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Yurtda qolgan oʻzga xalqlar
1-2 Egamiz, Kanʼon yurtida boʻlib oʻtgan bironta urushda qatnashmagan Isroil xalqini sinay, hech qachon urush koʻrmagan bu yangi avlodga jangni oʻrgatay deb, quyidagi xalqlarni qoldirgan edi: 3 beshta Filist begini , barcha Kanʼon xalqlarini, Sidonliklar va Baal–Xermon togʻidan to Levo–Xomatgacha Lubnon qirlarida yashagan Xiv xalqini. 4 Ular yordamida Egamiz Oʻz xalqi Isroilni sinab, Muso orqali ota–bobolariga bergan amrlarga itoat qilish–qilmasligini koʻrmoqchi edi. 5 Shunday qilib, Isroil xalqi Kanʼon, Amor, Pariz, Xiv, Xet va Yobus xalqlarining orasida yashadi. 6 Ular oʻsha xalqlar bilan apoq–chapoq boʻlib, qiz olib, qiz berishardi, hatto xudolariga ham sigʻinishardi.
Oʻtniyol
7 Isroil xalqi Egamizning oldida qabih ishlar qilar edi. Ular oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoni eslaridan chiqarib, Baal va Asheraning tasvirlariga sigʻinishar edi. 8 Bundan gʻazablangan Egamiz ularni Oram–Naxrayim shohi Kushonrishtamga tobe qilib qoʻydi. Ular sakkiz yil davomida Kushonrishtamning xizmatida boʻlishdi. 9 Ammo Isroil xalqi Egamizga iltijo qilgach, Egamiz ularga qutqaruvchi qilib Oʻtniyolni yubordi. Oʻtniyol Xolibning jiyani, aniqrogʻi, kenja ukasi Xanazning oʻgʻli edi. 10 Egamizning Ruhi Oʻtniyolni qamrab oldi. Oʻtniyol Isroil xalqiga hakam boʻldi. Oʻtniyol shoh Kushonrishtamga qarshi jang qilib, uni yengdi, chunki Egamiz shohni uning qoʻliga bergan edi. 11 Shundan keyin yurtda qirq yil tinchlik, osoyishtalik boʻldi. Soʻng Xanaz oʻgʻli Oʻtniyol olamdan oʻtdi.
Ehud
12 Isroil xalqi Egamizning oldida yana qabihliklar qilgani uchun, Egamiz Moʻab yurtining shohi Eglonni ularga qarshi qoʻzgʻatdi. 13 Shoh Eglon Ommon va Omolek xalqlari bilan birgalikda Isroil xalqini yengib, palma shahri Yerixoni qoʻlga kiritdi. 14 Shunday qilib, Isroil xalqi oʻn sakkiz yil davomida Moʻab yurtining shohi Eglonga qaram boʻlib yashadi.
15 Ammo Isroil xalqi Egamizga iltijo qilishi bilanoq, Egamiz ularga Ehud ismli bir qutqaruvchini yubordi. Gera oʻgʻli Ehud Benyamin qabilasidan boʻlib, chapaqay edi. Isroil xalqi Ehud orqali Moʻab shohi Eglonga oʻlpon joʻnatdi. 16 Ehud oʻziga uzunligi bir tirsak boʻlgan xanjar yasab, uni oʻng tomoniga, kiyimining ichidan taqib olgandi. 17 U oʻlponni shoh Eglon huzuriga olib kirdi. Shoh Eglon haddan tashqari semiz bir odam edi. 18 Ehud oʻlponni taqdim qilib boʻlgach, hadyalarni koʻtarib kelgan odamlar bilan birga uyga yoʻl oldi. 19 Biroq ular Gilgaldagi tosh haykallar oʻrnatilgan joyga yetganlarida, Ehud iziga qaytdi. U Eglonning oldiga kelib: “Ey hazrati oliylari, sizga aytadigan bir sirim bor”, — dedi. Shoh: “Bizni xoli qoʻyinglar!” — deyishi bilanoq, uning huzuridagi xizmatkorlar chiqib ketishdi. 20 Shoh salqin boloxonasida yolgʻiz oʻzi qoldi. Ehud unga yaqinlashib: “Men sizga Xudoning xabarini yetkazmogʻim lozim”, — dedi. Eglon oʻrnidan turdi. 21 Shunda Ehud oʻng tarafida osilgan xanjarni chap qoʻli bilan sugʻurib olib, Eglonning qorniga sanchdi. 22 Xanjar sopi bilan Eglonning qorniga kirib ketdi, teshigini esa yogʻ qopladi. Ehud xanjarni sugʻurib olmadi, xanjar tigʻi shohning qornini yorib butidan chiqdi . 23 Ehud ayvonga chiqdi, boloxona eshiklarini yopib, qulfladi. 24 U ketishi bilanoq, Eglonning xizmatkorlari kelishdi. Eshik qulf ekanligini koʻrishgach: “Shohimiz salqingina xonada hojatini chiqarayotgan boʻlsalar kerak” degan xayolga borishdi. 25 Ammo boloxonaning eshiklari hadeganda ochilavermagandan soʻng, xizmatkorlar bezovtalanishdi. Ular tashqarida ancha kutib qolishganidan keyin, kalit olib, eshikni ochishdi. Qarashsa, shoh hazratlari jonsiz yotgan ekan.
26 Ehud esa paytdan foydalanib, qochib qolgan edi. U tosh haykallar oldidan oʻtib, Saviro shahriga bordi. 27 Efrayim qirlariga yetib kelganda burgʻu chalib, Isroil xalqini jangga daʼvat qildi. Ehud hammani boshlab qirlardan pastga tushar ekan, 28 Isroil xalqiga: “Orqamdan yuringlar! — dedi. — Dushmanimiz Moʻab xalqini Egamiz sizlarning qoʻlingizga berdi–ku!” Isroil xalqi Ehudga ergashdi. Ular Iordan daryosining kechuv joylarini qoʻlga olib, bironta odamni ham u yerdan oʻtkazishmadi. 29 Oʻsha kuni ular oʻn mingtacha baquvvat va jasur Moʻab sipohlarini oʻldirishdi. Birontasi ham Isroil xalqining qoʻlidan qochib qutulmadi. 30 Oʻsha kuni Isroil xalqi Moʻab lashkarini magʻlub qildi. Yurtda sakson yil tinchlik, osoyishtalik boʻldi.
Shamgar
31 Ehuddan keyin Onot oʻgʻli Shamgar hakam boʻldi. U ham Isroil xalqini qutqarib, govron bilan olti yuz nafar Filist sipohini oʻldirdi.
1 Now 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; 2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 3 Namely , five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And 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.
5 ¶ And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
8 ¶ Therefore the anger of the LORD 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. 9 And 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. 10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 ¶ And 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. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But 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. 16 But 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. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But 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. 20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 22 And 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. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 27 And 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. 28 And 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. 29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
31 ¶ And 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.
