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 Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, arose early, and all the people that were with him, and they encamped beside the spring Harod; and he had the camp of Midian on the north by the hill of Moreh 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 Jehovah said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath 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 proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is timid and afraid, let him go back and turn from mount Gilead. And there went back of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
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 Jehovah said to Gideon, Still the people are many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there, and it shall be, that of whom I shall say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
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 down the people to the water; and Jehovah said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down on 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 them that lapped, with their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed down on 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 Jehovah said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and give Midian into thy hand; and let all the people go every man 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 victuals of the people in their hand, and their trumpets; and all the men of Israel he sent away, every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was 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 Jehovah said to him, Arise, go down to the camp; for I have given it into thy hand.
10 Men om du frygter for at gaa ned, da gaa du og Pura, din Dreng, ned til Lejren.
And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to 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 thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that 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 Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore 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 Gideon came, and behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it; and the tent lay along.
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 fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, the man of Israel: God hath given into his hand Midian and all the host.
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 Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped. And he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Jehovah hath given into your hand the camp of Midian.
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 he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within 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, Look on me, and do likewise; behold, when I come to the extremity of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye 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 when I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, ye also shall blow the trumpets around the whole camp, and shall say, For Jehovah and for Gideon!
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 Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the trumpets, and 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 blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hand, and the trumpets in their right hand for blowing, and cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!
21 Og de stode hver paa sit Sted omkring Lejren; da løb den ganske Lejr, og de skrege og flyede.
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, 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 the three hundred blew the trumpets, and Jehovah set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout the camp. And the host fled to Beth-shittah towards Zererah, to the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
23 Og Israels Mænd af Nafthali og af Aser og af hele Manasse bleve opbudne; og de forfulgte Midianiterne.
And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
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 Gideon sent messengers throughout mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan. And all the men of Ephraim were called together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah, and the 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 two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb; and they pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.
