Judges 3
1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Inilah bangsa-bangsa yang dibiarkan TUHAN tinggal untuk mencobai orang Israel itu dengan perantaraan mereka, yakni semua orang Israel yang tidak mengenal perang Kanaan.
2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
--Maksudnya hanyalah, supaya keturunan-keturunan orang Israel yang tidak mengenal perang yang sudah-sudah, dilatih berperang oleh TUHAN.
3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelled in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon to the entering in of Hamath.
Yang tinggal ialah kelima raja kota orang Filistin dan semua orang Kanaan, orang Sidon dan orang Hewi, yang mendiami pegunungan Libanon, dari gunung Baal-Hermon sampai ke jalan yang menuju ke Hamat.
4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Mereka itu ada di sana, supaya Ia mencobai orang Israel dengan perantaraan mereka untuk mengetahui, apakah mereka mendengarkan perintah yang diberikan TUHAN kepada nenek moyang mereka dengan perantaraan Musa.
5 And the children of Israel dwelled among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
Demikianlah orang Israel itu diam di tengah-tengah orang Kanaan, orang Het, orang Amori, orang Feris, orang Hewi dan orang Yebus.
6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Mereka mengambil anak-anak perempuan, orang-orang itu menjadi isteri mereka dan memberikan anak-anak perempuan mereka kepada anak-anak lelaki orang-orang itu, serta beribadah kepada allah orang-orang itu.
7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Orang Israel melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN, mereka melupakan TUHAN, Allah mereka, dan beribadah kepada para Baal dan para Asyera.
8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
Lalu bangkitlah murka TUHAN terhadap orang Israel, sehingga Ia menjual mereka kepada Kusyan-Risyataim, raja Aram-Mesopotamia dan orang Israel menjadi takluk kepada Kusyan-Risyataim delapan tahun lamanya.
9 And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
Lalu berserulah orang Israel kepada TUHAN, maka TUHAN membangkitkan seorang penyelamat bagi orang Israel, yakni Otniel, anak Kenas adik Kaleb.
10 And the Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
Roh TUHAN menghinggapi dia dan ia menghakimi orang Israel. Ia maju berperang, lalu TUHAN menyerahkan Kusyan-Risyataim, raja Aram, ke dalam tangannya, sehingga ia mengalahkan Kusyan-Risyataim.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Lalu amanlah negeri itu empat puluh tahun lamanya. Kemudian matilah Otniel anak Kenas.
12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Tetapi orang Israel melakukan pula apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN; lalu Eglon, raja Moab, diberi TUHAN kuasa atas orang Israel, oleh sebab mereka telah melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN.
13 And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Raja ini mengajak bani Amon dan bani Amalek menjadi sekutunya. Lalu majulah ia dan memukul orang Israel kalah. Kota pohon korma diduduki mereka.
14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Delapan belas tahun lamanya orang Israel menjadi takluk kepada Eglon, raja Moab.
15 But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon the king of Moab.
Lalu orang Israel berseru kepada TUHAN, maka TUHAN membangkitkan bagi mereka seorang penyelamat yakni Ehud, anak Gera, orang Benyamin, seorang yang kidal. Dengan perantaraannya orang Israel biasa mengirimkan upeti kepada Eglon, raja Moab.
16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment on his right thigh.
Dan Ehud membuat pedang yang bermata dua, yang panjangnya hampir sehasta, disandangnyalah itu di bawah pakaiannya, pada pangkal paha kanannya.
17 And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
Kemudian ia menyampaikan upeti kepada Eglon, raja Moab. Adapun Eglon itu seorang yang sangat gendut.
18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.
Setelah Ehud selesai menyampaikan upeti itu, disuruhnya pembawa-pembawa upeti itu pulang,
19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
tetapi ia sendiri berhenti pada batu-batu berpahat yang di dekat Gilgal, dan kembali menghadap raja. Berkatalah ia: "Ada pesan rahasia yang kubawa untuk tuanku, ya raja." Kata Eglon: "Diamlah dahulu!" Maka semua orang yang berdiri di depannya itu pergi ke luar.
20 And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. And he arose out of his seat.
Lalu Ehud masuk mendapatkan dia, sedang ia duduk sendirian di kamar atas di rumah peranginannya. Berkatalah Ehud: "Ada firman Allah yang kubawa untuk tuanku." Lalu bangunlah ia berdiri dari tempat duduknya.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Kemudian Ehud mengulurkan tangan kirinya, dihunusnya pedang itu dari pangkal paha kanannya dan ditikamkannya ke perut raja,
22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
sehingga hulunya beserta mata pedang itu masuk. Lemak menutupi mata pedang itu, sebab pedang itu tidak dicabutnya dari perut raja. Lalu keluarlah ia melalui pintu belakang.
23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor on him, and locked them.
Demikianlah Ehud sampai ke serambi; pintu kamar atas itu ditutup dan dikuncinya setelah ia keluar.
24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber.
Baru saja ia keluar, datanglah hamba-hamba raja melihat, tetapi pintu kamar atas itu terkunci. Lalu berkatalah mereka: "Tentulah ia membuang air di kamar rumah peranginan itu."
25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Lalu mereka menunggu-nunggu sampai menjadi bingung, tetapi raja tidak membuka pintu kamar atas itu. Kemudian mereka mengambil kunci, membuka pintu, maka tampaklah tuan mereka mati tergeletak di lantai.
26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.
Sedang mereka berlambat-lambat, Ehud meloloskan diri; ia lewat dari batu-batu berpahat dan meloloskan diri ke arah Seira.
27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
Setelah ia sampai ke sana, ditiupnyalah sangkakala di pegunungan Efraim, lalu turunlah orang Israel bersama-sama dengan dia dari pegunungan itu, dan ia sendiri di depan.
28 And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
Berkatalah ia kepada mereka: "Ikutlah aku, sebab TUHAN telah menyerahkan musuhmu, orang-orang Moab itu, ke dalam tanganmu." Maka turunlah mereka mengikuti dia, lalu mereka merebut tempat penyeberangan sungai Yordan ke Moab dan tidak seorangpun dibiarkan mereka menyeberang.
29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.
Pada waktu itu mereka menewaskan kira-kira sepuluh ribu orang dari Moab, semuanya orang yang tegap dan tangkas, seorangpun tidak ada yang lolos.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
Demikianlah pada hari itu Moab ditundukkan oleh Israel, maka amanlah tanah itu, delapan puluh tahun lamanya.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
Sesudah dia, bangkitlah Samgar bin Anat; ia menewaskan orang Filistin dengan tongkat penghalau lembu, enam ratus orang banyaknya. Demikianlah ia juga menyelamatkan orang Israel.
