Giudici 3

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Hae sunt gentes, quas Dominus dereliquit, ut erudiret in eis Is raelem, omnes, qui non noverant bella Chananaeorum,	1 These are the nations which Yahweh al owed to remain, by their means to put all those Israelites to thetest who had not experienced any of the Canaanite wars
2 ut discerent certare cum hostibus generationes filiorum Israel, quae non habebant consuetudinem proeliandi:	2 (this was only to instruct the Israelites' descendants, to teach them the art of war, those at least whohad not experienced it previously):
3 quinque satrapae Philisthinorum omnisque Chananaeus et Sidonius atque Hevaeus, qui habitabat in monte Libano de monte Baalhermon usque ad introitum Emath.	3 the five chiefs of the Philistines, al the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hittites who lived in therange of the Lebanon, from the uplands of Baal-Hermon to the Pass of Hamath.
4 Dimisitque eos, ut in ipsis experiretur Israelem, utrum audiret mandata Domini, quae praeceperat patribus eorum per manum Moysi, an non.	4 They were used to put Israel to the test and see if they would keep the orders which Yahweh had giventheir ancestors through Moses.
5 Itaque filii Israel habitaverunt in medio Chananaei et Hetthaei et Amorraei et Pherezaei et Hevaei et Iebusaei	5 The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites and Amorites, the Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites;
6 et duxerunt uxores filias eorum, ipsique filias suas eorum filiis tradiderunt, et servierunt diis eorum.	6 they married their daughters, they gave their own sons to their daughters and they served their gods.
7 Feceruntque filii Israel malum in conspectu Domini et obliti sunt Domini Dei sui servientes Baalim et Astharoth.	7 The Israelites did what is evil in Yahweh's eyes. They forgot Yahweh their God and served Baals andAsherahs.
8 Iratusque Dominus contra Israel tradidit eos in manus Chusanrasathaim regis Mesopotamiae, servieruntque ei octo annis.	8 Then Yahweh's anger blazed out against Israel: he handed them over to Cushan-Rishathaim king ofEdom, and the Israelites were enslaved to Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
9 Et clamaverunt ad Dominum, qui suscitavit eis salvatorem et liberavit eos, Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez fratrem Chaleb minorem.	9 The Israelites then cried to Yahweh and Yahweh raised for the Israelites a deliverer who rescued them,Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10 Fuitque in eo spiritus Domini, et iudicavit Israelem egressusque est ad pugnam; et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Chusanrasathaim regem Mesopotamiae, et praevaluit adversus eum.	10 The spirit of Yahweh was on him; he became judge in Israel and set out for war. Yahweh deliveredCushan-Rishathaim king of Edom into his hands, and he triumphed over Cushan- Rishathaim.
11 Quievitque terra quadraginta annis, et mortuus est Othoniel filius Cenez.	11 The country then had peace for forty years. Othniel son of Kenaz then died.
12 Addiderunt autem filii Israel facere malum in conspectu Domini, qui confortavit adversum eos Eglon regem Moab, quia fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini.	12 Again the Israelites began doing what is evil in Yahweh's eyes, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon kingof Moab against Israel, since they were doing what is evil in Yahweh's eyes.
13 Et copulavit sibi Eglon filios Ammon et Amalec abiitque et percussit Israel atque possedit urbem Palmarum.	13 Eglon in conjunction with the sons of Ammon and Amalek marched on Israel, beat them and capturedthe City of Palm Trees.
14 Servieruntque filii Israel Eglon regi Moab decem et octo annis.	14 The Israelites were enslaved to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.
15 Et clamaverunt filii Israel ad Dominum, qui suscitavit eis salvatorem Aod filium Gera de Beniamin, qui sinistra manu utebatur pro dextera. Miseruntque filii Israel per illum munera Eglon regi Moab.	15 The Israelites then cried to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised a deliverer for them, Ehud son of Gera, aBenjaminite; he was left-handed. The Israelites appointed him to take their tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
16 Fecitque Aod sibi gladium ancipitem longitudinis palmae manus et accinctus est eo subter vestem in dextro femore	16 Ehud made himself a dagger -- it was double-edged and a foot long -- and strapped it under hisclothes on his right thigh.
17 obtulitque munera Eglon regi Moab. Erat autem Eglon crassus nimis.	17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. This Eglon was a very fat man.
18 Cumque obtulisset ei munera, dimisit socios, qui illa portaverant;	18 Having presented the tribute, Ehud sent away the men who had been carrying it;
19 et reversus de Galgalis, ubi erant idola, dixit ad regem: “ Verbum secretum habeo ad te, o rex ”. Et ille imperavit silentium; egressique sunt omnes, qui circa eum erant.	19 but he himself, on reaching the Idols which are near Gilgal, went back and said, 'I have a secretmessage for you, O king.' The king commanded silence, and al his attendants withdrew.
20 Aod autem ingressus erat ad eum, cum sederet in aestivo cenaculo, quod ipsi soli erat, dixitque: “ Verbum Dei habeo ad te ”. Qui statim surrexit de throno.	20 Ehud went up to him; he was sitting in his private room upstairs, where it was cool. Ehud said to him, 'Ihave a message from God for you, O king.' The latter immediately rose from his seat.
21 Extenditque Aod manum sinistram et tulit sicam de dextro femore suo infixitque eam in ventre eius	21 Then Ehud, reaching with his left hand, drew the dagger he was carrying on his right thigh and thrust itinto the king's belly.
22 tam valide, ut capulus ferrum sequeretur in vulnere ac pinguissimo adipe stringeretur. Nec eduxit gladium, sed ita, ut percusserat, reliquit in corpore; statimque per secreta naturae alvi stercora proruperunt.	22 The hilt too went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, since Ehud did not pul thedagger out of his bel y again.
23 Aod autem egressus in atrium clausit ostium cenaculi post se et obfirmavit sera.	23 Ehud went out through the privies, having shut and bolted the doors of the upstairs room behind him.
24 Egresso illo, servi regis venerunt et, cum viderent clausas fores cenaculi, dixerunt: “ Certe purgat alvum in aestivo cubiculo ”.	24 When he had gone, the servants came back and looked; the doors of the upstairs room were bolted.They thought, 'He is probably covering his feet in the inner part of the cool room.'
25 Exspectantesque diu, donec erubescerent, et videntes quod nullus aperiret, tulerunt clavem et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum iacentem in terra mortuum.	25 They waited until they became embarrassed, but stil he did not open the doors of the upstairs room.Eventual y, they took the key and opened the door; and there lay their master, dead, on the ground.
26 Aod autem, dum illi cunctarentur, effugerat et pertransiit locum idolorum, unde reversus fuerat, venitque in Seira.	26 Meanwhile, Ehud had got away, passed the Idols and made good his escape to safety in Seirah.
27 Et statim insonuit bucina in monte Ephraim; descenderuntque cum eo filii Israel, ipso in fronte gradiente.	27 Once there, he sounded the horn in the highlands of Ephraim, and the Israelites came down from thehil s with him at their head.
28 Qui dixit ad eos: “ Sequimini me; tradidit enim Dominus inimicos vestros Moabitas in manus vestras ”. Descenderuntque post eum et occupaverunt vada Iordanis, quae transmittunt in Moab, et non dimiserunt transire quemquam,	28 And he said to them, 'Follow me, because Yahweh has delivered your enemy Moab into your hands.'So they followed him, seized the fords of the Jordan against Moab and al owed no one to cross.
29 sed percusserunt Moabitas in tempore illo circiter decem milia, omnes robustos et fortes viros. Nullus eorum evadere potuit.	29 On that occasion they beat the Moabites, some ten thousand men, all tough and seasoned fighters,and not one escaped.
30 Humiliatusque est Moab die illo sub manu Israel; et quievit terra octoginta annis.	30 That day Moab was humbled under the hand of Israel, and the country had peace for eighty years.
31 Post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath, qui percussit de Philisthim sescentos viros stimulo boum; et ipse quoque salvum fecit Israel.	31 After him came Shamgar son of Anath. He routed six hundred of the Philistines with an ox-goad; hetoo was a deliverer of Israel.