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1 Dette er de folk som Herren lot bli for ved dem å prøve Israel, alle de israelitter som ikke selv hadde vært med i nogen av Kana'anskrigene,
Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.
2 bare forat de kommende slekter i Israel skulde få kjennskap til krig og bli oplært deri, alle de som ikke før hadde vært med:
(He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
3 Filistrenes fem fyrster og alle kana'anittene og sidonierne og hevittene, som bodde på Libanon-fjellene, fra Ba'al-Hermon-fjellet til der hvor veien går til Hamat.
These are the nations: the five kings from the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath Pass.
4 Ved dem var det Israel skulde prøves, så det kunde kjennes om de vilde lyde Herrens bud, som han hadde gitt deres fedre ved Moses.
These nations were left as a means by which Yahweh would test Israel, to confirm whether they would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.
5 Men da Israels barn nu bodde midt iblandt kana'anittene, hetittene og amorittene og ferisittene og hevittene og jebusittene,
So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 tok de deres døtre til hustruer og gav sine døtre til deres sønner og dyrket deres guder.
Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.
7 Israels barn gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øine; de glemte Herren sin Gud og dyrket Ba'alene og Astarte-billedene.
The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and forgot Yahweh their God. They worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.
8 Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Israel, og han solgte dem i Kusan-Risata'ims hånd, som var konge i Mesopotamia; og Israels barn tjente Kusan-Risata'im i åtte år.
Therefore, the anger of Yahweh was set on fire against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. The people of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
9 Da ropte Israels barn til Herren, og Herren opreiste Israels barn en frelser, og han frelste dem; det var kenisitten Otniel, Kalebs yngre bror.
When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would come to help the people of Israel, and who would rescue them: Othniel son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother).
10 Og Herrens Ånd kom over ham; han blev dommer i Israel og drog ut til strid, og Herren gav Kusan-Risata'im, kongen i Mesopotamia, i hans hånd, så han vant over Kusan-Risata'im.
Yahweh's Spirit empowered him, and he judged Israel and he went out to war. Yahweh gave him victory over Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram. The hand of Othniel defeated Cushan-Rishathaim.
11 Og landet hadde ro i firti år; da døde Otniel, Kenas' sønn.
The land had peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12 Men Israels barn gjorde atter det som var ondt i Herrens øine; og Herren gav Eglon, kongen i Moab, makt over Israel, fordi de gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øine.
After that, the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave strength to Eglon king of Moab to overpower the Israelites.
13 Han fikk med sig Ammons barn og Amalek og drog ut og slo Israel, og de inntok Palmestaden.
Eglon joined with the Ammonites and the Amalekites and they went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
14 Og Israels barn tjente Eglon, kongen i Moab, i atten år.
The people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.
15 Da ropte Israels barn til Herren, og Herren opreiste dem en frelser, benjaminitten Ehud, Geras sønn, en kjevhendt mann. Israels barn sendte ham engang med en gave til Eglon, kongen i Moab;
When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would help them, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent him, with their tribute payment, to Eglon king of Moab.
16 da gjorde Ehud sig et tveegget, alenlangt sverd og bandt det om sig under sine klær ved sin høire hofte.
Ehud made himself a sword that had two edges, one cubit in length; he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Så førte han gaven frem til Eglon, kongen i Moab; men Eglon var en meget fet mann.
He gave the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
18 Og da han hadde gitt gaven fra sig, lot han folkene som hadde båret gaven, dra hjem.
After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he left with those who had carried it in.
19 Men selv vendte han tilbake fra stenbruddene ved Gilgal og lot si: Jeg har et hemmelig ord til dig, konge! Da sa kongen: Hysj! Så gikk de ut alle de som stod om ham.
As for Ehud himself, however, when he reached the place where the carved images were made near Gilgal, he turned and went back, and he said, “I have a secret message for you, my king.” Eglon said, “Silence!” So all those serving him left the room.
20 Og Ehud kom inn til ham, mens han satt alene i sin kjølige sal, og Ehud sa: Jeg har et ord fra Gud til dig. Da reiste han sig op fra sin stol.
Ehud came to him. The king was sitting by himself, alone in the coolness of the upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” The king got up out of his seat.
21 Men Ehud rakte ut sin venstre hånd og tok sverdet fra sin høire hofte og støtte det i hans buk;
Ehud reached with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and he stabbed it into the king's body.
22 og heftet gikk inn efter bladet, og fettet lukket til om bladet, for han drog ikke sverdet ut av hans buk; det gikk ut baktil.
The hilt of the sword also went into him following the blade. The tip of the sword came out of his back and the fat closed over it, for Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly.
23 Og Ehud gikk ut i buegangen, og han lukket døren til salen hvor han var, og låste den.
Then Ehud went out on the porch and closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
24 Og da han var gått ut, kom tjenerne inn, og da de så at døren til salen var låst, sa de: Han har visst et ærend i svalkammeret.
After Ehud had gone, the king's servants came; they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, so they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the coolness of the upper room.”
25 Og de ventet meget lenge, men han lukket ikke op døren til salen; da tok de nøklen og lukket op, og se, deres herre lå død på gulvet.
They were growing more concerned until they felt they were neglecting their duty when the king still did not open the doors to the upper room. So they took the key and opened them, and there lay their master, fallen to the floor, dead.
26 Mens de gav sig tid, slapp Ehud bort; han var allerede kommet forbi stenbruddene og kom frem til Se'ira.
While the servants were waiting, wondering what they should do, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the place where there were carved images of idols, and so he escaped to Seirah.
27 Da han kom dit, støtte han i basunen på Efra'im-fjellet; og Israels barn drog ned med ham fra fjellene, og han foran dem.
When he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hills, and he was leading them.
28 Og han sa til dem: Skynd eder efter mig! For Herren har gitt eders fiender, moabittene, i eders hånd. Så drog de ned efter ham, og de satte folk ved vadestedene over Jordan til Moab og lot ingen komme over.
He said to them, “Follow me, for Yahweh is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites.” They followed him and they captured the fords of the Jordan across from the Moabites, and they did not allow anyone to cross the river.
29 Dengang slo de omkring ti tusen mann av Moab, som alle var sterke og djerve menn; ikke én slapp bort.
At that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, and all were strong and capable men. Not one escaped.
30 Så blev da Moab på den dag ydmyket under Israels hånd, og landet hadde ro i åtti år.
So that day Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel, and the land had rest for eighty years.
31 Efter ham kom Samgar, Anats sønn; han slo seks hundre mann av filistrene med en oksedrivers stav; også han frelste Israel.
After Ehud the next judge was Shamgar son of Anath who killed 600 men of the Philistines with a stick used to goad cattle. He also delivered Israel from danger.
