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1 Ovo su narodi koje je Jahve pustio da ostanu kako bi njima iskušavao sinove Izraelove, sve one koji ne iskusiše ratova kanaanskih.
And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that had not known all the wars of Canaan;
2 Bijaše to samo na korist pokoljenjima sinova Izraelovih da nauče vještinu ratovanja - barem oni koji nisu iskusili prijašnjih ratova:
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know war by learning it, at the least those who before had known nothing thereof:
3 ostade pet knezova filistejskih i svi Kanaanci, Sidonci i Hivijci koji su živjeli na gori Libanonu od gore Baal-Hermona do ulaza u Hamat.
five lord ships of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwell on mount Lebanon; from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
4 Oni su poslužili da se iskuša Izrael: da bi se vidjelo hoće li se držati zapovijedi što ih je Jahve preko Mojsija dao njihovim ocima.
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5 Tako su Izraelci prebivali usred Kanaanaca, Hetita, Amorejaca, Perižana, Hivijaca i Jebusejaca;
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites: Hittites and Amorites and Perizzites and Hivites and Jebusites;
6 ženili se njihovim kćerima i davali svoje kćeri njihovim sinovima i služili njihovim bogovima.
and they took their daughters as wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 I činili su Izraelci ono što Jahvi nije bilo po volji. Zaboravili su Jahvu, svoga Boga, da bi služili baalima i aštartama.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
8 Tada Jahve planu gnjevom na Izraela i dade ih u ruke Kušanu Rišatajimu, kralju edomskom; i služiše Kušanu Rišatajimu osam godina.
And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
9 Tad Izraelci zavapiše Jahvi i Jahve im podiže izbavitelja, Otniela, sina Kenaza, mlađega brata Kalebova, da ih oslobodi.
And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; and Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 Duh Jahvin siđe na nj i on posta sucem Izraelu. I povede Izraela u boj. Jahve mu preda u ruke Kušana Rišatajima, kralja edomskog, i on pobijedi Kušana Rišatajima.
And the Spirit of Jehovah was upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah gave Chushan-rishathaim king of Syria into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
11 Zemlja je otad bila u miru četrdeset godina. Poslije smrti Otniela, sina Kenazova,
And the land had rest forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Izraelci su počeli opet činiti što je zlo u očima Jahvinim. Zato Jahve dade Eglonu, kralju moapskom, moć nad Izraelom, jer su činili što je zlo pred Jahvom.
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the sight of Jehovah.
13 Eglon se ujedini sa sinovima Amonovim i Amalekovim, pođe na Izraela, potuče ga i osvoji Palmov grad.
And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
14 Izraelci su služili moapskom kralju Eglonu osamnaest godina.
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Tada Izraelci zavapiše Jahvi i Jahve im podiže izbavitelja - Ehuda, sina Gere iz Benjaminova plemena, čovjeka koji bijaše ljevak. I poslaše ga Izraelci da im odnese danak Eglonu, kralju moapskom.
And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. And by him the children of Israel sent a gift to Eglon king of Moab.
16 A Ehud načini sebi bodež sa dvije oštrice, lakat dug, i pripasa ga pod haljine uz desno bedro.
And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
17 I odnese danak Eglonu, kralju moapskom. Eglon bijaše vrlo debeo.
And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 Predavši danak, Ehud ode s ljudima koji bijahu donijeli danak.
And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.
19 Ali kada je došao do idola u blizini Gilgala, vrati se i reče: “Imam ti, kralju, reći jednu tajnu!” Kralj mu odvrati: “Tiho!” I svi koji su uza nj bili izađu.
But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! And all that stood by him went out from him.
20 Ehud uđe. Kralj je sjedio u hladovitoj gornjoj sobi; bio je sam. Ehud mu reče: “Imam, kralju, za tebe riječ od Boga!” On odmah usta s prijestolja.
And Ehud came to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. And he arose from the seat.
21 Tad Ehud lijevom rukom trgnu bodež s desnog bedra i satjera mu ga u trbuh.
Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;
22 Za oštricom uđe sav držak i salo se sklopi za oštricom, jer Ehud nije mogao izvući oštricu iz trbuha. Nečist je izlazila odande.
and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade; for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, and it came out between the legs.
23 Ehud je otišao kroz trijem; za sobom je zatvorio vrata gornje sobe i zaključao ih.
And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.
24 Kada je on otišao, vrate se sluge da pogledaju. Kako vrata gornje sobe bijahu zaključana, rekoše: “Bit će da je otišao na stranu, u klijet do hladovite sobe.”
And when he was gone out, the servants of the [king] came and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the summer chamber.
25 Čekali su ga dugo, u nedoumici, jer on nije otvarao vrata gornje sobe. Naposljetku uzeše ključ i otvoriše: gospodar im ležao na tlu, mrtav.
And they waited till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper-chamber, and they took the key, and opened [them], and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth.
26 Dok su oni čekali, Ehud je pobjegao, prošao već idole i sklonio se u Seiru.
And Ehud had escaped while they lingered, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirah.
27 Čim dođe u zemlju Izraelovu, zasvira u rog na Efrajimovoj gori; i siđoše Izraelci s njim s gore, a on im stajaše na čelu.
And it came to pass when he was 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.
28 I reče im: “Pođite za mnom! Jahve vam je u ruke predao Moapce, vaše neprijatelje.” Oni krenuše za njim, zatvoriše Moapcima put preko gazova Jordana i ne dadoše nikome prijeko.
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 toward Moab, and suffered no one to pass over.
29 Pobili su u to vrijeme oko deset tisuća Moabaca, sve kršnih i hrabrih ljudi, i nijedan im nije umakao.
And they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.
30 Toga su dana Moapci potpali pod ruku Izraelovu i zemlja bijaše mirna osamdeset godina.
And Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
31 Poslije njega bijaše Šamgar, sin Anatov. On je pobio šest stotina Filistejaca ostanom volujskim. Tako je i on spasio Izraela.
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath; and he smote the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad. And he also delivered Israel.
