Juízes 3
1 Estas pois são as nações, que o Senhor deixou ficar, para por elas provar a Israel, a saber, a todos os que não sabiam de todas as guerras de Canaan,
Now these are the nations which Jehovah left to prove Israel by them, (even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan,
2 Tão somente para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel delas soubessem (para lhes ensinar a guerra), pelo menos os que de antes não sabiam delas:
only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least to such as formerly knew nothing of that):
3 Cinco príncipes dos philisteus, e todos os cananeus, e sidônios, e heveus, que habitavam nas montanhas do líbano, desde o monte de Baal-hermon, até à entrada de Hamath.
namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 Estes pois ficaram, para por eles provar a Israel, para saber se dariam ouvidos aos mandamentos do Senhor, que tinha ordenado a seus pais, pelo ministério de Moisés.
And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 Habitando pois os filhos de Israel no meio dos cananeus, dos heteus, e amorreus, e pherezeus, e heveus, e jebuseus,
And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 Tomaram de suas filhas para si por mulheres, e deram aos filhos deles as suas filhas; e serviram a seus deuses.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 E os filhos de Israel fizeram o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor, e se esqueceram do Senhor seu Deus: e serviram aos baalins e a Astaroth.
And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
8 Então a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os vendeu em mão de Cusan-risathaim, rei de Mesopotâmia: e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cusan-risathaim oito anos.
Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia, And the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
9 E os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, e o Senhor levantou aos filhos de Israel um libertador, e os libertou, a Othniel, filho de Kenaz, irmão de Caleb, mais novo do que ele.
And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 E veio sobre ele o espírito do Senhor, e julgou a Israel, e saiu à peleja; e o Senhor deu na sua mão a Cusan-risathaim, rei da Síria; e a sua mão prevaleceu contra Cusan-risathaim.
And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
11 Então a terra sossegou quarenta anos; e Othniel, filho de Kenaz, faleceu.
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Porém os filhos de Israel tornaram a fazer o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor: então o Senhor esforçou a Eglon, rei dos moabitas, contra Israel: porquanto fizeram o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor.
And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
13 E ajuntou consigo aos filhos de Ammon e aos amalequitas, e foi, e feriu a Israel, e tomaram a cidade das palmeiras.
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 E os filhos de Israel serviram a Eglon, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos.
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Então os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, e o Senhor lhes levantou um libertador, a Ehud, filho de Gera, filho de Jemini, homem canhoto. E os filhos de Israel enviaram pela sua mão um presente a Eglon, rei dos moabitas.
But when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 E Ehud fez uma espada de dois fios, do comprimento de um côvado: e cingiu-a por debaixo dos seus vestidos, à sua coxa direita.
And Ehud made for himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length. And he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17 E levou aquele presente a Eglon, rei dos moabitas; e era Eglon homem mui gordo.
And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 E sucedeu que, acabando de entregar o presente, despediu a gente que trouxera o presente.
And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the men who bore the tribute.
19 Porém voltou das imagens de escultura que estão ao pé de Gilgal, e disse: Tenho uma palavra secreta para ti, ó rei. O qual disse: Cala-te. E todos os que lhe assistiam sairam de diante dele.
But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all who stood by him went out from him.
20 E Ehud entrou a ele, a um cenáculo fresco, que para si só tinha, onde estava assentado, e disse Ehud: Tenho para ti uma palavra de Deus. E levantou-se da cadeira.
And Ehud came to him. And he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21 Então Ehud estendeu a sua mão esquerda, e lançou mão da espada da sua coxa direita, e lha cravou no ventre,
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
22 De tal maneira que entrou até à empunhadura após da folha, e a gordura encerrou a folha (porque não tirou a espada do ventre): e saiu-se-lhe o excremento.
And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body, and it came out behind.
23 Então Ehud saiu à sala, e cerrou sobre ele as portas do cenáculo, e as fechou.
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
24 E, saindo ele, vieram os seus servos, e viram, e eis que as portas do cenáculo estavam fechadas; e disseram: Sem dúvida está cobrindo seus pés na recâmara do cenáculo fresco.
Now when he was gone out, his servants came, and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.
25 E, esperando até se enfastiarem, eis que não abria as portas do cenáculo; então tomaram a chave, e abriram, e eis aqui seu senhor estendido morto em terra.
And they delayed till they were ashamed, and, behold, he did not open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key, and opened, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26 E Ehud escapou, enquanto eles se demoraram: porque ele passou pelas imagens de escultura, e escapou para Seirath.
And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
27 E sucedeu que, entrando ele, tocou a buzina nas montanhas de Ephraim: e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele das montanhas, e ele adiante deles,
And it came to pass, when he came, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
28 E disse-lhes: Segui-me: porque o Senhor vos tem dado a vossos inimigos, os moabitas, na vossa mão: e desceram após dele, e tomaram os vaus do Jordão a Moab, e a nenhum deixaram passar.
And he said to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
29 E naquele tempo feriram dos moabitas uns dez mil homens, todos corpulentos, e todos homens valorosos: e não escapou nenhum.
And they smote about ten thousand men of Moab at that time, every robust man, and every man of valor, and there escaped not a man.
30 Assim foi subjugado Moab naquele dia debaixo da mão de Israel: e a terra sossegou oitenta anos.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
31 Depois dele foi Samgar, filho de Anath, que feriu a seiscentos homens dos philisteus com uma aguilhada de bois: e também ele libertou a Israel.
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox-goad, and he also saved Israel.
