< 士师记 7 >
1 耶路·巴力就是基甸,他和一切跟随的人早晨起来,在哈律泉旁安营。米甸营在他们北边的平原,靠近摩利冈。
Therfor Jerobaal, which also Gedeon, roos bi nyyt, and al the puple with hym, and cam to the welle which is clepid Arad. Sotheli the tentis of Madian weren in the valey, at the north coost of the hiy hil.
2 耶和华对基甸说:“跟随你的人过多,我不能将米甸人交在他们手中,免得以色列人向我夸大,说:‘是我们自己的手救了我们。’
And the Lord seide to Gedeon, Myche puple is with thee, and Madian schal not be bitakun in to the hondis `ther of, lest Israel haue glorie ayens me, and seie, Y am delyuerid bi my strengthis.
3 现在你要向这些人宣告说:‘凡惧怕胆怯的,可以离开基列山回去。’”于是有二万二千人回去,只剩下一万。
Speke thou to the puple, and preche thou, while alle men heren, He that is ferdful `in herte, and dredeful `with outforth, turne ayen. And thei yeden awei fro the hil of Galaad, and two and twenti thousynde of men turniden ayen fro the puple; and oneli ten thousynde dwelliden.
4 耶和华对基甸说:“人还是过多;你要带他们下到水旁,我好在那里为你试试他们。我指点谁说:‘这人可以同你去’,他就可以同你去;我指点谁说:‘这人不可同你去’,他就不可同你去。”
And the Lord seide to Gedeon, Yet the puple is myche; lede thou hem to the watris, and there Y schal preue hem, and he go, of whom Y schal seye, that he go; turne he ayen, whom Y schal forbede to go.
5 基甸就带他们下到水旁。耶和华对基甸说:“凡用舌头舔水,像狗舔的,要使他单站在一处;凡跪下喝水的,也要使他单站在一处。”
And whanne the puple hadde go doun to watris, the Lord seide to Gedeon, Thou schalt departe hem bi hem silf, that lapen watris with hond and tunge, as doggis ben wont to lape; sotheli thei, that drynken with knees bowid, schulen be in the tothir part.
6 于是用手捧着舔水的有三百人,其余的都跪下喝水。
And so the noumbre of hem, that lapiden watris bi hond castynge to the mouth, was thre hundrid men; forsothe al the tothir multitude drank knelynge.
7 耶和华对基甸说:“我要用这舔水的三百人拯救你们,将米甸人交在你手中;其余的人都可以各归各处去。”
And the Lord seide to Gedeon, In thre hundrid men, that lapiden watris, Y schal delyuere you, and Y schal bitake Madian in thin hond; but al the tothir multitude turne ayen in to her place.
8 这三百人就带着食物和角;其余的以色列人,基甸都打发他们各归各的帐棚,只留下这三百人。米甸营在他下边的平原里。
And so whanne thei hadden take meetis and trumpis for the noumbre, he comaundide al the tothir multitude to go to her tabernaclis; and he, with thre hundrid men, yaf hym silf to batel. Sothely the tentis of Madian weren bynethe in the valey.
9 当那夜,耶和华吩咐基甸说:“起来,下到米甸营里去,因我已将他们交在你手中。
In the same nyyt the Lord seyde to hym, Ryse thou, and go doun in to `the castels of Madian, for Y haue bitake hem in thin hond;
10 倘若你怕下去,就带你的仆人普拉下到那营里去。
sotheli if thou dredist to go aloon, Phara, thi child, go doun with thee.
11 你必听见他们所说的,然后你就有胆量下去攻营。”于是基甸带着仆人普拉下到营旁。
And whanne thou schalt here what thei speken, thanne thin hondis schulen be coumfortid, and thou schalt do down sikerere to the tentis of enemyes. Therfor he yede doun, and Phara, his child, in to the part of tentis, where the watchis of armed men weren.
12 米甸人、亚玛力人,和一切东方人都布散在平原,如同蝗虫那样多。他们的骆驼无数,多如海边的沙。
Forsothe Madian, and Amalech, and alle the puplis of the eest layen spred in the valey, as the multitude of locustis; sotheli the camelis weren vnnoumbrable, as grauel that liggith in the `brenke of the see.
13 基甸到了,就听见一人将梦告诉同伴说:“我做了一梦,梦见一个大麦饼滚入米甸营中,到了帐幕,将帐幕撞倒,帐幕就翻转倾覆了。”
And whanne Gedeon hadde come, a man tolde a dreem to his neiybore, and telde bi this maner that, that he hadde seyn, I siy a dreem, and it semyde to me, that as `o loof of barly bakun vndur the aischis was walewid, and cam doun in to the tentis of Madian; and whanne it hadde come to a tabernacle, it smoot and distriede `that tabernacle, and made euene outirly to the erthe.
14 那同伴说:“这不是别的,乃是以色列人约阿施的儿子基甸的刀; 神已将米甸和全军都交在他的手中。”
That man answeride, to whom he spak, This is noon other thing, no but the swerd of Gedeon, `sone of Joas, a man of Israel; for the Lord hath bitake Madian and alle `tentis therof in to the hondis of Gedeon.
15 基甸听见这梦和梦的讲解,就敬拜 神,回到以色列营中,说:“起来吧!耶和华已将米甸的军队交在你们手中了。”
And whanne Gedeon had herd the dreem, and `the interpretyng therof, he worschypide the Lord, and turnede ayen to the tentis of Israel, and seide, Ryse ye; for the Lord hath bitake in to oure hondis the tentis of Madian.
16 于是基甸将三百人分作三队,把角和空瓶交在各人手里(瓶内都藏着火把),
And he departide thre hundrid men in to thre partis, and he yaf trumpis in her hondis, and voyde pottis, and laumpis in the myddis of the pottis.
17 吩咐他们说:“你们要看我行事:我到了营的旁边怎样行,你们也要怎样行。
And he seide to hem, Do ye this thing which ye seen me do; Y schal entre in to a part of the tentis, and sue ye that, that Y do.
18 我和一切跟随我的人吹角的时候,你们也要在营的四围吹角,喊叫说:‘耶和华和基甸的刀!’”
Whanne the trumpe in myn hond schal sowne, sowne ye also `bi the cumpas of tentis, and crye ye togidere, To the Lord and to Gedeon.
19 基甸和跟随他的一百人,在三更之初才换更的时候,来到营旁,就吹角,打破手中的瓶。
And Gedeon entride, and thre hundrid men that weren with hym, `in to a part of the tentis, whanne the watchis of mydnyyt bigunnen; and whanne the keperis weren reysid, thei bigunnen to sowne with trumpis, and to bete togidere the pottis among hem silf.
20 三队的人就都吹角,打破瓶子,左手拿着火把,右手拿着角,喊叫说:“耶和华和基甸的刀!”
And whanne thei sowneden in thre places bi cumpas, and hadden broke the pottis, thei helden laumpis in the left hondis, and sownynge trumpis in the riyt hondis; and thei crieden, The swerd of the Lord and of Gedeon; and stoden alle in her place,
21 他们在营的四围各站各的地方;全营的人都乱窜。三百人呐喊,使他们逃跑。
`bi the cumpas of the tentis of enemyes. And so alle `the tentis weren troblid; and thei crieden, and yelliden, and fledden;
22 三百人就吹角,耶和华使全营的人用刀互相击杀,逃到西利拉的伯·哈示他,直逃到靠近他巴的亚伯·米何拉。
and neuertheles the thre hundrid men contynueden, sownynge with trumpis. And the Lord sente swerd in alle the castels, and thei killiden hem silf bi deeth ech other;
23 以色列人就从拿弗他利、亚设,和玛拿西全地聚集来追赶米甸人。
and thei fledden `til to Bethsecha, and bi the side, fro Elmonla in to Thebbath. Sotheli men of Israel crieden togidere, of Neptalym, and of Aser, and of alle Manasses, and pursueden Madian; and the Lord yaf victorie to the puple of Israel in that day.
24 基甸打发人走遍以法莲山地,说:“你们下来攻击米甸人,争先把守约旦河的渡口,直到伯·巴拉。”于是以法莲的众人聚集,把守约旦河的渡口,直到伯·巴拉,
And Gedeon sente messangeris in to al the hil of Effraym, and seide, Come ye doun ayens the comyng of Madian, and ocupie ye the watris `til to Bethbera and Jordan. And al Effraym criede, and bifore ocupide the watris and Jordan `til to Bethbera.
25 捉住了米甸人的两个首领:一名俄立,一名西伊伯;将俄立杀在俄立磐石上,将西伊伯杀在西伊伯酒榨那里;又追赶米甸人,将俄立和西伊伯的首级带过约旦河,到基甸那里。
And Effraym killide twei men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb; he killide Oreb in the ston of Oreb, forsothe `he killide Zeb in the pressour of Zeb; and `thei pursueden Madian, and baren the heedis of Oreb and of Zeb to Gedeon, ouer the flodis of Jordan.