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1 No skal me nemna dei folki som Herren let vera att til å røyna Israel med - dei Israels-mennerne som ikkje hadde vore med i nokon av Kana’ans-krigarne -
Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.
2 berre av di han vilde dei komande Israels-ætter skulde få vit på å strida, og vilde læra deim det, deim som ikkje kunde det fyrr.
(He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
3 Det var dei fem filistarfyrstarne og alle kananitarne og sidonarane og hevitarne som budde på Libanonfjelli, frå Ba’al-Hermonfjellet til Hamatvegen.
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 Deim var det Israel skulde røynast med, so det kunde syna seg um dei vilde lyda Herrens bod, som Moses hadde kunngjort federne deira.
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 So budde no Israels-sønerne midt ibland kananitarne og hetitarne og amoritarne og perizitarne og hevitarne og jebusitarne;
So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 dei tok døtterne deira til konor og gav døtterne sine til sønerne deira, og dyrka gudarne deira.
Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.
7 Israels-sønerne gjorde det som var Herren imot; dei gløymde Herren, sin Gud, og dyrka Ba’als- og Astarte-bilæti.
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 Då vart Herren brennande harm på Israels-sønerne; han slepte deim i henderne på Kusan-Risatajim, kongen i Aram-Naharajim, og Israel laut tena Kusan-Risatajim 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 Då ropa Israels-sønerne til Herren, og Herren let ein hjelparmann standa fram hjå deim og hjelpa deim; det var Otniel, son åt Kenaz, 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 Herrens Ande kom yver honom, og han tok styringi i Israel. So drog han ut i striden, og Herren gav Kusan-Risatajim, Aram-kongen, i henderne hans; han vann yver Kusan-Risatajim,
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 sidan hadde landet fred i fyrti år. So døydde Otniel, son åt Kenaz.
The land had peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12 Men Israels-sønerne gjorde på nytt det som var Herren imot, og Herren gav Eglon, Moabs-kongen, magt yver deim, for di dei gjorde det som var Herren imot.
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 Eglon fekk med seg Ammons-sønerne og amalekitarne; so drog han ut, og slo Israel, og dei tok 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 Israels-sønerne laut tena Eglon, Moabs-kongen, i attan år.
The people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.
15 Då ropa dei til Herren, og Herren sende dei ein hjelpar, Ehud Gerason av Benjamins-ætti, ein keivhendt mann. Israels-sønerne sende Ehud med gåvor 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 Då gjorde han seg eit sverd som var tvieggja og ei aln langt, og spente det på seg under klædi sine, på høgre sida;
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 so førde han gåvorne fram til Eglon, Moabs-kongen. Eglon var ein ovtjukk mann.
He gave the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
18 Då Ehud hadde greidt frå seg gåvorne, let han folki som hadde bore deim fara heim att;
After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he left with those who had carried it in.
19 men sjølv snudde han um ved gudebilæti som stod innmed Gilgal, og for attende og sagde: «Eg hev eit løyndarbod til deg, konge!» «Hyss, » sagde kongen: Då gjekk dei ut alle deim som stod kringom honom.
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 Som han no sat åleine i den svale høgstova si, gjekk Ehud fram for honom og sagde: «Eg hev eit bod til deg frå Gud!» Då reiste han seg av stolen.
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 Og Ehud rette ut vinstre handi, og greip sverdet han bar ved høgre sida, og rende det i livet på honom,
Ehud reached with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and he stabbed it into the king's body.
22 so handtaket for med inn etter bladet; og feittet gjekk i hop att kring bladet; for han drog ikkje sverdet ut att or livet hans. So gjekk han ut i svali.
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 Då Ehud var komen ut i svalgangen, let han høgelofts-døri att etter seg, og stengde henne vel,
Then Ehud went out on the porch and closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
24 og so gjekk han sin veg. Straks etter kom tenarane, men då dei såg at døri var læst, sagde dei: «Han er visst for seg sjølv i svalkammerset!»
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 Dei venta til dei var reint leide av seg; men han let ikkje upp døri til høgeloftet. So tok dei lykelen, og let upp; då fekk dei sjå at herren deira låg livlaus på golvet.
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 Medan dei tøvra, slapp Ehud undan, og for framum gudebilæti, og nådde 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 Då han kom til Efraimsheidi, bles han i luren; då for Israels-sønerne med han ned av heidi, og han gjekk fyre.
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 «Skunda dykk etter meg!» sagde han: «For Herren hev gjeve fiendarne, moabitarne, i henderne dykkar.» So fylgde dei honom ned til Jordan, og stengde vadi for moabitarne, og let ingen sleppa yver.
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 Den gongen felte dei ikring ti tusund moabitar, som alle var sterke og djerve menner; ikkje ein kom seg undan.
At that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, and all were strong and capable men. Not one escaped.
30 Moab laut den dagen bøygja seg under Israels velde, og sidan hadde landet fred i åtteti år.
So that day Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel, and the land had rest for eighty years.
31 Etter Ehud kom Samgar, son åt Anat. Han felte seks hundrad mann av filistarane, med piggstaven som han dreiv uksarne med; han og berga 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.
