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

¹And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;

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

²(only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel`s knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —

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.

³five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanite, and the Zidonian, and the Hivite inhabiting mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering in of Hamath;

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.

⁴and they are to prove Israel by them, to know whether they obey the commands of Jehovah that He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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

⁵And the sons of Israel have dwelt in the midst of the Canaanite, the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,

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

⁶and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;

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]

⁷and the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines.

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]

⁸And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-Naharaim, and the sons of Israel serve Chushan-Rishathaim eight years;

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.

⁹and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth a saviour to the sons of Israel, and he saveth them — Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb`s younger brother;

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.

¹⁰and the Spirit of Jehovah is upon him, and he judgeth Israel, and goeth out to battle, and Jehovah giveth unto his hand Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram, and strong is his hand against Chushan-Rishathaim;

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

¹¹and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,

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.

¹²and the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengtheneth Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because that they have done the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;

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]

¹³and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;

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

¹⁴and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

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.

¹⁵And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man — shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present to Eglon king of Moab;

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.

¹⁶and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

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

¹⁷and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.

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

¹⁸And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing the present,

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]

¹⁹and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which [are] at Gilgal, and saith, `A secret word I have unto thee, O king;` and he saith, `Hush!` and go out from him do all those standing by him.

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.

²⁰And Ehud hath come unto him, and he is sitting in the upper chamber of the wall which he hath for himself, and Ehud saith, `A word of God I have unto thee;` and he riseth from off the throne;

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

²¹and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

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.

²²and the haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.

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

²³And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted [it];

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.

²⁴and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, `He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.`

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

²⁵And they stay till confounded, and lo, he is not opening the doors of the upper chamber, and they take the key, and open, and lo, their lord is fallen to the earth — dead.

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

²⁶And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.

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.

²⁷And it cometh to pass, in his coming in, that he bloweth with a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim, and go down with him do the sons of Israel from the hill-country, and he before them;

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.

²⁸and he saith unto them, `Pursue after me, for Jehovah hath given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand;` and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan towards Moab, and have not permitted a man to pass over.

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.

²⁹And they smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,

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.

³⁰and Moab is humbled in that day under the hand of Israel; and the land resteth eighty years.

³¹Ary 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 hath been Shamgar son of Anath, and he smiteth the Philistines — six hundred men — with an ox-goad, and he saveth — he also — Israel.