Mpitsara 3
1 Zao o fifelehañe nenga’ Iehovà hitsoha’e Israele amy te tsy maro ty teo amo fihotakotahañe amy Khanàneio;
And these [are] the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars of Chanaan.
2 soa te ho fohi’ o tarira’ Israeleo, hampiòha’e hialy, o tsy naharendreke ndra inoñ’ inoñe ama’e taoloo;
Only for the sake of the generations of Israel, to teach them war, only the men before them knew them not.
3 aa ie toñoneñe: le teo o talè’ lime’ o nte Pilistìo naho o nte-Khanàne iabio naho o nte-Tsidoneo vaho o nte-Kive nimoneñe am-bohi’ i Libanoneo boak’ am-bohim-Baale-kermone ao pak’ am-pimoahañe e Kamate añe.
The five lordships of the Phylistines, and every Chananite, and the Sidonian, and the Evite who dwelt in Libanus from the mount of Aermon to Laboemath.
4 Toe ie ty fitsohañe Israele, hampaharofoanañe ke ho haoñe’ iereo o lili’ Iehovà linili’e an-droae’ iareo am-pità’ i Mosèo.
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 Aa le nitrao-pimoneñe amo nte-Khanàneo naho amo nte-Kiteo naho amo nte-Amoreo naho amo nte-Perizeo naho amo nte-Kivio vaho amo nte Iebosio o ana’ Israeleo;
And the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Chananite, and the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite.
6 nengae’ iareo o anak’ ampela’eo ho valy naho natolo’ iereo amo ana-dahi’eo o anak’ampela’ iareoo naho nitoroñe o ‘ndrahare’ iareoo
And they took their daughters for wives to themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 naho nitolon-karatiañe añatrefa’ Iehovà o ana’ Israeleo, ie nañaliño Iehovà Andrianañahare’ iareo vaho nitoroñe o Baaleo naho o hazomangao.
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 Aa le niforoforo am’ Israele ty haviñera’ Iehovà naho naleta’e am-pità’ i Kosane’risataime mpanjaka’ i Arame-naharaime, vaho nitoroñe i Kosane’ risataime valo taoñe o ana’ Israeleo.
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 Ie nitoreo am’ Iehovà o ana’ Israeleo le nampitroara’ Iehovà mpandrombake o ana’ Israeleo hañaha iareo, toe i Otniele ana’ i Kenaze zai’ i Kalebe.
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and the Lord raised up a saviour to Israel, and he saved them, Gothoniel the son of Kenez, the brother of Chaleb younger than himself.
10 Nivotrak’ ama’e ty Arofo’ Iehovà, le nizaka Israele naho nionjom-bañ’ aly; le nasese’ Iehovà am-pità’e t’i Kosane’ risataime, mpanjaka’ i Arame’ naharamime vaho zinevom-pità’e t’i Kosane’ risataime.
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 Nitofa efa-polo taoñe i taney vaho nihomake t’i Otniele ana’ i Kenaze.
And the land was quiet forty years; and Gothoniel the son of Kenez died.
12 Aa le nanao haloloañe am-pivazohoa’ Iehovà indraike o ana’ Israeleo; vaho nampaozare’ Iehovà amy Israele ty fità’ i Eglone, mpanjaka’ i Moabe ty amo hatsivokarañe nanoe’ iereo am-pivazohoa’ Iehovào.
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 Natonto’e ama’e o ana’ i Amone naho i Amalekeo; le nionjombañ’ aly am’ Israele vaho tinava’e i rovan-tsatrañey;
And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of Palm-trees.
14 vaho nitoroñe i Eglone mpanjaka’ i Moabe folo-tao-valo’ amby o ana’ Israeleo.
And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Fe nikoaik’ am’ Iehovà o ana’ Israeleo le nampitroara’ Iehovà mpandrombake, toe i Ehode, ana’ i Gerà nte-Beniamine, ondaty fitàn-kavia; ie ty nañitrifa’ o ana’ Israeleo ravoravo amy Eglone mpanjaka’ i Moabe.
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and he raised up to them a saviour, 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 Nitsene fibara sambe-lela’e ho ambata’e t’i Ehode, kiho raike ty andava’e vaho nasitri’e ambane’ o siki’eo, am-pè’e ankavana ao.
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 Nendese’e amy Eglone mpanjaka’ i Moabe añe amy zao i ravoravoy—toe loho sometsetse t’i Eglone.
And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom king of Moab, and Eglom [was] a very handsome man.
18 Ie niheneke ty fibanabanàñe i ravoravoy, le nampienga’e o nanese i ravoravoio,
And it came to pass when [Aod] had made an end of offering his gifts, that he dismissed those that brought the gifts.
19 fa ie ka nibalike amo samposampo añ’ ila’ i Gilgaleo, le nanao ty hoe, manan-ko bisibisiheñe ama’o iraho, ry mpanjaka; le hoe re: Mianjiña! Vaho niakatse añe iaby o mpijohañe marine azeo.
And he himself returned from the quarries that are by Galgal; and Aod said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king! and Eglom said to him, Be silent: and he sent away from his presence all who waited upon him.
20 Le niheo mb’ama’e mb’eo ty Ehode, ie niambesatse am-bangý añ’efe’e ambone ao, le hoe t’i Ehode ama’e, minday tsara ho azo iraho boak’ aman’ Añahare. Niongak’ amy fiambesa’ey amy zao re,
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 thee, O king: and Eglom rose up from his throne near him.
21 le nampitakare’ i Ehode amy zao ty fitan-kavia’e handrambesa’e i fibara am-pè’e havanay vaho tinombo’e an-tro’ i Eglone,
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 le nitsorofotse reke-taho’e i lela’ey naho nakite’ i havondra’ey i lela’ey vaho tsy nahafakare’e boak’ an-tro’e ao i fibaray, te mone leotse ty niakatse.
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 Niavotse mb’am-pimoaham-beo t’i Ehode le narindri’e ama’e ty lala’ i efetse amboney vaho nahili’e.
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 Ie niavotse le nimb’eo o mpitoro’eo, fe nahatendreke te nihily o lala’ i efetseio le hoe ty asa’ iareo: Hera misafo-pandia re añ’anjomban’ asara’e ao.
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 Aa ie nandiñe eo am-para’ te nidaba, akore! ie tsy manokake o lalan’ anjombaio, le nangala’ iareo lahin-dakilè naho nanokake, Vaho hehe te niforetrake, fa nihomake eo i talè’ iareoy.
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 Aa kanao nitambatse ela, nahabotitsike t’i Ehode le nirangae’e o samposampoo vaho nipitsike mb’e Seirate mb’eo.
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 Ie nimoak’ ao le nampipopò tsifan’ añondry am-bohi’ Efraime ey vaho nizotso nindre ama’e mb’eo o ana’ Israeleo boak’ an-kaboañe ao, ie niaolo,
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 naho nanoa’e ty hoe, Oriho iraho, fa natolo’ Iehovà am-pità’ areo o nte-Moabe rafelahi’ areoo. Aa le norihe’ iereo naho nandrambe ty fitsaha’ Iordane tandrife i Moabe vaho tsy nenga’ iareo hitsahañe.
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 Zinama’ iareo amy Moabe tañ’ andro izay ty lahilahy rai-ale, songa vondrake, fonga lahindefoñe, leo raike tsy nahapoliotse.
And they smote Moab on that day about ten thousand men, every [lusty] person and every mighty man; and not a man escaped.
30 Aa le nafotsak’ ambanem-pità’ Israele t’i Moabe amy andro zay vaho nitofa valompolo taoñe i taney.
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 Nanonjohy izay t’i Samgare ana’ i Anate. Nandafa lahilahy nte-Pilisty enen-jato ami’ty faroa-bosy; ie ka ty nandrombake Israele.
And after him rose up Samegar the son of Dinach, and smote the Philistines to the number of six hundred men with a ploughshare [such as is drawn by] oxen; and he too delivered Israel.
