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Haddaba kuwanu waa quruumihii Rabbigu u daayay inuu reer binu Israa'iil ku tijaabiyo, oo waxay ahaayeen in alla intii aan ogayn dagaalladii reer Kancaan oo dhan; inay reer binu Israa'iil ogaadaan oo uu iyaga baro dagaal ayan waxba ka aqoon jirin. Oo kuwaasu waxay ahaayeen shantii amiir oo reer Falastiin, iyo reer Kancaan oo dhan, iyo reer Siidoon, iyo reer Xiwi, oo degganaa Buur Lubnaan, iyo tan iyo Buur Bacal Xermoon, iyo tan iyo meesha laga galo Xamaad. Oo kuwaas waxaa loo daayay in reer binu Israa'iil lagu tijaabiyo, in la ogaado bal inay dhegaysanayaan amarradii Rabbiga oo uu ku amray awowayaashood oo uu Muuse soo faray iyo in kale. Oo reer binu Israa'iil waxay dhex degeen reer Kancaan, kuwaas oo ahaa reer Xeed, iyo reer Amor, iyo reer Feris, iyo reer Xiwi, iyo reer Yebuus. Oo gabdhahoodiina way ka guursadeen, oo kuwoodiina wiilashoodii bay u guuriyeen, oo waxay u adeegeen ilaahyadoodii.

Cotnii'eel

Oo reer binu Israa'iilna waxay sameeyeen wax Rabbiga hortiisa ku xun, oo Rabbiga Ilaahooda ahna way illoobeen, wayna u adeegeen Bacaliimkii iyo geedihii Asheeraah. Sidaas daraaddeed cadhadii Rabbigu aad bay ugu kululaatay reer binu Israa'iil, oo wuxuu iyagii ka iibiyey boqorkii Mesobotamiya oo ahaa Kuushan Rishcaatayim; oo reer binu Israa'iil waxay Kuushan Rishcaatayim u adeegayeen siddeed sannadood. Oo markii reer binu Israa'iil ay Rabbiga u qayshadeen, Rabbigu wuxuu reer binu Israa'iil u kiciyey badbaadiye, kaasoo badbaadiyey, oo wuxuu ahaa Cotnii'eel ina Qenas oo ahaa Kaaleeb walaalkiisii yaraa. 10 Oo kaas waxaa ku soo degay Ruuxa Rabbiga, oo wuxuu xukumi jiray reer binu Israa'iil. Dagaal buuna u baxay, oo Rabbiguna wuxuu gacantiisii u geliyey boqorkii Mesobotamiya oo ahaa Kuushan Rishcaatayim, oo isna wuu ka gacan sarreeyey Kuushan Rishcaatayim. 11 Markaasaa dalkii xasilloonaa afartan sannadood. Oo Cotnii'eel ina Qenas wuu dhintay.

Eehuud

12 Oo reer binu Israa'iil mar kalay sameeyeen wax Rabbiga hortiisa ku xun; markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu xoog u yeelay oo reer binu Israa'iil ku diray boqorkii reer Moo'aab oo ahaa Cegloon, maxaa yeelay, waxay sameeyeen wax Rabbiga hortiisa ku xun. 13 Oo isna wuxuu soo urursaday reer Cammoon iyo reer Camaaleq; kolkaasuu intuu tegey laayay reer binu Israa'iil, oo waxay qabsadeen magaaladii lahayd geedo timireedka. 14 Oo reer binu Israa'iil waxay boqorkii reer Moo'aab oo Cegloon ahaa u adeegayeen siddeed iyo toban sannadood. 15 Laakiinse markii reer binu Israa'iil ay Rabbiga u qayshadeen, Rabbigu wuxuu u kiciyey badbaadiye, kaasoo ahaa Eehuud ina Geeraa, oo reer Benyaamiin, oo ahaa nin gurran. Isaga ayay reer binu Israa'iil hadiyad ugu soo dhiibeen Cegloon kii ahaa boqorkii reer Moo'aab. 16 Oo Eehuudna wuxuu samaystay seef laba af leh, oo dhererkeedu yahay dhudhun, oo wuxuu ku xidhay meel dharkiisa ka hoosaysa oo ah bowdadiisa midig. 17 Oo wuxuu hadiyaddii u dhiibay boqorkii reer Moo'aab oo ahaa Cegloon; Cegloonna wuxuu ahaa nin aad u buuran. 18 Oo markuu dhammeeyey bixintii hadiyadda ayuu diray dadkii hadiyadda siday. 19 Laakiinse Eehuud wuxuu ka soo noqday dhagaxyadii qorqornaa Gilgaal agteeda, oo wuxuu yidhi, Boqorow, anigu waxaan kuu wadaa farriin qarsoon. Markaasuu yidhi, Iska aamus. Oo dadkii hareerihiisa taagnaa oo dhammuna dibadday uga baxeen isagii. 20 Markaasaa Eehuud u yimid isagii; oo isna wuxuu keligiis fadhiyey qowladdii uu ku laydhsan jiray, markaasaa Eehuud wuxuu ku yidhi, Waxaan farriin kaaga wadaa Ilaah. Markaasuu ka soo kacay kursigiisii. 21 Oo Eehuudna wuxuu soo bixiyey gacantiisii bidix, oo wuxuu seeftii kala soo baxay dhinaca bowdadiisii midig, markaasuu Cegloon caloosha kaga muday, 22 oo xataa daabkiina waa galay afkii dabadiis, oo seefta afkeediina waxaa qariyey xaydhii, waayo, seeftii kama uu soo bixin calooshiisii; oo uus baa ka yimid. 23 Markaasaa Eehuud wuxuu u baxay xagga qolqolka, oo uu soo xidhay qowladda albaabbadeedii, wuuna qufulay. 24 Haddaba markuu tegey waxaa yimid addoommadii Cegloon, markaasay intay wax fiiriyeen arkeen albaabbadii qowladda oo qufulan; kolkaasay waxay isyidhaahdeen, Hubaal wuu isku deday qowladdiisa uu ku laydhsado. 25 Oo way sugeen ilaa ay isla yaabeen; oo bal eeg isna albaabbadii qowladda ma uu furin, sidaas daraaddeed furahay qaadeen oo albaabbaday fureen, oo markaasay arkeen sayidkoodii oo dhulka ku dhacay oo meyd ah. 26 Eehuudna waa baxsaday intay sugayeen, oo wuxuu dhaafay dhagaxyadii qorqornaa, oo wuxuu u fakaday xagga Seciiraah. 27 Oo markuu yimid dalkii buuraha lahaa oo reer Efrayim ayuu afuufay buun, oo reer binu Israa'iilna isagay kala dhaadhaceen dalkii buuraha lahaa, oo isna wuu hor socday. 28 Oo wuxuu ku yidhi, I soo raaca, waayo, Rabbigu gacantiinnuu soo geliyey reer Moo'aab oo cadaawayaashiinnii ah. Oo iyana isagay ka daba dhaadhaceen, oo waxay reer Moo'aab ka qabsadeen meeshii webiga Urdun laga gudbi jiray, oo ninna uma ay oggolaan inuu ka gudbo. 29 Oo markaasay reer Moo'aab ka laayeen rag toban kun ku dhow, kuwaas oo ahaa kuwo xoog wada leh, oo xataa nin keliyuhu kama baxsan. 30 Sidaasay reer Moo'aab ku hoos galeen reer binu Israa'iil; dalkiina wuu xasilloonaa siddeetan sannadood.

Shamgar

31 Oo isagii ka dibna waxaa kacay Shamgar ina Canaad, kaasoo reer Falastiin lix boqol oo nin kaga laayay usha dibida lagu shuqeeyo, oo isaguna reer Israa'iil wuu badbaadiyey.

These are the nations the Lord left to test(A) all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan (he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience): the five(B) rulers of the Philistines,(C) all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites(D) living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon(E) to Lebo Hamath.(F) They were left to test(G) the Israelites to see whether they would obey the Lord’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.

The Israelites lived(H) among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,(I) Hivites and Jebusites.(J) They took their daughters(K) in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.(L)

Othniel

The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; they forgot the Lord(M) their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.(N) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel so that he sold(O) them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim(P) king of Aram Naharaim,[a](Q) to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years. But when they cried out(R) to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer,(S) Othniel(T) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him,(U) so that he became Israel’s judge[b] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim(V) king of Aram(W) into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him. 11 So the land had peace(X) for forty years,(Y) until Othniel son of Kenaz(Z) died.

Ehud

12 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(AA) and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab(AB) power over Israel. 13 Getting the Ammonites(AC) and Amalekites(AD) to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.[c](AE) 14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab(AF) for eighteen years.

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(AG)—Ehud(AH), a left-handed(AI) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(AJ) to Eglon king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud(AK) had made a double-edged sword about a cubit[d] long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute(AL) to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.(AM) 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it. 19 But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.”

The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.

20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace[e](AN) and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose(AO) from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword(AP) from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it. 23 Then Ehud went out to the porch[f]; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

24 After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, “He must be relieving himself(AQ) in the inner room of the palace.” 25 They waited to the point of embarrassment,(AR) but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead.

26 While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet(AS) in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them.

28 “Follow me,” he ordered, “for the Lord has given Moab,(AT) your enemy, into your hands.(AU)” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan(AV) that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over. 29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped. 30 That day Moab(AW) was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace(AX) for eighty years.

Shamgar

31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath,(AY) who struck down six hundred(AZ) Philistines(BA) with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:8 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  2. Judges 3:10 Or leader
  3. Judges 3:13 That is, Jericho
  4. Judges 3:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  5. Judges 3:20 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verse 24.
  6. Judges 3:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.