1 Now 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; 2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 3 Namely , 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. 4 And 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.
5 ¶ And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
8 ¶ Therefore 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. 9 And 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. 10 And 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. 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 ¶ And 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. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But 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. 16 But 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. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But 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. 20 And 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. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 22 And 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. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When 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. 25 And 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. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 27 And 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. 28 And 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. 29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
31 ¶ And 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.
Tautas, kas palika Kanaānā
1 Šīs ir tautas, kuras Kungs atstāja, lai ar tām pārbaudītu Israēlu – tos, kas nebija piedzīvojuši visus kanaāniešu karus, 2 tikai tāpēc, lai liktu Israēla dēlu paaudzēm zināt un mācīties karot – tiem, kas agrāk to nebija piedzīvojuši. 3 Tie bija pieci filistiešu augstmaņi, visi kanaānieši, sidonieši un hivieši, kas mīt Lebanona kalnos no Baal-Hermona kalna līdz Hamātai. 4 Tie tur bija, lai Israēls tiktu pārbaudīts – lai būtu redzams, vai tas paklausa Kunga baušļiem, kurus viņš pavēlējis viņu tēviem caur Mozu. 5 Israēla dēli mita starp kanaāniešiem, hetiešiem, amoriešiem, periziešiem, hiviešiem un jebūsiešiem. 6 Tie ņēma viņu meitas sev par sievām un savas meitas deva viņu dēliem, un kalpoja viņu dieviem.
Otniēls
7 Tā Israēla dēli darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs. Viņi aizmirsa Kungu, savu Dievu, un kalpoja baāliem un ašērām. 8 Tad Kunga dusmas iedegās pret Israēlu, un viņš tos pārdeva Divupes Arāma ķēniņam Kūšan-Rišataimam, un Israēla dēli kalpoja Kūšan-Rišataimam astoņus gadus. 9 Israēla dēli brēca uz Kungu, un Kungs lika celties Israēla dēlu glābējam, kas tos izpestīja, – Otniēlam, Kenaza dēlam, kurš bija Kāleba jaunākais brālis. 10 Kunga Gars bija ar viņu, un viņš tiesāja Israēlu. Viņš izgāja karā, un Kungs nodeva Arāma ķēniņu Kūšan-Rišataimu viņa rokā, un viņš valdīja pār Kūšan-Rišataimu. 11 Tad zemē bija miers četrdesmit gadus, līdz Otniēls, Kenaza dēls, nomira.
Ēhūds
12 Israēla dēli turpināja darīt to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, un Kungs deva varu pār israēliešiem Moāba ķēniņam Eglonam, jo tie bija darījuši to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs. 13 Eglons sapulcināja pie sevis amoniešus un amālēkiešus, gāja un sakāva Israēlu un ņēma sev Palmu pilsētu. 14 Israēla dēli vergoja Moāba ķēniņam Eglonam astoņpadsmit gadus.
15 Tad Israēla dēli brēca uz Kungu, un Kungs lika celties viņu glābējam – benjāminietim Ēhūdam, Gēras dēlam. Viņš bija kreilis. Israēla dēli sūtīja ar viņu dāvanas Moāba ķēniņam Eglonam. 16 Ēhūds izgatavoja sev olekti garu abpusgriezīgu zobenu un apjoza to zem virsdrēbēm uz labā gurna. 17 Viņš pienesa dāvanu Moāba ķēniņam Eglonam, bet Eglons bija ļoti resns vīrs. 18 Kad dāvana bija pienesta, viņš aizsūtīja projām ļaudis, kas bija nesuši dāvanu, 19 bet pats nāca atpakaļ no akmens tēliem, kas pie Gilgālas, un sacīja: “Ķēniņ, man tev ir slepena ziņa!” Tas iesaucās: “Kuš!” – un visi, kas bija pie viņa, izgāja. 20 Tad Ēhūds pienāca viņam klāt – viņš sēdēja savā atsevišķajā vēsajā jumtistabā – un teica: “Man priekš tevis ir Dieva vārds!” – un Eglons piecēlās no sava sēdekļa. 21 Bet Ēhūds tvēra ar kreiso roku, izrāva zobenu, kas tam bija virs labā gurna, un iedūra to viņam vēderā, 22 ka arī spals iegāja līdz ar asmeni, un tauki sakļāvās pār asmeni, jo viņš neizvilka zobenu no Eglona vēdera, un mēsli iztecēja no viņa. 23 Tad Ēhūds izgāja lievenī, aizvēra jumtistabas durvis un aizslēdza tās. 24 Kad viņš bija aizgājis, nāca Eglona kalpi un skatījās – lūk, jumtistabas durvis aizslēgtas! Un tie sprieda: “Droši vien viņš atvieglojas vēsajā kambarī.” 25 Tā tie gaidīja, līdz apkaunējās, bet, kad neviens tā arī neatvēra jumtistabas durvis, viņi ņēma atslēgu un tās atvēra. Un redzi, viņu kungs gulēja zemē beigts! 26 Bet Ēhūds aizbēga, kamēr tie vilcinājās. Viņš jau bija pagājis garām akmens tēliem un aizbēdzis uz Seīru. 27 Tur nonācis, viņš pūta ragu Efraima kalnos, un Israēla dēli kopā ar viņu devās lejā no kalniem un viņš to priekšgalā. 28 Viņš tiem sacīja: “Sekojiet man, jo Kungs jums ir nodevis jūsu ienaidniekus moābiešus!” Viņi tam sekoja un ieņēma Jardānas braslus uz Moāba pusi, un nevienam neļāva celties pāri. 29 Toreiz viņi sakāva visus moābiešus – ap desmit tūkstošus vīru, visus spēcīgus un stiprus, neviens pats neizbēga! 30 Todien Israēls pazemoja Moābu. Tad zemei bija miers astoņdesmit gadus.
Šamgars
31 Un pēc viņa nāca Šamgars, Anāta dēls. Viņš sakāva filistiešus – seši simti vīru – ar vēršu dzenamo! Arī viņš izglāba Israēlu.
