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Jueces 3
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Jueces 3
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
3 Las siguientes naciones son las que el Señor dejó a salvo para poner a prueba a todos los israelitas que no habían participado en ninguna de las guerras de Canaán. 2 Lo hizo solamente para que los descendientes de los israelitas, que no habían tenido experiencia en el campo de batalla, aprendieran a combatir. 3 Quedaron los cinco príncipes de los filisteos, todos los cananeos, y los sidonios y heveos que vivían en los montes del Líbano, desde el monte de Baal Hermón hasta Lebó Jamat.[a] 4 Allí los dejó el Señor para poner a prueba a los israelitas, a ver si obedecían sus mandamientos, que él había dado a sus antepasados por medio de Moisés.
5 Los israelitas vivían entre cananeos, hititas, amorreos, ferezeos, heveos y jebuseos. 6 Se casaron con las hijas de esos pueblos, y a sus propias hijas las casaron con ellos y adoraron a sus dioses.
Otoniel
7 Los israelitas hicieron lo que ofende al Señor; se olvidaron del Señor su Dios, y adoraron a las imágenes de Baal y de Aserá. 8 El Señor se enfureció contra Israel hasta tal punto que los vendió a Cusán Risatayin, rey de Aram Najarayin,[b] a quien estuvieron sometidos durante ocho años. 9 Pero clamaron al Señor, y él hizo que surgiera un libertador, Otoniel hijo de Quenaz, hermano menor de Caleb. Y Otoniel liberó a los israelitas. 10 El Espíritu del Señor vino sobre Otoniel, y así Otoniel se convirtió en caudillo de Israel y salió a la guerra. El Señor entregó a Cusán Risatayin, rey de Aram, en manos de Otoniel, quien prevaleció sobre él. 11 El país tuvo paz durante cuarenta años, hasta que murió Otoniel hijo de Quenaz.
Aod
12 Una vez más los israelitas hicieron lo que ofende al Señor y, por causa del mal que hicieron, el Señor le dio poder sobre ellos a Eglón, rey de Moab. 13 Después de aliarse con los amonitas y amalecitas, Eglón fue y atacó a Israel, y se apoderó de la Ciudad de las Palmeras.[c] 14 Los israelitas estuvieron sometidos a Eglón, rey de Moab, durante dieciocho años.
15 Los israelitas volvieron a clamar al Señor, y el Señor les levantó un libertador: Aod, el hijo de Guerá, de la tribu de Benjamín, quien era zurdo. Por medio de él los israelitas enviaron tributo a Eglón, rey de Moab. 16 Aod se había hecho un puñal de doble filo como de treinta centímetros de largo,[d] el cual sujetó a su muslo derecho por debajo de la ropa. 17 Le presentó el tributo a Eglón, rey de Moab, que era muy grueso. 18 Cuando Aod terminó de presentárselo, se fue a despedir a los hombres que habían transportado el tributo. 19 Pero luego regresó desde las canteras que estaban cerca de Guilgal, y dijo:
―Oh rey, tengo un mensaje secreto para ti.
―¡Silencio! —ordenó el rey.
Y todos sus servidores se retiraron de su presencia.
20 Entonces Aod se acercó al rey, que estaba sentado solo en la habitación del piso superior de su palacio de verano,[e] y le dijo:
―Tengo un mensaje de Dios para ti.
Cuando el rey se levantó de su trono, 21 Aod extendió la mano izquierda, sacó el puñal que llevaba en el muslo derecho y se lo clavó al rey en el vientre. 22 La empuñadura se hundió tras la hoja, a tal punto que esta le salió por la espalda.[f] Además, Aod no le sacó el puñal, ya que este quedó totalmente cubierto por la gordura. 23 Después de cerrar y atrancar las puertas de la habitación del piso superior, Aod salió por la ventana.[g]
24 Cuando ya Aod se había ido, llegaron los siervos del rey y, al ver atrancadas las puertas de la habitación del piso superior, dijeron: «Tal vez está haciendo sus necesidades[h] en el cuarto interior de la casa». 25 Y tanto esperaron que se sintieron desconcertados. Al ver que el rey no abría las puertas de la habitación, las abrieron con una llave. Allí encontraron a su señor tendido en el piso, ya muerto.
26 Mientras esperaban, Aod se escapó. Pasó junto a las canteras y huyó a Seirat. 27 Cuando llegó allí, tocó la trompeta en la región montañosa de Efraín, y los israelitas descendieron de la montaña, con él a la cabeza.
28 «Seguidme —les ordenó—, porque el Señor ha entregado en vuestras manos a vuestros enemigos los moabitas». Bajaron con él y, tomando posesión de los vados del Jordán que conducían a Moab, no dejaron pasar a nadie. 29 En aquella ocasión derrotaron a unos diez mil moabitas, todos robustos y aguerridos. No escapó ni un solo hombre. 30 Aquel día Moab quedó sometido a Israel, y el país tuvo paz durante ochenta años.
Samgar
31 El sucesor de Aod fue Samgar hijo de Anat, quien derrotó a seiscientos filisteos con una vara para arrear bueyes. También él liberó a Israel.
Footnotes
- 3:3 Lebó Jamat. Alt. la entrada de Jamat.
- 3:8 Aram Najarayin. Es decir, el noroeste de Mesopotamia.
- 3:13 la Ciudad de las Palmeras. Es decir, Jericó.
- 3:16 como de treinta centímetros de largo. Texto de difícil traducción.
- 3:20 palacio de verano. Frase de difícil traducción.
- 3:22 que esta le salió por la espalda. Alt. que se le salieron los excrementos.
- 3:23 la ventana. Palabra de difícil traducción.
- 3:24 haciendo sus necesidades. Lit. cubriéndose los pies.
Judges 3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Judges 3
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Land That Remains Unconquered
3 The following are the nations that the Lord left in place in order to test all the Israelites who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. 2 (This was done so that the generations of Israelites who did not know war would learn how to wage war.) 3 Those who remained were the five serens[a] of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwell in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.[b] 4 They remained there to test Israel, in order to know whether or not they would obey the commands of the Lord, which he commanded to their fathers by the hand of Moses.
The Cycles Begin
The First Judge: Othniel Versus the Arameans
5 The people of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, and they gave their own daughters to the other peoples’ sons. They also served their gods.
7 Then the people of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.[c] 8 The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim, who was the king of Aram Naharaim.[d] The Israelites served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years. 9 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer for the Israelites, who saved them.
The deliverer was Othniel, son of Kenaz, the youngest brother of Caleb.[e] 10 The Spirit of the Lord was upon him. He served as Israel’s judge. When he went out to wage war, the Lord gave Cushan Rishathaim, the king of Aram, into his hand, and his hand was strong against Cushan Rishathaim. 11 Then the land was quiet for forty years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.
The Second Judge: Ehud Versus the Moabites
12 Again the people of Israel committed evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel because they had committed evil in the eyes of the Lord.
13 Eglon took Ammonites and Amalekites along with him. He advanced and attacked Israel and took possession of the City of Palms. 14 So the people of Israel served Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.
15 Again the people of Israel called out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer for them. The deliverer was Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite, who was left-handed.[f]
The Israelites sent him with a tribute payment for Eglon king of Moab. 16 Ehud made a double-edged sword for himself, about eighteen inches long,[g] and he strapped it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Ehud presented the tribute payment to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he sent the men who had delivered the tribute on their way. 19 But after he himself had passed the carved images that were at Gilgal, Ehud turned back and told the king, “I have a secret for you, O king!”
The king said, “Quiet, everyone,” so all his attendants left the room.
20 Ehud approached Eglon as Eglon was sitting in the cool upper chamber, all alone. Ehud said, “I have something from God for you.” So Eglon stood up from the throne. 21 Ehud reached out his left hand and took the sword that was on his right thigh and drove it into Eglon’s belly. 22 As the hilt went in after the blade, Eglon’s fat closed behind the blade. Ehud did not draw the sword out from Eglon’s belly, and the contents of his bowels came out. 23 Ehud then went out to the vestibule,[h] shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him, and locked them. 24 Then off he went!
When Eglon’s servants came back, they were surprised to see that the doors of the upper chamber were locked. They said, “He must be using the toilet.”[i] 25 They waited until the delay became embarrassing, but no one opened the doors to the upper chamber. Finally they took the key and opened the door. And there he was. Their master was lying on the ground—dead!
26 While they delayed, Ehud had escaped. He passed by the carved images and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he arrived, ram’s horns were sounded throughout the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites marched down from the hill country with Ehud leading the way. 28 He said to them, “Follow me, because the Lord has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands.” So they pursued them, captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and let no one cross. 29 At this time they struck down about ten thousand men of Moab, every one robust, each one a powerful warrior. Not one escaped. 30 This is how Moab was humbled on that day under the hand of Israel, and the land was quiet for eighty years.
The Third Judge: Shamgar Versus the Philistines
31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. He struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. He too delivered Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 3:3 The word seren is used only for the rulers of the five Philistine city states. It may be related to the Greek word tyrant, an autocratic ruler of a city state. Seren is a title like pharaoh or czar, which is applied to one specific class of rulers. Since this is a unique title, the translation uses the transliteration seren rather than the traditional rendering lord.
- Judges 3:3 Or to Lebo Hamath
- Judges 3:7 Variant Ashtartes
- Judges 3:8 Aram of the Two Rivers is in northern Syria, along the tributaries of the Euphrates.
- Judges 3:9 It is not certain whether Othniel or Kenaz was Caleb’s brother. It seems more likely that it was Kenaz.
- Judges 3:15 Literally bound in his right hand. Possibly the term refers to a handicap, but it likely simply refers to left-handedness.
- Judges 3:16 The Hebrew word used here is not the usual word for the eighteen-inch cubit, so this weapon may have been fifteen inches long, or even as short as nine inches.
- Judges 3:23 Or colonnaded porch or balcony. The meaning of the word is uncertain. It seems that Ehud escaped by jumping off a balcony or perhaps by exiting through the toilet pit. See the next verse.
- Judges 3:24 Literally covering his feet in the cool room
Judges 3
New International Version
Judges 3
New International Version
3 These are the nations the Lord left to test(A) all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan 2 (he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience): 3 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) 4 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.
5 The Israelites lived(H) among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,(I) Hivites and Jebusites.(J) 6 They took their daughters(K) in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.(L)
Othniel
7 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) 8 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. 9 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
- Judges 3:8 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Judges 3:10 Or leader
- Judges 3:13 That is, Jericho
- Judges 3:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
- Judges 3:20 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verse 24.
- Judges 3:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Judges 3
King James Version
Judges 3
King James Version
3 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 Baalhermon 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 Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim 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 Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
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.
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