Judges 3
1 These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
Ovo su narodi koje je Jahve pustio da ostanu kako bi njima iskušavao sinove Izraelove, sve one koji ne iskusiše ratova kanaanskih.
2 if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
Bijaše to samo na korist pokoljenjima sinova Izraelovih da nauče vještinu ratovanja - barem oni koji nisu iskusili prijašnjih ratova:
3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
ostade pet knezova filistejskih i svi Kanaanci, Sidonci i Hivijci koji su živjeli na gori Libanonu od gore Baal-Hermona do ulaza u Hamat.
4 These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
Oni su poslužili da se iskuša Izrael: da bi se vidjelo hoće li se držati zapovijedi što ih je Jahve preko Mojsija dao njihovim ocima.
5 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Tako su Izraelci prebivali usred Kanaanaca, Hetita, Amorejaca, Perižana, Hivijaca i Jebusejaca;
6 And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
ženili se njihovim kćerima i davali svoje kćeri njihovim sinovima i služili njihovim bogovima.
7 So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
I činili su Izraelci ono što Jahvi nije bilo po volji. Zaboravili su Jahvu, svoga Boga, da bi služili baalima i aštartama.
8 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
Tada Jahve planu gnjevom na Izraela i dade ih u ruke Kušanu Rišatajimu, kralju edomskom; i služiše Kušanu Rišatajimu osam godina.
9 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
Tad Izraelci zavapiše Jahvi i Jahve im podiže izbavitelja, Otniela, sina Kenaza, mlađega brata Kalebova, da ih oslobodi.
10 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
Duh Jahvin siđe na nj i on posta sucem Izraelu. I povede Izraela u boj. Jahve mu preda u ruke Kušana Rišatajima, kralja edomskog, i on pobijedi Kušana Rišatajima.
11 So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Zemlja je otad bila u miru četrdeset godina. Poslije smrti Otniela, sina Kenazova,
12 Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Izraelci su počeli opet činiti što je zlo u očima Jahvinim. Zato Jahve dade Eglonu, kralju moapskom, moć nad Izraelom, jer su činili što je zlo pred Jahvom.
13 After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
Eglon se ujedini sa sinovima Amonovim i Amalekovim, pođe na Izraela, potuče ga i osvoji Palmov grad.
14 The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
Izraelci su služili moapskom kralju Eglonu osamnaest godina.
15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Tada Izraelci zavapiše Jahvi i Jahve im podiže izbavitelja - Ehuda, sina Gere iz Benjaminova plemena, čovjeka koji bijaše ljevak. I poslaše ga Izraelci da im odnese danak Eglonu, kralju moapskom.
16 Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
A Ehud načini sebi bodež sa dvije oštrice, lakat dug, i pripasa ga pod haljine uz desno bedro.
17 and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
I odnese danak Eglonu, kralju moapskom. Eglon bijaše vrlo debeo.
18 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
Predavši danak, Ehud ode s ljudima koji bijahu donijeli danak.
19 But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
Ali kada je došao do idola u blizini Gilgala, vrati se i reče: “Imam ti, kralju, reći jednu tajnu!” Kralj mu odvrati: “Tiho!” I svi koji su uza nj bili izađu.
20 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
Ehud uđe. Kralj je sjedio u hladovitoj gornjoj sobi; bio je sam. Ehud mu reče: “Imam, kralju, za tebe riječ od Boga!” On odmah usta s prijestolja.
21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
Tad Ehud lijevom rukom trgnu bodež s desnog bedra i satjera mu ga u trbuh.
22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
Za oštricom uđe sav držak i salo se sklopi za oštricom, jer Ehud nije mogao izvući oštricu iz trbuha. Nečist je izlazila odande.
23 Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
Ehud je otišao kroz trijem; za sobom je zatvorio vrata gornje sobe i zaključao ih.
24 After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
Kada je on otišao, vrate se sluge da pogledaju. Kako vrata gornje sobe bijahu zaključana, rekoše: “Bit će da je otišao na stranu, u klijet do hladovite sobe.”
25 So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
Čekali su ga dugo, u nedoumici, jer on nije otvarao vrata gornje sobe. Naposljetku uzeše ključ i otvoriše: gospodar im ležao na tlu, mrtav.
26 Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
Dok su oni čekali, Ehud je pobjegao, prošao već idole i sklonio se u Seiru.
27 On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
Čim dođe u zemlju Izraelovu, zasvira u rog na Efrajimovoj gori; i siđoše Izraelci s njim s gore, a on im stajaše na čelu.
28 “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
I reče im: “Pođite za mnom! Jahve vam je u ruke predao Moapce, vaše neprijatelje.” Oni krenuše za njim, zatvoriše Moapcima put preko gazova Jordana i ne dadoše nikome prijeko.
29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
Pobili su u to vrijeme oko deset tisuća Moabaca, sve kršnih i hrabrih ljudi, i nijedan im nije umakao.
30 So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
Toga su dana Moapci potpali pod ruku Izraelovu i zemlja bijaše mirna osamdeset godina.
31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Poslije njega bijaše Šamgar, sin Anatov. On je pobio šest stotina Filistejaca ostanom volujskim. Tako je i on spasio Izraela.
