Mga Hukom 3
Ang Biblia, 2001
Ang mga Bansang Iniwan ng Panginoon upang Subukin ang Israel
3 Ito ang mga bansang iniwan ng Panginoon upang subukin ang mga Israelita na walang karanasan sa pakikipaglaban sa Canaan;
2 Iyon ay upang malaman ng mga salinlahi ng mga anak ni Israel ang pakikipaglabanan, upang turuan sa pakikipaglaban ang mga hindi nakaranas nito noong una.
3 Ang nabanggit ay ang limang pinuno ng mga Filisteo at ang lahat ng mga Cananeo, mga Sidonio, at mga Heveo na naninirahan sa bundok ng Lebanon, mula sa bundok ng Baal-hermon hanggang sa pasukan ng Hamat.
4 Ang mga ito ay upang subukin ang Israel sa pamamagitan nila, at malaman kung kanilang papakinggan ang mga utos ng Panginoon, na kanyang iniutos sa kanilang mga magulang sa pamamagitan ni Moises.
5 Kaya't ang mga anak ni Israel ay nanirahang kasama ng mga Cananeo, mga Heteo, mga Amoreo, mga Perezeo, mga Heveo, at mga Jebuseo.
6 Kinuha nila ang kanilang mga anak na babae upang maging mga asawa nila, at ibinigay ang kanilang sariling mga anak na babae sa kanilang mga anak na lalaki, at naglingkod sa kanilang mga diyos.
Si Otniel ang Siyang Naging Hukom
7 Ginawa ng mga anak ni Israel ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, at nilimot ang Panginoon nilang Diyos, at naglingkod sa mga Baal at sa mga Ashera.
8 Kaya't ang galit ng Panginoon ay nagningas laban sa Israel, at kanyang ipinagbili sila sa kamay ni Cushan-risataim, na hari sa Mesopotamia; at ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglingkod kay Cushan-risataim ng walong taon.
9 Ngunit nang dumaing sa Panginoon ang mga anak ni Israel, ang Panginoon ay nagbangon ng isang tagapagligtas sa mga anak ni Israel, na siyang nagligtas sa kanila, samakatuwid ay si Otniel na anak ni Kenaz, na nakababatang kapatid ni Caleb.
10 Ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay sumakanya, at siya'y naging hukom sa Israel. Siya'y lumabas sa pakikipaglaban, at ibinigay ng Panginoon sa kanyang kamay si Cushan-risataim na hari sa Mesopotamia at ang kanyang kamay ay nanaig laban kay Cushan-risataim.
11 Kaya't nagpahinga ang lupain ng apatnapung taon. At si Otniel na anak ni Kenaz ay namatay.
12 Muling gumawa ng masama ang mga anak ni Israel sa paningin ng Panginoon. Pinatatag ng Panginoon si Eglon na hari sa Moab laban sa Israel, sapagkat kanilang ginawa ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon.
13 Kanyang tinipon ang mga anak ni Ammon at ni Amalek at siya'y humayo at tinalo niya ang Israel, at kanilang inangkin ang lunsod ng mga puno ng palma.
14 Ang mga anak ni Israel ay naglingkod kay Eglon na hari ng Moab ng labingwalong taon.
Naging Hukom si Ehud
15 Ngunit nang dumaing ang mga anak ni Israel sa Panginoon, humirang para sa kanila ang Panginoon ng isang tagapagligtas, si Ehud na anak ni Gera, ang Benjaminita, na isang lalaking kaliwete. At ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagpadala ng buwis sa pamamagitan niya kay Eglon na hari ng Moab.
16 Si Ehud ay gumawa ng isang tabak na may dalawang talim, na may isang siko ang haba; at kanyang ibinigkis sa loob ng kanyang suot, sa kanyang dakong kanang hita.
17 Kanyang inihandog ang buwis kay Eglon na hari ng Moab; at si Eglon ay lalaking napakataba.
18 Pagkatapos makapaghandog ng buwis, pinaalis niya ang mga taong nagdala ng kaloob.
19 Ngunit siya ay bumalik mula sa tibagan ng bato na malapit sa Gilgal, at nagsabi, “Ako'y may isang lihim na mensahe sa iyo, O hari.” At kanyang sinabi, “Tumahimik ka.” At ang lahat ng kanyang tagapaglingkod ay umalis sa kanyang harapan.
20 Si Ehud ay lumapit sa kanya habang siya'y nakaupong mag-isa sa kanyang malamig na silid sa itaas. Sinabi ni Ehud, “Ako'y may dalang mensahe sa iyo na mula sa Diyos.” Siya'y tumindig sa kanyang upuan.
21 At inabot ni Ehud ng kanyang kaliwang kamay ang tabak mula sa kanyang kanang hita, at isinaksak sa tiyan ni Eglon.
22 Pati ang puluhan ay sumuot na kasunod ng talim, at natikom ang taba sa tabak, sapagkat hindi niya binunot ang tabak sa kanyang tiyan; at lumabas ang dumi.
23 Nang magkagayo'y lumabas si Ehud sa pintuan, at pinagsarhan niya ng mga pintuan ang silid sa itaas at ikinandado ang mga ito.
24 Nang makalabas siya ay dumating ang kanyang mga katulong. Kanilang nakita na ang mga pintuan ng silid sa itaas ay nakakandado; at kanilang sinabi, “Maaaring siya ay dumudumi[a] sa malamig na silid.”
25 Sila'y naghintay hanggang sa sila'y mag-alala. Nang hindi pa niya buksan ang mga pintuan ng silid sa itaas, sila'y kumuha ng susi at binuksan ang mga ito. Nakita nilang ang kanilang panginoon ay patay na nakabulagta sa sahig.
26 Tumakas si Ehud samantalang sila'y naghihintay, at siya'y dumaan sa dako roon ng tibagan ng bato at tumakas hanggang sa Seira.
27 Pagdating niya ay kanyang hinipan ang trumpeta sa lupaing maburol ng Efraim, at ang mga anak ni Israel ay lumusong na kasama niya mula sa lupaing maburol, at siya'y nasa unahan nila.
28 Kanyang sinabi sa kanila, “Sumunod kayo sa akin; sapagkat ibinigay ng Panginoon ang inyong mga kaaway na mga Moabita sa inyong kamay.” At sila'y lumusong na kasunod niya, sinakop ang mga tawiran sa Jordan laban sa mga Moabita, at hindi nila pinayagang tumawid doon ang sinumang tao.
29 Ang kanilang napatay nang panahong iyon ay may sampung libo sa mga Moabita, lahat ng malalakas, matitipuno ang katawan; at doo'y walang nakatakas na lalaki.
30 Gayon nalupig ang Moab nang araw na iyon, sa ilalim ng kamay ng Israel. At ang lupain ay nagpahinga ng walumpung taon.
Tinalo ni Shamgar ang mga Filisteo
31 Kasunod niya'y dumating si Shamgar, na anak ni Anat, na nakapatay ng animnaraang Filisteo sa pamamagitan ng panundot sa baka; at kanya ring iniligtas ang Israel.
Footnotes
- Mga Hukom 3:24 Sa Hebreo ay kanyang tinatakpan ang kanyang mga paa .
Judges 3
New American Standard Bible
Idolatry Leads to Servitude
3 (A)Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all the Israelites who had not [a]experienced any of the wars of Canaan; 2 only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might [b]be taught war, [c]those who had not [d]experienced it previously). 3 These nations are: the five governors of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians, and (B)the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as [e]Lebo-hamath. 4 They were left to (C)test Israel by them, to find out if they would [f]obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers [g]through Moses. 5 (D)The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; 6 and (E)they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7 So the sons of Israel did (F)what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they (G)forgot the Lord their God and (H)served the Baals and the [h]Asheroth. 8 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim, king of [i]Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
The First Judge Frees Israel
9 But the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to set them free, (I)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10 And (J)the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. When he went to war, the Lord handed over to him Cushan-rishathaim king of [j]Mesopotamia, so that [k]he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. 11 Then the land was at rest for forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Now the sons of Israel again (K)did evil in the sight of the Lord. So (L)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 to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and [l]defeated Israel, and they took possession of (M)the city of the palm trees. 14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.
Ehud Kills Eglon
15 But when the sons of Israel (N)cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by [m]him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it on his right thigh under his cloak. 17 Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And it came about, when he had finished presenting the tribute, that Ehud sent away the people who had carried the tribute. 19 But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And the king said, “Silence!” And all who were attending him left him. 20 Then Ehud came to him while he was sitting in his cool roof chamber alone. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he got up from his seat. 21 Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. 22 The hilt of the sword also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and [n]the refuse came out. 23 Then Ehud went out into the [o]vestibule, and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.
24 When he had left, [p]the king’s servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “(O)Undoubtedly he is [q]relieving himself in the cool room.” 25 So they waited [r]until it would have been shameful to wait longer; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. So they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the [s]floor dead.
26 Now Ehud escaped while they were hesitating, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah. 27 And [t]when he arrived, (P)he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was [u]leading them. 28 Then he said to them, “Pursue them, for the Lord has handed your enemies the Moabites over to you.” So they went down after him and took control of (Q)the crossing places of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. 29 They struck and killed about ten thousand Moabites at that time, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was at rest for eighty years.
Shamgar Saves Israel
31 Now after him came (R)Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck and killed six hundred Philistines with an [v]oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 3:1 Lit known
- Judges 3:2 Lit know, to teach them
- Judges 3:2 Lit only those
- Judges 3:2 Lit known
- Judges 3:3 Or the entrance of Hamath
- Judges 3:4 Lit listen to
- Judges 3:4 Lit by the hand of
- Judges 3:7 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
- Judges 3:8 Heb Aram-naharaim
- Judges 3:10 Heb Aram
- Judges 3:10 Lit his hand was strong
- Judges 3:13 Lit struck
- Judges 3:15 Lit his hand
- Judges 3:22 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, but perhaps excrement
- Judges 3:23 Meaning uncertain
- Judges 3:24 Lit his
- Judges 3:24 Lit covering his feet; a euphemism referring to a squatting position
- Judges 3:25 Lit until shaming
- Judges 3:25 Lit earth
- Judges 3:27 Lit it happened
- Judges 3:27 Lit before them
- Judges 3:31 I.e., a spiked stick for driving livestock
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
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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