Juízes 3— comparação

1Estas são as nações que o SENHOR deixou, para provar Israel por meio delas, a saber, todos os que não haviam conhecido todas as guerras de Canaã;

2somente para que as gerações dos filhos de Israel pudessem conhecê-la, para lhes ensinar a guerra, pelo menos àqueles que nada sabiam disso antes:

3os cinco governantes 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.

4Eles foram deixados para provar Israel, para saber se dariam ouvidos aos mandamentos do SENHOR, que ele ordenou a seus pais por intermédio de Moisés.

5Os filhos de Israel viveram entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.

6Eles tomaram as filhas deles para serem suas mulheres, deram as suas próprias filhas aos filhos deles, e serviram aos seus deuses.

7Os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, esqueceram-se do SENHOR seu Deus, e serviram aos baalins e aos postes ídolos.

8Portanto, a ira do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e ele os vendeu para a mão de Cusã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia; e os filhos de Israel serviram a Cusã-Risataim por oito anos.

9Quando os filhos de Israel clamaram ao SENHOR, o SENHOR levantou um libertador para os filhos de Israel, que os salvou: Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe.

10O Espírito do SENHOR veio sobre ele, e ele julgou a Israel; saiu à guerra, e o SENHOR entregou Cusã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, em sua mão. A sua mão prevaleceu contra Cusã-Risataim.

11A terra teve descanso por quarenta anos, e então Otniel, filho de Quenaz, morreu.

12Os filhos de Israel voltaram a fazer o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, e o SENHOR fortaleceu Eglom, rei de Moabe, contra Israel, porque haviam feito o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR.

13Ele reuniu os filhos de Amom e de Amaleque; marchou, feriu Israel e tomou posse da cidade das palmeiras.

14Os filhos de Israel serviram a Eglom, rei de Moabe, por dezoito anos.

15Mas quando os filhos de Israel clamaram ao SENHOR, o SENHOR lhes levantou um libertador: Eúde, filho de Gera, o benjamita, homem canhoto. Os filhos de Israel enviaram por meio dele o tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe.

16Eúde fez para si uma espada de dois gumes, de um côvado de comprimento; e a cingiu debaixo de sua roupa, sobre a coxa direita.

17Ele ofereceu o tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe. Ora, Eglom era um homem muito gordo.

18Quando Eúde terminou de entregar o tributo, despediu o povo que o havia carregado.

19Mas ele mesmo voltou dos ídolos de pedra que estavam perto de Gilgal, e disse: “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para o senhor, ó rei.”

20Eúde se aproximou dele; e o rei estava sentado sozinho em seu aposento fresco na sala superior. Eúde disse: “Tenho uma mensagem de Deus para o senhor.” E o rei se levantou da cadeira.

21Eúde estendeu a mão esquerda, puxou a espada da coxa direita e a cravou no ventre dele.

22O cabo também entrou após a lâmina; e a gordura se fechou sobre a lâmina, pois ele não tirou a espada do ventre dele; e as fezes saíram.

23Então Eúde saiu para a varanda, fechou as portas da sala superior e as trancou.

24Depois que ele saiu, os servos do rei vieram e viram que as portas da sala superior estavam trancadas. Eles disseram: “Certamente ele está cobrindo os seus pés no aposento fresco.”

25Esperaram até ficarem constrangidos; e eis que ele não abria as portas da sala superior. Portanto, pegaram a chave e as abriram, e eis que o seu senhor estava caído morto no chão.

26Eúde escapou enquanto eles esperavam, passou pelos ídolos de pedra e fugiu para Seirá.

27Quando chegou, tocou a trombeta na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel desceram com ele das montanhas, e ele os liderou.

28Ele lhes disse: “Sigam-me; porque o SENHOR entregou os seus inimigos, os moabitas, em suas mãos.” Eles o seguiram, tomaram os vaus do Jordão que levavam a Moabe, e não deixaram nenhum homem passar.

29Feriram naquele tempo cerca de dez mil homens de Moabe, todos homens fortes e valentes. Nenhum homem escapou.

30Assim, Moabe foi subjugado naquele dia sob a mão de Israel. E a terra teve descanso por oitenta anos.

31Depois dele foi Sangar, filho de Anate, que feriu seiscentos homens dos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois. Ele também salvou Israel.

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

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

3the 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.

4They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

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

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

7The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

8Therefore 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.

9When 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.

10Yahweh’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.

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

12The 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.

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

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

15But 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.

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

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

18When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.

19But 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.

20Ehud 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.

21Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.

22The 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.

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

24After 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.”

25They 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.

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

27When 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.

28He 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.

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

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

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