¹And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that 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 war by learning it, at the least those who before had known 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;

³five lord ships of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwell on mount Lebanon; from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering into 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 obey the commandments of Jehovah, 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 as 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 Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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]

⁸And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim 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 the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; and Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, 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 Jehovah was upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah gave Chushan-rishathaim king of Syria into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

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 again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the sight of Jehovah.

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 to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of 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]

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁵And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. And by him the children of Israel sent a gift to Eglon 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.

¹⁶And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.

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 gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.

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

¹⁸And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.

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

¹⁹But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! 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 to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. And he arose from the 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.

²¹Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, 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; for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, and it came out between the legs.

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.

²³And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.

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

²⁴And when he was gone out, the servants of the [king] came and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the 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 waited till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper-chamber, and they took the key, and opened [them], and behold, their lord lay 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 had escaped while they lingered, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirah.

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 hill-country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, 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 to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan toward Moab, and suffered no one 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 the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.

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.

³⁰And Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty 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; and he smote 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.