Ndị Ikpe 3
1 Ndị a bụ aha mba dị iche iche Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ nʼala ahụ iji nwapụta ndị Izrel ahụ niile na-esoghị mgbe e buru agha nʼime ala Kenan.
And these [are] the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars of Chanaan.
2 O mere nke a naanị ka ọ kuziere ọgbọ niile ndị Izrel ibu agha, bụ ndị ahụ na-amabeghị ihe agha bụ nʼoge gara aga.
Only for the sake of the generations of Israel, to teach them war, only the men before them knew them not.
3 Ndịisi ise nke ndị Filistia, na ndị Kenan niile, ndị Saịdọn na ndị Hiv, ndị bi nʼelu ugwu Lebanọn, site nʼugwu Baal-Hemon ruo na mbata obodo Hamat.
The five lordships of the Phylistines, and every Chananite, and the Sidonian, and the Evite who lived in Libanus from the mount of Aermon to Laboemath.
4 A ga-esite na ndị a nwapụta okwukwe ụmụ Izrel ma ịmata ma ha ga-edebe iwu Onyenwe anyị sitere nʼọnụ Mosis nye nna nna ha ochie.
And [this] was done in order to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commands of the Lord, which he charged their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5 Nʼihi nke a, ụmụ Izrel biri nʼetiti ndị Kenan, ndị Het, ndị Hiv, ndị Periz, ndị Amọrait, na ndị Jebus.
And the children of Israel lived in the midst of the Chananite, and the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite.
6 Ha lụtaara onwe ha ụmụ ha ndị inyom na nwunye, werekwa ụmụ ha ndị inyom nye ụmụ ha ndị ikom, feekwa chi ha niile ofufe.
And they took their daughters for wives to themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 Ụmụ Izrel mere ihe jọrọ njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị. Ha chefuru Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha, malite ife chi Baal, na Ashera ofufe.
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.
8 Nʼihi ya, iwe ọkụ Onyenwe anyị kpaliri megide ụmụ Izrel. Ọ raara ha nye nʼaka eze Kushan Rishataim, eze Aram Naharaim, onye ndị Izrel nọrọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ya afọ asatọ.
And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hand of Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers: and the children of Israel served Chusarsathaim eight years.
9 Ma mgbe ụmụ Izrel kpọkuru Onyenwe anyị, o mere ka Otniel, nwa Kenaz, bilie nʼetiti ha. Otniel bụ nwa nwanne Kaleb nke nta. Ọ bụkwa ya napụtara ụmụ Izrel site nʼaka ndị iro ha.
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and the Lord raised up a savior to Israel, and he saved them, Gothoniel the son of Kenez, the brother of Chaleb younger than himself.
10 Mmụọ Onyenwe anyị bịakwasịrị ya, nke mere ka ọ bụrụ onye ikpe ndị Izrel, ọ pụrụ ibu agha. Onyenwe anyị nyefere Kushan Rishataim bụ eze ndị Aram nʼaka Otniel, onye ike ya karịrị nke ya.
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Chusarsathaim.
11 Sitekwa nʼoge ahụ gaa nʼihu, udo dịịrị nʼala niile iri afọ anọ, mgbe Otniel na-ekpe Izrel ikpe. Nʼikpeazụ, Otniel, nwa Kenaz nwụrụ.
And the land was quiet forty years; and Gothoniel the son of Kenez died.
12 Ụmụ Izrel bidoro ime ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị. Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị nyefere ha nʼaka Eglọn, eze Moab.
And the children of Israel continued to do evil before the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglom king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil before the Lord.
13 Ọ kpọtara ndị Amọn na ndị Amalek ka ha dịnyere ya. Eglọn bịara buso ndị Izrel agha, nweta obodo Nkwụ, ya abụrụzia nke ha.
And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and struck Israel, and took possession of the city of Palm-trees.
14 Afọ iri na asatọ site nʼoge ahụ ka ụmụ Izrel nọrọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị Eglọn, eze Moab.
And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Ma mgbe ụmụ Izrel tikuru Onyenwe anyị banyere ọnọdụ ọjọọ ha, o zitere ha onye nzọpụta. Aha nwoke ahụ bụ Ehud, nwa Gera, onye sitere nʼagbụrụ Benjamin. Ọ bụ onye na-eme aka ekpe. Ya onwe ya bụkwa onye na-ebugara Eglọn, eze Moab, ego ụtụ niile ụmụ Izrel na-atụ kwa afọ.
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and he raised up to them a savior, Aod the son of Gera a son of Jemeni, a man who used both hands alike: and the children of Israel sent gifts by his hand to Eglom king of Moab.
16 Tupu ọ malite ije ya, o buru ụzọ kwadebere onwe ya mma agha nwere ihu abụọ na nzuzo. Ogologo mma ahụ ga-eru ihe dịka site nʼọnụ mkpịsịaka ruo nʼisi mbụ aka. Ehud kekwasịrị mma ahụ nʼapata ụkwụ aka nri ya, yikwasị ya uwe mwụda ya.
And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.
17 O bunyere Eglọn, eze Moab ego ụtụ ahụ. Eglọn bụ nwoke buru oke ibu.
And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom king of Moab, and Eglom [was] a very handsome man.
18 Mgbe Ehud nyesịrị eze Eglọn ego ụtụ ahụ o ji bịa, o zilagara ndị butere ego ahụ.
And it came to pass when [Aod] had made an end of offering his gifts, that he dismissed those that brought the gifts.
19 Mgbe ọ bịaruru nso nʼobodo Gilgal, ebe arụsị dị iche iche a pịrị apị dị, ọ laghachiri azụ jekwuru eze Eglọn sị ya, “Enwere m ozi m ga-ezi gị, ma ọ ga-abụ na nzuzo.” Mgbe ahụ, eze zipụrụ ndị so ya nọdụ, ka ya na Ehud naanị nwee ike ịnọ kparịa ụka ha na nzuzo.
And he himself returned from the quarries that are by Galgal; and Aod said, I have a secret errand to you, O king! and Eglom said to him, Be silent: and he sent away from his presence all who waited upon him.
20 Ehud bịakwutere ya mgbe ọ nọ naanị ya nʼọnụụlọ dị nʼime nʼelu ụlọeze ya, sị, “Enwere m ozi Chineke sị m zie gị.” Dịka eze ahụ si nʼoche ya bilite ọtọ,
And Aod went in to him; and he sat in his own upper summer chamber quite alone; and Aod said, I have a message from God to you, O king: and Eglom rose up from his throne near him.
21 Ehud tinyere aka ekpe ya nʼime uwe ya, mịpụta mma ahụ nwere ihu abụọ nke o kegidere nʼapata ụkwụ aka nri ya. O weere ya mapuo eze Eglọn afọ.
And it came to pass as he arose, that Aod stretched forth his left hand, and took the dagger off his right thigh, and plunged it into his belly;
22 Ọ bụladị isi mma ahụ sooro ihu mma ahụ mibanye nʼime afọ ukwu eze Eglọn. Ọnụ mma ahụ pụtakwara nʼazụ eze ahụ. Ehud amịpụtaghị mma ahụ, kama abụba dị nʼafọ eze ahụ kpuchiri ya.
and drove in also the haft after the blade, and the fat closed in upon the blade, for he drew not out the dagger from his belly.
23 Ya mere, Ehud pụrụ nʼezi, mechibido ya ọnụ ụzọ niile e si abanye nʼọnụụlọ elu ahụ, kpọchie ha.
And Aod went out to the porch, and passed out by the appointed [guards], and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked [them].
24 Mgbe ọ pụchara, ndị na-ejere eze ozi bịara chọọ ịbanye nʼụlọ ahụ. Ma mgbe ha hụrụ na a kpọchiri ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ahụ akpọchi, ha kwuru nʼonwe ha sị, “Ọ ga-abụ na ọ na-anyụ nsị nʼụlọ mposi.”
And he went out: and Eglom's servants came, and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper chamber [were] locked; and they said, Does he not uncover his feet in the summer-chamber?
25 Ma mgbe oge dị anya gasịrị ma eze apụtaghị, ha enweghị ike ijide onwe ha ọzọ. Ha weere ọtụghe ụzọ tụghee ọnụ ụzọ ahụ, hụ ebe eze ha tọgbọrọ nʼala, nwụọ.
And they waited till they were ashamed, and, behold, there was no one that opened the doors of the upper chamber; and they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead upon the earth.
26 Mgbe ahụ ha nọ na-eche, Ehud gbapụrụ. O sitere nʼebe ahụ arụsị ndị ahụ a pịrị apị dị gbafee, gbaga Seira.
And Aod escaped while they were in a tumult, and no one paid attention to him; and he passed the quarries, and escaped to Setirotha.
27 Mgbe o ruru nʼebe ahụ, ọ fụrụ opi ike nʼala ugwu ugwu Ifrem, ndị Izrel sooro ya site nʼugwu ahụ rịda, ya onwe ya na-edu ha.
And it came to pass when Aod came into the land of Israel, that he blew the horn in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came down with him from the mountain, and he [was] before them.
28 Ọ sịrị ha, “Soronụ m nʼazụ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị enyela ndị Moab ndị iro unu nʼaka unu.” Ya mere, ha sooro ya gbadaa, gaa nọchie ụzọ niile ndị Moab nwere ike isi gafee osimiri Jọdan. Ha ekwekwaghị ka onye Moab ọbụla si nʼebe ahụ gafee.
And he said to them, Come down after me, for the Lord God has delivered our enemies, even Moab, into our hand; and they went down after him, and seized on the fords of Jordan before Moab, and he did not suffer a man to pass over.
29 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, ha gburu puku ndị agha Moab iri, ha niile siri ike bụrụkwa dimkpa. O nweghị otu onye gbapụrụ.
And they struck Moab on that day about ten thousand men, every [lusty] person and every mighty man; and not a man escaped.
30 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, e mere ka Moab nọdụ nʼokpuru ndị Izrel. Ala ahụ nwere ozuzu ike na udo, iri afọ asatọ.
So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Aod judged them till he died.
31 Mgbe Ehud chịsịrị, Shamga, nwa Anat rịgotara ịchị. O tigburu narị ndị Filistia isii. Ọ bụ ndụdụ e ji achị ehi ka o ji tigbuo ha. Ya onwe ya kwa, zọpụtara ndị Izrel.
And after him rose up Samegar the son of Dinach, and struck the Philistines to the number of six hundred men with a plowshare [such as is drawn by] oxen; and he too delivered Israel.
