1 Estas, pois, são as nações que o SENHOR deixou ficar, para por elas provar a Israel, a saber, a todos os que não sabiam de todas as guerras de Canaã.
2 Tão-somente para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel delas soubessem (para lhes ensinar a guerra), pelo menos os que dantes não sabiam delas.
3 Cinco príncipes dos filisteus, e todos os cananeus, e sidônios, e heveus que habitavam nas montanhas do Líbano desde o monte de Baal-Hermom, até à entrada de Hamate.
4 Estes, pois, ficaram, para por eles provar a Israel, para saber se dariam ouvido aos mandamentos do Senhor, que ele tinha ordenado a seus pais, pelo ministério de Moisés.
5 Habitando, pois, os filhos de Israel no meio dos cananeus, dos heteus, e amorreus, e perizeus, e heveus, e jebuseus,
6 Tomaram de suas filhas para si por mulheres, e deram as suas filhas aos filhos deles; e serviram aos seus deuses.
7 E os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, e se esqueceram do Senhor seu Deus; e serviram aos baalins e a Astarote.
8 Então a ira do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os vendeu na mão de Cusã-Risataim, rei da mesopotâmia; e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cusã-Risataim oito anos.
9 E os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, e o Senhor levantou-lhes um libertador, que os libertou: Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão de Calebe, mais novo do que ele.
10 E veio sobre ele o Espírito do Senhor, e julgou a Israel, e saiu à peleja; e o Senhor entregou na sua mão a Cusã-Risataim, rei da Síria; contra o qual prevaleceu a sua mão.
11 Então a terra sossegou quarenta anos; e Otniel, filho de Quenaz, faleceu.
12 Porém os filhos de Israel tornaram a fazer o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor; então o Senhor fortaleceu a Eglom, rei dos moabitas, contra Israel; porquanto fizeram o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor.
13 E reuniu consigo os filhos de Amom e os amalequitas, e foi, e feriu a Israel, e tomaram a cidade das palmeiras.
14 E os filhos de Israel serviram a Eglom, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos.
15 Então os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, e o Senhor lhes levantou um libertador, a Eúde, filho de Gera, filho de Jemim, homem canhoto. E os filhos de Israel enviaram pela sua mão um presente a Eglom, rei dos moabitas.
16 E Eúde fez para si uma espada de dois fios, do comprimento de um côvado; e cingiu-a por baixo das suas vestes, à sua coxa direita.
17 E levou aquele presente a Eglom, rei dos moabitas; e era Eglom homem muito gordo.
18 E sucedeu que, acabando de entregar o presente, despediu a gente que o trouxera.
19 Porém ele mesmo voltou das imagens de escultura que estavam ao pé de Gilgal, e disse: Tenho uma palavra secreta para ti, ó rei. O qual disse: Cala-te. E todos os que lhe assistiam saíram de diante dele.
20 E Eúde entrou numa sala de verão, que o rei tinha só para si, onde estava sentado, e disse: Tenho, para dizer-te, uma palavra de Deus. E levantou-se da cadeira.
21 Então Eúde estendeu a sua mão esquerda, e tirou a espada de sobre sua coxa direita, e lha cravou no ventre,
22 De tal maneira que entrou até o cabo após a lâmina, e a gordura encerrou a lâmina (porque não tirou a espada do ventre); e saiu-lhe o excremento.
23 Então Eúde saiu ao pátio, e fechou as portas da sala e as trancou.
24 E, saindo ele, vieram os servos do rei, e viram, e eis que as portas da sala estavam fechadas; e disseram: Sem dúvida está cobrindo seus pés na recâmara da sala de verão.
25 E, esperando até se alarmarem, eis que ele não abria as portas da sala; então tomaram a chave, e abriram, e eis ali seu senhor estendido morto em terra.
26 E Eúde escapou, enquanto eles se demoravam; porque ele passou pelas imagens de escultura, e escapou para Seirá.
27 E sucedeu que, chegando ele, tocou a buzina nas montanhas de Efraim, e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele das montanhas, e ele adiante deles.
28 E disse-lhes: Segui-me, porque o Senhor vos tem entregue vossos inimigos, os moabitas, nas vossas mãos; e desceram após ele, e tomaram os vaus do Jordão contra Moabe, e a ninguém deixaram passar.
29 E naquele tempo feriram dos moabitas uns dez mil homens, todos corpulentos, e todos homens valorosos; e não escapou nenhum.
30 Assim foi subjugado Moabe naquele dia debaixo da mão de Israel; e a terra sossegou oitenta anos.
31 Depois dele foi Sangar, filho de Anate, que feriu a seiscentos homens dos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois; e também ele libertou a Israel.
1 Now these are the nations which LORD left to prove Israel by them, (even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan,
2 only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least to such as formerly knew nothing of that):
3 [namely], the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of LORD, and forgot LORD their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
8 Therefore the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia, And the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
9 And when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 And the Spirit of LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to war, and LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of LORD. And LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel because they had done that which was evil in the sight of LORD.
13 And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 And Ehud made for himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length. And he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17 And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the men who bore the tribute.
19 But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all who stood by him went out from him.
20 And Ehud came to him. And he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
22 And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body, and it came out behind.
23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
24 Now 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 chamber.
25 And they delayed till they were ashamed, and, behold, he did not open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key, and opened, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26 And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
27 And it came to pass, when he came, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
28 And he said to them, Follow after me, for LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
29 And they smote about ten thousand men of Moab at that time, every robust man, and every man of valor, and there escaped not a man.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox-goad, and he also saved Israel.