Dommer 8
1 Men Efraimiterne sagde til ham: "Hvorfor handler du således over for os, at du ikke kaldte os til, da du drog i Kamp mod Midjaniterne?" Og de gik stærkt i Rette med ham.
And the men of Ephraim said to Gedeon, What [is] this [that] you have done to us, in that you did not call us when you went to fight with Madiam? and they chode with him sharply.
2 Men han svarede dem: "Hvad er min Dåd i Sammenligning med eders? Er ikke Efraims Efterhøst bedre end Abiezers Vinhøst?
And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? [is] not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 I eders Hånd gav Gud Midjaniternes Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb, hvad har jeg formået i Sammenligning med eder?" Og da han talte således, lagde deres Vrede sig mod ham.
The Lord has delivered into your hand the princes of Madiam, Oreb and Zeb; and what could I do in comparison of you? Then was their spirit calmed toward him, when he spoke this word.
4 Da Gideon nåede Jordan, gik han og de 300 Mand, der var med ham, over, udmattede og sultne.
And Gedeon came to Jordan, and went over, himself and the three hundred with him, hungry, yet pursuing.
5 Han sagde da til Folkene i Sukkot: "Giv Folkene, der følger mig, nogle Brød, thi de er udmattede, og jeg er i Færd med at forfølge Midjaniterkongerne Zeba og Zalmunna!"
And he said to the men of Socchoth, Give, I pray you, bread to feed this people that follow me; because they are faint, and behold, I am following after Zebee and Salmana, kings of Madiam.
6 Men Høvedsmændene i Sukkot svarede: "Har du allerede fået fat i Zeba og Zalmunna, siden vi skal give dine Folk Brød?"
And the princes of Socchoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebee and Salmana now in your hand, that we should give bread to your host?
7 Da sagde Gideon: "Til Gengæld skal jeg tærske eders Kroppe med Ørkentorne og Tidsler, når HERREN bar givet Zeba og Zalmunna i min Hånd!"
And Gedeon said, Therefore when the Lord gives Zebee and Salmana into my hand, then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and the Barkenim.
8 Så drog han derfra til Penuel og sagde det samme til dem; og da Folkene i Penuel gav ham samme Svar som Folkene i Sukkot,
And he went up thence to Phanuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Phanuel answered him as the men of Socchoth [had] answered him.
9 tiltalte han dem på lignende Måde og sagde: "Når jeg kommer uskadt tilbage, vil jeg nedbryde Borgen her!"
And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.
10 Zeba og Zalmunna befandt sig imidlertid med deres Hær i Karkor, henved 15000 Mand; det var alle dem, der var tilbage af Østens Stammers, Hær; de faldne udgjorde 120000 våbenføre Mænd.
And Zebee and Salmana [were] in Carcar, and their host [was] with them, about fifteen thousand, all that were left of all the host of the aliens; and they that fell [were] a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew the sword.
11 Og Gideon drog op ad Teltboernes Vej østen for Noba og Jogbeha og slog Hæren, der ikke anede Uråd.
And Gedeon went up by the way of them that lived in tents, eastward of Nabai and Jegebal; and he struck the host, and the host was secure.
12 Zeba og Zalmunna flygtede, men han satte efter dem og fangede de to Midjaniterkonger Zeba og Zalmunna og slog hele Hæren med Rædsel.
And Zebee and Salmana fled; and he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Madiam, Zebee and Salmana, and discomfited all the army.
13 Da Gideon, Joasjs Søn, vendte tilbage fra Kampen, fra Herespasset,
And Gedeon the son of Joas returned from the battle, down from the battle of Ares.
14 fik han fat i en ung Mand fra Sukkot og spurgte ham ud, og den unge Mand skrev Navnene på Høvedsmændene og de Ældste i Sukkot op til ham, syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd.
And he took prisoner a young lad of the men of Socchoth, and questioned him; and he wrote to him the names of the princes of Socchoth and of their elders, seventy-seven men.
15 Så drog han til Folkene i Sukkot og sagde: "Se, her er Zeba og Zalmunna, som I hånede mig med, da I sagde: Har du allerede fået fat i Zeba og Zalmunna, siden vi skal give dine udmattede Mænd Brød?"
And Gedeon came to the princes of Socchoth, and said, Behold Zebee and Salmana, about whom you reproached me, saying, [Are] the hands of Zebee and Salmana now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men that are faint?
16 Derpå greb han Byens Ældste, tog Ørkentorne og Tidsler og tærskede Folkene i Sukkot med dem;
And he took the elders of the city with the thorns of the wilderness and the Barkenim, and with them he tore the men of the city.
17 og Borgen i Penuel brød han ned og dræbte Folkene i Byen.
And he overthrew the tower of Phanuel, and killed the men of the city.
18 Men til Zeba og Zalmunna sagde han: "Hvorledes var de Mænd, I ihjelslog ved Tabor?" De svarede: "De lignede dig, de så begge ud som Kongesønner!"
And he said to Zebee and Salmana, Where [are] the men whom you killed in Thabor? and they said, As you, so [were] they, according to the likeness of the son of a king.
19 Da sagde han: "Mine Brødre, min Moders Sønner var det! Så sandt HERREN lever; havde I skånet deres Liv, havde jeg ikke slået eder ihjel!"
And Gedeon said, They were my brethren and the sons of my mother: [as] the Lord lives, if you had preserved them alive, I would not have slain you.
20 Derpå sagde han til sin førstefødte Søn Jeter: "Stå op og dræb dem!" Men den unge Mand drog ikke sit Sværd; han havde ikke Mod dertil, fordi han endnu var ung.
And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and kill them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.
21 Da sagde Zeba og Zalmunna: "Stå selv op og giv os Dødsstødet, thi som Manden således hans Styrke!" Så stod Gideon op og dræbte Zeba og Zalmunna. Og han tog de Halvmåner, deres Kameler havde om Halsen.
And Zebee and Salmana said, Rise you and fall upon us, for your power [is] as that of a man; and Gedeon arose, and killed Zebee and Salmana: and he took the round ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
22 Derefter sagde Israelitterne til Gideon: "Vær vor Hersker, du selv og siden din Søn og din Sønnesøn, da du nu har frelst os af Midjaniternes Hånd!"
And the men of Israel said to Gedeon, Rule, [my] lord, over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son; for you have saved us out of the hand of Madiam.
23 Men Gideon svarede dem: "Hverken jeg eller min Søn vil herske over eder; HERREN skal herske over eder!"
And Gedeon said to them, I will not rule, and my son shall not rule among you; the Lord shall rule over you.
24 Derpå sagde Gideon til dem: "Jeg har noget at bede eder om: Enhver af eder skal give mig de Ringe, der findes mellem hans Bytte!" Hine havde nemlig Guldringe, thi de var Ismaeliter.
And Gedeon said to them, I will make a request of you, and do you give me every man an earring out of his spoils: for they had golden earrings, for they were Ismaelites.
25 De svarede: "Ja, vi vil gerne give dig dem!" Så bredte han sin Kappe ud, og enhver af dem lagde de Ringe, der fandtes mellem hans Bytte, derpå.
And they said, We will certainly give them: and he opened his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils.
26 Vægten af Guldringene, som han havde bedt om, udgjorde 1700 Sekel Guld bortset fra Halvmånerne, Ørenringene og Purpurklæderne, som Midjaniterkongerne bar, og Kæderne på Kamelernes Halse.
And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels.
27 Gideon lavede deraf en Efod, som han gav Plads i sin Fødeby Ofra; og alle Israelitterne bolede med den, og den blev Gideon og hans Hus en Snare.
And Gedeon made an ephod of it, an set it in his city in Ephratha; and all Israel went there a whoring after it, and it became a stumbling block to Gedeon and his house.
28 Således bukkede Midjaniterne under for Israelitterne, og de rejste sig ikke mere; og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve År, så længe Gideon levede.
And Madiam, was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gedeon.
29 Og Jerubba'al, Joasjs Søn, begav sig til sit Hjem og opholdt sig der.
And Jerobaal the son of Joas went and sat in his house.
30 Gideon havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner, der var avlede af ham, thi han havde mange Hustruer.
And Gedeon had seventy sons begotten of his body, for he had many wives.
31 Han havde en Medhustru i Sikem; hun fødte ham en Søn, som han gav Navnet Abimelek.
And his concubine was in Sychem, and she also bore him a son, and gave him the name Abimelech.
32 Gideon, Joasjs Søn, døde i en høj Alder og blev jordet i sin Fader Abiezriten Joasjs Grav i Ofra.
And Gedeon son of Joas died in his city, and he was buried in the sepulchre of Joas his father in Ephratha of Abi-Esdri.
33 Men da Gideon var død, gav Israelitterne sig atter til at bole med Ba'alerne og gjorde Ba'al-Berit til deres Gud;
And it came to pass when Gedeon was dead, that the children of Israel turned, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made for themselves a covenant with Baal that he should be their god.
34 og Israelitterne kom ikke HERREN deres Gud i Hu, ham, som frelste dem fra alle deres Fjender, der omgav dem på alle Kanter.
And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God who had delivered them out of the hand of all that afflicted them round about.
35 Og de handlede ikke vel mod Jerubba'als, Gideons, Hus, trods alt det gode, han havde gjort Israel.
And they did not deal mercifully with the house of Jerobaal, (the same is Gedeon) according to all the good which he did to Israel.
