Judges 3
1 These are the nations which the Lord left, so that by them he might instruct Israel and all who had not known the wars of the Canaanites,
耶和華留下這幾族，為要試驗那不曾知道與迦南爭戰之事的以色列人，
2 so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle:
好叫以色列的後代又知道又學習未曾曉得的戰事。
3 the five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.
所留下的就是非利士的五個首領和一切迦南人、西頓人，並住黎巴嫩山的希未人，從巴力‧黑們山直到哈馬口。
4 And he left them, so that by them he might test Israel, as to whether or not they would listen to the commandments of the Lord, which he instructed to their fathers by the hand of Moses.
留下這幾族，為要試驗以色列人，知道他們肯聽從耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們列祖的誡命不肯。
5 And so, the sons of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
以色列人竟住在迦南人、赫人、亞摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人中間，
6 And they took their daughters as wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.
娶他們的女兒為妻，將自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子，並事奉他們的神。
7 And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.
以色列人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，忘記耶和華－他們的上帝，去事奉諸巴力和亞舍拉，
8 And the Lord, having become angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia, and they served him for eight years.
所以耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作，就把他們交在美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田的手中。以色列人服事古珊‧利薩田八年。
9 And they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, and he freed them, namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb.
以色列人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者救他們，就是迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶。
10 And the Spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Syria, and he overwhelmed him.
耶和華的靈降在他身上，他就作了以色列的士師，出去爭戰。耶和華將美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田交在他手中，他便勝了古珊‧利薩田。
11 And the land was quiet for forty years. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.
於是國中太平四十年。基納斯的兒子俄陀聶死了。
12 Then the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord, who strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against them because they did evil in his sight.
以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，耶和華就使摩押王伊磯倫強盛，攻擊以色列人。
13 And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and he possessed the City of Palms.
伊磯倫招聚亞捫人和亞瑪力人，去攻打以色列人，佔據棕樹城。
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.
於是以色列人服事摩押王伊磯倫十八年。
15 And afterward, they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, called Ehud, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, who used either hand as well as the right hand. And the sons of Israel sent gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab, by him.
以色列人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者，就是便雅憫人基拉的兒子以笏；他是左手便利的。以色列人託他送禮物給摩押王伊磯倫。
16 And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.
以笏打了一把兩刃的劍，長一肘，帶在右腿上衣服裏面。
17 And he offered the gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.
他將禮物獻給摩押王伊磯倫（原來伊磯倫極其肥胖）；
18 And when he had presented the gifts to him, he followed out his companions, who had arrived with him.
以笏獻完禮物，便將抬禮物的人打發走了，
19 And then, returning from Gilgal where the idols were, he said to the king, “I have a secret word for you, O king.” And he ordered silence. And when all those who were around him had departed,
自己卻從靠近吉甲鑿石之地回來，說：「王啊，我有一件機密事奏告你。」王說：「迴避吧！」於是左右侍立的人都退去了。
20 Ehud entered to him. Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room. And he said, “I have a word from God to you.” And immediately he rose up from his throne.
以笏來到王面前；王獨自一人坐在涼樓上。以笏說：「我奉上帝的命報告你一件事。」王就從座位上站起來。
21 And Ehud extended his left hand, and he took the dagger from his right thigh. And he thrust it into his abdomen
以笏便伸左手，從右腿上拔出劍來，刺入王的肚腹，
22 so strongly that the handle followed the blade into the wound, and was enclosed by the great amount of fat. Neither did he withdraw the sword. Instead, he left it in the body just as he had struck with it. And immediately, by the private parts of nature, the filth of the bowels went out.
連劍把都刺進去了。劍被肥肉夾住，他沒有從王的肚腹拔出來，且穿通了後身。
23 Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room. And securing the bars,
以笏就出到遊廊，將樓門盡都關鎖。
24 he departed by a back exit. And the servants of the king, entering, saw that the doors of the upper room were closed, and they said, “Perhaps he is emptying his bowels in the summer room.”
以笏出來之後，王的僕人到了，看見樓門關鎖，就說：「他必是在樓上大解。」
25 And after waiting a long time, until they were embarrassed, and seeing that no one opened the door, they took the key, and opening it, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.
他們等煩了，見仍不開樓門，就拿鑰匙開了，不料，他們的主人已死，倒在地上。
26 But Ehud, while they were in confusion, escaped and passed by the place of the idols, from which he had returned. And he arrived at Seirath.
他們耽延的時候，以笏就逃跑了，經過鑿石之地，逃到西伊拉；
27 And immediately he sounded the trumpet on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel descended with him, he himself advancing at the front.
到了，就在以法蓮山地吹角。以色列人隨着他下了山地，他在前頭引路，
28 And he said to them: “Follow me. For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.” And they descended after him, and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab. And they did not permit anyone to cross.
對他們說：「你們隨我來，因為耶和華已經把你們的仇敵摩押人交在你們手中。」於是他們跟着他下去，把守約旦河的渡口，不容摩押一人過去。
29 And so, they struck down the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and robust men. None of them were able to escape.
那時擊殺了摩押人約有一萬，都是強壯的勇士，沒有一人逃脫。
30 And Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was quiet for eighty years.
這樣，摩押就被以色列人制伏了。國中太平八十年。
31 After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare. And he also defended Israel.
以笏之後，有亞拿的兒子珊迦，他用趕牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也救了以色列人。
