¹Hæ sunt gentes quas Dominus dereliquit,These are the nations which the Lord left,ut erudiret in eis Israëlem,so that by them he might instruct Israelet omnes qui non noverant bella Chananæorum:and all who had not known the wars of the Canaanites,

¹Hæ sunt gentes quas Dominus dereliquit,These are the nations which the Lord left,ut erudiret in eis Israëlem,so that by them he might instruct Israelet omnes qui non noverant bella Chananæorum:and all who had not known the wars of the Canaanites,

²ut postea discerent filii eorum certare cum hostibus,so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies,et habere consuetudinem præliandi:and to have a willingness to do battle:

²ut postea discerent filii eorum certare cum hostibus,so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies,et habere consuetudinem præliandi:and to have a willingness to do battle:

³quinque satrapas Philisthinorum,the five princes of the Philistines,omnemque Chananæum,and all the Canaanites,et Sidonium,and the Sidonians,atque Hevæum, qui habitabat in monte Libano,and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon,de monte Baal Hermon usque ad introitum Emath.from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.

³quinque satrapas Philisthinorum,the five princes of the Philistines,omnemque Chananæum,and all the Canaanites,et Sidonium,and the Sidonians,atque Hevæum, qui habitabat in monte Libano,and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon,de monte Baal Hermon usque ad introitum Emath.from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.

⁴Dimisitque eos,And he left them,ut in ipsis experiretur Israëlem,so that by them he might test Israel,utrum audiret mandata Domini quæ præceperat patribus eorum per manum Moysi,as to whether or not they would listen to the commandments of the Lord,an non.which he instructed to their fathers by the hand of Moses.

⁴Dimisitque eos,And he left them,ut in ipsis experiretur Israëlem,so that by them he might test Israel,utrum audiret mandata Domini quæ præceperat patribus eorum per manum Moysi,as to whether or not they would listen to the commandments of the Lord,an non.which he instructed to their fathers by the hand of Moses.

⁵Itaque filii Israël habitaverunt in medio Chananæi,And so, the sons of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanite,et Hethæi,and the Hittite,et Amorrhæi,and the Amorite,et Pherezæi,and the Perizzite,et Hevæi,and the Hivite,et Jebusæi:and the Jebusite.

⁵Itaque filii Israël habitaverunt in medio Chananæi,And so, the sons of Israel lived in the midst of the Canaanite,et Hethæi,and the Hittite,et Amorrhæi,and the Amorite,et Pherezæi,and the Perizzite,et Hevæi,and the Hivite,et Jebusæi:and the Jebusite.

⁶et duxerunt uxores filias eorum,And they took their daughters as wives,ipsique filias suas filiis eorum tradiderunt,and they gave their own daughters to their sons,et servierunt diis eorum.and they served their gods.

⁶et duxerunt uxores filias eorum,And they took their daughters as wives,ipsique filias suas filiis eorum tradiderunt,and they gave their own daughters to their sons,et servierunt diis eorum.and they served their gods.

⁷Feceruntque malum in conspectu Domini,And they did evil in the sight of the Lord,et obliti sunt Dei sui,and they forgot their God,servientes Baalim et Astaroth.while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.

⁷Feceruntque malum in conspectu Domini,And they did evil in the sight of the Lord,et obliti sunt Dei sui,and they forgot their God,servientes Baalim et Astaroth.while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.

⁸Iratusque contra Israël Dominus,And the Lord, having become angry with Israel,tradidit eos in manus Chusan Rasathaim regis Mesopotamiæ,delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia,servieruntque ei octo annis.and they served him for eight years.

⁸Iratusque contra Israël Dominus,And the Lord, having become angry with Israel,tradidit eos in manus Chusan Rasathaim regis Mesopotamiæ,delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia,servieruntque ei octo annis.and they served him for eight years.

⁹Et clamaverunt ad Dominum,And they cried out to the Lord,qui suscitavit eis salvatorem,who raised up for them a savior,et liberavit eos,and he freed them,Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez,namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz,fratrem Caleb minorem:a younger brother of Caleb.

⁹Et clamaverunt ad Dominum,And they cried out to the Lord,qui suscitavit eis salvatorem,who raised up for them a savior,et liberavit eos,and he freed them,Othoniel videlicet filium Cenez,namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz,fratrem Caleb minorem:a younger brother of Caleb.

¹⁰fuitque in eo spiritus Domini,And the Spirit of the Lord was in him,et judicavit Israël.and he judged Israel.Egressusque est ad pugnam,And he went out to fight,et tradidit Dominus in manus ejus Chusan Rasathaim regem Syriæ,and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Syria,et oppressit eum.and he overwhelmed him.

¹⁰fuitque in eo spiritus Domini,And the Spirit of the Lord was in him,et judicavit Israël.and he judged Israel.Egressusque est ad pugnam,And he went out to fight,et tradidit Dominus in manus ejus Chusan Rasathaim regem Syriæ,and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Syria,et oppressit eum.and he overwhelmed him.

¹¹Quievitque terra quadraginta annis,And the land was quiet for forty years.et mortuus est Othoniel filius Cenez.And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.

¹¹Quievitque terra quadraginta annis,And the land was quiet for forty years.et mortuus est Othoniel filius Cenez.And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, died.

¹²Addiderunt autem filii Israël facere malum in conspectu Domini:Then the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord,qui confortavit adversum eos Eglon regem Moab,who strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab,quia fecerunt malum in conspectu ejus.against them because they did evil in his sight.

¹²Addiderunt autem filii Israël facere malum in conspectu Domini:Then the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord,qui confortavit adversum eos Eglon regem Moab,who strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab,quia fecerunt malum in conspectu ejus.against them because they did evil in his sight.

¹³Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec:And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek.abiitque et percussit Israël,And he went forth and struck Israel,atque possedit urbem palmarum.and he possessed the City of Palms.

¹³Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec:And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek.abiitque et percussit Israël,And he went forth and struck Israel,atque possedit urbem palmarum.and he possessed the City of Palms.

¹⁴Servieruntque filii Israël Eglon regi Moab decem et octo annis.And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.

¹⁴Servieruntque filii Israël Eglon regi Moab decem et octo annis.And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.

¹⁵Et postea clamaverunt ad Dominum,And afterward, they cried out to the Lord,qui suscitavit eis salvatorem vocabulo Aod,who raised up for them a savior, called Ehud,filium Gera,the son of Gera,filii Jemini,the son of Benjamin,qui utraque manu pro dextera utebatur.who used either hand as well as the right hand.Miseruntque filii Israël per illum munera Eglon regi Moab.And the sons of Israel sent gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab, by him.

¹⁵Et postea clamaverunt ad Dominum,And afterward, they cried out to the Lord,qui suscitavit eis salvatorem vocabulo Aod,who raised up for them a savior, called Ehud,filium Gera,the son of Gera,filii Jemini,the son of Benjamin,qui utraque manu pro dextera utebatur.who used either hand as well as the right hand.Miseruntque filii Israël per illum munera Eglon regi Moab.And the sons of Israel sent gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab, by him.

¹⁶Qui fecit sibi gladium ancipitem,And he made for himself a two-edged sword,habentem in medio capulum longitudinis palmæ manus,having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand.et accinctus est eo subter sagum in dextro femore.And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.

¹⁶Qui fecit sibi gladium ancipitem,And he made for himself a two-edged sword,habentem in medio capulum longitudinis palmæ manus,having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand.et accinctus est eo subter sagum in dextro femore.And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.

¹⁷Obtulitque munera Eglon regi Moab.And he offered the gifts to Eglon,Erat autem Eglon crassus nimis.the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.

¹⁷Obtulitque munera Eglon regi Moab.And he offered the gifts to Eglon,Erat autem Eglon crassus nimis.the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.

¹⁸Cumque obtulisset ei munera,And when he had presented the gifts to him,prosecutus est socios,he followed out his companions,qui cum eo venerant.who had arrived with him.

¹⁸Cumque obtulisset ei munera,And when he had presented the gifts to him,prosecutus est socios,he followed out his companions,qui cum eo venerant.who had arrived with him.

¹⁹Et reversus de Galgalis,And then,ubi erant idola,returning from Gilgal where the idols were,dixit ad regem:he said to the king,Verbum secretum habeo ad te,“I have a secret word for you,o rex.O king.”Et ille imperavit silentium:And he ordered silence.egressisque omnibus qui circa eum erant,And when all those who were around him had departed,

¹⁹Et reversus de Galgalis,And then,ubi erant idola,returning from Gilgal where the idols were,dixit ad regem:he said to the king,Verbum secretum habeo ad te,“I have a secret word for you,o rex.O king.”Et ille imperavit silentium:And he ordered silence.egressisque omnibus qui circa eum erant,And when all those who were around him had departed,

²⁰ingressus est Aod ad eum:Ehud entered to him.sedebat autem in æstivo cœnaculo solus:Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room.dixitque:And he said,Verbum Dei habeo ad te.“I have a word from God to you.”Qui statim surrexit de throno.And immediately he rose up from his throne.

²⁰ingressus est Aod ad eum:Ehud entered to him.sedebat autem in æstivo cœnaculo solus:Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room.dixitque:And he said,Verbum Dei habeo ad te.“I have a word from God to you.”Qui statim surrexit de throno.And immediately he rose up from his throne.

²¹Extenditque Aod sinistram manum,And Ehud extended his left hand,et tulit sicam de dextro femore suo,and he took the dagger from his right thigh.infixitque eam in ventre ejusAnd he thrust it into his abdomen

²¹Extenditque Aod sinistram manum,And Ehud extended his left hand,et tulit sicam de dextro femore suo,and he took the dagger from his right thigh.infixitque eam in ventre ejusAnd he thrust it into his abdomen

²²tam valide, ut capulus sequeretur ferrum in vulnere,so strongly that the handle followed the blade into the wound,ac pinguissimo adipe stringeretur.and was enclosed by the great amount of fat.Nec eduxit gladium,Neither did he withdraw the sword.sed ita ut percusserat, reliquit in corpore:Instead, he left it in the body just as he had struck with it.statimque per secreta naturæ alvi stercora proruperunt.And immediately, by the private parts of nature, the filth of the bowels went out.

²²tam valide, ut capulus sequeretur ferrum in vulnere,so strongly that the handle followed the blade into the wound,ac pinguissimo adipe stringeretur.and was enclosed by the great amount of fat.Nec eduxit gladium,Neither did he withdraw the sword.sed ita ut percusserat, reliquit in corpore:Instead, he left it in the body just as he had struck with it.statimque per secreta naturæ alvi stercora proruperunt.And immediately, by the private parts of nature, the filth of the bowels went out.

²³Aod autem clausis diligentissime ostiis cœnaculi,Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room.et obfirmatis sera,And securing the bars,

²³Aod autem clausis diligentissime ostiis cœnaculi,Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room.et obfirmatis sera,And securing the bars,

²⁴per posticum egressus est.he departed by a back exit.Servique regis ingressi viderunt clausas fores cœnaculi,And the servants of the king, entering, saw that the doors of the upper room were closed,atque dixerunt:and they said,Forsitan purgat alvum in æstivo cubiculo.“Perhaps he is emptying his bowels in the summer room.”

²⁴per posticum egressus est.he departed by a back exit.Servique regis ingressi viderunt clausas fores cœnaculi,And the servants of the king, entering, saw that the doors of the upper room were closed,atque dixerunt:and they said,Forsitan purgat alvum in æstivo cubiculo.“Perhaps he is emptying his bowels in the summer room.”

²⁵Expectantesque diu donec erubescerent,And after waiting a long time, until they were embarrassed,et videntes quod nullus aperiret,and seeing that no one opened the door,tulerunt clavem:they took the key,et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum in terra jacentem mortuum.and opening it, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.

²⁵Expectantesque diu donec erubescerent,And after waiting a long time, until they were embarrassed,et videntes quod nullus aperiret,and seeing that no one opened the door,tulerunt clavem:they took the key,et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum in terra jacentem mortuum.and opening it, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.

²⁶Aod autem,But Ehud,dum illi turbarentur,while they were in confusion,effugit,escapedet pertransiit locum idolorum,and passed by the place of the idols,unde reversus fuerat.from which he had returned.Venitque in Seirath:And he arrived at Seirath.

²⁶Aod autem,But Ehud,dum illi turbarentur,while they were in confusion,effugit,escapedet pertransiit locum idolorum,and passed by the place of the idols,unde reversus fuerat.from which he had returned.Venitque in Seirath:And he arrived at Seirath.

²⁷et statim insonuit buccina in monte Ephraim,And immediately he sounded the trumpet on Mount Ephraim.descenderuntque cum eo filii Israël,And the sons of Israel descended with him,ipso in fronte gradiente.he himself advancing at the front.

²⁷et statim insonuit buccina in monte Ephraim,And immediately he sounded the trumpet on Mount Ephraim.descenderuntque cum eo filii Israël,And the sons of Israel descended with him,ipso in fronte gradiente.he himself advancing at the front.

²⁸Qui dixit ad eos:And he said to them:Sequimini me:“Follow me.tradidit enim Dominus inimicos nostros Moabitas in manus nostras.For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.”Descenderuntque post eum,And they descended after him,et occupaverunt vada Jordanis quæ transmittunt in Moab:and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab.et non dimiserunt transire quemquam:And they did not permit anyone to cross.

²⁸Qui dixit ad eos:And he said to them:Sequimini me:“Follow me.tradidit enim Dominus inimicos nostros Moabitas in manus nostras.For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.”Descenderuntque post eum,And they descended after him,et occupaverunt vada Jordanis quæ transmittunt in Moab:and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab.et non dimiserunt transire quemquam:And they did not permit anyone to cross.

²⁹sed percusserunt Moabitas in tempore illo,And so,circiter decem millia,they struck down the Moabites at that time,omnes robustosabout ten thousand,et fortes viros.all strong and robust men.Nullus eorum evadere potuit.None of them were able to escape.

²⁹sed percusserunt Moabitas in tempore illo,And so,circiter decem millia,they struck down the Moabites at that time,omnes robustosabout ten thousand,et fortes viros.all strong and robust men.Nullus eorum evadere potuit.None of them were able to escape.

³⁰Humiliatusque est Moab in die illo sub manu Israël:And Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel.et quievit terra octoginta annis.And the land was quiet for eighty years.

³⁰Humiliatusque est Moab in die illo sub manu Israël:And Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel.et quievit terra octoginta annis.And the land was quiet for eighty years.

³¹Post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath,After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath,qui percussit de Philisthiim sexcentos viros vomere:who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare.et ipse quoque defendit Israël.And he also defended Israel.

³¹Post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath,After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath,qui percussit de Philisthiim sexcentos viros vomere:who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare.et ipse quoque defendit Israël.And he also defended Israel.