1 S ão estas as nações que o Senhor deixou para pôr à prova todos os israelitas que não tinham visto nenhuma das guerras em Canaã

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

2 ( fez isso apenas para treinar na guerra os descendentes dos israelitas, pois não tinham tido experiência anterior de combate):

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 o s cinco governantes dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os heveus que viviam nos montes do Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermom até Lebo-Hamate.

Namely, five lords 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 E ssas nações foram deixadas para que por elas os israelitas fossem postos à prova, se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o Senhor dera aos seus antepassados por meio de Moisés.

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

5 O s israelitas viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.

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

6 T omaram as filhas deles em casamento e deram suas filhas aos filhos deles, e prestaram culto aos deuses deles. Otoniel

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

7 O s israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova, pois esqueceram-se do Senhor, o seu Deus, e prestaram culto aos baalins e a Aserá.

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

8 A cendeu-se a ira do Senhor de tal forma contra Israel que ele os entregou nas mãos de Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, por quem os israelitas foram subjugados durante oito anos.

Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.

9 M as, quando clamaram ao Senhor, ele lhes levantou um libertador, Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, o irmão mais novo de Calebe, que os libertou.

And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord 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 do Senhor veio sobre ele, de modo que liderou Israel e foi à guerra. O Senhor entregou Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, nas mãos de Otoniel, que prevaleceu contra ele.

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 E a terra teve paz durante quarenta anos, até a morte de Otoniel, filho de Quenaz. Eúde

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

12 M ais uma vez os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova, e por isso o Senhor deu a Eglom, rei de Moabe, poder sobre Israel.

And the children 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 C onseguindo uma aliança com os amonitas e com os amalequitas, Eglom veio e derrotou Israel, e conquistou 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 O s israelitas ficaram sob o domínio de Eglom, rei de Moabe, durante dezoito anos.

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

15 N ovamente os israelitas clamaram ao Senhor, que lhes deu um libertador chamado Eúde, homem canhoto, filho do benjamita Gera. Os israelitas o enviaram com o pagamento de tributos a Eglom, rei de Moabe.

But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord 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 E úde havia feito uma espada de dois gumes, de quarenta e cinco centímetros de comprimento, e a tinha amarrado na coxa direita, debaixo da roupa.

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 E le entregou o tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe, homem muito gordo.

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

18 E m seguida, Eúde mandou embora os carregadores.

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

19 J unto aos ídolos que estão perto de Gilgal, ele voltou e disse: “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, ó rei”. O rei respondeu: “Calado!” E todos os seus auxiliares saíram de sua presença.

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 E úde aproximou-se do rei, que estava sentado sozinho na sala superior do palácio de verão, e repetiu: “Tenho uma mensagem de Deus para ti”. Quando o rei se levantou do trono,

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 God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21 E úde estendeu a mão esquerda, apanhou a espada de sua coxa direita e cravou-a na barriga do rei.

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

22 A té o cabo penetrou com a lâmina; e, como não tirou a espada, a gordura se fechou sobre ela.

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 E ntão Eúde saiu para o pórtico, depois de fechar e trancar as portas da sala atrás de si.

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

24 D epois que ele saiu, vieram os servos e encontraram trancadas as portas da sala superior, e disseram: “Ele deve estar fazendo suas necessidades em seu cômodo privativo”.

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 C ansaram-se de esperar, e como ele não abria a porta da sala, pegaram a chave e a abriram. E lá estava o seu senhor, caído no chão, morto!

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 lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

26 E nquanto esperavam, Eúde escapou. Passou pelos ídolos e fugiu para Seirá.

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

27 Q uando chegou, tocou a trombeta nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas desceram dos montes, com ele à sua frente.

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 “ Sigam-me”, ordenou, “pois o Senhor entregou Moabe, o inimigo de vocês, em suas mãos.” Eles o seguiram, tomaram posse do lugar de passagem do Jordão que levava a Moabe e não deixaram ninguém atravessar o rio.

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the Lord 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 N aquela ocasião mataram cerca de dez mil moabitas, todos eles fortes e vigorosos; nem um só 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 N aquele dia Moabe foi subjugado por Israel, e a terra teve paz durante oitenta anos. Sangar

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

31 D epois de Eúde veio Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois. Ele também libertou 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.