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Judges Chapter قضاۃ باب 10
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Chapter 9: The Fall of Abimelech

Verse 50

Verse: Then went Abimelech to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and took it

  • English Explanation: Abimelech continues his campaign of domestic conquest by attacking Thebez, a city likely allied with Shechem.

  • Urdu Explanation: ابیملیبک نے اپنی جارحیت جاری رکھتے ہوئے تیبض پر حملہ کیا اور اس پر قبضہ کر لیا۔

Verse 51

Verse: But there was a strong tower within the city and thither fled all the men and women and all they of the city and shut it to them and gat them up to the top of the tower

  • English Explanation: The citizens seek refuge in a fortified tower, a common last-stand defense in ancient warfare.

  • Urdu Explanation: شہر کے اندر ایک مضبوط برج تھا جہاں تمام مرد اور عورتیں پناہ لینے کے لیے بھاگے اور اسے اندر سے بند کر لیا۔

Verse 52

Verse: And Abimelech came unto the tower and fought against it and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire

  • English Explanation: Using the same tactics that worked at Shechem, Abimelech attempts to burn the tower’s entrance.

  • Urdu Explanation: ابیملیبک برج کے قریب آیا اور اسے آگ لگانے کی کوشش کی تاکہ اندر موجود لوگوں کو ہلاک کر سکے۔

Verse 53

Verse: And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head and all to brake his skull

  • English Explanation: A woman drops an upper millstone, crushing Abimelech’s skull. This is seen as divine irony against a man who murdered his brothers on a single stone.

  • Urdu Explanation: ایک عورت نے برج کے اوپر سے چکی کا پاٹ ابیملیبک کے سر پر دے مارا جس سے اس کی کھوپڑی پاش پاش ہو گئی۔

Verse 54

Verse: Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer and said unto him Draw thy sword and slay me that men say not of me A woman slew him And his young man thrust him through and he died

  • English Explanation: To avoid the “shame” of being killed by a woman, he orders his servant to kill him. Pride remained his priority even in death.

  • Urdu Explanation: اپنی موت قریب دیکھ کر اس نے اپنے ہتھیار بردار سے کہا کہ اسے قتل کر دے تاکہ یہ بدنامی نہ ہو کہ اسے ایک عورت نے مارا ہے۔

Verse 55

Verse: And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead they departed every man unto his place

  • English Explanation: Without their leader, the mercenary army dissolves instantly.

  • Urdu Explanation: جب بنی اسرائیل نے دیکھا کہ ابیملیبک مر گیا ہے تو وہ سب اپنے اپنے گھروں کو لوٹ گئے۔

Verse 56

Verse: Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech which he did unto his father in slaying his seventy brethren

  • English Explanation: The text explicitly attributes this ending to God’s justice for the murder of Gideon’s sons.

  • Urdu Explanation: اس طرح خدا نے ابیملیبک کی اس برائی کا بدلہ لیا جو اس نے اپنے باپ کے گھرانے اور ستر بھائیوں کو قتل کر کے کی تھی۔

Verse 57

Verse: And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal

  • English Explanation: Jotham’s prophetic curse from earlier in the chapter is fulfilled; both the leader and his supporters are destroyed.

  • Urdu Explanation: اور سکم کے لوگوں کی بدکاری کا بدلہ بھی خدا نے ان کے سروں پر ڈالا اور یوتام کی بددعا پوری ہوئی۔

Chapter 10: The Minor Judges and Renewed Apostasy

Verse 1

Verse: And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo a man of Issachar and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim

  • English Explanation: Tola is raised up to bring stability back to Israel after the chaotic reign of Abimelech.

  • Urdu Explanation: ابیملیبک کے بعد تولع بنی اسرائیل کو بچانے کے لیے اٹھا جو اشکار کے قبیلے سے تھا۔

Verse 2

Verse: And he judged Israel twenty and three years and died and was buried in Shamir

  • English Explanation: Tola provided nearly a quarter-century of peace.

  • Urdu Explanation: اس نے تئیس برس تک اسرائیل کی عدالت کی اور وفات پا کر شمبر میں دفن ہوا۔

Verse 3

Verse: And after him arose Jair a Gileadite and judged Israel twenty and two years

  • English Explanation: Jair, from the eastern side of the Jordan, follows as the next leader.

  • Urdu Explanation: اس کے بعد یائیر جلعادی اٹھا اور اس نے بائیس برس تک اسرائیل کی عدالت کی۔

Verse 4

Verse: And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts and they had thirty cities which are called Havoth-jair unto this day which are in the land of Gilead

  • English Explanation: This description indicates wealth and local political influence through his large family.

  • Urdu Explanation: اس کے تیس بیٹے تھے جو تیس گدھوں پر سوار ہوتے تھے اور ان کے زیرِ انتظام تیس شہر تھے۔

Verse 5

Verse: And Jair died and was buried in Camon

  • English Explanation: Jair’s era of leadership concludes with his burial.

  • Urdu Explanation: یائیر وفات پا گیا اور قامون میں دفن ہوا۔

Verse 6

Verse: And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD and served Baalim and Ashtaroth and the gods of Syria and the gods of Zidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the children of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines and forsook the LORD and served not him

  • English Explanation: Israel falls into an unprecedented level of idolatry, worshipping the gods of all surrounding nations.

  • Urdu Explanation: بنی اسرائیل نے پھر خداوند کی نظر میں بدی کی اور بہت سے غیر معبودوں کی پرستش شروع کر دی۔

Verse 7

Verse: And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the children of Ammon

  • English Explanation: Because of their rebellion, God allows their enemies from both the east and west to oppress them.

  • Urdu Explanation: خداوند کا غضب اسرائیل پر بھڑکا اور اس نے انہیں فلسطینیوں اور عمونیوں کے قبضے میں کر دیا۔

Verse 8

Verse: And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites which is in Gilead

  • English Explanation: The oppression lasted 18 years, particularly affecting those in the Transjordan region.

  • Urdu Explanation: ان دشمنوں نے اٹھارہ برس تک بنی اسرائیل کو سخت دکھ دیا اور انہیں کچلا۔

Verse 9

Verse: Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim so that Israel was sore distressed

  • English Explanation: The Ammonites crossed the river to attack the heart of Israel, causing national panic.

  • Urdu Explanation: عمونیوں نے یردن پار کر کے یہوداہ اور بنیمین پر بھی حملہ کیا جس سے اسرائیل سخت مصیبت میں پڑ گیا۔

Verse 10

Verse: And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD saying We have sinned against thee both because we have forsaken our God and also served Baalim

  • English Explanation: Faced with destruction, the people confess their sins.

  • Urdu Explanation: تب بنی اسرائیل نے خداوند کے آگے فریاد کی کہ ہم نے اپنے خدا کو چھوڑ کر گناہ کیا ہے۔

Verse 11

Verse: And the LORD said unto the children of Israel Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines

  • English Explanation: God reminds them of His past faithfulness compared to their constant unfaithfulness.

  • Urdu Explanation: خداوند نے انہیں یاد دلایا کہ کس طرح اس نے ماضی میں انہیں مختلف دشمنوں سے نجات دلائی تھی۔

Verse 12

Verse: The Zidonians also and the Amalekites and the Maonites did oppress you and ye cried to me and I delivered you out of their hand

  • English Explanation: God lists even more groups He saved them from to emphasize His grace.

  • Urdu Explanation: صیدانیوں اور عمالیقیوں کے ظلم کے وقت بھی میں نے تمہاری پکار سنی اور تمہیں بچایا۔

Verse 13

Verse: Yet ye have forsaken me and served other gods wherefore I will deliver you no more

  • English Explanation: A terrifying declaration: God tells them to look to their new idols for help instead of Him.

  • Urdu Explanation: لیکن تم نے مجھے چھوڑ دیا اس لیے اب میں تمہیں نہیں بچاؤں گا۔

Verse 14

Verse: Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation

  • English Explanation: This is a rhetorical rebuke to show the people the vanity of their false gods.

  • Urdu Explanation: جاؤ ان معبودوں سے فریاد کرو جنہیں تم نے چنا ہے کہ وہ تمہیں بچائیں۔

Verse 15

Verse: And the children of Israel said unto the LORD We have sinned do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee deliver us only we pray thee this day

  • English Explanation: The people accept God’s right to punish them, asking only for immediate rescue from their enemies.

  • Urdu Explanation: بنی اسرائیل نے توبہ کی اور کہا کہ تو جو چاہے ہمارے ساتھ کر لیکن آج ہمیں بچا لے۔

Verse 16

Verse: And they put away the strange gods from among them and served the LORD and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel

  • English Explanation: True repentance leads to action (removing idols), and God, in His mercy, is moved by their suffering.

  • Urdu Explanation: انہوں نے اپنے بتوں کو دور کیا اور خداوند کی عبادت کی اور اسے اسرائیل کی تکلیف دیکھ کر رحم آگیا۔

Verse 17

Verse: Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead And the children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpeh

  • English Explanation: Both armies prepare for a decisive battle.

  • Urdu Explanation: عمونی جنگ کے لیے جمع ہوئے اور اسرائیلیوں نے مصفاہ میں ڈیرا ڈالا۔

Verse 18

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

  • English Explanation: The leaders look for a commander, promising political power to whoever leads the charge.

  • Urdu Explanation: جلعاد کے سرداروں نے فیصلہ کیا کہ جو کوئی عمونیوں سے لڑے گا وہ ہمارا حاکم ہوگا۔

Chapter 11: The Rise of Jephthah

Verse 1

Verse: Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour and he was the son of an harlot and Gilead begat Jephthah

  • English Explanation: Jephthah is introduced as a skilled warrior with a complicated and marginalized background.

  • Urdu Explanation: افتاح ایک بہادر جنگجو تھا لیکن وہ ایک کسبی کا بیٹا تھا جسے جلعاد نے پیدا کیا تھا۔

Verse 2

Verse: And Gilead’s wife bare him sons and his wife’s sons grew up and they thrust out Jephthah and said unto him Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house for thou art the son of a strange woman

  • English Explanation: Due to his illegitimacy, his half-brothers exile him to prevent him from receiving an inheritance.

  • Urdu Explanation: جلعاد کے دوسرے بیٹوں نے افتاح کو گھر سے نکال دیا تاکہ اسے وراثت میں حصہ نہ ملے۔

Verse 3

Verse: Then Jephthah fled from his brethren and dwelt in the land of Tob and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah and went out with him

  • English Explanation: Jephthah becomes a leader of a band of outlaws in Tob, honing the combat skills he would later use for Israel.

  • Urdu Explanation: افتاح اپنے بھائیوں سے بھاگ کر طوب کے علاقے میں رہنے لگا جہاں اس کے گرد کچھ لوگ جمع ہو گئے۔