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Os povos que Israel não expulsou

1 Segue-se uma lista dos povos que o SENHOR deixou na terra para experimentar as novas gerações de Israel, que ainda não tinham passado pelas guerras de Canaã. 2 Porque Deus pretendia dar oportunidade à juventude de Israel de pôr à prova a sua fé e a sua obediência, dominando os inimigos. 3 São eles os filisteus, com cinco cidades, os cananeus, os sidónios e os heveus, que viviam nas montanhas do Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermon até à entrada de Hamate. 4 Estes povos foram um teste para a nova geração de Israel, para ver se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o SENHOR lhes tinha dado através de Moisés. 5 E assim viveu Israel entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os perizeus, os heveus e os jebuseus. 6 Em vez de os destruir, o povo de Israel cruzou-se com eles através de casamentos. Os moços israelitas tomaram as raparigas deles como mulheres e vice-versa. E daí, até que Israel começasse a adorar também os seus deuses, foi um pequeno passo. 7 Por isso, o povo de Israel fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, porque esqueceu-se do SENHOR, seu Deus, e puseram-se a oferecer adoração a Baal e aos postes ídolos de Achera.

Otniel

8 A ira do SENHOR inflamou-se contra Israel e permitiu que o rei Cusã-Risataim da Mesopotâmia os vencesse na guerra. E ficaram sob o seu domínio durante oito anos. 9 Mas quando Israel gritou ao SENHOR por socorro, deu-lhes Otniel, filho de Quenaz, irmão mais novo de Calebe, que os salvou. 10 O Espírito do SENHOR tomou posse dele e pôde assim reformar e limpar Israel, de tal forma que quando conduziu as forças militares de Israel contra Cusã-Risataim, rei de Aram, o SENHOR ajudou Israel a vencê-lo duma forma absoluta. 11 Depois, durante os 40 anos que estiveram sob a chefia de Otniel, filho de Quenaz, houve paz na terra. 12 Quando Otniel faleceu, o povo de Israel começou de novo a fazer o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, e o SENHOR deixou que o rei Eglom de Moabe os vencesse. 13 Tinham-se aliado a esse rei os exércitos dos amonitas e dos amalequitas. Essas forças derrotaram os israelitas e tomaram posse de Jericó, frequentemente chamada a cidade das palmeiras. 14 E durante 18 anos o povo de Israel esteve sujeito ao rei Eglom.

Eude

15 Mas quando clamaram ao SENHOR, mandou-lhes um libertador, Eude, filho de Gera, benjamita, que era canhoto. Eude era o homem que devia levar o imposto anual de Israel à capital moabita. 16 Antes de encetar a viagem mandou fazer uma espada de dois gumes com meio metro de comprimento e escondeu-a na roupa que vestia, junto à coxa direita. 17 Depois de ter entregado o dinheiro ao rei Eglom, que era muito gordo, 18 foi-se embora. Já fora da cidade, junto das pedreiras de Gilgal, despediu os companheiros 19 e voltou sozinho ter com o rei. “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti”, disse-lhe. O rei mandou imediatamente sair toda a gente que ali se encontrava, de forma a poder conversar em privado com ele. 20 Estavam numa sala fresca nos andares superiores. Eude avançou então e disse: “É uma mensagem de Deus!” O rei levantou-se logo. 21 Eude, com a mão esquerda, puxou da espada que tinha escondida junto à perna direita e cravou-lha no ventre. 22 O próprio punho da espada ficou enterrado na gordura do corpo. 23 Eude deixou a espada, fechou as portas atrás de si e escapou-se por uma saída secundária. 24 Quando os servos do rei chegaram, viram as portas fechadas e esperaram, pensando que talvez estivesse na casa de banho. 25 Mas depois de passar algum tempo sem que o rei aparecesse, começaram a ficar preocupados e foram buscar uma chave. Ao abrirem a porta depararam-se com o seu senhor morto, estendido no chão. 26 Entretanto, chegando de novo às pedreiras, Eude fugiu em direção a Seirá. 27 Quando chegou às colinas de Efraim fez um apelo às armas, ao som de trombetas, e organizou um exército sob o seu próprio comando. 28 “Sigam-me!”, gritou. “Porque o SENHOR entregou já os vossos inimigos, os moabitas, nas vossas mãos!” Inicialmente a sua ação consistiu em ocupar os baixios do Jordão, perto de Moabe, para evitar que os outros passassem por ali, atravessando o rio a pé. 29 Depois foram atacar os moabitas, matando aproximadamente uns 10 000 dos seus mais fortes e hábeis guerreiros, não deixando escapar ninguém. 30 E dessa maneira Moabe foi conquistado por Israel naquele mesmo dia. A terra ficou em paz durante os 80 anos seguintes.

Sangar

31 O juiz que veio a seguir a Eude foi Sangar, filho de Anate. Duma vez conseguiu matar 600 filisteus com uma vara de bois. Com esse golpe salvou Israel dum desastre.

English Standard Version

de Crossway

1 Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. (Jz 2:21; Jz 3:4) 2 It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before. 3 These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. (Js 13:2) 4 They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. (Jz 3:1) 5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. (Ex 3:8; Sl 106:35) 6 And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods. (Ex 34:16; Dt 7:3; Ed 9:12)

Othniel

7 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. (Ex 34:13; Jz 2:11; Jz 6:25) 8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. (Jz 2:14; Hc 3:7) 9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. (Jz 1:13; Jz 2:16; Jz 3:15; Jz 4:3; Jz 6:7; Jz 10:10; Ne 9:27)

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10 The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. (Jz 6:34; Jz 11:29; Jz 13:25; Jz 14:6; Jz 14:19; Jz 15:14)

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11 So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died. (Js 11:23; Jz 3:30; Jz 5:31; Jz 8:28)

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Ehud

12 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. (Jz 2:19; 1 Sm 12:9) 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. (Dt 34:3; Jz 1:16; Jz 6:33; Sl 83:7)

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14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. (Jz 3:9; Jz 20:16; 1 Cr 12:2) 16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit^[1] in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes. 17 And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. 19 But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence. (Js 4:20; Jz 3:26) 20 And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat. (2 Sm 20:9; Am 3:15) 21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. 23 Then Ehud went out into the porch^[2] and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them. (2 Sm 13:17) 24 When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.” (1 Sm 24:3) 25 And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor. 26 Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah. (Jz 3:19) 27 When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader. (Js 24:33; Jz 6:34; 1 Sm 13:3) 28 And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the Lord has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. (Js 2:7; Jz 4:7; Jz 4:14; Jz 7:9; Jz 7:15; Jz 7:24; Jz 12:5; 1 Sm 17:47; 1 Rs 22:12; 1 Rs 22:15; 2 Cr 16:8)

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29 And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. (Jz 3:11)

Shamgar

31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. (Jz 2:16; Jz 5:6; Jz 5:8; 1 Sm 13:19; 1 Sm 13:22)

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