1Estas, pois, são as nações que o SENHOR deixou para provar com elas a Israel, a todos aqueles que não haviam conhecido todas as guerras de Canaã; 2Somente para que a linhagem dos filhos de Israel conhecesse, para ensiná-los na guerra, pelo menos aos que antes não a conheciam: 3Cinco príncipes dos filisteus, e todos os cananeus, e os sidônios, e os heveus que habitavam no monte Líbano: desde o monte de Baal-Hermom até chegar a Hamate. 4Estes, pois, foram para provar por eles a Israel, para saber se obedeceriam aos mandamentos do SENHOR, que ele havia prescrito a seus pais por meio de Moisés. 5Assim os filhos de Israel habitavam entre os cananeus, heteus, amorreus, perizeus, heveus, e jebuseus: 6E tomaram de suas filhas por mulheres, e deram suas filhas aos filhos deles, e serviram a seus deuses. 7Fizeram, pois, os filhos de Israel o mal aos olhos do SENHOR: e esquecidos do SENHOR seu Deus, serviram aos baalins, e aos ídolos dos bosques. 8E a ira do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e vendeu-os em mãos de Cusã-Risataim rei da Mesopotâmia; e serviram os filhos de Israel a Cusã-Risataim oito anos. 9E clamaram os filhos de Israel ao SENHOR; e o SENHOR suscitou salvador aos filhos de Israel e livrou-os; é, a saber, a Otniel filho de Quenaz, irmão menor de Calebe. 10E o espírito do SENHOR foi sobre ele, e julgou a Israel, e saiu à batalha, e o SENHOR entregou em sua mão a Cusã-Risataim, rei da Síria, e prevaleceu sua mão contra Cusã-Risataim. 11E repousou a terra quarenta anos; e morreu Otniel, filho de Quenaz. 12E voltaram os filhos de Israel a fazer o mal ante os olhos do SENHOR; e o SENHOR esforçou a Eglom rei de Moabe contra Israel, porquanto fizeram o mal ante os olhos do SENHOR. 13E Juntou consigo aos filhos de Amom e de Amaleque, e foi, e feriu a Israel, e tomou a cidade das palmeiras. 14E serviram os filhos de Israel a Eglom rei dos moabitas dezoito anos. 15E clamaram os filhos de Israel ao SENHOR; e o SENHOR lhes suscitou salvador, a Eúde, filho de Gera, benjamita, o qual era canhoto. E os filhos de Israel enviaram com ele um presente a Eglom rei de Moabe. 16E Eúde se havia feito um punhal de dois fios, de um côvado de comprimento; e cingiu-se com ele debaixo de suas roupas à seu lado direito. 17E apresentou o presente a Eglom rei de Moabe; e era Eglom homem muito gordo. 18E logo que apresentou o presente, despediu à gente que o havia trazido. 19Mas ele se virou desde os ídolos que estão em Gilgal, e disse: Rei, uma palavra secreta tenho que dizer-te. Ele então disse: Cala. E sairam-se de com ele todos os que diante dele estavam. 20E chegou-se Eúde a ele, o qual estava sentado sozinho em uma sala de verão. E Eúde disse: Tenho palavra de Deus para ti. Ele então se levantou da cadeira. 21Mas Eúde meteu sua mão esquerda, e tomou o punhal de seu lado direito, e meteu-o pelo ventre; 22De tal maneira que a empunhadura entrou também atrás a lâmina, e a gordura encerrou a lâmina, que ele não tirou o punhal de seu ventre: e saiu dele fezes. 23E saindo Eúde ao pátio, fechou atrás si as portas da sala. 24E saído ele, vieram seus servos, os quais vendo as portas da sala fechadas, disseram: Sem dúvida ele está fazendo suas necessidades na sala de verão. 25E havendo esperado até estar confusos, pois que ele não abria as portas da sala, tomaram a chave e abriram: e eis que seu senhor caído em terra morto. 26Mas enquanto que eles se demoravam, Eúde se escapou, e passando os ídolos, salvou-se em Seirá. 27E quando entrou, tocou a trombeta no monte de Efraim, e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele do monte, e ele ia adiante deles. 28Então ele lhes disse: Segui-me, porque o SENHOR entregou vossos inimigos os moabitas em vossas mãos. E desceram atrás dele, e tomaram os vaus do Jordão a Moabe, e não deixaram passar a ninguém. 29E naquele tempo feriram dos moabitas como dez mil homens, todos valentes e todos homens de guerra; não escapou homem. 30Assim restou Moabe subjugado aquele dia sob a mão de Israel: e repousou a terra oitenta anos. 31Depois deste foi Sangar filho de Anate, o qual feriu seiscentos homens dos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois; e ele também salvou a Israel.
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.
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