Iudicum 3
1 Hae sunt gentes, quas Dominus dereliquit, ut erudiret in eis Israelem, et omnes, qui non noverant bella Chananaeorum:
Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.
2 ut postea discerent filii eorum certare cum hostibus, et habere consuetudinem praeliandi:
(He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
3 quinque satrapas Philisthinorum, omnemque Chananaeum, et Sidonium, atque Hevaeum, qui habitabat in monte Libano, de monte Baal Hermon usque ad introitum Emath.
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.
4 Dimisitque eos, ut in ipsis experiretur Israelem, utrum audiret mandata Domini quae praeceperat patribus eorum per manum Moysi, an non.
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.
5 Itaque filii Israel habitaverunt in medio Chananaei, et Hethaei, et Amorrhaei, et Pherezaei, et Hevaei, et Iebusaei:
So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 et duxerunt uxores filias eorum, ipsique filias suas filiis eorum tradiderunt, et servierunt diis eorum.
Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.
7 Feceruntque malum in conspectu Domini, et obliti sunt Dei sui, servientes Baalim et Astaroth.
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.
8 Iratusque contra Israel Dominus, tradidit eos in manus Chusan Rasathaim regis Mesopotamiae, servieruntque ei octo annis.
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.
9 Et clamaverunt ad Dominum: qui suscitavit eis salvatorem, et liberavit eos, Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez, fratrem Caleb minorem:
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).
10 fuitque in eo Spiritus Domini, et iudicavit Israel. Egressusque est ad pugnam, et tradidit Dominus in manus eius Chusan Rasathaim regem Syriae, et oppressit eum.
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.
11 Quievitque terra quadraginta annis, et mortuus est Othoniel filius Cenez.
The land had peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12 Addiderunt autem filii Israel facere malum in conspectu Domini: qui confortavit adversum eos Eglon regem Moab: quia fecerunt malum in conspectu eius.
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.
13 Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec: abiitque et percussit Israel, atque possedit Urbem palmarum.
Eglon joined with the Ammonites and the Amalekites and they went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
14 Servieruntque filii Israel Eglon regi Moab decem et octo annis:
The people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.
15 et postea clamaverunt ad Dominum: qui suscitavit eis salvatorem vocabulo Aod, filium Gera, filii Iemini, qui utraque manu pro dextera utebatur. Miseruntque filii Israel per illum munera Eglon regi Moab.
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.
16 Qui fecit sibi gladium ancipitem, habentem in medio capulum longitudinis palmae manus, et accinctus est eo subter sagum in dextro femore.
Ehud made himself a sword that had two edges, one cubit in length; he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Obtulitque munera Eglon regi Moab. Erat autem Eglon crassus nimis.
He gave the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
18 Cumque obtulisset ei munera, prosecutus est socios, qui cum eo venerant.
After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he left with those who had carried it in.
19 Et reversus de Galgalis, ubi erant idola, dixit ad Regem: Verbum secretum habeo ad te o Rex. Et ille imperavit silentium: egressisque omnibus, qui circa eum erant,
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.
20 ingressus est Aod ad eum: sedebat autem in aestivo coenaculo solus, dixitque: Verbum Dei habeo ad te. Qui statim surrexit de throno.
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.
21 Extenditque Aod sinistram manum, et tulit sicam de dextro femore suo, infixitque eam in ventrem eius
Ehud reached with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and he stabbed it into the king's body.
22 tam valide, ut capulus sequeretur ferrum in vulnere, ac pinguissimo adipe stringeretur. Nec eduxit gladium, sed ita ut percusserat, reliquit in corpore: statimque per secreta naturae alvi stercora proruperunt.
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.
23 Aod autem clausis diligentissime ostiis coenaculi, et obfirmatis sera,
Then Ehud went out on the porch and closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
24 per posticum egressus est. Servique regis ingressi viderunt clausas fores coenaculi, atque dixerunt: Forsitan purgat alvum in aestivo coenaculo.
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.”
25 Expectantesque diu donec erubescerent, et videntes quod nullus aperiret, tulerunt clavem: et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum in terra iacentem mortuum.
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.
26 Aod autem, dum illi turbarentur, effugit, et pertransiit Locum idolorum, unde reversus fuerat. Venitque in Seirath:
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.
27 et statim insonuit buccina in monte Ephraim: descenderuntque cum eo filii Israel, ipso in fronte gradiente.
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.
28 Qui dixit ad eos: Sequimini me: tradidit enim Dominus inimicos nostros Moabitas in manus nostras. Descenderuntque post eum, et occupaverunt vada Iordanis quae transmittunt in Moab: et non dimiserunt transire quemquam:
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.
29 sed percusserunt Moabitas in tempore illo, circiter decem millia, omnes robustos et fortes viros. nullus eorum evadere potuit.
At that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, and all were strong and capable men. Not one escaped.
30 Humiliatusque est Moab in die illo sub manu Israel: et quievit Terra octoginta annis.
So that day Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel, and the land had rest for eighty years.
31 Post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath, qui percussit de Philisthiim sexcentos viros vomere: et ipse quoque defendit Israel.
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.
