士師記 3
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
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，
1These are the nations which the Lord left, that by them he might instruct Israel, and all that had not known the wars of the Chanaanites:
2好叫 以色列 的後代又知道又學習未曾曉得的戰事。
2That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war:
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 。
3The five princes of the Philistines, and all the Chanaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hevites that dwelt in mount Libanus, from mount Baal Hermon to the entering into Emath.
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。
4And he left them, that he might try Israel by them, whether they would hear the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses, or not.
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，
5So the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite:
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。
6And they took their daughters to wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.
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 ，
7And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, and served Baalim and Astaroth.
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。
8And the Lord being angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Chusan Rasathaim king of Mesopotamia, and they served him eight years.
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 。
9And they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, and delivered them, to wit, Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb:
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 。
10And the spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered into his hands Chusan Rasathaim king of Syria, and he overthrew him.
11於是國中太平四十年。 基納斯 的兒子 俄陀聶 死了。
11And the land rested forty years, and Othoniel the son of Cenez died.
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。
12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: who strengthened against them Eglon king of Moab: because they did evil in his sight.
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。
13And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
14於是 以色列 人服事 摩押 王 伊磯倫 十八年。
14And the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years:
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 。
15And afterwards they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour called Aod, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, who used the left hand as well as the right. And the children of Israel sent presents to Eglon king of Moab by him.
16以笏 打了一把兩刃的劍，長一肘，帶在右腿上衣服裏面。
16And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith under his garment on the right thigh.
17他將禮物獻給 摩押 王 伊磯倫 （原來 伊磯倫 極其肥胖）；
17And he presented the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceeding fat.
18以笏 獻完禮物，便將抬禮物的人打發走了，
18And when he had presented the gifts unto him, he followed his companions that came along with 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。
19Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, be said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him,
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。
20Aod went in to him: now he was sitting in a summer parlour alone, and he said: I have a word from God to thee. And he forthwith rose up from his throne,
21以笏 便伸左手，從右腿上拔出劍來，刺入王的肚腹，
21And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,
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。
22With such force that the haft went in after the blade into the wound, and was closed up with the abundance of fat. So that he did not draw out the dagger, but left it in his body as he had struck it in. And forthwith by the secret parts of nature the excrements of the belly came out.
23以笏 就出到遊廊，將樓門盡都關鎖。
23But Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour and locking them,
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。」
24Went out by a postern door. And the king’s servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour.
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。
25And waiting a long time till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.
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 ；
26But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols, from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath:
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，
27And forthwith he sounded the trumpet in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel went down with him, he himself going in the front.
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。
28And he said to them: Follow me: for the Lord hath delivered our enemies the Moabites into our hands. And they went down after him, and seized upon the fords of the Jordan, which are in the way to Moab: and they suffered no man to pass over.
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。
29But they slew of the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and Valiant men: none of them could escape.
30這樣， 摩押 就被 以色列 人制伏了。國中太平八十年。
30And Moab was humbled that day under the hand of Israel: and the land rested eighty years.
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。
31After him was Samgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with a ploughshare: and he also defended Israel.
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