士师记 3
1 耶和华留下这几族，为要试验那不曾知道与迦南争战之事的以色列人，
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 好叫以色列的后代又知道又学习未曾晓得的战事。
only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least to such as formerly knew nothing of that):
3 所留下的就是非利士的五个首领和一切迦南人、西顿人，并住黎巴嫩山的希未人，从巴力·黑们山直到哈马口。
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 to the entrance of Hamath.
4 留下这几族，为要试验以色列人，知道他们肯听从耶和华借摩西吩咐他们列祖的诫命不肯。
And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 以色列人竟住在迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人中间，
And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 娶他们的女儿为妻，将自己的女儿嫁给他们的儿子，并事奉他们的神。
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 以色列人行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，忘记耶和华—他们的 神，去事奉诸巴力和亚舍拉，
And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
8 所以耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作，就把他们交在美索不达米亚王古珊·利萨田的手中。以色列人服事古珊·利萨田八年。
Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia, And the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
9 以色列人呼求耶和华的时候，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者救他们，就是迦勒兄弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂。
And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 耶和华的灵降在他身上，他就作了以色列的士师，出去争战。耶和华将美索不达米亚王古珊·利萨田交在他手中，他便胜了古珊·利萨田。
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 于是国中太平四十年。基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂死了。
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，耶和华就使摩押王伊矶伦强盛，攻击以色列人。
And the sons 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 伊矶伦招聚亚扪人和亚玛力人，去攻打以色列人，占据棕树城。
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 于是以色列人服事摩押王伊矶伦十八年。
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 以色列人呼求耶和华的时候，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者，就是便雅悯人基拉的儿子以笏；他是左手便利的。以色列人托他送礼物给摩押王伊矶伦。
But when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 以笏打了一把两刃的剑，长一肘，带在右腿上衣服里面。
And Ehud made for himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length. And he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17 他将礼物献给摩押王伊矶伦（原来伊矶伦极其肥胖）；
And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 以笏献完礼物，便将抬礼物的人打发走了，
And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the men who bore the tribute.
19 自己却从靠近吉甲凿石之地回来，说：“王啊，我有一件机密事奏告你。”王说：“回避吧！”于是左右侍立的人都退去了。
But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all who stood by him went out from him.
20 以笏来到王面前；王独自一人坐在凉楼上。以笏说：“我奉 神的命报告你一件事。”王就从座位上站起来。
And Ehud came to him. And he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21 以笏便伸左手，从右腿上拔出剑来，刺入王的肚腹，
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
22 连剑把都刺进去了。剑被肥肉夹住，他没有从王的肚腹拔出来，且穿通了后身。
And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body, and it came out behind.
23 以笏就出到游廊，将楼门尽都关锁。
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
24 以笏出来之后，王的仆人到了，看见楼门关锁，就说：“他必是在楼上大解。”
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 他们等烦了，见仍不开楼门，就拿钥匙开了，不料，他们的主人已死，倒在地上。
And they delayed till they were ashamed, and, behold, he did not open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key, and opened, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26 他们耽延的时候，以笏就逃跑了，经过凿石之地，逃到西伊拉；
And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
27 到了，就在以法莲山地吹角。以色列人随着他下了山地，他在前头引路，
And it came to pass, when he came, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
28 对他们说：“你们随我来，因为耶和华已经把你们的仇敌摩押人交在你们手中。”于是他们跟着他下去，把守约旦河的渡口，不容摩押一人过去。
And he said to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah has 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 did not allow a man to pass over.
29 那时击杀了摩押人约有一万，都是强壮的勇士，没有一人逃脱。
And they smote about ten thousand men of Moab at that time, every robust man, and every man of valor, and there escaped not a man.
30 这样，摩押就被以色列人制伏了。国中太平八十年。
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
31 以笏之后，有亚拿的儿子珊迦，他用赶牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也救了以色列人。
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox-goad, and he also saved Israel.
