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.
Then Jerub Baal (that is, Gideon) rose up early, and all the people who were with him, and they encamped beside the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was to their north in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
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!
Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are too many soldiers for me to give you victory over the Midianites, so that Israel may not boast over me, saying, 'Our own power has saved us.'
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.
Now therefore, proclaim in the ears of the people and say, 'Whoever is afraid, whoever trembles, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.'” So twenty-two thousand people went away, and ten thousand remained.
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!"
Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will make their number smaller for you there. If I say to you, 'This one will go with you,' he will go with you; but if I say, 'This one will not go with you,' he 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; ligeså alle dem, der lægger sig på Knæ for at drikke!"
So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and Yahweh said to him, “Separate everyone who laps up the water, as a dog laps, from those who kneel down 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.
Three hundred men lapped. The rest of the men kneeled down 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!"
Yahweh said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped, I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Let every other man go back to his own 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.
So those who were chosen took their supplies and their trumpets. Gideon sent away all the men of Israel, every man to his tent, but he kept the three hundred men. Now the Midian camp was down below 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!
That same night Yahweh said to him, “Get up! Attack the camp, for I am going to give you victory over it.
10 Men er du bange for at drage derned, så begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant,
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 listen to what they are saying, and your courage will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So Gideon went with Purah his servant, down to the guard posts of 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.
The Midianites, the Amalekites, and all the people of the east settled along in the valley, as thick as a cloud of locusts. Their camels were more than could be counted; they were more in number than the grains of 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, så at Teltet faldt."
When Gideon arrived there, a man was telling a dream to his companion. The man said, “Look! I had a dream, and I saw a round loaf of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian. It came to the tent, and hit it so hard that it fell down and turned it upside down, so that it lay flat.”
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!"
The other man said, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon (the son of Joash), the Israelite. God has given him victory over Midian and all their army.”
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!"
When Gideon heard the retelling of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He went back to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up! Yahweh has given you victory over the Midian army.”
16 Derpå 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 groups, and he gave them all trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside each jar.
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;
He said to them, “Look at me and do what I do. Watch! When I come to the edge of the camp, you must do what I 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!"
When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow your trumpets also on every side of the entire camp and shout, 'For Yahweh 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 hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp, right at the beginning of the middle watch. Just as the Midianites were changing guard, they blew the trumpets and broke the jars 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!"
The three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands to blow them. They shouted out, “The sword of Yahweh 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.
Every man stood in his place around the camp and all the Midianite army ran. They shouted and ran away.
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, Yahweh set every Midianite man's sword against his comrades and against all their army. The army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, near Tabbath.
23 Derpå stævnedes Israelitterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they 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
Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Go down against Midian and take control of the Jordan River, as far as Beth Barah, to stop them.” So all the men of Ephraim gathered together and took control of the waters, as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan River.
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.
They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They went after the Midianites, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was on the other side of the Jordan.
