Judges 3
1 And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that had not known all the wars of Canaan;
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 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know war by learning it, at the least those who before had known nothing thereof:
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 five lord ships of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwell on mount Lebanon; from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering into 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 they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded 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 the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites: Hittites and Amorites and Perizzites and Hivites and Jebusites;
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 gave their daughters to their sons, and 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 the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
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 anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim 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 the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; and Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
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 Jehovah was upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah gave Chushan-rishathaim king of Syria into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
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 had rest forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
A terra teve descanso por quarenta anos, depois morreu Otniel, o filho de Kenaz.
12 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the sight of Jehovah.
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 gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
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 children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
As crianças de Israel serviram Eglon, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos.
15 And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. And by him the children of Israel sent a gift to Eglon king of Moab.
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 Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
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 brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.
Ele ofereceu o tributo a Eglon, rei dos moabitas. Agora Eglon era um homem muito gordo.
18 And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.
Quando Ehud terminou de oferecer o tributo, ele mandou embora as pessoas que carregavam o tributo.
19 But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! And all that stood by him went out from him.
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 And Ehud came to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. And he arose from the seat.
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 Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;
Ehud estendeu a mão esquerda, tirou a espada da coxa direita e a empurrou para dentro de seu corpo.
22 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 belly, and it came out between the legs.
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 And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.
Então Ehud saiu para o alpendre, fechou as portas da sala superior sobre ele e as trancou.
24 And when he was gone out, the servants of the [king] came and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the summer chamber.
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 they waited till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper-chamber, and they took the key, and opened [them], and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth.
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 And Ehud had escaped while they lingered, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirah.
Ehud escapou enquanto eles esperavam, passou além dos ídolos de pedra, e escapou para Seirah.
27 And it came to pass when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
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 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 toward Moab, and suffered no one to pass over.
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 they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.
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 subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
Então Moab foi subjugado naquele dia sob a mão de Israel. Então a terra teve um descanso de oitenta anos.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath; and he smote the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad. And he also delivered Israel.
Depois dele foi Shamgar, o filho de Anath, que atingiu seiscentos homens dos filisteus com um boi. Ele também salvou Israel.
