6. And all the masters of Sheḵem gathered together, and all of Bĕyth Millo, and they went and made Aḇimeleḵ sovereign beside the terebinth tree at the post that was in Sheḵem.
7. And they informed Yotham, and he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out, and said to them, “Hear me, you masters of Sheḵem, and let Elohim hear you!
8. “The trees went forth to anoint a sovereign over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘reign over us!’
9. “And the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my oil, with which they esteem mighty ones and men, and go to sway over trees?’
10. “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come, reign over us!’
11. “And the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over trees?’
12. “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come, reign over us!’
13. “And the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my new wine, which rejoices mighty ones and men, and go to sway over trees?’
14. “Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come, reign over us!’