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,
And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have 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 for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —
3 De fem Filisterfyrster, alle Kana'anæerne, Zidonierne og Hetiterne, som boede i Libanons Bjerge fra Ba'al-Hermon til hen imod Hamat.
five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanite, and the Zidonian, and the Hivite inhabiting mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-Hermon 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 are to prove Israel by them, to know whether they obey the commands of Jehovah that He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5 Og Israeliterne boede blandt Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.
And the sons of Israel have dwelt in the midst of the Canaanite, the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,
6 De indgik Ægteskab med deres Døtre og gav deres Sønner deres Døtre til Ægte, og de dyrkede deres Guder.
and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve 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 do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines.
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 anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-Naharaim, and the sons of Israel serve Chushan-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 the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth a saviour to the sons of Israel, and he saveth them — Othniel 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 is upon him, and he judgeth Israel, and goeth out to battle, and Jehovah giveth unto his hand Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram, and strong is his hand against Chushan-Rishathaim;
11 Og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve Aar, og Kenizziten Otniel døde.
and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,
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 add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengtheneth Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because that they have done the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;
13 Han fik Ammoniterne og Amalekiterne med sig, drog ud og slog Israel og tog Palmestaden.
and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;
14 Og Israeliterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten Aar.
and the sons of Israel serve 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 the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man — shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present to Eglon king of Moab;
16 lavede han sig et tveægget Sværd, en Gomed langt, og bandt det til sin højre Hofte under Kappen.
and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;
17 Derpaa afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab — Eglon var en meget fed Mand —
and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.
18 og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde baaret Skatten, paa Vej,
And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing 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.
and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which [are] at Gilgal, and saith, 'A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, 'Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by 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 hath come unto him, and he is sitting in the upper chamber of the wall which he hath for himself, and Ehud saith, 'A word of God I have unto thee;' and he riseth from off the 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 Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh 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 haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.
23 Saa gik Ehud bort gennem Søjlegangen, lukkede Døren til Stuen for ham og laasede den.
And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted [it];
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;
and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, 'He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.'
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 stay till confounded, and lo, he is not opening the doors of the upper chamber, and they take the key, and open, and lo, their lord is fallen to the earth — dead.
26 Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Se'ira.
And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped 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 it cometh to pass, in his coming in, that he bloweth with a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim, and go down with him do the sons of Israel 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 saith unto them, 'Pursue after me, for Jehovah hath given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand;' and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan towards Moab, and have not permitted 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 smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,
30 Saaledes blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve Aar.
and Moab is humbled in that day under the hand of Israel; and the land resteth eighty years.
31 Efter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats Søn. Han nedhuggede Filisterne, 600 Mand, med en Oksedriverstav; ogsaa han frelste Israel.
And after him hath been Shamgar son of Anath, and he smiteth the Philistines — six hundred men — with an ox-goad, and he saveth — he also — Israel.
