Dommer 3

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

Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to prove by them the Israelites, namely, all those who had not experienced all the wars of Canaan;

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

Only in order that the future generations of the children of Israel might obtain knowledge, to teach them war; but only such as before had learned 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, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt on mount Lebanon, from mount Ba'al-chermon unto the entrance of Chamath.

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

And they were left to prove by them the Israelites, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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

And the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Emorites, 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 themselves for wives, and their daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.

7 Israelitterne 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 [thus] the evil in the eyes of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served the Be'alim and the groves.

8 Da blussede HERRENs Vrede op imod Israel, og han gav dem til Pris for Kong Kusjan-Risjatajim af Aram Naharajim, og Israelitterne stod under Kusjan Risjatajim i otte År.

Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rish'athayim the king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-rish'athayim eight years.

9 Da råbte Israelitterne til HERREN, og HERREN lod en Befrier fremstå iblandt Israelitterne, og han frelste dem, nemlig Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder.

And the children of Israel cried then unto the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, namely, 'Othniel the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb.

10 HERRENs Ånd kom over ham, og han blev Dommer i Israel; han drog ud til Kamp, og HERREN gav Kong Kusjan Risjatajim af Aram i hans Hånd, så han fik Overtaget over ham.

And the spirit of the Lord came over him, and he judged Israel, and went out to battle: and the Lord delivered Cushan-rish'athayim the king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-rish'athayim.

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

And the land had rest forty years; and then died 'Othniel the son of Kenaz.

12 Men Israelitterne 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 again the evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord strengthened 'Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done the evil in the eyes 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 they went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.

14 Og Israelitterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten År.

And the children of Israel served 'Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Men da Israelitterne råbte til HERREN, lod HERREN en Befrier fremstå iblandt dem, Benjaminiten Ehud, Geras Søn, som var kejthåndet. Da Israelitterne engang sendte Ehud til Kong Eglon af Moab med Skat,

But the children of Israel cried then unto the Lord; and the Lord raised up unto them a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera a Benjamite, a man who was lamed in his right hand; and the children of Israel sent by him 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 himself a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his garments upon his right thigh.

17 Derpå afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab Eglon var en meget fed Mand

And he brought the present near unto 'Eglon the king of Moab; now 'Eglon was a very fat man.

18 og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde båret Skatten, på Vej,

And it came to pass when he had made an end to offer the present, that he sent away the people who had borne 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 gået ud.

But he himself returned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O King. And he said, Keep silence. And thereupon went out from his presence all that stood by him.

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

And Ehud came in unto him; and he was sitting in the summer upper chamber, which was for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a word of God unto thee. And he arose out of his chair.

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

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

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

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 body, and it passed into the fundament.

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

And Ehud went forth into the ante-room, and shut the doors of the upper chamber after him, and locked them.

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

He was just gone out, when his servants came; and they saw, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in the summer chamber.

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

And they tarried till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; wherefore they took the key and opened them: and, behold, their lord was lying dead on the floor.

26 Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Seira.

And Ehud had escaped while they were tarrying, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Se'irah.

27 Så snart han derpå nåede Efraims Bjerge, lod han støde i Hornet; og Israelitterne fulgte ham ned fra Bjergene, idet han gik i Spidsen for dem.

And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew the cornet on the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountain, and he before them.

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

And he said unto them, Pursue after me; for the Lord hath delivered your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand. And they went down after him, and seized on the fords of the Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29 Ved den Lejlighed nedhuggede de omtrent 10000 Moabiter, lutter stærke og dygtige Mænd, ikke een undslap.

And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.

30 Således blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve År.

And Moab was humbled 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; også han frelste Israel.

And after him was Shamgar the son of 'Anath, who smote of the philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also delivered Israel.