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,
Ndị a bụ aha mba dị iche iche Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ nʼala ahụ iji nwapụta ndị Izrel ahụ niile na-esoghị mgbe e buru agha nʼime ala Kenan.
2 if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
O mere nke a naanị ka ọ kuziere ọgbọ niile ndị Izrel ibu agha, bụ ndị ahụ na-amabeghị ihe agha bụ nʼoge gara aga.
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.
Ndịisi ise nke ndị Filistia, na ndị Kenan niile, ndị Saịdọn na ndị Hiv, ndị bi nʼelu ugwu Lebanọn, site nʼugwu Baal-Hemon ruo na mbata obodo 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.
A ga-esite na ndị a nwapụta okwukwe ụmụ Izrel ma ịmata ma ha ga-edebe iwu Onyenwe anyị sitere nʼọnụ Mosis nye nna nna ha ochie.
5 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Nʼihi nke a, ụmụ Izrel biri nʼetiti ndị Kenan, ndị Het, ndị Hiv, ndị Periz, ndị Amọrait, na ndị Jebus.
6 And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Ha lụtaara onwe ha ụmụ ha ndị inyom na nwunye, werekwa ụmụ ha ndị inyom nye ụmụ ha ndị ikom, feekwa chi ha niile ofufe.
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.
Ụmụ Izrel mere ihe jọrọ njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị. Ha chefuru Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha, malite ife chi Baal, na Ashera ofufe.
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.
Nʼihi ya, iwe ọkụ Onyenwe anyị kpaliri megide ụmụ Izrel. Ọ raara ha nye nʼaka eze Kushan Rishataim, eze Aram Naharaim, onye ndị Izrel nọrọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ya afọ asatọ.
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.
Ma mgbe ụmụ Izrel kpọkuru Onyenwe anyị, o mere ka Otniel, nwa Kenaz, bilie nʼetiti ha. Otniel bụ nwa nwanne Kaleb nke nta. Ọ bụkwa ya napụtara ụmụ Izrel site nʼaka ndị iro ha.
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.
Mmụọ Onyenwe anyị bịakwasịrị ya, nke mere ka ọ bụrụ onye ikpe ndị Izrel, ọ pụrụ ibu agha. Onyenwe anyị nyefere Kushan Rishataim bụ eze ndị Aram nʼaka Otniel, onye ike ya karịrị nke ya.
11 So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Sitekwa nʼoge ahụ gaa nʼihu, udo dịịrị nʼala niile iri afọ anọ, mgbe Otniel na-ekpe Izrel ikpe. Nʼikpeazụ, Otniel, nwa Kenaz nwụrụ.
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.
Ụmụ Izrel bidoro ime ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị. Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị nyefere ha nʼaka Eglọn, eze Moab.
13 After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
Ọ kpọtara ndị Amọn na ndị Amalek ka ha dịnyere ya. Eglọn bịara buso ndị Izrel agha, nweta obodo Nkwụ, ya abụrụzia nke ha.
14 The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
Afọ iri na asatọ site nʼoge ahụ ka ụmụ Izrel nọrọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị Eglọn, eze Moab.
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.
Ma mgbe ụmụ Izrel tikuru Onyenwe anyị banyere ọnọdụ ọjọọ ha, o zitere ha onye nzọpụta. Aha nwoke ahụ bụ Ehud, nwa Gera, onye sitere nʼagbụrụ Benjamin. Ọ bụ onye na-eme aka ekpe. Ya onwe ya bụkwa onye na-ebugara Eglọn, eze Moab, ego ụtụ niile ụmụ Izrel na-atụ kwa afọ.
16 Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
Tupu ọ malite ije ya, o buru ụzọ kwadebere onwe ya mma agha nwere ihu abụọ na nzuzo. Ogologo mma ahụ ga-eru ihe dịka site nʼọnụ mkpịsịaka ruo nʼisi mbụ aka. Ehud kekwasịrị mma ahụ nʼapata ụkwụ aka nri ya, yikwasị ya uwe mwụda ya.
17 and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
O bunyere Eglọn, eze Moab ego ụtụ ahụ. Eglọn bụ nwoke buru oke ibu.
18 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
Mgbe Ehud nyesịrị eze Eglọn ego ụtụ ahụ o ji bịa, o zilagara ndị butere ego ahụ.
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.
Mgbe ọ bịaruru nso nʼobodo Gilgal, ebe arụsị dị iche iche a pịrị apị dị, ọ laghachiri azụ jekwuru eze Eglọn sị ya, “Enwere m ozi m ga-ezi gị, ma ọ ga-abụ na nzuzo.” Mgbe ahụ, eze zipụrụ ndị so ya nọdụ, ka ya na Ehud naanị nwee ike ịnọ kparịa ụka ha na nzuzo.
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 bịakwutere ya mgbe ọ nọ naanị ya nʼọnụụlọ dị nʼime nʼelu ụlọeze ya, sị, “Enwere m ozi Chineke sị m zie gị.” Dịka eze ahụ si nʼoche ya bilite ọtọ,
21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
Ehud tinyere aka ekpe ya nʼime uwe ya, mịpụta mma ahụ nwere ihu abụọ nke o kegidere nʼapata ụkwụ aka nri ya. O weere ya mapuo eze Eglọn afọ.
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.
Ọ bụladị isi mma ahụ sooro ihu mma ahụ mibanye nʼime afọ ukwu eze Eglọn. Ọnụ mma ahụ pụtakwara nʼazụ eze ahụ. Ehud amịpụtaghị mma ahụ, kama abụba dị nʼafọ eze ahụ kpuchiri ya.
23 Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
Ya mere, Ehud pụrụ nʼezi, mechibido ya ọnụ ụzọ niile e si abanye nʼọnụụlọ elu ahụ, kpọchie ha.
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.
Mgbe ọ pụchara, ndị na-ejere eze ozi bịara chọọ ịbanye nʼụlọ ahụ. Ma mgbe ha hụrụ na a kpọchiri ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ahụ akpọchi, ha kwuru nʼonwe ha sị, “Ọ ga-abụ na ọ na-anyụ nsị nʼụlọ mposi.”
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.
Ma mgbe oge dị anya gasịrị ma eze apụtaghị, ha enweghị ike ijide onwe ha ọzọ. Ha weere ọtụghe ụzọ tụghee ọnụ ụzọ ahụ, hụ ebe eze ha tọgbọrọ nʼala, nwụọ.
26 Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
Mgbe ahụ ha nọ na-eche, Ehud gbapụrụ. O sitere nʼebe ahụ arụsị ndị ahụ a pịrị apị dị gbafee, gbaga Seira.
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.
Mgbe o ruru nʼebe ahụ, ọ fụrụ opi ike nʼala ugwu ugwu Ifrem, ndị Izrel sooro ya site nʼugwu ahụ rịda, ya onwe ya na-edu ha.
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.
Ọ sịrị ha, “Soronụ m nʼazụ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị enyela ndị Moab ndị iro unu nʼaka unu.” Ya mere, ha sooro ya gbadaa, gaa nọchie ụzọ niile ndị Moab nwere ike isi gafee osimiri Jọdan. Ha ekwekwaghị ka onye Moab ọbụla si nʼebe ahụ gafee.
29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, ha gburu puku ndị agha Moab iri, ha niile siri ike bụrụkwa dimkpa. O nweghị otu onye gbapụrụ.
30 So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, e mere ka Moab nọdụ nʼokpuru ndị Izrel. Ala ahụ nwere ozuzu ike na udo, iri afọ asatọ.
31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Mgbe Ehud chịsịrị, Shamga, nwa Anat rịgotara ịchị. O tigburu narị ndị Filistia isii. Ọ bụ ndụdụ e ji achị ehi ka o ji tigbuo ha. Ya onwe ya kwa, zọpụtara ndị Izrel.
