Judges 3
1 Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.
耶和华留下这几族，为要试验那不曾知道与迦南争战之事的以色列人，
2 (He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
好叫以色列的后代又知道又学习未曾晓得的战事。
3 These are the nations: the five kings from the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath Pass.
所留下的就是非利士的五个首领和一切迦南人、西顿人，并住黎巴嫩山的希未人，从巴力·黑们山直到哈马口。
4 These nations were left as a means by which Yahweh would test Israel, to confirm whether they would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.
留下这几族，为要试验以色列人，知道他们肯听从耶和华借摩西吩咐他们列祖的诫命不肯。
5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
以色列人竟住在迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人中间，
6 Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.
娶他们的女儿为妻，将自己的女儿嫁给他们的儿子，并事奉他们的神。
7 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and forgot Yahweh their God. They worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.
以色列人行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，忘记耶和华—他们的 神，去事奉诸巴力和亚舍拉，
8 Therefore, the anger of Yahweh was set on fire against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. The people of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
所以耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作，就把他们交在美索不达米亚王古珊·利萨田的手中。以色列人服事古珊·利萨田八年。
9 When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would come to help the people of Israel, and who would rescue them: Othniel son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother).
以色列人呼求耶和华的时候，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者救他们，就是迦勒兄弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂。
10 Yahweh's Spirit empowered him, and he judged Israel and he went out to war. Yahweh gave him victory over Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram. The hand of Othniel defeated Cushan-Rishathaim.
耶和华的灵降在他身上，他就作了以色列的士师，出去争战。耶和华将美索不达米亚王古珊·利萨田交在他手中，他便胜了古珊·利萨田。
11 The land had peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
于是国中太平四十年。基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂死了。
12 After that, the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave strength to Eglon king of Moab to overpower the Israelites.
以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，耶和华就使摩押王伊矶伦强盛，攻击以色列人。
13 Eglon joined with the Ammonites and the Amalekites and they went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
伊矶伦招聚亚扪人和亚玛力人，去攻打以色列人，占据棕树城。
14 The people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.
于是以色列人服事摩押王伊矶伦十八年。
15 When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would help them, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent him, with their tribute payment, to Eglon king of Moab.
以色列人呼求耶和华的时候，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者，就是便雅悯人基拉的儿子以笏；他是左手便利的。以色列人托他送礼物给摩押王伊矶伦。
16 Ehud made himself a sword that had two edges, one cubit in length; he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh.
以笏打了一把两刃的剑，长一肘，带在右腿上衣服里面。
17 He gave the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
他将礼物献给摩押王伊矶伦（原来伊矶伦极其肥胖）；
18 After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he left with those who had carried it in.
以笏献完礼物，便将抬礼物的人打发走了，
19 As for Ehud himself, however, when he reached the place where the carved images were made near Gilgal, he turned and went back, and he said, “I have a secret message for you, my king.” Eglon said, “Silence!” So all those serving him left the room.
自己却从靠近吉甲凿石之地回来，说：“王啊，我有一件机密事奏告你。”王说：“回避吧！”于是左右侍立的人都退去了。
20 Ehud came to him. The king was sitting by himself, alone in the coolness of the upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” The king got up out of his seat.
以笏来到王面前；王独自一人坐在凉楼上。以笏说：“我奉 神的命报告你一件事。”王就从座位上站起来。
21 Ehud reached with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and he stabbed it into the king's body.
以笏便伸左手，从右腿上拔出剑来，刺入王的肚腹，
22 The hilt of the sword also went into him following the blade. The tip of the sword came out of his back and the fat closed over it, for Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly.
连剑把都刺进去了。剑被肥肉夹住，他没有从王的肚腹拔出来，且穿通了后身。
23 Then Ehud went out on the porch and closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
以笏就出到游廊，将楼门尽都关锁。
24 After Ehud had gone, the king's servants came; they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, so they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the coolness of the upper room.”
以笏出来之后，王的仆人到了，看见楼门关锁，就说：“他必是在楼上大解。”
25 They were growing more concerned until they felt they were neglecting their duty when the king still did not open the doors to the upper room. So they took the key and opened them, and there lay their master, fallen to the floor, dead.
他们等烦了，见仍不开楼门，就拿钥匙开了，不料，他们的主人已死，倒在地上。
26 While the servants were waiting, wondering what they should do, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the place where there were carved images of idols, and so he escaped to Seirah.
他们耽延的时候，以笏就逃跑了，经过凿石之地，逃到西伊拉；
27 When he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hills, and he was leading them.
到了，就在以法莲山地吹角。以色列人随着他下了山地，他在前头引路，
28 He said to them, “Follow me, for Yahweh is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites.” They followed him and they captured the fords of the Jordan across from the Moabites, and they did not allow anyone to cross the river.
对他们说：“你们随我来，因为耶和华已经把你们的仇敌摩押人交在你们手中。”于是他们跟着他下去，把守约旦河的渡口，不容摩押一人过去。
29 At that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, and all were strong and capable men. Not one escaped.
那时击杀了摩押人约有一万，都是强壮的勇士，没有一人逃脱。
30 So that day Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel, and the land had rest for eighty years.
这样，摩押就被以色列人制伏了。国中太平八十年。
31 After Ehud the next judge was Shamgar son of Anath who killed 600 men of the Philistines with a stick used to goad cattle. He also delivered Israel from danger.
以笏之后，有亚拿的儿子珊迦，他用赶牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也救了以色列人。
