Richter 3 | Nova Versão Internacional

1 São estas as nações que o SENHOR deixou para pôr à prova todos os israelitas que não tinham visto nenhuma das guerras em Canaã 2 (fez isso apenas para treinar na guerra os descendentes dos israelitas, pois não tinham tido experiência anterior de combate): 3 os cinco governantes dos filisteus, todos os cananeus, os sidônios e os heveus que viviam nos montes do Líbano, desde o monte Baal-Hermom até Lebo-Hamate. 4 Essas nações foram deixadas para que por elas os israelitas fossem postos à prova, se obedeceriam aos mandamentos que o SENHOR dera aos seus antepassados por meio de Moisés. 5 Os israelitas viviam entre os cananeus, os hititas, os amorreus, os ferezeus, os heveus e os jebuseus. 6 Tomaram as filhas deles em casamento e deram suas filhas aos filhos deles, e prestaram culto aos deuses deles.

Otoniel

7 Os israelitas fizeram o que o SENHOR reprova, pois se esqueceram do SENHOR, o seu Deus, e prestaram culto aos baalins e a Aserá. 8 Acendeu-se a ira do SENHOR de tal forma contra Israel que ele os entregou nas mãos de Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia*, por quem os israelitas foram subjugados durante oito anos. 9 Mas, quando clamaram ao SENHOR, ele lhes levantou um libertador, Otoniel, filho de Quenaz, o irmão mais novo de Calebe, que os libertou. 10 O Espírito do SENHOR veio sobre ele, de modo que liderou Israel e foi à guerra. O SENHOR entregou Cuchã-Risataim, rei da Mesopotâmia, nas mãos de Otoniel, que prevaleceu contra ele. 11 E a terra teve paz durante quarenta anos, até a morte de Otoniel, filho de Quenaz.

Eúde

12 Mais uma vez os israelitas fizeram o que o SENHOR reprova, e por isso o SENHOR deu a Eglom, rei de Moabe, poder sobre Israel. 13 Conseguindo uma aliança com os amonitas e com os amalequitas, Eglom veio e derrotou Israel e conquistou a Cidade das Palmeiras*. 14 Os israelitas ficaram sob o domínio de Eglom, rei de Moabe, durante dezoito anos. 15 Novamente os israelitas clamaram ao SENHOR, que lhes deu um libertador chamado Eúde, homem canhoto, filho do benjamita Gera. Os israelitas o enviaram com o pagamento de tributos a Eglom, rei de Moabe. 16 Eúde havia feito uma espada de dois gumes, de quarenta e cinco centímetros* de comprimento, e a tinha amarrado na coxa direita, debaixo da roupa. 17 Ele entregou o tributo a Eglom, rei de Moabe, homem muito gordo. 18 Em seguida, Eúde mandou embora os carregadores. 19 Junto aos ídolos* que estão perto de Gilgal, ele voltou e disse: “Tenho uma mensagem secreta para ti, ó rei”. O rei respondeu: “Calado!” E todos os seus auxiliares saíram de sua presença. 20 Eúde aproximou-se do rei, que estava sentado sozinho na sala superior do palácio de verão, e repetiu: “Tenho uma mensagem de Deus para ti”. Quando o rei se levantou do trono, 21 Eúde estendeu a mão esquerda, apanhou a espada de sua coxa direita e cravou-a na barriga do rei. 22 Até o cabo penetrou com a lâmina; e, como não tirou a espada, a gordura se fechou sobre ela. 23 Então Eúde saiu para o pórtico, depois de fechar e trancar as portas da sala atrás de si. 24 Depois que ele saiu, vieram os servos e encontraram trancadas as portas da sala superior, e disseram: “Ele deve estar fazendo suas necessidades em seu cômodo privativo”. 25 Cansaram-se de esperar e, como ele não abria a porta da sala, pegaram a chave e a abriram. E lá estava o seu senhor, caído no chão, morto! 26 Enquanto esperavam, Eúde escapou. Passou pelos ídolos e fugiu para Seirá. 27 Quando chegou, tocou a trombeta nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas desceram dos montes, com ele à sua frente. 28 “Sigam-me”, ordenou, “pois o SENHOR entregou Moabe, o inimigo de vocês, em suas mãos.” Eles o seguiram, tomaram posse do lugar de passagem do Jordão que levava a Moabe e não deixaram ninguém atravessar o rio. 29 Naquela ocasião, mataram cerca de dez mil moabitas, todos eles fortes e vigorosos; nem um só homem escapou. 30 Naquele dia, Moabe foi subjugado por Israel, e a terra teve paz durante oitenta anos.

Sangar

31 Depois de Eúde veio Sangar, filho de Anate, que matou seiscentos filisteus com uma aguilhada de bois. Ele também libertou Israel.

English Standard Version

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. 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. 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. 5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 6 And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

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. 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. 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. 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. 11 So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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. 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. 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. 16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit* 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. 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. 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* and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them. 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.” 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. 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. 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. 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.

Shamgar

31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.

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