Mpitsara 3
1 Ary ny firenena navelan’ i Jehovah ho entiny mizaha toetra ny Isiraely dia izay rehetra tsy mba nahita ny ady rehetra tany Kanana,
These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
2 mba ho fantatry ny taranaky ny Zanak’ Isiraely izany amin’ ny hampianarany azy hiady, indrindra fa izay tsy mbola nahalala izany akory teo aloha;
if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
3 dia ireo andriana dimy tamin’ ny Filistina sy ny Kananita rehetra sy ny Sidoniana ary ny Hivita, izay nonina tany an-tendrombohitra Libanona, hatrao akaikin’ i Bala-hermona ka hatramin’ ny lalana mankany Hamata.
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
4 Ary nentina hizaha toetra ny Isiraely ireo mba hahalalana na hihaino ny didin’ i Jehovah, izay nasainy nandidian’ i Mosesy ny razany, izy, na tsia.
These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
5 Ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely nonina teo amin’ ny Kananita sy ny Hetita sy ny Amorita sy ny Perizita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita.
Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
6 Ary naka ny zanakavavin’ ireny ho vadiny izy sady nanome ny zananivavy ho vadin’ ny zanakalahin’ ireny ka nanompo ny andriamaniny.
And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 Ary nanao izay ratsy eo imason’ i Jehovah ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka nanadino an’ i Jehovah Andriamaniny ary nanompo ireo Bala sy Aseraha.
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
8 Dia nirehitra tamin’ ny Isiraely ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah, ka nivarotra azy ho eo an-tànan’ i Kosan-risataima, mpanjakan’ i Mesopotamia, Izy; dia nanompo an’ i Kosan-risataima valo taona ny Zanak’ Isiraely.
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
9 Dia nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah ny Zanak’ Isiraely, ary Jehovah nanangana mpamonjy ho an’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely, izay namonjy azy, dia Otniela, zanakalahin’ i Kenaza, zandrin’ i Kaleba.
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
10 Ary ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah no tao aminy, dia nitsara ny Isiraely izy sady nivoaka hiady; ary Kosan-risataima, mpanjakan’ i Mesopotamia, dia natolotr’ i Jehovah teo an-tànany; ary nahery ny tànany ka namely an’ i Kosan-risataima.
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
11 Dia nandry ny tany efa-polo taona. Ary maty Otniela, zanak’ i Kenaza.
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12 Fa nanao izay ratsy eo imason’ i Jehovah indray ny zanak’ Isiraely ary i Jehovah nampahery an’ i Eglona, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, hiady amin’ ny Isiraely, satria nanao izay ratsy eo imason’ i Jehovah izy.
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
13 Dia nampiangona ny taranak’ i Amona sy Amaleka ho any aminy izy, ary nandeha izy ireo ka namely ny Isiraely, dia nahafaka ny tanàna be rofia.
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
14 Dia nanompo an’ i Eglona, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, valo ambin’ ny folo taona ny Zanak’ Isiraely.
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Ary nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah izy, dia nanangana mpamonjy ho azy Jehovah, dia Ehoda, zanak’ i Gera, avy amin’ ny taranak’ i Benjamina, lehilahy kavia; dia nampitondra azy fanomezana ho an’ i Eglona, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, ny Zanak’ Isiraely.
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
16 Ary nanao sabatra roa lela Ehoda, hakiho ny halavany; dia nataony tao amin’ ny fehin-kibony ambanin’ ny akanjo fiadiany izany, teny am-balahany ankavanana.
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
17 Dia nitondra ny fanomezana ho an’ i Eglona, mpanjakan’ i Moaba, izy; ary lehilahy matavibe Eglona.
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
18 Ary rehefa vitany ny nanolorana ny fanomezana, dia nampodiny ny olona izay nitondra izany.
After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
19 Fa nony tonga teo amin’ ny fihadiam-bato izay any Gilgala kosa izy, dia niverina ka nanao hoe: Misy teny holazaiko mangingina aminao, ry mpanjaka ô. Dia hoy kosa izy: Mialà kely ianareo, rizareo. Ary izay rehetra nitsangana teo anoloany dia niala teo aminy.
But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
20 Ary Ehoda nanatona azy, raha nipetraka irery tao an-tilikambony fihatsiatsiahana izy. Dia hoy Ehoda: Misy teny avy amin’ Andriamanitra holazaiko aminao. Dia nitsangana niala tamin’ ny seza fiandrianana Eglona.
Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
21 Ary naninjitra ny tànany ankavia Ehoda ka nandray ny sabatra teny am-balahany ankavanana, dia natsatony tamin’ ny kibon’ i Eglona izany;
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
22 ary difotra mbamin’ ny zarany, ka voasaron’ ny taviny ny lelan-tsabatra, ka dia tsy nanatsoaka ny sabatra tamin’ ny kibony izy; ary niboroaka teo amin’ ny vodiny izany.
Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
23 Dia nivoaka teo amin’ ny lavarangana Ehoda ka nandrindrina ny varavaran’ ny trano ka nanidy azy tao.
Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
24 Ary rehefa nivoaka izy, dia tonga teo kosa ny mpanompon’ i Eglona; ary raha hitany fa, indro, voahidy ny varavaran’ ny tilikambo, dia hoy izy: Miavela ato an-tilikambo fihatsiahana izy aloha.
After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
25 Dia niandry mandra-pahaveri-heviny izy ireo, kanjo tsy namoha ny varavaran’ ny trano izy; ka dia naka ny fanalahidy izy ireo ka namoha azy; ary, indro, maty niampatra tamin’ ny rihana ny tompony
So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
26 Fa Ehoda efa nandositra, raha mbola nitaredretra izy ireo, ka efa nihoatra ny fihadiam-bato, dia nandositra ho any Seïrata.
Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
27 Ary rehefa tonga teo izy, dia nitsoka ny anjomara tany amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima, dia nidina nanaraka azy avy tany amin’ ny tany havoana ny Zanak’ Isiraely, ary izy no nitarika azy.
On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
28 Ary hoy izy taminy: Manaraha ahy, fa efa natolotr’ i Jehovah eo an-tananareo ny Moabita fahavalonareo. Dia nidina nanaraka azy ny olona, ka azony ny fitàna any Jordana hankany Moaba, ary tsy nisy navelany hita na dia iray akory aza.
“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
29 Dia namono ny Moabita tokony ho iray alin-dahy tamin’ izany andro izany izy, samy olona vaventy sady mahery izy rehetra; ary tsy nisy afaka nandositra na dia iray akory aza.
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
30 Dia resin’ ny tanan’ ny Isiraely ny Moabita tamin’ izany andro izany. Ary nandry valo-polo taona ny tany.
So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
31 Ary nanarakaraka azy Samgara, zanak’ i Anata, izay namely ny Filistina enin-jato lahy tamin’ ny fanindronan-omby; dia namonjy ny Isiraely koa izy.
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
