Sog̒u 3
1 Šie nu ir tie pagāni, ko Tas Kungs atstāja, ka Viņš caur tiem Israēli kārdinātu, kas nekā nezināja no Kanaāna kariem;
At that time there were still many people-groups in Canaan. Yahweh left them there to test the Israeli people. But many of the Israelis in Canaan were ones who had not fought in any of the wars in Canaan. So Yahweh also left those people-groups in Canaan so that the descendants of those who had not fought in any of the wars might learn how to fight.
2 Lai Israēla bērnu pēcnākamie zinātu un mācītos karu, tie, kas no tā vēl nekā nezināja.
3 Pieci Fīlistu valdnieki un visi Kanaānieši un Sidonieši un Hivieši, kas dzīvoja Lībanus kalnos, un no BaālErmona kalna līdz Hamatai.
[This is a list of] the people-groups that Yahweh left there: The Philistines and their five leaders, the people living in the area near Sidon [city], the descendants of Canaan, and the descendants of Hiv who were living in the mountains of Lebanon between Baal-Hermon Mountain and Lebo-Hamath.
4 Šie tad bija, lai Israēls caur tiem tiktu kārdināts, ka taptu zināms, vai tie klausīs Tā Kunga baušļiem, ko Viņš viņu tēviem bija pavēlējis caur Mozu.
Yahweh left these people-groups there to test the Israelis, to see if they would obey his commands which he had told Moses to give them.
5 Un Israēla bērni dzīvoja vidū starp Kanaāniešiem, Hetiešiem un Amoriešiem un Fereziešiem un Hiviešiem un Jebusiešiem.
The Israelis lived among the Canaan people-group, the Hiv people-group, the Amor people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group.
6 Un tie sev ņēma viņu meitas par sievām un deva savas meitas viņu dēliem un kalpoja viņu dieviem,
[Moses had told the people not to associate with any of those people]. But the Israelis took daughters of people from those people-groups [to be their own wives], and gave their own daughters to men of those groups, to marry them. And [as a result] they started to worship the gods of those people-groups.
7 Un Israēla bērni darīja, kas Tam Kungam nepatika, un aizmirsa To Kungu, savu Dievu, un kalpoja Baāliem un Astartēm.
The Israelis did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They forgot about Yahweh, their God, and they started to worship [the idols that represented] the god Baal and the goddess Asherah.
8 Tad Tā Kunga bardzība iedegās pret Israēli un Viņš tos pārdeva Kuzan Rizataīma, Mezopotamijas ķēniņa, rokā, un Israēla bērni kalpoja Kuzan Rizataīmam astoņus gadus.
Yahweh became very angry with the Israelis. So he allowed king Cushan from Mesopotamia to conquer them and rule them for eight years.
9 Tad Israēla bērni brēca uz To Kungu, un Tas Kungs Israēla bērniem cēla pestītāju, kas tos izpestīja, Otniēli, Ķenasa, Kāleba jaunākā brāļa, dēlu.
But when they pleaded to Yahweh [to help them], he gave them a leader to rescue them. He was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz.
10 Un Tā Kunga Gars bija uz viņu, un viņš bija par soģi Israēlim un izgāja karā, un Tas Kungs deva viņa rokā Kuzan Rizataīmu, Mezopotamijas ķēniņu, un viņa roka bija stipra pār Kuzan Rizataīmu.
Yahweh’s Spirit came upon him, and he became their leader. He [led an army that] fought against [the army of] Cushan, and defeated them.
11 Tad zemei bija miers četrdesmit gadus, un Otniēls, Ķenasa dēls, nomira.
After that, there was peace in the land for 40 years, until Othniel died.
12 Bet Israēla bērni joprojām darīja, kas Tam Kungam nepatika. Tad Tas Kungs stiprināja Eglonu, Moaba ķēniņu, pret Israēli, tāpēc, ka tie darīja, kas Tam Kungam nepatika.
After that, the Israelis again did things that Yahweh said were very evil. As a result, he allowed the army of King Eglon, who ruled [the] Moab [area], to defeat the Israelis.
13 Un viņš sapulcēja pie sevis Amona bērnus un Amaleku, un cēlās un kāva Israēli, un tie ieņēma to palmu pilsētu.
Eglon persuaded the leaders of the Ammon and Amalek people-groups to join their armies with his army to attack Israel. They captured [Jericho, which was called] ‘The City of Palm Trees’.
14 Un Israēla bērni kalpoja Eglonam, Moaba ķēniņam, astoņpadsmit gadus.
Then King Eglon ruled the Israelis for eighteen years.
15 Tad Israēla bērni brēca uz To Kungu, un Tas Kungs tiem cēla par pestītāju Eūdu, Ģerus dēlu, no Benjamina cilts; tas bija kreilis, un Israēla bērni caur viņu sūtīja dāvanu Eglonam, Moaba ķēniņam.
But then the Israelis again pleaded to Yahweh [to help them]. So he gave them another leader to rescue them. He was Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera, from the descendants of Benjamin. The Israelis sent him to King Eglon to give him their yearly protection money.
16 Un Eūds taisīja sev abējās pusēs griezīgu zobenu, olekts garumā, un to apjoza apakš savām drēbēm pie savas labās ciskas.
Ehud had with him a double-edged dagger, about a foot and a half long. He strapped it to his right thigh, under his clothes.
17 Un viņš Eglonam, Moaba ķēniņam, nonesa dāvanas, un Eglons bija ļoti resns vīrs.
He gave the money to King Eglon, who was a very fat man.
18 Un kad viņš to dāvanu bija nodevis, tad viņš tos ļaudis atlaida, kas to dāvanu bija nesuši.
Then Ehud started to go back home with the men who had carried the money.
19 Bet viņš griezās atpakaļ no tiem elku stabiem, kas bija Gilgalā un sacīja: man viens noslēpums tev jāsaka, ķēniņ. Un tas sacīja: klusu! Tad visi izgāja ārā, kas ap viņu stāvēja.
When they arrived at the stone carvings near Gilgal, [he told the other men to go on, but] he himself turned around and went back [to the king of Moab. When he arrived at the palace], he said to the king, “Your majesty, I have a secret message for you.” So the king told all his servants to be quiet, and sent them out of the room.
20 Un Eūds pie viņa pienāca; bet viņš sēdēja kādā dzestrā kambarī, kas bija viņam vienam. Tad Eūds sacīja: man ir Dieva vārds uz tevi. Tad viņš cēlās no tā krēsla.
Then, as Eglon was sitting alone in the upstairs room of his summer palace, Ehud came close to him and said, “I have a message for you from God.” As the king got up from his chair,
21 Un Eūds izstiepa savu kreiso roku un ņēma to zobenu no savas labās ciskas un to viņam iedūra vēderā,
Ehud reached with his left hand and pulled the dagger from his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.
22 Ka gan asmens, gan spals iegāja, un tie tauki to asmeni apklāja, jo viņš to zobenu no viņa vēdera neizvilka, un tas izgāja pakaļā cauri.
He thrust it in so far that the handle went into the king’s belly, and the blade came out the king’s back. Ehud did not pull the dagger out. [He left it there, with] the handle buried in the king’s fat.
23 Tad Eūds izgāja ārā un aizslēdza tā kambara durvis aiz sevis un tās aizšāva.
Then Ehud left the room. He went out to the porch. He shut the doors to the room and locked them.
24 Kad tas nu bija izgājis, tad viņa kalpi nāca, un redzēja, un lūk, kambara durvis bija aizslēgtas. Un tie sacīja: viņš gan savas kājas apklāj tai dzestrā kambarī.
After he had gone, King Eglon’s servants came back, but they saw that the doors of the room were locked. They said, “The king must be defecating in the inner room.”
25 Kad tie nu gaidīja tik ilgi, ka paši kaunējās, un redzi, viņš tā kambara durvis neatdarīja, tad viņi ņēma atslēgu un atslēdza, un redzi, viņu kungs gulēja pie zemes nomiris.
So they waited, but when the king did not open the doors of the room, after a while they were worried. They got a key and unlocked the doors. And they saw that their king was lying on the floor, dead.
26 Un Eūds izmuka, kamēr tie gaidīja, jo viņš gāja gar tiem elku stabiem un aizmuka uz Seīratu.
Meanwhile, Ehud escaped. He passed by the stone carvings and arrived at Seirah, in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived.
27 Un kad viņš tur nonāca, tad viņš pūta trumetē uz Efraīma kalniem, un Israēla bērni nogāja ar viņu no tiem kalniem un viņš pats viņu priekšā.
There he blew a trumpet [to signal that the people should join him to fight the people of Moab]. So the Israelis went with him from the hills. They went down [toward the Jordan river], with Ehud leading them.
28 Un viņš uz tiem sacīja: steidzaties man pakaļ, jo Tas Kungs devis jūsu rokā jūsu ienaidniekus, tos Moabiešus. Un tie nogāja viņam pakaļ un uzņēma Jardānes pārejamo vietu, kas pret Moabu, un nevienu nelaida pāri.
He said to the men, “Yahweh is going to allow us to defeat your enemies, the people of Moab. So follow me!” So they followed him down to the river, and they stationed some of their men at the place where people can walk across the river, in order that they could [kill any people from Moab who tried to] cross the river [to escape].
29 Un tie kāva no Moabiešiem tanī laikā kādus desmit tūkstoš vīrus, visus brangus un visus stiprus, ka neviens neizspruka.
At that time, the Israelis killed about 10,000 people from Moab. They were all strong and capable men, but not one of them escaped.
30 Tad Moabs tai dienā tapa pazemots apakš Israēla bērnu rokas, un zemei bija miers astoņdesmit gadus.
On that day, the Israelis conquered the people of Moab. Then there was peace in their land for 80 years.
31 Un pēc viņa bija Zamgars, Anata dēls, tas kāva no Fīlistiem sešsimt vīrus ar vēršu dzenamo. Tā viņš arīdzan Israēli izpestīja.
After Ehud [died], Shamgar became their leader. He rescued the Israelis [from the Philistines. In one battle] he killed 600 Philistines with an (ox goad/sharp wooden pole).
