Jueces 3
Diodati 1885
1Ora queste son le genti, che il Signore lasciò per provar con esse Israele, cioè tutti quelli che non aveano avuta conoscenza di tutte le guerra di Canaan;
2acciocchè almeno le generazioni de' figliuoli d'Israele sapessero che cosa è la guerra, essendo ammaestrati; quegli almeno che prima non ne aveano conoscenza:
3I cinque principati de' Filistei, e tutti i Cananei, i Sidonii, e gli Hivvei che abitavano il monte Libano, dal monte Baal-hermon fino all'entrata di Hamat.
4Quelli adunque furono per provar con essi Israele; per saper se ubbidirebbero a' comandamenti del Signore, i quali egli avea dati a' lor padri, per Mosè.
5COSÌ i figliuoli d'Israele abitarono per mezzo i Cananei, e gli Hittei, e gli Amorrei, e i Ferizzei, e gli Hivvei, e i Gebusei.
6E presero le lor figliuole per mogli, e diedero le lor figliuole a' figliuoli di quelli, e servirono agl'iddii loro.
7Così i figliuoli d'Israele fecero ciò che dispiace al Signore, e dimenticarono il Signore Iddio loro, e servirono a' Baali, e a' boschi.
8Laonde l'ira del Signore si accese contro ad Israele, ed egli li vendè nelle mani di Cusan-risataim, re di Mesopotamia; e i figliuoli d'Israele servirono a Cusan-risataim ott'anni.
9Poi i figliuoli d'Israele gridarono al Signore, ed egli suscitò loro un liberatore che li liberò, cioè: Otniel, figliuolo di Chenaz, fratel minore di Caleb.
10E lo Spirito del Signore fu sopra lui, ed egli giudicò Israele, e uscì fuori in battaglia; e il Signore gli diede in mano Cusan-risataim, re di Mesopotamia; e la sua mano si rinforzò contro a Cusan-risataim.
11E il paese ebbe requie lo spazio di quarant'anni. Poi Otniel, figliuolo di Chenaz, morì.
12E I figliuoli d'Israele continuarono a fare ciò che dispiace al Signore; laonde il Signore fortificò Eglon, re di Moab, contro ad Israele; perciocchè aveano fatto ciò che dispiace al Signore.
13Ed egli adunò appresso di sè i figliuoli di Ammon, e gli Amalechiti, e andò, e percosse Israele; ed essi occuparono la città delle palme.
14E i figliuoli d'Israele servirono diciotto anni ad Eglon, re di Moab.
15Poi i figliuoli d'Israele gridarono al Signore, ed egli suscitò loro un liberatore, cioè: Ehud, figliuolo di Ghera, Beniaminita, il quale era mancino. Or i figliuoli d'Israele mandarono per lui un presente ad Eglon, re di Moab.
16Ed Ehud si fece un pugnale a due tagli, lungo un cubito; e se lo cinse sotto i vestimenti, in su la coscia destra.
17E presentò il presente ad Eglon, re di Moab, il quale era uomo molto grasso.
18Ed avendo compiuto di presentare il presente, accommiatò la gente che avea portato il presente.
19Ma egli se ne ritornò al re, dalle statue di pietra, che son presso di Ghilgal; e gli disse: Io ho alcuna cosa segreta a dirti. Ed egli gli disse: Taci. Allora tutti quelli che gli stavano d'intorno uscirono fuori d'appresso a lui.
20Ed Ehud si accostò a lui, che sedeva tutto solo nella sua sala dell'estate; e disse: Io ho da dirti alcuna cosa da parte di Dio. Ed egli si levò d'in sul seggio reale.
21Ed Ehud, dato della man sinistra al pugnale, lo prese d'in su la coscia destra, e gliel ficcò nel ventre.
22E quello entrò dietro alla lama infino all'elsa, e il grasso serrò la lama d'intorno, sì ch'egli non potè trargli il pugnale dal ventre; e lo sterco uscì fuori.
23Ed Ehud uscì verso il portico, e chiuse le porte della sala dietro a sè, e serrò quella con la chiave.
24E, dopo ch'egli fu uscito, i servitori di Eglon vennero, e videro che le porte della sala erano serrate con la chiave; e dissero: Per certo egli fa i suoi bisogni naturali nella cameretta della sala dell'estate.
25E tanto aspettarono che ne furono confusi; ed ecco, egli non apriva le porte della sala; laonde presero la chiave, e l'apersero; ed ecco, il lor signore giaceva in terra morto.
26Ma Ehud scampò, mentre essi indugiavano, e passò le statue di pietra, e si salvò in Seira.
27E, come egli fu giunto, sonò con la tromba nel monte di Efraim; e i figliuoli d'Israele scesero con lui dal monte, ed egli andava davanti a loro.
28Ed egli disse loro: Seguitatemi; perciocchè il Signore vi ha dati nelle mani i Moabiti, vostri nemici. Così scesero giù dietro a lui, e occuparono a' Moabiti i passi del Giordano, e non ne lasciarono passare alcuno.
29E in quel tempo percossero i Moabiti in numero d'intorno a diecimila uomini, tutti grassi e possenti; e non ne scampò neppur uno.
30Così in quel giorno Moab fu abbattuto sotto la mano d'Israele; e il paese ebbe riposo ottant'anni.
31E, dopo Ehud, fu Samgar, figliuolo di Anat, il quale percosse i Filistei in numero di seicento, con un pungolo da buoi. Ed egli ancora liberò Israele.
Reina-Valera 1909
1ESTAS, pues, son las gentes que dejó Jehová para probar con ellas á Israel, á todos aquellos que no habían conocido todas las guerras de Canaán;
2Para que al menos el linaje de los hijos de Israel conociese, para enseñarlos en la guerra, siquiera fuese á los que antes no la habían conocido:
3Cinco príncipes de los Philisteos, y todos los Cananeos, y los Sidonios, y los Heveos que habitaban en el monte Líbano: desde el monte de Baal-hermón hasta llegar á Hamath.
4Estos pues fueron para probar por ellos á Israel, para saber si obedecerían á los mandamientos de Jehová, que él había prescrito á sus padres por mano de Moisés.
5Así los hijos de Israel habitaban entre los Cananeos, Hetheos, Amorrheos, Pherezeos, Heveos, y Jebuseos:
6Y tomaron de sus hijas por mujeres, y dieron sus hijas á los hijos de ellos, y sirvieron á sus dioses.
7Hicieron, pues, los hijos de Israel lo malo en ojos de Jehová: y olvidados de Jehová su Dios, sirvieron á los Baales, y á los ídolos de los bosques.
8Y la saña de Jehová se encendió contra Israel, y vendiólos en manos de Chusan-risathaim, rey de Mesopotamia; y sirvieron los hijos de Israel á Chusan-risathaim ocho años.
9Y clamaron los hijos de Israel á Jehová; y Jehová suscitó salvador á los hijos de Israel y librólos; es á saber, á Othoniel hijo de Cenez, hermano menor de Caleb.
10Y el espíritu de Jehová fué sobre él, y juzgó á Israel, y salió á batalla, y Jehová entregó en su mano á Chusan-risathaim, rey de Siria, y prevaleció su mano contra Chusan-risathaim.
11Y reposó la tierra cuarenta años; y murió Othoniel, hijo de Cenez.
12Y tornaron los hijos de Israel á hacer lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová; y Jehová esforzó á Eglón rey de Moab contra Israel, por cuanto habían hecho lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová.
13Y juntó consigo á los hijos de Ammón y de Amalec, y fué, é hirió á Israel, y tomó la ciudad de las palmas.
14Y sirvieron los hijos de Israel á Eglón rey de los Moabitas diez y ocho años.
15Y clamaron los hijos de Israel á Jehová; y Jehová les suscitó salvador, á Aod, hijo de Gera, Benjamita, el cual tenía cerrada la mano derecha. Y los hijos de Israel enviaron con él un presente á Eglón rey de Moab.
16Y Aod se había hecho un puñal de dos filos, de un codo de largo; y ciñósele debajo de sus vestidos á su lado derecho.
17Y presentó el presente á Eglón rey de Moab; y era Eglón hombre muy grueso.
18Y luego que hubo presentado el don, despidió á la gente que lo había traído.
19Mas él se volvió desde los ídolos que están en Gilgal, y dijo: Rey, una palabra secreta tengo que decirte. El entonces dijo: Calla. Y saliéronse de con él todos los que delante de él estaban.
20Y llegóse Aod á él, el cual estaba sentado solo en una sala de verano. Y Aod dijo: Tengo palabra de Dios para ti. El entonces se levantó de la silla.
21Mas Aod metió su mano izquierda, y tomó el puñal de su lado derecho, y metióselo por el vientre;
22De tal manera que la empuñadura entró también tras la hoja, y la grosura encerró la hoja, que él no sacó el puñal de su vientre: y salió el estiércol.
23Y saliendo Aod al patio, cerró tras sí las puertas de la sala.
24Y salido él, vinieron sus siervos, los cuales viendo las puertas de la sala cerradas, dijeron: Sin duda él cubre sus pies en la sala de verano.
25Y habiendo esperado hasta estar confusos, pues que él no abría las puertas de la sala, tomaron la llave y abrieron: y he aquí su señor caído en tierra muerto.
26Mas entre tanto que ellos se detuvieron, Aod se escapó, y pasando los ídolos, salvóse en Seirath.
27Y como hubo entrado, tocó el cuerno en el monte de Ephraim, y los hijos de Israel descendieron con él del monte, y él iba delante de ellos.
28Entonces él les dijo: Seguidme, porque Jehová ha entregado vuestros enemigos los Moabitas en vuestras manos. Y descendieron en pos de él, y tomaron los vados del Jordán á Moab, y no dejaron pasar á ninguno.
29Y en aquel tiempo hirieron de los Moabitas como diez mil hombres, todos valientes y todos hombres de guerra; no escapó hombre.
30Así quedó Moab sojuzgado aquel día bajo la mano de Israel: y reposó la tierra ochenta años.
31Después de éste fué Samgar hijo de Anat, el cual hirió seiscientos hombres de los Filisteos con una aguijada de bueyes; y él también salvó á Israel.
King James Version
1Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel 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 the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
3Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
4And they were 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.
5And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
6And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
8Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
9And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
10And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
14So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
16But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
23Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
28And 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 toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
World English Bible
1Now 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;
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 the LORD’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 the LORD’s sight, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
8Therefore 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.
9When 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.
10The 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.
11The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12The 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.