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 på Sletten, norden for Morehøjen.
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 Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: "Du har for mange Folk hos dig, til at jeg kan give Midjaniterne i deres Hånd; gjorde jeg det, vilde Israel gøre sig stor over for mig og sige: Min egen Kraft skaffede mig Sejr!
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 Lad derfor udråbe for Folket: Enhver, som er ræd og angst, skal vende hjem!" Gideon sigtede dem da, og 22000 Mand af Folket vendte hjem, medens 10000 blev tilbage.
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 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 gå med dig, han skal gå med; men enhver, om hvem jeg siger til dig: denne skal ikke gå med dig, han skal ikke gå!"
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 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; ligeså alle dem, der lægger sig på Knæ for 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 Og Tallet på dem, der labede, var 300; derimod lagde Resten af Folket sig på Knæ for at drikke af Vandet, idet de førte det til Munden med Hånden.
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 Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: "Med de 300 Mand, som labede, vil jeg frelse eder og give Midjaniterne i din Hånd; men Resten af Folket skal drage hver til sit!"
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 Derpå tog han Folkets Krukker og deres Horn fra dem; og alle Israelitterne lod han drage hjem, hver til sit, men de 300 Mand beholdt han hos sig. Og Midjaniternes Lejr var nede på Sletten.
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 Samme Nat sagde HERREN til ham: "Stå op og drag ned imod Lejren, thi jeg har givet den i din Hånd!
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 er du bange for at drage derned, så begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
And if you are afraid to go down, go down you and your servant Phara into the camp.
11 og hør, hvad de siger der; så vil du få Mod til at drage ned imod Lejren!" Han gik da med sin Tjener Pura ned til Lejrens Forposter.
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 Midjaniterne, Amalekiterne og alle Østens Stammer havde lejret sig på Sletten mangfoldige som Græshopper, og deres Kameler var utallige, mangfoldige som Sandet ved Havets Bred.
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 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, så at 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 sagde den anden: "Det kan ikke betyde andet end Israelitten Gideons, Joasjs Søns, Sværd; Gud har givet Midjan og hele Lejren i hans Hånd!"
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 Da Gideon hørte Beretningen om Drømmen og dens Tydning, tilbad han og vendte derefter tilbage til Israels Lejr, hvor han sagde: "Stå op, thi HERREN har givet Midjaniternes Lejr i eders Hånd!"
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 Derpå delte han de 300 Mand i tre Afdelinger og gav dem alle Horn og tomme Krukker med Fakler i;
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: "Giv Agt på mig og gør som jeg! Når jeg kommer til Udkanten af Lejren. skal I gøre som jeg;
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 når jeg og alle de, der er hos mig, støder i Hornet, skal I også støde i Hornene rundt om hele Lejren og råbe: 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 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.
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 Så blæste de tre Afdelinger i Hornene og slog Krukkerne itu; men de holdt Faklerne i deres venstre Hånd og i deres højre Hånd Hornene for at blæse i dem, og de råbte: "HERRENs Sværd og Gideons!"
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 blev stående, hvor de stod, rundt om Lejren, hver på sin Plads. Da vågnede hele Lejren. og de skreg op og flygtede.
And [every] man stood in his place round about the host; and all the host ran, and sounded [an alarm], and 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.
And they sounded with the three hundred horns; and the Lord set [every] man's sword in all the host against his neighbour.
23 Derpå stævnedes Israelitterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
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 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
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 tog Midjaniternes to Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb til Fange; Oreb dræbte de på 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 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.
