1 N ow these are the nations which the Lord left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan

Estas são as nações que o Senhor deixou ficar para, por meio delas, provar a Israel, a todos os que não haviam experimentado nenhuma das guerras de Canaã;

2 ( this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it),

tão-somente para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel delas aprendessem a guerra, pelo menos os que dantes não tinham aprendido.

3 n amely, five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

Estas nações eram: cinco chefes dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios, e os heveus que habitavam no monte Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermom até a entrada de Hamate.

4 A nd they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

Estes, pois, deixou ficar, a fim de de por eles provar os filhos de Israel, para saber se dariam ouvidos aos mandamentos do Senhor, que ele tinha ordenado a seus pais por intermédio de Moisés.

5 T hus the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Habitando, pois, os filhos de Israel entre os cananeus, os heteus, os amorreus, os perizeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.

6 A nd they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods. Othniel

tomaram por mulheres as filhas deles, e deram as suas filhas aos filhos dos mesmos, e serviram aos seus deuses.

7 S o the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs.

Assim os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, esquecendo-se do Senhor seu Deus e servindo aos baalins e

8 T herefore the anger of the Lord was hot 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.

Pelo que a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os vendeu na mão de cusã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia; e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cusã-Risataim oito anos.

9 W hen the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

Mas quando os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, o Senhor suscitou-lhes um libertador, que os livrou: Otniel, filho de Quenaz, o irmão mais moço de Calebe.

10 T he Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

Veio sobre ele o Espírito do Senhor, e ele julgou a Israel; saiu ã peleja, e o Senhor lhe entregou Cusã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, contra o qual prevaleceu a sua mao:

11 S o the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died. Ehud

Então a terra teve sossego por quarenta anos; e Otniel, filho de Quenaz, morreu.

12 A nd the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.

Os filhos de Israel tornaram a fazer o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor; então o Senhor fortaleceu a Eglom, rei de Moabe, contra Israel, por terem feito o que era mau aos seus olhos.

13 T hen he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms.

Eglom, unindo a si os amonitas e os amalequitas, foi e feriu a Israel, tomando a cidade das palmeiras.

14 S o the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

E os filhos de Israel serviram a Eglom, rei de Moabe, dezoito anos.

15 B ut when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

Mas quando os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, o Senhor suscitou-lhes um libertador, Eúde, filho de Gêra, benjamita, homem canhoto. E, por seu intermédio, os filhos de Israel enviaram tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe.

16 N ow Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.

E Eúde fez para si uma espada de dois gumes, de um côvado de comprimento, e cingiu-a ã coxa direita, por baixo das vestes.

17 S o he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

E levou aquele tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe. Ora, Eglom era muito gordo:

18 A nd when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.

Quando Eúde acabou de entregar o tributo, despediu a gente que o trouxera.

19 B ut he himself turned back from the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” He said, “Keep silence!” And all who attended him went out from him.

Ele mesmo, porém, voltou das imagens de escultura que estavam ao pé de Gilgal, e disse: Tenho uma palavra para dizer-te em segredo, ó rei. Disse o rei: Silêncio! E todos os que lhe assistiam saíram da sua presença.

20 S o Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool private chamber). Then Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he arose from his seat.

Eúde aproximou-se do rei, que estava sentado a sós no seu quarto de verão, e lhe disse: Tenho uma palavra da parte de Deus para dizer-te. Ao que o rei se levantou da sua cadeira.

21 T hen Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Então Eúde, estendendo a mão esquerda, tirou a espada de sobre a coxa direita, e lha cravou no ventre.

22 E ven the hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out.

O cabo também entrou após a lâmina, e a gordura encerrou a lâmina, pois ele não tirou a espada do ventre:

23 T hen Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

Então Eúde, saindo ao pórtico, cerrou as portas do quarto e as trancou.

24 W hen he had gone out, Eglon’s servants came to look, and to their surprise, the doors of the upper room were locked. So they said, “He is probably attending to his needs in the cool chamber.”

Tendo ele saído vieram os servos do rei; e olharam, e eis que as portas do quarto estavam trancadas. Disseram: Sem dúvida ele está aliviando o ventre na privada do seu quarto.

25 S o they waited till they were embarrassed, and still he had not opened the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them. And there was their master, fallen dead on the floor.

Assim esperaram até ficarem alarmados, mas ainda não abria as portas do quarto. Então, tomando a chave, abriram-nas, e eis seu senhor estendido morto por terra.

26 B ut Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the stone images and escaped to Seirah.

Eúde escapou enquanto eles se demoravam e, tendo passado pelas imagens de escultura, chegou a Seirá.

27 A nd it happened, when he arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the mountains of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountains; and he led them.

E assim que chegou, tocou a trombeta na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel, com ele ã frente, desceram das montanhas.

28 T hen he said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

E disse-lhes: Segui-me, porque o Senhor vos entregou nas mãos os vossos inimigos, os moabitas. E desceram após ele, tomaram os vaus do Jordão contra os moabitas, e não deixaram passar a nenhum deles.

29 A nd at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.

E naquela ocasião mataram dos moabitas cerca de dez mil homens, todos robustos e valentes; e não escapou nenhum.

30 S o Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. Shamgar

Assim foi subjugado Moabe naquele dia debaixo da mão de Israel; e a terra teve sossego por oitenta anos.

31 A fter him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.

Depois dele levantou-se Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos homens dos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois; ele também libertou a Israel.