Judges 8
1 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
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.
2 But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
Men han svarede dem: "Hvad er min Dåd i Sammenligning med eders? Er ikke Efraims Efterhøst bedre end Abiezers Vinhøst?
3 God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
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.
4 Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
Da Gideon nåede Jordan, gik han og de 300 Mand, der var med ham, over, udmattede og sultne.
5 So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
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!"
6 But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”
Men Høvedsmændene i Sukkot svarede: "Har du allerede fået fat i Zeba og Zalmunna, siden vi skal give dine Folk Brød?"
7 “Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”
Da sagde Gideon: "Til Gengæld skal jeg tærske eders Kroppe med Ørkentorne og Tidsler, når HERREN bar givet Zeba og Zalmunna i min Hånd!"
8 From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
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,
9 So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
tiltalte han dem på lignende Måde og sagde: "Når jeg kommer uskadt tilbage, vil jeg nedbryde Borgen her!"
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.
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.
11 And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.
Og Gideon drog op ad Teltboernes Vej østen for Noba og Jogbeha og slog Hæren, der ikke anede Uråd.
12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
Zeba og Zalmunna flygtede, men han satte efter dem og fangede de to Midjaniterkonger Zeba og Zalmunna og slog hele Hæren med Rædsel.
13 After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.
Da Gideon, Joasjs Søn, vendte tilbage fra Kampen, fra Herespasset,
14 There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
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.
15 And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
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?"
16 Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
Derpå greb han Byens Ældste, tog Ørkentorne og Tidsler og tærskede Folkene i Sukkot med dem;
17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
og Borgen i Penuel brød han ned og dræbte Folkene i Byen.
18 Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
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!"
19 “They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
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!"
20 So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
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.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
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.
22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
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!"
23 But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
Men Gideon svarede dem: "Hverken jeg eller min Søn vil herske over eder; HERREN skal herske over eder!"
24 Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
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.
25 “We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
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.
26 The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
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.
27 From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
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.
28 In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
Således bukkede Midjaniterne under for Israelitterne, og de rejste sig ikke mere; og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve År, så længe Gideon levede.
29 and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.
Og Jerubba'al, Joasjs Søn, begav sig til sit Hjem og opholdt sig der.
30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
Gideon havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner, der var avlede af ham, thi han havde mange Hustruer.
31 His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Han havde en Medhustru i Sikem; hun fødte ham en Søn, som han gav Navnet Abimelek.
32 Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Gideon, Joasjs Søn, døde i en høj Alder og blev jordet i sin Fader Abiezriten Joasjs Grav i Ofra.
33 And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
Men da Gideon var død, gav Israelitterne sig atter til at bole med Ba'alerne og gjorde Ba'al-Berit til deres Gud;
34 The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
og Israelitterne kom ikke HERREN deres Gud i Hu, ham, som frelste dem fra alle deres Fjender, der omgav dem på alle Kanter.
35 They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.
Og de handlede ikke vel mod Jerubba'als, Gideons, Hus, trods alt det gode, han havde gjort Israel.
