1 Dette er de nasjonene som Herren lot bli igjen for å prøve Israel ved dem, nemlig de av Israel som ikke hadde kjent alle krigene i Kanaan.

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

2 Det var for at generasjonene av Israels barn skulle lære krig, i det minste de som før ikke hadde kjent det.

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

3 Nemlig de fem herrene over filisterne, og alle kanaaneerne, sidonerne og hivittene som bodde på Libanonfjellet, fra Baal Hermon-fjellet til innløpet til Hamath.

[namely], the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

4 De ble latt igjen for å prøve Israel ved dem, for å se om de ville lytte til Herrens bud, som han hadde befalt deres fedre ved Moses.

They were [left], to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

5 Israels barn bodde blant kanaaneerne, hetittene, amorittene, perisittene, hivittene og jebusittene.

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

6 De tok deres døtre til hustruer og ga sine egne døtre til deres sønner og tjente deres guder.

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

7 Israels barn gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, og glemte Herren sin Gud, og tjente Baalene og Astarotene.

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

8 Derfor ble Herrens vrede opptent mot Israel, og han overga dem i hendene på Kusjan-Risjatajim, kongen av Mesopotamia. Israels barn tjente Kusjan-Risjatajim i åtte år.

Therefore the anger of Yahweh 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 Israels barn ropte til Herren, reiste Herren en frelser opp for dem, Otniel, sønn av Kenaz, Kalebs yngre bror, som reddet dem.

When 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.

10 Herrens ånd kom over ham, og han dømte Israel; han dro ut i krig, og Herren overga Kusjan-Risjatajim, kongen av Mesopotamia, i hans hender; og han vant over Kusjan-Risjatajim.

The Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.

11 Landet hadde fred i førti år. Otniel, Kenaz' sønn, døde.

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

12 Israels barn gjorde igjen det som var ondt i Herrens øyne. Så styrket Herren Eglon, kongen av Moab, mot Israel, fordi de hadde gjort det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

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

13 Han samlet ammonittene og amalekittene til seg; han dro og slo Israel, og de tok byen med palmetrærne.

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

14 Israels barn tjente Eglon, kongen av Moab, i atten år.

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

15 Men da Israels barn ropte til Herren, reiste Herren en frelser opp for dem, Ehud, Geras sønn, en benjamitt, en mann som var keivhendt. Israels barn sendte hyllest ved ham til Eglon, kongen av Moab.

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

16 Ehud laget seg et sverd med to skarpe kanter, en alen langt, og bant det under klærne på høyre lår.

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

17 Han brakte hyllesten til Eglon, kongen av Moab, og Eglon var en meget fet mann.

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 Da han hadde levert hyllesten, sendte han folket som bar den, bort.

When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.

19 Men han selv vendte tilbake fra billedstøttene ved Gilgal og sa: Jeg har et hemmelig ærend til deg, konge. Han sa: Ti stille. Alle som stod omkring ham, gikk ut fra ham.

But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, king. He said, Keep silence. All who stood by him went out from him.

20 Ehud gikk inn til ham; han satt alene for seg selv i det kjølige kammeret. Ehud sa: Jeg har et budskap fra Gud til deg. Han reiste seg fra setet.

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.

21 Ehud strekte ut sin venstre hånd, tok sverdet fra sin høyre lår og stakk det i hans kropp.

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

22 Skaftet gikk også inn etter bladet, og fettet lukket seg over bladet, for han dro ikke sverdet ut av kroppen; og det kom ut bak.

and the haft 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.

23 Deretter gikk Ehud ut i forgangen, lukket dørene til det øverste rommet bak ham, og låste dem.

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.

24 Da han var gått ut, kom hans tjenere; og se, dørene til det øvre rommet var låste; de sa: Han dekker sine føtter i det øvre kammeret.

Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.

25 De ventet til de ble skamfulle, men se, han åpnet ikke dørene til det øvre rommet. Derfor tok de nøkkelen, åpnet dem, og se, deres herre lå død på jorden.

They 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 was fallen down dead on the earth.

26 Ehud rømte mens de ventet, og han passerte forbi billedstøttene og flyktet til Se'ira.

Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.

27 Da han kom, blåste han i trompeten i Efraims fjellområde, og Israels barn gikk ned med ham fra fjellene, og han foran dem.

It happened, when he had 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 Han sa til dem: Følg meg! For Herren har overgitt moabittene, deres fiender, i deres hender. De gikk ned etter ham, tok vadestedene ved Jordan mot moabittene og tillot ingen å krysse over.

He said to them, Follow after me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn't allow a man to pass over.

29 De slo om moabittene den gangen omkring ti tusen menn, hver sterk mann og hver tapper mann; det unnslapp ikke en mann.

They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

30 Slik ble Moab ydmyket den dagen under Israels hånd. Landet hadde fred i åtti år.

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

31 Etter ham kom Sjamgar, Anats sønn, som slo seks hundre filistere med en oksespidd; og han reddet også Israel.

After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.