¹⁸ When the Lord raised up judges for them, ^(A)the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was ^(B)moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

¹⁸ and he said to the sons of Israel, “^(A)Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the ^[a]power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’