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 trombeta 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.

12 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 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 And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 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 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 And he offered the tribute unto 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 people that bare the tribute. 19 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 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 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: 22 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 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 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 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah. 27 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 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 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 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.