基列的首领们彼此商议说：“谁先攻打亚扪人，谁就做所有基列人的首领。”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

基列的首領們彼此商議說：「誰先攻打亞捫人，誰就做所有基列人的首領。」

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

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

基列民之牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、彼必為基列民長、

基列民及其長相議曰、誰先戰亞捫族、必為基列民之牧。

基列之民及諸牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、必為基列一切居民之首、

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

于是，耶弗他便跟他们一起回去。民众拥立他做他们的首领和元帅。耶弗他在米斯巴将之前所说的话在耶和华面前重申一遍。

以色列人彼此议论说：“看那个人！他是来向以色列军骂阵的。谁要能杀死他，王必有重赏，还会把女儿嫁给他为妻，并免去他父亲家在以色列应缴的赋税。”

主——万军之耶和华要从耶路撒冷和犹大拿去众人倚靠的一切：粮食、水、英雄、战士、审判官、先知、占卜者、长老、五十夫长、显贵、谋士、巧匠和巫师。主必使少儿做他们的首领，让孩童治理他们。百姓将彼此欺凌，邻居互相争斗，少年目无尊长，卑贱者欺尊犯上。那时，人会拉住一位同族的弟兄说：“你至少还有件像样的衣服，你就做我们的首领吧，这废墟之地就交给你了！”但那人必高声说：“我救不了你们。我家中无衣无食，不要让我做首领。”耶路撒冷必崩溃，犹大必败落，因为他们的言行冒犯耶和华，蔑视荣耀的主。

约书亚去世以后，以色列人求问耶和华：“我们哪一个支派先上去攻打迦南人呢？”

耶弗他做以色列的士师六年，死后葬在基列的一座城里。

基列的众长老就去陀伯请耶弗他，对他说：“请你回来做统帅带领我们对抗亚扪人。”耶弗他说：“从前你们不是厌恶我，把我从父亲家赶走的吗？现在你们遭难，为什么来找我？”基列的众长老说：“现在我们是来请你跟我们一起回去抵抗亚扪人，你可以做所有基列人的首领。”

以东没有一个显贵可以做王，那里所有的首领全都消失。