士師記 3
1 耶和華留下這幾族，為要試驗那不曾知道與迦南爭戰之事的以色列人，
These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
2 好叫以色列的後代又知道又學習未曾曉得的戰事。
if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
3 所留下的就是非利士的五個首領和一切迦南人、西頓人，並住黎巴嫩山的希未人，從巴力‧黑們山直到哈馬口。
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
4 留下這幾族，為要試驗以色列人，知道他們肯聽從耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們列祖的誡命不肯。
These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
5 以色列人竟住在迦南人、赫人、亞摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人中間，
Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
6 娶他們的女兒為妻，將自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子，並事奉他們的神。
And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 以色列人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，忘記耶和華－他們的上帝，去事奉諸巴力和亞舍拉，
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
8 所以耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作，就把他們交在美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田的手中。以色列人服事古珊‧利薩田八年。
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
9 以色列人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者救他們，就是迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶。
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
10 耶和華的靈降在他身上，他就作了以色列的士師，出去爭戰。耶和華將美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田交在他手中，他便勝了古珊‧利薩田。
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
11 於是國中太平四十年。基納斯的兒子俄陀聶死了。
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12 以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，耶和華就使摩押王伊磯倫強盛，攻擊以色列人。
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
13 伊磯倫招聚亞捫人和亞瑪力人，去攻打以色列人，佔據棕樹城。
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
14 於是以色列人服事摩押王伊磯倫十八年。
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
15 以色列人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者，就是便雅憫人基拉的兒子以笏；他是左手便利的。以色列人託他送禮物給摩押王伊磯倫。
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
16 以笏打了一把兩刃的劍，長一肘，帶在右腿上衣服裏面。
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
17 他將禮物獻給摩押王伊磯倫（原來伊磯倫極其肥胖）；
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
18 以笏獻完禮物，便將抬禮物的人打發走了，
After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
19 自己卻從靠近吉甲鑿石之地回來，說：「王啊，我有一件機密事奏告你。」王說：「迴避吧！」於是左右侍立的人都退去了。
But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
20 以笏來到王面前；王獨自一人坐在涼樓上。以笏說：「我奉上帝的命報告你一件事。」王就從座位上站起來。
Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
21 以笏便伸左手，從右腿上拔出劍來，刺入王的肚腹，
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
22 連劍把都刺進去了。劍被肥肉夾住，他沒有從王的肚腹拔出來，且穿通了後身。
Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
23 以笏就出到遊廊，將樓門盡都關鎖。
Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
24 以笏出來之後，王的僕人到了，看見樓門關鎖，就說：「他必是在樓上大解。」
After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
25 他們等煩了，見仍不開樓門，就拿鑰匙開了，不料，他們的主人已死，倒在地上。
So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
26 他們耽延的時候，以笏就逃跑了，經過鑿石之地，逃到西伊拉；
Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
27 到了，就在以法蓮山地吹角。以色列人隨着他下了山地，他在前頭引路，
On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
28 對他們說：「你們隨我來，因為耶和華已經把你們的仇敵摩押人交在你們手中。」於是他們跟着他下去，把守約旦河的渡口，不容摩押一人過去。
“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
29 那時擊殺了摩押人約有一萬，都是強壯的勇士，沒有一人逃脫。
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
30 這樣，摩押就被以色列人制伏了。國中太平八十年。
So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
31 以笏之後，有亞拿的兒子珊迦，他用趕牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也救了以色列人。
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
