Judges 3
1 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,
Untuk menguji orang-orang Israel yang tidak pernah mengalami peperangan di Kanaan, TUHAN membiarkan beberapa bangsa tinggal di negeri itu.
2 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):
TUHAN melakukan itu hanya dengan maksud mengajar setiap generasi Israel berperang, khususnya mereka yang tidak pernah ikut bertempur.
3 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.
Bangsa-bangsa yang masih tinggal di negeri itu ialah: bangsa yang diam di dalam kelima kota Filistin, semua bangsa Kanaan, bangsa Sidon, dan bangsa Hewi yang tinggal di pegunungan Libanon, mulai dari Gunung Baal-Hermon sampai ke jalan yang menuju Hamat.
4 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.
Mereka berada di sana untuk menjadi batu ujian bagi bangsa Israel. Dengan demikian dapatlah diketahui apakah bangsa Israel menuruti perintah-perintah yang telah diberikan TUHAN kepada nenek moyang mereka melalui Musa.
5 And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Itulah sebabnya orang-orang Kanaan, Het, Amori, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus tetap tinggal di negeri itu bersama-sama dengan umat Israel.
6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
Umat Israel kawin campur dengan bangsa-bangsa itu, dan turut menyembah dewa-dewa mereka.
7 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.
Umat Israel berdosa kepada TUHAN, Allah mereka. Mereka lupa kepada-Nya sehingga mereka beribadat kepada berhala-berhala Baal dan Asyera.
8 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.
Maka TUHAN marah kepada umat Israel, dan membiarkan mereka dikalahkan oleh Raja Kusyan-Risyataim dari Mesopotamia. Delapan tahun lamanya raja itu menguasai mereka.
9 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.
Kemudian umat Israel berseru minta tolong kepada TUHAN, lalu TUHAN memberikan Otniel untuk membebaskan mereka. (Otniel adalah anak dari Kenas, adik Kaleb.)
10 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.
Roh TUHAN menguasai Otniel sehingga ia menjadi pemimpin umat Israel. Ia pergi berperang, lalu TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepadanya atas raja Mesopotamia.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Maka tentramlah negeri itu empat puluh tahun lamanya. Kemudian meninggallah Otniel.
12 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.
Umat Israel berdosa lagi kepada TUHAN, sehingga TUHAN membuat Eglon, raja Moab, menjadi lebih kuat dari Israel.
13 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.
Raja Eglon bergabung dengan bangsa Amon dan Amalek, lalu mengalahkan orang Israel, kemudian merebut Yerikho, kota kurma itu.
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Delapan belas tahun lamanya umat Israel dijajah oleh Eglon.
15 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.
Tetapi ketika umat Israel berseru minta tolong kepada TUHAN, Ia memberikan Ehud untuk membebaskan mereka. Ehud seorang yang kidal; ia anak Gera dari suku Benyamin, dan ialah yang biasanya mengantarkan kepada Raja Eglon upeti yang harus dibayar oleh umat Israel.
16 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.
Pada suatu hari Ehud membuat sebilah pedang bermata dua yang panjangnya hampir setengah meter. Ia menyandangkan pedang itu pada pinggangnya sebelah kanan di dalam bajunya,
17 And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
lalu pergi menyerahkan upeti dari umat Israel kepada Raja Eglon. Raja itu sangat gemuk.
18 And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the men who bore the tribute.
Setelah menyerahkan upeti itu, Ehud menyuruh orang-orang yang memikul uang emas itu pulang.
19 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.
Tetapi Ehud sendiri berhenti ketika sampai di batu-batu berukir dekat Gilgal, lalu kembali kepada Eglon. Pada waktu itu Eglon berada di kamar yang sejuk di tingkat atas istananya. Kata Ehud kepada Eglon, "Paduka Yang Mulia! Hamba membawa berita rahasia untuk Tuanku." Maka raja berkata, "Tunggu dulu," lalu ia memerintahkan semua hambanya supaya keluar dan meninggalkan dia dan Ehud sendirian. Kemudian, Ehud mendekati raja yang sedang duduk, lalu berkata, "Ada berita dari Allah untuk Tuanku!" Mendengar itu, raja berdiri.
20 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 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
Langsung Ehud mencabut pedangnya dengan tangan kirinya dari pinggangnya sebelah kanan, lalu menikamkannya dalam-dalam ke perut raja. Seluruh mata pedang itu sampai ke gagangnya pun masuk ke dalam lemak-lemak di perut raja itu, sampai tembus ke belakang. Ehud membiarkan pedang itu di situ,
22 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 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
lalu keluar serta menutup dan mengunci pintu kamar tersebut,
24 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.
kemudian pergi. Ketika para hamba raja datang dan menemukan pintu-pintu kamar itu terkunci, mereka menyangka raja masih berada di dalam dan sedang ke belakang.
25 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.
Setelah menunggu cukup lama dan raja tidak juga membuka pintu, mereka kebingungan lalu mengambil kunci dan membuka pintu itu. Ternyata raja mereka tergeletak mati di lantai.
26 And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
Sementara mereka masih menunggu-nunggu, Ehud sudah melarikan diri ke Seira lewat batu-batu berukir.
27 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.
Segera setelah tiba di daerah pegunungan Efraim, ia meniup trompet untuk memanggil orang Israel bertempur. Mereka datang lalu ia memimpin mereka turun dari daerah pegunungan itu.
28 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.
"Ikut saya," katanya kepada mereka, "TUHAN telah mengalahkan orang-orang Moab, musuhmu itu untuk kalian." Maka di bawah pimpinan Ehud, turunlah orang-orang Israel itu dari pegunungan. Mereka merebut tempat penyeberangan orang Moab di Sungai Yordan. Tidak seorang pun dari musuh itu dibiarkan menyeberang dengan selamat.
29 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.
Dalam pertempuran itu mereka membunuh kira-kira 10.000 prajurit Moab yang terbaik; tidak ada yang lolos.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
Hari itu Moab kalah terhadap Israel, maka tentramlah negeri itu delapan puluh tahun lamanya.
31 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.
Pemimpin yang berikut ialah Samgar anak Anat. Ia pun berjuang dan membebaskan orang Israel. Dengan tongkat penggiring lembu, ia membunuh 600 orang Filistin.
