Juízes 3

Ngā Iwi i Toenga i te Whenua

1 Nā, ko ngā iwi ēnei i waiho e Ihowā ko rātou hei whakamātautau i a Īharaira, arā ko ngā mea o Īharaira kīhai i mōhio ki ngā pakanga katoa o Kanaana 2 (mō ngā whakatupuranga anō ia o ngā tamariki a Īharaira kia mōhio, kia ako ki te whawhai, arā mō te hunga kīhai i mōhio ki tērā i mua): 3 nā, ko ngā rangatira tokorima o ngā Pirihitini, ko ngā Kanaani katoa, ko ngā Haironi rātou ko ngā Hiwi i noho i Maunga Repanōna, i Maunga Paara-Heremona ā tae noa ki te haerenga atu ki Hāmata. 4 Ko rātou hei whakamātautau mō Īharaira, kia mōhiotia ai e rongo rānei rātou ki ngā whakahau a Ihowā i whakahaua e ia ki ō rātou mātua, he mea whakapuaki nā Mohi.

5 Nā, ka noho ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki waenganui o ngā Kanaani, o ngā Hiti, o ngā Amori, o ngā Perihi, o ngā Hiwi, o ngā Iepuhi; 6 ā, ka tango i ā rātou tamāhine hei wahine mā rātou, ka hoatu hoki i ā rātou tamāhine ki ā rātou tama, ka mahi anō hoki ki ō rātou atua.

Ko Otoniere

7 Nā, kua mahi ngā tamariki a Īharaira i te kino i te tirohanga o Ihowā, wareware ake ki a Ihowā, ki tō rātou Atua, mahi ana hoki ki ngā Paara, ki te Ahataroto. 8 Nā, ka mura te riri o Ihowā ki a Īharaira, ā, hokona atu ana rātou e ia ki te ringa o Kuhanarihataimi kīngi o Mehopotamia. Nā, e waru ngā tau i mahi ai ngā tama a Īharaira ki a Kuhanarihataimi. 9 Ā, nō te tangihanga a ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki a Ihowā, ka whakaarahia ake e Ihowā he kaiwhakaora mō ngā tamariki a Īharaira, nāna rātou i whakaora; arā a Otoniere tama a Kenaha teina o Karepe. 10 Nā, i tau iho ki runga i a ia te Wairua o Ihowā, ā, i whakawā ia mō Īharaira; i haere hoki ki te whawhai; ā, hōmai ana e Ihowā ki tōna ringa a Kuhanarihataimi kīngi o Mehopotamia; nā, kua kaha tōna ringa ki te whawhai ki a Kuhanarihataimi. 11 Ā, e whā tekau ngā tau i okioki ai te whenua i te whawhai. Nā, ka mate a Otoniere, tama a Kenaha.

Ko Ehuru

12 Nā, ka mahi kino anō ngā tama a Īharaira i te tirohanga a Ihowā, ā, ka whakakahangia e Ihowā a Ekerona kīngi o Moapa ki te whawhai ki a Īharaira, mō rātou i mahi kino i te tirohanga a Ihowā. 13 Nā, ka huihuia e ia ki a ia ngā tamariki a Āmona rātou ko Amareke, ā, haere ana, patua ana e ia a Īharaira, ā, tangohia ana e ia te pā nīkau. 14 Ā, kotahi tekau mā waru ngā tau i mahi ai ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki a Ekerona, kīngi o Moapa.

15 Nō te tangihanga ia a ngā tama a Īharaira ki a Ihowā, ka whakaarahia ake e Ihowā he kaiwhakaora mō rātou, a Ehuru tama a Kera, he Pineamini, he tangata ringa mauī. Nā, ka hoatu e ngā tama a Īharaira he takoha kia kawea e ia ki a Ekerona kīngi o Moapa. 16 Otiia kua oti i a Ehuru tētahi hoari te hanga māna; e rua ōna mata, kotahi whatīanga te roa; nā, ka whītikiria e ia i roto i ōna kākahu ki tōna hūhā matau. 17 Nā, ko tāna tukunga i te takoha ki a Ekerona kīngi o Moapa; nā, he tangata tetere rawa a Ekerona. 18 Ā, ka mutu tā tērā tuku i te takoha ka tonoa atu e ia te hunga i mauria mai ai te takoha. 19 Ko ia tonu ia i hoki whakamuri atu i ngā whakapakoko i Kirikara, ka mea, "He kupu huna tāku ki a koe, e te kīngi."

Nā, ka mea tērā, "Whakarongoa!" Nā, mawehe atu ana i a ia te hunga katoa e tū ana i tōna taha.

20 Nā, ka haere atu a Ehuru ki a ia; ā, e noho ana ia ko ia anake i tōna rūma raumati. Nā, ka mea a Ehuru, "He kupu nā te Atua tāku ki a koe." Nā, ka whakatika ia i tōna nohoanga. 21 Nā, ka torona e Ehuru tōna ringa mauī, ka mau ki te hoari i tōna hūhā matau, werohia ana ki tōna kōpū. 22 Ā, ngoto tahi atu ana te kakau me te mata, ā, tūtakina iho te mata e te ngako, kīhai i unuhia mai te hoari i roto i tōna kōpū, ā, puta atu ana ki muri. 23 Nā, ka haere atu a Ehuru nā te whakamahau, ā, tūtakina atu ana e ia ngā tatau o te rūma ki a ia, kīia iho hoki.

24 Ā, i tōna haerenga atu, ka haere mai ngā pononga a tērā, nā, i tō rātou kitenga kua kīia ngā tatau o te rūma, ka mea rātou, "He pono kei te uhi ia i ōna waewae i te rūma raumati." 25 Tatari noa rātou ā ka whakamā; nā, kīhai ia i whakapuare i ngā tatau o te rūma; kātahi rātou ka mau ki te kī, ā, whakapuaretia ana. Nā, ko tō rātou ariki kua hinga ki te whenua, kua mate.

26 Ko Ehuru ia i mawhiti i a rātou e tatari roa ana, ā, kua tae ki tua i ngā whakapakoko, kua mawhiti ki Heirata. 27 Ā, nō tōna taenga, ka whakatangihia e ia te tētere ki te whenua maunga o Ēparaima, ā, heke ana ngā tamariki a Īharaira i runga i te maunga hei hoa mōna, ko ia hoki i mua i a rātou.

28 Nā, ka mea ia ki a rātou, "Haere mai i muri i ahau, kua hōmai hoki e Ihowā ngā Moapi, ō koutou hoariri ki ō koutou ringa." Nā, heke ana rātou i muri i a ia, ā, ka riro mai i a rātou ngā whitinga atu o Horano i ngā Moapi; kīhai hoki i tukua tētahi tangata kia whiti atu. 29 Nā, patua iho e rātou ngā Moapi i taua wā, me te mea tekau mano ngā tāngata, te hunga pakari anake, ngā mārohirohi katoa; kīhai hoki tētahi i mawhiti. 30 Nā, ka hinga a Moapa i taua rā i te ringa o Īharaira. Ā, e waru tekau ngā tau i okioki ai te whenua i te pakanga.

Ko Hamakara

31 Ā, i muri i a ia ko Hamakara tama a Anata, ā, patua iho e ia ngā Pirihitini, e ono rau tāngata, ki te wero kau. Nā, ka ora anō a Īharaira i a ia.

1 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 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 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 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 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 6 and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

7 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 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 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 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 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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.

31 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.