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Segue-se uma lista dos povos que o Senhor deixou na terra para experimentar as novas gerações de Israel, que ainda não tinha passado pelas guerras de Canaã. Porque Deus pretendia dar oportunidade à juventude de Israel de pôr à prova a sua fé e a sua obediência, dominando os inimigos. 
São eles: os filisteus, com cinco cidades, os cananeus, os sidónios e os heveus, que viviam nas montanhas do Líbano, desde BaalHermon até à entrada de Hamate. 
Estes povos pois foram um teste para a nova geração de Israel para ver se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o Senhor lhes tinha dado através de Moisés. 
E assim viveu Israel entre os cananeus, os heteus, os heveus, os perizeus, os amorreus e os jebuseus. 
Mas em vez de os destruir, o povo de Israel cruzou-se com eles, através de casamentos. Os moços israelitas tomaram as raparigas deles como mulheres, e vice-versa. E daí, até que Israel começasse a adorar também os seus deuses, foi um pequeno passo. Por isso o povo de Israel estava muito mal visto aos olhos de Deus visto que se rebelaram contra Jeová o seu Deus e puseram-se a dar adoração a Baal e aos ídolos asterotes. 
A ira do Senhor inflamou-se contra Israel e permitiu que o rei Cusã-Risataim da Síria oriental os vencesse na guerra. E ficaram sob o seu domínio durante oito anos. Mas quando Israel gritou ao Senhor por socorro, deu-lhes o sobrinho de Calebe, Otniel (filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe), que os salvou. O Espírito do Senhor tomou posse dele e pôde assim reformar e limpar Israel, de tal forma que quando conduziu as forças militares de Israel contra o rei Cusã-Risataim, o Senhor ajudou Israel a vencê-lo duma forma absoluta. 
Depois, durante quarenta anos que estiveram sob a chefia de Otniel, houve paz na terra. No entanto quando Otniel faleceu, o povo de Israel regressou novamente aos maus caminhos de antigamente, e Deus deixou que o rei Eglom de Moabe os vencesse, naquela altura. Por sinal tinham-se aliado a esse rei os exércitos dos amonitas e dos amalequitas. Essas forças derrotaram os israelitas e tomaram posse de Jericó, frequentemente chamada cidade das palmeiras. E durante dezoito anos o povo de Israel esteve sujeito ao rei Eglom. 
Mas quando clamaram ao Senhor, mandou-lhes um libertador, Eude, filho de Gera, benjamita, que era canhoto. Eude era o homem que devia levar o imposto anual de Israel até à capital moabita. Ora antes de encetar a viagem mandou fazer uma espada de dois gumes, de meio metro de comprimento, e escondeu-a na roupa que vestia, junto à coxa direita. Depois de ter entregue o dinheiro ao rei Eglom, que era muito gordo, foi-se embora. Já fora da cidade, junto das pedreiras de Gilgal, despediu os companheiros e voltou sozinho ter com o rei. Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, disse-lhe rei mandou imediatamente sair toda a gente que ali se encontrava, de forma a poder conversar em privado com ele. Estavam numa sala fresca, nos andares superiores. Eude avançou então e disse: É uma mensagem de Deus! O rei levantou-se logo. Eude, com a mão esquerda puxou da espada que tinha escondida junto à perna direita e cravou-lha no ventre. O próprio punho da espada ficou enterrado na gordura do corpo. Eude deixou assim a espada, fechou as portas atrás de si e escapou-se por uma saída secundária. 
Quando os servos do rei chegaram, mais tarde, viram as portas fechadas e esperaram, pensando que talvez ele estivesse na casa de banho. Mas depois de passar muito tempo sem que o rei aparecesse, começaram a estar preocupados e foram buscar uma chave. Ao abrirem a porta depararam com o seu senhor morto, estendido por terra. 
Entretanto Eude, chegando de novo às pedreiras, fugira em direcção a Seirá. Quando chegou às colinas de Efraim fez um apelo às armas, ao som de trombetas, e organizou um exército sob o seu próprio comando. 
Sigam-me, gritou porque o Senhor entregou já os vossos inimigos, os moabitas, nas vossas mãos! Inicialmente a sua acção consistiu em ocupar os baixios do Jordão, perto de Moabe, para evitar que os outros passassem por ali, atravessando o rio a pé. Seguidamente foram atacar os moabitas, matando aproximadamente uns dez mil dos seus mais fortes e mais hábeis guerreiros, não deixando escapar ninguém. E dessa maneira Moabe foi conquistado por Israel naquele mesmo dia. A terra ficou em paz durante os oitenta anos seguintes. 
O juiz que veio a seguir a Eude foi Sangar, filho de Anate. Duma vez conseguiu matar seiscentos filisteus com uma vara de bois. Por meio desse golpe salvou Israel dum desastre. 

Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 
only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as formerly knew nothing of it: 
[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. 
And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. 
And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 
and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 
And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth. 
Therefore the anger of Yahweh 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. 
And when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 
And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon 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. 
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 
And the sons 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. 
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. 
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 
But when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up 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. 
And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment on his right thigh. 
And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. 
And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute. 
But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret message to you, O king. And he said, Keep silent. And all who stood by him went out from him. 
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 you. And he arose out of his seat. 
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: 
and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. 
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. 
Now when he had gone out, his slaves came; and they saw, and noticed that the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is relieving himself in the upper chamber. 
And they tarried until they were ashamed; and saw that he didn't open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened [them], and saw that their lord had fallen down dead on the earth. 
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah. 
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 [was] before them. 
And he said to them, Follow after me; for Yahweh 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 didn't allow a man to pass over. 
And they struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every robust man, and every man of valor; and not a man escaped. 
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest 80 years. 
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel. 

Juízes 4

Segue-se uma lista dos povos que o Senhor deixou na terra para experimentar as novas gerações de Israel, que ainda não tinha passado pelas guerras de Canaã. Porque Deus pretendia dar oportunidade à juventude de Israel de pôr à prova a sua fé e a sua obediência, dominando os inimigos. 
São eles: os filisteus, com cinco cidades, os cananeus, os sidónios e os heveus, que viviam nas montanhas do Líbano, desde BaalHermon até à entrada de Hamate. 
Estes povos pois foram um teste para a nova geração de Israel para ver se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o Senhor lhes tinha dado através de Moisés. 
E assim viveu Israel entre os cananeus, os heteus, os heveus, os perizeus, os amorreus e os jebuseus. 
Mas em vez de os destruir, o povo de Israel cruzou-se com eles, através de casamentos. Os moços israelitas tomaram as raparigas deles como mulheres, e vice-versa. E daí, até que Israel começasse a adorar também os seus deuses, foi um pequeno passo. Por isso o povo de Israel estava muito mal visto aos olhos de Deus visto que se rebelaram contra Jeová o seu Deus e puseram-se a dar adoração a Baal e aos ídolos asterotes. 
A ira do Senhor inflamou-se contra Israel e permitiu que o rei Cusã-Risataim da Síria oriental os vencesse na guerra. E ficaram sob o seu domínio durante oito anos. Mas quando Israel gritou ao Senhor por socorro, deu-lhes o sobrinho de Calebe, Otniel (filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe), que os salvou. O Espírito do Senhor tomou posse dele e pôde assim reformar e limpar Israel, de tal forma que quando conduziu as forças militares de Israel contra o rei Cusã-Risataim, o Senhor ajudou Israel a vencê-lo duma forma absoluta. 
Depois, durante quarenta anos que estiveram sob a chefia de Otniel, houve paz na terra. No entanto quando Otniel faleceu, o povo de Israel regressou novamente aos maus caminhos de antigamente, e Deus deixou que o rei Eglom de Moabe os vencesse, naquela altura. Por sinal tinham-se aliado a esse rei os exércitos dos amonitas e dos amalequitas. Essas forças derrotaram os israelitas e tomaram posse de Jericó, frequentemente chamada cidade das palmeiras. E durante dezoito anos o povo de Israel esteve sujeito ao rei Eglom. 
Mas quando clamaram ao Senhor, mandou-lhes um libertador, Eude, filho de Gera, benjamita, que era canhoto. Eude era o homem que devia levar o imposto anual de Israel até à capital moabita. Ora antes de encetar a viagem mandou fazer uma espada de dois gumes, de meio metro de comprimento, e escondeu-a na roupa que vestia, junto à coxa direita. Depois de ter entregue o dinheiro ao rei Eglom, que era muito gordo, foi-se embora. Já fora da cidade, junto das pedreiras de Gilgal, despediu os companheiros e voltou sozinho ter com o rei. Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, disse-lhe rei mandou imediatamente sair toda a gente que ali se encontrava, de forma a poder conversar em privado com ele. Estavam numa sala fresca, nos andares superiores. Eude avançou então e disse: É uma mensagem de Deus! O rei levantou-se logo. Eude, com a mão esquerda puxou da espada que tinha escondida junto à perna direita e cravou-lha no ventre. O próprio punho da espada ficou enterrado na gordura do corpo. Eude deixou assim a espada, fechou as portas atrás de si e escapou-se por uma saída secundária. 
Quando os servos do rei chegaram, mais tarde, viram as portas fechadas e esperaram, pensando que talvez ele estivesse na casa de banho. Mas depois de passar muito tempo sem que o rei aparecesse, começaram a estar preocupados e foram buscar uma chave. Ao abrirem a porta depararam com o seu senhor morto, estendido por terra. 
Entretanto Eude, chegando de novo às pedreiras, fugira em direcção a Seirá. Quando chegou às colinas de Efraim fez um apelo às armas, ao som de trombetas, e organizou um exército sob o seu próprio comando. 
Sigam-me, gritou porque o Senhor entregou já os vossos inimigos, os moabitas, nas vossas mãos! Inicialmente a sua acção consistiu em ocupar os baixios do Jordão, perto de Moabe, para evitar que os outros passassem por ali, atravessando o rio a pé. Seguidamente foram atacar os moabitas, matando aproximadamente uns dez mil dos seus mais fortes e mais hábeis guerreiros, não deixando escapar ninguém. E dessa maneira Moabe foi conquistado por Israel naquele mesmo dia. A terra ficou em paz durante os oitenta anos seguintes. 
O juiz que veio a seguir a Eude foi Sangar, filho de Anate. Duma vez conseguiu matar seiscentos filisteus com uma vara de bois. Por meio desse golpe salvou Israel dum desastre. 

Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 
only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as formerly knew nothing of it: 
[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. 
And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. 
And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 
and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 
And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth. 
Therefore the anger of Yahweh 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. 
And when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 
And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon 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. 
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 
And the sons 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. 
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. 
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 
But when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up 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. 
And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment on his right thigh. 
And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. 
And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute. 
But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret message to you, O king. And he said, Keep silent. And all who stood by him went out from him. 
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 you. And he arose out of his seat. 
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: 
and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. 
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. 
Now when he had gone out, his slaves came; and they saw, and noticed that the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is relieving himself in the upper chamber. 
And they tarried until they were ashamed; and saw that he didn't open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened [them], and saw that their lord had fallen down dead on the earth. 
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah. 
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 [was] before them. 
And he said to them, Follow after me; for Yahweh 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 didn't allow a man to pass over. 
And they struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every robust man, and every man of valor; and not a man escaped. 
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest 80 years. 
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel. 

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