那从上往下流的水便在极远之地，撒拉但旁的亚当城那里停住，立起成垒。那往亚拉巴的海，就是盐海，下流的水全然断绝。于是百姓在耶利哥的对面过去了。
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
抬耶和华约柜的祭司在约旦河中的乾地上站定，以色列众人都从乾地上过去，直到国民尽都过了约旦河。
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
以色列人行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，忘记耶和华他们的神，去事奉诸巴力和亚舍拉，
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.
于是国中太平四十年。基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂死了。
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，耶和华就使摩押王伊矶伦强盛，攻击以色列人。
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.
以色列人呼求耶和华的时候，耶和华就为他们兴起一位拯救者，就是便雅悯人基拉的儿子以笏。他是左手便利的。以色列人托他送礼物给摩押王伊矶伦。
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.
他将礼物献给摩押王伊矶伦，原来伊矶伦极其肥胖。
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
以笏献完礼物，便将抬礼物的人打发走了，
And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
自己却从靠近吉甲凿石之地回来，说，王阿，我有一件机密事奏告你。王说，回避吧。于是左右侍立的人都退去了。
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.
以笏便伸左手，从右腿上拔出剑来，刺入王的肚腹，
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: