Judges · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Judges 3 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Estas son las naciones que el Señor dejó en la tierra para poner a prueba por medio de ellas a los israelitas que no habían conocido las guerras de Canaán.
1 Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
2 Lo hizo para que las nuevas generaciones de los hijos de Israel, que no habían tenido experiencia de guerra, aprendieran a combatir.
2 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
3 Quedaron los cinco jefes de los filisteos, todos los cananeos, los sidonios y los heveos que vivían en el monte Líbano, desde el monte Baal-hermón hasta Hamat.
3 the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 El Señor los dejó para poner a prueba a Israel y saber si obedecerían las órdenes que había dado a sus padres por medio de Moisés.
4 They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
5 Así los hijos de Israel vivieron entre los cananeos, los hititas, los amorreos, los ferezeos, los heveos y los jebuseos.
5 The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
6 Tomaron como esposas a las hijas de esos pueblos, dieron sus propias hijas a los hijos de ellos y sirvieron a sus dioses.
6 They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 Los hijos de Israel hicieron lo malo ante los ojos del Señor. Se olvidaron del Señor su Dios y sirvieron a los baales y a las Astartés.
7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
8 Entonces se encendió la ira del Señor contra Israel, y los entregó en manos de Cusán-risataim, rey de Mesopotamia. Los hijos de Israel estuvieron sometidos a él durante ocho años.
8 Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
9 Pero cuando los hijos de Israel clamaron al Señor, él les dio un libertador: Otoniel, hijo de Quenaz y hermano menor de Caleb.
9 When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
10 El Espíritu del Señor vino sobre Otoniel, y él fue juez de Israel. Salió a la guerra, y el Señor entregó en sus manos a Cusán-risataim, rey de Mesopotamia. Otoniel lo derrotó.
10 Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
11 Entonces la tierra tuvo paz durante cuarenta años, hasta que murió Otoniel hijo de Quenaz.
11 The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 Los hijos de Israel volvieron a hacer lo malo ante los ojos del Señor. Por eso el Señor fortaleció a Eglón, rey de Moab, contra Israel.
12 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
13 Eglón reunió a los amonitas y a los amalecitas. Atacaron y derrotaron a Israel, y tomaron la ciudad de las palmeras.
13 He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 Los hijos de Israel estuvieron sometidos a Eglón, rey de Moab, durante dieciocho años.
14 The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Entonces los hijos de Israel clamaron al Señor, y él les dio un libertador: Aod hijo de Gera, un benjamita zurdo. Los hijos de Israel enviaron por medio de Aod un tributo a Eglón, rey de Moab.
15 But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 Aod se hizo una espada de dos filos, de un codo de largo, y la puso debajo de su ropa, junto al lado derecho del cuerpo.
16 Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Luego llevó el tributo a Eglón, rey de Moab, que era un hombre muy gordo.
17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 Después de entregar el tributo, Aod despidió a los hombres que lo habían llevado con él.
18 When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
19 Pero él regresó desde las imágenes de piedra que estaban cerca de Gilgal y dijo al rey: «Tengo un mensaje secreto para ti». El rey dijo: «¡Silencio!» Entonces todos sus servidores salieron de la habitación.
19 But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.
20 Aod se acercó a él mientras estaba sentado solo en su habitación de verano, y le dijo: «Tengo un mensaje de Dios para ti». Entonces Eglón se levantó de su asiento.
20 Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.
21 Aod extendió la mano izquierda, sacó la espada que llevaba al lado derecho y se la clavó en el vientre.
21 Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
22 Hasta la empuñadura entró después de la hoja, y la grasa se cerró sobre ella, porque Aod no sacó la espada del vientre. Y salieron los excrementos.
22 The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
23 Entonces Aod salió al corredor, cerró detrás de sí las puertas de la habitación y les puso llave.
23 Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
24 Después que Aod salió, llegaron los servidores del rey. Al ver que las puertas de la habitación estaban cerradas con llave, pensaron: «Tal vez está haciendo sus necesidades en la habitación de verano».
24 After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
25 Esperaron tanto que comenzaron a inquietarse, pero él no abría las puertas. Entonces tomaron la llave, abrieron y vieron a su señor muerto en el suelo.
25 They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
26 Mientras ellos esperaban, Aod escapó. Pasó junto a las imágenes de piedra y huyó a Seirat.
26 Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
27 Cuando llegó, tocó el cuerno en la región montañosa de Efraín. Los hijos de Israel bajaron de la región montañosa con él al frente.
27 When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
28 Aod les dijo: «Síganme, porque el Señor ha entregado en sus manos a los moabitas, sus enemigos». Entonces bajaron detrás de él, tomaron los lugares de cruce del Jordán que llevaban a Moab y no dejaron cruzar a nadie.
28 He said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over.
29 Aquel día mataron a unos diez mil moabitas, todos hombres fuertes y valientes. Ninguno escapó.
29 They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
30 Así Moab quedó sometido a Israel aquel día, y la tierra tuvo paz durante ochenta años.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
31 Después de Aod vino Samgar hijo de Anat. Mató a seiscientos filisteos con una aguijada para bueyes, y él también fue un libertador de Israel.
31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Anath
Named only as the father of the judge Shamgar.
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:31; Judges 5:6
Cushan-rishathaim
King of Aram-naharaim into whose hand the LORD sold Israel for eight years until Othniel defeated him.
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:8; Judges 3:10
Eglon
Obese king of Moab who, joined by the Ammonites and Amalekites, defeated Israel, took the City of Palms and ruled Israel eighteen years until Ehud killed him in his upper room.
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:12; Judges 3:14; Judges 3:17
Ehud
Left-handed Benjamite whom the LORD raised up as deliverer, who killed Eglon king of Moab with a double-edged sword and led Israel to subdue Moab, giving the land eighty years of…
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:15; Judges 3:21; Judges 3:26
Gera
Benjamite named as the father of the judge Ehud.
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:15
Kenaz
Brother of Caleb (his younger brother, according to Judges) and father of Othniel, the first judge after Joshua.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9
Othniel
Son of Caleb's brother Kenaz who captured Kiriath-sepher and so won Caleb's daughter Acsah as his wife, and later, with the Spirit of the LORD upon him, judged Israel and defeated…
Cited in the guide: Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9–11
Shamgar
Son of Anath who saved Israel by striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad, and whose days are recalled in Deborah's song.
Cited in the guide: Judges 3:31; Judges 5:6
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Judges 2:21–22; Proverbs 17:3; Deuteronomy 7:22; 1 Peter 4:12; Deuteronomy 8:16
- 2 2 Timothy 2:3; Genesis 3:5; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:7; 2 Chronicles 12:8
- 3 Joshua 13:3; Joshua 13:5; 1 Samuel 6:18; 1 Samuel 13:5; Judges 10:12
- 4 Judges 2:22; Judges 3:1; Exodus 15:25; Deuteronomy 8:2; Deuteronomy 33:8
- 5 Psalm 106:34–38; Exodus 3:8; Genesis 10:15–18; Exodus 3:17; Joshua 9:1
- 6 Exodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:3–4; 1 Kings 11:1–5; Ezra 9:11–12; Nehemiah 13:23–27
- 7 Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 4:9; 2 Kings 23:6; 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 23:14
- 8 Judges 2:14; Psalm 85:3; Judges 4:9; Habakkuk 3:7; Deuteronomy 29:20
- 9 Judges 3:15; Psalm 22:5; Judges 1:13; Judges 6:7; Judges 10:10
- 10 Judges 14:19; Judges 11:29; Judges 14:6; 1 Samuel 11:6; Judges 13:25
- 11 Judges 5:31; Judges 3:30; Joshua 11:23; Judges 8:28; Esther 9:22
- 12 1 Samuel 12:9; John 19:11; Judges 2:19; Daniel 5:18; 2 Kings 5:1
- 13 Judges 1:16; Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 5:14; Psalm 83:6–7
- 14 Leviticus 26:23–25; Deuteronomy 28:40; Deuteronomy 28:47–48
- 15 Judges 3:9; Psalm 78:34; Judges 20:16; Isaiah 36:16; Jeremiah 33:3
- 16 Revelation 2:12; Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 45:3; Judges 3:21; Revelation 1:16
- 17 Ezekiel 34:20; Job 15:27; Jeremiah 5:28; Judges 3:29; Psalm 73:19
- 19 Joshua 4:20; Acts 23:18–19; 2 Kings 9:5–6; Judges 3:20; Genesis 45:1
- 20 Jeremiah 10:7; Amos 3:15; Judges 3:19; Micah 6:9; 2 Samuel 24:12
- 21 1 Samuel 15:33; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Zechariah 13:3; Job 20:25; Numbers 25:7–8
- 24 1 Samuel 24:3
- 27 1 Samuel 13:3; Judges 6:34; Judges 17:1; 2 Kings 9:13; Judges 7:24
- 28 Judges 12:5; Judges 7:15; Judges 7:9; Joshua 2:7; 1 Samuel 17:47
- 29 Deuteronomy 32:15; Judges 3:17; Psalm 17:10; Job 15:27
- 30 Judges 3:11; Judges 5:31
- 31 Judges 5:6; 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Samuel 17:50; Judges 2:16
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