Dommer 3

1 Dette var de Folkeslag, HERREN lod blive tilbage for ved dem at sætte Israel Prøve, alle de Israelitter, som ikke havde kendt til Kampene om Kana'an,

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

2 alene for Israelitternes Slægters Skyld, for at øve dem i Krig, alene for deres Skyld, som ikke havde kendt noget til de tidligere Krige:

only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof;

3 De fem Filisterfyrster, alle Kana'anæerne, Zidonierne og Hetiterne, som boede i Libanons Bjerge fra Ba'al-Hermon til hen imod Hamat.

[namely], the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

4 De blev tilbage, for at Israel ved dem kunde blive sat på Prøve, så det kunde komme for Dagen, om de vilde lyde de Bud, HERREN havde givet deres Fædre ved Moses.

And they were for 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 Og Israelitterne boede blandt Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne.

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites; the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

6 De indgik Ægteskab med deres Døtre og gav deres Sønner deres Døtre til Ægte, og de dyrkede deres Guder.

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

7 Israelitterne gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne; de glemte HERREN deres Gud og dyrkede Ba'alerne og Asjererne.

And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

8 Da blussede HERRENs Vrede op imod Israel, og han gav dem til Pris for Kong Kusjan-Risjatajim af Aram Naharajim, og Israelitterne stod under Kusjan Risjatajim i otte År.

Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled 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.

9 Da råbte Israelitterne til HERREN, og HERREN lod en Befrier fremstå iblandt Israelitterne, og han frelste dem, nemlig Kenizziten Otniel, Kalebs yngre Broder.

And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 HERRENs Ånd kom over ham, og han blev Dommer i Israel; han drog ud til Kamp, og HERREN gav Kong Kusjan Risjatajim af Aram i hans Hånd, så han fik Overtaget over ham.

And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

11 Og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve År, og Kenizziten Otniel døde.

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

12 Men Israelitterne 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.

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

13 Han fik Ammoniterne og Amalekiterne med sig, drog ud og slog Israel og tog Palmestaden.

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.

14 Og Israelitterne stod under Kong Eglon af Moab i atten År.

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

15 Men da Israelitterne råbte til HERREN, lod HERREN en Befrier fremstå iblandt dem, Benjaminiten Ehud, Geras Søn, som var kejthåndet. Da Israelitterne engang sendte Ehud til Kong Eglon af Moab med Skat,

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 lavede han sig et tveægget Sværd, en Gomed langt, og bandt det til sin højre Hofte under Kappen.

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 Derpå afleverede han Skatten til Kong Eglon af Moab Eglon var en meget fed Mand

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

18 og da han var færdig dermed, ledsagede han Folkene, der havde båret Skatten, på Vej,

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

19 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 gået ud.

But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 Da Ehud kom ind til ham, sad han i sin svale Stue på Taget, hvor han var alene; og Ehud sagde: "Jeg har et Gudsord til dig!" Da rejste han sig fra sit Sæde,

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his summer parlour. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21 men idet han stod op, rakte Ehud sin venstre Hånd ud og greb Sværdet ved sin højre Side og stak det i Underlivet på ham,

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

22 så endog Grebet gik i med Klingen; og Fedtet sluttede om Klingen, thi han drog ikke Sværdet ud af Livet på ham; og Skarnet gik fra ham.

and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.

23 Så gik Ehud bort gennem Søjlegangen, lukkede Døren til Stuen for ham og låsede den.

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

24 Efter at han var gået bort, kom Kongens Folk, og da de fandt Døren til Stuen låset, tænkte de, at han tildækkede sine Fødder i det svale Hammer;

Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

25 men da de havde biet, indtil de skammede sig, uden at han åbnede Døren til Stuen, hentede de Nøglen og lukkede op; og se, der lå deres Herre død på Gulvet.

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took the key, and opened [them]: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

26 Men Ehud slap bort, medens de blev opholdt, og han satte over ved Pesilim og undslap til Seira.

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

27 Så snart han derpå nåede Efraims Bjerge, lod han støde i Hornet; og Israelitterne fulgte ham ned fra Bjergene, idet han gik i Spidsen for dem.

And it came to pass, when he was come, that 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 before them.

28 Og han sagde til dem: "Følg mig ned, thi HERREN har givet eders Fjender Moabiterne i eders Hånd!" Og de fulgte ham ned og fratog Moabiterne Vadestederne over Jordan og lod ikke en eneste komme over.

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 against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29 Ved den Lejlighed nedhuggede de omtrent 10000 Moabiter, lutter stærke og dygtige Mænd, ikke een undslap.

And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour; and there escaped not a man.

30 Således blev Moab den Gang underkuet af Israel; og Landet havde Ro i firsindstyve År.

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

31 Efter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats Søn. Han nedhuggede Filisterne, 600 Mand, med en Oksedriverstav; også han frelste Israel.

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also saved Israel.