قُضاة 3
| وَهَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الأُمَمُ الَّذِينَ تَرَكَهُمُ الرَّبُّ لِيَخْتَبِرَ بِهِمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَخُوضُوا أَيَّ حَرْبٍ مِنْ حُرُوبِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. | ١ 1 |
Now these are the nations which YHWH left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
| وَقَدْ فَعَلَ هَذَا فَقَطْ لِيُدَرِّبَ ذُرِّيَّةَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَلَى الْحَرْبِ، مِمَّنْ لَمْ يُمَارِسُوهَا مِنْ قَبْلُ. | ٢ 2 |
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
| وَهَؤُلاءِ الأُمَمُ هُمْ: أَقْطَابُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةُ، وَجَمِيعُ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالصِّيدُونِيِّينَ وَالْحِوِّيِّينَ سُكَّانِ جَبَلِ لُبْنَانَ، مِنْ جَبَلِ بَعْلِ حَرْمُونَ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ. | ٣ 3 |
namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
| وَقَدْ أَبْقَاهُمُ الرَّبُّ لِيَمْتَحِنَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِهِمْ لِيَرَى إِنْ كَانُوا يُطِيعُونَ أَوَامِرَهُ الَّتِي أَوْصَى بِها آبَاءَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى. | ٤ 4 |
They were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of YHWH, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
| وَأَقَامَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بَيْنَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالْحِوِّيِّينَ وَالْيَبُوسِيِّينَ. | ٥ 5 |
The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
| وَتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ، وَزَوَّجُوا بَنَاتِهِمْ لأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَتَهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
| فَارْتَكَبَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ وَنَسُوا إِلَهَهُمْ وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَالْعَشْتَارُوثَ. | ٧ 7 |
The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, and forgot YHWH their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
| فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ كُوشَانَ رِشَعْتَايِمَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ النَّهْرَيْنِ، فَاسْتَعْبَدَ كُوشَانُ رِشَعْتَايِمُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ. | ٨ 8 |
Therefore the anger of YHWH was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
| وَاسْتَغَاثَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَقَامَ لَهُمْ مُخَلِّصاً أَنْقَذَهُمْ هُوَ عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ أَخُو كَالَبَ الأَصْغَرُ. | ٩ 9 |
When the children of Israel cried to YHWH, YHWH raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother; and he obeyed him.
| فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ وَصَارَ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ. وَحِينَ خَرَجَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ كُوشَانَ رِشَعْتَايِمَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، تَغَلَّبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَظْفَرَهُ الرَّبُّ بِهِ. | ١٠ 10 |
The Spirit of YHWH came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and YHWH delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
| وَعَمَّ السَّلامُ الْبِلادَ حِقْبَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، إِلَى أَنْ مَاتَ عُثْنِيئِيْلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ. | ١١ 11 |
The land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
| فَعَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقْتَرِفُونَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ فَسَلَّطَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ عِجْلُونَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ عِقَاباً لَهُمْ عَلَى شَرِّهِمْ. | ١٢ 12 |
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH: and YHWH strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of YHWH.
| فَحَشَدَ ضِدَّهُمْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَعَمَالِيقَ، وَهَاجَمَهُمْ، وَاحْتَلَّ أَرِيحَا مَدِينَةَ النَّخْلِ. | ١٣ 13 |
He gathered to him the people of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
| وَاسْتَعْبَدَ عِجْلُونُ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. | ١٤ 14 |
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
| فَاسْتَغَاثَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَرْسَلَ لَهُمْ مُنْقِذاً إِهُودَ بْنَ جِيرَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيَّ وَكَانَ أَعْسَرَ، فَبَعَثَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ مَعَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ لِعِجْلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. | ١٥ 15 |
But when the children of Israel cried to YHWH, YHWH raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
| فَصَنَعَ إِهُودُ لِنَفْسِهِ سَيْفاً ذَا حَدَّيْنِ طُولُهُ ذِرَاعٌ (نَحْوَ نِصْفِ مِتْرٍ)، تَقَلَّدَهُ تَحْتَ ثِيَابِهِ فَوْقَ فَخْذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، | ١٦ 16 |
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, eighteen inches in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
| وَقَدَّمَ الْجِزْيَةَ لِعِجْلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَكَانَ عِجْلُونُ بَدِيناً جِدّاً. | ١٧ 17 |
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
| وَبَعْدَ تَقْدِيمِ الْجِزْيَةِ صَرَفَ إِهُودُ حَامِلِيهَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، | ١٨ 18 |
When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
| وَرَجَعَ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَحَاجِرِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِلْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: | ١٩ 19 |
But he himself turned back from the quarries 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 went out from him.
| «لَدَيَّ كَلامُ سِرٍّ لأُبَلِّغَكَ إِيَّاهُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ». فَصَرَفَ الْمَلِكُ كُلَّ الْمَوْجُودِينَ بِمَجْلِسِهِ لِيَنْفَرِدَ بِإِهُودَ | ٢٠ 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, O king." He arose out of his seat.
| فَاقْتَرَبَ آنَئِذٍ مِنْهُ إِهُودُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي عُلِّيَّتِهِ الْخَاصَّةِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَدَيَّ لَكَ رِسَالَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ». فَنَهَضَ الْمَلِكُ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ. فَمَدَّ عِنْدَئِذٍ إِهُودُ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ عَنْ فَخْذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَغْمَدَهُ فِي بَطْنِهِ | ٢١ 21 |
And it happened as he rose up that Ehud put forth his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.
| حَتَّى غَاصَ الْقَائِمُ وَرَاءَ النَّصْلِ فَأَطْبَقَ الشَّحْمُ عَلَى النَّصْلِ الَّذِي اخْتَرَقَ ظَهْرَ الْمَلِكِ لأَنَّ إِهُودَ لَمْ يَجْذُبِ السَّيْفَ مِنْ بَطْنِ الْمَلِكِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And 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 belly; and it came out behind.
| وَغَادَرَ إِهُودُ الرِّوَاقَ وَأَغْلَقَ خَلْفَهُ أَبْوَابَ الْعُلِّيَّةِ وَأَقْفَلَهَا. | ٢٣ 23 |
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
| وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ أَقْبَلَ خُدَّامُ الْمَلِكِ فَوَجَدُوا أَبْوَابَ الْعُلِّيَّةِ مُغْلَقَةً فَقَالُوا: «لَعَلَّهُ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ فِي الْعُلِّيَّةِ الصَّيْفِيَّةِ». | ٢٤ 24 |
Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and look, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, "Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room."
| فَلَبِثُوا مُنْتَظِرِينَ حَتَّى اعْتَرَاهُمُ الْقَلَقُ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْتَحْ أَبْوَابَ الْمُخْدَعِ فَأَخَذُوا مِفْتَاحاً وَفَتَحُوا الْبَابَ. وَإذَا سَيِّدُهُمْ سَاقِطٌ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَيْتاً. | ٢٥ 25 |
They waited until they were ashamed; and look, he did not open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and look, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
| وَفِيمَا هُمْ مَبْهُوتُونَ فَرَّ إِهُودُ وَاجْتَازَ الْمَحَاجِرَ وَنَجَا إِلَى سَعِيرَةَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
| وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ بِالْبُوقِ، فَاجْتَمَعَ خَلْفَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ، فَسَارَ فِي طَلِيعَتِهِمْ. | ٢٧ 27 |
It happened, when he had 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.
| وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اتْبَعُونِي لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ دَفَعَ أَعْدَاءَكُمُ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ إِلَى أَيْدِيكُمْ» فَاحْتَشَدُوا وَرَاءَهُ وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ الأُرْدُنِّ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى مُوآبَ وَمَنَعُوا الأَعْدَاءَ مِنَ الْعُبُورِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
He said to them, "Follow after me; for YHWH has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
| وَهَاجَمُوا الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَقَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ نَحْوَ عَشَرَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.
| فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَضَعَ الْمُوآبِيُّونَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَمَّ السَّلامُ الْبِلادَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً. | ٣٠ 30 |
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years. And Ehud judged them until he died.
| وَتَوَلَّى شَمْجَرُ بْنُ عَنَاةَ قَضَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ إِهُودَ، فَقَتَلَ سِتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ بِمِهْمَازِ بَقَرٍ، وَأَنْقَذَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٣١ 31 |
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who alone struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with an oxgoad. And he also saved Israel.
