Judges (Shofetim)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 27 March 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

Samson push apart the pillars

(Image above from Samson. Scroll down to "Samson - Art by Unknown".)

'Under Construction' highway sign

Under construction

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

4. Illuminated letter USED-TO-BE PROPHET NAMED D-E-B-O-R-A-H, NAME SIGN D-GIRL. HER-lf HUSBAND WHO? L-A-P-I-D-O-T-H. SHE-lf RULE ISRAEL AS JUDGE.

5. WORK WHERE? HAVE PALM-TREE P-A-L-M TREE BETWEEN R-A-M-A-H AND B-E-T-H-E-L ON E-P-H-R-A-I-M HIS MOUNTAIN. JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEM, #DO-DO? ASK-lf DEBORAH JUDGE RAP-WITH-GAVEL.

6. SHE-lf SEND-TO-rt MESSAGE, SUMMON B-A-R-A-K, NAME SIGN B'zigzag', HIS-rt FATHER NAMED A-B-I-N-O-A-M. (role play to rt) KNOW-THAT THE-rt,hi LORD, HIMSELF-rt GOD, RULE ISRAEL COMMAND "WHAT"? GO-AHEAD VISIT (<) TRIBE N-A-P-H-T-A-L-I, (>) TRIBE Z-E-B-U-L-U-N, alt.PICK"each"@ctr TEN THOUSAND MEN. LEAD THEM-ctr TO MOUNTAIN T-A-B-O-R.

7. GOD TEMPT S-I-S-S-E-R-A, HIMSELF-ctr CAPTAIN Y-A-B-I-N-'S ARMY, MET YOU NEAR RIVER K-I-S-H-O-N WITH SOLDIER SCADS-OF AND CHARIOT++. HAPPEN? GOD HELP YOU CONQUER-ctr NOTHING-TO-IT. (end role play)

8. BARAK REPLY-TO-lf (role play to lf) IF YOU WILLING GO-WITH, FINE++. IF NOT, ME REFUSE. (end role play)

9. DEBORAH SAY, (role play to rt) ME TRUE-BIZ GO-WITH WILL. UNDERSTAND YOU WIN HONOR THROUGH WAR NOT. WHY? WOMAN KILL CAPTAIN WILL, NOT YOU. (end role play) DEBORAH GET-UP GO-WITH BARAK TO K-E-D-E-S-H.

10. BARAK SUMMON TRIBE TWO-OF-THEM (<) Z-E-B-U-L-U-N, (>) N-A-P-H-T-A-L-I, GROUP-TOGETHER WHERE? K-E-D-E-S-H. HE-rt LEAD TEN THOUSAND SOLDIER WITH DEBORAH.

11. MAN NAMED C-H-E-B-E-R DECIDE DISCONNECT HIS-ctr PEOPLE, K-E-N-I-T-E. THEIR-ctr FATHER WHO? C-H-O-B-A-B, SELF-ON-INDEX FATHER LAW TO MOSES. C-H-E-B-E-R DECIDE SET-UP TENT FAR-AWAY IN K-E-D-E-S-H.

12. CAPTAIN HE-ctr alt.HEAR BARAK HIS-rt ARMY MARCH MOUNTAIN T-A-B-O-R.

13. #DO-DO? HE-ctr SUMMON (2h)#ALL CHARIOT++, MEAN NINE HUNDRED CHARIOT++ IRON PLUS (2h)#ALL SOLDIER SUMMON (<) FROM C-H-A-R-O-S-H-E-T-H, ALL-THE-WAY-TO (>) RIVER K-I-S-H-O-N.

14. DEBORAH TOLD-rt BARAK, (role play to rt) RISE-UP! TODAY LORD HELP YOU CONQUER-ctr CAPTAIN S-I-S-S-E-R-A WILL. KNOW-THAT THE-rt,hi LORD LEAD YOU. FINE, BARAK LEAVE MOUNTAIN TABOR BRING TEN THOUSAND SOLDIER.

15. LORD HELP-rt BARAK USE SWORD SKILLED. CAPTAIN PLUS HIS-ctr CHARIOT++, (2h)#ALL ARMY MIND~SCREWED-UP. CAPTAIN SCARED. CHARIOT~JUMP-OUT RUN-AWAY.

16. BARAK CHASE CHARIOT++, (2h)#ALL ARMY, TO C-H-A-R-O-S-H-E-T-H-H-A-G-O-Y-I-M. THEY-rt KILL (2h)#ALL ARMY S-I-S-S-E-R-A HIS-ctr. NOT ON* LEFT, NOTHING*.

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