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1Ora, Yahweh deixou estas nações para pôr Israel à prova, isto é, todos em Israel que não haviam lutado nas guerras em CanaãThese are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

2(Ele fez isto para que a nova geração de israelitas, que não tinha experiência, aprendesse a guerrear):if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

3cinco reis dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os heveus que habitavam nos montes do Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermom até Lebo-Hamate.the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

4Estas nações foram deixadas por Yahweh para provar Israel, a fim de averiguar se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que Ele dera aos seus antepassados, por intermédio de Moisés.These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

5Assim, o povo de Israel viveu entre os cananeus, os heteus, os amorreus, os perizeus, os heveus e os jebuseus.Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

6Casaram-se com as filhas destes, assim como deram suas próprias filhas, em casamento, aos filhos deles. E adoraram os seus deuses.And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

7O povo de Israel fez o que era mau aos olhos de Yahweh e se esqueceu de Yahweh, o seu Deus. Eles adoraram os baalins e Aserá.So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

8Por isso, a ira de Yahweh se acendeu contra Israel, e Ele os entregou nas mãos de Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia. Eles serviram a Cuchã-Risataim por oito anos.Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.

9Quando o povo de Israel clamou a Yahweh, Yahweh levantou um libertador que viesse socorrê-los, o qual os libertaria: Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe.But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.

10O Espírito de Yahweh o capacitou, e ele julgou Israel e saiu para a guerra. Yahweh deu-lhe vitória sobre Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia. A mão de Otoniel derrotou Cuchã-Risataim.The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.

11A terra teve paz por quarenta anos. Então, Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, morreu.So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

12Depois disso, os israelitas fizeram, novamente, o que era mau aos olhos de Yahweh. Então, Yahweh deu forças a Eglom, rei de Moabe, para se apoderar dos israelitas, porque haviam feito o que era mau aos olhos de Yahweh.Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

13Eglom se uniu aos amonitas e aos amalequitas e, juntos, derrotaram Israel e tomaram a posse da cidade das Palmeiras.After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

14Os israelitas serviram a Eglom, rei de Moabe, por dezoito anos.The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

15Quando o povo de Israel clamou a Yahweh, Yahweh levantou um libertador que os socorreria: Eúde, filho de Gera, um benjamita, homem canhoto. O povo de Israel o enviou, junto com os tributos, a Eglom, rei de Moabe.And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

16Eúde fez para si uma espada de dois gumes, com um côvado de comprimento. Ele amarrou-a, por baixo da roupa, na sua coxa direita.Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak

17Ele entregou os tributos ao rei Eglom, de Moabe. Ora, Eglom era um homem muito gordo.and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.

18Após Eúde ter deixado ali os tributos, ele saiu com os homens que haviam ajudado a carregá-los.After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.

19Todavia, o próprio Eúde, quando chegou ao lugar onde havia imagens esculpidas perto de Gilgal, voltou e disse: "Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, meu rei". Eglom disse: "Silêncio!". Então, todos que o serviam deixaram a sala.But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.

20Eúde veio até ele. O rei se encontrava sentado sozinho num quarto superior de verão. Eúde disse: "Tenho uma mensagem de Deus para ti". O rei levantou-se da sua cadeira.Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.

21Eúde estendeu a mão esquerda e tirou a espada que estava amarrada na sua coxa direita, e a cravou no corpo do rei.And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

22O cabo da espada também entrou nele com a lâmina. A ponta da espada saiu pelas suas costas e a gordura se fechou sobre ela, pois Eúde não tirou a espada da barriga do rei.Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.

23Então, Eúde saiu para o pórtico, fechou e trancou as portas do quarto superior atrás de si.Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.

24Após sua saída, os servos do rei vieram e, vendo que as portas da sala superior estavam trancadas, pensaram: "Certamente ele está fazendo as necessidades no quarto de verão".After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.

25Mas eles foram ficando cada vez mais preocupados até sentirem que estavam negligenciando seus deveres, pois o rei ainda não havia aberto as portas do quarto superior. Então, tomaram a chave e abriram-nas, e ali estava o seu senhor, caído no chão, morto.So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.

26Enquanto seus servos estavam esperando, imaginando o que deveriam fazer, Eúde escapou, passando pelo lugar onde havia as imagens esculpidas de ídolos e, dali, fugiu para Seirá.Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

27Quando ele chegou, soou a trombeta na região montanhosa de Efraim. Então, o povo de Israel desceu das colinas, e Eúde os liderava.On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.

28Ele lhes disse: "Segui-me, pois Yahweh derrotará os vossos inimigos, os moabitas". Eles o seguiram, tomaram as passagens do Jordão dos moabitas e não permitiram que ninguém atravessasse o rio.“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over.

29Naquele tempo, mataram cerca de dez mil homens de Moabe. Todos fortes e hábeis, porém, nenhum deles escapou.At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.

30Foi assim que, naquele dia, Moabe foi subjugado pela força de Israel. E a terra teve descanso por oitenta anos.So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

31Depois de Eúde, o juiz seguinte foi Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos filisteus com uma vara utilizada para conduzir bois. Ele também libertou Israel do perigo.After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.

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