1 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الشُّعُوبُ الَّتِي سَمَحَ لَها اللهُ بِأنْ تَبقَى فِي الأرْضِ لِيَمتَحِنَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَخُوضُوا المَعارِكَ فِي كَنْعانَ.

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 ف َكانَ هَذا لِتَعلِيمِ فُنُونِ الحَرْبِ لأجْيالِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الَّذينَ لَمْ يَخُوضُوا حُرُوباً مِنْ قَبلُ.

only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

3 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الشُّعُوبُ: المُدُنُ الخَمْسُ لِلفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، وَجَمِيعُ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ، وَالصَّيدُونِيِّينَ، وَالحِوِّيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي المِنطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ مِنْ لُبنانَ، مِنْ جَبَلِ بَعلِ حَرْمُونَ إلَى لِيبُو حَماةَ.

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 unto the entrance of Hamath.

4 ت َرَكَهُمْ اللهُ هُناكَ لِيَمْتَحِنَ بِهِمْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، أرادَ أنْ يَرَى إنْ كانُوا سَيُطِيعُونَ أوامِرَ اللهِ الَّتِي أمَرَ بِها آباءَهُمْ عَلَى لِسانِ مُوسَى.

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

5 و َهَكَذا سَكَنَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بَينَ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ وَالأمُورِيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالحُوِّيِّينَ وَاليَبُوسِيِّينَ.

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

6 و َتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ بَناتِ تِلْكَ الشُّعُوبِ، وَزَوَّجُوا بَناتِهِمْ مِنْ أبنائِهِمْ. وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَتَهُمْ! عُثْنِيئِيلُ، أوَّلُ قاض

and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

7 و َفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. نَسَوا إلَهَهُمْ ، وَعَبَدُوا البَعلَ وَعَشْتَرُوتَ.

And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

8 ف اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَمَحَ لِكُوشانَ رِشَعْتايِمَ، مَلِكِ أرامَ النَّهرَينِ بِأنْ يَغزُوهُمْ. فَخَدَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كُوشانَ رِشَعْتايِمَ مُدَّةَ ثَمانِي سَنَواتٍ،

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

9 ل َكِنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ اسْتَنجَدُوا بِاللهِ. فَأقامَ اللهُ مُنقِذاً لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ خَلَّصَهُمْ، وَكانَ هَذا المُنْقِذُ عُثْنِيئِيلَ بْنَ قَنازَ، أخا كالَبَ الأصْغَرَ.

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

10 ح َلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَيهِ، وَعَمِلَ كَقاضٍ لإسْرائِيلَ. وَخَرَجَ إلَى الحَرْبِ، فَأعانَهُ اللهُ عَلَى كُوشانَ رِشَعْتايِمَ مَلِكِ أرامَ، فَهَزَمَهُ.

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 ف َعَمَّ السَّلامُ الأرْضَ مُدَّةَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً، ثُمَّ ماتَ عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنَ قَنازَ. القاضِي إهُود

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

12 و َفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. فَسَلَّطَ اللهُ عِجلُونَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ، لِأنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ.

And the children 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 ف َتَحالَفَ عِجلُونُ مَعَ الأمُورِيِّينَ وَالعَمالِقَةِ، وَذَهَبَ وَهَزَمَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَاسْتَولُوا عَلَى مَدِينَةِ النَّخلِ.

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

14 ف َخَدَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عِجلُونَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

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

15 ث ُمَّ اسْتَنْجَدَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِاللهِ ، فَأقامَ اللهُ مُنْقِذاً لَهُمْ هُوَ إهُودُ بْنُ جِيرا البَنْيامِيْنِيُّ. وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مُدَرَّبٌ عَلَى اسْتِخْدامِ يُسْراهُ فِي القِتالِ. فَأرْسَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إهُودَ لِكَي يُسَلِّمَ هَدِيَّتَهُمْ إلَى عِجلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ.

But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 ف َصَنَعَ إهُودُ لِنَفْسِهِ سَيفاً ذا حَدَّينِ طُولُهُ باعٌ واحِدٌ، وَثَبَّتَهُ عَلَى فَخْذِهِ الأيمَنِ تَحْتَ عَباءَتِهِ.

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 ث ُمَّ قَدَّمَ الهَدَيَّةَ لِعِجلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَكانَ عِجلُونُ رَجُلاً سَمِيناً جِدّاً.

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 و َبَعْدَما قَدَّمَ إهُودُ الهَدَيَّةَ، صَرَفَ الرِّجالَ الَّذِينَ حَمَلُوها،

And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute.

19 أ مّا هُوَ فَرَجِعَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الحِجارَةِ المَنْحُوتَةِ فِي الجِلْجالِ، وَقالَ: «لَدَيَّ رِسالَةٌ سِرِّيَّةٌ لَكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ!» فَقالَ لَهُ المَلِكُ: «اسْكُتْ!» ثُمَّ خَرَجَ جَمِيعُ خُدّامِهِ مِنَ الغُرْفَةِ.

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

20 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ، عادَ إهُودُ إلَيهِ وَهُوَ جالِسٌ عَلَى مِنَصَّةِ عَرْشِهِ المُرْتَفِعَةِ. وَقالَ إهُودُ: «أحْمِلُ إلَيكَ رِسالَةً مِنَ اللهِ.» فَلَمّا قامَ المَلِكُ عَنِ العَرْشِ،

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21 م َدَّ إهُودُ يُسْراهُ، وَأخَذَ السَّيفَ عَنْ فَخْذِهِ الأيمَنِ، وَطَعَنَ بِهِ عِجلُونَ فِي بَطْنِهِ.

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

22 ف َدَخَلَ مِقبَضُ السَّيفِ فِي بَطْنِهِ، وَأغلَقَ الشَّحْمُ عَلَيهِ. وَخَرَجَ طَرَفُ السَّيفِ مِنَ ظَهْرِهِ، وَلَمْ يَسْحَبْهُ إهُودُ مِنْ بَطْنِهِ.

and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

23 ث ُمَّ خَرَجَ إهُودُ مِنْ غُرفَةِ العَرْشِ وَأحكَمَ إغلاقَ أبْوابِ القاعَةِ عَلَى المَلِكِ.

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

24 ث ُمَّ خَرَجَ إهُودُ مِنَ القاعَةِ، وَجاءَ خُدّامُ عِجلُونَ. وَلَمّا رَأَوْا أنَّ أبوابَ غُرْفَةِ العَرْشِ مُقْفَلَةٌ، قالُوا: «لا بُدَّ أنَّهُ يَقْضي حاجَتَهُ فِي حَمّامِهِ الخاصِّ.»

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 ف َطالَ انْتِظارُهُمْ، وَقَلِقُوا. لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَفتَحْ أبوابَ غُرْفَةِ العَرْشِ. فَأخَذُوا المِفْتاحَ، وَفَتَحُوا البابَ، فَوَجَدُوا سَيِّدَهُمْ ساقِطاً مَيِّتاً عَلَى الأرْضِ.

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

26 أ مّا إهُودُ فَهَرَبَ أثْناءَ انْتِظارِ الخُدّامِ، وَمَرَّ بَينَ الحِجارَةِ المَنْحُوتَةِ وَهَرَبَ إلَى سَعِيرَةَ.

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

27 و َلَمّا وَصَلَ إلَى هُناكَ، نَفَخَ فِي البُوقِ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، فَنَزَلَ مَعَهُ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنَ المِنطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، وَكانَ يَتَقَدَّمُهُمْ.

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

28 و َقالَ لَهُمُ: «اتْبَعُونِي، لِأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ نَصَرَكُمْ عَلَى أعْدائِكُمْ مِنْ بَنِي مُوآبَ.» فَتَبِعُوهُ عَلَى مَعابِرِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ إلَى مُوآبَ.

And he said unto them, Follow after me; for Jehovah hath 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 suffered not a man to pass over.

29 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، قَتَلُوا نَحْوَ عَشْرَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مُوآبِيٍّ. كانُوا مُحارِبِينَ أقوِياءَ وَشُجْعانَ، لَكِنْ لَمْ يَنْجُ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ.

And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

30 ف َأُخضِعَتْ مُوآبُ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ لِسَيطَرَةِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَاسْتَراحَتِ الأرْضُ مِنَ الحُرُوبِ ثَمانِينَ سَنَةً. القاضِي شَمْجَرُ بْنُ عَناة

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

31 و َخَلَفَ إهُودَ شَمْجَرُ بْنُ عَناةَ، وَقَتَلَ سِتَّ مِئَةِ فِلِسْطِيٍّ بِمِنْخَسِ البَقَرِ، فَأنْقَذَ هُوَ أيضاً بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.