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 Gentiles which the LORD left, to prove Israel with 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.

he left them only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, and to teach them war, only for those that had known nothing before:

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, five cardinals of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baalhermon unto the entering in 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.

These, therefore, were left to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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

And as the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

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

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

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

And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and forgot the LORD their God and served the Baalim and the groves.

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 the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia, and the sons of Israel served Chushanrishathaim 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 sons of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the sons 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 the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel and went out to war; and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

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 sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against Israel because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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

And he gathered unto him the sons of Ammon and of Amalek and went and smote Israel and took the city of palm trees.

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

So the sons 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 sons of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, a son of Jemini, a man, who had his right hand impeded, and by him the sons of Israel sent a present unto Eglon, the king of Moab.

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

But Ehud had made himself a two-edged sword of a cubit length, and he girded it under his clothing upon his right thigh.

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

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

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

And when he had offered the present, he sent away the people that had brought the present.

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 again from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word for thee, O king, who then 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 in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. Then he arose out of his seat.

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

But Ehud put forth his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into Eglon’s belly;

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

in such a manner that 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 excrement came out.

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

Then Ehud went forth through the porch and shut the doors of the parlour 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.»

When he was gone out, his slaves came; and when they saw that the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Peradventure he covers his feet in his summer chamber.

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

And having waited until they were confounded and he had not opened the doors of the parlour; therefore, they took a 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.

But while they had waited, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the graven images and escaped unto Seirath.

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

And as he entered in, he blew the shofar in the mountain of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel went down with him from the mount, 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.

Then he said unto them, Follow after me, for the LORD has delivered your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands. And they went down after him and took the fords of the Jordan towards Moab and did not let anyone pass.

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

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of war, 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 subjected that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty 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 slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad, and he also saved Israel.