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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Jehovah said to him, Arise, go down to the camp; for I have given it into thy hand.
10 Men er du bange for at drage derned, så begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 blev stående, hvor de stod, rundt om Lejren, hver på sin Plads. Da vågnede hele Lejren. og de skreg op og flygtede.
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, 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 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 Derpå stævnedes Israelitterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
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 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 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 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 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.
