Judges 3

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA MARTINI
1 These are the nations which the Lord left, so that by them he might instruct Israel and all who had not known the wars of the Canaanites,	1 Queste son le nazioni lasciate dal Signore, affin di disciplinare per mezzo di esse Israele, cioè tutti quelli che non sapevan nulla delle guerre de' Cananei:
2 so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle:	2 Affinchè in appresso imparassero i loro figliuoli a combattere co' nemici, e ad avvezzarsi al maneggio dell'armi:
3 the five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.	3 Cinque satrapi de' Filistei, tutti i Cananei, e Sidonii, ed Hevei, che abitavan sul monte Libano dal monte di Baal-Hermon fino all'ingresso di Emath.
4 And he left them, so that by them he might test Israel, as to whether or not they would listen to the commandments of the Lord, which he instructed to their fathers by the hand of Moses.	4 E il Signore li lasciò per provare per mezzo di essi Israele, se fosse obbediente, o no, a' comandamenti intimati dal Signore a' padri loro per mezzo di Mosè.
5 And so, the sons of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.	5 Gl'Israeliti pertanto abitarono in mezzo a' Cananei, e agli Hethei, e Amorrhei, e Pherezei, ed Hevei, e Jebusei:
6 And they took their daughters as wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.	6 E sposaron delle loro figliuole e maritaron le proprie figlie co' loro figliuoli, e servirono a' loro dei.
7 And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.	7 E fecero il male al cospetto del Signore, e si dimenticarono del loro Dio, servendo a Baal, e ad Astaroth.
8 And the Lord, having become angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia, and they served him for eight years.	8 E il Signore irato contro Israele li diede in potere di Chusan Rasathaim re della Mesopotamia, e a lui furon soggetti per otto anni.
9 And they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, and he freed them, namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb.	9 E alzaron le loro grida verso il Signore, il quale suscitò loro un salvatore che gli liberò, vale a dire Othoniel figliuolo di Cenez, fratello minore di Caleb.
10 And the Spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Syria, and he overwhelmed him.	10 E fu in lui lo Spirito del Signore, e giudicò Israele. E andò, e diede battaglia, e il Signore diede in suo potere Chusan Rasathaim re della Siria, e lo debellò.
11 And the land was quiet for forty years. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.	11 E il paese ebbe riposo di quarant'anni, e Othoniel figliuolo di Cenez morì.
12 Then the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord, who strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against them because they did evil in his sight.	12 Ma i figliuoli d'Israele ricominciarono a fare il male nel cospetto del Signore, il quale diede forze contro di loro ad Eglon re di Moab: perchè essi avean peccato nel cospetto di lui.
13 And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and he possessed the City of Palms.	13 E unì con lui i figliuoli di Ammon e di Amalec: ed egli si mosse, e mise in rotta Israele, e s'impadronì della città delle palme.
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.	14 E i figliuoli d’Israele furon soggetti ad Eglon re di Moab per diciotto anni.
15 And afterward, they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, called Ehud, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, who used either hand as well as the right hand. And the sons of Israel sent gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab, by him.	15 E di poi alzaron le grida al Signore, il quale suscitò loro un salvatore per nome Aod, figliuolo di Gera, figliuolo di Jemini, il quale si serviva della man sinistra come della destra. E i figliuoli d'Israele mandarono per mezzo di lui de’ regali ad Eglon di Moab.
16 And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.	16 Egli si fece un pugnale a due tagli colla sua guardia lungo come la palma della mano e lo mise sotto la sua casacca al fianco destro.
17 And he offered the gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.	17 E presentò i regali ad Eglon re di Moab. Or Eglon era grasso fuor di modo.
18 And when he had presented the gifts to him, he followed out his companions, who had arrived with him.	18 E offerti che ebbe a lui i regali, Aod andò dietro ai compagni che eran venuti con lui.
19 And then, returning from Gilgal where the idols were, he said to the king, “I have a secret word for you, O king.” And he ordered silence. And when all those who were around him had departed,	19 E poi tornò da Galgala, dove erano gl’idoli, e disse al re: Io ho da parlarti in segreto, o re. Ed egli li fe' segno di tacere: e ritiratisi tutti quelli che eran con lui,
20 Ehud entered to him. Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room. And he said, “I have a word from God to you.” And immediately he rose up from his throne.	20 Aod se gli appressò, e stando quegli solo in una camera da estate gli disse: Io porto a te una parola di Dio. E quegli subitamente si alzò dal trono:
21 And Ehud extended his left hand, and he took the dagger from his right thigh. And he thrust it into his abdomen	21 Ma Aod stese la man sinistra, e preso il pugnale dal suo destro lato, lo ficcò a lui nel ventre
22 so strongly that the handle followed the blade into the wound, and was enclosed by the great amount of fat. Neither did he withdraw the sword. Instead, he left it in the body just as he had struck with it. And immediately, by the private parts of nature, the filth of the bowels went out.	22 Con tanta forza che la guardia penetrò dietro al ferro nella ferita, e vi rimase coperta nella eccessiva pinguedine. Ed egli non tirò fuori il pugnale, ma dato che ebbe il colpo, lasciollo fitto nel ventre: e subito per le segrete vie naturali si sgravò il corpo de' suoi escrementi.
23 Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room. And securing the bars,	23 Ma Aod, chiuse a chiave con tutta sollecitudine le porte della camera,
24 he departed by a back exit. And the servants of the king, entering, saw that the doors of the upper room were closed, and they said, “Perhaps he is emptying his bowels in the summer room.”	24 Uscì per la porta di dietro. E venuti i servi del re vider chiuse le porte della camera, e dissero: Forse egli soddisfa a qualche bisogno naturale nella camera d'estate:
25 And after waiting a long time, until they were embarrassed, and seeing that no one opened the door, they took the key, and opening it, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.	25 Ma avendo lungamente aspettato, nè sapendo più che pensare, veggendo come nissuno apriva, preser la chiave, e aperto che ebbero, trovarono il loro signore giacente per terra morto.
26 But Ehud, while they were in confusion, escaped and passed by the place of the idols, from which he had returned. And he arrived at Seirath.	26 Ma in mezzo al loro turbamento Aod se ne fuggì, e passò pel luogo degl'idoli, di dove avea dato volta indietro. E arrivò a Seirath:
27 And immediately he sounded the trumpet on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel descended with him, he himself advancing at the front.	27 E immediatamente diede fiato alla tromba sul monte Ephraim; e scesero con lui i figliuoli d'Israele, andando egli innanzi a loro.
28 And he said to them: “Follow me. For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.” And they descended after him, and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab. And they did not permit anyone to cross.	28 E disse loro: Seguitemi; imperocché il Signore ha dati in nostro potere i nostri nemici i Moabiti. E quegli andarono dietro a lui, e occuparono i guadi del Giordano, per dove si passa a Moab, e non lasciarono che alcun passasse.
29 And so, they struck down the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and robust men. None of them were able to escape.	29 Ma uccisero in quel tempo circa dieci mila Moabiti, tutti gente robusta, e valorosa: nissuno di essi potè scamparla.
30 And Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was quiet for eighty years.	30 E fu umiliato in quel giorno Moab sotto il braccio d’Israele: e il paese ebbe riposo per ottant'anni.
31 After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare. And he also defended Israel.	31 Dopo Aod fu Samgar figliuolo di Anath, il quale uccise secento uomini Filistei con un vomere: ed egli pure fu il difensor d'Israele.