Judges 3
1 Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to prove by them the Israelites, namely, all those who had not experienced all the wars of Canaan;
No skal me nemna dei folki som Herren let vera att til å røyna Israel med - dei Israels-mennerne som ikkje hadde vore med i nokon av Kana’ans-krigarne -
2 Only in order that the future generations of the children of Israel might obtain knowledge, to teach them war; but only such as before had learned nothing thereof;
berre av di han vilde dei komande Israels-ætter skulde få vit på å strida, og vilde læra deim det, deim som ikkje kunde det fyrr.
3 Namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt on mount Lebanon, from mount Ba'al-chermon unto the entrance of Chamath.
Det var dei fem filistarfyrstarne og alle kananitarne og sidonarane og hevitarne som budde på Libanonfjelli, frå Ba’al-Hermonfjellet til Hamatvegen.
4 And they were left to prove by them the Israelites, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Deim var det Israel skulde røynast med, so det kunde syna seg um dei vilde lyda Herrens bod, som Moses hadde kunngjort federne deira.
5 And the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Emorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites;
So budde no Israels-sønerne midt ibland kananitarne og hetitarne og amoritarne og perizitarne og hevitarne og jebusitarne;
6 And they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.
dei tok døtterne deira til konor og gav døtterne sine til sønerne deira, og dyrka gudarne deira.
7 And the children of Israel did [thus] the evil in the eyes of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served the Be'alim and the groves.
Israels-sønerne gjorde det som var Herren imot; dei gløymde Herren, sin Gud, og dyrka Ba’als- og Astarte-bilæti.
8 Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rish'athayim the king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-rish'athayim eight years.
Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israels-sønerne; han slepte deim i henderne på Kusan-Risatajim, kongen i Aram-Naharajim, og Israel laut tena Kusan-Risatajim i åtte år.
9 And the children of Israel cried then unto the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, namely, 'Othniel the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb.
Då ropa Israels-sønerne til Herren, og Herren let ein hjelparmann standa fram hjå deim og hjelpa deim; det var Otniel, son åt Kenaz, Kalebs yngre bror.
10 And the spirit of the Lord came over him, and he judged Israel, and went out to battle: and the Lord delivered Cushan-rish'athayim the king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-rish'athayim.
Herrens Ande kom yver honom, og han tok styringi i Israel. So drog han ut i striden, og Herren gav Kusan-Risatajim, Aram-kongen, i henderne hans; han vann yver Kusan-Risatajim,
11 And the land had rest forty years; and then died 'Othniel the son of Kenaz.
og sidan hadde landet fred i fyrti år. So døydde Otniel, son åt Kenaz.
12 And the children of Israel did again the evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord strengthened 'Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done the evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Men Israels-sønerne gjorde på nytt det som var Herren imot, og Herren gav Eglon, Moabs-kongen, magt yver deim, for di dei gjorde det som var Herren imot.
13 And he gathered unto him the children of 'Ammon and 'Amalek, and they went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.
Eglon fekk med seg Ammons-sønerne og amalekitarne; so drog han ut, og slo Israel, og dei tok Palmestaden.
14 And the children of Israel served 'Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Israels-sønerne laut tena Eglon, Moabs-kongen, i attan år.
15 But the children of Israel cried then unto the Lord; and the Lord raised up unto them a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera a Benjamite, a man who was lamed in his right hand; and the children of Israel sent by him a present unto 'Eglon the king of Moab.
Då ropa dei til Herren, og Herren sende dei ein hjelpar, Ehud Gerason av Benjamins-ætti, ein keivhendt mann. Israels-sønerne sende Ehud med gåvor til Eglon, kongen i Moab.
16 But Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his garments upon his right thigh.
Då gjorde han seg eit sverd som var tvieggja og ei aln langt, og spente det på seg under klædi sine, på høgre sida;
17 And he brought the present near unto 'Eglon the king of Moab; now 'Eglon was a very fat man.
so førde han gåvorne fram til Eglon, Moabs-kongen. Eglon var ein ovtjukk mann.
18 And it came to pass when he had made an end to offer the present, that he sent away the people who had borne the present.
Då Ehud hadde greidt frå seg gåvorne, let han folki som hadde bore deim fara heim att;
19 But he himself returned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O King. And he said, Keep silence. And thereupon went out from his presence all that stood by him.
men sjølv snudde han um ved gudebilæti som stod innmed Gilgal, og for attende og sagde: «Eg hev eit løyndarbod til deg, konge!» «Hyss, » sagde kongen: Då gjekk dei ut alle deim som stod kringom honom.
20 And Ehud came in unto him; and he was sitting in the summer upper chamber, which was for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a word of God unto thee. And he arose out of his chair.
Som han no sat åleine i den svale høgstova si, gjekk Ehud fram for honom og sagde: «Eg hev eit bod til deg frå Gud!» Då reiste han seg av stolen.
21 And Ehud stretched forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
Og Ehud rette ut vinstre handi, og greip sverdet han bar ved høgre sida, og rende det i livet på honom,
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 body, and it passed into the fundament.
so handtaket for med inn etter bladet; og feittet gjekk i hop att kring bladet; for han drog ikkje sverdet ut att or livet hans. So gjekk han ut i svali.
23 And Ehud went forth into the ante-room, and shut the doors of the upper chamber after him, and locked them.
Då Ehud var komen ut i svalgangen, let han høgelofts-døri att etter seg, og stengde henne vel,
24 He was just gone out, when his servants came; and they saw, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in the summer chamber.
og so gjekk han sin veg. Straks etter kom tenarane, men då dei såg at døri var læst, sagde dei: «Han er visst for seg sjølv i svalkammerset!»
25 And they tarried till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; wherefore they took the key and opened them: and, behold, their lord was lying dead on the floor.
Dei venta til dei var reint leide av seg; men han let ikkje upp døri til høgeloftet. So tok dei lykelen, og let upp; då fekk dei sjå at herren deira låg livlaus på golvet.
26 And Ehud had escaped while they were tarrying, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Se'irah.
Medan dei tøvra, slapp Ehud undan, og for framum gudebilæti, og nådde Se’ira.
27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew the cornet on the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountain, and he before them.
Då han kom til Efraimsheidi, bles han i luren; då for Israels-sønerne med han ned av heidi, og han gjekk fyre.
28 And he said unto them, Pursue after me; for the Lord hath delivered your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand. And they went down after him, and seized on the fords of the Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
«Skunda dykk etter meg!» sagde han: «For Herren hev gjeve fiendarne, moabitarne, i henderne dykkar.» So fylgde dei honom ned til Jordan, og stengde vadi for moabitarne, og let ingen sleppa yver.
29 And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.
Den gongen felte dei ikring ti tusund moabitar, som alle var sterke og djerve menner; ikkje ein kom seg undan.
30 And Moab was humbled that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
Moab laut den dagen bøygja seg under Israels velde, og sidan hadde landet fred i åtteti år.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of 'Anath, who smote of the philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also delivered Israel.
Etter Ehud kom Samgar, son åt Anat. Han felte seks hundrad mann av filistarane, med piggstaven som han dreiv uksarne med; han og berga Israel.
