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

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

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),

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

وَهَكَذا سَكَنَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بَينَ الكَنْعانِيِّينَ وَالأمُورِيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالحُوِّيِّينَ وَاليَبُوسِيِّينَ.

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

وَتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ بَناتِ تِلْكَ الشُّعُوبِ، وَزَوَّجُوا بَناتِهِمْ مِنْ أبنائِهِمْ. وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَتَهُمْ! عُثْنِيئِيلُ، أوَّلُ قاض

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.

وَفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. نَسَوا إلَهَهُمْ ، وَعَبَدُوا البَعلَ وَعَشْتَرُوتَ.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

فَتَحالَفَ عِجلُونُ مَعَ الأمُورِيِّينَ وَالعَمالِقَةِ، وَذَهَبَ وَهَزَمَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَاسْتَولُوا عَلَى مَدِينَةِ النَّخلِ.

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

فَخَدَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عِجلُونَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

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.

ثُمَّ 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.

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.

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

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

ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ الهَدَيَّةَ لِعِجلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَكانَ عِجلُونُ رَجُلاً سَمِيناً جِدّاً.

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

وَبَعْدَما قَدَّمَ إهُودُ الهَدَيَّةَ، صَرَفَ الرِّجالَ الَّذِينَ حَمَلُوها،

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.

أمّا 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.

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.

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

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

مَدَّ إهُودُ يُسْراهُ، وَأخَذَ السَّيفَ عَنْ فَخْذِهِ الأيمَنِ، وَطَعَنَ بِهِ عِجلُونَ فِي بَطْنِهِ.

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.

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

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

ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إهُودُ مِنْ غُرفَةِ العَرْشِ وَأحكَمَ إغلاقَ أبْوابِ القاعَةِ عَلَى المَلِكِ.

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.”

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

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.

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

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

أمّا إهُودُ فَهَرَبَ أثْناءَ انْتِظارِ الخُدّامِ، وَمَرَّ بَينَ الحِجارَةِ المَنْحُوتَةِ وَهَرَبَ إلَى سَعِيرَةَ.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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