Juízes, 3
1. Estas são as nações que o Senhor deixou subsistir para provar, por meio delas os israelitas, todos aqueles que não tinham visto as guerras de Canaã,
1. Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had no experience of any war in Canaan;
2. e isso tão-somente para instrução das novas gerações israelitas, a fim de lhes ensinar a combater, ao menos àqueles que não o tinham feito antes.
2. it was only that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, that he might teach war to such at least as had not known it before.
3. Eram os cinco príncipes dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios, os heveus que habitavam os montes do Líbano, desde a montanha de Baal-Hermon até a entrada de Emat.
3. These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sido'nians, and the Hivites who dwelt on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Ba'al-her'mon as far as the entrance of Hamath.
4. Essas nações ficaram para provar Israel, e ver se eles obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o Senhor havia prescrito aos seus pais por intermédio de Moisés.
4. They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5. Os filhos de Israel habitaram no meio dos cananeus, dos hiteus, dos amorreus, dos ferezeus, dos heveus e dos jebuseus.
5. So the people of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites;
6. Tomaram por mulheres suas filhas e eles mesmos deram suas filhas aos filhos deles, e serviram os seus deuses.
6. and they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.
7. Os israelitas fizeram o mal aos olhos do Senhor, esqueceram-se do Senhor, seu Deus, e serviram aos baals e às asserás.
7. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, forgetting the LORD their God, and serving the Ba'als and the Ashe'roth.
8. A ira do Senhor inflamou-se contra Israel, e ele entregou-os nas mãos de Cusã-Rasataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, a quem ficaram sujeitos durante oito anos.
8. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia; and the people of Israel served Cu'shan-rishatha'im eight years.
9. Os israelitas clamaram ao Senhor, que lhes suscitou um libertador para salvá-los: Otoniel, filho de Cenez, irmão mais novo de Caleb.
9. But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who delivered them, Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10. O Espírito do Senhor desceu sobre Otoniel: ele julgou Israel e saiu para a guerra. O Senhor entregou-lhe Cusã-Rasataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, e sua mão triunfou sobre ele.
10. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; he went out to war, and the LORD gave Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cu'shan-rishatha'im.
11. A terra teve quarenta anos de descanso, até que Otoniel, filho de Cenez, morreu.
11. So the land had rest forty years. Then Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz died.
12. Os israelitas fizeram de novo o mal aos olhos do Senhor. Por isso, o Senhor excitou contra eles Eglon, rei de Moab, porque tinham feito o mal aos seus olhos.
12. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
13. Eglon aliou-se aos filhos de Amon e de Amalec, e pôs-se em marcha contra Israel; derrotou-o e apoderou-se da cidade das Palmeiras.
13. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amal'ekites, and went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms.
14. E os israelitas estiveram sujeitos a Eglon, rei de Moab, por dezoito anos.
14. And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15. Os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, que lhes suscitou um libertador na pessoa de Aod, o canhoto, filho de Gera, benjaminita. Os filhos de Israel mandaram, por meio dele, um presente a Eglon, rei de Moab.
15. But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16. Aod mandou fazer para si uma espada de dois gumes, de um côvado de comprimento, e a levava debaixo de suas vestes, apoiada na coxa direita.
16. And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it on his right thigh under his clothes.
17. Ele veio e ofereceu o presente a Eglon, rei de Moab, que era muito gordo.
17. And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18. Terminada a cerimônia, levou os homens que tinham trazido o presente
18. And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people that carried the tribute.
19. até as estelas próximas de Gálgala. Voltou ao rei e disse-lhe: “Senhor, tenho uma palavra a dizer-te”. “Silêncio” – ordenou o rei; e todos os seus familiares se retiraram.
19. But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." And he commanded, "Silence." And all his attendants went out from his presence.
20. Aod entrou; o rei estava assentado, só, no seu quarto de verão. “Tenho a dizer-te uma palavra da parte do Senhor” – disse Aod. O rei levantou-se do seu trono.
20. And Ehud came to him, as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." And he arose from his seat.
21. E logo tomou Aod com a mão esquerda a espada que trazia na coxa direita e cravou-a no ventre
21. And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;
22. com tanta força que o próprio cabo entrou após a lâmina e ficou coberto, devido à grande quantidade de gordura. E não retirou do ventre sua espada, cuja lâmina saía por detrás.
22. and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
23. Aod saiu pela galeria, depois de ter fechado bem atrás de si as portas do quarto de cima, deixando-as trancadas.
23. Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber upon him, and locked them.
24. E, tendo ele partido, notaram os servos do rei que as portas estavam fechadas: “Sem dúvida – disseram – estará fazendo suas necessidades, em seu quarto de verão”.
24. When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, "He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber."
25. Mas, depois de esperarem muito tempo, ficaram alarmados. Vendo que a porta de cima não se abria, tomaram a chave, abriram-na e encontraram o seu senhor morto e estendido por terra.
25. And they waited till they were utterly at a loss; but when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them; and there lay their lord dead on the floor.
26. Enquanto isso, Aod fugiu para além das estelas, e foi para Seira.
26. Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the sculptured stones, and escaped to Se-i'rah.
27. Logo que chegou à montanha de Efraim, tocou a trombeta e os filhos de Israel desceram da montanha com ele.
27. When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of E'phraim; and the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, having him at their head.
28. “Segui-me – disse-lhes ele – porque o Senhor entregou-vos os moabitas, vossos inimigos.” Eles o seguiram e ocuparam os vaus do Jordão, por onde se vai a Moab, de modo a não deixar passar ninguém.
28. And he said to them, "Follow after me; for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him, and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and allowed not a man to pass over.
29. Mataram então cerca de dez mil homens, todo o escol e todo o vigor de Moab; ninguém escapou.
29. And they killed at that time about ten thousand of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.
30. Naquele dia, foi Moab humilhado sob a mão de Israel. E a terra teve um descanso de oitenta anos.
30. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.
31. Depois de Aod, Samgar, filho de Anat, derrotou seiscentos filisteus com um aguilhão de bois. Samgar também foi um libertador para Israel.
31. After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad; and he too delivered Israel.
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