Dommer 3

1 Dette var de Folkeslag, HERREN lod blive tilbage for ved dem at sætte Israel Prøve, alle de Israeliter, som ikke havde kendt til Kampene om Kana'an,

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 alene for Israeliternes Slægters Skyld, for at øve dem i Krig, alene for deres Skyld, som ikke havde kendt noget til de tidligere Krige:

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 De fem Filisterfyrster, alle Kana'anæerne, Zidonierne og Hetiterne, som boede i Libanons Bjerge fra Ba'al-Hermon til hen imod Hamat.

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 De blev tilbage, for at Israel ved dem kunde blive sat paa Prøve, saa det kunde komme for Dagen, om de vilde lyde de Bud, HERREN havde givet deres Fædre ved Moses.

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 Og Israeliterne boede blandt Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.

And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

6 De indgik Ægteskab med deres Døtre og gav deres Sønner deres Døtre til Ægte, og de dyrkede deres Guder.

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

7 Israeliterne gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne; de glemte HERREN deres Gud og dyrkede Ba'alerne og Asjererne.

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 Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod Israel, og han gav dem til Pris for Kong Kusjan-Risj'atajim af Aram-Naharajim, og Israeliterne stod under Kusjan-Risj'atajim i otte Aar.

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 Da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN, og HERREN lod en Befrier fremstaa iblandt Israeliterne, og han frelste dem, nemlig Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder.

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 HERRENS Aand kom over ham, og han blev Dommer i Israel; han drog ud til Kamp, og HERREN gav Kong Kusjan-Risj'atajim af Aram i hans Haand, saa han fik Overtaget over ham.

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 Og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve Aar, og Kenizziten Otniel døde.

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12 Men Israeliterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne. Da gav HERREN Kong Eglon af Moab Magt over Israel, fordi de gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.

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 Han fik Ammoniterne og Amalekiterne med sig, drog ud og slog Israel og tog Palmestaden.

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 Og Israeliterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten Aar.

And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Men da Israeliterne raabte til HERREN, lod HERREN en Befrier fremstaa iblandt dem, Benjaminiten Ehud, Geras Søn, som var kejthaandet. Da Israeliterne engang sendte Ehud til Kong Eglon af Moab med Skat,

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 lavede han sig et tveægget Sværd, en Gomed langt, og bandt det til sin højre Hofte under Kappen.

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 Derpaa afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab — Eglon var en meget fed Mand —

And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde baaret Skatten, paa Vej,

And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the men who bore the tribute.

19 men selv vendte han om ved Pesilim ved Gilgal og sagde: »Konge, jeg har noget at tale med dig om i Hemmelighed!« Men han bød ham tie, til alle de, der stod om ham, var gaaet ud.

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 Da Ehud kom ind til ham, sad han i sin svale Stue paa Taget, hvor han var alene; og Ehud sagde: »Jeg har et Gudsord til dig!« Da rejste han sig fra sit Sæde,

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 men idet han stod op, rakte Ehud sin venstre Haand ud og greb Sværdet ved sin højre Side og stak det i Underlivet paa ham,

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.

22 saa endog Grebet gik i med Klingen; og Fedtet sluttede om Klingen, thi han drog ikke Sværdet ud af Livet paa ham; og Skarnet gik fra ham.

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 Saa gik Ehud bort gennem Søjlegangen, lukkede Døren til Stuen for ham og laasede den.

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

24 Efter at han var gaaet bort, kom Kongens Folk, og da de fandt Døren til Stuen laaset, tænkte de, at han tildækkede sine Fødder i det svale Hammer;

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 men da de havde biet, indtil de skammede sig, uden at han aabnede Døren til Stuen, hentede de Nøglen og lukkede op; og se, der laa deres Herre død paa Gulvet.

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 Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Se'ira.

And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.

27 Saa snart han derpaa naaede Efraims Bjerge, lod han støde i Hornet; og Israeliterne fulgte ham ned fra Bjergene, idet han gik i Spidsen for dem.

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 Og han sagde til dem: »Følg mig ned, thi HERREN har givet eders Fjender Moabiterne i eders Haand!« Og de fulgte ham ned og fratog Moabiterne Vadestederne over Jordan og lod ikke en eneste komme over.

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 Ved den Lejlighed nedhuggede de omtrent 10 000 Moabiter, lutter stærke og dygtige Mænd, ikke een undslap.

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 Saaledes blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve Aar.

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.

31 Efter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats Søn. Han nedhuggede Filisterne, 600 Mand, med en Oksedriverstav; ogsaa han frelste Israel.

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.