Judges 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
1耶和華留下這幾族，為要試驗那不曾知道與 迦南 爭戰之事的 以色列 人，
2if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
2好叫 以色列 的後代又知道又學習未曾曉得的戰事。
3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
3所 留下的 就是 非利士 的五個首領和一切 迦南 人、 西頓 人，並住 黎巴嫩山 的 希未 人，從 巴力‧黑們山 直到 哈馬口 。
4These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
4留 下 這幾族，為要試驗 以色列 人，知道他們肯聽從耶和華藉 摩西 吩咐他們列祖的誡命不肯。
5Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
5以色列 人竟住在 迦南 人、 赫 人、 亞摩利 人、 比利洗 人、 希未 人、 耶布斯 人中間，
6And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
6娶他們的女兒為妻，將自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子，並事奉他們的神。
7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
7以色列 人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，忘記耶和華－他們的上帝，去事奉諸 巴力 和 亞舍拉 ，
8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
8所以耶和華的怒氣向 以色列 人發作，就把他們交在 美索不達米亞 王 古珊‧利薩田 的手中。 以色列 人服事 古珊‧利薩田 八年。
9But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
9以色列 人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者救他們，就是 迦勒 兄弟 基納斯 的兒子 俄陀聶 。
10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
10耶和華的靈降在他身上，他就作了 以色列 的士師，出去爭戰。耶和華將 美索不達米亞 王 古珊‧利薩田 交在他手中，他便勝了 古珊‧利薩田 。
11So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
11於是國中太平四十年。 基納斯 的兒子 俄陀聶 死了。
12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
12以色列 人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，耶和華就使 摩押 王 伊磯倫 強盛，攻擊 以色列 人。
13After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
13伊磯倫 招聚 亞捫 人和 亞瑪力 人，去攻打 以色列 人，佔據棕樹城。
14The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
14於是 以色列 人服事 摩押 王 伊磯倫 十八年。
15And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
15以色列 人呼求耶和華的時候，耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者，就是 便雅憫 人 基拉 的兒子 以笏 ；他是左手便利的。 以色列 人託他送禮物給 摩押 王 伊磯倫 。
16Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
16以笏 打了一把兩刃的劍，長一肘，帶在右腿上衣服裏面。
17and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
17他將禮物獻給 摩押 王 伊磯倫 （原來 伊磯倫 極其肥胖）；
18After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
18以笏 獻完禮物，便將抬禮物的人打發走了，
19But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
19自己卻從靠近 吉甲 鑿石之地回來，說：「王啊，我有一件機密事奏告你。」王說：「迴避吧！」於是左右侍立的人都退去了。
20Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
20以笏 來到王面前；王獨自一人坐在涼樓上。 以笏 說：「我奉上帝的命報告你一件事。」王就從座位上站起來。
21And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
21以笏 便伸左手，從右腿上拔出劍來，刺入王的肚腹，
22Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
22連劍把都刺進去了。劍被肥肉夾住，他沒有從王的肚腹拔出來，且穿通了後身。
23Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
23以笏 就出到遊廊，將樓門盡都關鎖。
24After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
24以笏 出來之後，王的僕人到了，看見樓門關鎖，就說：「他必是在樓上大解。」
25So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
25他們等煩了，見仍不開樓門，就拿鑰匙開了，不料，他們的主人已死，倒在地上。
26Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
26他們耽延的時候， 以笏 就逃跑了，經過鑿石之地，逃到 西伊拉 ；
27On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
27到了，就在 以法蓮 山地吹角。 以色列 人隨着他下了山地，他在前頭引路，
28“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
28對他們說：「你們隨我來，因為耶和華已經把你們的仇敵 摩押 人交在你們手中。」於是他們跟着他下去，把守 約旦河 的渡口，不容 摩押 一人過去。
29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
29那時擊殺了 摩押 人約有一萬，都是強壯的勇士，沒有一人逃脫。
30So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
30這樣， 摩押 就被 以色列 人制伏了。國中太平八十年。
31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
31以笏 之後，有 亞拿 的兒子 珊迦 ，他用趕牛的棍子打死六百 非利士 人。他也救了 以色列 人。
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