사사기 3

1여호와께서 가나안 전쟁을 알지 못한 이스라엘을 시험하려 하시며 2이스라엘 자손의 세대 중에 아직 전쟁을 알지 못하는 자에게 그것을 가르쳐 알게 하려하사 남겨두신 열국은 3블레셋 다섯 방백과 가나안 모든 사람과 시돈 사람과 바알 헤르몬 산에서부터 하맛 어구까지 레바논 산에 거하는 히위 사람이라 4남겨두신 이 열국으로 이스라엘을 시험하사 여호와께서 모세로 그들의 열조에게 명하신 명령들을 청종하나 알고자 하셨더라 5이스라엘 자손은 마침내 가나안 사람과 헷 사람과 아모리 사람과 브리스 사람과 히위 사람과 여브스 사람 사이에 거하여 6그들의 딸들을 취하여 아내를 삼으며 자기 딸들을 그들의 아들에게 주며 또 그들의 신들을 섬겼더라 7이스라엘 자손이 여호와 목전에 악을 행하여 자기들의 하나님 여호와를 잊어버리고 바알들과 아세라들을 섬긴지라 8여호와께서 이스라엘에게 진노하사 그들을 메소보다미아 왕 구산 리사다임의 손에 파셨으므로 이스라엘 자손이 구산 리사다임을 팔 년을 섬겼더니 9이스라엘 자손이 여호와께 부르짖으매 여호와께서 그들을 위하여 한 구원자를 세워 구원하게 하시니 그는 곧 갈렙의 아우 그나스의 아들 옷니엘이라 10여호와의 신이 그에게 임하셨으므로 그가 이스라엘 사사가 되어 나가서 싸울 때에 여호와께서 메소보다미아 왕 구산 리사다임을 그 손에 붙이시매 옷니엘의 손이 구산 리사다임을 이기니라 11그 땅이 태평한지 사십 년에 그나스의 아들 옷니엘이 죽었더라 12이스라엘 자손이 또 여호와의 목전에 악을 행하니라 이스라엘 자손이 여호와의 목전에 악을 행하므로 여호와께서 모압 왕 에글론을 강성케하사 그들을 대적하게 하시매 13에글론이 암몬과 아말렉 자손들을 모아가지고 와서 이스라엘을 쳐서 종려나무 성읍을 점령한지라 14이에 이스라엘 자손이 모압 왕 에글론을 십팔 년을 섬기니라 15이스라엘 자손이 여호와께 부르짖으매 여호와께서 그들을 위하여 한 구원자를 세우셨으니 그는 곧 베냐민 사람 게라의 아들 왼손잡이 에훗이라 이스라엘 자손이 그를 의탁하여 모압 왕 에글론에게 공물을 바칠 때에 16에훗이 장이 한 규빗 되는 좌우에 날선 칼을 만들어 우편 다리 옷 속에 차고 17공물을 모압 왕 에글론에게 바쳤는데 에글론은 심히 비둔한 자이었더라 18에훗이 공물 바치기를 마친 후에 공물을 메고 온 자들을 보내고 19자기는 길갈 근처 돌 뜨는 곳에서부터 돌아와서 가로되 왕이여 내가 은밀한 일을 왕에게 고하려 하나이다 왕이 명하여 종용케 하라 하매 모셔 선 자들이 다 물러간지라 20에훗이 왕의 앞으로 나아가니 왕은 서늘한 다락방에 홀로 앉아 있는 중이라 에훗이 가로되 내가 하나님의 명을 받들어 왕에게 고할 일이 있나이다 하매 왕이 그 좌석에서 일어나니 21에훗이 왼손으로 우편 다리에서 칼을 빼어 왕의 몸을 찌르매 22칼자루도 날을 따라 들어가서 그 끝이 등뒤까지 나갔고 그가 칼을 그 몸에서 빼어내지 아니하였으므로 기름이 칼날에 엉기었더라 23에훗이 현관에 나와서 다락문들을 닫아 잠그니라 24에훗이 나간 후에 왕의 신하들이 와서 다락문이 잠겼음을 보고 가로되 왕이 필연 다락방에서 발을 가리우신다 하고 25그들이 오래 기다려도 왕이 다락문을 열지 아니하는지라 열쇠를 취하여 열고 본즉 자기 주가 이미 죽어 땅에 엎드러졌더라 26그들의 기다리는 동안에 에훗이 피하여 돌 뜨는 곳을 지나 스이라로 도망하니라 27그가 이르러서는 에브라임 산지에서 나팔을 불매 이스라엘 자손이 산지에서 그를 따라 내려오니 에훗이 앞서 가며 28무리에게 이르되 나를 따르라 여호와께서 너희 대적 모압 사람을 너희의 손에 붙이셨느니라 하매 무리가 에훗을 따라 내려가서 모압 맞은편 요단강 나루를 잡아 지켜 한 사람도 건너지 못하게 하였고 29그 때에 모압 사람 일만 명 가량을 죽였으니 다 역사요 용사라 한 사람도 피하지 못하였더라 30그 날에 모압 사람이 이스라엘의 수하에 항복하매 그 땅이 팔십 년 동안 태평하였더라 31에훗의 후에 아낫의 아들 삼갈이 사사로 있어 소 모는 막대기로 블레셋 사람 육백 명을 죽였고 그도 이스라엘을 구원하였더라

1Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 2only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it: 3the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath. 4They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. 5The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 6and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 7The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8Therefore Yahweh’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years. 9When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10The Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim. 11The land had rest forty years. Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh. 13He gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. 14The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh. 17He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. 18When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute. 19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret errand to you, king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him went out from him. 20Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat. 21Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: 22and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. 23Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. 24Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.” 25They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah. 27When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he before them. 28He said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over. 29They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man. 30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. The land had rest eighty years. 31After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also saved Israel.

1Dit nu zijn de heidenen, die de HEERE liet blijven, om door hen Israel te verzoeken, allen, die niet wisten van al de krijgen van Kanaan; 2Alleenlijk, opdat de geslachten der kinderen Israels die wisten, opdat Hij hun den krijg leerde, tenminste dengenen, die daar te voren niet van wisten. 3Vijf vorsten der Filistijnen, en al de Kanaanieten, en de Sidoniers, en de Hevieten, wonende in het gebergte van den Libanon, van den berg Baal-Hermon, tot daar men komt te Hamath. 4Dezen dan waren, om Israel door hen te verzoeken, opdat men wiste, of zij de geboden des HEEREN zouden horen, die Hij hun vaderen door de hand van Mozes geboden had. 5Als nu de kinderen Israels woonden in het midden der Kanaanieten, der Hethieten, en der Amorieten, en der Ferezieten, en der Hevieten, en der Jebusieten; 6Zo namen zij zich derzelver dochters tot vrouwen, en gaven hun dochters aan derzelver zonen; en zij dienden derzelver goden. 7En de kinderen Israels deden, dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN, en vergaten den HEERE, hun God, en zij dienden de Baals en de bossen. 8Toen ontstak de toorn des HEEREN tegen Israel; en Hij verkocht hen in de hand van Cuschan Rischataim, koning van Mesopotamie; en de kinderen Israels dienden Cuschan Rischataim acht jaren. 9Zo riepen de kinderen Israels tot den HEERE; en de HEERE verwekte de kinderen Israels een verlosser, die hen verloste, Othniel, zoon van Kenaz, broeder van Kaleb, die jonger was dan hij. 10En de Geest des HEEREN was over hem, en hij richtte Israel, en toog uit ten strijde; en de HEERE gaf Cuschan Rischataim, den koning van Syrie, in zijn hand, dat zijn hand sterk werd over Cuschan Rischataim. 11Toen was het land veertig jaren stil, en Othniel, de zoon van Kenaz, stierf. 12Maar de kinderen Israels voeren voort te doen, dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN; toen sterkte de HEERE Eglon, den koning der Moabieten, tegen Israel, omdat zij deden, wat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN. 13En hij vergaderde tot zich de kinderen Ammons en de Amalekieten en hij toog heen, en sloeg Israel, en zij namen de Palmstad in bezit. 14En de kinderen Israels dienden Eglon, koning der Moabieten, achttien jaren. 15Toen riepen de kinderen Israels tot den HEERE, en de HEERE verwekte hun een verlosser, Ehud, den zoon van Gera, een zoon van Jemini, een man, die links was. En de kinderen Israels zonden door zijn hand een geschenk aan Eglon, den koning der Moabieten. 16En Ehud maakte zich een zwaard, dat twee scherpten had, welks lengte een el was; en hij gordde dat onder zijn klederen, aan zijn rechterheup. 17En hij bracht aan Eglon, den koning der Moabieten, dat geschenk; Eglon nu was een zeer vet man. 18En het geschiedde, als hij geeindigd had het geschenk te leveren, zo geleidde hij het volk, die het geschenk gedragen hadden; 19Maar hijzelf keerde wederom van de gesneden beelden, die bij Gilgal waren, en zeide: Ik heb een heimelijke zaak aan u, o koning! dewelke zeide: Zwijg! En allen, die om hem stonden, gingen van hem uit. 20En Ehud kwam tot hem in, daar hij was zittende in een koele opperzaal, die hij voor zich alleen had; zo zeide Ehud: Ik heb een woord Gods aan u. Toen stond hij op van den stoel. 21Ehud dan reikte zijn linkerhand uit, en nam het zwaard van zijn rechterheup, en stak het in zijn buik; 22Dat ook het hecht achter het lemmer inging, en het vet om het lemmer toesloot (want hij trok het zwaard niet uit zijn buik), en de drek uitging. 23Toen ging Ehud uit van de voorzaal, en sloot de deuren der opperzaal voor zich toe, en deed ze in het slot. 24Als hij uitgegaan was, zo kwamen zijn knechten, en zagen toe, en ziet, de deuren der opperzaal waren in het slot gedaan; zo zeiden zij: Zeker, hij bedekt zijn voeten in de verkoelkamer. 25Als zij nu tot schamens toe gebeid hadden, ziet, zo opende hij de deuren der opperzaal niet. Toen namen zij den sleutel en deden open; en ziet, hunlieder heer lag ter aarde dood. 26En Ehud ontkwam, terwijl zij vertoefden; want hij ging voorbij de gesneden beelden, en ontkwam naar Sehirath. 27En het geschiedde, als hij aankwam, zo blies hij met de bazuin op het gebergte van Efraim; en de kinderen Israels togen met hem af van het gebergte, en hij zelf voor hun aangezicht heen. 28En hij zeide tot hen: Volgt mij na; want de HEERE heeft uw vijanden, de Moabieten, in ulieder hand gegeven. En zij togen af, hem na, en namen de veren van de Jordaan in naar Moab, en lieten niemand overgaan. 29En zij sloegen de Moabieten te dier tijd, omtrent tien duizend man, allen vette en allen strijdbare mannen, dat er niet een man ontkwam. 30Alzo werd Moab te dien dage onder Israels hand ten ondergebracht; en het land was stil tachtig jaren. 31Na hem nu was Samgar, een zoon van Anath, die sloeg de Filistijnen, zeshonderd man, met een ossenstok; alzo verloste hij ook Israel.