va` vo+. be' ngu+o+`i kia; ta se~ da^~n chu'ng no' ra ngoa`i cho anh em, anh em se~ la(ng-nhu.c ho., dda~i ho. tu`y y' thi'ch anh em; nhu+ng vo+'i ngu+o+`i na^`y, cho+' pha.m ddie^`u si?-nhu.c du+o+`ng a^'y .
19:25 Song nhu+~ng ke? ddo' kho^ng khu+'ng nghe ngu+o+`i . Ngu+o+`i kha'ch be`n ba('t vo+. be' ngu+o+`i da^~n ra ngoa`i cho chu'ng, chu'ng bie^'t na`ng, la(ng- nhu.c na`ng tro.n dde^m cho dde^'n sa'ng; ro^`i dduo^?i na`ng ve^` ra.ng ddo^ng.
19:26 Ga^`n sa'ng, ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` dde^'n nga~ ta.i cu+?a nha` cho^`ng na`ng tro., va` na(`m ta.i ddo' cho dde^'n sa'ng nga`y .
19:27 Sa'ng dde^'n, cho^`ng na`ng cho^?i da^.y, mo+? cu+?a nha` ra, dda(.ng le^n ddu+o+`ng mi`nh; ki`a, tha^'y vo+. be' mi`nh na(`m sa?i tru+o+'c cu+?a nha`, hai tay o+? tre^n nga.ch.
19:28 Ngu+o+`i no'i cu`ng na`ng ra(`ng: Ha~y ddu+'ng da^.y, chu'ng ta se~ ddi . Song na`ng cha(?ng tra? lo+`i ..... Ngu+o+`i be`n dde^? na`ng tre^n lu+`a mi`nh, le^n ddu+o+`ng va` tro+? ve^` nha`.
19:29 DDe^'n nha` ro^`i, ngu+o+`i la^'y mo^.t con dao, na('m vo+. be' mi`nh, cha(.t tu+`ng tay tu+`ng cho+n ra mu+o+`i hai ddoa.n, go+?i ddi kha('p ddi.a-pha^.n Y-so+-ra-e^n.
19:30 He^'t tha?y ai tha^'y su+. ddo', dde^`u no'i ra(`ng: Tu+` khi da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ra kho?i xu+' E^-di'p-to^ cho dde^'n nga`y nay, ngu+o+`i ta chu+a he^` la`m hoa(.c tha^'y vie^.c nhu+ va^.y! Kha' nghi~ dde^'n ddie^`u ddo', ba`n-lua^.n nhau, va` gia?ng y' ra .

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Hai mu+o+i 20:1 Ba^'y gio+`, ca? da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n dde^`u ke'o ra ddi, tu+` DDan cho dde^'n Be^-e-se^-ba, va` cho dde^'n xu+' Ga-la-a't; ho^.i-chu'ng tu- hie^.p la.i nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, ta.i Mi'ch-ba .
20:2 Nhu+~ng quan-tru+o+?ng cu?a ca? da^n-su+., tu+'c la` cu?a ca'c chi-pha'i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n, dde^`u ra ma('t trong ho^.i cu?a da^n DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i: co' bo^'n tra(m nga`n li'nh bo^., co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m.
20:3 Va?, ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min dda~ hay ra(`ng da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ddi le^n Mi'ch-ba . Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n no'i: Ha~y thua^.t la.i cho bie^'t to^.i-a'c na^`y dda~ pha.m la`m sao ?
20:4 Ngu+o+`i Le^-vi, cho^`ng cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`n-ba` bi. gie^'t, dda'p ra(`ng: To^i co' va`o tha`nh Ghi-be^-a, la` tha`nh cu?a Be^n-gia-min, vo+'i vo+. be' to^i, dda(.ng ngu? dde^m ta.i ddo'.
20:5 Nhu+ng da^n Ghi-be^-a da^'y le^n cu`ng to^i, ddu+o+ng ban dde^m va^y nha` to^i o+?; chu'ng dda~ toan gie^'t to^i, co' ha`nh-hung cu`ng vo+. be' to^i, va` no' che^'t vi` co+' ddo'.
20:6 DDoa.n, to^i na('m la^'y tha^y vo+. be' to^i, cha(.t no' ra tu+`ng ddoa.n, go+?i ddi kha('p ddi.a-pha^.n cu?a sa?n-nghie^.p Y-so+-ra-e^n; vi` chu'ng no' co' pha.m mo^.t to^.i tro.ng, mo^.t su+. si?-nhu.c trong Y-so+-ra-e^n.
20:7 Na^`y, he^'t tha?y da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co' ma(.t dda^y; anh em ha~y ba`n-lua^.n nhau va` lie^.u-ddi.nh pha?i la`m the^' na`o dda^y .
20:8 Ca? da^n-su+. ddu+'ng da^.y nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i ma` ra(`ng: Cha(?ng ai trong chu'ng ta se~ tro+? la.i tra.i mi`nh; kho^ng ai ru't ve^` nha` mi`nh.
20:9 Ba^y gio+`, na^`y la` dde^`u chu'ng ta pha?i xu+? cho Ghi-be^-a: Chu'ng ta se~ ddi le^n dda'nh tha`nh ddo' theo thu+'-tu+. cu?a tha(m nhu+'t-ddi.nh.
20:10 Trong ca'c chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n, chu'ng ta pha?i la^'y mu+o+`i ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t tra(m, tra(m ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t nga`n, nga`n ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t muo^n. Chu'ng ta se~ ddi ti`m lu+o+ng-thu+.c cho da^n-su+.; ro^`i khi tro+? ve^`, ngu+o+`i ta pha?i xu+? Ghi-be^-a cu?a Be^n-gia-min, tu`y theo su+. si?-nhu.c ma` tha`nh a^'y dda~ pha.m no+i Y-so+-ra-e^n.
20:11 A^'y va^.y, he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n nho'm nhau ha~m dda'nh tha`nh ddo', hie^.p la.i nhu+ chi? mo^.t ngu+o+`i .
20:12 Ca'c chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n sai su+'-gia? dde^'n cu`ng chi-pha'i Be^n-gia-min ma` no'i ra(`ng: To^.i-a'c dda~ pha.m ta.i trong ca'c ngu+o+i la` gi`?
20:13 Ba^y gio+`, ha~y no^.p cho chu'ng ta nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i gian-ta` cu?a Ghi-be^ -a, dde^? chu'ng ta xu+?-tu+? chu'ng no', va` die^.t dde^`u a'c kho?i giu+~a Y-so+-ra-e^n. Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min kho^ng khu+'ng nghe tie^'ng cu?a anh em mi`nh, la` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n,
20:14 be`n ra kho?i tha`nh ho., va` nho'm hie^.p ta.i Ghi-be^-a dda(.ng giao-chie^'n cu`ng da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n.
20:15 Trong nga`y ddo', ngu+o+`i ta tu-bo^. ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min tu+` ca'c tha`nh ma` dde^'n; so^' la` hai muo^n sa'u nga`n ngu+o+`i nam, dde^`u co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m, kho^ng ke^? da^n Ghi-be^-a, ddu+o+.c so^' ba?y tra(m ngu+o+`i tinh-binh.
20:16 Trong ca? da^n-su+. a^'y co' ba?y tra(m ngu+o+`i tinh-binh thua^.n tay ta?. He^'t tha?y nhu+~ng ke? ddo' co' ta`i du`ng tra`nh ne'm dda' tru'ng mo^.t so+.i to'c, ma` cha(?ng he^` sai tra^.t.
20:17 Ngu+o+`i ta cu~ng tu-bo^. nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nam Y-so+-ra-e^n, kho^ng ke^? ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, thi` so^' ddu+o+.c bo^'n mu+o+i va.n ngu+o+`i, co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m, tha?y dde^`u la` chie^'n-si~.
20:18 Va^.y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ddi le^n Ghi-be^ -a va` ca^`u-va^'n DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i nhu+ va^`y: Ai trong chu'ng to^i pha?i le^n tru+o+'c dda(.ng giao-chie^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p: Giu-dda se~ ddi le^n tru+o+'c.
20:19 Vu+`a sa'ng nga`y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ke'o ddi va` ddo'ng tra.i ga^`n Ghi-be^ -a .
20:20 Ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n ra dda'nh ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, da`n tra^.n cu`ng chu'ng ta.i tru+o+'c Ghi-be^ -a .
20:21 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min be`n ra kho?i Ghi-be^-a, va` trong nga`y ddo', gie^'t hai muo^n nga`n ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n, na(`m cha^.t dda^'t.
20:22 Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n la.i pha^'n-chi', da`n tra^.n mo+'i ta.i cho^~ mi`nh dda~ da`n nga`y thu+' nhu+'t.
20:23 Da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ddi le^n kho'c tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va cho dde^'n chie^`u to^'i, ca^`u-va^'n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` ra(`ng: To^i pha?i ddi giao-chie^'n la.i cu`ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, la` anh em cu?a to^i, cha(ng? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p: Ha~y le^n dda'nh no'!
20:24 Nga`y thu+' nhi` ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n ke'o to+'i dda'nh ngu+o+i Be^n-gia-min.
20:25 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min cu~ng ra Ghi-be^-a no^.i nga`y ddo', dda'nh da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, la.i gie^'t na(`m sa?i du+o+'i dda^'t mo^.t muo^n ta'm nga`n ngu+o+`i cu?a da^n a^'y, tha?y dde^`u co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m.
20:26 Ba^'y gio+`, he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n va` ca? da^n-su+. dde^`u ddi le^n Be^-te^n, kho'c va` ddu+'ng ta.i ddo' tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, cu+~ a(n trong nga`y a^'y cho dde^'n chie^`u to^'i, ro^`i da^ng cu?a-le^~ thie^u va` cu?a-le^~ thu`-a^n ta.i tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
20:27 ca^u 27 va` 28 DDu+o+ng khi a^'y, ho`m giao-u+o+'c cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i o+? ta.i ddo', co' Phi-ne^-a, con trai E^-le^-a-sa, cha'u A-ro^n, phu.c-su+. tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va . Va^.y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ca^`u-va^'n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` ra(`ng: To^i co`n pha?i giao-chie^'n cu`ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, anh em to^i, hay la` to^i pha?i ddi`nh la.i ? DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'p: Ha~y ddi le^n, vi` nga`y mai ta se~ pho' chu'ng no' va`o tay ca'c ngu+o+i .
20:29 Y-so+-ra-e^n be`n phu.c-binh chung-quanh Ghi-be^-a .
20:30 Nga`y thu+' ba, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ddi le^n, dda'nh ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min va` da`n tra^.n cu`ng Ghi-be^-a nhu+ ca'c la^`n tru+o+'c.
20:31 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min ra ddo'n da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, bi. du. xa tha`nh. Y nhu+ hai la^`n tru+o+'c chu'ng kho+?i dda'nh va` gie^'t ma^'y ngu+o+`i cu?a da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, chu+`ng ba mu+o+i ngu+o+`i, ta.i trong hai con ddu+o+`ng tra?i qua ddo^`ng ba(`ng ddi le^n, mo^.t nga? to+'i Be^-te^n, va` nga? kia to+'i Ghi-be^ -a .
20:32 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min no'i ra(`ng: Ki`a, chu'ng no' bi. ba.i tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng ta nhu+ la^`n tru+o+'c. Nhu+ng da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n no'i: Chu'ng ta ha~y cha.y tro^'n, du. chu'ng no' ra ca'ch xa tha`nh, dde^'n trong ca'c ddu+o+`ng ca'i .
20:33 He^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n be`n bo? cho^~ mi`nh ddu+'ng, da`n tra^.n ta.i Ba-anh-Tha-ma, va` dda.o binh phu.c cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ phu.c cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n dda^m-sa^`m ra kho?i cho^~ phu.c mi`nh ta.i ddo^`ng ba(`ng Ghi-be^ -a .
20:34 Nhu+ va^.y, xa?y co' mo^.t muo^n tinh-binh cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ phu.c tru+o+'c ta.i Ghi-be^-a xo^ng to+'i, dda'nh gia(.c ra^'t du+~-do^.i; nhu+ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min kho^ng bie^'t tai-ho.a ha~m la^'y mi`nh.
20:35 DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va dda'nh ba.i ngu+o+`i chi-pha'i Be^n-gia-min tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n; va` trong nga`y ddo', da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n gie^'t hai muo^n na(m nga`n mo^'t ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, he^'t tha?y dde^`u co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m.
20:36 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min tha^'y ro~ mi`nh bi. ba.i . Va?, ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ nhu+o+`ng bu+o+'c cho ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, vi` chu'ng tin-ca^.y no+i su+. phu.c binh mi`nh o+? ga^`n Ghi-be^-a .
20:37 Nhu+~ng binh dda~ phu.c, la^.t-dda^.t xo^ng-ha~m Ghi-be^ -a, ddi to+'i la^'y gu+o+m gie^'t he^'t tha?y ca? ngu+o+`i o+? tha`nh.
20:38 Ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ he.n mo^.t chu't da^'u hie^.u vo+'i nhu+~ng phu.c binh pha?i la`m cho mo^.t ngo.n kho'i dden ca^'t le^n kho?i tha`nh.
20:39 Va^.y, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n dda~ tho^'i la.i trong tra^.n, co`n ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min kho+?i dda'nh va` gie^'t chu+`ng ba mu+o+i ngu+o+`i Y-so+-ra-e^n. Chu'ng no'i: Qua? tha^.t chu'ng no' bi. thua tru+o+'c ma(.t chu'ng ta nhu+ la^`n tru+o+'c!
20:40 Nhu+ng khi tru. kho'i kho+?i bay le^n kho?i tha`nh, ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min nhi`n xem la.i dda(`ng sau, tha^'y ca? tha`nh dde^`u co' kho'i bay le^n tro+`i .
20:41 Ba^'y gio+`, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n tro+? la.i, co`n nhu+ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min la^'y la`m kinh-ha~i, vi` tha^'y tai-ho.a dda~ ha~m-a'p mi`nh.
20:42 Chu'ng xa^y lu+ng la.i tru+o+'c ma(.t da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n, cha.y tro^'n ve^` phi'a ddo^`ng va('ng; nhu+ng dda.o binh Y-so+-ra-e^n theo rie^'t ga^`n, va` nhu+~ng ke? ra kho?i tha`nh dde^`u bi. gie^'t lie^`n.
20:43 Chu'ng va^y-phu? ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, dduo^?i theo va` cha`-dda.p ho. ta.i no+i ho. du+`ng la.i, cho dde^'n cho^~ ddo^'i ngang Ghi-be^-a, ve^` hu+o+'ng ma(.t tro+`i mo.c.
20:44 Nhu+ va^.y, mo^.t muo^n ta'm nga`n ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min pha?i nga~, tha?y dde^`u la` ngu+o+`i do~ng-si~.
20:45 Trong so^' ngu+o+`i xa^y lu+ng cha.y tro^'n ve^` phi'a ddo^`ng va('ng, hu+o+'ng ho`n dda' Rim-mo^n, thi` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co`n gie^'t do.c ddu+o+`ng na(m nga`n ngu+o+`i nu+~a, ddoa.n theo rie^'t ga^`n dde^'n Ghi-be^-om thi` gie^'t hai nga`n ngu+o+`i .
20:46 Va^.y, so^' to^?ng-co.ng ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min nga~ che^'t trong nga`y ddo' la` hai muo^n na(m nga`n ngu+o+`i co' ta`i ca^`m gu+o+m, va` tha?y dde^`u la` ngu+o+`i do~ng-si~.
20:47 La.i co' sa'u tra(m ngu+o+`i xa^y lu+ng cha.y tro^'n ve^` phi'a ddo^`ng va('ng, dde^'n ho`n dda' Rim-mo^n va` o+? ddo' bo^'n tha'ng.
20:48 DDoa.n, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n tro+? la.i dda'nh ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min, du`ng gu+o+m gie^'t he^'t tha?y ngu+o+`i ta o+? trong tha`nh, su'c-va^.t va` he^'t tha?y va^.t na`o ga(.p ddu+o+.c; la.i he^~ ga(.p tha`nh na`o, thi` cha^m lu+?a ddo^'t no'.

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Hai mu+o+i mo^'t 21:1 Ta.i Mi'ch-ba, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co' la^.p lo+`i the^` na^`y: Cha(?ng ai trong chu'ng ta se~ ga? con ga'i mi`nh cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min.
21:2 DDoa.n, da^n su+. dde^'n Be^-te^n, o+? ta.i ddo' tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cho dde^'n chie^`u to^'i, ca^'t tie^'ng le^n kho'c da^`m-de^`;
21:3 ma` ra(`ng: O^i, Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n, nga`y nay thie^'u mo^.t chi-pha'i cu?a Y-so+-ra-e^n; sao tai-ho.a na^`y xa?y dde^'n cho chu'ng to^i ?
21:4 Qua nga`y sau, da^n-su+. dde^`u ddu+'ng da^.y, xa^y trong cho^~ ddo' mo^.t ba`n- tho+`, da^ng le^n cu?a-le^~ thie^u va` cu?a-le^~ thu`-a^n.
21:5 Va?, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co' the^` lo+`i tro.ng the^? na^`y: Ke? na`o cha(?ng dde^'n ra ma('t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ta.i Mi'ch-ba, se~ ha(?n bi. xu+?-tu+?! Ne^n ho. be`n ho?i: Trong ca'c chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n co' ngu+o+`i na`o kho^ng dde^'n ho^.i-ddo^`ng tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va cha(ng?
21:6 Song da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n a(n-na(n ve^` dde^`u xa?y dde^'n cho chi-pha'i Be^n-gia-min, anh em mi`nh, ma` ra(`ng: Nga`y nay, mo^.t chi-pha'i dda~ trua^'t kho?i Y-so+-ra-e^n.
21:7 Chu'ng ta se~ la`m sao dda(.ng co' ngu+o+`i nu+~ cho nhu+~ng ke? co`n so^'ng, vi` chu'ng ta dda~ nho+n danh DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` the^` ra(`ng kho^ng ga? mo^.t con ga'i na`o cu?a chu'ng ta cho ho.?
21:8 Va^.y, chu'ng no'i ra(`ng: Trong ca'c chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n, co' ai cha(?ng dde^'n ra ma('t tru+o+'c ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ta.i Mi'ch-ba cha(ng? Va?, tu+` Gia-be trong xu+' Ga-la-a't, cha(?ng co' ai dde^'n va`o trong tra.i-qua^n ta.i ho^.i-ddo^`ng;
21:9 vi` khi tu-bo^. da^n, thi` cha(?ng tha^'y co' ngu+o+`i Ga-la-a't na`o cu?a da^n Gia-be o+? xu+' Ga-la-a't.
21:10 Ho^.i-chu'ng be`n sai dde^'n Gia-be mo^.t muo^n hai nga`n ngu+o+`i ma.nh- me~ ho+n he^'t, va` truye^`n li.nh ra(`ng: Ha~y ddi, du`ng gu+o+m gie^'t da^n-cu+ cu?a Gia-be o+? xu+' Ga-la-a't, luo^n vo+'i ngu+o+`i nu+~ va` con tre?.
21:11 Na^`y la` dde^`u ca'c ngu+o+i se~ la`m: Ha~y ta^.n-die^.t mo.i ngu+o+`i nam luo^n vo+'i mo.i ngu+o+`i nu+~ dda~ la`m ba.n mo^.t ngu+o+`i nam.
21:12 Chu'ng ti`m ddu+o+.c trong da^n Gia-be o+? xu+' Ga-la-a't, bo^'n tra(m con ga'i ddo^`ng-trinh chu+a la`m ba.n vo+'i ngu+o+`i nam, be`n da^~n chu'ng no' ve^` tra.i- qua^n ta.i Si-lo^, o+? trong xu+' Ca-na-na .
21:13 Toa`n ho^.i-chu'ng sai-su+' dde^'n ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min ru't o+? no+i ho`n dda' Rim-mo^n dda(.ng gia?ng ho`a cho chu'ng.
21:14 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min be`n tro+? ve^`; da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ga? cho chu'ng nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nu+~ mi`nh dda~ dung-thu+', dde^? co`n so^'ng trong so^' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nu+~ Gia-be o+? xu+' Ga-la-a't; nhu+ng kho^ng ddu? cho mo.i ngu+o+`i .
21:15 Va^.y, da^n-su+. a(n-na(n ve^` vie^.c Be^n-gia-min, vi` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va co' la`m khuye^'t trong ca'c chi-pha'i Y-so+-ra-e^n.
21:16 Ca'c tru+o+?ng-la~o cu?a ho^.i-chu'ng no'i: Bo+?i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nu+~ cu?a chi- pha'i Be^n-gia-min bi. tuye^.t-die^.t, thi` chu'ng ta pha?i la`m sao dda(.ng kie^'m vo+. cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co`n la.i ?
21:17 La.i tie^'p ra(`ng: Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co`n so^'ng se~ nha^.n ddu+o+.c sa?n-nghie^.p thuo^.c ve^` Be^n-gia-min, ke?o mo^.t chi-pha'i bi. trua^'t kho?i Y-so+-ra-e^n cha(ng.
21:18 song chu'ng cha(?ng the^' ga? con ga'i chu'ng ta cho ho. ddu+o+.c, vi` da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n co' la^.p lo+`i the^` na^`y: DDa'ng ru?a-sa? cho ke? na`o ga? mo^.t ngu+o+`i vo+. cho Be^n-gia-min!
21:19 Va^.y, chu'ng no'i: Ki`a, ta.i Si-lo^, o+? ve^` hu+o+'ng ba('c Be^-te^n, phi'a ddo^ng cu?a con ddu+o+`ng ddi tu+` Be^-te^n le^n Si-chem va` phi'a nam Le^-bo^-na, mo^~i na(m ngu+o+`i ta giu+~ mo^.t le^~ cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va .
21:20 Chu'ng be`n khuye^n ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min ra(`ng: Ha~y ddi phu.c trong vu+o+`n nho;
21:21 he^~ khi tha^'y ca'c con ga'i cu?a Si-lo^ ddi ra dda(.ng mu'a ha't ra^.p nhau, thi` ca'c ngu+o+i ha~y ra kho?i vu+o+`n nho, ro^`i mo^~i ngu+o+`i trong ca'c ngu+o+i pha?i cu+o+'p la^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i vo+. trong bo.n ga'i tre? cu?a Si-lo^ ddo'; ddoa.n, tro+? ve^` xu+' Be^n-gia-min.
21:22 Khi cha hay anh chu'ng no' dde^'n kie^.n cu`ng chu'ng ta, chu'ng ta se~ dda'p ra(`ng: xin ha~y la`m o+n cho chu'ng to^i ma` ga? chu'ng no' cho ho., vi` trong gia(.c-gia~ na^`y, chu'ng to^i kho^ng the^' cu+o+'i mo^.t ngu+o+`i vo+. cho mo^~i ngu+o+`i nam trong ho.. La.i nu+~a, cha(?ng pha?i chi'nh ca'c anh em dda~ ga? chu'ng no' cho ho.; vi` ne^'u nhu+ va^.y, cha('c anh em pha?i ma('c to^.i .
21:23 Ngu+o+`i Be^n-gia-min be`n la`m nhu+ va^.y; trong bo.n ngu+o+`i nu+~ mu'a ha't, chu'ng cu+o+'p la^'y mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i vo+. ba(`ng so^' cu?a mi`nh, ro^`i ddi tro+? ve^` sa?n-nghie^.p mi`nh. Chu'ng xa^y dda('p tha`nh la.i, va` o+? ta.i ddo'.
21:24 Ba^'y gio+`, da^n Y-so+-ra-e^n ai na^'y dde^`u tro+? ve^` trong chi-pha'i va` ho.- ha`ng mi`nh; tu+` no+i ddo' mo^~i ngu+o+`i ddi ve^` sa?n-nghie^.p mi`nh.
21:25 DDu+o+ng lu'c ddo', kho^ng co' vua trong Y-so+-ra-e^n; ai na^'y la`m theo y' mi`nh la^'y la`m pha?i .

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