Judges 3

3 ¹Na dis be di nations wey our Papa leave to test Israel—all dem wey neva know any of Canaan im wars. ²(Na only dis reason im do am, so dat di generations of Israel wey neva know war before fit learn am.). ³Di nations be: five Philistine rulers, all di Canaanite people, di Sidonians, and di Hivites wey dey live for di Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal-hermon go reach Lebo-hamath. ⁴Dem dey there to test Israel—weda dem go obey our Papa im commands, wey im give dem ancestors through Moses. ⁵So di Israel people dey live among di Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ⁶Dem marry dese people daughters, give dem own daughters to dem sons, and serve dem gods.

Our Papa Raise up Othniel

⁷Israel do evil for our Papa im eyes, forget dem Papa, and serve di Baals and di Asherahs. ⁸So our Papa im anger burn against Israel; im sell dem give Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, wey Israel serve for eight years. ⁹When di Israel people cry out to our Papa, im raise one rescuer—Othniel, di son of Kenaz, Caleb im younger broda—wey rescue dem. ¹⁰Di Spirit of our Papa come on am, and im judge Israel. Im go war, and our Papa hand Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram give am, and im hand win over Cushan-Rishathaim. ¹¹Den di land get rest for forty years, until Othniel di son of Kenaz die.

Our Papa Raise up Ehud

¹²Di Israel people do evil again for di eyes of our Papa, and bicos dem do dis evil, our Papa strengthen Eglon king of Moab against Israel. ¹³Eglon gather di Ammonites and di Amalekites, go strike Israel, and dem seize di City of Palms. ¹⁴Di Israel people serve Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years. ¹⁵Di Israel people cry out to our Papa again; im raise up Ehud di son of Gera, one left-handed Benjamite, as rescuer. Dem send tribute through am go give Eglon king of Moab. ¹⁶Ehud make himsef one sword wey get two edge, about eighteen inches long, and im tie am under im cloth for im right thigh. ¹⁷Im present di tribute to Eglon king of Moab, wey be one man wey fat well well. ¹⁸When Ehud don finish to present di tribute, im send comot di people wey carry am. ¹⁹Im turn back from di idols near Gilgal, and talk say, “I get one secret message for you, king.” Di king talk say, “Keep quiet!” and all im attendants comot from am.

²⁰Ehud come near am, as im dey sit alone for im cool upper room. Ehud talk say, “I get one word from God for you.” Di king rise up from im seat. ²¹Ehud reach with im left hand, take di sword from im right thigh, and push am enter Eglon im belle. ²²Di handle enter follow di blade; fat close over am. Since Ehud no draw di sword comot from im belle, im intestine pour comot. ²³Ehud go out to di porch, lock di doors of di upper room behind am, and lock dem well.

²⁴After im comot, im servants come meet di doors of di upper room lock, and dem talk say, “E must be say im dey ease himsef for di cool room.” ²⁵Dem wait until dem come dey shame, but im still neva open di doors of di upper room. So dem take di key, open dem, and meet dem oga don fall for di floor, don die.

²⁶While dem dey delay, Ehud escape. Im pass beyond di idols and escape go Seirah. ²⁷Im reach, blow di ram im horn for di hills of Ephraim, and di Israel people come down with am from di hills, as Ehud dey lead dem. ²⁸Im talk say, “Follow me, bicos our Papa don give your enemies Moab enter your hand.” Dem go down follow am, seize di Jordan crossing places against Moab, and no allow anybody cross. ²⁹For dat time dem strike down about 10,000 Moabites, all of dem strong, able-bodied men; not even one escape. ³⁰So Moab bow down for dat day under di hand of Israel, and di land get rest for eighty years.

³¹Shamgar di son of Anath come after am, and im kill 600 Philistines with one stick wey dem dey use drive ox; im too save Israel.