Juízes 3

1 mapa ¶ 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. Now these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
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. only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:
3 mapa 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. [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 unto the entrance of Hamath.
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. And they were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 Habitando, pois, os filhos de Israel no meio dos cananeus, dos heteus, e amorreus, e perizeus, e heveus, e jebuseus, And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
6 Tomaram de suas filhas para si por mulheres, e deram as suas filhas aos filhos deles; e serviram aos seus deuses. and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
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. And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
8 mapa ¶ 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. Therefore the anger of Jehovah 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.
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. And when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 mapa 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. And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
11 Então a terra sossegou quarenta anos; e Otniel, filho de Quenaz, faleceu. And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 mapa ¶ 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. And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
13 E reuniu consigo os filhos de Amom e os amalequitas, e foi, e feriu a Israel, e tomaram a cidade das palmeiras. And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
14 mapa E os filhos de Israel serviram a Eglom, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos. And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 mapa 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. But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.
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. And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17 mapa E levou aquele presente a Eglom, rei dos moabitas; e era Eglom homem muito gordo. And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 E sucedeu que, acabando de entregar o presente, despediu a gente que o trouxera. And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute.
19 mapa 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. But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
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. And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21 Então Eúde estendeu a sua mão esquerda, e tirou a espada de sobre sua coxa direita, e lha cravou no ventre, And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
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. and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
23 Então Eúde saiu ao pátio, e fechou as portas da sala e as trancou. Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
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. 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 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. And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not 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.
26 mapa E Eúde escapou, enquanto eles se demoravam; porque ele passou pelas imagens de escultura, e escapou para Seirá. And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.
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. And it came to pass, when he was come, that 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.
28 mapa 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. And he said unto them, Follow after me; for Jehovah hath 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 suffered not a man to pass over.
29 E naquele tempo feriram dos moabitas uns dez mil homens, todos corpulentos, e todos homens valorosos: e não escapou nenhum. And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.
30 mapa Assim foi subjugado Moabe naquele dia debaixo da mão de Israel; e a terra sossegou oitenta anos. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
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. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.