القضاة 3 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

1 وَهَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الأُمَمُ الَّذِينَ تَرَكَهُمُ الرَّبُّ لِيَخْتَبِرَ بِهِمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَخُوضُوا أَيَّ حَرْبٍ مِنْ حُرُوبِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. 2 وَقَدْ فَعَلَ هَذَا فَقَطْ لِيُدَرِّبَ ذُرِّيَّةَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَلَى الْحَرْبِ، مِمَّنْ لَمْ يُمَارِسُوهَا مِنْ قَبْلُ. 3 وَهَؤُلاءِ الأُمَمُ هُمْ: أَقْطَابُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةُ، وَجَمِيعُ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالصِّيدُونِيِّينَ وَالْحِوِّيِّينَ سُكَّانِ جَبَلِ لُبْنَانَ، مِنْ جَبَلِ بَعْلِ حَرْمُونَ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ. 4 وَقَدْ أَبْقَاهُمُ الرَّبُّ لِيَمْتَحِنَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِهِمْ لِيَرَى إِنْ كَانُوا يُطِيعُونَ أَوَامِرَهُ الَّتِي أَوْصَى بِها آبَاءَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى. 5 وَأَقَامَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بَيْنَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ وَالْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَالْحِوِّيِّينَ وَالْيَبُوسِيِّينَ. 6 وَتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِمْ، وَزَوَّجُوا بَنَاتِهِمْ لأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَتَهُمْ.

عثنيئيل

7 فَارْتَكَبَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ وَنَسُوا إِلَهَهُمْ وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَالْعَشْتَارُوثَ. 8 فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ كُوشَانَ رِشَعْتَايِمَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ النَّهْرَيْنِ، فَاسْتَعْبَدَ كُوشَانُ رِشَعْتَايِمُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ. 9 وَاسْتَغَاثَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَقَامَ لَهُمْ مُخَلِّصاً أَنْقَذَهُمْ هُوَ عُثْنِيئِيلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ أَخُو كَالَبَ الأَصْغَرُ. 10 فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ وَصَارَ قَاضِياً لإِسْرَائِيلَ. وَحِينَ خَرَجَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ كُوشَانَ رِشَعْتَايِمَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، تَغَلَّبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَظْفَرَهُ الرَّبُّ بِهِ. 11 وَعَمَّ السَّلامُ الْبِلادَ حِقْبَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، إِلَى أَنْ مَاتَ عُثْنِيئِيْلُ بْنُ قَنَازَ.

إهود

12 فَعَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقْتَرِفُونَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ فَسَلَّطَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ عِجْلُونَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ عِقَاباً لَهُمْ عَلَى شَرِّهِمْ. 13 فَحَشَدَ ضِدَّهُمْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَعَمَالِيقَ، وَهَاجَمَهُمْ، وَاحْتَلَّ أَرِيحَا مَدِينَةَ النَّخْلِ. 14 وَاسْتَعْبَدَ عِجْلُونُ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. 15 فَاسْتَغَاثَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالرَّبِّ، فَأَرْسَلَ لَهُمْ مُنْقِذاً إِهُودَ بْنَ جِيرَا الْبَنْيَامِينِيَّ وَكَانَ أَعْسَرَ، فَبَعَثَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ مَعَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ لِعِجْلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. 16 فَصَنَعَ إِهُودُ لِنَفْسِهِ سَيْفاً ذَا حَدَّيْنِ طُولُهُ ذِرَاعٌ (نَحْوَ نِصْفِ مِتْرٍ)، تَقَلَّدَهُ تَحْتَ ثِيَابِهِ فَوْقَ فَخْذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، 17 وَقَدَّمَ الْجِزْيَةَ لِعِجْلُونَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ. وَكَانَ عِجْلُونُ بَدِيناً جِدّاً. 18 وَبَعْدَ تَقْدِيمِ الْجِزْيَةِ صَرَفَ إِهُودُ حَامِلِيهَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، 19 وَرَجَعَ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَحَاجِرِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِلْجِلْجَالِ، وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: 20 «لَدَيَّ كَلامُ سِرٍّ لأُبَلِّغَكَ إِيَّاهُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ». فَصَرَفَ الْمَلِكُ كُلَّ الْمَوْجُودِينَ بِمَجْلِسِهِ لِيَنْفَرِدَ بِإِهُودَ 21 فَاقْتَرَبَ آنَئِذٍ مِنْهُ إِهُودُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي عُلِّيَّتِهِ الْخَاصَّةِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَدَيَّ لَكَ رِسَالَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ». فَنَهَضَ الْمَلِكُ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ. فَمَدَّ عِنْدَئِذٍ إِهُودُ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ عَنْ فَخْذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَغْمَدَهُ فِي بَطْنِهِ 22 حَتَّى غَاصَ الْقَائِمُ وَرَاءَ النَّصْلِ فَأَطْبَقَ الشَّحْمُ عَلَى النَّصْلِ الَّذِي اخْتَرَقَ ظَهْرَ الْمَلِكِ لأَنَّ إِهُودَ لَمْ يَجْذُبِ السَّيْفَ مِنْ بَطْنِ الْمَلِكِ. 23 وَغَادَرَ إِهُودُ الرِّوَاقَ وَأَغْلَقَ خَلْفَهُ أَبْوَابَ الْعُلِّيَّةِ وَأَقْفَلَهَا. 24 وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ أَقْبَلَ خُدَّامُ الْمَلِكِ فَوَجَدُوا أَبْوَابَ الْعُلِّيَّةِ مُغْلَقَةً فَقَالُوا: «لَعَلَّهُ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ فِي الْعُلِّيَّةِ الصَّيْفِيَّةِ». 25 فَلَبِثُوا مُنْتَظِرِينَ حَتَّى اعْتَرَاهُمُ الْقَلَقُ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْتَحْ أَبْوَابَ الْمُخْدَعِ فَأَخَذُوا مِفْتَاحاً وَفَتَحُوا الْبَابَ. وَإذَا سَيِّدُهُمْ سَاقِطٌ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَيْتاً. 26 وَفِيمَا هُمْ مَبْهُوتُونَ فَرَّ إِهُودُ وَاجْتَازَ الْمَحَاجِرَ وَنَجَا إِلَى سَعِيرَةَ. 27 وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ بِالْبُوقِ، فَاجْتَمَعَ خَلْفَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ، فَسَارَ فِي طَلِيعَتِهِمْ. 28 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اتْبَعُونِي لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ دَفَعَ أَعْدَاءَكُمُ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ إِلَى أَيْدِيكُمْ» فَاحْتَشَدُوا وَرَاءَهُ وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى مَخَاوِضِ الأُرْدُنِّ الْمُفْضِيَةِ إِلَى مُوآبَ وَمَنَعُوا الأَعْدَاءَ مِنَ الْعُبُورِ. 29 وَهَاجَمُوا الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَقَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ نَحْوَ عَشَرَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ. 30 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَضَعَ الْمُوآبِيُّونَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَمَّ السَّلامُ الْبِلادَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً.

شمجر

31 وَتَوَلَّى شَمْجَرُ بْنُ عَنَاةَ قَضَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ إِهُودَ، فَقَتَلَ سِتَّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ بِمِهْمَازِ بَقَرٍ، وَأَنْقَذَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

New International Version

1 These are the nations the Lord left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan 2 (he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience): 3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath. 4 They were left to test the Israelites to see whether they would obey the Lord’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses. 5 The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 6 They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Othniel

7 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. 8 The anger of the Lord burned against Israel so that he sold them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim,^[1] to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years. 9 But when they cried out to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge^[2] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him. 11 So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Ehud

12 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel. 13 Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.^[3] 14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years. 15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer – Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjaminite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit^[4] long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it. 19 But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, ‘Your majesty, I have a secret message for you.’ The king said to his attendants, ‘Leave us!’ And they all left. 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace^[5] and said, ‘I have a message from God for you.’ As the king rose from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it. 23 Then Ehud went out to the porch^[6]; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them. 24 After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, ‘He must be relieving himself in the inner room of the palace.’ 25 They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead. 26 While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them. 28 ‘Follow me,’ he ordered, ‘for the Lord has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.’ So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no-one to cross over. 29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped. 30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

Shamgar

31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox-goad. He too saved Israel.