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.
Jerub-baal (Gideon) and those who were with him got up early and went and camped by the Harod spring. The Midianite camp was to the north in the valley near the Moreh hill.
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!
The Lord told Gideon, “There are too many soldiers with you for me to hand over the Midianites to them, otherwise Israel will brag to me, saying, ‘I saved myself by my own strength.’
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 tell the soldiers, ‘Anyone who is worried or afraid can leave Mount Gilead and go back home.’” Twenty-two thousand of them went back home, but ten thousand stayed.
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 told Gideon, “There are still too many soldiers. Take them down to the water and I will reduce them for you. Whoever I tell you, ‘He shall go with you,’ he shall go. But anyone that I say, ‘He shall not go with you,’ he shall 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!«
Gideon took the soldiers down to the water. The Lord told Gideon, “Set to one side those who lap the water with their tongues, like a dog does, and on the other side those who kneel down to drink.”
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.
Three hundred lapped water from their hands to their mouths. All the rest knelt down to drink 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!«
The Lord told Gideon, “With these three hundred men that lapped I will save you and hand over the Midianites to you. Let all the rest of the soldiers go home.”
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.
The three hundred took over the supplies and trumpets of the others. Gideon sent all the rest home, but held onto the three hundred men. The Midianite camp was below him 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!
That night the Lord spoke to Gideon, “Get up, go down and attack the camp, for I have handed it over to you.
10 Men er du bange for at drage derned, saa begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
But if you are afraid to go down, go with your servant Purah to the camp.
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.
You'll hear what they're talking about and then you'll have the courage to attack the camp.” So he took his servant Purah with him and went to the edge of the camp where armed men were on guard.
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.
The Midianites, Amalekites, and all the peoples of the East filled the valley like a swarm of locusts, and as for their camels, they were as uncountable as the sand on the seashore.
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.«
Just as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream he'd had. He was saying, “I had this dream. I dreamed I saw a round loaf of barley bread come rolling into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, knocking it upside-down, flat on the ground!”
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!«
“This can only represent the victory by the sword of Gideon, son of Joash, a man of Israel,” his friend answered. “God has handed over to him the Midianites and everyone else camped here.”
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!«
When Gideon heard the dream and what it meant, he bowed in thanks to God. He went back to the Israelite camp and announced, “On your feet! For the Lord has handed over the Midianite camp to you!”
16 Derpaa delte han de 300 Mand i tre Afdelinger og gav dem alle Horn og tomme Krukker med Fakler i;
He divided the three hundred men into three companies. He handed them all trumpets, and empty jars with torches inside them.
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;
“Watch me and follow my example,” he told them. “So when I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly what I do.
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!«
Immediately I and those with me blow the trumpets, then you blow your trumpets from all around the camp, and shout, ‘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.
Gideon and the hundred men who with him arrived at the edge of the camp around midnight, after the guards were changed. They blew their trumpets and smashed the jars they were holding.
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!«
All three companies blew their trumpets and smashed their jars. They held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands, and they shouted, “A sword 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.
Each man stood in his place encircling the camp, and all the enemy soldiers ran around shouting—then they fled.
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.
When they blew the three hundred trumpets, the Lord made all the men in the camp attack one other with their swords. The enemy army fled to Beth-shittah near Zererah, all the way to the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
23 Derpaa stævnedes Israeliterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
The Israelite soldiers were summoned from Naphtali, Asher, and all of Manasseh, and they chased after the Midianites.
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
Gideon sent messengers through all the hill country of Ephraim saying, “Come and attack the Midianites, and take control of the Jordan fords ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they took control of the Jordan fords as far as Beth-barah.
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.
They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, two of the Midianite commanders. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They continued chasing down the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb back to Gideon who was on the other side of the Jordan.
