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,
These are the nations which the Lord left, that by them he might instruct Israel, and all that had not known the wars of the Chanaanites:
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:
That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war:
3 De fem Filisterfyrster, alle Kana'anæerne, Zidonierne og Hetiterne, som boede i Libanons Bjerge fra Ba'al-Hermon til hen imod Hamat.
The five princes of the Philistines, and all the Chanaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hevites that dwelt in mount Libanus, from mount Baal Hermon to the entering into Emath.
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 he left them, that he might try Israel by them, whether they would hear the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses, or not.
5 Og Israeliterne boede blandt Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.
So the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite:
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 wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they 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 they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, and served Baalim and Astaroth.
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.
And the Lord being angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Chusan Rasathaim king of Mesopotamia, and they served him 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 they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, and delivered them, to wit, Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb:
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 the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered into his hands Chusan Rasathaim king of Syria, and he overthrew him.
11 Og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve Aar, og Kenizziten Otniel døde.
And the land rested forty years, and Othoniel the son of Cenez 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 children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: who strengthened against them Eglon king of Moab: because they did evil in his sight.
13 Han fik Ammoniterne og Amalekiterne med sig, drog ud og slog Israel og tog Palmestaden.
And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
14 Og Israeliterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten Aar.
And the children of Israel served Eglon 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,
And afterwards they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour called Aod, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, who used the left hand as well as the right. And the children of Israel sent presents to Eglon king of Moab by him.
16 lavede han sig et tveægget Sværd, en Gomed langt, og bandt det til sin højre Hofte under Kappen.
And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith under his garment on the right thigh.
17 Derpaa afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab — Eglon var en meget fed Mand —
And he presented the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceeding fat.
18 og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde baaret Skatten, paa Vej,
And when he had presented the gifts unto him, he followed his companions that came along with him.
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.
Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, be said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about 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,
Aod went in to him: now he was sitting in a summer parlour alone, and he said: I have a word from God to thee. And he forthwith rose up from his throne,
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 Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,
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.
With such force that the haft went in after the blade into the wound, and was closed up with the abundance of fat. So that he did not draw out the dagger, but left it in his body as he had struck it in. And forthwith by the secret parts of nature the excrements of the belly came out.
23 Saa gik Ehud bort gennem Søjlegangen, lukkede Døren til Stuen for ham og laasede den.
But Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour and locking 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;
Went out by a postern door. And the king’s servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour.
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 waiting a long time till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.
26 Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Se'ira.
But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols, from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath:
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 forthwith he sounded the trumpet in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel went down with him, he himself going in the front.
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 me: for the Lord hath delivered our enemies the Moabites into our hands. And they went down after him, and seized upon the fords of the Jordan, which are in the way to Moab: and they suffered no man to pass over.
29 Ved den Lejlighed nedhuggede de omtrent 10 000 Moabiter, lutter stærke og dygtige Mænd, ikke een undslap.
But they slew of the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and Valiant men: none of them could escape.
30 Saaledes blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve Aar.
And Moab was humbled that day under the hand of Israel: and the land rested eighty years.
31 Efter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats Søn. Han nedhuggede Filisterne, 600 Mand, med en Oksedriverstav; ogsaa han frelste Israel.
After him was Samgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with a ploughshare: and he also defended Israel.
