Dommer 3 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

1 Herren lod altså nogle folk blive i landet for at sætte den nye generation af israelitter på prøve, dem, der ikke selv havde været med i krigen mod kana’anæerne. 2 Det gjorde han, for at de kunne lære at kæmpe og blive erfarne krigere. 3 De folk, som var tilbage i landet, var: filistrene i deres fem byer, kana’anæerne, sidonierne og hivvitterne i Libanons bjerge fra Ba’al-Hermon til Lebo-Hamat. 4 Dem ville Herren bruge til at sætte den nye generation af israelitter på prøve for at se, om de ville adlyde de befalinger, han havde givet deres forfædre gennem Moses. 5 Israelitterne levede altså side om side med kana’anæerne, hittitterne, amoritterne, perizzitterne, hivvitterne og jebusitterne, 6 og de blandede sig med dem ved at lade deres sønner og døtre gifte sig ind i deres familier, og de dyrkede deres guder.

Otniel som befrier

7 Israelitterne gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne. De vendte sig fra Herren, deres Gud, og dyrkede i stedet afgudsbilleder af Ba’al og Ashera. 8 Da blussede Herrens vrede op imod Israel, og han tillod kong Kushan-Rishatajim af Aram-Naharajim^[1] at besejre dem, så de var underkastet hans herredømme i otte år. 9 Men da Israels folk råbte til Herren om hjælp, sendte han en befrier, nemlig Otniel, der var søn af Kalebs yngre bror, Kenaz. 10 Herrens Ånd kom over ham, og han blev befrier i Israel. Han gik til angreb mod kong Kushan-Rishatajim og besejrede ham ved Herrens hjælp. 11 De næste 40 år var der fred i landet, indtil Otniel døde.

Ehud som befrier

12 Igen gjorde israelitterne, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne. Så lod Herren kong Eglon af Moab erobre landet. 13 Sammen med ammonitterne og amalekitterne besejrede han israelitterne og indtog Palmernes By, Jeriko. 14 De næste 18 år var israelitterne underkastet kong Eglon. 15 Men da Israel råbte til Herren om hjælp, sendte han dem en ny befrier: Ehud, Geras søn af Benjamins stamme. Han var venstrehåndet. Engang skulle Ehud lede en delegation, der skulle overbringe den årlige skatteafgift fra israelitterne til kong Eglon af Moab. 16 Inden han tog hjemmefra, lavede han sig et tveægget sværd, der var en halv meter langt, og spændte det fast ved sin højre side, så det var gemt under hans kappe. 17 Han afleverede afgiften til kong Eglon, der var en meget tyk mand, 18 og begav sig derefter på vej hjem sammen med de mænd, som havde hjulpet ham med at transportere pengene. 19 Men da de nåede til billedstøtterne ved Gilgal, vendte han om og gik tilbage. Ved ankomsten gav han melding om, at han havde et hemmeligt budskab til kongen. „Lad ham komme til mig alene!” befalede kongen, og alle de tilstedeværende gik ud af kongens værelse. 20 Da Ehud kom ind i det kølige værelse ovenpå, hvor kongen sad alene, sagde han: „Jeg har et budskab til dig fra Gud.” Idet kong Eglon rejste sig fra sin stol, 21 trak Ehud med venstre hånd sværdet, som sad ved hans højre side, og stak det dybt ind i maven på kongen, 22 så dybt, at skæftet forsvandt sammen med klingen under fedtlaget. Ehud lod sværdet blive siddende. 23 Så gik han ud i søjlegangen, lukkede og låste døren til værelset efter sig og gik sin vej. 24 Da han var gået, kom kongens tjenere og så, at døren var låst. „Han er nok gået på toilettet,” tænkte de. 25 De ventede længe, men da han ikke åbnede døren til værelset, blev de bekymrede og hentede en nøgle. Da de åbnede døren, fandt de deres herre liggende død på gulvet. 26 Mens tjenerne stod og ventede, slap Ehud bort forbi stenstøtterne og videre til Seira. 27 Da han var nået sikkert til Efraims højland, satte han vædderhornet for munden og blæste signalet til krig. 28 „Følg efter mig!” råbte han. „For Herren vil give jer sejr over vores fjender, moabitterne.” Hæren fulgte ham, og de besatte vadestederne ved Jordanfloden, så moabitterne ikke kunne komme over. 29 Derefter gik de til angreb og dræbte 10.000 af moabitternes tapre og stærke krigere, ikke en eneste undslap. 30 Den dag led Moab et sviende nederlag til Israel, hvorefter der var fred i landet de næste 80 år. 31 Den næste befrier var Shamgar, Anats søn, som engang reddede Israel ved at slå 600 filistre ihjel med en pigstav.

King James Version

1 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' 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.