Judges 3
1 These are the nations which the Lord left, so that by them he might instruct Israel and all who had not known the wars of the Canaanites,
Now estas são as nações que Iavé deixou, para testar Israel por eles, mesmo que muitos não tivessem conhecido todas as guerras de Canaã;
2 so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle:
apenas para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel pudessem saber, para ensinar-lhes a guerra, pelo menos aqueles que nada sabiam dela antes:
3 the five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.
os cinco senhores dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os hivitas que viviam no Monte Líbano, desde o Monte Baal Hermon até a entrada de Hamath.
4 And he left them, so that by them he might test Israel, as to whether or not they would listen to the commandments of the Lord, which he instructed to their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Foram deixados por eles para testar Israel, para saber se ouviriam os mandamentos de Iavé, que ele ordenou a seus pais por Moisés.
5 And so, the sons of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Os filhos de Israel viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os perizeus, os hivitas, e os jebuseus.
6 And they took their daughters as wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.
Eles tomaram suas filhas para serem suas esposas, deram suas próprias filhas para seus filhos e serviram a seus deuses.
7 And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.
Os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé, e esqueceram Iavé seu Deus, e serviram os Baal e os Asheroth.
8 And the Lord, having become angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia, and they served him for eight years.
Portanto, a raiva de Iavé queimou contra Israel, e ele os vendeu na mão de Cushan Rishathaim, rei da Mesopotâmia; e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cushan Rishathaim oito anos.
9 And they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, and he freed them, namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb.
Quando os filhos de Israel gritaram a Javé, Javé criou um salvador para os filhos de Israel, que os salvou, até mesmo Otniel, o filho de Kenaz, o irmão mais novo de Calebe.
10 And the Spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Syria, and he overwhelmed him.
O Espírito de Javé veio sobre ele, e ele julgou Israel; e ele saiu para a guerra, e Javé entregou Cushan Rishathaim, rei da Mesopotâmia, em suas mãos. Sua mão prevaleceu contra Cushan Rishathaim.
11 And the land was quiet for forty years. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.
A terra teve descanso por quarenta anos, depois morreu Otniel, o filho de Kenaz.
12 Then the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord, who strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against them because they did evil in his sight.
Os filhos de Israel novamente fizeram o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé, e Iavé fortaleceu Eglon, o rei dos moabitas, contra Israel, porque tinham feito o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé.
13 And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and he possessed the City of Palms.
Ele reuniu os filhos de Amon e Amalek para si mesmo; e ele foi e atingiu Israel, e eles possuíam a cidade das palmeiras.
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.
As crianças de Israel serviram Eglon, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos.
15 And afterward, they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, called Ehud, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, who used either hand as well as the right hand. And the sons of Israel sent gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab, by him.
Mas quando os filhos de Israel gritaram a Javé, Javé levantou um salvador para eles: Ehud, o filho de Gera, o benjamita, um canhoto. Os filhos de Israel enviaram tributo por ele a Eglon, o rei dos moabitas.
16 And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.
Ehud fez para si uma espada que tinha duas pontas, um côvado de comprimento; e a usou debaixo de suas roupas na coxa direita.
17 And he offered the gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.
Ele ofereceu o tributo a Eglon, rei dos moabitas. Agora Eglon era um homem muito gordo.
18 And when he had presented the gifts to him, he followed out his companions, who had arrived with him.
Quando Ehud terminou de oferecer o tributo, ele mandou embora as pessoas que carregavam o tributo.
19 And then, returning from Gilgal where the idols were, he said to the king, “I have a secret word for you, O king.” And he ordered silence. And when all those who were around him had departed,
Mas ele mesmo se voltou dos ídolos de pedra que eram de Gilgal, e disse: “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, ó rei”. O rei disse: “Fique calado!” Todos os que estavam ao seu lado o deixaram.
20 Ehud entered to him. Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room. And he said, “I have a word from God to you.” And immediately he rose up from his throne.
Ehud veio até ele; e ele estava sentado sozinho na sala superior fria. Ehud disse: “Eu tenho uma mensagem de Deus para você”. Ele se levantou de seu assento.
21 And Ehud extended his left hand, and he took the dagger from his right thigh. And he thrust it into his abdomen
Ehud estendeu a mão esquerda, tirou a espada da coxa direita e a empurrou para dentro de seu corpo.
22 so strongly that the handle followed the blade into the wound, and was enclosed by the great amount of fat. Neither did he withdraw the sword. Instead, he left it in the body just as he had struck with it. And immediately, by the private parts of nature, the filth of the bowels went out.
O cabo também entrou após a lâmina; e a gordura fechou na lâmina, pois ele não tirou a espada de seu corpo; e ela saiu por trás.
23 Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room. And securing the bars,
Então Ehud saiu para o alpendre, fechou as portas da sala superior sobre ele e as trancou.
24 he departed by a back exit. And the servants of the king, entering, saw that the doors of the upper room were closed, and they said, “Perhaps he is emptying his bowels in the summer room.”
Depois que ele se foi, seus criados vieram e viram que as portas da sala superior estavam trancadas. Eles disseram: “Certamente ele está cobrindo seus pés na sala superior”.
25 And after waiting a long time, until they were embarrassed, and seeing that no one opened the door, they took the key, and opening it, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.
Eles esperaram até ficarem envergonhados; e eis que ele não abriu as portas do cenáculo. Portanto, pegaram a chave e as abriram, e eis que seu senhor havia caído morto no chão.
26 But Ehud, while they were in confusion, escaped and passed by the place of the idols, from which he had returned. And he arrived at Seirath.
Ehud escapou enquanto eles esperavam, passou além dos ídolos de pedra, e escapou para Seirah.
27 And immediately he sounded the trumpet on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel descended with him, he himself advancing at the front.
Quando ele chegou, tocou uma trombeta na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele da região montanhosa, e ele os conduziu.
28 And he said to them: “Follow me. For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.” And they descended after him, and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab. And they did not permit anyone to cross.
Ele lhes disse: “Sigam-me; pois Yahweh entregou em suas mãos os moabitas a seus inimigos”. Eles o seguiram e tomaram os vaus do Jordão contra os moabitas, e não permitiram que nenhum homem passasse por cima dele.
29 And so, they struck down the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and robust men. None of them were able to escape.
Eles atingiram naquela época cerca de dez mil homens de Moab, cada homem forte e cada homem de valor. Nenhum homem escapou.
30 And Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was quiet for eighty years.
Então Moab foi subjugado naquele dia sob a mão de Israel. Então a terra teve um descanso de oitenta anos.
31 After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare. And he also defended Israel.
Depois dele foi Shamgar, o filho de Anath, que atingiu seiscentos homens dos filisteus com um boi. Ele também salvou Israel.
