Juízes 3

1 Now estas são as nações que Iavé deixou, para testar Israel por eles, mesmo que muitos não tivessem conhecido todas as guerras de Canaã;

Now these are the nations which YHWH left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

2 apenas para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel pudessem saber, para ensinar-lhes a guerra, pelo menos aqueles que nada sabiam dela antes:

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

3 os cinco senhores dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os hivitas que viviam no Monte Líbano, desde o Monte Baal Hermon até a entrada de Hamath.

Namely, five rulers of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

4 Foram deixados por eles para testar Israel, para saber se ouviriam os mandamentos de Iavé, que ele ordenou a seus pais por Moisés.

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of YHWH, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

5 Os filhos de Israel viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os perizeus, os hivitas, e os jebuseus.

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

6 Eles tomaram suas filhas para serem suas esposas, deram suas próprias filhas para seus filhos e serviram a seus deuses.

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their elohim.

7 Os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé, e esqueceram Iavé seu Deus, e serviram os Baal e os Asheroth.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of YHWH, and forgat YHWH their Elohim, and served Baalim and the groves.

8 Portanto, a raiva de Iavé queimou contra Israel, e ele os vendeu na mão de Cushan Rishathaim, rei da Mesopotâmia; e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cushan Rishathaim oito anos.

Therefore the anger of YHWH was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

9 Quando os filhos de Israel gritaram a Javé, Javé criou um salvador para os filhos de Israel, que os salvou, até mesmo Otniel, o filho de Kenaz, o irmão mais novo de Calebe.

And when the children of Israel cried unto YHWH, YHWH raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

10 O Espírito de Javé veio sobre ele, e ele julgou Israel; e ele saiu para a guerra, e Javé entregou Cushan Rishathaim, rei da Mesopotâmia, em suas mãos. Sua mão prevaleceu contra Cushan Rishathaim.

And the Spirit of YHWH came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and YHWH delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

11 A terra teve descanso por quarenta anos, depois morreu Otniel, o filho de Kenaz.

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12 Os filhos de Israel novamente fizeram o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé, e Iavé fortaleceu Eglon, o rei dos moabitas, contra Israel, porque tinham feito o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of YHWH: and YHWH strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of YHWH.

13 Ele reuniu os filhos de Amon e Amalek para si mesmo; e ele foi e atingiu Israel, e eles possuíam a cidade das palmeiras.

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

14 As crianças de Israel serviram Eglon, rei dos moabitas, dezoito anos.

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Mas quando os filhos de Israel gritaram a Javé, Javé levantou um salvador para eles: Ehud, o filho de Gera, o benjamita, um canhoto. Os filhos de Israel enviaram tributo por ele a Eglon, o rei dos moabitas.

But when the children of Israel cried unto YHWH, YHWH raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 Ehud fez para si uma espada que tinha duas pontas, um côvado de comprimento; e a usou debaixo de suas roupas na coxa direita.

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 Ele ofereceu o tributo a Eglon, rei dos moabitas. Agora Eglon era um homem muito gordo.

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18 Quando Ehud terminou de oferecer o tributo, ele mandou embora as pessoas que carregavam o tributo.

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

19 Mas ele mesmo se voltou dos ídolos de pedra que eram de Gilgal, e disse: “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, ó rei”. O rei disse: “Fique calado!” Todos os que estavam ao seu lado o deixaram.

But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 Ehud veio até ele; e ele estava sentado sozinho na sala superior fria. Ehud disse: “Eu tenho uma mensagem de Deus para você”. Ele se levantou de seu assento.

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from Elohim unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21 Ehud estendeu a mão esquerda, tirou a espada da coxa direita e a empurrou para dentro de seu corpo.

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22 O cabo também entrou após a lâmina; e a gordura fechou na lâmina, pois ele não tirou a espada de seu corpo; e ela saiu por trás.

And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23 Então Ehud saiu para o alpendre, fechou as portas da sala superior sobre ele e as trancou.

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

24 Depois que ele se foi, seus criados vieram e viram que as portas da sala superior estavam trancadas. Eles disseram: “Certamente ele está cobrindo seus pés na sala superior”.

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

25 Eles esperaram até ficarem envergonhados; e eis que ele não abriu as portas do cenáculo. Portanto, pegaram a chave e as abriram, e eis que seu senhor havia caído morto no chão.

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their master was fallen down dead on the earth.

26 Ehud escapou enquanto eles esperavam, passou além dos ídolos de pedra, e escapou para Seirah.

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

27 Quando ele chegou, tocou uma trombeta na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele da região montanhosa, e ele os conduziu.

And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

28 Ele lhes disse: “Sigam-me; pois Yahweh entregou em suas mãos os moabitas a seus inimigos”. Eles o seguiram e tomaram os vaus do Jordão contra os moabitas, e não permitiram que nenhum homem passasse por cima dele.

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for YHWH hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29 Eles atingiram naquela época cerca de dez mil homens de Moab, cada homem forte e cada homem de valor. Nenhum homem escapou.

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

30 Então Moab foi subjugado naquele dia sob a mão de Israel. Então a terra teve um descanso de oitenta anos.

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

31 Depois dele foi Shamgar, o filho de Anath, que atingiu seiscentos homens dos filisteus com um boi. Ele também salvou Israel.

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.