Dommer 7
1 Næste Morgen tidlig brød Jerubba'al, det er Gideon, op med alle sine Folk og lejrede sig ved Harodkilden, medens Midjaniternes Lejr var nedenfor paa Sletten, norden for Morehøjen.
Then Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, and all the people with him, got up early and put up their tents by the side of the water-spring of Harod; the tents of Midian were on the north side of him, under the hill of Moreh in the valley.
2 Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Du har for mange Folk hos dig, til at jeg kan give Midjaniterne i deres Haand; gjorde jeg det, vilde Israel gøre sig stor over for mig og sige: Min egen Kraft skaffede mig Sejr!
And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.
3 Lad derfor udraabe for Folket: Enhver, som er ræd og angst, skal vende hjem!« Gideon sigtede dem da, og 22 000 Mand af Folket vendte hjem, medens 10 000 blev tilbage.
So now, let it be given out to the people that anyone who is shaking with fear is to go back from Mount Galud. So twenty-two thousand of the people went back, but there were still ten thousand.
4 Men HERREN sagde til Gideon: »Endnu er der for mange Folk; før dem ned til Vandet, der vil jeg sigte dem for dig. Den, jeg siger skal gaa med dig, han skal gaa med; men enhver, om hvem jeg siger til dig: denne skal ikke gaa med dig, han skal ikke gaa!«
Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.
5 Da han havde ført Folket ned til Vandet, sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Alle dem, der laber Vandet med Tungen som Hunde, skal du stille for sig; ligesaa alle dem, der lægger sig paa Knæ for at drikke!«
So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.
6 Og Tallet paa dem, der labede, var 300; derimod lagde Resten af Folket sig paa Knæ for at drikke af Vandet, idet de førte det til Munden med Haanden.
Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.
7 Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Med de 300 Mand, som labede, vil jeg frelse eder og give Midjaniterne i din Haand; men Resten af Folket skal drage hver til sit!«
And the Lord said to Gideon, By those three hundred who were drinking with their tongues I will give you salvation and give the Midianites into your hands; let the rest of the people go away, every man to his place.
8 Derpaa tog han Folkets Krukker og deres Horn fra dem; og alle Israeliterne lod han drage hjem, hver til sit, men de 300 Mand beholdt han hos sig. Og Midjaniternes Lejr var nede paa Sletten.
So they took the vessels of the people, and their horns from their hands, and he sent them away, every man to his tent, keeping only the three hundred; and the tents of Midian were lower down in the valley.
9 Samme Nat sagde HERREN til ham: »Staa op og drag ned imod Lejren, thi jeg har givet den i din Haand!
The same night the Lord said to him, Up! go down now against their army, for I have given them into your hands.
10 Men er du bange for at drage derned, saa begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
But if you have fear of going down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the tents;
11 og hør, hvad de siger der; saa vil du faa Mod til at drage ned imod Lejren!« Han gik da med sin Tjener Pura ned til Lejrens Forposter.
And after hearing what they are saying, you will get strength to go down against the army. So he went down with his servant Purah to the outer line of the tents of the armed men.
12 Midjaniterne, Amalekiterne og alle Østens Stammer havde lejret sig paa Sletten mangfoldige som Græshopper, og deres Kameler var utallige, mangfoldige som Sandet ved Havets Bred.
Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the east were covering the valley like locusts; and their camels were like the sand by the seaside, without number.
13 Just som Gideon kom, var en Mand i Færd med at fortælle en anden noget, han havde drømt, idet han sagde: »Jeg har haft en Drøm! Se, et Bygbrød kom rullende ned mod Midjaniternes Lejr, og da det kom til Teltet, stødte det til det og væltede det over Ende, saa at Teltet faldt.«
When Gideon came there, a man was giving his friend an account of his dream, saying, See, I had a dream about a cake of barley bread which, falling into the tents of Midian, came on to the tent, overturning it so that it was stretched out flat on the earth.
14 Da sagde den anden: »Det kan ikke betyde andet end Israeliten Gideons, Joasj's Søns, Sværd; Gud har givet Midjan og hele Lejren i hans Haand!«
And his friend in answer said, This is certainly the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, the men of Israel: into their hands God has given up all the army of Midian.
15 Da Gideon hørte Beretningen om Drømmen og dens Tydning, tilbad han og vendte derefter tilbage til Israels Lejr, hvor han sagde: »Staa op, thi HERREN har givet Midjaniternes Lejr i eders Haand!«
Then Gideon, hearing the story of the dream and the sense in which they took it, gave worship; then he went back to the tents of Israel, and said, Up! for the Lord has given the army of Midian into your hands.
16 Derpaa delte han de 300 Mand i tre Afdelinger og gav dem alle Horn og tomme Krukker med Fakler i;
Then separating the three hundred men into three bands, he gave every man a horn, and a vessel in which was a flaming branch.
17 og han sagde til dem: »Giv Agt paa mig og gør som jeg! Naar jeg kommer til Udkanten af Lejren, skal I gøre som jeg;
And he said to them, Keep your eyes on me, and do what I do; when I come to the outer line of tents, whatever I do, you are to do the same.
18 naar jeg og alle de, der er hos mig, støder i Hornet, skal I ogsaa støde i Hornene rundt om hele Lejren og raabe: For HERREN og for Gideon!«
At the sound of my horn, and the horns of those who are with me, let your horns be sounded all round the tents, and say, For the Lord and for Gideon.
19 Da nu Gideon og de 100 Mand, der var hos ham, kom hen til Udkanten af Lejren ved Begyndelsen af den midterste Nattevagt, lige som man havde stillet Vagtposterne ud, stødte de i Hornene og slog deres Krukker itu.
So Gideon and the three hundred men who were with him came to the outer line of tents, at the start of the middle watch, when the watchmen had only then taken their stations; and the horns were sounded and the vessels broken.
20 Saa blæste de tre Afdelinger i Hornene og slog Krukkerne itu; men de holdt Faklerne i deres venstre Haand og i deres højre Haand Hornene for at blæse i dem, og de raabte: »HERRENS Sværd og Gideons!«
So the three bands all gave a loud note on their horns, and when the vessels had been broken, they took the flaming branches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands ready for blowing, crying out, For the Lord and for Gideon.
21 Og de blev staaende, hvor de stod, rundt om Lejren, hver paa sin Plads. Da vaagnede hele Lejren, og de skreg op og flygtede.
Then they made a line round the tents, every man in his place; and all the army, awaking from sleep, came running out, and with loud cries went in flight.
22 Og da de blæste i de 300 Horn, satte HERREN den enes Sværd mod den andens i hele Lejren, og de flygtede til Bet-Sjitta hen imod Zerera, til Bredden ved Abel-Mehola over for Tabbat.
And the three hundred gave a loud note on their horns, and every man's sword was turned by the Lord against his brother all through the army; and the army went in flight as far as Beth-shittah in the direction of Zeredah, to the edge of Abel-meholah by Tabbath.
23 Derpaa stævnedes Israeliterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
And the men of Israel came together from Naphtali and from Asher and all Manasseh, and went after Midian.
24 og Gideon sendte Bud ud i hele Efraims Bjergland og lod kundgøre: »Drag Midjaniterne i Møde og afskær dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan!« Da stævnedes alle Efraimiterne sammen, og de afskar dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan
Then Gideon sent through all the hill-country of Ephraim saying, Come down against Midian, and keep the ways across Jordan before they come. So all the men of Ephraim, massing themselves together, kept the ways across Jordan.
25 og tog Midjaniternes to Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb til Fange; Oreb dræbte de paa Orebs Klippe, Ze'eb i Ze'ebs Perse; og de forfulgte Midjaniterne og bragte Orebs og Ze'ebs Hoveder til Gideon hinsides Jordan.
And they took the two chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they put Oreb to death at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they put to death at the place of the grape-crushing in Zeeb, and they went after Midian; but the heads of Oreb and Zeeb they took across Jordan to Gideon.
