¹Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

¹Ary ny firenena navelan'i Jehovah ho entiny mizaha toetra ny Isiraely dia izay rehetra tsy mba nahita ny ady rehetra tany Kanana,

²Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

²mba ho fantatry ny taranaky ny Zanak'Isiraely izany amin'ny hampianarany azy hiady, indrindra fa izay tsy mbola nahalala izany akory teo aloha;

³Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

³dia ireo andriana dimy tamin'ny Filistina sy ny Kananita rehetra sy ny Sidoniana ary ny Hivita, izay nonina tany an-tendrombohitra Libanona, hatrao akaikin'i Bala-hermona ka hatramin'ny lalana mankany Hamata.

⁴And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

⁴Ary nentina hizaha toetra ny Isiraely ireo mba hahalalana na hihaino ny didin'i Jehovah, izay nasainy nandidian'i Mosesy ny razany, izy, na tsia.

⁵And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

⁵Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely nonina teo amin'ny Kananita sy ny Hetita sy ny Amorita sy ny Perizita sy ny Hivita ary ny Jebosita.

⁶And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

⁶Ary naka ny zanakavavin'ireny ho vadiny izy sady nanome ny zananivavy ho vadin'ny zanakalahin'ireny ka nanompo ny andriamaniny.

⁷And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

⁷[Ny ratsy nataon'ny Isiraely, sy ny nanirahan'Andriamanitra mpitsara hamonjy azy. Ny tantaran'i Otniela sy Ehoda ary Samgara] Ary nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nanadino an'i Jehovah Andriamaniny ary nanompo ireo Bala sy Aseraha.[Anaran'andriamani-tsi-izy, na ny sariny]

⁸Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.

⁸Dia nirehitra tamin'ny Isiraely ny fahatezeran'i Jehovah, ka nivarotra azy ho eo an-tànan'i Kosan-risataima, mpanjakan'i Mesopotamia, Izy; dia nanompo an'i Kosan-risataima valo taona ny Zanak'Isiraely.[Arama-naharaima]

⁹And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

⁹Dia nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely, ary Jehovah nanangana mpamonjy ho an'ny Zanak'Isiraely, izay namonjy azy, dia Otniela, zanakalahin'i Kenaza, zandrin'i Kaleba.

¹⁰And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

¹⁰Ary ny Fanahin'i Jehovah no tao aminy, dia nitsara ny Isiraely izy sady nivoaka hiady; ary Kosan-risataima, mpanjakan'i Mesopotamia, dia natolotr'i Jehovah teo an-tànany; ary nahery ny tànany ka namely an'i Kosan-risataima.

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

¹¹Dia nandry ny tany efa-polo taona. Ary maty Otniela, zanak'i Kenaza.

¹²And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

¹²Fa nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah indray ny zanak'Isiraely ary i Jehovah nampahery an'i Eglona, mpanjakan'i Moaba, hiady amin'ny Isiraely, satria nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah izy.

¹³And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

¹³Dia nampiangona ny taranak'i Amona sy Amaleka ho any aminy izy, ary nandeha izy ireo ka namely ny Isiraely, dia nahafaka ny tanàna be rofia.[Palma]

¹⁴So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

¹⁴Dia nanompo an'i Eglona, mpanjakan'i Moaba, valo ambin'ny folo taona ny Zanak'Isiraely.

¹⁵But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

¹⁵Ary nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy, dia nanangana mpamonjy ho azy Jehovah, dia Ehoda, zanak'i Gera, avy amin'ny taranak'i Benjamina, lehilahy kavia; dia nampitondra azy fanomezana ho an'i Eglona, mpanjakan'i Moaba, ny Zanak'Isiraely.

¹⁶But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

¹⁶Ary nanao sabatra roa lela Ehoda, hakiho ny halavany; dia nataony tao amin'ny fehin-kibony ambanin'ny akanjo fiadiany izany, teny am-balahany ankavanana.

¹⁷And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

¹⁷Dia nitondra ny fanomezana ho an'i Eglona, mpanjakan'i Moaba, izy; ary lehilahy matavibe Eglona.

¹⁸And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

¹⁸Ary rehefa vitany ny nanolorana ny fanomezana, dia nampodiny ny olona izay nitondra izany.

¹⁹But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

¹⁹Fa nony tonga teo amin'ny fihadiam-bato izay any Gilgala kosa izy, dia niverina ka nanao hoe: Misy teny holazaiko mangingina aminao, ry mpanjaka ô. Dia hoy kosa izy: Mialà kely ianareo, rizareo. Ary izay rehetra nitsangana teo anoloany dia niala teo aminy.[Na: sarin-javatra voasokitra]

²⁰And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

²⁰Ary Ehoda nanatona azy, raha nipetraka irery tao an-tilikambony fihatsiatsiahana izy. Dia hoy Ehoda: Misy teny avy amin'Andriamanitra holazaiko aminao. Dia nitsangana niala tamin'ny seza fiandrianana Eglona.

²¹And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

²¹Ary naninjitra ny tànany ankavia Ehoda ka nandray ny sabatra teny am-balahany ankavanana, dia natsatony tamin'ny kibon'i Eglona izany;

²²And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

²²ary difotra mbamin'ny zarany, ka voasaron'ny taviny ny lelan-tsabatra, ka dia tsy nanatsoaka ny sabatra tamin'ny kibony izy; ary niboroaka teo amin'ny vodiny izany.

²³Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.

²³Dia nivoaka teo amin'ny lavarangana Ehoda ka nandrindrina ny varavaran'ny trano ka nanidy azy tao.

²⁴When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

²⁴Ary rehefa nivoaka izy, dia tonga teo kosa ny mpanompon'i Eglona; ary raha hitany fa, indro, voahidy ny varavaran'ny tilikambo, dia hoy izy: Miavela ato an-tilikambo fihatsiahana izy aloha.

²⁵And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

²⁵Dia niandry mandra-pahaveri-heviny izy ireo, kanjo tsy namoha ny varavaran'ny trano izy; ka dia naka ny fanalahidy izy ireo ka namoha azy; ary, indro, maty niampatra tamin'ny rihana ny tompony

²⁶And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

²⁶Fa Ehoda efa nandositra, raha mbola nitaredretra izy ireo, ka efa nihoatra ny fihadiam-bato, dia nandositra ho any Seirata.

²⁷And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

²⁷Ary rehefa tonga teo izy, dia nitsoka ny anjomara tany amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima, dia nidina nanaraka azy avy tany amin'ny tany havoana ny Zanak'Isiraely, ary izy no nitarika azy.

²⁸And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

²⁸Ary hoy izy taminy: Manaraha ahy, fa efa natolotr'i Jehovah eo an-tananareo ny Moabita fahavalonareo. Dia nidina nanaraka azy ny olona, ka azony ny fitàna any Jordana hankany Moaba, ary tsy nisy navelany hita na dia iray akory aza.

²⁹And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.

²⁹Dia namono ny Moabita tokony ho iray alin-dahy tamin'izany andro izany izy, samy olona vaventy sady mahery izy rehetra; ary tsy nisy afaka nandositra na dia iray akory aza.

³⁰So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

³⁰Dia resin'ny tanan'ny Isiraely ny Moabita tamin'izany andro izany. Ary nandry valo-polo taona ny tany.Ary nanarakaraka azy Samgara, zanak'i Anata, izay namely ny Filistina enin-jato lahy tamin'ny fanindronan-omby; dia namonjy ny Isiraely koa izy.

³¹And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

³¹Ary nanarakaraka azy Samgara, zanak'i Anata, izay namely ny Filistina enin-jato lahy tamin'ny fanindronan-omby; dia namonjy ny Isiraely koa izy.