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;
Dette er de folk som Herren lot bli for ved dem å prøve Israel, alle de israelitter som ikke selv hadde vært med i nogen av Kana'anskrigene,
2 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
bare forat de kommende slekter i Israel skulde få kjennskap til krig og bli oplært deri, alle de som ikke før hadde vært med:
3 namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
Filistrenes fem fyrster og alle kana'anittene og sidonierne og hevittene, som bodde på Libanon-fjellene, fra Ba'al-Hermon-fjellet til der hvor veien går til Hamat.
4 They were left, 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.
Ved dem var det Israel skulde prøves, så det kunde kjennes om de vilde lyde Herrens bud, som han hadde gitt deres fedre ved Moses.
5 The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Men da Israels barn nu bodde midt iblandt kana'anittene, hetittene og amorittene og ferisittene og hevittene og jebusittene,
6 and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
tok de deres døtre til hustruer og gav sine døtre til deres sønner og dyrket deres guder.
7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
Israels barn gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øine; de glemte Herren sin Gud og dyrket Ba'alene og Astarte-billedene.
8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Israel, og han solgte dem i Kusan-Risata'ims hånd, som var konge i Mesopotamia; og Israels barn tjente Kusan-Risata'im i åtte år.
9 When the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother; and he obeyed him.
Da ropte Israels barn til Herren, og Herren opreiste Israels barn en frelser, og han frelste dem; det var kenisitten Otniel, Kalebs yngre bror.
10 The Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
Og Herrens Ånd kom over ham; han blev dommer i Israel og drog ut til strid, og Herren gav Kusan-Risata'im, kongen i Mesopotamia, i hans hånd, så han vant over Kusan-Risata'im.
11 The land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Og landet hadde ro i firti år; da døde Otniel, Kenas' sønn.
12 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Men Israels barn gjorde atter det som var ondt i Herrens øine; og Herren gav Eglon, kongen i Moab, makt over Israel, fordi de gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øine.
13 He gathered to him the people of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
Han fikk med sig Ammons barn og Amalek og drog ut og slo Israel, og de inntok Palmestaden.
14 The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Og Israels barn tjente Eglon, kongen i Moab, i atten år.
15 But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
Da ropte Israels barn til Herren, og Herren opreiste dem en frelser, benjaminitten Ehud, Geras sønn, en kjevhendt mann. Israels barn sendte ham engang med en gave til Eglon, kongen i Moab;
16 Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, eighteen inches in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
da gjorde Ehud sig et tveegget, alenlangt sverd og bandt det om sig under sine klær ved sin høire hofte.
17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
Så førte han gaven frem til Eglon, kongen i Moab; men Eglon var en meget fet mann.
18 When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
Og da han hadde gitt gaven fra sig, lot han folkene som hadde båret gaven, dra hjem.
19 But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." The king said, "Keep silence." All who stood by him went out from him.
Men selv vendte han tilbake fra stenbruddene ved Gilgal og lot si: Jeg har et hemmelig ord til dig, konge! Da sa kongen: Hysj! Så gikk de ut alle de som stod om ham.
20 Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, "I have a message from God to you, O king." He arose out of his seat.
Og Ehud kom inn til ham, mens han satt alene i sin kjølige sal, og Ehud sa: Jeg har et ord fra Gud til dig. Da reiste han sig op fra sin stol.
21 And it happened as he rose up that Ehud put forth his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.
Men Ehud rakte ut sin venstre hånd og tok sverdet fra sin høire hofte og støtte det i hans buk;
22 And the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.
og heftet gikk inn efter bladet, og fettet lukket til om bladet, for han drog ikke sverdet ut av hans buk; det gikk ut baktil.
23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
Og Ehud gikk ut i buegangen, og han lukket døren til salen hvor han var, og låste den.
24 Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and look, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, "Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room."
Og da han var gått ut, kom tjenerne inn, og da de så at døren til salen var låst, sa de: Han har visst et ærend i svalkammeret.
25 They waited until they were ashamed; and look, he did not open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and look, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Og de ventet meget lenge, men han lukket ikke op døren til salen; da tok de nøklen og lukket op, og se, deres herre lå død på gulvet.
26 Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
Mens de gav sig tid, slapp Ehud bort; han var allerede kommet forbi stenbruddene og kom frem til Se'ira.
27 It happened, when he had 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.
Da han kom dit, støtte han i basunen på Efra'im-fjellet; og Israels barn drog ned med ham fra fjellene, og han foran dem.
28 He said to them, "Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
Og han sa til dem: Skynd eder efter mig! For Herren har gitt eders fiender, moabittene, i eders hånd. Så drog de ned efter ham, og de satte folk ved vadestedene over Jordan til Moab og lot ingen komme over.
29 They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.
Dengang slo de omkring ti tusen mann av Moab, som alle var sterke og djerve menn; ikke én slapp bort.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years. And Ehud judged them until he died.
Så blev da Moab på den dag ydmyket under Israels hånd, og landet hadde ro i åtti år.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who alone struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with an oxgoad. And he also saved Israel.
Efter ham kom Samgar, Anats sønn; han slo seks hundre mann av filistrene med en oksedrivers stav; også han frelste Israel.
