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 did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent tribute unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 But Ehud made himself a dagger which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he did gird it under his clothes upon his right thigh.

17 And he brought the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18 And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people that bore the tribute.

19 But he himself turned back at the stone images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret message unto you, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer chamber, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto you. And he arose out of his seat.

21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22 And the hilt also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out.

23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the chamber behind him, and locked them.

24 When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he is relieving himself in his summer chamber.

25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the chamber; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the floor.

26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the stone images, and escaped unto Seirath.

27 And it came to pass, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he was before them.

28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.

29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all strong, and all men 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.