1 São estas as nações que o Senhor deixou para pôr à prova todos os israelitas que não tinham visto nenhuma das guerras em Canaã
2 ( fez isso apenas para treinar na guerra os descendentes dos israelitas, pois não tinham tido experiência anterior de combate ):
3 os cinco governantes dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os heveus que viviam nos montes do Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermom até Lebo-Hamate.
4 Essas nações foram deixadas para que por elas os israelitas fossem postos à prova, se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o Senhor dera aos seus antepassados por meio de Moisés.
5 Os israelitas viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.
6 Tomaram as filhas deles em casamento e deram suas filhas aos filhos deles, e prestaram culto aos deuses deles.
7 Os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova, pois esqueceram-se do Senhor seu Deus e prestaram culto aos baalins e aos postes sagrados.
8 Acendeu-se a ira do Senhor de tal forma contra Israel que ele os entregou nas mãos de Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, por quem os israelitas foram subjugados durante oito anos.
9 Mas, quando clamaram ao Senhor, ele lhes levantou um libertador, Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, o irmão mais novo de Calebe, que os libertou.
10 O Espírito do Senhor veio sobre ele, de modo que liderou Israel e foi à guerra. O Senhor entregou Cuchã-Risataim, rei de Arã, nas mãos de Otoniel, que prevaleceu contra ele.
11 E a terra teve paz durante quarenta anos, até a morte de Otoniel, filho de Quenaz.
12 Mais uma vez os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova, e por isso o Senhor deu a Eglom, rei de Moabe, poder sobre Israel.
13 Conseguindo uma aliança com os amonitas e com os amalequitas, Eglom veio e derrotou Israel, e conquistou a Cidade das Palmeiras.
14 Os israelitas ficaram sob o domínio de Eglom, rei de Moabe, durante dezoito anos.
15 Novamente os israelitas clamaram ao Senhor, que lhes deu um libertador chamado Eúde, homem canhoto, filho do benjamita Gera. Os israelitas o enviaram com o pagamento de tributos a Eglom, rei de Moabe.
16 Eúde havia feito uma espada de dois gumes, de quarenta e cinco centímetros de comprimento, e a tinha amarrado na coxa direita, debaixo da roupa.
17 Ele entregou o tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe, homem muito gordo.
18 Em seguida, Eúde mandou embora os carregadores.
19 Junto aos ídolos que estão perto de Gilgal, ele voltou e disse: "Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, ó rei". O rei respondeu: "Calado! " E todos os seus auxiliares saíram de sua presença.
20 Eúde aproximou-se do rei, que estava sentado sozinho na sala superior do palácio de verão, e repetiu: "Tenho uma mensagem de Deus para ti". Quando o rei se levantou do trono,
21 Eúde estendeu a mão esquerda, apanhou a espada de sua coxa direita e cravou-a na barriga do rei.
22 Até o cabo penetrou com a lâmina; e, como não tirou a espada, a gordura se fechou sobre ela.
23 Então Eúde saiu para o pórtico, depois de fechar e trancar as portas da sala atrás de si.
24 Depois que ele saiu, vieram os servos e encontraram trancadas as portas da sala superior, e disseram: "Ele deve estar fazendo suas necessidades em seu cômodo privativo".
25 Cansaram-se de esperar, e como ele não abria a porta da sala, pegaram a chave e a abriram. E lá estava o seu senhor, caído no chão, morto!
26 Enquanto esperavam, Eúde escapou. Passou pelos ídolos e fugiu para Seirá.
27 Quando chegou, tocou a trombeta nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas desceram dos montes, com ele à sua frente.
28 "Sigam-me", ordenou, "pois o Senhor entregou Moabe, o inimigo de vocês, em suas mãos. " Eles o seguiram e, tomaram posse do lugar de passagem do Jordão que levava a Moabe, e não deixaram ninguém atravessar o rio.
29 Naquela ocasião mataram cerca de dez mil moabitas, todos eles fortes e vigorosos; nem um só homem escapou.
30 Naquele dia Moabe foi subjugado por Israel, e a terra teve paz durante oitenta anos.
31 Depois de Eúde veio Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois. Ele também libertou Israel.
1 Now, these, are the nations which Yahweh left, that he might, by them, put Israel to the proof,all who had not known any of the wars of Canaan;
2 that the generations of the sons of Israel might certainly get to know, by being taught to make war,such, at least, as aforetime knew nothing thereof:
3 five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites dwelling in Mount Lebanon,from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entering in of Hamath.
4 So then , that, by them, he might put Israel to the proof,to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Yahweh which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5 And thus, the sons of Israel, dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites,the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites;
6 and took their daughters to be their wives, their own daughters moreover, gave they unto their sons, and they served their gods.
7 Thus did the sons of Israel the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, and forgat Yahweh their God,and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
8 Then kindled the anger of Yahweh upon Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia,and the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim, eight years.
9 And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, so Yahweh raised up a saviour unto the sons of Israel, who saved them,even Othniel son of Kenaz, Calebs younger brother.
10 And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war, and Yahweh delivered into his hand, Chushan-rishathaim, king of Syria,and his hand prevailed over Chushan-rishathaim.
11 And the land had rest forty years,and Othniel son of Kenaz, died.
12 And the sons of Israel again did the thing that was wicked, in the sight of Yahweh,and Yahweh emboldened Eglon, king of Moab, against Israel, because they did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh;
13 and he gathered unto him, the sons of Ammon, and Amalek,and came and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.
14 So the sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab, eighteen years.
15 And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up unto them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed,and the sons of Israel sent, by his hand, a present, unto Eglon king of Moab.
16 So Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length,and girded it under his raiment, upon his right thigh.
17 So he offered the present unto Eglon, king of Moab,now, Eglon, was an exceedingly fat man.
18 And so it was, when he had made an end of offering the present, that he sent away the people who had been bearing the present;
19 but, he himself, turned back from the images that were by Gilgal, and said, A secret word, have I, unto thee, O king! And he saidSilence! Thereupon went out from his presence all who had been standing near him.
20 And, Ehud, came in unto him, he, having been sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself, alone, and Ehud said, A divine word, have I, unto thee. So he arose from off his seat.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from off his right thigh,and thrust it into his body;
22 and, the handle also, went in after the blade, and the flesh closed upon the blade, for he withdrew not the sword out of his body,and he came out into the ante-chamber.
23 And, when Ehud came out into the porch, he closed the doors of the parlour upon him, and bolted them.
24 When, he, had come out, his servants, went in, and looked, and lo! the doors of the parlour were bolted,so they said, Surely he covereth his feet, in the summer chamber.
25 But, though they tarried a long time, yet lo! he opened not the doors of the parlour,so they took the key, and opened , when lo! their lord, fallen to the ground dead.
26 But, Ehud, escaped while they delayed,yea, he, passed the images, and escaped into Seirah.
27 And so it was, when he came, that he blew with a horn, throughout the hill country of Ephraim,and the sons of Israel came down with him, out of the hill country, he, being before them.
28 And he said unto themCome down after me, for Yahweh hath delivered your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand. So they came down after him, and captured the fords of the Jordan, towards Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
29 And they smote of Moab, at that time, about ten thousand men, every one a mighty man, and every one a man of valour,and, there escaped not a man.
30 And Moab was subdued on that day, under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years, and Ehud judged them until his death.
31 And, after him, was Shamgar, son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad,and, he also, saved Israel.