Iudicum 3

1 Hae sunt gentes, quas Dominus dereliquit, ut erudiret in eis Israelem, et omnes, qui non noverant bella Chananaeorum:

And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;

2 ut postea discerent filii eorum certare cum hostibus, et habere consuetudinem praeliandi:

(only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —

3 quinque satrapas Philisthinorum, omnemque Chananaeum, et Sidonium, atque Hevaeum, qui habitabat in monte Libano, de monte Baal Hermon usque ad introitum Emath.

five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanite, and the Zidonian, and the Hivite inhabiting mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering in of Hamath;

4 Dimisitque eos, ut in ipsis experiretur Israelem, utrum audiret mandata Domini quae praeceperat patribus eorum per manum Moysi, an non.

and they are to prove Israel by them, to know whether they obey the commands of Jehovah that He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

5 Itaque filii Israel habitaverunt in medio Chananaei, et Hethaei, et Amorrhaei, et Pherezaei, et Hevaei, et Iebusaei:

And the sons of Israel have dwelt in the midst of the Canaanite, the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,

6 et duxerunt uxores filias eorum, ipsique filias suas filiis eorum tradiderunt, et servierunt diis eorum.

and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;

7 Feceruntque malum in conspectu Domini, et obliti sunt Dei sui, servientes Baalim et Astaroth.

and the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines.

8 Iratusque contra Israel Dominus, tradidit eos in manus Chusan Rasathaim regis Mesopotamiae, servieruntque ei octo annis.

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-Naharaim, and the sons of Israel serve Chushan-Rishathaim eight years;

9 Et clamaverunt ad Dominum: qui suscitavit eis salvatorem, et liberavit eos, Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez, fratrem Caleb minorem:

and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth a saviour to the sons of Israel, and he saveth 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.

and the Spirit of Jehovah is upon him, and he judgeth Israel, and goeth out to battle, and Jehovah giveth unto his hand Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram, and strong is his hand against Chushan-Rishathaim;

11 Quievitque terra quadraginta annis, et mortuus est Othoniel filius Cenez.

and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,

12 Addiderunt autem filii Israel facere malum in conspectu Domini: qui confortavit adversum eos Eglon regem Moab: quia fecerunt malum in conspectu eius.

and the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengtheneth Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because that they have done the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;

13 Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec: abiitque et percussit Israel, atque possedit Urbem palmarum.

and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;

14 Servieruntque filii Israel Eglon regi Moab decem et octo annis:

and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab 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.

And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man — shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present 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.

and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

17 Obtulitque munera Eglon regi Moab. Erat autem Eglon crassus nimis.

and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.

18 Cumque obtulisset ei munera, prosecutus est socios, qui cum eo venerant.

And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing the present,

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,

and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which [are] at Gilgal, and saith, 'A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, 'Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by him.

20 ingressus est Aod ad eum: sedebat autem in aestivo coenaculo solus, dixitque: Verbum Dei habeo ad te. Qui statim surrexit de throno.

And Ehud hath come unto him, and he is sitting in the upper chamber of the wall which he hath for himself, and Ehud saith, 'A word of God I have unto thee;' and he riseth from off the throne;

21 Extenditque Aod sinistram manum, et tulit sicam de dextro femore suo, infixitque eam in ventrem eius

and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

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.

and the haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.

23 Aod autem clausis diligentissime ostiis coenaculi, et obfirmatis sera,

And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted [it];

24 per posticum egressus est. Servique regis ingressi viderunt clausas fores coenaculi, atque dixerunt: Forsitan purgat alvum in aestivo coenaculo.

and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, 'He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.'

25 Expectantesque diu donec erubescerent, et videntes quod nullus aperiret, tulerunt clavem: et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum in terra iacentem mortuum.

And they stay till confounded, and lo, he is not opening the doors of the upper chamber, and they take the key, and open, and lo, their lord is fallen to the earth — dead.

26 Aod autem, dum illi turbarentur, effugit, et pertransiit Locum idolorum, unde reversus fuerat. Venitque in Seirath:

And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.

27 et statim insonuit buccina in monte Ephraim: descenderuntque cum eo filii Israel, ipso in fronte gradiente.

And it cometh to pass, in his coming in, that he bloweth with a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim, and go down with him do the sons of Israel from the hill-country, and he before 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:

and he saith unto them, 'Pursue after me, for Jehovah hath given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand;' and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan towards Moab, and have not permitted a man to pass over.

29 sed percusserunt Moabitas in tempore illo, circiter decem millia, omnes robustos et fortes viros. nullus eorum evadere potuit.

And they smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,

30 Humiliatusque est Moab in die illo sub manu Israel: et quievit Terra octoginta annis.

and Moab is humbled in that day under the hand of Israel; and the land resteth eighty years.

31 Post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath, qui percussit de Philisthiim sexcentos viros vomere: et ipse quoque defendit Israel.

And after him hath been Shamgar son of Anath, and he smiteth the Philistines — six hundred men — with an ox-goad, and he saveth — he also — Israel.