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 the LORD 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 children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

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

Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in 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 to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and 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 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 children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgotten about the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

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 the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim 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 children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered 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 the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

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 children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and stroke Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

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

So the children 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 children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

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

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird 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 brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and 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 to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

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 again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto you, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that 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 unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto you. 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 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.

And the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

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

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour 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;

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer 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 tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: 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 tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto 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 it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, 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 unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not 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 slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; 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 fourscore 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, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.