Dommer 7
1 Da stod Jerub-Baal, det er Gideon, tidlig op, og alt Folket, som var med ham, og de lejrede sig ved Kilden Harod; og Midians Lejr var Norden for ham bag Højen More, i Dalen.
And Jerobaal rose early, the same is Gedeon, and all the people with him, and encamped at the fountain of Arad; and the camp of Madiam was to the north of him, [reaching] from Gabaathamorai, in the valley.
2 Og Herren sagde til Gideon: Folket, som er med dig, er flere, end at jeg skulde give Midianiterne i deres Haand, at Israel ikke skal rose sig mod mig og sige: Min Haand har frelst mig.
And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people with you [are] many, so that I may not deliver Madiam into their hand, lest at any time Israel boast against me, saying, My hand has saved me.
3 Saa udraab nu dog for Folkets Øren og sig: Hvo er frygtagtig og forskrækket? han vende tilbage og skynde sig aarle fra Gileads Bjerg; da vendte to og tyve Tusinde af Folket tilbage, og ti Tusinde bleve tilovers.
And now speak in the ears of the people, saying, Who [is] afraid and fearful? let him turn and depart from mount Galaad: and there returned of the people twenty-two thousand, and ten thousand were left.
4 Og Herren sagde til Gideon: Folket er endnu for mange, før dem ned til Vandet, saa vil jeg der prøve det for dig; og det skal ske, den, om hvem jeg siger til dig: Denne skal gaa med dig, han skal gaa med dig; men hver den, om hvem jeg siger til dig: Denne skal ikke gaa med dig, han skal ikke gaa.
And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people is yet numerous; bring them down to the water, and I will purge them there for you: and it shall come to pass that of whoever I shall say to you, This one shall go with you, [even] he shall go with you; and of whoever I shall say to you, This one shall not go with you, [even] he shall not go with you.
5 Og han førte Folket ned til Vandet, og Herren sagde til Gideon: Hver, som laber med sin Tunge af Vandet, som Hunden laber, ham skal du stille for sig, saa og hver, som bøjer sig paa sine Knæ at drikke.
And he brought the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gedeon, Whosoever shall lap of the water with his tongue as if a dog should lap, you shall set him apart, and [also] whoever shall bow down upon his knees to drink.
6 Da var deres Tal, som havde labet af deres Haand til deres Mund, tre Hundrede Mænd; og det øvrige Folk alt sammen bøjede sig paa deres Knæ at drikke Vand.
And the number of those that lapped with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed upon their knees to drink water.
7 Og Herren sagde til Gideon: Med de tre Hundrede Mænd, de som have labet, vil jeg frelse eder og give Midianiterne i din Haand; men alt det andet Folk maa gaa hver til sit Sted.
And the Lord said to Gedeon, I will save you by the three hundred men that lapped, and I will give Madiam into your hand; and all the [rest of the] people shall go every one to his place.
8 Og Folket tog Tæring med sig og deres Trompeter, men de andre Israeliter lod han alle fare, hver til sit Telt, og han beholdt de tre Hundrede Mænd hos sig, og Midianiternes Lejr var neden for ham i Dalen.
And they took the provision of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent away every man of Israel each to his tent, and he strengthened the three hundred; and the army of Madiam were beneath him in the valley.
9 Og det skete i den samme Nat, at Herren sagde til ham: Staa op, gak ned mod Lejren; thi jeg har givet den i din Haand.
And it came to pass in that night that the Lord said to him, Arise, go down into the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
10 Men om du frygter for at gaa ned, da gaa du og Pura, din Dreng, ned til Lejren.
And if you are afraid to go down, go down you and your servant Phara into the camp.
11 Og du skal høre, hvad de tale, og derefter skulle dine Hænder blive styrkede, og du skal drage ned mod Lejren; og han gik ned, han og Pura, hans Dreng, til det yderste af de bevæbnede, som vare i Lejren.
And you shall hear what they shall say, and afterwards your hands shall be strong, and you shall go down into the camp: and he went down and Phara his servant to the extremity of the [companies of] fifty, which were in the camp.
12 Og Midianiterne og Amalekiterne og alle Folk af Østen havde lagt sig ned i Dalen, som Græshopper i Mangfoldighed; og deres Kameler vare utallige som Sandet, der er paa Havets Bred, i Mangfoldighed.
And Madiam and Amalec and all the children of the east [were] scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there was no number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for multitude.
13 Og Gideon kom, og se, da fortalte en Mand sin Næste en Drøm, og han sagde: Se, jeg drømte en Drøm, og se, et askebagt Bygbrød vendte sig hid og did i Midianiternes Lejr; og der det kom til Teltet, da slog det derpaa, saa at det faldt, og det kastede det over Ende, og Teltet faldt.
And Gedeon came, and behold a man [was] relating to his neighbour a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamt a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Madiam, and it came as far as a tent, and struck it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent fell.
14 Da svarede den anden og sagde: Det er intet andet end Gideons, den israelitiske Mands, Joas' Søns, Sværd; Gud har givet Midianiterne og den ganske Lejr i hans Haand.
And his neighbour answered and said, This is none other than the sword of Gedeon, son of Joas, a man of Israel: God has delivered Madiam and all the host into his hand.
15 Og det skete, der Gideon hørte Fortællingen og Udlæggelsen af Drømmen, da tilbad han; og han vendte tilbage til Israels Lejr og sagde: Staar op, thi Herren har givet Midianiternes Lejr i eders Haand.
And it came to pass when Gedeon heard the account of the dream and the interpretation of it, that he worshipped the Lord, and returned to the camp of Israel, and said, Rise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Madiam into our hand.
16 Og han delte de tre Hundrede Mænd i tre Hobe; og han gav dem alle Trompeter i deres Haand og tomme Krukker og Blus midt udi Krukkerne.
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and put horns in the hands of all, and empty pitchers, and torches in the pitchers:
17 Og han sagde til dem: I skulle se paa mig, og saaledes skulle I gøre; og se, naar jeg kommer til det yderste af Lejren, da skal det ske, at ligesom jeg vil gøre, saa skulle I gøre.
and he said to them, You shall look at me, and so shall you do; and behold, I will go into the beginning of the host, and it shall come to pass [that] as I do, so shall you do.
18 Og naar jeg blæser i Trompeten, jeg og hver, som er med mig, da skulle I ogsaa blæse i Trompeterne trindt omkring den ganske Lejr og sige: For Herren og for Gideon!
And I will sound with the horn, and all you with me shall sound with the horn round about the whole camp, and you shall say, For the Lord and Gedeon.
19 Saa kom Gideon og de hundrede Mænd, som vare med ham, til det yderste af Lejren i den midterste Vagts Begyndelse, de havde lige sat Vagten ud; og de blæste i Trompeterne og søndersloge Krukkerne, som vare i deres Haand.
And Gedeon and the hundred men that were with him came to the extremity of the army in the beginning of the middle watch; and they completely roused the guards, and sounded with the horns, and they broke the pitchers that were in their hands,
20 Saa blæste de tre Hobe i Trompeterne og sønderbrøde Krukkerne, men de holdt Blussene fast i deres venstre Haand og Trompeterne i deres højre Haand til at blæse udi, og de raabte: Sværd for Herren og for Gideon!
and the three companies sounded with the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and in their right hands their horns to sound with; and they cried out, A sword for the Lord and for Gedeon.
21 Og de stode hver paa sit Sted omkring Lejren; da løb den ganske Lejr, og de skrege og flyede.
And [every] man stood in his place round about the host; and all the host ran, and sounded [an alarm], and fled.
22 Og de blæste i de tre Hundrede Trompeter, og Herren satte den enes Sværd imod den anden og imod den ganske Lejr; og Lejren flyede til Beth-Sitta til Zerera, indtil Grænsen af Abel Mehola ved Tabbath.
And they sounded with the three hundred horns; and the Lord set [every] man's sword in all the host against his neighbour.
23 Og Israels Mænd af Nafthali og af Aser og af hele Manasse bleve opbudne; og de forfulgte Midianiterne.
And the host fled as far as Bethseed Tagaragatha Abel-meula to Tabath; and the men of Israel from Nephthali, and from Aser, and from all Manasse, came to help, and followed after Madiam.
24 Og Gideon sendte Bud paa det ganske Efraims Bjerg og lod sige: Kommer ned imod Midianiterne og besætter Vandene for dem indtil Beth-Bara, og Jordanen; da blev opbudet hver Mand i Efraim, og de besatte Vandene indtil Beth-Bara og Jordanen.
And Gedeon sent messengers into all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down to meet Madiam, and take to yourselves the water as far as Baethera and Jordan: and every man of Ephraim cried out, and they took the water before hand to Baethera and Jordan.
25 Og de grebe to af Midianiternes Fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, og de dræbte Oreb paa Klippen Oreb, og Seeb dræbte de i Vinpersen Seeb, og de forfulgte Midianiterne; og de førte Orebs og Seebs Hoveder til Gideon hinsides Jordanen.
And they took the princess of Madiam, even Oreb and Zeb; and they killed Oreb in Sur Oreb, and they killed Zeb in Jakephzeph; and they pursued Madiam, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon from beyond Jordan.
