Judges 3 Free Bible Version
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1 The following are the nations the Lord left and used to test all those Israelites who had not known what it was like to be part of any of the wars in Canaan.
1 ESTAS, pues, son las gentes que dejó Jehová para probar con ellas á Israel, á todos aquellos que no habían conocido todas las guerras de Canaán;
2 (He did so to teach warfare to the later generations of Israel, particularly to those who had not previously experienced it.)
2 Para que al menos el linaje de los hijos de Israel conociese, para enseñarlos en la guerra, siquiera [fuese] á los que antes no la habían conocido:
3 They are: the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
3 Cinco príncipes de los Philisteos, y todos los Cananeos, y los Sidonios, y los Heveos que habitaban en el monte Líbano: desde el monte de Baal-hermón hasta llegar á Hamath.
4 They were left there be to a test for the Israelites, to find out whether the Israelites would keep the Lord's commandments which he had given their forefathers through Moses.
4 Estos pues fueron para probar por ellos á Israel, para saber si obedecerían á los mandamientos de Jehová, que él había prescrito á sus padres por mano de Moisés.
5 They lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
5 Así los hijos de Israel habitaban entre los Cananeos, Hetheos, Amorrheos, Pherezeos, Heveos, y Jebuseos:
6 The Israelites intermarried with them, marrying their daughters, giving their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.
6 Y tomaron de sus hijas por mujeres, y dieron sus hijas á los hijos de ellos, y sirvieron á sus dioses.
7 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight. They ignored the Lord their God and worshiped the images of Baals and Asherahs.
7 Hicieron, pues, los hijos de Israel lo malo en ojos de Jehová: y olvidados de Jehová su Dios, sirvieron á los Baales, y á los [ídolos de los] bosques.
8 The Lord became angry with Israel, so he sold them to Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites were subject to Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
8 Y la saña de Jehová se encendió contra Israel, y vendiólos en manos de Chusan-risathaim, rey de Mesopotamia; y sirvieron los hijos de Israel á Chusan-risathaim ocho años.
9 But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, he provided someone to rescue them, Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, and he saved them.
9 Y clamaron los hijos de Israel á Jehová; y Jehová suscitó salvador á los hijos de Israel y librólos; [es á saber], á Othoniel hijo de Cenez, hermano menor de Caleb.
10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, and he became Israel's judge. He went to war with Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram, and the Lord handed the king over to Othniel, who was victorious.
10 Y el espíritu de Jehová fué sobre él, y juzgó á Israel, y salió á batalla, y Jehová entregó en su mano á Chusan-risathaim, rey de Siria, y prevaleció su mano contra Chusan-risathaim.
11 As a result, the country was a peace for forty years until Othniel, son of Kenaz, died.
11 Y reposó la tierra cuarenta años; y murió Othoniel, hijo de Cenez.
12 But once again the Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and because they did this the Lord gave power to Eglon, king of Moab, to conquer Israel.
12 Y tornaron los hijos de Israel á hacer lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová; y Jehová esforzó á Eglón rey de Moab contra Israel, por cuanto habían hecho lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová.
13 Eglon had the Ammonites and the Amalekite join him, and then attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
13 Y juntó consigo á los hijos de Ammón y de Amalec, y fué, é hirió á Israel, y tomó la ciudad de las palmas.
14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.
14 Y sirvieron los hijos de Israel á Eglón rey de los Moabitas diez y ocho años.
15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, and he provided someone to rescue them, Ehud, son of Gera the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to pay the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.
15 Y clamaron los hijos de Israel á Jehová; y Jehová les suscitó salvador, á Aod, hijo de Gera, Benjamita, el cual tenía cerrada la mano derecha. Y los hijos de Israel enviaron con él un presente á Eglón rey de Moab.
16 Ehud had made for himself a cubit long double-edged sword, and he strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.
16 Y Aod se había hecho un puñal de dos filos, de un codo de largo; y ciñósele debajo de sus vestidos á su lado derecho.
17 He came and presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
17 Y presentó el presente á Eglón rey de Moab; y era Eglón hombre muy grueso.
18 Then after delivering the tribute he sent home those who had helped carry it.
18 Y luego que hubo presentado el don, despidió á la gente que lo había traído.
19 But when he reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He went to see Eglon, and told him, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king told his attendants, “Silence!” and they all left.
19 Mas él se volvió desde los ídolos que están en Gilgal, y dijo: Rey, una palabra secreta tengo que decirte. El entonces dijo: Calla. Y saliéronse de con él todos los que delante de él estaban.
20 Ehud then went over to where Eglon was sitting alone in his cool upstairs room, and told him, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king got up from his seat,
20 Y llegóse Aod á él, el cual estaba sentado solo en una sala de verano. Y Aod dijo: Tengo palabra de Dios para ti. El entonces se levantó de la silla.
21 Ehud grabbed his sword with his left hand from his right thigh and drove it into Eglon's belly.
21 Mas Aod metió su mano izquierda, y tomó el puñal de su lado derecho, y metióselo por el vientre;
22 The handle went in with the blade and the fat closed over it. So Ehud didn't pull the sword out, and the king defecated.
22 De tal manera que la empuñadura entró también tras la hoja, y la grosura encerró la hoja, que él no sacó el puñal de su vientre: y salió el estiércol.
23 Then Ehud closed and locked the doors, and escaped through the toilet.
23 Y saliendo Aod al patio, cerró tras sí las puertas de la sala.
24 After he had left, the servants came and saw that the doors of the room were locked. “He must be using the toilet,” they concluded.
24 Y salido él, vinieron sus siervos, los cuales viendo las puertas de la sala cerradas, dijeron: Sin duda él cubre sus pies en la sala de verano.
25 So they waited until they couldn't stand it any more, and since he still hadn't opened the doors of the room, they went and found the key and opened the doors. There was their lord, lying dead on the floor.
25 Y habiendo esperado hasta estar confusos, pues que él no abría las puertas de la sala, tomaron la llave y abrieron: y he aquí su señor caído en tierra muerto.
26 While the servants delayed acting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols and on to Seirah.
26 Mas entre tanto que ellos se detuvieron, Aod se escapó, y pasando los ídolos, salvóse en Seirath.
27 When he got there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites joined him. They went down from the hills, with Ehud leading them.
27 Y como hubo entrado, tocó el cuerno en el monte de Ephraim, y los hijos de Israel descendieron con él del monte, y él [iba] delante de ellos.
28 He told them, “Follow me, for the Lord has handed Moab, your enemy, over to you.” So they followed him down and took control of the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab. They didn't let anyone cross.
28 Entonces él les dijo: Seguidme, porque Jehová ha entregado vuestros enemigos los Moabitas en vuestras manos. Y descendieron en pos de él, y tomaron los vados del Jordán á Moab, y no dejaron pasar á ninguno.
29 Then they attacked the Moabites and killed around 10,000 of their best and strongest fighting men. Not a single one escaped.
29 Y en aquel tiempo hirieron de los Moabitas como diez mil hombres, todos valientes y todos hombres de guerra; no escapó hombre.
30 Moab was conquered that day and made subject to Israel, and the country was at peace for eighty years.
30 Así quedó Moab sojuzgado aquel día bajo la mano de Israel: y reposó la tierra ochenta años.
31 After Ehud was Shamgar, son of Anath, who killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He also rescued Israel.
31 Después de éste fué Samgar hijo de Anat, el cual hirió seiscientos hombres de los Filisteos con una aguijada de bueyes; y él también salvó á 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
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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