Dommer 6

1 Og Israels Børn gjorde ondt for Herrens Øjne, og Herren gav dem i Midianiternes Haand syv Aar.

And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

2 Og der Midianiternes Haand blev stærk over Israel, da gjorde Israels Børn sig Kløfter, som vare i Bjergene, og Huler og Befæstninger for Midianiternes Skyld.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

3 Og det skete, naar Israel havde saaet, da kom Midianiterne og Amalekiterne op og de Folk af Østen, de kom op over dem.

And so it was, when Israel had sown, that Midian, Amalek, and the Kedemites would come up against them.

4 Og de lejrede sig imod dem, og de ødelagde Landets Grøde, indtil man kommer til Gaza; og de lode ikke Føde blive tilovers i Israel, ej heller Faar eller Okse eller Asen.

And they camped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, as far as Gaza, and they left no sustenance in Israel, as well as sheep, or ox, or donkey.

5 Thi de kom op med deres Kvæg og deres Telte; de kom ligesom Græshopper i Mangfoldighed, saa at der ikke var Tal paa dem og deres Kameler; og de kom i Landet at ødelægge det.

For they came up with their livestock and their tents and their camels. They would come in like locusts in number, and they were innumerable. And they came into the land to ravage it.

6 Og Israel blev forarmet for Midianiternes Ansigt, og Israels Børn raabte til Herren.

Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.

7 Og det skete, der Israels Børn raabte til Herren for Midianiternes Skyld,

It happened, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of Midian,

8 da sendte Herren en Mand, en Profet, til Israels Børn, og han sagde til dem: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg førte eder op af Ægypten og udførte eder af Trælles Hus.

that the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, and he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

9 Og jeg udfriede eder af Ægypternes Haand og af alle deres Haand, som trængte eder; og jeg uddrev dem fra eders Ansigt og gav eder deres Land.

and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;

10 Og jeg sagde til eder: Jeg er Herren eders Gud, frygter ikke Amoriternes Guder, i hvis Land I bo; men I have ikke været min Røst lydige.

and I said to you, "I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell." But you have not listened to my voice.'"

11 Og Herrens Engel kom og satte sig under den Eg, som er i Ofra, som hørte Joas, den Abiesriter, til; og hans Søn Gideon tærskede Hvede i en Vinperse, at han kunde føre det hastig bort fra Midianiternes Ansigt.

The angel of the LORD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

12 Da aabenbaredes Herrens Engel for ham, og han sagde til ham: Herren være med dig, du vældige til Strid!

The angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior."

13 Men Gideon sagde til ham: Hør mig, min Herre! om Herren er med os, hvi har da alt dette ramt os? og hvor ere alle hans underlige Ting, som vore Fædre fortalte os og sagde: Førte Herren os ikke op af Ægypten? men nu har Herren forladt os og givet os i Midianiternes Haand.

Gideon said to him, "Oh, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, 'Didn't the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian."

14 Da vendte Herren sig til ham og sagde: Gaa hen i denne din Kraft, og du skal frelse Israel af Midianiternes Haand; har jeg ikke sendt dig?

The LORD looked at him, and said, "Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Look, haven't I sent you?"

15 Og han sagde til ham: Hør mig, Herre! hvormed skal jeg frelse Israel? se, min Slægt er den ringeste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min Faders Hus.

He said to him, "O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Look, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."

16 Og Herren sagde til ham: Sandelig, jeg vil være med dig; og du skal slaa Midianiterne som een Mand.

And the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."

17 Da sagde han til ham: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, da gør mig et Tegn, at du er den, deltaler med mig.

He said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.

18 Kære, vig ikke bort herfra, indtil jeg kommer til dig og bringer min Skænk og sætter den frem for dit Ansigt; og han sagde: Jeg vil blive, indtil du kommer tilbage.

Please do not go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you." He said, "I will wait until you come back."

19 Og Gideon kom og tilberedte et Gedekid og en Efa Mel til usyrede Kager, han lagde Kødet i en Kurv og kom Suppen i en Potte, og han førte det ud til ham under Egen og satte det frem.

Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.

20 Da sagde den Guds Engel til ham: Tag Kødet og de usyrede Kager og læg det paa denne Klippe og udøs Suppen; og han gjorde saaledes.

The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And he did so.

21 Da udrakte Herrens Engel det yderste af den Kæp, som han havde i sin Haand, og rørte ved Kødet og ved de usyrede Kager; og der udfor Ild af Klippen og fortærede Kødet og de usyrede Kager, og Herrens Engel for bort fra hans Øjne.

Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

22 Der Gideon saa, at det var Herrens Engel, da sagde Gideon: Ak Herre, Herre! — thi derfor har jeg set Herrens Engel Ansigt til Ansigt.

Gideon saw that he was the angel of the LORD; and Gideon said, "Alas, Lord GOD. Because I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."

23 Og Herren sagde til ham: Fred være med dig, frygt ikke, du skal ikke dø.

The LORD said to him, "Peace be to you. Do not be afraid. You shall not die."

24 Da byggede Gideon Herren et Alter der og kaldte det: Herren er Fred; indtil denne Dag staar det endnu i Ofra, som hører Abiesriterne til.

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it "The LORD is Peace." To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

25 Og det skete den samme Nat, at Herren sagde til ham: Tag en ung Okse, som er din Faders, og den anden syvaarige Okse, og du skal nedbryde Baals Alter, som er din Faders, og omhugge Astartebilledet, som staar derhos.

It happened the same night, that the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;

26 Og du skal bygge Herren din Gud et Alter oven paa denne stærke Klippe, hvor den er jævn; og du skal tage den anden Okse og ofre et Brændoffer ved Træet af Astartebilledet, som du skal omhugge.

and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down."

27 Da tog Gideon ti Mænd af sine Tjenere og gjorde, som Herren havde sagt til ham; og det skete, eftersom han frygtede for sin Faders Hus og for Mændene i Staden at gøre det om Dagen, da gjorde han det om Natten.

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had spoken to him: and it came about, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

28 Og Mændene i Staden stode aarle op om Morgenen, og se, da var Baals Alter nedbrudt, og Astartebilledet, som var derhos, var omhugget; og den anden Okse var ofret paa det byggede Alter.

When the men of the city arose early in the morning, look, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.

29 Da sagde den ene til den anden: Hvo har gjort denne Gerning? Og der de ransagede og eftersøgte, da sagde de: Gideon, Joas's Søn, har gjort denne Gerning.

And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" When they inquired and asked, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing."

30 Da sagde Mændene i Staden til Joas: Før din Søn hid, thi han skal dø, fordi han har nedbrudt Baals Alter, og fordi han har omhugget Astartebilledet, som var derhos.

Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it."

31 Da sagde Joas til alle dem, som stode hos ham: Ville I stride for Baal? mon I ville frelse ham? hvo som strider for ham, han skal dødes inden Morgen; dersom han er Gud, da stride han for sig selv, fordi man nedbrød hans Alter.

Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning: if he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar."

32 Og man kaldte ham paa den Dag Jerub-Baal, idet man sagde: Baal stride imod ham, efterdi han har nedbrudt hans Alter.

Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar."

33 Og alle Midianiterne og Amalekiterne og Folkene af Øster samledes til Hobe, og de droge over og sloge Lejr i Jisreels Dal.

Then all Midian and Amalek and the Kedemites assembled themselves together; and they crossed over, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

34 Da iførte Herrens Aand sig Gideon, og han lod blæse i Trompeten, og Abiesers Slægt opbødes til at følge ham.

But the Spirit of the LORD came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

35 Og han sendte Bud til hele Manasse, og de bleve ogsaa opbudne til at følge ham; han sendte og Bud til Aser og til Sebulon og til Nafthali, og de kom dem i Møde.

He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

36 Og Gideon sagde til Gud: Dersom du vil frelse Israel ved min Haand, ligesom du har sagt,

Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

37 se, da lægger jeg et Uldskind i Gaarden; dersom der vorder Dug paa Uldskindet alene og tørt paa al Jorden, da ved jeg, at du vil frelse Israel ved min Haand, som du har sagt.

look, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken."

38 Og det skete saa; og der han stod anden Dag aarle op, da trykkede han Uldskindet ud og udkrystede Dug af Uldskindet, en Skaal fuld af Vand.

It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

39 Og Gideon sagde til Gud: Lad din Vrede ikke optændes mod mig, at jeg taler alene denne Gang; kære, jeg vil ikkun forsøge det endnu denne Gang med Uldskindet; kære, lad være tørt paa Uldskindet alene, og lad Dug være paa al Jorden.

Gideon said to God, "Do not let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make one more test with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew."

40 Og Gud gjorde det saaledes i den samme Nat, og der var tørt paa Uldskindet alene, og der var Dug paa al Jorden.

God did so that night, for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew all over the ground.