Juízes 3

1 Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many 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 least those who knew nothing of it before: 3 the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath. 4 They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. 5 The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 6 They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8 Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned 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 When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10 Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim. 11 The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. 13 He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. 14 The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16 Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit*3:16 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh. 17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. 19 But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king."

The king said, "Keep silence!" All who stood by him left him.

20 Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, "I have a message from God to you." He arose out of his seat. 21 Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body. 22 The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. 23 Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.

24 After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, "Surely he is covering his feet*3:24 or, "relieving himself". in the upper room." 25 They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.

26 Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he had come, 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 led them.

28 He said to them, "Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over. 29 They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.

31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.

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.