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 YHWH left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;
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 the sons of Israel knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them)—
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.
five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanite, and the Zidonian, and the Hivite inhabiting Mount Lebanon, from Mount Ba‘al-Hermon to the entering in of Hamath;
4 Toe ie ty fitsohañe Israele, hampaharofoanañe ke ho haoñe’ iereo o lili’ Iehovà linili’e an-droae’ iareo am-pità’ i Mosèo.
and they are to prove Israel by them, to know whether they obey the commands of YHWH that He commanded 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 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 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 take their daughters to them for wives, and have given their daughters to their sons, and they serve 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 sons of Israel do evil in the eyes of YHWH, and forget their God YHWH, and serve the Ba‘alim and the Asheroth.
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 anger of YHWH burns against Israel, and He sells them into the hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-Naharaim, and the sons of Israel serve Chushan-Rishathaim 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 sons of Israel cry to YHWH, and YHWH raises a savior to the sons of Israel, and he saves them—Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother;
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 YHWH is on him, and he judges Israel, and goes out to battle, and YHWH gives Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into his hand, and his hand is strong against Chushan-Rishathaim;
11 Nitofa efa-polo taoñe i taney vaho nihomake t’i Otniele ana’ i Kenaze.
and the land rests forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dies,
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 sons of Israel add to do evil in the eyes of YHWH; and YHWH strengthens Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because that they have done evil in the eyes of YHWH;
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 gathers the sons of Ammon and Amalek to himself, and goes and strikes Israel, and they possess the city of palms;
14 vaho nitoroñe i Eglone mpanjaka’ i Moabe folo-tao-valo’ amby o ana’ Israeleo.
and the sons of Israel serve Eglon 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 sons of Israel cry to YHWH, and YHWH raises a savior to them, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man [with] his right hand bound), and the sons of Israel send a present by his hand to Eglon 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 Ehud makes a sword for himself, and it has two mouths (its length [is] a cubit), and he girds it under his long robe on his right thigh;
17 Nendese’e amy Eglone mpanjaka’ i Moabe añe amy zao i ravoravoy—toe loho sometsetse t’i Eglone.
and he brings the present near to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.
18 Ie niheneke ty fibanabanàñe i ravoravoy, le nampienga’e o nanese i ravoravoio,
And it comes to pass, when he has finished to bring the present near, that he sends the people carrying the present away,
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 has turned back from the carved images which [are] at Gilgal and says, “I have a secret word for you, O king”; and he says, “Hush!” And all those standing by him go out from 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 Ehud has come to him, and he is sitting in the cool upper chamber which he has for himself, and Ehud says, “I have a word of God for you”; and he rises from off the throne;
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 Ehud puts forth his left hand, and takes the sword from off his right thigh, and thrusts 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 the hilt also goes in after the blade, and the fat shuts on the blade, that he has not drawn the sword out of his belly, and he goes out [through] the antechamber [[or and the dung came out]].
23 Niavotse mb’am-pimoaham-beo t’i Ehode le narindri’e ama’e ty lala’ i efetse amboney vaho nahili’e.
And Ehud goes out at the porch, and shuts the doors of the upper chamber on him, and has bolted [it];
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 has gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and behold, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, “He is surely covering his feet, [relieving himself, ] in the cool inner 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 stay until confounded, and behold, he is not opening the doors of the upper chamber, and they take the key, and open, and behold, their lord is fallen to the earth—dead.
26 Aa kanao nitambatse ela, nahabotitsike t’i Ehode le nirangae’e o samposampoo vaho nipitsike mb’e Seirate mb’eo.
And Ehud escaped during their lingering, and has passed by the images, and escapes to Seirath.
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 comes to pass, in his coming in, that he blows with a horn in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go down with him from the hill-country, and he 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 says to them, “Pursue after me, for YHWH has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand”; and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan toward Moab, and have not permitted 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 strike Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and everyone a man of valor, and no man has escaped,
30 Aa le nafotsak’ ambanem-pità’ Israele t’i Moabe amy andro zay vaho nitofa valompolo taoñe i taney.
and Moab is humbled in that day under the hand of Israel; and the land rests [for] eighty years.
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 has been Shamgar son of Anath, and he strikes the Philistines—six hundred men—with an ox-goad, and he also saves Israel.
