12 Tornaram, então, os filhos de Israel a fazer o que era mau perante o Senhor; mas o Senhor deu poder a Eglom, rei dos moabitas, contra Israel, porquanto fizeram o que era mau perante o Senhor. 13 E ajuntou consigo os filhos de Amom e os amalequitas, e foi, e feriu a Israel; e apoderaram-se da 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 suscitou libertador: Eúde, homem canhoto, filho de Gera, benjamita. Por intermédio dele, enviaram os filhos de Israel tributo a Eglom, rei dos moabitas. 16 Eúde fez para si um punhal de dois gumes, do comprimento de um côvado; e cingiu-o debaixo das suas vestes, do lado direito. 17 Levou o tributo a Eglom, rei dos moabitas; era Eglom homem gordo. 18 Tendo entregado o tributo, despediu a gente que o trouxera e saiu com ela. 19 Porém voltou do ponto em que estavam as imagens de escultura ao pé de Gilgal e disse ao rei: Tenho uma palavra secreta a dizer-te, ó rei. O rei disse: Cala-te. Então, todos os que lhe assistiam saíram de sua presença. 20 Eúde entrou numa sala de verão, que o rei tinha só para si, onde estava assentado, e disse: Tenho a dizer-te uma palavra de Deus. E Eglom se levantou da cadeira. 21 Então, Eúde, estendendo a mão esquerda, puxou o seu punhal do lado direito e lho cravou no ventre, 22 de tal maneira que entrou também o cabo com a lâmina, e, porque não o retirou do ventre, a gordura se fechou sobre ele; e Eúde, saindo por um postigo, 23 passou para o vestíbulo, depois de cerrar sobre ele as portas, trancando-as. 24 Tendo saído, vieram os servos do rei e viram, e eis que as portas da sala de verão estavam trancadas; e disseram: Sem dúvida está ele aliviando o ventre na privada da sala de verão. 25 Aborreceram-se de esperar; e, como não abria a porta da sala, tomaram da chave e a abriram; e eis seu senhor estendido morto em terra. 26 Eúde escapou enquanto eles se demoravam e, tendo passado pelas imagens de escultura, foi para Seirá. 27 Tendo ele chegado, tocou a trombeta nas montanhas de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele das montanhas, indo ele à frente. 28 E lhes disse: Segui-me, porque o Senhor entregou nas vossas mãos os vossos inimigos, os moabitas; e desceram após ele, e tomaram os vaus do Jordão contra os moabitas, e a nenhum deles deixaram passar. 29 Naquele tempo, feriram dos moabitas uns dez mil homens, todos robustos e valentes; e não escapou nem sequer um. 30 Assim, foi Moabe subjugado, naquele dia, sob o poder de Israel; e a terra ficou em paz oitenta anos.

12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

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 the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed; and the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab--now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 And when he had made an end of offering the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.

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 his cool upper chamber. 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 belly.

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 belly; and it came out behind.

23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper chamber 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 chamber were locked; and they said: 'Surely he is covering his feet in the cabinet of the cool chamber.'

25 And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; 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 lingered, having passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a horn 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 the LORD 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 valour; 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.