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，
The following are the nations the Lord left and used to test all those Israelites who had not known what it was like to be part of 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。
(He did so to teach warfare to the later generations of Israel, particularly to those who had not previously experienced it.)
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。
They are: the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living 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。
They were left there be to a test for the Israelites, to find out whether the Israelites would keep the Lord's commandments which he had given their forefathers 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，
They lived 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。
The Israelites intermarried with them, marrying their daughters, giving their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped 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，
The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight. They ignored the Lord their God and worshiped the images of Baals and 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。
The Lord became angry with Israel, so he sold them to Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites were subject to Cushan-Rishathaim for 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 to help them, he provided someone to rescue them, Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, and he saved 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 on him, and he became Israel's judge. He went to war with Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram, and the Lord handed the king over to Othniel, who was victorious.
11 於是國中太平四十年。基納斯的兒子俄陀聶死了。
As a result, the country was a peace 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。
But once again the Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and because they did this the Lord gave power to Eglon, king of Moab, to conquer Israel.
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。
Eglon had the Ammonites and the Amalekite join him, and then 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 were subject to Eglon, king of Moab, for 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。
Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, and he provided someone to rescue them, Ehud, son of Gera the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to pay the 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。
Ehud had made for himself a cubit long double-edged sword, and he strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.
17 他將禮物獻給摩押王伊磯倫（原來伊磯倫極其肥胖）；
He came and presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
18 以笏獻完禮物，便將抬禮物的人打發走了，
Then after delivering the tribute he sent home those who had helped carry 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 when he reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He went to see Eglon, and told him, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king told his attendants, “Silence!” and they all left.
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。
Ehud then went over to where Eglon was sitting alone in his cool upstairs room, and told him, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king got up from his seat,
21 以笏便伸左手，從右腿上拔出劍來，刺入王的肚腹，
Ehud grabbed his sword with his left hand from his right thigh and drove 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。
The handle went in with the blade and the fat closed over it. So Ehud didn't pull the sword out, and the king defecated.
23 以笏就出到遊廊，將樓門盡都關鎖。
Then Ehud closed and locked the doors, and escaped through the toilet.
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 he had left, the servants came and saw that the doors of the room were locked. “He must be using the toilet,” they concluded.
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 couldn't stand it any more, and since he still hadn't opened the doors of the room, they went and found the key and opened the doors. 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；
While the servants delayed acting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols and on 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，
When he got there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites joined him. They went down from the hills, with Ehud leading them.
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。
He told them, “Follow me, for the Lord has handed Moab, your enemy, over to you.” So they followed him down and took control of the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab. They didn't let anyone cross.
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。
Then they attacked the Moabites and killed around 10,000 of their best and strongest fighting men. Not a single one escaped.
30 這樣，摩押就被以色列人制伏了。國中太平八十年。
Moab was conquered that day and made subject to Israel, and the country was at peace 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 was Shamgar, son of Anath, who killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He also rescued Israel.
