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.
Then Jerubbaal, the same, is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped by the fountain of Harod, —and, the camp of Midian, was on the north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the vale.
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 Yahweh said unto Gideon, Too many, are the people that are with thee, for me to deliver the Midianites 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.
Now, therefore, proclaim, I pray thee, in the ears of the people, saying, Whoso feareth and trembleth—let him turn and go back from Mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty-two thousand, and, ten thousand, remained.
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.
Then said Yahweh unto Gideon—Yet, are the people too many, take them down unto the waters, that I may prove them for thee, there, —and it shall be, that, he of whom I say unto thee, This one, shall go with thee, the same, shall go with thee, and, every one of whom I say unto thee, This one, 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.
So he took down the people unto the waters, —and Yahweh said unto Gideon—Every one that lappeth with his tongue of the water, as a dog lappeth, thou shalt set him by himself, likewise, every one that boweth 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 so it was, that, the number of them that lapped with their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men, —but, 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.
Then said Yahweh unto Gideon—By the three hundred men that lapped, will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let, all [the rest of] the people, go every man to his own 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.
So the people took provisions in their hand, and their horns, but, every man of Israel besides, sent he away every man to his home, whereas, the three hundred men, he retained. Now, the camp of Midian, was beneath him in the vale.
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, on that night, that Yahweh said unto him, Arise! go down against the camp, —for I have delivered it into thy hand.
10 Men om du frygter for at gaa ned, da gaa du og Pura, din Dreng, ned til Lejren.
Or, if, thou, art afraid to go down, go down—thou and Purah thy young man, unto 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.
so shalt thou hear what they shall say, —and, afterward, shall thy hands grow strong, and thou shalt go down against the camp. Then went he down, he and Purah his young man, unto the outmost part 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.
Now, the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east, were lying along in the vale, like locusts for multitude, —their camels also, were without number, as the sand that is by the sea side, 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 in, and lo! a man relating to his neighbour a dream, —and he said—Lo! a dream, have I dreamt, and lo! a round cake of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came as far as the tent—and smote it that it fell, and turned it upside down, 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.
Then responded his neighbour and said: —Nothing else, is this, than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel, —God hath delivered into his hand, both 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 was so, when Gideon heard the story of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he bowed himself down, —and returned unto the camp of Israel, and said—Arise! for Yahweh hath delivered into your hand the host 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 put horns into the hands of them all, with empty pitchers, and torches inside 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.
Then he said unto them, On me, shall ye look, and, in like manner, shall ye do, —and lo! when I am coming unto the outermost part of the camp, then shall it 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!
When I shall blow with the horn, I and all who are with me, then shall, ye also, round about all the camp, blow with your horns, and shall say, For Yahweh 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.
So Gideon came, and the hundred men that were with him, unto the outermost part of the camp, at the beginning of the middle watch, they had but, newly set, the watchers, —and they blew with the horns, and brake in pieces the pitchers, that were in their hand.
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!
Yea the three companies blew with the horns, and shivered the pitchers, and caught hold—with their left hands—of the torches, while, in their right hands, were the horns, to blow with, —and they cried, A sword for Yahweh, and for Gideon!
21 Og de stode hver paa sit Sted omkring Lejren; da løb den ganske Lejr, og de skrege og flyede.
And they stood still, every man in his place, round about the camp, —and all the host ran and shouted, 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.
When the three hundred blew the horns, Yahweh set the sword of every man, against his neighbour, and against all the host, —and the host fled, as far as the Place of Acacias, towards Zererath, as far as 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 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, messengers, did Gideon send through all the hill country of Ephraim, saying—Go down to meet Midian, and capture, before them, the waters, as far as Beth-barah, and the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and captured the waters, as far as 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 captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and slew Oreb at Oreb’s Rock, and, Zeeb, they slew at Zeeb’s Winepress, and pursued Midian, —and, the heads of Oreb and Zeeb, brought they in unto Gideon at the ford of the Jordan.
