Jueces 3
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3 Esta es la lista de las naciones que el Señor dejó en la tierra para probar a la nueva generación de Israel que no había participado en las guerras de Canaán, 2 y para que aprendieran lo que era una guerra: 3 Los filisteos (cinco ciudades), los cananeos, los sidonios, los heveos que vivían en el monte Líbano, desde Baal Hermón hasta la entrada de Lebó Jamat. 4 Estos pueblos quedaron, además, para probar a la nueva generación de Israel, para ver si obedecían los mandamientos que el Señor les había dado por medio de Moisés.
5 Israel, pues, vivió entre los cananeos, hititas, amorreos, ferezeos, heveos y jebuseos, 6 y comenzaron a mezclarse con ellos. Los jóvenes de Israel se casaban con las mujeres de esos pueblos, y las israelitas se casaban con los hombres del lugar. Pronto todo Israel estuvo adorando a sus dioses.
Otoniel
7 El pueblo de Israel hizo lo malo delante de los ojos de Dios, porque se volvieron contra el Señor su Dios y adoraron a Baal y a los ídolos de Aserá. 8 Por esa razón, el Señor se enojó contra Israel y dejó que el rey Cusán Risatayin de Siria oriental los conquistara. Estuvieron bajo su dominio ocho años. 9 Pero cuando Israel clamó al Señor, él hizo que el sobrino de Caleb, Otoniel, hijo de Quenaz, hermano menor de Caleb, lo salvara. 10 El Espíritu del Señor vino sobre Otoniel, y gobernó a Israel, y salió en guerra contra el rey Cusán Risatayin, y el Señor ayudó a Israel a vencerlo completamente.
11 Durante cuarenta años hubo paz en la tierra, pero, muerto Otoniel, 12 Israel se volvió una vez más a sus malos caminos.
Aod
En consecuencia, el Señor ayudó a Eglón, rey de Moab a conquistar parte de Israel.
13 Con él se aliaron los amonitas y los amalecitas, y derrotaron a los israelitas y tomaron posesión de Jericó, la Ciudad de las Palmeras. 14 Durante los siguientes dieciocho años el pueblo de Israel sirvió al rey Eglón.
15 Pero cuando clamaron al Señor, él les envió un salvador, Aod, hijo de Guerá, un benjaminita, que era zurdo. Aod fue el hombre escogido para llevar el tributo anual a la capital moabita. 16 Antes de salir en su viaje, se hizo una daga de doble filo de medio metro de largo y la escondió en su ropa junto a su costado derecho. 17-19 Después de entregarle el dinero al rey Eglón, quien era muy gordo, inició su viaje de regreso. Pero cuando estaba en las afueras de la ciudad, en las canteras de Guilgal, se despidió de sus compañeros y regresó solo ante el rey.
―Tengo un secreto para ti —le dijo.
El rey inmediatamente hizo salir a todos los que estaban con él a fin de tener una conversación secreta con Aod. 20 Aod avanzó hasta donde estaba sentado Eglón en su sala de verano y le dijo:
―Es algo que Dios te manda.
El rey Eglón se puso de pie inmediatamente para recibir lo que Aod traía para él, 21 y Aod, con su fuerte mano izquierda sacó la daga de doble filo de debajo de su túnica y la enterró en el vientre del rey. 22-23 La empuñadura de la daga desapareció debajo de la carne, y la grasa la cubrió al salírsele el excremento por la herida. Dejando allí la daga, Aod cerró la puerta tras de sí con el cerrojo y escapó por el corredor.
24 Cuando volvieron los siervos del rey y vieron que las puertas estaban cerradas, esperaron pensando que podría estar haciendo sus necesidades. 25 Pero después de un tiempo, como él no salía se preocuparon y fueron en busca de la llave. Cuando abrieron la puerta, encontraron que su amo estaba muerto en el suelo.
26 Mientras tanto Aod había llegado más allá de las canteras, hasta Seirat. 27 Cuando entró en la región montañosa de Efraín, hizo sonar una trompeta llamando a las armas, y reunió a los varones israelitas bajo su mando.
28 «Síganme —les dijo—, porque el Señor ha puesto en nuestras manos a los moabitas».
Los guerreros le siguieron y tomaron posesión de los vados del Jordán junto a Moab, y no dejaban a nadie cruzarlo. 29 Luego atacaron a los moabitas y dieron muerte a unos diez mil de sus hombres más fuertes y hábiles en batalla. Ni uno solo escapó.
30 Moab fue conquistada por Israel aquel día, y la tierra tuvo paz durante los siguientes ochenta años.
Samgar
31 Después de Aod fue juez Samgar, hijo de Anat, el cual una vez dio muerte a seiscientos filisteos con una vara para arrear bueyes, y salvó a Israel de un desastre.
Judges 3
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Idolatry Leads to Servitude
3 Now these are the nations which the Lord left [in order] to test Israel by them (that is, all [the people of Israel] who had not [previously] experienced any of the wars in Canaan; 2 only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, at least those who had not experienced it previously). 3 The remaining nations are: the five lords (governors) 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. 4 They were [allowed to remain] for the testing of Israel, to determine whether Israel would listen to and obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers (ancestors) through Moses. 5 And the Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites; 6 and they took their daughters for themselves as wives and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their [pagan] gods.(A)
7 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the [a]Asheroth.(B) 8 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of [b]Mesopotamia; and the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
The First Judge Rescues Israel
9 But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], the Lord raised up a [c]man to rescue the people of Israel, [d]Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. 11 And the land was at rest [from oppression for] forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Now the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, since they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho). 14 And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
Ehud Rescues Israel from Moab
15 But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], the Lord raised up a [e]man to rescue them, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, [f]a left-handed man. And the Israelites sent a gift of tribute by him to Eglon king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud made for himself a sword a [g]cubit long, which had two edges, and he bound it on his [h]right thigh under his robe. 17 And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when Ehud had finished presenting the [i]tribute, he sent away the people who had carried it. 19 But Ehud himself turned back from the [j]sculptured stones at Gilgal, [and he returned to Eglon] and said [to him], “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him. 20 Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his [private] cool upper chamber, and Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And the king got up from his seat. 21 Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly. 22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, because Ehud did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out. 23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him, and locked them.
24 When Ehud departed, Eglon’s servants came. And when they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, they said, “He is only [k]relieving himself in the cool room.” 25 They waited [a very long time] until they became embarrassed and uneasy, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. So [finally] they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor, dead.
26 Now Ehud escaped while they lingered, and he passed beyond the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he had arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them. 28 And he said to them, “Pursue them, for the Lord has handed over your enemies the Moabites to you.” So they went down after him and seized the [l]fords of the Jordan opposite Moab and did not allow anyone to cross. 29 They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabite men, all strong, courageous men; not a man escaped. 30 So Moab was subdued and humbled that day under the hand of Israel, and the land was at rest for eighty years.
Shamgar Rescues from Philistines
31 After Ehud came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistine men with an [m]oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 3:7 Various Canaanite goddesses of fertility and warfare.
- Judges 3:8 Heb Aram-naharaim; Aram of Two Rivers.
- Judges 3:9 Lit deliverer.
- Judges 3:9 Othniel was the first of the twelve people God appointed to rescue and lead Israel. In addition to specific judicial duties, the judges served as both civil and military leaders.
- Judges 3:15 Lit deliverer.
- Judges 3:15 Lit bound in his right hand.
- Judges 3:16 I.e. about eighteen inches.
- Judges 3:16 If a bodyguard searched Ehud he would have focused on his left side, where a right-handed man would hide a sword.
- Judges 3:18 The tribute apparently required a company of people to transport and may have consisted of such things as valuable commodities, precious metals, and domestic animals.
- Judges 3:19 These stones may have been either boundary markers or idols.
- Judges 3:24 Lit covering his feet (with his garment)—a euphemism for defecating, probably because of the squatting position taken.
- Judges 3:28 I.e. narrow or shallow places where a river may be crossed by wading.
- Judges 3:31 I.e. a rod with a pointed end or fitted with a spike.
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