1 N ow these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

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

2 o nly that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:

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

3 t he five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

os 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.

4 T hey were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

Essas 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.

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

Os israelitas viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.

6 T hey took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

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

7 T he children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

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

8 T herefore Yahweh’s anger burned 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.

Acendeu-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.

9 W hen the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

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

10 T he Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.

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.

11 T he land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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

12 T he children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.

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

13 H e gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.

Conseguindo uma aliança com os amonitas e com os amalequitas, Eglom veio e derrotou Israel, e conquistou a Cidade das Palmeiras.

14 T he children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Os israelitas ficaram sob o domínio de Eglom, rei de Moabe, durante dezoito anos.

15 B ut when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

Novamente 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.

16 E hud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

Eúde havia feito uma espada de dois gumes, de quarenta e cinco centímetros de comprimento, e a tinha amarrado na coxa direita, debaixo da roupa.

17 H e offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

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

18 W hen he had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.

Em seguida, Eúde mandou embora os carregadores.

19 B ut he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.

Junto 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.

20 E hud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.

Eúde 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,

21 E hud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

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

22 a nd the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

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

23 T hen Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.

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

24 A fter he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”

Depois 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”.

25 T hey waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.

Cansaram-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!

26 E hud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.

Enquanto esperavam, Eúde escapou. Passou pelos ídolos e fugiu para Seirá.

27 W hen he had come, 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 led them.

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

28 H e said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over.

“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.

29 T hey struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man, and every man of valor. No man escaped.

Naquela ocasião mataram cerca de dez mil moabitas, todos eles fortes e vigorosos; nem um só homem escapou.

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

Naquele dia Moabe foi subjugado por Israel, e a terra teve paz durante oitenta anos. Sangar

31 A fter him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.

Depois de Eúde veio Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois. Ele também libertou Israel.