Judges 3
1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Dette var de Folkeslag, HERREN lod blive tilbage for ved dem at sætte Israel Prøve, alle de Israeliter, som ikke havde kendt til Kampene om Kana'an,
2 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
alene for Israeliternes Slægters Skyld, for at øve dem i Krig, alene for deres Skyld, som ikke havde kendt noget til de tidligere Krige:
3 the 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.
De fem Filisterfyrster, alle Kana'anæerne, Zidonierne og Hetiterne, som boede i Libanons Bjerge fra Ba'al-Hermon til hen imod Hamat.
4 They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the LORD’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
De blev tilbage, for at Israel ved dem kunde blive sat paa Prøve, saa det kunde komme for Dagen, om de vilde lyde de Bud, HERREN havde givet deres Fædre ved Moses.
5 The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Og Israeliterne boede blandt Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.
6 They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
De indgik Ægteskab med deres Døtre og gav deres Sønner deres Døtre til Ægte, og de dyrkede deres Guder.
7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
Israeliterne gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne; de glemte HERREN deres Gud og dyrkede Ba'alerne og Asjererne.
8 Therefore the LORD’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.
Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod Israel, og han gav dem til Pris for Kong Kusjan-Risj'atajim af Aram-Naharajim, og Israeliterne stod under Kusjan-Risj'atajim i otte Aar.
9 When the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
Da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN, og HERREN lod en Befrier fremstaa iblandt Israeliterne, og han frelste dem, nemlig Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder.
10 The LORD’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
HERRENS Aand kom over ham, og han blev Dommer i Israel; han drog ud til Kamp, og HERREN gav Kong Kusjan-Risj'atajim af Aram i hans Haand, saa han fik Overtaget over ham.
11 The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve Aar, og Kenizziten Otniel døde.
12 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
Men Israeliterne blev ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne. Da gav HERREN Kong Eglon af Moab Magt over Israel, fordi de gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.
13 He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
Han fik Ammoniterne og Amalekiterne med sig, drog ud og slog Israel og tog Palmestaden.
14 The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Og Israeliterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten Aar.
15 But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD 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.
Men da Israeliterne raabte til HERREN, lod HERREN en Befrier fremstaa iblandt dem, Benjaminiten Ehud, Geras Søn, som var kejthaandet. Da Israeliterne engang sendte Ehud til Kong Eglon af Moab med Skat,
16 Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
lavede han sig et tveægget Sværd, en Gomed langt, og bandt det til sin højre Hofte under Kappen.
17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
Derpaa afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab — Eglon var en meget fed Mand —
18 When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde baaret Skatten, paa Vej,
19 But 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.
men selv vendte han om ved Pesilim ved Gilgal og sagde: »Konge, jeg har noget at tale med dig om i Hemmelighed!« Men han bød ham tie, til alle de, der stod om ham, var gaaet ud.
20 Ehud 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.
Da Ehud kom ind til ham, sad han i sin svale Stue paa Taget, hvor han var alene; og Ehud sagde: »Jeg har et Gudsord til dig!« Da rejste han sig fra sit Sæde,
21 Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
men idet han stod op, rakte Ehud sin venstre Haand ud og greb Sværdet ved sin højre Side og stak det i Underlivet paa ham,
22 The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
saa endog Grebet gik i med Klingen; og Fedtet sluttede om Klingen, thi han drog ikke Sværdet ud af Livet paa ham; og Skarnet gik fra ham.
23 Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
Saa gik Ehud bort gennem Søjlegangen, lukkede Døren til Stuen for ham og laasede den.
24 After 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.”
Efter at han var gaaet bort, kom Kongens Folk, og da de fandt Døren til Stuen laaset, tænkte de, at han tildækkede sine Fødder i det svale Hammer;
25 They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he did not 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.
men da de havde biet, indtil de skammede sig, uden at han aabnede Døren til Stuen, hentede de Nøglen og lukkede op; og se, der laa deres Herre død paa Gulvet.
26 Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Se'ira.
27 When 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.
Saa snart han derpaa naaede Efraims Bjerge, lod han støde i Hornet; og Israeliterne fulgte ham ned fra Bjergene, idet han gik i Spidsen for dem.
28 He said to them, “Follow me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow any man to pass over.
Og han sagde til dem: »Følg mig ned, thi HERREN har givet eders Fjender Moabiterne i eders Haand!« Og de fulgte ham ned og fratog Moabiterne Vadestederne over Jordan og lod ikke en eneste komme over.
29 They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
Ved den Lejlighed nedhuggede de omtrent 10 000 Moabiter, lutter stærke og dygtige Mænd, ikke een undslap.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
Saaledes blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve Aar.
31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.
Efter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats Søn. Han nedhuggede Filisterne, 600 Mand, med en Oksedriverstav; ogsaa han frelste Israel.
